Method of and apparatus for supplementing the reading of selected passages of printed material in a book or the like by electronically reading coded indicia provided in the book at such passages to access the playing of corresponding coded tracks of pre-recorded video/audio supplemental material respectively related to the selected passages
First Claim
1. A method of supplementing the materials of various passages of different printed book descriptive materials during a reader'"'"'s reading of the same, with visual supplemental materials, and optionally with audio, correspondingly specifically related to and/or expanding upon the specific subject matter of the various passages of printed descriptive materials, that comprises, electronically storing on tracks of a recorded storage medium pluralities of such visual supplemental information, each so related specifically to the subject matter of different corresponding passages of the printed descriptive material in the book, and provided with accessing coding specific to each such track of the medium;
- printing or otherwise applying and displaying on the pages of the book alongside each of the various descriptive material passages, an electronically readable code indicia corresponding specifically to that coded track of the medium containing the recorded specific visual/audio supplemental material related to the corresponding specific printed descriptive material passage;
providing an electronic wand for remotely selectively accessing the respective tracks of a medium player available to the book reader, and controlling the visual/audio playing of the same for displaying/reproducing to the reader said supplemental visual information recorded on the respective tracks; and
further providing to the book reader an electronic reader of said coded indicia, adapted to actuate the electronic wand to playback respective coded tracks of the medium in the player in accordance with the book reader applying the electronic indicia reader to the respective code indicia in the book, thereby to enable the book reader, contemporaneously with reading, to watch/listen to the played-back visual/audio supplemental material and while, if desired, continuing the facility for simultaneously re-reading the corresponding printed passage in the book during, before or after such playback.
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Abstract
A technique and apparatus for supplementing different subject-matter book passages at the option of the reader with external visual/audio supplementary material on the corresponding respective different subject matters through coded indicia provided at said passages and readable by an electronic reader controlling a storage-medium visual/audio player wand for accessing the playing of such corresponding supplementary visual/audio material from corresponding coded tracks of the medium corresponding to the code indicia in the book.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of supplementing the materials of various passages of different printed book descriptive materials during a reader'"'"'s reading of the same, with visual supplemental materials, and optionally with audio, correspondingly specifically related to and/or expanding upon the specific subject matter of the various passages of printed descriptive materials, that comprises, electronically storing on tracks of a recorded storage medium pluralities of such visual supplemental information, each so related specifically to the subject matter of different corresponding passages of the printed descriptive material in the book, and provided with accessing coding specific to each such track of the medium;
- printing or otherwise applying and displaying on the pages of the book alongside each of the various descriptive material passages, an electronically readable code indicia corresponding specifically to that coded track of the medium containing the recorded specific visual/audio supplemental material related to the corresponding specific printed descriptive material passage;
providing an electronic wand for remotely selectively accessing the respective tracks of a medium player available to the book reader, and controlling the visual/audio playing of the same for displaying/reproducing to the reader said supplemental visual information recorded on the respective tracks; and
further providing to the book reader an electronic reader of said coded indicia, adapted to actuate the electronic wand to playback respective coded tracks of the medium in the player in accordance with the book reader applying the electronic indicia reader to the respective code indicia in the book, thereby to enable the book reader, contemporaneously with reading, to watch/listen to the played-back visual/audio supplemental material and while, if desired, continuing the facility for simultaneously re-reading the corresponding printed passage in the book during, before or after such playback. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- printing or otherwise applying and displaying on the pages of the book alongside each of the various descriptive material passages, an electronically readable code indicia corresponding specifically to that coded track of the medium containing the recorded specific visual/audio supplemental material related to the corresponding specific printed descriptive material passage;
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8. A method of supplementing the material of various passages on pages of descriptive written materials with corresponding visual and/or audio supplemental materials specifically and respectively related to and/or expanding upon the subject matter of said passages, that comprises, recording for playback on a player such supplemental materials and in respective subject-matter coded tracks;
- placing on the pages, coded indicia corresponding to said coded tracks of the supplemental recorded materials and near the regions of the respective corresponding subject-matter written passages; and
electronically reading the indicia at the selected passages, automatically to actuate the playback of the player of the supplemental recorded material tracks corresponding to the respective selected written passages.
