METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHELVING DIGITAL CONTENT ITEMS FOR RESTRICTED ACCESS WITHIN AN E-LIBRARY COLLECTION
A method and system of shelving digital content items, including e-books, for restricted access within an e-library collection. The method is executed in a processor of a computing device, the computing device further including a display screen and a memory storing instructions and a database of fingerprint records associated with respective ones of a plurality of enrollees, and comprises receiving, at the display screen, a selection of a digital content item stored within an e-library collection of digital content items, receiving, at a fingerprint authentication interface, a superimposed fingerprint; authenticating the superimposed fingerprint by detecting a valid fingerprint record match with one of the plurality of enrollees; and requesting an input transferring the selected digital content item to a restricted-access digital bookshelf location in the memory.
1 . A method executed in a processor of a computing device, the computing device comprising a display screen, a memory storing instructions, and a database of fingerprint records associated with respective ones of a plurality of enrollees, the method comprising:
receiving, at the display screen, a selection of a digital content item stored within an e-library collection of digital content items;
receiving, at a fingerprint authentication interface, a superimposed fingerprint;
authenticating the superimposed fingerprint by detecting a valid fingerprint record match with one of the plurality of enrollees; and
requesting an input transferring the selected digital content item to a restricted-access digital bookshelf location in the memory.
2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising automatically storing the selected digital content item in the digital bookshelf location.
3 . The method of claim 2 further comprising showing the selected digital content item in the digital bookshelf within a display of the e-library collection of digital content items.
4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the selected digital content item stored in the restricted-access digital bookshelf is made accessible for digital reading at the display screen only upon a further authentication matching the valid fingerprint record.
5 . The method of claim 1 wherein the input transferring the selected digital content item is preceded by a precursor input pertaining to creating a shelf name for the restricted-access digital bookshelf.
6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the input transferring the selected digital content item further comprises:
showing a list of pre-existing restricted-access digital bookshelves; and
selecting a respective digital bookshelf from the list for transference of the selected digital content item thereto.
7 . The method of claim 1 wherein the display screen is a touchscreen display.
8 . The method of claim 1 wherein the digital content item is an e-book.
9 . The method of claim 8 wherein the e-book is one of an e-magazine and an e-comic.
10 . The method of claim 1 wherein the fingerprint authenticating interface is provided on a front surface of the computing device.
11 . A computing device comprising:
a memory that stores a set of instructions, a digital content item and a database of fingerprint records associated with respective ones of a plurality of enrollees;
a display screen to display a digital content item stored within an e-library collection of digital content items; and
a processor that access the instructions in memory, the processor further configured to:
receive a selection of a digital content item stored within an e-library collection of digital content items;
receive, at a fingerprint authentication interface, a superimposed fingerprint;
authenticate the superimposed fingerprint by detecting a valid fingerprint record match with one of the plurality of enrollees; and
request an input transferring the selected digital content item to a restricted-access digital bookshelf location in the memory.
12 . The computing device of claim 11 further wherein the processor is further configured to automatically store selected digital content item in the digital bookshelf location.
13 . The computing device of claim 12 further wherein the selected digital content item is shown in the digital bookshelf within a display of the e-library collection of digital content items.
14 . The computing device of claim 13 wherein the selected digital content item stored in the restricted-access digital bookshelf is made accessible for digital reading at the display screen only upon a further authentication matching the valid fingerprint record.
15 . The computing device of claim 11 wherein the processor is further configured to:
show a list of pre-existing restricted-access digital bookshelves; and
receive selection of a respective digital bookshelf from the list for transference of the selected digital content item thereto.
16 . The computing device of claim 11 wherein the digital content item is an e-book.
17 . The computing device of claim 16 wherein the e-book is one of an e-magazine and an e-comic.
18 . The computing device of claim 11 wherein the fingerprint authenticating interface is provided on a front surface of the computing device.
19 . The computing device of claim 11 wherein the display screen is a touchscreen display.
20 . The computing device of claim 11 wherein the fingerprint authenticating interface is coincident with a home button provided on a front surface of the computing device.