Self-contained and automated eLibrary profiling system
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1. A system for collecting information about a user of an electronic consumable, comprising:
- an apparatus, the apparatus having an input device and a multiplicity of sensors, memory and at least one processor;
an electronic consumable in the form of an eBook displayed in the apparatus, wherein the electronic consumable comprises a multiplicity of different objects, each object comprising either a paragraph or a figure of the eBook; and
,biological data gathering program code executing in the memory of the apparatus, the program code programmed to cause a processor set to perform operations including the following;
detecting an end user accessing one of the objects and responding to the detection byinspecting embedded code in the one of the objects to identify one of the multiplicity of the sensors and a reporting preference for data collected through the one of the multiplicity of the sensors,activating the identified one of the multiplicity of the sensors, obtaining biological data of the end user through the activated one of the multiplicity of the sensors, andreporting the obtained biological data as specified by the reporting preference of the embedded code in the one of the objects.
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Abstract
A system and method for reporting a user'"'"'s behavior and patterns when engaged in use of an electronic consumable. In a preferred embodiment, an electronic consumable such as an electronic book or library includes detectors for collecting biological information from a user. This information is analyzed to identify the user'"'"'s interests in and reactions to the electronic consumable.
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1. A system for collecting information about a user of an electronic consumable, comprising:
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an apparatus, the apparatus having an input device and a multiplicity of sensors, memory and at least one processor; an electronic consumable in the form of an eBook displayed in the apparatus, wherein the electronic consumable comprises a multiplicity of different objects, each object comprising either a paragraph or a figure of the eBook; and
,biological data gathering program code executing in the memory of the apparatus, the program code programmed to cause a processor set to perform operations including the following; detecting an end user accessing one of the objects and responding to the detection by inspecting embedded code in the one of the objects to identify one of the multiplicity of the sensors and a reporting preference for data collected through the one of the multiplicity of the sensors, activating the identified one of the multiplicity of the sensors, obtaining biological data of the end user through the activated one of the multiplicity of the sensors, and reporting the obtained biological data as specified by the reporting preference of the embedded code in the one of the objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for collecting information about a user of an electronic consumable, comprising:
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an apparatus capable of displaying an electronic consumable, the apparatus having an input device, memory, at least one processor and a multiplicity of sensors; an electronic consumable in the form of an eBook displayed in the apparatus, the electronic consumable comprising documents and objects each that include either a paragraph or a figure of the eBook; wherein the documents are displayed on the apparatus and the objects include embedded instructions for automatically monitoring and reporting user behavior of a user while consuming the electronic consumable, wherein the objects specifies (i) what type of monitoring of user actions should occur while the user is consuming the electronic consumable and (ii) how the user behavior should be reported; and biological data gathering program code executing in the memory of the apparatus, the program code programmed to cause a processor set to perform operations including the following; detecting an end user accessing one of the objects and responding to the detection by inspecting the embedded code in the one of the objects to identify one of the multiplicity of the sensors and a reporting preference for data collected through the one of the multiplicity of the sensors, activating the identified one of the multiplicity of the sensors, obtaining biological information of the user through the activated one of the multiplicity of the sensors and reporting the obtained biological information as specified by the reporting preference of the embedded code in the one of the objects. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of collecting information about a user of an electronic consumable, comprising the steps of:
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storing the electronic consumable on an apparatus comprising a display, memory, a multiplicity of sensors and at least one processor, the apparatus displaying an electronic consumable in the form of an eBook that includes different objects, each of the objects including a paragraph or a figure of the eBook; displaying the electronic consumable in the display of the apparatus; and
,detecting an end user accessing one of the objects and responding to the detection by; inspecting embedded code in the one of the objects to identify one of the multiplicity of the sensors and a reporting preference for data collected through the one of the multiplicity of the sensors, activating the identified one of the multiplicity of the sensors, obtaining biological data of the end user through the activated one of the multiplicity of the sensors and reporting the obtained biological data as specified by the reporting preference of the embedded code in the one of the objects. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A computer program product for collecting information about a user of an electronic consumable, the computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code for storing the electronic consumable on an apparatus comprising a display, memory, a multiplicity of sensors and at least one processor, the apparatus displaying an electronic consumable in the form of an eBook that includes different objects, each of the objects including a paragraph or a figure of the eBook; computer readable program code for displaying the electronic consumable in the display of the apparatus; and
,computer readable program code for detecting an end user accessing one of the objects and responding to the detection by; inspecting embedded code in the one of the objects to identify one of the multiplicity of the sensors and a reporting preference for data collected through the one of the multiplicity of the sensors, activating the identified one of the multiplicity of the sensors, obtaining biological data of the end user through the activated one of the multiplicity of the sensors and reporting the obtained biological data as specified by the reporting preference of the embedded code in the one of the objects.
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