Patent ID: 8334993

Claim:
A method for associating an image with a communication characteristic, the method comprising: receiving a first image; analyzing the first image to identify a content characteristic of the first image; receiving user input resulting in a communication including identifying the first image, the communication associated with a communication action having a communication characteristic that identifies a recipient associated with the communication; receiving a second image; analyzing the second image to identify the content characteristic of the first image in the second image; prompting a user as to whether to include the second image in second communication associated with the communication action, wherein prompting the user includes providing information identifying the communication characteristic of the first image based on the identified content characteristic; and receiving, in response to providing information identifying the communication characteristic, user input resulting in the second communication associated with the communication action, wherein the second communication includes the communication characteristic that identifies the recipient and includes the second image, wherein at least one of the preceding actions is performed on at least one hardware component.