Abstract: A system, method and apparatus enables a communication or messaging application to simultaneously display a potentially unlimited number of large-size and scale animated stickers or animated images in its Display Tray and in its Sent Display Window at framerates higher than 15 FPS without freezing or crashing the messaging application by drawing animated files from duplicate databases. By way of illustration and not limitation, the pixel (px) size of the stickers may, in some embodiments, be 100px×100px or higher and the frames per second (fps) of the stickers may be 15 fps or higher.

Abstract: An electronic messaging system, method, and apparatus are provided. In particular, the system and method enables composing, sending, and receiving compiled video messages by presenting a variety of selections that may be chosen, arranged in a sequence, and compiled into a compiled electronic video message, which may be sent to and received by one or more recipients via a network. The compiled video message may provide for playback of one or more animated selections, so as to create an expression capable of being comprehended by a recipient. To increase expression possibilities, the present invention may provide for one or more recipients the capability to edit the compiled video message, compile an edited compiled video message, and send the edited compiled electronic video message to one or more additional recipients.