US 11,861,075 B2
Personalized emoji dictionary
Karl Bayer, Brooklyn, NY (US); Prerna Chikersal, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Shree K. Nayar, New York, NY (US); and Brian Anthony Smith, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/072,367.
Application 18/072,367 is a continuation of application No. 17/234,905, filed on Apr. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,531,406.
Prior Publication US 2023/0090565 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 40/40 (2020.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/0237 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0236 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 40/40 (2020.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A controller operable on an electronic device having a user interface configured to allow a user to enter text, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to use a customizable library stored in the memory and that maps text to emojis, wherein the customizable library is configured to be shared with one or more second electronic devices, to:
automatically convert the text to emojis wherein all the text is converted to emojis to generate a first string of only emojis without user input;
send a message comprising the first string of only emojis to the one or more second electronic devices;
receive a second string of only emojis from the one or more second electronic devices and convert all the emojis to text;
display the second string of only emojis on the user interface; and
toggle the displayed second string of only emojis to a second string of only text when the user taps the user interface with a single tap.