CUSTOM NARRATION OF ELECTRONIC BOOKS
First Claim
1. A method for creating a custom narration for a book, the book comprising text, the method comprising:
- making a recording of a narrator, wherein the recording comprises a first portion that is a reading of a subset of the digital text aloud and a second portion that is an additional utterance, the first portion and the second portion together not corresponding precisely to a selection from the digital text;
determining, by a processor, a first correlation between the first portion of the recording and a first segment of the text;
determining a second correlation between the second portion and a component of the book; and
storing the first and second correlations such that upon playback, the first portion is presented as corresponding to the first segment and the second portion is presented as corresponding to the component.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for correlating an electronic book with a narration. A correlation is determined between a first portion of the narration and a first segment of the text within the electronic book. The correlation is stored as instructions to present the first segment of the text with emphasis simultaneously with playback of the first the portion of the narration. A determination is made that a second portion of the audio recording, immediately following the first portion, does not match a second segment of the text that immediately follows the first segment. A correlation between the second portion and a component of the electronic book is determined and stored as instructions to present the component with emphasis simultaneously with playback of the second portion of the narration.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for creating a custom narration for a book, the book comprising text, the method comprising:
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making a recording of a narrator, wherein the recording comprises a first portion that is a reading of a subset of the digital text aloud and a second portion that is an additional utterance, the first portion and the second portion together not corresponding precisely to a selection from the digital text; determining, by a processor, a first correlation between the first portion of the recording and a first segment of the text; determining a second correlation between the second portion and a component of the book; and storing the first and second correlations such that upon playback, the first portion is presented as corresponding to the first segment and the second portion is presented as corresponding to the component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method of correlating an electronic book with a narration, wherein the electronic book includes text, comprising:
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determining, by a processor, a match between a first portion of the narration and a first segment of the text; storing instructions for presenting with emphasis the first segment simultaneously with the first portion; determining that a second portion of the narration, that immediately follows the first portion, does not match a second segment of the text that immediately follows the first segment; determining an association between the second portion and a component of the electronic book; and storing instructions to present with emphasis the component simultaneously with the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method of presenting an electronic book in correlation with a narration, wherein the electronic book includes text, comprising:
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responsive to a match between a first portion of the narration and a first segment of the text, presenting with emphasis the first segment simultaneously with the first portion of the narration; and responsive to a second portion of the narration that immediately follows the first portion not matching a second segment of the text that immediately follows the first segment, determining, with a processor, an association between the second portion and a component of the electronic book; and presenting with emphasis the component simultaneously with the second portion of the narration. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A system for creating a custom narration for a book, the book comprising text, the system comprising:
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a processor; a data store, storing an electronic representation of a narration, the electronic representation having first and second portions; and a correlation module, communicatively coupled to the data store and the processor, configured to determine a first correlation between the first portion and a first segment of the text and determine a second correlation between the second portion and a component of the book. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product that comprises a non-transient computer readable storage medium containing computer executable instructions for correlating a book with a narration, wherein the book includes text, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to determine a match between a first portion of the narration and a first segment of the text; instructions to determine that a second portion of the narration, that immediately follows the first portion, does not match a second segment of the text that immediately follows the first segment; instructions to determine an association between the second portion of the narration and a component of the electronic book. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program product that comprises a non-transient computer readable storage medium containing computer executable instructions for presenting an electronic book in correlation with a narration, wherein the electronic book includes text, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to present with emphasis a first segment of the text simultaneously with a first portion of the narration responsive to a match between the first portion of the narration and the first segment of the text; instructions to determine an association between a second portion of the narration, that immediately follows the first portion, and a component of the electronic book, responsive to the second portion not matching a second segment of the text that immediately follows the first segment; and presenting with emphasis the component simultaneously with the second portion of the narration. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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