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An apparatus, such as a communication device, is provided With emoticon input logic
associated With an input key to improve the ease-of-use of the apparatus for entering emoti …

The disclosure is directed to methods and devices for displaying conversations on a network
for ease of viewing in (22) Filed: Dec. 22, 1999 accordance with user preferences. Based on …

Method and apparatus for controlling a push message is pro vided. The push message is
compared with a matching con dition in a preset push message control policy, and the push …

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A method usable by an electronic device displays in display image, content of a plurality of
transmitted and received conversation messages. In an aspect, the messages may be …

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An apparatus, such as a communication device, is provided with emoticon input logic
associated with an input key to improve the ease-of-use of the apparatus for entering …