Systems and methods for message communication

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10812429
APP PUB NO 20160291822A1
SERIAL NO

15084097

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A method at a first electronic device with a display and an input device includes: displaying a message input area along with a graphical input stream in a first application, where the graphical input stream includes a source of predefined graphical images and a source for a coded character set. The method includes detecting entry of one or more objects from the graphical input stream into the message input area and receiving a user input to transmit the contents of the message input area. In response to receiving the user input to transmit, and in accordance with a determination that the one or more objects includes a predefined graphical image, the method includes forming a merged message comprising the contents of the message input area, including the predefined graphical image, where a merged message is an image, and transmitting the merged message to a recipient or another application.

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ELECTRONIC ARTS INC209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY REDWOOD CITY CA 94065

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ahuja, Sourabh San Francisco, US 10 295
Cox, Lori Leilani San Francisco, US 1 58
Miyake, Nicholas Kenichi San Francisco, US 1 58
Mok, Michael Andrew San Francisco, US 5 220
Tao, Tao San Francisco, US 224 1814
Wu, Liang San Francisco, US 154 796

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