Abstract: A system and method are presented for sending a message from one telephone to another by transmission of a short code. A set of message units stored within the receiving telephone is assigned to a set of codes which may be transmitted. The receiving telephone is a code-compatible telephone configured to detect an incoming code and forward the corresponding message unit to an output device associated with the code-compatible telephone. A message unit may comprise an entire message, or a portion of a message, such that multiple message units are combined to form a message. The message units may be alphanumeric or non-alphanumeric. An alphanumeric message unit contains multiple alphanumeric characters, while a non-alphanumeric message unit may contain graphical or auditory information. An alphanumeric or graphic message unit is forwarded to a display screen on the code-compatible telephone if the corresponding code is received. An auditory message unit is instead forwarded to the telephone's loudspeaker.

Abstract: When a user actuates a first control input signaling the user's desire to see the cursor prominently displayed, a cursor display control module displays the pointer-driven cursor in a predetermined display position prominently visible to the user. The prominence of the cursor may be enhanced, for example, by changing the cursor's display attributes, and/or changing the background color or pattern in the area around the cursor. When the user actuates a second control input signaling the user's desire to reduce visibility of the pointer-driven cursor, the cursor display control module obscures the pointer-driven cursor, for example, by moving the pointer-driven cursor to a less prominent position in the display, by changing the color of the pixels that represent the pointer-driven cursor to reduce its visibility, or both.

Abstract: A system and method are presented for sending a message from one telephone to another by transmission of a short code. A set of message units stored within the receiving telephone is assigned to a set of codes which may be transmitted. The receiving telephone is a code-compatible telephone configured to detect an incoming code and forward the corresponding message unit to an output device associated with the code-compatible telephone. A message unit may comprise an entire message, or a portion of a message, such that multiple message units are combined to form a message. The message units may be alphanumeric or non-alphanumeric. An alphanumeric message unit contains multiple alphanumeric characters, while a non-alphanumeric message unit may contain graphical or auditory information. An alphanumeric or graphic message unit is forwarded to a display screen on the code-compatible telephone if the corresponding code is received. An auditory message unit is instead forwarded to the telephone's loudspeaker.