Systems and methods for social book reading
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining, by one or more computer processors coupled to memory, a reading group associated with content, the reading group comprising a first user profile associated with a first user device, a second user profile associated with a second user device, an indication that the first user profile is designated as a group administrator;
determining a first stop-position indicative of a first position in the content;
determining a second stop-position indicative of a second position in the content;
sending, to the first user device and the second user device, a message comprising at least the first stop-position, and instructions to enable access to a first section, wherein the first section comprises a portion of the content preceding the first stop-position;
determining a release time associated with the second stop-position; and
sending the second stop-position to the first user device and the second user device at the release time.
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Abstract
Provided are systems and methods for progressively providing content of an electronic book (e-book) to members of a book reading group. An example method includes: determining a reading group associated with content, the reading group comprising a first user profile associated with a first user device, a second user profile associated with a second user device, an indication that the first user profile is designated as a group administrator; determining a first stop-position indicative of a first position in the content; determining a second stop-position indicative of a second position in the content; and sending, to the first user device and the second user device, a message comprising at least the first stop-position, and instructions to enable access to a first section, wherein the first section comprises a portion of the content preceding the first stop-position.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, by one or more computer processors coupled to memory, a reading group associated with content, the reading group comprising a first user profile associated with a first user device, a second user profile associated with a second user device, an indication that the first user profile is designated as a group administrator; determining a first stop-position indicative of a first position in the content; determining a second stop-position indicative of a second position in the content; sending, to the first user device and the second user device, a message comprising at least the first stop-position, and instructions to enable access to a first section, wherein the first section comprises a portion of the content preceding the first stop-position; determining a release time associated with the second stop-position; and sending the second stop-position to the first user device and the second user device at the release time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device comprising:
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at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to; determine a reading group associated with content, the reading group comprising a first user profile associated with a first user device, a second user profile associated with a second user device, an indication that the first user profile is designated as a group administrator; determine a first stop-position indicative of a first position in the content; determine a second stop-position indicative of a second position in the content; send a first portion of the content to the first user device and the second user device, wherein the first portion of the content corresponds to content preceding the first stop-position; send a breakpoint page to the first user device and the second user device, wherein the breakpoint page is displayed as a last page of the first portion of the content and includes supplemental content. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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determining, by one or more computer processors coupled to memory, a reading group associated with content, the reading group comprising a first user profile associated with a first user device, a second user profile associated with a second user device, and an indication that the first user profile is designated as a group administrator; determining a first stop-position indicative of a first position in the content based on at least one of input from an author of the content, input from a publisher of the content, locations of ends of sections of the content, lengths of sections of the content, or a semantic analysis of the content identifying natural breakpoints of the content; determining a second stop-position indicative of a second position in the content; and sending a message comprising at least the first stop-position and instructions to enable access to a first section, wherein the first section comprises a portion of the content preceding the first stop-position; determining a release time associated with the second stop-position; and sending the second stop-position to the first user device and the second user device at the release time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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