IPR2015-00740, No. 1021 Exhibit - US Patent App Pub No 20050257142 (P.T.A.B. Apr. 5, 2016)

(19) United States
`(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2005/0257142 A1
`(43) Pub. Date:
`Nov. 17, 2005
`Lai et al.
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`US 20050257142A1
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`(54) PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
`AND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE PROCESSING
`METHOD FOR SAME
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`(76) Inventors: Cheng-Shing Lai, Taipei (TW); Chang
`Jiang Shi, Nanjing City (CN); Jun
`Huang, Nanjing City (CN)
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`Correspondence Address:
`BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH
`PO BOX 747
`FALLS CHURCH, VA 22040-0747 (US)
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`(21) Appl. No.:
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`10/844,358
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`(22) Filed:
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`May 13, 2004
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`Publication Classi?cation
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`ABSTRACT
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`A portable communication device. The portable communi
`cation device comprises an editing module, a converting
`module, a message processing module, and a communica
`tion module. The editing module processes a multimedia
`message, Wherein the multimedia message comprises text
`and image data. The converting module converts the mul
`timedia message into a HyperText Markup Language
`(HTML) document, Wherein the document presents the text
`and image data according to a cascading style sheet (CSS)
`property. The message processing module generates an
`e-mail message having a HTML document attachment.
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`provide a multimedia message
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`ll
`generate a head section in the HTML
`~S231
`document
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`ll
`generate a <TITLE> tag in the HTML
`w S233
`document
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`ll
`generate an image tag in the HTML w S235
`document
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`ll
`generate a text tag in the HTML ~ S237
`document
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`V
`generate a sound tag in the HTML w S239
`document
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`ll
`generate an e-mail message With a
`HTML document attachment
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`~ S25
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`Patent Application Publication Nov. 17, 2005 Sheet 1 of 6
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`portable communication apparatus
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`communication module Av 11
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`editing module
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`converting module
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`message processing module AV 17
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`Patent Application Publication Nov. 17, 2005 Sheet 2 of 6
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`provide a multimedia message w S21
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`generate a head section in the HTML
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`document
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`generate a <TITLE> tag in the HTML
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`document
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`generate an image tag in the HTML w 5235
`document
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`generate a text tag in the HTML w 3237
`document
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`generate a sound tag in the HTML .____, 3239
`document
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`generate an e-mail message with a w 325
`HTML document attachment
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`Patent Application Publication Nov. 17, 2005 Sheet 3 0f 6
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`<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML
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`Patent Application Publication Nov. 17, 2005 Sheet 6 of 6
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`computer
`readable
`program
`code receiving
`a multimedia
`message
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`readable
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`converting the
`multimedia
`message
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`document
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`PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND
`MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE PROCESSING METHOD
`FOR SAME
`
`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
`
`[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
`[0002] The present invention relates to communication
`device and in particular to a portable communication device
`capable of transmitting multimedia e-mail messages.
`[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
`[0004] Many portable communication devices, such as
`mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs), have
`the ability to send multimedia messages. Generally, multi
`media message can only be displayed on a receiving of the
`same model as the sending device. When the sending and
`receiving devices are different models, the multimedia mes
`sage cannot be displayed as de?ned by the sender. For
`eXample, When multimedia message having contents embed
`ded in an image is sent from a model A device to a model
`B device, the contents of the multimedia message are
`presented in the model B device as a teXt message, and the
`image is a separate attachment.
`
`[0005] Hence, there is a need for a system Which addresses
`the problems of multimedia message presentation arising
`from the eXisting technology.
`
`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`[0006] It is therefore an object of the invention to provide
`a system and method for processing multimedia messages in
`a portable communication device.
`
`[0007] To achieve this and other objects, the present
`invention provides a portable communication device. The
`portable communication device comprises an editing mod
`ule, a converting module, a message processing module, and
`a communication module. The editing module processes a
`multimedia message, Wherein the multimedia message com
`prises teXt and image data. The converting module converts
`the multimedia message into a HyperTeXt Markup Language
`(HTML) document, Wherein the presentation of teXt and
`image data is de?ned by cascading style sheet (CSS) prop
`erties. The message processing module generates an e-mail
`message having a HTML document attachment.
`
`[0008] The invention also provides a method for process
`ing a multimedia message using a portable communication
`device. First, a multimedia message is provided, Wherein the
`multimedia message comprises teXt and image data. The
`multimedia message is then converted into a HyperTeXt
`Markup Language (HTML) document, Wherein the presen
`tation of teXt and image data is de?ned by cascading style
`sheet (CSS) properties. An e-mail message is then generated
`With the HTML attachment.
