ARCHIVE OF TEXT CAPTURES FROM RENDERED DOCUMENTS

• US 20090077658A1
• Filed: 09/02/2008
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Exbiblio BV
• Inventors: Stafford-Fraser, James, Mannby, Claes-Fredrik, King, Martin, Kushler, Clifford, Grover, Dale
• Granted Patent: US 8,146,156 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/21
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/316 Indexing structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/40 Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition

Abstract

A facility for storing a text capture data structure for a particular user is described. The data structure comprises a number of entries. Each entry corresponds to a text capture operation performed by the user from a rendered document. Each entry contains information specifying the text captured in the text capture operation.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing access to information related to text capture operations performed by a user, the method comprising:

receiving text capture indications corresponding to text capture operations performed by the user from a rendered document, each operation capturing less than a whole page of text;

identifying, via one of said text capture indications, an electronic document related to one of said text capture operations;

determining whether the user is authorized to access said electronic document;

when the user is determined to be unauthorized, facilitating a transaction with a third-party to authorize the user to access said electronic document; and

providing access to said electronic document.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining whether the user is authorized comprises consulting a user profile including access privilege information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining whether the user is authorized comprises consulting said third-party.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising maintaining a user profile including third-party subscription credentials.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining whether the user is authorized comprises identifying the user via a security element associated with a text capture device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said security element comprises a SIM card.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said rendered document is a paper publication, and wherein said determining whether the user is authorized comprises determining whether the user owns said paper publication.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said rendered document is a paper publication, and wherein said determining whether the user is authorized comprises determining whether the user subscribes to said paper publication.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining whether the user is authorized comprises determining whether the user is associated with a mobile phone account.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said transaction is facilitated via said mobile phone account.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said third-party is a publisher of said electronic document.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said third-party holds a copyright in said electronic document.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an electronic payment for facilitating said transaction.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said electronic payment is received from said third-party.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein said electronic payment is received from the user.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of said text capture operations comprised capturing an audio clip of said less than a whole page of text being read aloud.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein said rendered document is an e-book.

18. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, implement the method of claim 1.

19. A computer apparatus having a processor and a memory containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform the method of claim 1.

20. A computer-implemented method for providing access to goods and services related to text capture operations performed by a user, the method comprising:

receiving text capture indications corresponding to text capture operations performed by the user from a rendered document, each operation capturing less than a whole page of text;

identifying at least one of goods and services related to one of the performed text capture operations;

facilitating a transaction with a third-party, the transaction being related to said at least one of goods and services.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising receiving an electronic payment from said third-party.

22. The method of claim 20, further comprising receiving an electronic payment from said user.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein said at least one of goods and services is a publication.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein said publication was published after said text capture operation.

25. The method of claim 20, wherein said transaction comprises purchasing said at least one of goods and services.

26. The method of claim 20, wherein said at least one of goods and services is an advertised product.

27. The method of claim 20, wherein at least one of said text capture operations comprised capturing an audio clip of said less than a whole page of text being read aloud.

28. The method of claim 20, wherein said rendered document is an e-book.

29. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, implement the method of claim 20.

30. A computer apparatus having a processor and a memory containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform the method of claim 20.

31. A computer-implemented method for publishing a text entry from a text capture operation, the method comprising:

receiving a text capture indication corresponding to the text capture operation, which was performed by a user from a rendered document, and which captured less than a whole page of text;

generating the text entry based upon said text capture indication; and

publishing the text entry.

32. The method of claim 31, further comprising storing said text capture indication.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein said text entry is automatically generated.

34. The method of claim 31, wherein said publishing a text entry comprises posting to at least one of a weblog, wiki, micro-blog, news feed, photo-stream, or a website.

35. The method of claim 34, further comprising enabling selective access to said published text entry.

36. The method of claim 34, further comprising enabling public access to said published text entry.

37. The method of claim 31, wherein said publishing a text entry comprises generating a bibliographic entry.

38. The method of claim 37, further comprising formatting said bibliographic entry according to a citation style.

39. The method of claim 37, further comprising identifying a capture context for said text capture indication, and wherein the text entry includes at least a portion of said capture context.

40. The method of claim 39, wherein said capture context comprises text proximate to the text capture operation in said rendered document.

