WO2004079530A3 - Using avatars to communicate - Google Patents

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WO2004079530A3
WO2004079530A3 PCT/US2004/006284 US2004006284W WO2004079530A3 WO 2004079530 A3 WO2004079530 A3 WO 2004079530A3 US 2004006284 W US2004006284 W US 2004006284W WO 2004079530 A3 WO2004079530 A3 WO 2004079530A3
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avatar
sender
animated
response
communications session
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Patrick Blattner
John Robinson
Jamie Odell
Brian Heikes
Tom Love
Mike Blackwell
David S Levinson
Andrew Weaver
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America Online Inc
Patrick Blattner
John Robinson
Jamie Odell
Brian Heikes
Tom Love
Mike Blackwell
David S Levinson
Andrew Weaver
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Priority claimed from US10/747,696 external-priority patent/US7636755B2/en
Application filed by America Online Inc, Patrick Blattner, John Robinson, Jamie Odell, Brian Heikes, Tom Love, Mike Blackwell, David S Levinson, Andrew Weaver filed Critical America Online Inc
Priority to JP2006508976A priority Critical patent/JP2006520053A/en
Priority to AU2004216758A priority patent/AU2004216758A1/en
Priority to CA002517909A priority patent/CA2517909A1/en
Priority to EP04716149A priority patent/EP1599862A2/en
Publication of WO2004079530A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004079530A2/en
Publication of WO2004079530A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004079530A3/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L51/00—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
    • H04L51/07—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail characterised by the inclusion of specific contents
    • H04L51/18—Commands or executable codes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L51/00—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
    • H04L51/04—Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]

Abstract

A graphical user interface on a display device for using a computer to communicate using an avatar includes an instant message sender display. The instant message sender display includes a sender portion that displays a sender avatar capable of displaying multiple animations. The sender avatar is animated in response to a trigger related to content of a message sent from a sender to a recipient and may be animated to send to another user an out-of-band communication that conveys information independent of information conveyed directly in the text message sent. An avatar also may be included in one or more of multiple online personas enabled for a user an instant messaging communications session. An avatar may be animated in response to the animation of another avatar in the same communications session.
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JP2006508976A JP2006520053A (en) 2003-03-03 2004-03-01 How to use an avatar to communicate
AU2004216758A AU2004216758A1 (en) 2003-03-03 2004-03-01 Using avatars to communicate
CA002517909A CA2517909A1 (en) 2003-03-03 2004-03-01 Using avatars to communicate
EP04716149A EP1599862A2 (en) 2003-03-03 2004-03-01 Using avatars to communicate

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US45066303P 2003-03-03 2003-03-03
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US10/747,652 2003-12-30
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US10/747,255 2003-12-30
US10/747,696 US7636755B2 (en) 2002-11-21 2003-12-30 Multiple avatar personalities
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