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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
May. 19, 2006
Daniel F. Pupius, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan D. Perlow, Seattle, WA (US);
Aaron D. Whyte, San Jose, CA (US);
David M. Cohen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Keith H. Coleman, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniel F. Pupius, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan D. Perlow, Seattle, WA (US);
Aaron D. Whyte, San Jose, CA (US);
David M. Cohen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Keith H. Coleman, Mountain View, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method for authoring a message includes enabling a user to compose an electronic message that includes a sequence of musical note emoticons, embedding the musical note emoticons in the electronic message, and sending the electronic message. The sequence of musical note emoticons represent an audible musical sequence. A computer implemented method for receiving a message includes receiving an electronic message, including at least one musical note emoticon embedded in the electronic message, displaying the electronic message, including the musical note emoticon; and audibly playing the embedded musical note emoticon.