Connecting a printed document to related digital content
AssigneeTyndale House Publishers, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Farrell, Keith Williams
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Abstract
Aspects described herein relate to a computer device connecting a physical printed document to relevant contextual digital content through a visual capture of one or more sequential ordering systems in the printed document. When the computer device detects when a screen icon is aligned with a printed icon on the printed document, the computer device analyzes visual input from its scanning device to identify both the document and the page/section number being scanned and subsequently delivers relevant, contextual digital content to provide an extended experience of the printed document through supplemental textual, visual, and/or audio content presented on the computer device.
Claims20
A method for obtaining digital content associated with printed content of a document by a computer device, the method comprising:
- capturing, through a scanning device, a visual image of the printed content, wherein the visual image includes a page indicium and a printed icon;
- generating, by the computer device, a screen icon on a display device of the computer device;
- detecting when a screen icon aligns with the printed icon;
- in response to the detecting, locating the page indicium, wherein the page indicium is located at a predetermined position relative to the printed icon;
- translating the page indicium to a page number, wherein the page number has a format readable by the computer device;
- when the screen icon aligns with the printed icon, displaying the page number along with an indicator;
- receiving a user input, via the indicator, confirming or rejecting that the page number is correct;
- when the user input via the indicator confirms the page number, accessing, from at least one data structure, digital content associated with the printed content at the page number;
- when the user input via the indicator rejects the page number, in subsequent attempts, prompting the user to manually input the page number;
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- displaying, on the display device, the digital content associated with the printed content.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer device, cause the computer device to:
- capture, through a scanning device, a visual image of printed content, wherein the visual image includes a page indicium and a printed icon;
- generate, by the computer device, a screen icon on a display device of the computer device;
- detect when a screen icon aligns with the printed icon;
- in response to the detecting, locate the page indicium, wherein the page indicium is located at a predetermined position relative to the printed icon;
- translate the page indicium to a page number, wherein the page number has a format readable by the computer device;
- when the screen icon aligns with the printed icon, display the page number along with an indicator;
- receive a user input, via the indicator, confirm or reject that the page number is correct;
- when the user input via the indicator confirms the page number, access, from at least one data structure, digital content associated with the printed content at the page number;
- when the user input via the indicator rejects the page number, in subsequent attempts, prompt the user to manually input the page number;
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- display, on the display device, the digital content associated with the printed content.
A computer device, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- at least one memory device supporting at least one data structure;
- a scanning device interface communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;
- a display device;
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- the at least one memory device storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer device to:
- capture, through the scanning device interface, a visual image of printed content, wherein the visual image includes a page indicium and a printed icon;
- generate a screen icon on the display device of the computer device;
- detect when a screen icon aligns with the printed icon;
- in response to the detecting, locate the page indicium, wherein the page indicium is located at a predetermined position relative to the printed icon;
- translate the page indicium to a page number, wherein the page number has a format readable by the computer device;
- when the screen icon aligns with the printed icon, display the page number along with an indicator;
- receive a user input, via the indicator, confirm or reject that the page number is correct;
- when the user input via the indicator confirms the page number, access, from at least one data structure, digital content associated with the printed content at the page number;
- when the user input via the indicator rejects the page number, in subsequent attempts, prompt the user to manually input the page number;
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- display, on the display device, the digital content associated with the printed content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.