IP Library Patent Application 14598849
Patent Application
App. No. 14/598,849

CONTENT DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED FOR TRACKED E-READING PROGRESS

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App. No.
14/598,849
Abstract

A method executed in a processor of a computing device for syncing content is provided. The method includes receiving a request for content syncing at a current page being displayed, the current page having a first text portion and a second text portion, tracking progress of a user through the current page and reconstructing the current page by blocking at least a part of the first text portion while displaying the second text according to the progress.

Claims (48)

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:

receiving a request for content syncing at a current page being displayed, the current page having a first text portion and a second text portion;

tracking progress of a user through said current page; and

reconstructing the current page by blocking at least a part of said first text portion while displaying said second text according to said progress.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

blocking a least a part of subsequent pages of the current page.

3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the tracking progress comprises:

tracking a finger position of said user with respect to the current page.

4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the tracking progress comprises;

tracking an eye movement of said user with respect to the current page.

5 . The method of claim 3 further comprising:

showing content near said finger while blocking all other content on said current page.

6 . The method of claim 4 further comprising:

showing content near said eye movement while blocking all other content on said current page.

7 . The method of claim 1 wherein said blocking includes blurring out text on said current page.

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:

receiving a request for content syncing at a current page being displayed, the current page having a first text portion and a second text portion;

tracking progress of a user through said current page; and

reconstructing the current page by blocking at least a part of said first text portion while displaying said second text according to said progress.

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

blocking a least a part of subsequent pages of the current page.

10 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein the tracking progress comprises:

tracking a finger position of said user with respect to the current page.

11 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein the tracking progress comprises:

tracking an eye movement of said user with respect to the current page.

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

showing content near said finger while blocking all other content on said current page.

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

showing content near said eye movement while blocking all other content on said current page.

14 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein said blocking includes blurring out text on said current page.

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 access the instructions in memory, the processor further configured to perform a method including:

receiving a request for content syncing at a current page being displayed, the current page having a first text portion and a second text portion;

tracking progress of a user through said current page; and

reconstructing the current page by blocking at least a part of said first text portion while displaying said second text according to said progress.

16 . The computing device of claim 15 wherein said method also includes:

blocking a least a part of subsequent pages of the current page.

17 . The computing device of claim 15 wherein the tracking progress comprises:

tracking a finger position of said user with respect to the current page.

18 . The computing device of claim 15 wherein the tracking progress comprises:

tracking an eye movement of said user with respect to the current page.

19 . The computing device of claim 17 wherein said method further includes:

showing content near said finger while blocking all other content on said current page.

20 . The computing device of claim 18 wherein said method further includes:

showing content near said eye movement while blocking all other content on said current page.

21 . The computing device of claim 15 wherein said blocking includes blurring out text on said current page.

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 16, 2015
From: PARKER, NORA; LANDAU, BENJAMIN
To: KOBO INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 034738/0184 →