Annotating E-books / E-magazines with application results and function calls

1. A method implemented by a processing unit of a device, comprising:

receiving and displaying an electronic book (e-book) or an electronic magazine (e-magazine);

receiving user selection of a first portion of content of the e-book or the e-magazine;

executing a first application that obtains first items of data related to the selected first portion of content, wherein the first application comprises a first type of application;

receiving selection of one or more of the first items of data;

attaching the one or more of the first items of data to the selected first portion of the content in a bookmark fashion that creates an annotation associated with the selected first portion of the content to annotate the e-book or the e-magazine;

receiving user selection of a second portion of content of the e-book or the e-magazine;

executing a second application that obtains second items of data related to the selected second portion of content, wherein the second application comprises a second type of application that is different than the first type of application;

receiving selection of one or more of the second items of data;

attaching the one or more of the second items of data to the selected second portion of the content in a bookmark fashion that creates an annotation associated with the selected second portion of the content to annotate the e-book or e-magazine; and

associating a different icon with each of the first and second portions of the content based on each type of the executed first and second applications.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the e-book or the e-magazine comprises:

displaying the e-book or the e-magazine on a first display of the device having a first touch panel.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein associating the different icon with each of the first and second portions of the content based on each type of the executed first and second applications comprises:

associating a first icon with the first portion of the content based on the first type of application; and

associating a second icon with the second portion of the content based on the second type of application, wherein the first icon appears differently than the second icon when displayed.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first and second types of applications each comprise a different one of a web searching type application, a mapping type application, a navigation type application, a translation type application, a dictionary type application, or a user comment entry type application.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first application or the second application comprises the mapping type application and wherein the first or the second items of data comprise data, associated with a map, which is related to the selected first or second portion of content.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first application or the second application comprises the navigation type application and wherein the first or second items of data comprises data, associated with geographic navigation, which is related to the selected first or second portion of content.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first application or the second application comprises the translation type application and wherein the first or second items of data comprise data associated with translating the selected first or second portion of content from a first language to a second language.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first application or the second application comprises the dictionary type application and wherein the first or second items of data comprise dictionary definitions related to the selected first or second portion of content.

9. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first application or the second application comprises the user comment entry type application and wherein the first or second items of data comprise user provided comments related to the selected first or second portion of content.

10. The method of claim 4 , wherein the web searching type application comprises at least one of a text searching application, an image file searching application, a video file searching application, or an audio file searching application

wherein the first application or the second application comprises the text searching application and wherein the first or second items of data comprise text search results related to the selected first or second portion of content, or

wherein the first or the second application comprises the image file search application and wherein the first or second items of data comprise one or more image files related to the selected first or second portion of content; or

wherein the first or the second application comprises the video file searching application and wherein the first or second items of data comprises one or more video files related to the selected first or second portion of content; or

wherein the first or the second application comprises the audio file searching application and wherein the first or second items of data comprises one or more audio files related to the selected first or second portion of content.

11. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

displaying the first icon in a vicinity of the first portion of content when displaying a page of the e-book or e-magazine that includes the first portion of the content; and

displaying the second icon in a vicinity of the second portion of content when displaying a page of the e-book or e-magazine that includes the second portion of the content.

12. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

presenting a menu of applications; and

receiving user selection of the first application or the second application from the menu of applications to execute the first or the second application.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the menu of applications is presented by displaying the menu on a second display of the device having a second touch panel.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing the e-book or the e-magazine along with its annotations; and

sending the e-book or the e-magazine, along with its annotations, to a server for sharing with other users.

15. A device, comprising:

one or more displays having one or more touch panels;

a processing unit configured to:

cause an electronic book (e-book) or an electronic magazine (e-magazine) to be displayed via the one or more displays,

receive, via the one or more touch panels, user selection of a first portion of content of the e-book or the e-magazine,

execute a first application that obtains first items of data related to the selected first portion of content, wherein the first application comprises a first type of application,

receive, via the one or more touch panels, selection of one or more of the first items of data,

attach the one or more of the first items of data to the selected first portion of the content in a bookmark fashion that creates an annotation associated with the selected first portion of the content to annotate the e-book or the e-magazine,

receive, via the one or more touch panels, user selection of a second portion of content of the e-book or the e-magazine,

execute a second application that obtains second items of data related to the selected second portion of content, wherein the second application comprises a second type of application that is different than the first type of application,

receive, via the one or more touch panels, selection of one or more of the second items of data,

attach the one or more of the second items of data to the selected second portion of the content in a bookmark fashion that creates an annotation associated with the selected second portion of the content to annotate the e-book or e-magazine, and

associate a different icon with each of the first and second portions of the content based on each type of the executed first and second applications.

