VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR A DIGITAL WORK

• US 20130080881A1
• Filed: 09/27/2011
• Published: 03/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Goodspeed, Joshua M., Hamaker, Janna, Iser, Adam J., Killalea, Tom, Patnia, Abhishek, Taborisskaya, Alla
• Granted Patent: US 10,108,706 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/251
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3328 using graphical result space presentation or visualisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/338 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/34 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/10 Text processing natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30; processing or translation of natural language G06F40/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/221 Parsing markup language streams streaming G06F40/149
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

In some implementations, a device displays supplemental information in connection with a digital work. The supplemental information may include a visual representation that represents one or more occurrences of an object in the digital work. The visual representation may include an area representative of an expanse of the digital work. At least one marking is located in the area in correlation to a location of an occurrence of the object in the digital work. In some examples, the visual representation may include a plurality of markings representing multiple occurrences of the object in the digital work, with a first or leftmost marking positioned in the area in proportion to a first occurrence of the object in the digital work. A second or rightmost marking may be positioned in the area in proportion to a final occurrence of the object in the digital work.

Claims

1. One or more computer-readable media maintaining instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device to perform operations comprising:

displaying a digital work on a display of the electronic device, the digital work including text content;

receiving, by the electronic device, a selection of an object of text identified in the digital work;

determining, from an index, a plurality of locations in the digital work of occurrences of the object; and

presenting, on the display, a visual representation representative of the plurality of occurrences of the object in the digital work, the visual representation including;

a first side representative of a beginning of the digital work;

a second side representative of an end of the digital work;

an area located between the first side and the second side representative of a length of a total text content of the digital work; and

a plurality of markings, including at least a first marking located in the area at a first location proportional to a location of a first occurrence of the object in the text content of the digital work out of the total text content of the digital work, and a second marking located in the area at a second location proportional to a location of a last occurrence of the object in the text content of the digital work out of the total text content of the digital work.

2. The computer-readable media as recited in claim 1, the visual representation further comprising at least one third marking located in the area between the first marking and the second marking, the at least one third marking being representative of at least one occurrence of the object in the text content of the digital work between the first occurrence in the text content and the last occurrence in the text content.

3. The computer-readable media as recited in claim 1, wherein:

the area represents a total number of pages in the digital work; and

each marking is a bar located in the area according to a location of a corresponding page in the digital work out of the total number pages in the digital work.

4. The computer-readable media as recited in claim 3, wherein a height of the bar indicates a number of occurrences of the object on the corresponding page in the digital work.

5. The computer-readable media as recited in claim 3, wherein a shade or color of the bar indicates a number of occurrences of the object on the corresponding page in the digital work.

6. The computer-readable media as recited in claim 1, wherein:

the area represents a total number of pages in the digital work;

each marking is a circle located in the area according to a location of a corresponding page in the digital work; and

a size of the circle indicates a number of occurrences of the object on the corresponding page of the digital work.

7. The computer-readable media as recited in claim 1, wherein:

the area represents a total number of pages in the digital work;

each marking is a peak according to a location of a corresponding portion of the digital work; and

an altitude of each peak in relation to a baseline indicates a maximum number of occurrences of the object at the corresponding portion of the digital work.

8. A device comprising:

a display;

one or more processors;

one or more computer-readable media; and

a module maintained on the one or more computer-readable media and executed on the one or more processors to present, on the display, a visual representation that represents one or more occurrences of an object in a digital work, the visual representation including;

an area representative of an expanse of the digital work; and

at least one marking located in the area in correlation to a location of an occurrence of the object in the digital work.

9. The device as recited in claim 8, wherein the area extends from a first side representative of a beginning of the digital work to a second side representative of an end of the digital work.

10. The device as recited in claim 9, wherein:

the expanse of the digital work is a total number of pages included in the digital work; and

the at least one marking is located in the area at a location between the first side and the second side that is proportional to a location of a corresponding page of the occurrence in the digital work between a first page of the digital work and a last page of the digital work.

11. The device as recited in claim 9, wherein:

the expanse of the digital work is a total number of locations assigned to parts of the digital work; and

the at least one marking is located in the area at a position between the first side and the second side that is proportional to a particular location of the occurrence in the digital work between a first location at a beginning of the digital work and a last location at an end of the digital work.

12. The device as recited in claim 9, wherein:

there are a plurality of the markings;

a first marking nearest to the first side represents a first occurrence of the object in the digital work; and

a second marking nearest to the second side represents a final occurrence of the object in the digital work.

13. The device as recited in claim 8, wherein the at least one marking is a bar located in the area according to a position of a corresponding location of the occurrence in the expanse of the digital work.

14. The device as recited in claim 13, wherein a height of the bar indicates a number of occurrences of the object at the corresponding location of the occurrence in the digital work.