- placing on the pages, coded indicia corresponding to said coded tracks of the supplemental recorded materials and near the regions of the respective corresponding subject-matter written passages; and
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9. Apparatus for supplementing the materials of various passages of different printed book descriptive materials during a reader'"'"'s reading of the same, with visual supplemental materials, optionally with audio, correspondingly specifically related to and/or expanding upon the specific subject matter of the various passages of printed descriptive materials, having, in combination, an electronically recorded storage medium storing tracks of pluralities of such visual supplemental information, each so related specifically to the subject matter of a different corresponding passage of the printed descriptive material in the book, and provided with accessing coding specific to each such track of the medium;
- electronically readable code indicia printed or otherwise applied and displayed on the pages of the book alongside each of the various descriptive material passages, the indicia corresponding specifically to that coded track of the medium containing the recorded specific visual/audio supplemental material related to the corresponding specific printed descriptive material passage;
an electronic wand for remotely selectively accessing the respective tracks of a medium player available to the book reader, and for controlling the visual/audio playing of the same for displaying/reproducing to the reader said supplemental visual information recorded on the respective tracks; and
an electronic reader of said coded indicia, adapted for the reader to actuate the electronic wand to play back respective coded tracks of the medium in the player in accordance with the book reader applying the electronic indicia reader to the respective code indicia in the book, thereby to enable the book reader, contemporaneously with reading, to watch/listen to the played-back visual/audio supplemental material and while, if desired, continuing the facility for simultaneously re-reading the corresponding printed passage in the book during, before or after such playback. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- electronically readable code indicia printed or otherwise applied and displayed on the pages of the book alongside each of the various descriptive material passages, the indicia corresponding specifically to that coded track of the medium containing the recorded specific visual/audio supplemental material related to the corresponding specific printed descriptive material passage;
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20. Apparatus for supplementing the material of various passages on pages of descriptive written materials with corresponding visual and/or audio supplemental materials specifically and respectively related to and/or expanding upon the subject matter of said passages, that comprises, a recorded storage medium for playback on a player of such supplemental materials recorded in respective subject-matter coded tracks;
- coded indicia corresponding to said coded tracks of the supplemental recorded materials placed on the pages near the regions of the respective corresponding subject-matter written passages; and
an electronic reader for reading the coded indicia at the selected passages, automatically to effect actuation of the playback of the player of the supplemental recorded material tracks corresponding to the respective selected written passages.
- coded indicia corresponding to said coded tracks of the supplemental recorded materials placed on the pages near the regions of the respective corresponding subject-matter written passages; and
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21. A method of supplementing the material of various passages on pages of descriptive written materials with corresponding visual and/or audio supplemental materials specifically and respectively related to and/or expanding upon the subject matter of said passages, that comprises, recording for playback on a player such supplemental materials and in respective subject-matter coded tracks;
- placing on the pages, coded indicia corresponding to said coded tracks of the supplemental recorded materials and near the regions of the respective corresponding subject-matter written passages; and
enabling a reader of the written materials to communicate selected indicia to the player, automatically to actuate the playback of the player of the supplemental recorded material tracks corresponding to the respective selected written passages. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
- placing on the pages, coded indicia corresponding to said coded tracks of the supplemental recorded materials and near the regions of the respective corresponding subject-matter written passages; and
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24. A method of supplementing the material of various passages on pages of descriptive written materials with corresponding visual, pictorial, or video supplemental materials specifically and respectively related to and/or expanding upon the subject matter of respective of said passages, that comprises, electronically storing in a storage medium of a playback system such supplemental materials and in corresponding respective subject-matter coded tracks;
- placing on the pages, coded indicia corresponding to said coded tracks of the supplemental materials stored in the storage medium, and near the regions of the respective corresponding relevant subject-matter written passages; and
enabling a reader to select written materials and to communicate the corresponding selected indicia to the storage medium playback system, automatically to actuate said system to play back from the storage medium for viewing on the playback system by the reader, the supplemental stored material of the respective tracks corresponding to the respective selected written passages. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
- placing on the pages, coded indicia corresponding to said coded tracks of the supplemental materials stored in the storage medium, and near the regions of the respective corresponding relevant subject-matter written passages; and
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