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Controlling the rendering of supplemental content related to electronic books

  • US 9,116,654 B1
  • Filed: 12/01/2011
  • Issued: 08/25/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

  • under control of one or more computing systems configured with specific executable instructions,receiving, by a client device, an electronic book from an electronic book distributor;

    storing the electronic book in computer-readable media of the client device;

    receiving, from an information source, supplemental content related to the electronic book;

    receiving input indicating selection of a particular level of supplemental content rendering, the particular level being one of a plurality of consecutive levels of supplemental content rendering, each level of the plurality of consecutive levels specifying an amount of supplemental content to be rendered;

    rendering a particular portion of the electronic book on a display of the client device;

    rendering at least a portion of the supplemental content on the display while rendering the particular portion of the electronic book, such that the at least a portion of the supplemental content being rendered is based, at least in part, on the particular level of supplemental content rendering, and wherein the particular level is configured to be maintained while rendering a plurality of pages of the electronic book; and

    modifying the particular level of supplemental content rendering while rendering the particular portion of the electronic book.

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