Conversion and Display of a User Input

Abstract

Described herein are methods and systems allowing a company to market and advertise its brands, products and/or services in a mobile platform by use of an application converting a user input into a corresponding branded icon, logo or image and displaying the same. The user input is in the form of a text entry containing a pre-defined term corresponding to one or more branded images, icons or logos. By allowing a user to select one of the displayed branded images or logos, the application is able to trigger a number of third party applications associated with the selected branded image, icon or logo.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for converting and displaying a user input in a mobile device, comprising:
 receiving a user input in a mobile communication application,
 wherein said user input comprises a text entry including a predefined term; 
   displaying one or more image entries corresponding to the predefined term in the user input;   receiving a first user selection comprising a selected image entry from the displayed image entries; and   in response to said user selection, performing one or more actions associated with the selected image entry, the one or more actions comprising at least one of displaying a promotional message associated with the selected image entry and activating a third-party application associated with the selected image entry.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said one or more actions comprises displaying a promotional message associated with the selected image entry; and   the method further comprises allowing a user to select the promotional message and share the promotional message via the mobile communication application.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said one or more actions comprises activating a third-party application associated with the selected image entry; and   said third-party application is selected from the group consisting of a mobile shopping application, a mobile service delivery application and an online dating application.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said mobile communication application comprises a container application. 
     
     
         5 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions, the executable instructions, while executed, causing a processor to perform steps comprising:
 receiving a user input in a mobile communication application,
 wherein said user input comprises a text entry including a predefined term; 
   displaying one or more image entries corresponding to the predefined term in the user input;   receiving a user selection comprising a selected image entry from the displayed image entries; and   in response to said user selection, performing one or more actions associated with the selected image entry from the displayed image entries, the one or more actions comprising at least one of displaying a promotional message associated with the selected image entry and activating a third-party application associated with the selected image entry.   
     
     
         6 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 5 , wherein:
 said one or more actions comprises displaying a promotional message associated with the selected image entry; and   the executable instructions, while executed, cause the processor to perform a further step of allowing a user to select the promotional message and share the promotional message with others via the mobile communication application.   
     
     
         7 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 5 , wherein said one or more actions comprises activating a third-party application associated with the selected image entry, said third-party application selected from the group consisting of a mobile shopping application, a mobile service delivery application and an online dating application. 
     
     
         8 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 5 , wherein said mobile communication application comprises a container application