METHOD AND SYSTEM TO AID IN VIEWING DIGITAL CONTENT
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1. A reading-assistance method comprising:
- receiving a string of text, the string of text comprising a plurality of words arranged in a predetermined order having at least a first word;
receiving a list of words of interest;
wherein the words of interest are a subset of the plurality of words;
tagging each of the plurality of words that corresponds to a word of interest of the words of interest;
displaying at least a portion of the plurality of words;
highlighting each of a plurality of subsets of the plurality of words for a predetermined amount of time and in a predetermined order;
wherein only one subset of the plurality of subsets is highlighted at a time;
wherein an order in which the plurality of subsets is highlighted corresponds to the predetermined order of the plurality of words; and
wherein a predetermined amount of time for highlighting a subset of the plurality of subsets that comprises a tagged word is greater than a predetermined amount of time for highlighting a subset of the plurality of subsets that comprises only non-tagged words.
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Abstract
A method designed to include a number of features which facilitate fast and accurate reading of text documents. The design of these features is based on research in the fields of visual perception, ergonomics, and usability. The method applies this research to create software which provides various assisted-reading modes.
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1. A reading-assistance method comprising:
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receiving a string of text, the string of text comprising a plurality of words arranged in a predetermined order having at least a first word; receiving a list of words of interest; wherein the words of interest are a subset of the plurality of words; tagging each of the plurality of words that corresponds to a word of interest of the words of interest; displaying at least a portion of the plurality of words; highlighting each of a plurality of subsets of the plurality of words for a predetermined amount of time and in a predetermined order; wherein only one subset of the plurality of subsets is highlighted at a time; wherein an order in which the plurality of subsets is highlighted corresponds to the predetermined order of the plurality of words; and wherein a predetermined amount of time for highlighting a subset of the plurality of subsets that comprises a tagged word is greater than a predetermined amount of time for highlighting a subset of the plurality of subsets that comprises only non-tagged words. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A reading-assistance method comprising:
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storing user-reading statistics; wherein the user-reading statistics comprise correlation data between a plurality of document types and a set of display settings used by a user to display each of the plurality of document types; storing user-specified preferences; wherein the user-specified preferences comprise settings for displaying at least one of the plurality of document types; receiving a document to be displayed, the document comprising a plurality of words arranged in a predetermined order; analyzing the document to determine a document type of the analyzed document; selecting a manner for displaying the document based in at least partial dependence on the user-reading statistics for the document type and the user-specified preferences for the document type of the analyzed document; and displaying the document in the manner. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A reading-assistance method comprising:
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receiving a string of text, the string of text and comprising a plurality of words arranged in a predetermined order; storing a list of words of interest; wherein the words of interest are a subset of the plurality of words; analyzing the string of text for the words of interest; wherein at least one area of the string of text comprising a relatively high concentration of words of interest is identified as important; wherein at least one area of the string of text comprising a relatively low concentration of words of interest is identified as non-important; displaying the string of text; wherein each of a plurality of subsets of the string of text are displayed for a predetermined amount of time and in a predetermined order; and wherein a predetermined amount of time for displaying a subset of the string of text corresponding to the at least one area identified as important is greater than a predetermined amount of time for displaying a subset of the string of text corresponding to the at least one area identified as non-important. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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