15. The device as recited in claim 13, wherein a shade or color of the bar indicates a number of occurrences of the object at the corresponding location in the digital work.

16. The device as recited in claim 8, wherein:

the marking is a circle located in the area at a position corresponding to a location of the occurrence in the digital work; and

a size of the circle indicates a number of occurrences of the object at the location in the digital work.

17. The device as recited in claim 8, wherein:

the marking is a peak located in the area at a position corresponding to a location of the occurrence in the digital work; and

an altitude of the peak in relation to a baseline indicates a number of occurrences of the object at the location in the digital work.

18. The device as recited in claim 8, wherein:

the expanse of the digital work is a total runtime of the digital work; and

the at least one marking is located in the area at a location corresponding to an elapsed time at which the occurrence occurs in the digital work out of the total runtime of the digital work.

19. The device as recited in claim 8, wherein the object is at least one of:

a character in the digital work;

a person mentioned in the digital work;

a place mentioned in the digital work;

a thing mentioned in the digital work;

an interaction between characters in the digital work;

an organization mentioned in the digital work;

a relationship between characters in the digital work;

a popular highlight in the digital work;

a theme in the digital work;

a scene in the digital work;

an event mentioned in the digital work;

a phrase used in the digital work;

a topic mentioned in the digital work;

a citation provided in the digital work;

or

a time period associated with the digital work.

20. A method comprising:

under control of one or more processors of an electronic device specifically configured with executable instructions,

receiving a selection of an object in a digital work;

determining a location of at least one occurrence of the object in the digital work; and

providing a visual representation of the at least one occurrence, the visual representation including at least one marking corresponding to a position of at least one occurrence of the object in proportion to a total expanse of the digital work.

21. The method as recited in claim 20, wherein:

the total expanse of the digital work is a total number of pages in the digital work; and

providing the visual representation includes providing the visual representation with at least one position of at least one occurrence of the object in proportion to a corresponding page of the digital work in proportion to the total number of pages of the digital work.

22. The method as recited in claim 20, wherein:

the total expanse of the digital work is a total number of locations of parts of the digital work; and

the operation of providing the visual representation includes providing the visual representation with at least one position of at least one occurrence of the object in proportion to a corresponding location in the digital work in proportion to the total number of locations of the digital work.

23. The method as recited in claim 20, wherein:

the total expanse of the digital work is a total number of locations of parts of the digital work; and

the operation of providing the visual representation includes providing the visual representation with a marking corresponding to least one position of at least one occurrence of the object in proportion to a corresponding location in the digital work in proportion to the total number of locations of the digital work.

24. The method as recited in claim 20, wherein:

the expanse of the digital work is a total runtime of the digital work; and

the at least one marking is located at a position corresponding to an elapsed time at which the occurrence occurs in the digital work out of the total runtime of the digital work.

25. The method as recited in claim 20, wherein:

the visual representation includes an area;

there are a plurality of the markings;

a first marking nearest to a first side of the area represents a first occurrence of the object in the digital work; and

a second marking nearest to a second side of the area represents a final occurrence of the object in the digital work.

26. The method as recited in claim 20, wherein determining the location of the at least one occurrence of the object in the digital work comprises referring to a listing for the object in an index, the index providing the location of the at least one occurrence of the object in the digital work.

27. One or more computer-readable media maintaining instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device to perform operations comprising:

presenting a visual representation that represents at least one occurrence of an object in content of a digital work, the visual representation including;

an area representative of an expanse of a total content of the digital work; and

at least one marking located in the area at a location proportional to a location of the at least one occurrence of the object in the content of the digital work out of the total content of the digital work.

28. The computer-readable media as recited in claim 27, wherein:

there are a plurality of separate occurrences of the object in a plurality of locations in the digital work; and

the visual representation further comprises;

a first side of the area representative of a beginning of the digital work;

a second side of the area representative of an end of the digital work;

a plurality of the markings located in the area between the first side and the second side, with a first marking nearest to the first side representing a first occurrence of the object in the content of the digital work and a second marking nearest to the second side representing a final occurrence of the object in the content of the digital work.

29. The computer-readable media as recited in claim 28, the visual representation further comprising at least one third marking located in the area between the first marking and the second marking, the at least one third marking being representative of at least one occurrence of the object in the content of the digital work between the first occurrence in the content and the last occurrence in the content.

30. The computer-readable media as recited in claim 27, wherein:

the area represents a total number of pages in the digital work; and

the at least one marking is a bar located in the area according to a location of a corresponding page of the at least one occurrence of the object in the digital work out of the total number pages in the digital work.

31. The computer-readable media as recited in claim 30, wherein a height of the bar indicates a number of occurrences of the object on the corresponding page in the digital work.

32. The computer-readable media as recited in claim 30, wherein a shade or color of the bar indicates a number of occurrences of the object on the corresponding page in the digital work.