METHOD FOR SHARING NOTES OF AN ELECTRONIC BOOK AND ELECTRONIC READER THEREOF, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
First Claim
1. A method for sharing notes of an electronic book, comprising:
- comparing an identification information of a note file so as to determine whether the note file corresponds to the electronic book according to a book information of the electronic book;
receiving the note file and transferring the note file to an electronic reader displaying the electronic book when the note file corresponds to the electronic book; and
stacking at least one note layer included in the note file above an electronic page of the electronic book which is displayed on a user interface of the electronic reader, and displaying the stacked note layer on the user interface,wherein the note layer includes at least one auxiliary annotation associated with content of the electronic page and the note layer is independent of the electronic page.
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Abstract
A method for sharing notes of an electronic book (E-book) is illustrated. The method includes steps of: comparing an identification information of a note file with a book information of the electronic book for determining whether the note file corresponds to the electronic book; receiving and transferring the note file to an electronic reader displaying the electronic book when the note file corresponds to the electronic book; stacking and displaying at least one note layer included in the note file above an electronic page of electronic book displayed on a user interface of the electronic reader, wherein the note layer includes an auxiliary annotation associated with content of the electronic page and the note layer is independent of the electronic page. Therefore, reader may read the E-book and review related annotations on the user interface at the same time, and share the note file independently to other readers.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for sharing notes of an electronic book, comprising:
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comparing an identification information of a note file so as to determine whether the note file corresponds to the electronic book according to a book information of the electronic book; receiving the note file and transferring the note file to an electronic reader displaying the electronic book when the note file corresponds to the electronic book; and stacking at least one note layer included in the note file above an electronic page of the electronic book which is displayed on a user interface of the electronic reader, and displaying the stacked note layer on the user interface, wherein the note layer includes at least one auxiliary annotation associated with content of the electronic page and the note layer is independent of the electronic page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 20)
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12. An electronic reader for sharing notes of an electronic book, comprising:
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a storage unit, for storing the electronic book, wherein the electronic book includes a book information; a user interface, for displaying an electronic page of the electronic book; a processing unit, reading the electronic book and outputting the electronic page to the user interface according to a display configuration information; and a communication unit, connected to the processing unit, for outputting or receiving a note file corresponding to the electronic book, wherein the note file includes at least one transparent note layer and the note layer includes at least one auxiliary annotation associated with content of the electronic page; wherein the processing unit compares an identification information of the note file according to the book information, so as to determine whether the note file corresponds to the electronic book, and outputs the note layer of the note file received from the communication unit to the user interface and stacks the note layer above the electronic page, wherein the note layer is independent of the electronic page. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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