IP Library Patent Application 14595877
Patent Application
App. No. 14/595,877

E-READING CONTENT ITEM INFORMATION AGGREGATION AND INTERFACE FOR PRESENTATION THEREOF

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Patent No.
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App. No.
14/595,877
Abstract

A method executed in a processor of a computing device for providing spoiler information on an e-book is provided. The method includes scanning the text of an electronic book for a particular word, determining spoiler information associated with the particular word based on the scanning, receiving a request for the spoiler information associated with the particular word at a current page being displayed, the current page comprising text and being one of a plurality of pages of the electronic book, reconstructing the current page by showing the particular word as a user selectable link and in response to user input indicating a request to select the link, displaying a pop up window with the spoiler information associated with the particular word.

Claims (54)

1 . A method executed in a processor of a computing device, the computing device further including a memory storing instructions and a display screen rendering e-book content including text formatted according to a series of digitally constructed pages, the method comprising:

scanning the text of an electronic book for a particular word;

determining spoiler information associated with said particular word based on said scanning;

receiving a request for said spoiler information associated with said particular word at a current page being displayed, the current page comprising text and being one of a plurality of pages of said electronic book;

reconstructing the current page by showing said particular word as a user selectable link; and

in response to user input indicating a request to select said link, displaying a pop up window with said spoiler information associated with said particular word.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein said particular word is a character name.

3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining how many times said particular word is in said electronic book.

4 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

asking said reader if they are sure they want to view said spoiler information prior to displaying said pop up window with said spoiler information associated with said particular word.

5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing a first sentence of said electronic book that includes said particular word.

6 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing a last sentence of said electronic book that includes said particular word.

7 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating a graphical representation of said spoiler information associated with said particular word.

8 . A computer-readable medium that stores instructions for a computing device, the computing device including a processor, a memory and a display screen rendering e-book content including text formatted according to a series of digitally constructed pages, the instructions being executable by the processor to cause the computing device to perform operations that include:

scanning the text of an electronic book for a particular word;

determining spoiler information associated with said particular word based on said scanning;

receiving a request for said spoiler information associated with said particular word at a current page being displayed, the current page comprising text and being one of a plurality of pages of said electronic book;

reconstructing the current page by showing said particular word as a user selectable link; and

in response to user input indicating a request to select said link, displaying a pop up window with said spoiler information associated with said particular word.

9 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein said particular word is a character name.

10 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein said operations also include:

determining how many times said particular word is in said electronic book.

11 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein said operations further include:

asking said reader if they are sure they want to view said spoiler information prior to displaying said pop up window with said spoiler information associated with said particular word.

12 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein said operations further include:

providing a first sentence of said electronic book that includes said particular word.

13 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein said operations further include:

providing a last sentence of said electronic book that includes said particular word.

14 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein said operations further include:

generating a graphical representation of said spoiler information associated with said particular word.

15 . A computing device comprising:

a memory that stores a set of instructions;

a display screen rendering e-book content including text formatted according to a series of digitally constructed pages;

a processor that accesses the instructions in memory, the processor further configured for:

scanning the text of an electronic book for a particular word;

determining spoiler information associated with said particular word based on said scanning;

receiving a request for said spoiler information associated with said particular word at a current page being displayed, the current page comprising text and being one of a plurality of pages of said electronic book;

reconstructing the current page by showing said particular word as a user selectable link; and

in response to user input indicating a request to select said link, displaying a pop up window with said spoiler information associated with said particular word.

16 . The computing device of claim 15 wherein said particular word is a character name.

17 . The computing device of claim 15 wherein said processor is further configured for:

determining how many times said particular word is in said electronic book.

18 . The computing device of claim 15 wherein said processor is further configured for:

asking said reader if they are sure they want to view said spoiler information prior to displaying said pop up window with said spoiler information associated with said particular word.

19 . The computing device of claim 15 wherein said processor is further configured for:

providing a first sentence of said electronic book that includes said particular word.

20 . The computing device of claim 15 wherein said processor is further configured for:

providing a last sentence of said electronic book that includes said particular word.

21 . The computing device of claim 15 wherein said processor is further configured for:

generating a graphical representation of said spoiler information associated with said particular word.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 10, 2016
From: KOBO INC.
To: RAKUTEN KOBO INC.
Reel/Frame 037753/0780 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2015
From: PARKER, NORA; LANDAU, BENJAMIN
To: KOBO INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 034700/0482 →