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Granted Patent B2
US 10,504,260 · App. 15/673,280 · Granted Dec 10, 2019

Keyboard with in-line user created emojis

Inventors: Pegge Vissicaro (Tempe, AZ); Ari R. Vissicaro (Tempe, AZ); Caio S. Vissicaro (Tempe, AZ); Vito Vissicaro (Tempe, AZ)
G06T11/60G06F3/04886H04M1/72552
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,504,260
App. No.
15/673,280
Granted
Dec 10, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A keyboard for use with mobile devices is provided. The keyboard is a touchscreen keyboard that includes user created emojis that can be inserted in-line with text of a native messaging application operating on the mobile device.

Claims (31)

1. An in-line emoji keyboard for use with mobile devices comprising:

a mobile computing device programmed to:

activate an in-line emoji keyboard within a native messaging application of the mobile computing device in response to receiving a user selection of the in-line emoji keyboard;

enter text using the in-line emoji keyboard;

select and enter a user created emoji in-line with the entered text using the in-line emoji keyboard, wherein selection of the user created emoji opens a separate text box having the entered text and the selected user created emoji in-line with the entered text;

automatically create an image including the user entered text and user created emoji in-line with the entered text as depicted in the separate text box in response to receiving a user selection of create message, such that the image appears seamless as only text and at least one in-line user created emoji, wherein the in-line user created emoji is automatically sized to correspond to the size of the user entered text prior to creating the image;

automatically paste within the native messaging text area the created image including the user entered text and user created emoji in-line with the entered text; and

send the created image including the user entered text and user created emoji in-line with the text using the native messaging application in response to receiving a user selection of sending the message.

2. The in-line emoji keyboard of claim 1 , wherein the user created emoji is a pixel art emoji.

3. The in-line emoji keyboard of claim 2 , wherein the pixel art emoji is formed in a grid size of 100 pixels by 100 pixels.

4. The in-line emoji keyboard of claim 2 , wherein the pixel art emoji is formed in a grid size of 200 pixels by 200 pixels.

5. The in-line emoji keyboard of claim 2 , wherein the pixel art emoji is formed in a grid size of 400 pixels by 400 pixels.

6. The in-line emoji keyboard of claim 1 , wherein the user created emoji is a cropped and edited photo.

7. An in-line emoji keyboard for use with mobile devices comprising:

a mobile computing device programmed to:

activate an in-line emoji keyboard within a native messaging application of the mobile computing device in response to receiving a user selection of the in-line emoji keyboard;

enter text using the in-line emoji keyboard;

select and enter a user created pixel art emoji in-line with the entered text using the in-line emoji keyboard, wherein selection of the user created emoji opens a separate text box having the entered text and the selected user created emoji in-line with the entered text;

automatically create an image including the user entered text and user created pixel art emoji in-line with the entered text as depicted in the separate text box in response to receiving a user selection of create message, such that the image appears seamless as only text and at least one in-line user created emoji, wherein the in-line user created emoji is automatically sized to correspond to the size of the user entered text prior to creating the image;

automatically paste within the native messaging text area the created image including the user entered text and user created pixel art emoji in-line with the entered text; and

send the created image including the user entered text and user created pixel art emoji in-line with the text using the native messaging application in response to receiving a user selection of sending the message.

8. The in-line emoji keyboard of claim 7 , wherein the pixel art emoji is formed in a grid size of 100 pixels by 100 pixels.

9. The in-line emoji keyboard of claim 7 , wherein the pixel art emoji is formed in a grid size of 200 pixels by 200 pixels.

10. The in-line emoji keyboard of claim 7 , wherein the pixel art emoji is formed in a grid size of 400 pixels by 400 pixels.

11. An in-line emoji keyboard for use with mobile devices comprising:

a mobile computing device programmed to:

activate an in-line emoji keyboard within a native messaging application of the mobile computing device in response to receiving a user selection of the in-line emoji keyboard;

enter text using the in-line emoji keyboard;

select and enter a user created emoji in-line with the entered text using the in-line emoji keyboard, wherein selection of the user created emoji opens a separate text box having the entered text and the selected user created emoji in-line with the entered text;

automatically create an image including the user entered text and user created emoji in-line with the entered text as depicted in the separate text box in response to receiving a user selection of create message, such that the image appears seamless as only text and at least one in-line user created emoji, wherein the in-line user created emoji is automatically sized to correspond to the size of the user entered text prior to creating the image; and

paste within the native messaging text area the created image including the user entered text and user created emoji in-line with the entered text for sending.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2025
From: VISSICARO, PEGGE; VISSICARO, ARI R.; VISSICARO, CAIO S.; VISSICARO, VITO
To: TRUSTEES OF THE VISSICARO FAMILY TRUST
Reel/Frame 070676/0700 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62372628 · Aug 9, 2016
Provisional Application 62379636 · Aug 25, 2016
Related Publication 20180047195A1 · Feb 15, 2018
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