Patent Document ID: 9377930
Application ID: 14096839

Base Claim:
1. An emoticon input method adapted for a mobile terminal, comprising the steps of: receiving a request of message writing; displaying a plurality of input menus including an emoticon input menu for inputting emoticons along with a message writing display; when the emoticon input menu is selected from the plurality of input menus, entering an emoticon input mode, the plurality of input menus comprises at least two or more input menus selected from a group of an English capital input menu, an English small input menu, a special character input menu, and the emoticon input menu; displaying a plurality of emoticon groups in the emoticon input mode, each of the plurality of emoticon groups including a plurality of emoticons; when an emoticon group is selected from among the plurality of emoticon groups, displaying a plurality of emoticons included in the selected emoticon group; when at least one emoticon is selected from among the plurality of emoticons included in the selected emoticon group, displaying as part of a message the at least one emoticon; receiving an identification of another mobile terminal to receive the message; and transmitting the message including the at least one emoticon to the another mobile terminal based on the identification of the another mobile terminal.

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Claim 5:
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of emoticons are downloaded into the mobile terminal from the Internet and stored in the mobile terminal.