Presentation of written works based on character identities and attributes

A method for presenting a written work based on one or more character identity attributes, the method comprising:

• recognizing within a written work one or more character identity attributes;
• comparing the one or more character identity attributes with one or more character identities;
• selecting one of the one or more character identities based on the comparing;
• storing the selected character identity in a storage device;
• receiving a request for presentation information for the written work from a remote device via a communication interface;
• retrieving the selected character identity from the storage device;
• determining presentation information for the written work based on the one or more character identity attributes;
• and
• providing the presentation information for the written work to the remote device via the communication interface, wherein the remote device renders the written work using the provided presentation information.

An apparatus for presenting a written work, the apparatus comprising:

• a memory area for storing one or more character identities;
• a media output component;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to the memory area and the media output component, the processor programmed to:
• retrieve a written work from the memory area, said written work having one or more character identity attributes therein;
• identify one or more portions of the written work that include at least one of the one or more character identity attributes;
• compare the one or more character identity attributes with at least one of the one or more character identities stored in the memory area;
• select one of the one or more character identities based on the comparing;
• obtain presentation information for the identified portions based on the selected character identity;
• and
• present the identified portions using the obtained presentation information via the media output component.

A system for providing a written work for audible presentation at a user computing device, the system comprising:

• a storage device for storing a plurality of voices, one or more character identities, and a written work having one or more character identity attributes therein;
• a communication interface;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to the storage device and the communication interface, the processor programmed to:
• identify one or more portions of the written work associated with the one or more character identity attributes to create one or more character identity-portion associations;
• compare the one or more character identity attributes with one or more of the character identities;
• select one of the one or more character identities based on the comparing;
• store the character identity-portion associations in the storage device;
• provide the selected character identity and the character identity-portion associations from the storage device to a user computing device via the communication interface;
• provide a catalog having a plurality of voices from the storage device to the user computing device via the communication interface;
• and
• provide one of the plurality of voices to the user computing device via the communication interface.