Portable touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for using emoji characters

The invention relates to a portable touch screen device, method, and a graphical user interface for using emoji characters. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method performed at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display includes simultaneously displaying a character input ar...

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Main Authors KOCIENDA KENNETH L, MOORE BRADFORD ALLEN, ORDING BAS, CHICK STEPHEN J, FURCHES ELIZABETH CAROLINE
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 05.11.2014
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
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Summary:The invention relates to a portable touch screen device, method, and a graphical user interface for using emoji characters. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method performed at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display includes simultaneously displaying a character input area operable to display text character input and emoji character input selected by a user, a keyboard display area, and a plurality of emoji category icons. In response to detecting a gesture on a respective emoji category icon, the method also includes simultaneously displaying: a first subset of emoji character keys for the respective emoji category in the keyboard display area and a plurality of subset-sequence-indicia icons for the respective emoji category. The method also includes detecting a gesture in the keyboard display area and, in response: replacing display of the first subset of emoji character keys with display of a second subset of emoji character keys for the respective emoji category, and updating
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201410334066