TIME-SYNCHRONIZED, TALKING EBOOKS AND READERS
First Claim
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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Abstract
A eBook generation system generates a time-synchronized, talking electronic book (“eBook”). The system uses searchable digital text of a work of authorship and corresponding marker data to generate eBook text data. Using an audio narration recording of the work and the generated eBook text data, the system generates synchronized text-to-audio metadata that associates a plurality of components of the eBook text data with time the components present in the audio narration recording. Furthermore, the system uses generated synchronized text-to-audio metadata and bibliographic metadata associated with the work to generate navigation control data that 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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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for generating a time-synchronized, talking electronic book (eBook), the method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable media having executable instructions stored thereon for generating a time-synchronized, talking electronic book (eBook), such that when executed by a processor, the instructions carry out a method comprising:
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generating eBook text data for a work of authorship based on searchable digital text of the work and marker data, wherein the marker data identifies a characteristic of the work; generating 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 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. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A time-synchronized, talking electronic book (eBook) generation apparatus comprising:
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markation logic operable to generate electronic book (“
eBook”
) text data for a work of authorship based on searchable digital text of the work and marker data, wherein the marker data identifies a characteristic of the work;text-to-audio association logic operable to generate 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 navigation control generation logic operable to generate 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. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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