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TIME-SYNCHRONIZED, TALKING EBOOKS AND READERS

  • US 20140250355A1
  • Filed: 03/04/2014
  • Published: 09/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer-implemented method for generating a time-synchronized, talking electronic book (eBook), the method comprising:

  • generating, using the computer, eBook text data for a work of authorship based on searchable digital text of the work and marker data, wherein the marker data identifies at least a characteristic of the work;

    generating, using the computer, synchronized text-to-audio metadata based on the eBook text data and an audio narration recording of the work, wherein the synchronized text-to-audio metadata associates a plurality of components of the eBook text data with the time the components are present in the audio narration recording; and

    generating, using the computer, navigation control data based on synchronized text-to-audio metadata and bibliographic metadata associated with the work, wherein the navigation control data is capable of being used by an eBook reading device for navigational control of the display of eBook text data and playing of the audio narration recording.

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