SHARED BOOK READING
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying an electronic book on a parent telecommunications device;
accepting navigational inputs from the parent to navigate the electronic book while the parent is reading the electronic book aloud;
transmitting the navigational inputs and the reading of the electronic book to a child telecommunications device;
displaying the electronic book on the child telecommunications device; and
playing the reading of the electronic book on the child telecommunications device while synchronously navigating the electronic book on the child telecommunications device in accordance with the navigational inputs.
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Abstract
Techniques for sharing book reading experiences between users of different telecommunications devices are described herein.
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37 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying an electronic book on a parent telecommunications device; accepting navigational inputs from the parent to navigate the electronic book while the parent is reading the electronic book aloud; transmitting the navigational inputs and the reading of the electronic book to a child telecommunications device; displaying the electronic book on the child telecommunications device; and playing the reading of the electronic book on the child telecommunications device while synchronously navigating the electronic book on the child telecommunications device in accordance with the navigational inputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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displaying an electronic book on a child telecommunications device during a voice call between the child telecommunications device and a parent telecommunications device; and receiving navigation signals from the parent telecommunications device during the voice call to navigate the electronic book on the child telecommunications device while the parent reads the electronic book to the child by voice over the voice call. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A child telecommunications device, comprising:
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wireless communications components capable of simultaneous voice and data communications with a parent telecommunications device; a visual display; a viewer module configured to display an electronic book on the visual display during voice communication with the parent telecommunications device; and the viewer module being further configured to respond to navigational inputs from the parent telecommunications device during the voice communication to navigate the displayed electronic book while the parent reads the electronic book to the child by voice. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A parent telecommunications device, comprising:
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wireless communications components capable of simultaneous voice and data communications with a child telecommunications device; a visual display; a viewer module configured to display an electronic book on the visual display during voice communication with the child telecommunications device; the viewer module being further configured to receive navigational inputs from the parent during the voice communication to navigate the electronic book on the parent telecommunications device and the child telecommunications device while the parent reads the electronic book to the child by voice. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. One or more computer-readable media containing instructions that are executable by a processor to perform actions comprising:
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displaying an electronic book; recording a parent reading of the displayed electronic book aloud; recording navigational inputs from the parent during the reading of the electronic book; providing the recorded reading and navigational inputs for synchronized rendering along with the electronic book on a child telecommunications device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. One or more computer-readable media containing instructions that are executable by a processor to perform actions comprising:
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displaying an electronic book; playing a parent reading of the displayed electronic book; synchronously navigating the electronic book in accordance with navigational inputs from the parent while playing the parent reading of the displayed electronic book. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method comprising:
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displaying an interactive book on a parent telecommunications device; recording utterances of the parent corresponding to interactive elements of the interactive book; delivering the interactive book and recorded utterances to a child telecommunications device; displaying the interactive book on the child telecommunications device; and playing the utterances of the parent on the child telecommunications device in response to interactions with the interactive elements of the interactive book by the child. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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