Interactive online reading system
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1. A computer-implemented online interactive reading method, said method comprising the steps of:
- utilizing an interactive online reading server having a countdown timer and an interactive user-controlled interface configured to display digital content for counting down a value correlative to an amount of time purchased for accessing digital content selected by a user only while the user selected digital content is displayed on the interactive user-controlled interface configured to display digital content for user interpretation; and
allowing the user to control a subsequent suspension of the counting down of the value in return for the selected digital content being concealed from being displayed by the interactive user-controlled interface for precluding user interpretation of the selected digital content.
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Abstract
An interactive online reading system for reading online digital content such as digital books including textbooks for a period of purchased time which is counted down only during a user activated reading session and wherein the countdown of the period of purchased time can be subsequently paused or stopped by the user for controlling costs over the user'"'"'s reading and learning preferences.
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1. A computer-implemented online interactive reading method, said method comprising the steps of:
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utilizing an interactive online reading server having a countdown timer and an interactive user-controlled interface configured to display digital content for counting down a value correlative to an amount of time purchased for accessing digital content selected by a user only while the user selected digital content is displayed on the interactive user-controlled interface configured to display digital content for user interpretation; and allowing the user to control a subsequent suspension of the counting down of the value in return for the selected digital content being concealed from being displayed by the interactive user-controlled interface for precluding user interpretation of the selected digital content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer-implemented online interactive reading method, said method comprising the steps of:
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counting down a purchased amount of time under control of a user actuated set of icons, the set of icons including a first icon button to start counting down the purchased amount of time, a second icon button to pause counting down the purchased amount of time, and a third icon button to stop counting down the purchased amount of time; determining whether the first icon button has been actuated by the user; displaying user selected digital content on a display of a client sent from a server networked to the client in response to determining that the first icon button has been actuated by the user; determining whether the second icon button has been actuated by the user; pausing counting down the purchased amount of time in response to determining that the second icon button has been actuated by the user; determining whether the third icon button has been actuated by the user; and stopping counting down the purchased amount of time in response to determining that the third icon button has been actuated by the user. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An interactive online reading system comprising:
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an interactive online reading server having a countdown timer and an interactive user-controlled interface configured to display digital content; a user operated client system operatively coupled to said interactive online reading server, said user operated client system having a display and a browser configured to display said interactive user-controlled interface; means for selecting digital content; means for displaying said selected digital content on said interactive user-controlled interface only when said countdown timer is counting down a period of time purchased for accessing said selected digital content; and user control means for starting, pausing, and stopping said countdown timer for controlling the counting down of said period of time purchased for accessing said selected digital content for allowing the user to only pay for an active reading session during which said selected digital content is displayed on said display for user interpretation only while said countdown timer is counting down said period of time purchased and wherein said selected digital content is concealed from being displayed on said display for user interpretation when said countdown timer is paused or stopped. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform an online interactive reading method, said method comprising:
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counting down a value correlative to an amount of time purchased for accessing user selected digital content only while the selected digital content is displayed on a display for user interpretation; and allowing the user to control a subsequent suspension of the counting down of the value in return for the selected digital content being concealed from the display.
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