Patent ID: 9715340
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method performed by a portable communication device that includes a camera module, the method comprising: receiving, during presentation of a messaging user interface, a user input indicating selection of an alphanumeric character; presenting, based on the user input, the alphanumeric character in a composition portion of the messaging user interface; providing, on a display, a first key for causing at least the alphanumeric character to be sent without capturing a photographic image; while the first key is provided on the display, providing a second key on the display, the second key for causing the alphanumeric character to be sent with a photographic image; receiving, during presentation of the messaging user interface and of the alphanumeric character in the composition portion, another user input indicating selection of the second key; and performing, in response to the another user input, an automatic multi-step process of: a) controlling the camera module to capture the photographic image; b) associating the photographic image with the alphanumeric character; and c) sending the photographic image together with the alphanumeric character, wherein the first key and the second key are separate keys.