READER WITH ENHANCED USER FUNCTIONALITY

• US 20120311509A1
• Filed: 04/11/2012
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zinio LLC (Naviga Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Zinio LLC (Naviga Inc.)
• Inventors: Maggiotto, Richard A., Nichols, Keith B., Davis, Matthew G.
• Application Number:
  US13/444,059
• Publication Number:
  US 20120311509A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A bookmarking system including a reader interface configured to cause content to be displayed on an electronic device having a touch-sensitive screen. The system includes a bookmark module configured to add a bookmark when a user swipes downwardly on the screen, wherein the bookmark is a record relating to the content displayed on the screen during the downward swipe.

Claims

1. A bookmarking system comprising:

a reader interface configured to cause content to be displayed on an electronic device having a touch-sensitive screen; and

a bookmark module configured to add a bookmark when a user swipes downwardly on the screen, wherein the bookmark is a record relating to the content displayed on the screen during the downward swipe.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark is a record of the position of the content displayed on the screen during the downward swipe relative to other portions of the content.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark module is configured to determine when the user swipes downwardly on the screen.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark module is configured to add a bookmark only when the user swipes downwardly in an upper right quadrant of the screen.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark module is configured to add a bookmark only when the user swipes downwardly on the screen with two fingers.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark module is configured to display a bookmark icon on the relevant portion of the content displayed on the screen after the bookmark is added.

7. The system of claim 1 the bookmark module is configured to remove a previously-created bookmark when a user swipes upwardly on the screen displaying content corresponding to the previously-created bookmark.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark module is configured to store the bookmark, and is configured such that when the bookmark is later selected by a user, the bookmark module causes the electronic device to display the content corresponding to the bookmarked location.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark module is configured to store all the bookmarks created by the user.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the bookmark module is configured to display all stored bookmarks, and at least one associated quality of each stored bookmark, upon receipt of an indication of a request by a user to view all of stored bookmarks.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the bookmark module is configured to display a bookmark creation window when the user swipes downwardly on the screen, wherein the bookmark creation window has a title field in which a title of the content with which the bookmark is to be associated is enterable, and a comment field in which user comments relating to the bookmark are enterable.

12. The system of claim 1 further comprising the electronic device having the touch-sensitive screen, wherein the bookmark module takes the form of software stored in the electronic device.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the reader interface and the bookmark module both comprise software embodied in a tangible computer-readable medium.

14. A content display system comprising:

a bookmark module configured to interface with an electronic device having a touch-sensitive screen configured to electronically display content thereon, the bookmark module being configured to add a bookmark when a user swipes downwardly on the screen, wherein the bookmark is a record relating to the content displayed on the screen during the downward swipe.

15. A bookmarking method comprising:

causing content to be displayed on an electronic device having a touch-sensitive screen;

recognizing user-generated input when a user swipes downwardly on the screen; and

in response to the user-generated input, creating a bookmark corresponding to the position of content displayed on the screen during the recognizing step.

16. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions readable by an electronic device having a touch-sensitive screen and including:

instructions for causing content to be displayed on the electronic device; and

instructions for causing a bookmark to be added when a user swipes downwardly on the screen, wherein the bookmark relates to the content displayed on the screen during the downward swipe.

17. A clipping system comprising:

a reader interface configured to cause content to be displayed on an electronic device having a touch-sensitive screen; and

a clipping module configured to clip a portion of content displayed on the screen when a user forms a generally closed loop on the screen about the clipped content.

18-34. -34. (canceled)

35. A wishlisting system comprising:

a reader interface configured to cause content to be displayed on an electronic device having a touch-sensitive screen; and

a wishlist module configured to store an identifier of a content item when a user identifies the desired content item using the touch-sensitive screen.

36-48. -48. (canceled)

49. A social network interface system comprising:

a reader interface configured to cause content to be displayed on an electronic device; and

a social network module configured to, when a user carries out at least one predetermined activity, automatically query a user about sending information relating to the displayed content to a social network, or to automatically send information relating to the displayed content to a social network.

50-66. -66. (canceled)