Conversion and display of a user input
Described herein are methods and systems allowing a company to market and advertise its brands, products and/or services in a mobile platform by use of an application converting a user input into a corresponding branded icon, logo or image and displaying the same. The user input is in the form of a text entry containing a pre-defined term corresponding to one or more branded images, icons or logos. By allowing a user to select one of the displayed branded images or logos, the application is able to trigger a number of third party applications associated with the selected branded image, icon or logo.
1. A method for converting and displaying a user input in a mobile device, comprising:
receiving a user input in a mobile communication application,
wherein said user input comprises a text entry including a predefined term;
displaying one or more image entries corresponding to the predefined term in the user input,
wherein each of the one or more image entries is associated with one of a plurality of brands;
receiving a first user selection comprising a selected image entry from the displayed image entries,
wherein the selected image entry is associated with a selected brand from the plurality of brands;
in response to said first user selection, displaying a menu comprising one or more menu options associated with the selected brand, the one or more menu options comprising an option to locate a nearest store associated with the selected brand;
receiving a second user selection comprising the option to locate the nearest store associated with the selected brand;
determining a user location where the user input is received;
determining a store location of the nearest store associated with the selected brand, based on the user location; and
displaying the store location on a map of a map application.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the map application displays the user location.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the selected image entry is displayed in the map proximate to the store location.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a promotional message associated with the selected brand in the map application; and
allowing a user to select the promotional message and share the promotional message via the mobile communication application.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
said one or more menu options further comprises an option to activate a third-party application associated with the selected image entry; and
said third-party application is selected from the group consisting of a mobile shopping application, a mobile service delivery application and an online dating application.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said mobile communication application comprises a container application.
7. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions, the executable instructions, while executed, causing a processor to perform steps comprising:
receiving a user input in a mobile communication application,
wherein said user input comprises a text entry including a predefined term;
displaying one or more image entries corresponding to the predefined term in the user input,
wherein each of the one or more image entries is associated with one of a plurality of brands;
receiving a first user selection comprising a selected image entry from the displayed image entries,
wherein the selected image entry is associated with a selected brand from the plurality of brands;
in response to said first user selection, displaying a menu comprising one or more menu options associated with the selected brand, the one or more menu options comprising an option to locate a nearest store associated with the selected brand;
receiving a second user selection comprising the option to locate the nearest store associated with the selected brand;
determining a user location where the user input is received;
determining a store location of the nearest store associated with the selected brand, based on the user location; and
displaying the store location on a map of a map application.
8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the map application displays the user location.
9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the selected image entry is displayed in the map proximate to the store location.
10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the executable instructions, while executed, cause the processor to perform further steps comprising:
displaying a promotional message associated with the selected brand in the map application; and
allowing a user to select the promotional message and share the promotional message with others via the mobile communication application.
11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein said one or more menu options further comprises an option to activate a third-party application associated with the selected image entry, said third-party application selected from the group consisting of a mobile shopping application, a mobile service delivery application and an online dating application.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein said mobile communication application comprises a container application.