E-BOOK READER WITH VOICE ANNOTATION
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1. An e-book reader, comprising:
- a network connectable multimedia playback device;
an operating system loaded on said multimedia playback device; and
an e-book reader application running on said operating system, said e-book reader application having a voice annotation function that enables a user to highlight selected text and to record a voice annotation related to the highlighted material.
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Abstract
An electronic book reader and e-book reading program for a device having network connectivity capability, the program including a voice annotation feature that enables a user reading an electronic book to highlight selected text and to record a voice annotation related to that highlighted material. The highlighted text and related (linked) voice annotation are saved as a “Voice Note” file, which the user can review, sort, or delete as desired.
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15 Claims
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1. An e-book reader, comprising:
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a network connectable multimedia playback device; an operating system loaded on said multimedia playback device; and an e-book reader application running on said operating system, said e-book reader application having a voice annotation function that enables a user to highlight selected text and to record a voice annotation related to the highlighted material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of enabling voice annotations for e-books, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a network connectable multimedia playback device having a microphone for recording sounds, and a touch screen for user inputs and for visually displaying textual and graphical information, the multimedia playback device including an operating system that enables a user to run an e-book reader program; (b) providing an e-book reader program with voice annotation functionality, the e-book reader program presenting on the screen a viewable textual interface and a voice annotation function that runs in the background while a user reads an e-book and until the user manually invokes the voice annotation function; (c) selecting material for annotation by highlighting text using by manually running at least one finger over the material to be highlighted; (d) visually presenting to the user with a visual input option to choose to add a voice note; (e) choosing to add a voice note; (f) activating the multimedia playback device microphone; and (g) recording a voice note. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 14. An e-book reader program for use with a network connectable multimedia playback device having a microphone for recording sounds, a touch screen for user inputs and for visually displaying textual and graphical information, and an operating system that enables a user to run an e-book reader program, said e-book reader program including a voice annotation function for recording a voice file in relation to text manually selected and highlighted by a user.
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