E-reader semantic text manipulation
First Claim
1. A computerized method for changing a textual length of a displayable electronic text content while maintaining a meaning of the displayable electronic text content, the method comprising:
- receiving, via an electronic touch screen that displays a displayable electronic text content, a multi-touch user input that identifies the displayable electronic text content targeted for a textual length change, and a textual length change indication that indicates a reduction or expansion of a textual length of the displayable electronic text content;
determining a displayable semantic alternative electronic text content for the targeted displayable electronic text content based on the textual length change indication, wherein the determined displayable semantic alternative electronic text content is different from the targeted displayable electronic text content and has a different textual length than the targeted displayable electronic text content; and
effecting replacement of the targeted displayable electronic text content with the determined displayable semantic alternative electronic text content.
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Abstract
A computerized system and method for changing the textual length of an electronic text content while maintaining the meaning of the electronic text content is disclosed. The system includes an electronic reader, or e-reader, device having an electronic touch screen for displaying an electronic text content and for receiving a user touch gesture for identifying a portion of the electronic text content targeted for a textual length change, and a semantic server programmed to receive requests for a semantic text alternative for a targeted electronic text content identified by way of the e-reader device and to determine a semantic alternative electronic text content for the targeted electronic text content, wherein the determined semantic alternative electronic text has a different textual length than the targeted electronic text content, and for replacing the targeted electronic text content displayed by the e-reader device with the determined semantic alternative electronic text content.
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22 Claims
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1. A computerized method for changing a textual length of a displayable electronic text content while maintaining a meaning of the displayable electronic text content, the method comprising:
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receiving, via an electronic touch screen that displays a displayable electronic text content, a multi-touch user input that identifies the displayable electronic text content targeted for a textual length change, and a textual length change indication that indicates a reduction or expansion of a textual length of the displayable electronic text content; determining a displayable semantic alternative electronic text content for the targeted displayable electronic text content based on the textual length change indication, wherein the determined displayable semantic alternative electronic text content is different from the targeted displayable electronic text content and has a different textual length than the targeted displayable electronic text content; and effecting replacement of the targeted displayable electronic text content with the determined displayable semantic alternative electronic text content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computerized method for reducing a textual length of a displayable electronic text content while maintaining a meaning of the displayable electronic text content, the method comprising:
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receiving, via an electronic touch screen that displays a displayable electronic text content, a multi-touch user input that identifies the displayable electronic text content targeted for a textual length change, wherein the multi-touch user input indicates two digits of a user moving towards each other in a pinching motion; interpreting the multi-touch user input as a request to reduce a textual length of the targeted displayable electronic text content; in response to the request, determining a displayable semantic alternative electronic text content for the targeted displayable electronic text content, wherein the determined displayable semantic alternative electronic text content is different from the targeted displayable electronic text content and has a shorter textual length than the targeted displayable electronic text content; and effecting replacement of the targeted displayable electronic text content with the determined displayable semantic alternative electronic text content.
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13. An electronic reader (e-reader) device for changing a textual length of a displayable electronic text content while maintaining a meaning of the displayable electronic text content, the e-reader device comprising:
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a memory for storing a displayable electronic text content; length change indication that indicates a reduction or expansion of a textual length of the targeted displayable electronic text content; and a semantic server application stored in the memory of the e-reader device and being executable by the processor of the e-reader device to receive requests for a displayable semantic text alternative for a targeted displayable electronic text content identified by way of the e-reader device and to determine a displayable semantic alternative electronic text content for the targeted displayable electronic text content based on the textual length change indication and for effecting replacement of the targeted displayable electronic text content displayed by the e-reader device with the determined displayable semantic alternative electronic text content, wherein the determined displayable semantic alternative electronic text content is different from the targeted displayable electronic text content and has a different textual length than the targeted displayable electronic text content. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A system for changing a textual length of a displayable electronic text content while maintaining a meaning of the displayable electronic text content, the system comprising:
an electronic reader (e-reader) device having a memory for storing data and applications, a processor for executing the applications, and an electronic touch screen for displaying a displayable electronic text content and for receiving a user touch gesture comprising a multi-touch user input that identifies a portion of the displayable electronic text content targeted for a textual length change, the multi-touch user input further comprising a textual alternative electronic text content has the different textual length than the targeted displayable electronic text content. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computerized method for expanding a textual length of a displayable electronic text content while maintaining a meaning of the displayable electronic text content, the method comprising:
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receiving, via an electronic touch screen that displays a displayable electronic text content, a multi-touch user input that identifies the displayable electronic text content targeted for a textual length change, wherein the multi-touch user input indicates two digits of a user moving away from each other; interpreting the multi-touch user input as a request to expand a textual length of the targeted displayable electronic text content; in response to the request, determining a displayable semantic alternative electronic text content for the targeted displayable electronic text content, wherein the determined displayable semantic alternative electronic text content is different from the targeted displayable electronic text content and has a longer textual length than the targeted displayable electronic text content; and replacing the targeted displayable electronic text content with the determined displayable semantic alternative electronic text content.
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22. An electronic reader (e-reader) device for changing a textual length of a displayable electronic text content while maintaining a meaning of the displayable electronic text content, the e-reader device comprising:
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a memory for storing data and applications; a processor for executing the applications; an electronic touch screen for displaying a displayable electronic text content and for receiving a user touch gesture comprising a multi-touch user input that identifies a portion of the displayable electronic text content targeted for a textual length change, the multi-touch user input further comprising a textual length change indication that indicates a reduction or expansion of a textual length of the displayable electronic text content; and a communication interface for communicating with a remote semantic server that receives requests for a displayable semantic text alternative for a targeted displayable electronic text content identified by way of the e-reader device, wherein the semantic server determines a displayable semantic alternative electronic text content for the targeted displayable electronic text content based on the textual length change indication and effects replacement of the targeted displayable electronic text content displayed by the e-reader device with the determined displayable semantic alternative electronic text content, wherein the determined displayable semantic alternative electronic text content is different from the targeted displayable electronic text content and has a different textual length than the targeted displayable electronic text content.
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