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US 2019/0196675 A1Published application
Platform for educational and interactive ereaders and ebooks
AssigneeArbordale Publishing, LLC
InventorLee B. German
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for providing an improved interactive and educational eBook platform through an improved eReader. The system provides a platform through which a book is transformed into an interactive, multi-language, assisted reading, read-aloud eBook and is displayed in an eReader with an improved graphical user interface that provides features which enhance the effectiveness of eBook learning.
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A system for transforming eBooks and providing an improved eReader interface, comprising:
- a processor and coupled with memory and a database;
- a synchronization engine;
- a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) Generator;
- wherein the processor is operable to convert a digital book into image files and save the image files in the database;
- wherein the processor is further operable to extract words, characters, and punctuation marks from the digital book and store the words, the characters, and the punctuation marks in the database with the image files and descriptors including a page number, a word length, and/or a language;
- wherein the synchronization engine is operable to pair the words, the characters, and the punctuation marks with corresponding audio files based on the descriptors;
- wherein the HTML Generator outputs electronic markup, stylesheet, and/or semi-structured data for the words, the characters, the punctuation marks, the corresponding audio files, and the image files based on the descriptors;
- wherein a graphical user interface (GUI) displays the electronic markup, stylesheet, and/or semi-structured data on a human-machine interface;
- wherein the GUI is operable to highlight each of the words or the characters based on a selection input or audial descriptors of the corresponding audio files;
- and
- wherein the GUI is further operable to adjust playback speed of an audio file based on a second selection input.
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A method for transforming eBooks and providing an improved eReader interface, comprising:
- converting a digital book into image files;
- extracting words, characters, and punctuation marks from the digital book;
- pairing descriptors to each of the words, the characters, the punctuation marks, and the image files;
- storing the words, the characters, the punctuation marks, and the image files in a database;
- pairing the words, the characters, and the punctuation marks with corresponding audio files based on the descriptors;
- generating electronic markup, stylesheet, and/or semi-structured data for the words, the characters, the image files, and the corresponding audio files based on the descriptors;
- displaying the electronic markup, stylesheet, and/or semi-structured data on a human-machine interface through a graphical user interface (GUI);
- highlighting at least one of the words or at least one of the characters based on a selection input or audial descriptors of the corresponding audio files;
- adjusting playback speed of an audio file based on a second selection input;
- and
- wherein the descriptors include a page number, a word length, and/or a language.
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A system for transforming eBooks and providing an improved eReader interface, comprising:
- a processor coupled with memory and a database;
- a text transformation system;
- a digital recording system;
- wherein the processor is operable to import a digital book;
- wherein the text transformation system is operable to pair text of the digital book with descriptors identifying a page number, a word length, a language, and/or corresponding audio files and audial keyframes;
- wherein the text transformation system is further operable to output electronic markup, stylesheet, and/or semi-structured data based on the descriptors, text, and graphical elements of the digital book;
- and
- wherein a graphical user interface (GUI) is operable to:
- display the electronic markup, stylesheet, and/or semi-structured data on a human-machine interface (HMI);
- highlight each word or each character based on a selection input or audial descriptors of the corresponding audio files;
- play an audio file corresponding to a displayed page;
- adjust playback speed of the audio file based on a second selection input;
- receive input gestures to control page turns;
- and
- provide links to external resources related to the digital book;
- wherein the digital recording system is operable to record video and/or audio from a camera and/or microphone and embed the recorded video and/or audio as interactive elements within the eBook;
- and
- wherein the GUI is further operable to playback the interactive elements upon receiving an input from the HMI.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.