METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOBILE DEVICE TRANSITION TO SUMMARY MODE OF OPERATION

1 . A method for providing a summary mode on an electronic personal display, said method comprising:

receiving a request to enter a summary mode from a user;

accessing a reading history related to the user; and

directing the electronic personal display to open a summary of said reading history related to said user when initiating the summary mode.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing the reading history related to the user locally on the electronic personal display.

3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing the reading history related to the user remotely at an e-library stored on a cloud device.

4 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

accessing one or more rules for generating said summary.

5 . The method of claim 4 further comprising:

providing a user interface for defining said one or more rules for generating said summary.

6 . The method of claim 4 further comprising:

parsing said reading history based on said one or more rules for generating said summary.

7 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

accessing user generated data associated with the reading history related to the user; and

providing said user generated data when initiating the summary mode.

8 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

displaying a summary of the last chapter read when initiating the summary mode.

9 . An electronic reader (eReader) comprising:

a receiving module receiving a request to enter a summary mode from a user;

an accessor module for accessing a reading history related to the user;

a summary generator module for generating a summary of said reading history related to said user and for directing the electronic personal display to open said summary of said reading history related to said user when initiating the summary mode.

10 . The electronic reader of claim 9 further comprising:

a memory for storing the reading history related to the user locally on the electronic personal display.

11 . The electronic reader of claim 9 wherein said reading history related to the user is accessed remotely at an e-library stored on a cloud device.

12 . The electronic reader of claim 9 wherein said summary generator module accesses one or more user defined rules for generating said summary.

13 . The electronic reader of claim 9 further comprising:

a user interface for defining said one or more rules for generating said summary.

14 . The electronic reader of claim 13 further comprising:

a content parser module for parsing said reading history based on said one or more rules for generating said summary.

15 . The electronic reader of claim 9 wherein said summary generator module accesses user generated data associated with the reading history related to the user and provides said user generated data when initiating the summary mode.

16 . The electronic reader of claim 9 wherein said summary generator module displays a summary of the last chapter read when initiating the summary mode.

17 . A method for providing a summary mode on an eReader, said method comprising:

receiving a request to enter a summary mode from a user;

reviewing a previous reading history related to the user, the previous reading history comprising:

a last viewed book;

a last viewed page; and

user created reading notes;

directing the eReader to access a reading history related to the user; and

directing the electronic personal display to open a summary of said reading history related to said user when initiating the summary mode.

18 . The method of claim 17 further comprising:

storing the reading history related to the user locally on the electronic personal display.

19 . The method of claim 17 further comprising:

storing the reading history related to the user remotely at an e-library stored on a cloud device.

20 . The method of claim 17 further comprising:

accessing one or more user defined rules for generating said summary.

21 . The method of claim 17 further comprising:

providing a user interface for defining one or more rules for generating said summary.