`[0009] A detailed description is given in the folloWing
`embodiments With reference to the accompanying draWings.
`
`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
`
`[0010] The present invention can be more fully understood
`by reading the subsequent detailed description and eXamples
`With references made to the accompanying draWings,
`Wherein:
`
`[0011] FIG. 1 is a schematic vieW of a device of the
`present invention;
`[0012] FIG. 2 is a ?oWchart of a method of the present
`invention;
`[0013] FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate HTML documents
`according to the present invention;
`[0014] FIG. 4A illustrates an image according to the
`present invention; and
`[0015] FIG. 4B illustrates a display of the HTML docu
`ment according to the present invention; and
`
`[0016] FIG. 5 is a diagram of a storage medium for storing
`a computer program embodying the method according to the
`present invention.
`
`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
`INVENTION
`[0017] The present invention provides a portable commu
`nication device. FIG. 1 is a schematic vieW of a portable
`communication device of the present invention. A portable
`communication device 10 can be a personal digital assistant
`(PDA) device or a mobile phone, comprising an editing
`module 13, a converting module 15, a message processing
`module 17, and a communication module 11.
`
`[0018] The editing module 13 creates a multimedia mes
`sage. The multimedia message comprises teXt and image
`data.
`
`[0019] The converting module 15 converts the multimedia
`message into a HyperTeXt Markup Language (HTML) docu
`ment, Wherein the presentation of teXt and image data is
`de?ned by cascading style sheet (CSS) properties.
`[0020] The converting module 15 displays the HTML
`document as de?ned by CSS properties, generates a head
`element and title information in the HTML document, and
`generates an image <IMG> tag, comprises the image loca
`tion and layout thereof corresponding to CSS properties in
`the HTML document. The CSS properties comprise at least
`position and layer properties. The position property speci?es
`the arrangement of an image embedded in a frame, com
`prising coordinate setting (absolute or relative coordinate
`system), horiZontal position setting, and vertical position
`setting. The layer property speci?es layer arrangement of an
`image embedded in a frame. For eXample, the layer property
`uses a Z-indeX to specify a position in the third dimension
`along the Z-aXis.
`
`[0021] The converting module 15 also generates a teXt tag
`directing layout of the teXt data and corresponding CSS
`properties, Wherein the CSS properties comprise a position,
`layer, and style properties.
`[0022] Additionally, the converting module 15 generates a
`sound tag corresponding to sound data of the multimedia
`message.
`
`[0023] The message processing module 17 generates an
`e-mail message having a HTML document attachment. The
`communication module 11 transmits the e-mail message via
`a Wireless and/or Wired netWork. The receiver of the e-mail
`message is an device capable of Wireless and/or Wire com
`munication and HTML document processing, such as a
`computer, a personal digital assistant, a mobile phone, and
`the like.
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`[0024] FIG. 2 is a ?owchart of a method of the present
`invention.
`[0025] First, a multimedia message is provided (step S21),
`Wherein the multimedia message comprises text and image
`data.
`
`[0026] The multimedia message is then converted into a
`HyperText Markup Language (HTML) document. The
`HTML document presents the text and image data as de?ned
`by at least one cascading style sheet (CSS) property. For
`example, the position and layer properties specify layout of
`elements presented on a screen. When an element is referred
`to as ‘positioned’ in the visual formatting model, it may or
`may not be rendered immediately after the previous element
`in the document tree. A rendered element that is positioned
`(‘position’ property ) may be offset from the canvas origin
`or from its normal ?oW position via the ‘top’, ‘right’,
`‘bottom’, and ‘left’ properties. In addition to determining
`position offsets, positioning properties also specify the vis
`ible display area of a rendering box (‘clip’) for an element
`and directives indicating What should happen When element
`content falls outside the rendering box (‘over?ow’). Posi
`tioning in CSS, hoWever, is not limited to rendering 2-di
`mensional. It also alloWs for placement and overlap of
`elements in an imaginary third dimension perpendicular to
`the screen (‘Z-axis’). The ?nal property included in this
`category, ‘vertical-align’, is not involved With “CSS posi
`tioning” per se, but it does involve vertical positioning of
`content Within a rendered line box. Many of these properties
`Were ?rst introduced prior to CSS2 in the W3C Working
`draft “Positioning HTML Elements With Cascading Style
`Sheets” (http://WWW.W3.org/TR/WD-positioning, Robert
`Steven, Scott Furman, Scott Isaacs, et. al, 19 Aug. 1997).
