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Cingular Patents the Emoticon?

Posted by Zonk on from the no-words dept.

massysett writes "Mobile phone carrier Cingular Wireless may have managed to get a patent on the emoticon. The patent describes a system for selecting a displayable icon to indicate the mood or emotion of the user. It also covers text-based emoticons, 'so presumably sending :) via an SMS - if selected via a dedicated or softkey, would be a breach of the patent in future.'" My response? >:/

2 of 231 comments (clear)

  1. 1st post by flumpmaster · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Yippee

  2. Frist Spot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Frost spit. ;-)