Programmable virtual book system

• US 20060103629A1
• Filed: 12/29/2005
• Published: 05/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sino Star Global Ltd.
• Original Assignee: E-BOOK SYSTEMS PTE. LTD.
• Inventors: Ho, Seng Beng, Seet, Chern Hway
• Granted Patent: US 7,304,635 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 345/901 Electronic book with display

Abstract

An electronic information browsing system that provides a book-like interface—a virtual book—for presenting electronic contents. Specifically, an electronic information browsing system that allows users to configure its behavior via data and program specification encapsulated in a dynamic file format. Configurable behavior includes but not limited to the kind of contents to be displayed in the virtual book, the sources of the contents to be displayed, the static aspects of the virtual book such as the book dimensions and the dynamic aspects of the virtual book such as when a page is to be flipped, how the flipping of pages is contingent upon the execution of certain pre-specified events, etc.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an electronic book, comprising steps of:

controlling said electronic book with an electronic book behavior specification containing a static specification; and

controlling said electronic book with a dynamic specification, said dynamic specification configured to allow an electronic book behavior to be reprogrammed via a user-initiated command or an automatically-initiated command.