Expert based integrated annotation software interface and database using e-book technology

• US 9,665,550 B2
• Filed: 11/27/2013
• Issued: 05/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael Edward Lee
• Original Assignee: Michael Edward Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Michael E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dyer, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US14/092,784
• Publication Number:
  US 20140157103A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,280 Days
• Field of Search: 715230-233
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes

Abstract

A software interface to increase the efficiency of reading, learning, and accessing information about passages in a selected electronic text document is provided. Passages are “marked” by a selected expert. Marked passages may be used as part of a touch screen menu to access specific and edited resources. The menu may present options related to the marked passages including comments, web video (edited), website (edited) or other resources for study and research purposes.

Text Reduction (with) Annotation & Commentary (TRAC) provides a study/research tool that does not alter the text, allowing an e-book user to stay on one screen of an electronic reading device, and examine targeted and edited internet resources. Information generated in a structured way is saved in a database, which in turn will be capable of word and subject searches across e-book documents, or expanded searches related to critical and important materials in the TRAC document.

Claims

1. A method of electronically providing a text reduction with annotation and commentary, the method comprising:

selecting a reviewer from a predefined group;

providing an annotation template to the reviewer and where the annotation template comprises template tasks comprising one or more text highlighting tasks, one or more text commenting tasks, and one or more hyperlink editing tasks for the reviewer to complete;

wherein each text highlighting task comprises highlighting a respective portion of text in an electronic written work identifying the respective portion of text as corresponding to at least one of a particular text commenting task or a particular hyperlink editing task,

wherein each commenting task comprises creating a first commentary and a second commentary, the first commentary have a length greater than a predetermined threshold and the second commentary having a length less than the predetermined threshold,

and wherein each hyperlink editing task comprises inserting one or more hyperlinks selected from the group consisting of;

a link to a designated on-line lending library, a discussion group, a resource link, and a listing of consultants;

receiving the annotation template from the reviewer, wherein each task of the annotation template is completed prior to the receiving;

linking each completed template task of the completed template tasks in the annotation template with the respective portion of the text based on the received highlighting tasks;

receiving a selection by a user of at least of a portion of the text; and

displaying through a networked computing device the linked and completed template tasks to a user based upon the selection.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the linked and completed template tasks in a reference database.

3. The method of claim 1, where the completed template tasks comprise a plurality of edited links to on-line associated materials with edits based on at least one of time and content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the annotation template with completed template tasks comprises automatically creating reference links to reference material associated with the electronic written work based on one or more of the completed template tasks.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving approval of the completed template tasks from a development team comprising one or more persons whom are permitted to edit the completed template tasks.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein links associated with the portion of the text comprise markings from the reviewer related to the portion of the text.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the links comprise at least one edited video link.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the links comprise at least one edited website link.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the linked and completed template tasks comprises displaying one or more of a menu item, a location of the portion of the text, links associated with the portion of the text, and comments related to the portion of the text.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the linked and completed template tasks comprises displaying commentary related to the portion of the text.

11. The method of claim 1, where the portion of the text selected by the user corresponds to one or more of the linked and completed template tasks and where the linked and completed template tasks are displayed in a graphical menu.

12. A system for a text reduction with annotation and commentary, the system comprising:

a networked computing device having a processor, a memory device and a user interface, the computing device being configured to;

send an annotation template to a reviewer, wherein the reviewer is selected from a pre-defined group, and where the annotation template comprises template tasks comprising one or more text highlighting tasks, one or more text commenting tasks, and one or more hyperlink editing tasks for the reviewer to complete;

wherein each text highlighting task comprises highlighting a respective portion of text in an electronic written work identifying the respective portion of text as corresponding to at least one of a particular text commenting task or a particular hyperlink editing task,

wherein each commenting task comprises creating a first commentary and a second commentary, the first commentary have a length greater than a predetermined threshold and the second commentary having a length less than the predetermined threshold,

and wherein each hyperlink editing task comprises inserting one or more hyperlinks selected from the group consisting of;

a link to a designated on-line lending library, a discussion group, a resource link, and a listing of consultants;

receive the annotation template from the reviewer, wherein each task of the annotation template is completed prior to the receiving;

link each completed template task of the completed template tasks in the annotation template with the respective portion of the text based on the received highlighting tasks;

store the completed template tasks and links in an associated database;

receive a selection by a user of at least of a portion of the text, and;

display on a user computing device the linked and completed template tasks based upon the selection.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the networked computing device is further configured to receive completed template tasks from a second reviewer and send the completed tasks to the user computing device for display.

14. The system of claim 12, further comprising a key word module receiving menu items as part of the completed template task.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising storing the menu items in a relationship association with the portion of the text in the associated database.

16. The system of claim 15, where the networked computing device is further configured to match the menu items from the associated database with a second electronic written work based on the relationship association.

17. The system of claim 16, where the networked computing device is further configured to generate search results based on the relationship association.