Global Patent Index - EP 1599862 A2

EP 1599862 A2 20051130 - USING AVATARS TO COMMUNICATE

Title (en)

USING AVATARS TO COMMUNICATE

Title (de)

VERWENDUNG VON AVATARS ZUR KOMMUNIKATION

Title (fr)

UTILISATION D'AVATARS POUR COMMUNIQUER

Publication

EP 1599862 A2 20051130 (EN)

Application

EP 04716149 A 20040301

Priority

  • US 2004006284 W 20040301
  • US 45066303 P 20030303
  • US 51285203 P 20031022
  • US 74725503 A 20031230
  • US 74765203 A 20031230
  • US 74769603 A 20031230
  • US 74770103 A 20031230

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004079530A2] 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.

IPC 1-7

G09G 5/00

IPC 8 full level

G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01)

IPC 8 main group level

G06F (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04L 51/18 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004079530A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004079530 A2 20040916; WO 2004079530 A3 20041028; AU 2004216758 A1 20040916; CA 2517909 A1 20040916; EP 1599862 A2 20051130; JP 2006520053 A 20060831

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2004006284 W 20040301; AU 2004216758 A 20040301; CA 2517909 A 20040301; EP 04716149 A 20040301; JP 2006508976 A 20040301