ELECTRONIC BOOK WITH INFORMATION MANIPULATION FEATURES

• US 20090300539A1
• Filed: 06/04/2009
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1993
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Adrea LLC (Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Discovery Communications, Inc. (Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hendricks, John S.
• Application Number:
  US12/478,119
• Publication Number:
  US 20090300539A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/779
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/137 Hierarchical processing, e.g. outlines
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

An electronic book having various features for manipulating text or other information. The subscriber may highlight, cut and paste, copy and paste, and annotate information within an electronic book. A multiple page view feature permits the subscriber to simultaneously view any plurality of pages of an electronic book, and a multiple screen feature permits the subscriber to view one or more pages on a viewer having multiple screens. A picture-in-picture feature permits the subscriber to simultaneously view a page of an electronic book along with other content, such as a television program or information from another electronic book. The picture-in-picture feature may display an electronic book page as a main image wrapped around an inset image.

Claims

1. A method for highlighting portions of information of an electronic book displayed on a viewer, comprising:

displaying a portion of the electronic book on the viewer;

receiving a request from the subscriber to highlight selected information of the electronic book;

displaying a task bar for use in receiving the request; and

highlighting at least a portion of the electronic book based upon the subscriber'"'"'s request.

2. The method of claim 1, further including displaying the highlighted portion of the electronic book.

3-29. -29. (canceled)

30. An apparatus for highlighting portions of information of an electronic book displayed on a viewer, comprising:

a display module that displays a portion of an electronic book on a viewer;

a command module that receives a request from the subscriber to highlight selected information of the electronic book;

a task module that displays a task bar for use in receiving the request; and

a highlight module that highlights at least a portion of the electronic book based upon the subscriber'"'"'s request.

31. The apparatus of claim 30, further including a section module that displays the highlighted portion of the electronic book.

32-73. -73. (canceled)