Process for contextualizing position

• US 10,552,514 B1
• Filed: 02/25/2015
• Issued: 02/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Marcum, Stanton Todd, Bacus, Michael Patrick, Gray, Timothy Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Amin, Mustafa A
• Application Number:
  US14/631,003
• Time in Patent Office: 1,805 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191

Abstract

Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for emphasizing particular text in reflowable content. Primary text, such as keywords or sentences related to a most recent input, and secondary text, such as row(s) of text including the keywords and/or sentences, are determined. The primary text may be emphasized using a first effect and the secondary text may be emphasized using a second effect, while an opacity of non-emphasized text may be reduced. Content is displayed initially with the first effect, the second effect and the reduced opacity, and an animation sequence removes the first effect and the second effect and increases the opacity in intervals until the content is displayed uniformly. Thus content that is of interest to a reader (such as a previous reading location) may be emphasized when a screen refreshes with reflowed content.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

presenting, on a display of an electronic reader device, a first portion of reflowable content, the first portion including a link to a first location in a second portion of the reflowable content, wherein the first and second portions are both included in a collection of text that reflows as a unit, the second portion including first text and second text, the first text being at the first location;

determining that the link has been selected; and

in response to determining that the link has been selected;

presenting, on the display at a first time, a first version of the second portion, the first version having a first visual effect associated with the first text to emphasize the first text, and

presenting, on the display at a second time corresponding to a predetermined interval subsequent to the first time, a second version of the second portion, the second version being free of the first visual effect associated with the first text.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a row of text in the second portion, the row of text including the first text; and

presenting, on the display at a third time in between the first time and the second time, a third version of the second portion, the third version including the first visual effect associated with the first text and a second visual effect that emphasizes the row of text, the second version being free of the second visual effect that emphasizes the row of text.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a row of text in the second portion, the row of text including the first text;

identifying third text and fourth text in the second text, the third text including first rows of text adjacent to the row of text, the fourth text including second rows of text adjacent to the first rows of text; and

presenting, on the display at a third time in between the first time and the second time, a third version of the second portion, the third version including the first visual effect associated with the first text and a second visual effect associated with the fourth text, the second visual effect corresponding to a decrease in an opacity of the fourth text, the second version being free of the second visual effect associated with the fourth text.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing the first version to have a second visual effect associated with the second text to deemphasize the second text; and

causing the second version to be free of the second visual effect associated with the second text.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the second text surrounds the first text.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein:

the second visual effect corresponds to a decrease in an opacity of the second text by a first amount; and

the method further comprises;

presenting, on the display at a third time in between the first time and the second time, a third version of the second portion, the third version including the first visual effect associated with the first text and a third visual effect associated with the second text, the third visual effect corresponding to a decrease in the opacity of the second text by a second amount less than the first amount, and

presenting, on the display at a fourth time in between the third time and the second time, a fourth version of the second portion, the fourth version including the first visual effect associated with the first text and a fourth visual effect associated with the second text, the fourth visual effect corresponding to a decrease in the opacity of the second text by a third amount less than the second amount.

7. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

presenting, on a display, a first portion of reflowable content, the first portion including a link to a first location in a second portion of the reflowable content, wherein the first and second portions are both included in a collection of text that reflows as a unit the second portion including first text and second text, the first text being at the first location;

receiving a first command corresponding to selection of the link; and

in response to receiving the first command;

presenting, on the display at a first time, a first version of the second portion, the first version having a first visual effect associated with the first text to emphasize the first text, and

presenting, on the display at a second time corresponding to a predetermined interval subsequent to the first time, a second version of the second portion, the second version being free of the first visual effect associated with the first text.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the first visual effect corresponds to at least one of an emboldening of the first text for an electronic ink display or a highlighting of the first text for a color display.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

determining a first segment of the second text, the first segment including a segment of the second portion of the reflowable content adjacent to the first text;

determining a second segment of the second text, the second segment including a segment of the second portion of the reflowable content adjacent to the first segment; and

subsequent to the first time and prior to the second time, presenting, on the display, a third version of the second portion, the third version including the first visual effect associated with the first text, a second visual effect associated with the first segment, and a third visual effect associated with the second segment, the second version being free of the second visual effect associated with the first segment and the third visual effect associated with the second segment.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

subsequent to the first time and prior to the second time, presenting, on the display at a third time, a third version of the second portion, the third version including the first visual effect associated with the first text and a second visual effect associated with the second text, the second version being free of the second visual effect associated with the second text; and

subsequent to the third time and prior to the second time, presenting, on the display at a fourth time, a fourth version of the second portion, the fourth version including the first visual effect associated with the first text and a third visual effect associated with the second text, the second version being free of the third visual effect associated with the second text.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

causing first version to have a second visual effect associated with the second text to deemphasize the second text; and

causing the second version to be free of the second visual effect associated with the second text.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, further comprising:

identifying third text within the second portion; and

subsequent to the first time and prior to the second time, presenting, on the display, a third version of the second portion, the third version including the first visual effect associated with the first text and a third visual effect associated with the third text, the second version being free of the third visual effect associated with the third text.

13. A computing device, comprising:

a display;

at least one processor; and

a memory device including instructions operable to be executed by the at least one processor to cause the computing device to;

present a first portion of reflowable content on the display, the first portion including a link to a first location in a second portion of the reflowable content, wherein the first and second portions are both included in a collection of text that reflows as a unit, the second portion including first text and second text, the first text being at the first location;

receive a first command corresponding to selection of the link; and

in response to receiving the first command;

present, on the display at a first time, a first version of the second portion of the reflowable content, the first version having a first visual effect associated with the first text to emphasize the first text, and

present, on the display at a second time corresponding to a predetermined interval subsequent to the first time, a second version of the second portion of the reflowable content, the second version being free of the first visual effect associated with the first text.

14. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the first visual effect corresponds to at least one of an emboldening of the first text for an electronic ink display or a highlighting of the first text for a color display.

15. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the memory device includes additional instructions operable to be executed by the at least one processor to further cause the computing device to:

determine a first segment of the second text, the first segment including a segment of the second portion of the reflowable content adjacent to the first text;

determine a second segment of the second text, the second segment including a segment of the second portion of the reflowable content adjacent to the first segment; and

subsequent to the first time and prior to the second time, present, on the display, a third version of the second portion, the third version including the first visual effect associated with the first text, a second visual effect associated with the first segment, and a third visual effect associated with the second segment, the second version being free of the second visual effect associated with the first segment and the third visual effect associated with the second segment.

16. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the memory device includes additional instructions operable to be executed by the at least one processor to further cause the computing device to:

subsequent to the first time and prior to the second time, present, on the display at a third time, a third version of the second portion, the third version including the first visual effect associated with the first text and a second visual effect associated with the second text, the second version being free of the second visual effect associated with the second text; and

subsequent to the third time and prior to the second time, present, on the display at a fourth time, a fourth version of the second portion, the fourth version including the first visual effect associated with the first text and a third visual effect associated with the second text, the second version being free of the third visual effect associated with the second text.

17. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the memory device includes additional instructions operable to be executed by the at least one processor to further cause the computing device to:

cause the first version to have a second visual effect associated with the second text to deemphasize the second text; and

cause the second version to be free of the second visual effect associated with the second text.

18. The computing device of claim 17, wherein the memory device includes additional instructions operable to be executed by the at least one processor to further cause the computing device to:

identify third text within the second portion; and

subsequent to the first time and prior to the second time, present, on the display, a third version of the second portion, the third version including the first visual effect associated with the first text and a third visual effect associated with the third text, the second version being free of the third visual effect associated with the third text.