41. The method of claim 37, further comprising identifying a source document corresponding to said rendered document, and wherein the text entry includes a citation to said source document.

42. The method of claim 31, wherein the text capture operation comprised capturing an audio clip of said less than a whole page of text being read aloud.

43. The method of claim 31, wherein said rendered document is an e-book.

44. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, implement the method of claim 31.

45. A computer apparatus having a processor and a memory containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform the method of claim 31.

46. One or more computer-readable media collectively containing a document history data structure for a user, the data structure comprising:

a first plurality of entries, each corresponding to an electronic document with which the user has interacted; and

a second plurality of entries, each corresponding to a rendered document identified in accordance with a text capture operation performed using a portable capture device by the user from said rendered document designating less than a whole page of text as captured.

47. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 46, wherein at least one of said second plurality of entries further comprises rendered document metadata including at least one of a capture time, a capture date, a capture user, an author, a publisher, a publication type, a semantic classification, a genre, a bibliographic classification, a standardized identification code, a content portion, a user annotation, a user categorization, and a popularity ranking.

48. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 46, wherein the data structure is maintained by a computer operating system.

49. A computer-implemented method for facilitating social interactions, comprising:

for each of a plurality of users, receiving a plurality of text capture operations performed by the user from rendered documents, each indicated text capture operation designating less than a whole page of text as captured;

for each of the plurality of users, analyzing the plurality of text capture operations received from the user to identify a likely interest of the user;

identifying a plurality of users for which the same likely interest is identified; and

presenting to a first member of the identified plurality of users an indication that another member of the identified plurality of users shares a likely interest.

50. One or more computer-readable media collectively containing a text capture data structure for a distinguished user, comprising a plurality of entries each corresponding to a text capture operation performed by the distinguished user from a rendered document using a portable capture device, each entry containing information specifying text captured in the text capture operation and being usable to perform an action with respect to an electronic document found to contain the specified text and generated before the text capture operation was performed.

51. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 50, wherein said portable capture device is a component of a selected one of a computer mouse, a stylus, a camera, a headset, a remote control, a PDA, a portable media player, an audio recorder, a mobile phone, a watch, a piece of jewelry, a writing device, a key fob, or a pair of eyeglasses.

52. A computer-implemented method for enabling a user to interact with a text capture history, comprising:

displaying an indication of each of a plurality of text capture operations performed by the user from rendered documents using a portable text capture device, each indicated text capture operation designating less than a whole page of text as captured;

receiving user input with respect to a distinguished one of the displayed indications; and

performing an action relative to the text capture operation indicated by the distinguished indication in accordance with the received user input.

53. The method of claim 52, wherein a mobile phone displays said indication.

54. The method of claim 52, wherein a mobile phone performs said action.

55. The method of claim 52, wherein a selected one of an RSS client application and a micro-blog client application displays said indication.

56. The method of claim 52, wherein said action comprises filling out a form in accordance with said received user input.

57. The method of claim 56, further comprising electronically submitting said form.

58. The method of claim 52, wherein said action comprises notifying the user of a change in a status of a document related to at least one of said text capture operations.

59. The method of claim 52, wherein said action comprises associating additional materials with the text capture operation.

60. A computer-implemented method for providing access to information related to text capture operations performed by a user, comprising:

receiving indications, each indication indicating a text capture operation performed by the user from a rendered document designating less than a whole page of text as captured;

storing the received indications;

generating a display on a mobile phone for the user based upon the stored indications; and

receiving electronic payment from the user authorizing the user to access an electronic document related to one of the performed text capture operations.

61. A computer-implemented method for providing access to information related to text capture operations performed by a user, comprising:

receiving text capture indications corresponding to text capture operations performed by the user from rendered documents, each operation capturing less than a whole page of text;

storing the received indications;

identifying at least one source document corresponding to at least one of said rendered documents;

displaying a list of text capture entries based upon the stored indications, at least one entry including an indication of said at least one source document.

62. A computer-implemented method for providing targeted purchasing opportunities, comprising:

receiving a plurality of text capture operations performed by a user from rendered documents, each indicated text capture operation designating less than a whole page of text as captured;

analyzing the plurality of text capture operations received from said user to identify a product or service of likely interest to said user;

presenting to said user information related to said identified product or service.

63. The method of claim 62, further comprising facilitating a transaction for the purchase of said product or service.