METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR E-BOOK ANNOTATIONS NAVIGATION AND INTERFACE THEREFOR
A method and system for navigating pre-existing annotations tabs or markings for reading e-book content (e-reading) on a computer device having a touchscreen display. The method comprises receiving an annotation tab selection enacted at an annotations tab list showing a plurality of annotations tabs each having a respective personalized note therein, the personalized note associated with a respective content portion of the e-book content; rendering a first content portion associated with the personalized note at a display screen first portion; presenting an annotations tab navigation interface at a display screen second portion, the annotations tab navigation interface showing the personalized note and a series of indica representing respective ones of the annotations tabs ordered according to respective content portions; receiving a second selection, at one of the indicia, for transitioning to a second content portion of the e-book content; and presenting the second content portion in replacement of the first content portion at the display screen first portion.
1 . A method executed in a processor of a computing device, the computing device further including a memory storing instructions and a display screen having touch functionality, the display screen rendering an e-book content including text formatted in a sequence of digitally constructed pages, the method comprising:
receiving an annotation tab selection enacted at an annotations tab list, the list including a plurality of annotations tabs each having a respective personalized note therein, the personalized note associated with a respective content portion of the e-book content;
rendering a first content portion associated with the personalized note at a display screen first portion;
presenting an annotations tab navigation interface at a display screen second portion, the annotations tab navigation interface showing the personalized note and a series of indica representing respective ones of the annotations tabs ordered according to respective content portions of the e-book content associated therewith;
receiving a second selection, at one of the indicia, for transitioning to a second content portion of the e-book content associated therewith; and
presenting the second content portion in replacement of the first content portion at the display screen first portion.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the first content portion comprises a larger portion of the display screen than the display screen second portion.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the annotations tab selection comprises a touch action received at the annotations tab.
4 . The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying a personalized note associated with the second content page within the annotations tab interface at the second portion of the display screen.
5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying a progress indicator associated with the first content page along with the personalized note within the presented navigation interface.
6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the first content page visibly indicates a portion of content in common with at least a part of the personalized note.
7 . The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a page transition action performed at the first portion of the display screen.
8 . The method of claim 7 wherein the page transition action received at the first portion of the display screen is one of a page advance action and a page backward action.
9 . The method of claim 1 wherein the series of indicia relates to annotations tabs ordered according to prior occurrence within the e-book content.
10 . The method of claim 1 wherein the series of indicia relates to annotations tabs ordered according to subsequent occurrence within the e-book content.
11 . A computer-readable medium that stores instructions for a computing device, the computing device including a processor, a memory and a display screen having touch functionality, the display screen rendering an e-book content including text formatted in a sequence of digitally constructed pages, the instructions being executable by the processor to cause the computing device to perform operations that include:
receiving an annotation tab selection enacted at an annotations tab list, the list including a plurality of annotations tabs each having a respective personalized note therein, the personalized note associated with a respective content portion of the e-book content;
rendering a first content portion associated with the personalized note at a display screen first portion;
presenting an annotations tab navigation interface at a display screen second portion, the annotations tab navigation interface showing the personalized note and a series of indica representing respective ones of the annotations tabs ordered according to respective content portions of the e-book content associated therewith;
receiving a second selection, at one of the indicia, for transitioning to a second content portion of the e-book content associated therewith; and
presenting the second content portion in replacement of the first content portion at the display screen first portion.
12 . A computing device comprising:
a memory that stores a set of instructions;
a display screen having touch functionality;
a processor that access the instructions in memory, the processor further configured to:
receive an annotation tab selection enacted at an annotations tab list, the list including a plurality of annotations tabs each having a respective personalized note therein, the personalized note associated with a respective content portion of the e-book content;
render a first content portion associated with the personalized note at a display screen first portion;
present an annotations tab navigation interface at a display screen second portion, the annotations tab navigation interface showing the personalized note and a series of indica representing respective ones of the annotations tabs ordered according to respective content portions of the e-book content associated therewith;
receive a second selection, at one of the indicia, for transitioning to a second content portion of the e-book content associated therewith; and
present the second content portion in replacement of the first content portion at the display screen first portion.
13 . The computing device of claim 12 wherein the annotations tab selection comprises a touch action received at the annotations tab.
14 . The computing device of claim 12 further comprising displaying a personalized note associated with the second content page within the annotations tab interface at the second portion of the display screen.
15 . The computing device of claim 12 further comprising displaying a progress indicator associated with the first content page along with the personalized note within the presented navigation interface.
16 . The computing device of claim 12 wherein the first content page visibly indicates a portion of content in common with at least a part of the personalized note.
17 . The computing device of claim 12 further comprising receiving a page transition action performed at the first portion of the display screen.
18 . The computing device of claim 17 wherein the page transition action received at the first portion of the display screen is one of a page advance action and a page backward action.
19 . The computing device of claim 12 wherein the series of indicia relates to annotations tabs ordered according to prior occurrence within the e-book content.
20 . The computing device of claim 12 wherein the series of indicia relates to annotations tabs ordered according to subsequent occurrence within the e-book content.