SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR READING MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC BOOKS ON PORTABLE READERS
First Claim
1. A method for displaying an electronic publication comprising:
- opening a root level folder in the electronic publication;
retrieving a file from the root level folder;
rendering a page of the electronic publication in accordance with instructions contained in the file;
accessing an image folder in accordance with instructions contained in the file;
retrieving an image from the image folder;
displaying the image on the page in accordance with instructions contained in the file;
accessing an audio folder in accordance with instructions contained in the file;
retrieving an audio file from the audio folder; and
playing the audio file in connection with the page in accordance with instructions contained in the file.
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Abstract
A platform agnostic digital publication format that supports rendered and resizable text, illustrations and graphics, “read to me” features and interactive functionality. The format takes advantage of the alternate renditions feature of the OCF of the EPUB® specification and includes both a ShockWave Flash (SWF) based rendition and a HyperText Markup Language (HTML), Java Script (JS), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) based implementation. In order to avoid duplicating large components (graphics, audio, etc.), files containing those components are not embedded in the SWF files, but are rather externally referenced by both the SWF and the HTML files. A strict and consistent folder structure and file-naming convention improves efficiency and reduces the potential for error.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for displaying an electronic publication comprising:
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opening a root level folder in the electronic publication; retrieving a file from the root level folder; rendering a page of the electronic publication in accordance with instructions contained in the file; accessing an image folder in accordance with instructions contained in the file; retrieving an image from the image folder; displaying the image on the page in accordance with instructions contained in the file; accessing an audio folder in accordance with instructions contained in the file; retrieving an audio file from the audio folder; and playing the audio file in connection with the page in accordance with instructions contained in the file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A reader for displaying an electronic publication comprising:
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a display; an audio subsystem capable of playing audio files; a memory, the memory storing the electronic publication; and control circuitry coupled to the display and coupled to the memory, the control circuitry operable to; open a root level folder in the electronic publication; retrieve a file from the root level folder; render a page of the electronic publication on the display in accordance with instructions contained in the file; access an image folder in accordance with instructions contained in the file; retrieve an image from the image folder; display the image on the page displayed on the display in accordance with instructions contained in the file; access an audio folder in accordance with instructions contained in the file; retrieve an audio file from the audio folder; and play the audio file using the audio subsystem in accordance with instructions contained in the file. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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