`[0027] The multi-media message is then converted to a
`HTML document, thus the text and image data can be
`presented as overlapping as de?ned by a set of CSS prop
`erties. It takes four steps to convert the multi-media message
`to a HTML document, shoWn in FIGS. 3A and 3B. First, a
`head section for the HTML document is generated (steps
`S231), and a <TITLE> tag is added thereto (step S233). The
`head section is similar to the cover page of the document.
`Just as the cover page of a book contains information about
`the book (such as the title), the head section contains
`information about the HTML document. This information is
`communicated through the <TITLE> tag (Which is required)
`and the <LINK. .
`. > and <META. .
`. > tags. Second, a body
`section of the HTML document is generated. The body
`section contains the visible contents of the document, and
`comprises a number of attributes Which de?ne the overall
`document appearance. In step S235, an image tag <IMG> is
`generated, specifying the location and layout of image data
`and corresponding CSS syntax for the HTML document. In
`step S237, a tag is generated, formatting the text data
`and corresponding to CSS syntax.
`[0028] If the multimedia message comprises sound data, a
`sound tag <bgsound> is further generated (step S239). The
`<bgsound> tag enables the sound data to be given output
`When the HTML documented is accessed.
`[0029] An e-mail message is then generated With a HTML
`document attachment (step S25). The e-mail message is then
`transmitted through the communication module 11. Any
`device capable of displaying HTML can presents the mul
`timedia message attached to the e-mail message as de?ned
`by the sender of the e-mail message.
`
`[0030] Referring to FIGS. 3A, 3B, 4A and 4B, a multi
`media message is generated and sent using a mobile phone.
`First, a multimedia message is created, Wherein the multi
`media message comprises text and image data. The image
`data is the background picture of the multimedia message,
`and the text data contains contents of the multimedia mes
`sage. Sound data may be added to the multimedia message
`as the background sound thereof. As shoWn in FIG. 4A, an
`image data ?le, entitled GcardImgRef.bmp, is the back
`ground image of the multimedia message. The subject of the
`multimedia message, “Greetings”, and the contents thereof,
`Happy NeW Year, are then provided. The contents of the
`multimedia message can be presented as de?ned by the
`sender. After the multi-media message has been created, it
`can be previeWed on the screen of the mobile phone. The
`multimedia message is then converted into a HTML docu
`ment, “GreetingCard.html”, as shoWn in FIG. 4B. First, a
`head section for the HTML document is generated, and a
`<TITLE> tag is added thereto, as shoWn in blocks 31 and 32
`of FIG. 3A. When the multimedia message comprises image
`data, an image tag <IMG> is generated, specifying the
`location and layout of the image data, GcardImgRef.bmp, of
`the multimedia message. The image data is presented as
`de?ned by corresponding CSS syntax thereof, as shoWn in
`block 35 of FIG. 3B. A tag is then generated, directing
`to the text data and corresponding CSS syntax, as shoWn in
`block 37 of FIG. 3B. If the multimedia message comprises
`sound data, a sound tag <bgsound> is further generated. An
`e-mail message is then generated With the HTML document
`(GreetingCard.html) attachment. The e-mail message is then
`transmitted through the communication module 11. Any
`device capable of displaying HTML can presents the mul
`timedia message attached to the e-mail message as de?ned
`by the sender, as shoWn in FIG. 4B.
`
`[0031] The methods and system of the present invention,
`or certain aspects or portions thereof, may take the form of
`program code (i.e., instructions) embodied in tangible
`media, such as ?ash memory in a mobile phone, Wherein,
`When the program code is loaded into and executed by a
`portable communication device, such as a mobile phone, the
`mobile phone becomes an system for practicing the inven
`tion. The methods and system of the present invention may
`also be embodied in the form of program code transmitted
`over some transmission medium, such as electrical Wiring or
`cabling, through ?ber optics, or via any other form of
`transmission, Wherein, When the program code is received
`and loaded into and executed by a portable communication
`device, such as a mobile phone, the mobile phone becomes
`an system for practicing the invention. When implemented
`on a general-purpose processor, the program code combines
`With the processor to provide a unique system that operates
`analogously to speci?c logic circuits.
`
`[0032] FIG. 5 is a diagram of a storage medium for storing
`a computer program embodying the method according to the
`present invention.
