Patent ID: 8375327

Claim:
A method of sending a message on a mobile communication network, comprising: receiving potential names and icons on a mobile device; rejecting at least one undesired icon from said received icons; sending a vote including an association of at least one name with at least one icon responsive to said rejecting of the at least one undesired icon; activating an icon entering interface on said mobile device, said interface including at least 50 icons, at least 25 of which include an associated name stored on said mobile device; entering a message including at least three consecutive icons, using said activated interface; and transmitting said message to a remote communication device; wherein said interface hierarchically arranges said at least 50 icons under a plurality of different categories, each category including one or more associated icons, and wherein at least one icon of said at least 50 icons is included in more than one category of said different categories; and wherein at least 3 icons and their negatives are overlaid such that an icon and its negative occupy a same screen location and are switched.