Supplying supplementary information for printed books
First Claim
1. A method for supplying supplementary information related to printed books, comprising the steps of:
- (A.) distributing a plurality of different printed books having respective content;
(B.) supplying a common internet web access address together with each one of said plurality of different printed books;
(C.) making a first web site accessible on said internet at said common address;
(D.) firstly displaying at said first web site, in response to each internet access of said first web site, a first set of respective hyper links corresponding to each of said different printed books; and
, (E.) secondly displaying at said first web site, in response to selection of any one of said hyper links of said first set, a further and respective set of hyper links identifying further web sites having information relevant to and underlying said respective content of said printed book corresponding to said selected hyper link of said first set.
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Abstract
A method for supplying supplementary information related to printed books comprises the steps of: distributing a plurality of different printed books having respective content; supplying a common internet web access address together with each one of the plurality of different printed books; making a first web site accessible on the internet at the common address; firstly displaying at the first web site, in response to each internet access of the first web site, a first set of respective hyper links corresponding to each of the different printed books; and, secondly displaying at the first web site, in response to selection of any one of the hyper links on the first web page, a further and respective set of hyper links identifying further web sites having information relevant to and underlying the respective content of the printed book corresponding to the selected hyper link of the first web page. A programmed computer apparatus is a platform for the first web site and comprises a graphical user interface for generating the plurality of hyper links displayed for implementing the method.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for supplying supplementary information related to printed books, comprising the steps of:
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(A.) distributing a plurality of different printed books having respective content;
(B.) supplying a common internet web access address together with each one of said plurality of different printed books;
(C.) making a first web site accessible on said internet at said common address;
(D.) firstly displaying at said first web site, in response to each internet access of said first web site, a first set of respective hyper links corresponding to each of said different printed books; and
,(E.) secondly displaying at said first web site, in response to selection of any one of said hyper links of said first set, a further and respective set of hyper links identifying further web sites having information relevant to and underlying said respective content of said printed book corresponding to said selected hyper link of said first set. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for supplying supplementary information related to printed books, comprising the steps of:
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(A.) distributing a plurality of different printed books having respective content in respective sets of selections adapted for reading by children and reading by young adults, respectively;
(B.) supplying a common internet web access address together with each one of said plurality of different printed books;
(C.) making a first web site accessible on said internet at said common address;
(D.) firstly displaying at said first web site address, in response to each internet access of said first web site, a first set of respective hyper links corresponding to adult-appropriate supplementary information and corresponding to children-and-young-adult-appropriate supplementary information;
(E.) secondly displaying at said first web site, in response to selection of said hyper link of said first set corresponding to said children-and-young-adult-appropriate supplementary information, a second set of respective hyper links corresponding to each one of said plurality of different printed books;
(F.) thirdly displaying at said first web site, in response to selection of any one of said hyper links on said second web page, a third set of hyper links identifying a first set of further web sites having information relevant to and underlying said respective content of said printed book corresponding to said selected hyper link of said first set;
(G.) fourthly displaying at said first web site, in parallel with steps (e.) and (f.) as necessary, in response to selection of said hyper link of said first set corresponding to said adult-appropriate supplementary information, a fourth set of respective hyper links corresponding to each one of said plurality of different printed books and to other books; and
,(H.) fifthly displaying at said first web site, in response to selection of any one of said hyper links of said fourth set, a fifth set of hyper links identifying further web pages of said first web site and a second set of further web sites having information relevant to and underlying said respective content of said printed book corresponding to said selected hyper link of said fourth set. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer apparatus programmed with a routine of instructions stored in a physical medium for manipulating images on a graphical user interface, said interface being adapted to supply supplemental information related to a plurality of different printed books having respective content and distributed with a common internet web site address, said computer comprising:
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first means for establishing a first internet web site at said commonly distributed internet web site address;
second means for displaying at said first web site a first set of respective hyper links corresponding to each one of said plurality of different printed books;
third means for enabling an internet link between said first web site and an internet browser accessing said internet web site address; and
,fourth means for displaying at said first web site, in response to selection of any one of said hyper links on said first web page, a further and respective set of hyper links identifying further sources having information relevant to and underlying said respective content of said printed book corresponding to said selected hyper link of said first set. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A apparatus programmed with a routine of instructions stored in a physical medium for manipulating images on a graphical user interface, said interface being adapted to supply supplemental information related to a plurality of different printed books having respective content and distributed with a common internet web site address, said computer comprising:
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first means for establishing a first internet web site at said commonly distributed internet web site address;
second means for displaying at said first web site address, in response to each internet access of said first web site, a first set of respective hyper links corresponding to adult-appropriate supplementary information and corresponding to children-and-young-adult-appropriate supplementary information;
third means for enabling an internet link between said first web site and an internet browser accessing said internet web site address;
fourth means for displaying at said first web site, in response to selection of said hyper link of said first set corresponding to said children-and-young-adult-appropriate supplementary information, a second set of respective hyper links corresponding to each one of said plurality of different printed books;
fifth means for displaying at said first web site, in response to selection of any one of said hyper links of said second set, a third set of hyper links identifying a first set of further sources of information relevant to and underlying said respective content of said printed book corresponding to said selected hyper link of said first set;
sixth means for displaying at said first web site, in response to selection of said hyper link of said first set corresponding to said adult-appropriate supplementary information, a fourth set of respective hyper links corresponding to each one of said plurality of different printed books and to other books; and
,seventh means for displaying at said first web site, in response to selection of any one of said hyper links of said fourth set, a fifth set of hyper links identifying further web pages of said first web site and a second set of further sources having information relevant to and underlying said respective content of said printed book corresponding to said selected hyper link of said fourth set. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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