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US 2019/0155949 A1Published application
Systems and methods for displaying supplemental content for an electronic book
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsEvangeline Castaneda, Jennifer L. Holloway
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Abstract
Supplemental content related to an electronic book may be obtained by creating a search query using a keyword in selected text of the electronic book. The search query may also include details about the electronic book obtained from a manifest file for the electronic book, including the location of the selected text.
Claims22
(canceled)
A method for providing supplemental content to accompany ebooks, comprising:
- receiving a user input selecting a portion of text in an ebook displayed on a user device;
- parsing, at the user device, the portion of text to determine a keyword in the portion of text;
- retrieving, at the user device, a manifest file for the ebook, wherein the manifest file indicates a title of the ebook and a chapter of the ebook from which the portion of text was selected;
- automatically selecting, at the user device, the title, based on the manifest file, as a first criterion;
- automatically selecting, at the user device, the chapter, based on the manifest file, as a second criterion;
- generating, at the user device, a query for supplemental content based on the keyword, the first criterion, and the second criterion;
- transmitting, from the user device, the query to a remote database, wherein the remote database is searched for a supplemental content item matching the keyword, the first criterion, and the second criterion;
- receiving, at the user device, the supplemental content item;
- and
- generating for display, at the user device, the supplemental content item.
7 more elements
A system for providing supplemental content to accompany ebooks, comprising:
- input/output (I/O) interface circuitry configured to receive a user input;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- receive a user input selecting a portion of text in an ebook displayed on a user device;
- parse, at the user device, the portion of text to determine a keyword in the portion of text;
- retrieve, at the user device, a manifest file for the ebook, wherein the manifest file indicates a title of the ebook and a chapter of the ebook from which the portion of text was selected;
- automatically select, at the user device, the title, based on the manifest file, as a first criterion;
- automatically select, at the user device, the chapter, based on the manifest file, as a second criterion;
- generate, at the user device, a query for supplemental content based on the keyword, the first criterion, and the second criterion;
- transmit, from the user device, the query to a remote database, wherein the remote database is searched for a supplemental content item matching the keyword, the first criterion, and the second criterion;
- receive, at the user device, the supplemental content item;
- and
- generate for display, at the user device, the supplemental content item.
10 more elements
22-51. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.