READER WITH ENHANCED USER FUNCTIONALITY
A bookmarking system including a reader interface configured to cause content to be displayed on an electronic device having a touch-sensitive screen. The system includes a bookmark module configured to add a bookmark when a user swipes downwardly on the screen, wherein the bookmark is a record relating to the content displayed on the screen during the downward swipe.
1 . A bookmarking system comprising:
a reader interface configured to cause content to be displayed on an electronic device having a touch-sensitive screen; and
a bookmark module configured to add a bookmark when a user swipes downwardly on the screen, wherein the bookmark is a record relating to the content displayed on the screen during the downward swipe.
2 . The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark is a record of the position of the content displayed on the screen during the downward swipe relative to other portions of the content.
3 . The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark module is configured to determine when the user swipes downwardly on the screen.
4 . The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark module is configured to add a bookmark only when the user swipes downwardly in an upper right quadrant of the screen.
5 . The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark module is configured to add a bookmark only when the user swipes downwardly on the screen with two fingers.
6 . The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark module is configured to display a bookmark icon on the relevant portion of the content displayed on the screen after the bookmark is added.
7 . The system of claim 1 the bookmark module is configured to remove a previously-created bookmark when a user swipes upwardly on the screen displaying content corresponding to the previously-created bookmark.
8 . The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark module is configured to store the bookmark, and is configured such that when the bookmark is later selected by a user, the bookmark module causes the electronic device to display the content corresponding to the bookmarked location.
9 . The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark module is configured to store all the bookmarks created by the user.
10 . The system of claim 9 wherein the bookmark module is configured to display all stored bookmarks, and at least one associated quality of each stored bookmark, upon receipt of an indication of a request by a user to view all of stored bookmarks.
11 . The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark module is configured to display a bookmark creation window when the user swipes downwardly on the screen, wherein the bookmark creation window has a title field in which a title of the content with which the bookmark is to be associated is enterable, and a comment field in which user comments relating to the bookmark are enterable.
12 . The system of claim 1 further comprising the electronic device having the touch-sensitive screen, wherein the bookmark module takes the form of software stored in the electronic device.
13 . The system of claim 1 wherein the reader interface and the bookmark module both comprise software embodied in a tangible computer-readable medium.
14 . A content display system comprising:
a bookmark module configured to interface with an electronic device having a touch-sensitive screen configured to electronically display content thereon, the bookmark module being configured to add a bookmark when a user swipes downwardly on the screen, wherein the bookmark is a record relating to the content displayed on the screen during the downward swipe.
15 . A bookmarking method comprising:
causing content to be displayed on an electronic device having a touch-sensitive screen;
recognizing user-generated input when a user swipes downwardly on the screen; and
in response to the user-generated input, creating a bookmark corresponding to the position of content displayed on the screen during the recognizing step.
16 . A computer readable storage medium storing instructions readable by an electronic device having a touch-sensitive screen and including:
instructions for causing content to be displayed on the electronic device; and
instructions for causing a bookmark to be added when a user swipes downwardly on the screen, wherein the bookmark relates to the content displayed on the screen during the downward swipe.
17 . A clipping system comprising:
a reader interface configured to cause content to be displayed on an electronic device having a touch-sensitive screen; and
a clipping module configured to clip a portion of content displayed on the screen when a user forms a generally closed loop on the screen about the clipped content.
18 - 34 . (canceled)
35 . A wishlisting system comprising:
a reader interface configured to cause content to be displayed on an electronic device having a touch-sensitive screen; and
a wishlist module configured to store an identifier of a content item when a user identifies the desired content item using the touch-sensitive screen.
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49 . A social network interface system comprising:
a reader interface configured to cause content to be displayed on an electronic device; and
a social network module configured to, when a user carries out at least one predetermined activity, automatically query a user about sending information relating to the displayed content to a social network, or to automatically send information relating to the displayed content to a social network.
50 - 66 . (canceled)