Method and device for configuring a multimedia message for presentation
AssigneeU.S. Philips Corporation
InventorsRobert A. Lambourne, Mieko Kusano, Andreas H. E. Lamers
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Abstract
A multimedia message is formatted for presentation. First a formatted choice menu is presented for various multimedia categories in parallel. Upon one or more user selections in series, to each selection a monomedium item space is offered for enabling to enter an item for to the associated monomedium into that space. After termination of all selections, the message is formatted for transfer. In particular, the choice menu has various selector spots, each associated to a respective monomedium. After entering a particular user item into the associated space, a symbolizer of that item is displayed at a predetermined position next to any remaining selector spot in the menu.
Claims4
A graphical user interface comprising a plurality of displayed icons, each one representing a type of monomedium input option, wherein, after a user selects a particular icon and enters a corresponding monomedium input, the display of that icon is altered to an icon representation of an excerpt of the monomedium input entered by the user.
A graphical user interface comprising a plurality of displayed icons representing option selection effectors for generating a multimedia message, each said effector symbolizing a type of monomedium input, wherein after a user enters a monomedium input symbolized by a particular one of the effectors, the display of that effector is automatically changed from a generalized symbol to an icon representation of an excerpt of the entered monomedium input symbolized by that effector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.