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US 2012/0060000 A1Published application
System and method for flexibly storing, distributing, reading, and sharing electronic books
OwnerGuozhong Zhuinventor
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Abstract
An electronic book card includes a communication interface that can communicate with a host reading device having a display device configured to display images in a display configuration. The communication interface can receive the display configuration from the host reading device. A non-volatile memory can store content of an electronic book. A data processing unit can generate page images in accordance with the display configuration of the display device. The page images incorporate the content of the electronic book.
Claims21
An electronic book card, comprising:
- a communication interface configured to communicate with a host reading device having a display device configured to display images in a display configuration, wherein the communication interface is configured to receive the display configuration from the host reading device;
- a non-volatile memory configured to store content of an electronic book;
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- a data processing unit in communication with the communication interface and the non-volatile memory, wherein the data processing unit is configured to generate page images in accordance with the display configuration of the display device, wherein the page images incorporate the content of the electronic book.
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A method for providing electronic books, comprising:
- storing content of an electronic book in a non-volatile memory in an electronic book card;
- establishing communication between a communication interface in the electronic book card and with a host reading device, wherein the host reading device comprises a display device configured to display images in a display configuration;
- receiving the display configuration by the communication interface from the host reading device;
- generating page images by a data processing unit in the electronic book card in accordance with the display configuration, wherein the data processing unit is configured to incorporate the content of the electronic book in the page images;
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- sending the page images from the electronic book card to the host reading device through the communication interface to allow the page images to be displayed on the display device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.