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chronovore ([personal profile] chronovore) wrote2006-01-28 01:36 pm
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patently stupid

What this particular patent covers is the ability to use animated emoticons in mobile messaging, rather than just the text variety. - Techdirt article on recent AT&T patent on emoticons.

;-)

There's also the matter of the Cingular patent for a dedicated or shared emoticon-key; I guess the new keyboards for Windows Vista, with the emoticon-key next to the Start-Key will have to be scrapped.
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