Method And System For Enhanced Touchscreen Input And Emotional Expressiveness

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for enhanced touchscreen input and emotional expressiveness and may include, in a handheld communication device comprising a user input mechanism, a processor, and a display: receiving textual information in a message window via the user input mechanism; entering an alternative information entry screen based on a swipe across the user input mechanism; and inserting one or more elements of visual information into the message window based on a user selection. The alternative information entry screen may comprise a camera, graphics interface exchange (GIF), emoji, video library, audio clip, or photo library entry screen, which may be selected based on a direction of the swipe across the user input mechanism. The device may switch back to textual information entry mode in the message window when the user input mechanism senses an opposite direction swipe by the user.