`
`[0033] The computer program product comprising a com
`puter usable storage medium having computer readable
`program code embodied in the medium, the computer read
`able program code comprising computer readable program
`code 51 receiving a multimedia message, a computer read
`able program code 53 converting the multimedia message
`into a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) document, and
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`a computer readable program code 55 generating an e-mail
`message attached With the HTML document.
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`[0034] While the invention has been described by Way of
`example and in terms of the preferred embodiments, it is to
`be understood that the invention is not limited to the
`disclosed embodiments. To the contrary, it is intended to
`cover various modi?cations and similar arrangements (as
`Would be apparent to those skilled in the art). Therefore, the
`scope of the appended claims should be accorded the
`broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modi?
`cations and similar arrangements.
`
`What is claimed is:
`1. A portable communication device, comprising:
`an editing module, processing a multimedia message,
`Wherein the multimedia message comprises teXt and
`image data;
`a converting module, converting the multimedia message
`into a HyperTeXt Markup Language (HTML) docu
`ment, Wherein the document presents the teXt and
`image data as de?ned by a cascading style sheet (CSS)
`property;
`
`a message processing module, generating an e-mail mes
`sage With the HTML document attachment; and
`
`a communication module, transmitting the e-mail mes
`sage.
`2. The portable communication device of claim 1,
`Wherein the converting module further displays the HTML
`document and the appearance thereof is de?ned by the CSS
`property.
`3. The portable communication device of claim 1,
`Wherein the converting module further generates a head
`section for the HTML document.
`4. The portable communication device of claim 1,
`Wherein the converting module further generates title infor
`mation in the HTML document.
`5. The portable communication device of claim 1,
`Wherein the converting module further generates an image
`tag comprising image data corresponding to C55 syntax for
`the HTML document, Wherein the CSS properties comprise
`position and layer properties.
`6. The portable communication device of claim 1,
`Wherein the converting module further generates a teXt tag
`comprising teXt data and corresponding CSS syntaX.
`7. A portable communication device of claim 1, Wherein
`the multimedia message further comprises sound data.
`8. The portable communication device of claim 7,
`Wherein the converting module further generates a sound tag
`comprising sound data.
`9. A method for processing a multimedia e-mail message
`using a portable communication device, comprising:
`
`providing a multimedia message, Wherein the multimedia
`message comprises teXt and image data;
`
`converting the multimedia message into a HyperTeXt
`Markup Language (HTML) document, Wherein the
`document presents the teXt and image data according to
`a cascading style sheet (CSS) property; and
`
`generating an e-mail message With the HTML document
`attached thereto.
`10. The method of claim 9, further displaying the HTML
`document according to a CSS property.
`11. The method of claim 9, Wherein the converting step
`further generates a head element in the HTML document.
`12. The method of claim 9, Wherein the converting step
`further generates title information in the HTML document.
`13. The method of claim 9, Wherein the converting step
`further generates an image tag comprising the image data
`corresponding to C55 properties in the HTML document,
`Wherein the CSS properties comprise position and layer
`properties.
`14. The method of claim 9, Wherein the converting step
`further generates a teXt tag comprising teXt data and corre
`sponding CSS properties, Wherein the CSS properties com
`prise a position, layer, and style properties.
`15. A computer readable storage medium for storing a
`computer program providing a method for processing a
`multimedia e-mail message using a portable communication
`device, the method comprising:
`
`receiving a multimedia message, Wherein the multimedia
`message comprises teXt and image data;
`
`converting the multimedia message into a HyperTeXt
`Markup Language (HTML) document, Wherein the
`document presents the teXt and image data according to
`a cascading style sheet (CSS) property; and
`
`generating an e-mail message With the HTML document
`attached thereto.
`16. The storage medium of claim 15, Wherein the method
`further displays the HTML document With an appearance as
`de?ned by the CSS property.
`17. The storage medium of claim 15, Wherein the method
`further generates head element in the HTML document.
`18. The storage medium of claim 15, Wherein the method
`further generates title information in the HTML document.
`19. The storage medium of claim 15, Wherein the method
`further generates an image tag comprising the image data
`corresponding to C55 properties in the HTML document,
`Wherein the CSS properties comprise position and layer
`properties.
`20. The storage medium of claim 15, Wherein the method
`further generates a teXt tag comprising the teXt data corre
`sponding to C55 properties, Wherein the CSS properties
`comprise position, layer, and style properties.
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