EXECUTION AND VISUALIZATION METHOD FOR A COMPUTER PROGRAM OF A VIRTUAL BOOK

• US 20090064027A1
• Filed: 08/28/2008
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SYS Sistemas Y Computadores S.A.
• Original Assignee: Sistemas Y Computadores SA
• Inventors: Villamizar Hernandez, Jaime, Rueda Meneses, Martin Ariel, Navas Cadena, Alvaro, Montagut Fernandez, Paolo Andres, Caicedo Sierra, Freny Arley, Gordillo Solano, Andres Mauricio, Ramirez Rangel, Oscar Alberto, Navas Corona, Daniel, Corona, Tomas Navas, Rodriguez Acevedo, Oscar Ivan
• Application Number:
  US12/200,056
• Publication Number:
  US 20090064027A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/776
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques

Abstract

The application provides a method to catalogue and visualize books in a familiar manner for the user, since its graphic interface enables reading of the virtual book in a manner as similar as possible to that of a physical book. The contents of the books may be displayed literally or with commentary such as general comments, historic notes, illustrations, music and even other books. It also includes tools such as dictionaries in multiple languages and search tools in order to provide access to library materials.

Claims

1. A method for the execution and visualization for a computer program of a virtual book, wherein comprises the following steps:

a. To execute the computer program

b. To visualize a user'"'"'s interface

c. To visualize a review of a work

d. To select the work to be consulted

e. To select the book that is related to the work

f. To open the book selected

g. To select the starting page of the consultation

h. To advance page by page

i. To select the tools of consultation

j. To close the book consulted

2. A method for the execution and visualization for a computer program in accordance to claim 1, wherein such interface allows the visualization of the information of two pages of the book in the closest way as done with a physical book.

3. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 1, wherein the visualization of the review is performed by moving the cursor over the title of the work.

4. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 1, wherein the book selected is the main work.

5. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 4, wherein it also includes the step of selecting the language and version of the work.

6. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 1, wherein the selected book is another book from the collection, related to the chosen work.

7. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 6, wherein the collection'"'"'s books are a Complete Book, a Reader'"'"'s Book, and Related Books.

8. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 7, wherein the Association book is selected from the group that comprises:

“

Names and Places”

, “

Associated Works”

, “

Iconography”

, “

Comments”

, and others related to the work selected.

9. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 5, wherein the selection of the page may be done optionally by opening the index and by selecting one of the chapters listed therein.

10. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 1, wherein the consultation tool to be selected is chosen from a group comprised by dictionaries, audio, comments and tools, located on the connection tabs.

11. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 10, wherein the tools located in the connection tabs display a new and small book that includes the option chosen.

12. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 11, wherein when the tools dictionary, comments and connection tabs are selected, a new and small book is opened, which offers the option to moving pages forward and backward, and after the consultation id done it closes allowing the continuation of the reading of the main book which was initially consulted.

13. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 10, wherein the dictionary tool is executed and visualized by double clicking over the searched word, and when the dictionary book is open the word'"'"'s language or context are chosen.

15. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 10, wherein the audio tool is executed and visualized by double clicking over the Quaver icon located on the high end of each page, then musical work that the user wishes to hear is selected and the reproduction of such musical work is stopped by clicking on the same icon.

16. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 10, wherein the comments tool is executed by selecting the paragraph for which the comment is made, double-clocking over such paragraph then leaving a comment through a writing on the field space destined for this purpose, to then send the comment via Internet to the book'"'"'s editor who reviews the comment and edits it on the server.

17. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 10, wherein the tools located on the tabs are executed by clicking over such tabs, which display an underlined text, from which the user can look up additional information by double-clicking over such word.

18. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 17, wherein the tools located on the tabs are selected form the group comprising image, comment, a historical review and versions among others.

19. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 18, wherein when the selected tool consists of versions, one of the versions is visualized on each page, allowing the comparison with the consulted text, in the same or different language.

20. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claim 1, wherein the stage to close the book is done by clicking on the close button, located on the lower end, in the center of the consulted book.

14. A method for the execution and visualization of a computer program in accordance to claimlo, wherein the audio tool is executed and visualized by double clicking over the balloon located on the high end of each page, starting the reading of the text in the corresponding language and the reading of the book'"'"'s text is stopped by clicking on the same icon.