ELECTRONIC BOOK SYSTEM AND CONTENT SERVER
First Claim
1. An electronic book system comprising:
- a content server which retains and manages a content including an electronic book and provides a service regarding a browse of the content including the electronic book through a network; and
one or more terminals which include viewers connected to the content server through the network to browse the electronic book,wherein the viewer has a comment input unit which receives an input of a comment to be added to a desired position of the electronic book from a user and transmits information including the comment and the position to add the comment to the content server, andthe content server has a comment processing unit which retains the information of the comment transmitted from the viewer in a comment storage unit in association with the information of the user and the position to add the comment, and which acquires the information of the comment added by each user to a position of the browsing electronic book from the comment storage unit to display it in the viewer when the user browses the electronic book by using the viewer.
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Abstract
An electronic book system for providing services for improving the user convenience by sharing, acquiring and analyzing text information included in an electronic book is provided. According to a typical embodiment of the present invention, the electronic book system is made up of a content server and a terminal having a viewer connected to the content server to browse the electronic book, wherein the viewer has a comment input unit which receives an input of a comment to be added to a desired position of the electronic book and transmits information including the comment and the position to add the comment to the content server, and the content server has a comment processing unit which retains the information of the comment transmitted from the viewer in a comment storage unit in association with the information of the user and the position to add the comment and acquires the information of the comment added by each user to a position of the browsing electronic book from the comment storage unit to display it in the viewer when the user browses the electronic book by using the viewer.
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15 Claims
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1. An electronic book system comprising:
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a content server which retains and manages a content including an electronic book and provides a service regarding a browse of the content including the electronic book through a network; and one or more terminals which include viewers connected to the content server through the network to browse the electronic book, wherein the viewer has a comment input unit which receives an input of a comment to be added to a desired position of the electronic book from a user and transmits information including the comment and the position to add the comment to the content server, and the content server has a comment processing unit which retains the information of the comment transmitted from the viewer in a comment storage unit in association with the information of the user and the position to add the comment, and which acquires the information of the comment added by each user to a position of the browsing electronic book from the comment storage unit to display it in the viewer when the user browses the electronic book by using the viewer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A content server which retains and manages a content including an electronic book and provides a service regarding a browse of the content including the electronic book through a network,
the content server comprising: a comment processing unit which receives information of a comment to be added to a desired position of the electronic book input by a user from a viewer for browsing the electronic book disposed in a terminal connected to the content server through the network, retains the information in a comment storage unit in association with the information of the user and the position to add the comment, and acquires the information of the comment added by each user to a position of the browsing electronic book from the comment storage unit to display it in the viewer when the user browses the electronic book by using the viewer. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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