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US 9,002,977 B2Granted
Methods and systems for distributing and accessing content associated with an e-book
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsGwendolyn M. Thaxter, Brian F. Roberts, Frank A. McKiel, Jr., Donald H. Relyea
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Abstract
Exemplary methods and systems for distributing and accessing content associated with an e-Book are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes a content management subsystem receiving data representative of additional content associated with a particular passage of an e-Book from a first e-reader device and transmitting the data representative of the additional content to a second e-Book reader device for presentation in conjunction with the particular passage of the e-Book. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
Claims23
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a content management subsystem from a first e-Book reader device, data representative of additional content associated with a particular passage of an e-Book;
- and
- transmitting, by the additional content management subsystem, the data representative of the additional content to a second e-Book reader device for presentation in conjunction with the particular passage of the e-Book,
- wherein the transmitting of the data representative of the additional content to the second e-Book reader device occurs in association with
- a selection, by the user of the second e-Book reader device, of at least the particular passage to access a menu of selectable options associated with the at least the particular passage, and
- a selection, by the user of the second e-Book reader device, of an option included in the menu of selectable options to access the additional content associated with the at least the particular passage.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, by an e-Book reader device, data representative of additional content associated with a particular passage of an e-Book, the additional content provided by way of one or more additional e-Book reader devices;
- detecting, by the e-Book reader device, a user selection of at least the particular passage, the user selection comprising a user interaction with the text of the particular passage;
- presenting, by the e-Book reader device in response to the user selection of the at least the particular passage, a menu of selectable options associated with the at least the particular passage, the menu of selectable options including an option to access additional content associated with the at least the particular passage and an option to create additional content associated with the at least the particular passage;
- detecting, by the e-Book reader device, a user selection of the option to access additional content associated with the at least the particular passage;
- and
- presenting, by the e-Book reader device in response to the detection of the user selection of the option to access additional content associated with the at least the particular passage, the additional content in conjunction with the particular passage.
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A system comprising:
- at least one computing device comprising:
- a content management facility configured to manage additional content associated with a particular passage of an e-Book, wherein the additional content is provided to the content management facility by way of one or more e-Book reader devices;
- and
- a presentation facility communicatively coupled to the content management facility and configured to
- detect a user selection of at least the particular passage via an additional e-Book reader device, the user selection comprising a user interaction with the text of the particular passage;
- present, via the additional e-Book reader device in response to the user selection of the at least the particular passage, a menu of selectable options associated with the at least the particular passage, the menu of selectable options including an option to access additional content associated with the at least the particular passage and an option to create additional content associated with the at least the particular passage;
- detect a user selection of the option to access additional content associated with the at least the particular passage;
- and
- present, by way of the additional e-Book reader device in response to the detection of the user selection of the option to access additional content associated with the at least the particular passage, the additional content in conjunction with the particular passage of the e-Book.
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A system comprising:
- at least one server device configured to
- receive, from one or more e-Book reader devices, data representative of additional content associated with a particular passage of an e-Book, and
- transmit the data representative of the additional content to one or more additional e-Book reader devices in association with
- a selection, by one or more users of the one or more additional e-Book reader devices, of at least the particular passage to access a menu of selectable options associated with the at least the particular passage, and
- a selection, by the one or more users of the one or more additional e-Book reader devices, of an option included in the menu of selectable options to access the additional content associated with the at least the particular passage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.