16. The device of claim 15 , wherein, when causing the e-book or the e-magazine to be displayed via the one or more displays, the processing unit is further configured to:

cause the e-book or the e-magazine to be displayed via a first display, of the one or more displays, having a first touch panel.

17. The device of claim 16 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

cause a menu of applications to be displayed via the first display or a second display of the one or more displays, and

receive, via the one or more touch panels, user selection of the first application or the second application from the menu of applications to execute the first or the second application.

18. The device of claim 15 , further comprising:

a communication interface configured to communicate via an external network,

wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

store the e-book or the e-magazine along with its annotations, and

cause the e-book or the e-magazine, along with its annotations, to be sent, via the communication interface, to a server for sharing with other users.

19. The device of claim 15 , wherein, when associating the different icon with each of the first and second portions of the content based on each type of the executed first and second applications, the processing unit is further configured to:

associate a first icon with the first portion of the content based on the first type of application, and

associate a second icon with the second portion of the content based on the second type of application, wherein the first icon appears differently than the second icon when displayed.

20. The device of claim 19 , wherein the first and second types of applications each comprise a different one of a web searching type application, a mapping type application, a navigation type application, a translation type application, a dictionary type application, or a user comment entry type application.

21. The device of claim 20 , wherein the first application or the second application comprises the mapping type application and wherein the first or the second items of data comprise data, associated with a map, which is related to the selected first or second portion of content, or

wherein the first application or the second application comprises the navigation type application and wherein the first or second items of data comprises data, associated with geographic navigation, which is related to the selected first or second portion of content, or

wherein the first application or the second application comprises the translation type application and wherein the first or second items of data comprise data associated with translating the selected first or second portion of content from a first language to a second language, or

wherein the first application or the second application comprises the dictionary type application and wherein the first or second items of data comprise dictionary definitions related to the selected first or second portion of content, or

wherein the first application or the second application comprises the user comment entry type application and wherein the first or second items of data comprise user provided comments related to the selected first or second portion of content.

22. The device of claim 20 , wherein the web searching type application comprises at least one of a text searching application, an image file searching application, a video file searching application, or an audio file searching application, and

wherein the first application or the second application comprises the text searching application and wherein the first or second items of data comprise text search results related to the selected first or second portion of content, or

wherein the first or the second application comprises the image file search application and wherein the first or second items of data comprise one or more image files related to the selected first or second portion of content; or

wherein the first or the second application comprises the video file searching application and wherein the first or second items of data comprises one or more video files related to the selected first or second portion of content; or

wherein the first or the second application comprises the audio file searching application and wherein the first or second items of data comprises one or more audio files related to the selected first or second portion of content.

23. The device of claim 20 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

cause the first icon to be displayed in a vicinity of the first portion of content when displaying a page of the e-book or e-magazine that includes the first portion of the content; and

cause the second icon to be displayed in a vicinity of the second portion of content when displaying a page of the e-book or e-magazine that includes the second portion of the content.

24. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions executable by at least one processor, the computer-readable medium comprising:

one or more instructions for receiving and displaying an electronic book (e-book) or an electronic magazine (e-magazine);

one or more instructions for receiving user selection of a first portion of content of the e-book or the e-magazine;

one or more instructions for executing a first application that obtains first items of data related to the selected first portion of content, wherein the first application comprises a first type of application;

one or more instructions for receiving selection of one or more of the first items of data;

one or more instructions for attaching the one or more of the first items of data to the selected first portion of the content in a bookmark fashion that creates an annotation associated with the selected first portion of the content to annotate the e-book or the e-magazine;

one or more instructions for receiving user selection of a second portion of content of the e-book or the e-magazine;

one or more instructions for executing a second application that obtains second items of data related to the selected second portion of content, wherein the second application comprises a second type of application that is different than the first type of application;

one or more instructions for receiving selection of one or more of the second items of data;

one or more instructions for attaching the one or more of the second items of data to the selected second portion of the content in a bookmark fashion that creates an annotation associated with the selected second portion of the content to annotate the e-book or e-magazine; and

one or more instructions for associating a different icon with each of the first and second portions of the content based on each type of the executed first and second applications.