AUTOMATIC MODIFICATION OF WEB PAGES

• US 20110078585A1
• Filed: 09/28/2010
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Kushler, Clifford A., Stafford-Fraser, James Q., King, Martin T., Grover, Dale L.
• Granted Patent: US 8,346,620 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/751
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/332 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A system for interactive paper is described. Data fragments are captured at locations in a rendered document. A digital version of the document is optionally located. Markup data applied to the capture creates a rich set of interactions for the user. New models for publishing documents and new document-related services are described.

Claims

1. A method in a computing system for providing an interactive environment associated with a rendered document, comprising:

receiving an indication that a distinguished user has captured text from a distinguished rendered document; and

upon receiving the indication, displaying supplemental information to the distinguished user that is based at least in part on behavior of users other than the distinguished user who have captured text from the distinguished rendered document.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed supplemental information includes comments on the distinguished rendered document from at least one user other than the distinguished user.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed supplemental information includes highlighting performed in the distinguished rendered document by at least one user other than the distinguished user.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed supplemental information includes notes taken on the distinguished rendered document by at least one user other than the distinguished user.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed supplemental information includes comments on the distinguished rendered document from an author of the distinguished rendered document.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed supplemental information includes errata for the distinct rendered document.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed supplemental information includes a glossary for the distinguished rendered document.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed supplemental information includes graphics related to the distinguished rendered document.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed supplemental information includes a video sequence related to the distinguished rendered document.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed supplemental information includes an audio sequence related to the distinguished rendered document.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the audio sequence contains pronunciation of one or more words appearing in the distinguished rendered document.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed supplemental information includes help functions related to the distinguished rendered document.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed supplemental information includes a user interface for interacting with other users about the distinguished rendered document.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the user interface provides access to a real-time chat exchange.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein the displayed user interface provides access to a persistent message board exchange.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed supplemental information includes news stories related to the distinguished rendered document.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed supplemental information includes a purchase opportunity related to the distinguished rendered document.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed supplemental information includes documents other than the distinguished rendered document that are related to the distinguished rendered document.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising selecting the related documents from a group of documents captured by users other than the distinguished user who also captured text from the distinguished rendered document.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein users are able to assign a category to documents from which they capture text, the method further comprising selecting the related documents from documents (1) captured by users other than the distinguished user who captured text from the distinguished rendered document and (2) to which the same category has been assigned as the distinguished rendered document.

21. A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computing system to perform a method for providing an interactive environment around a rendered document, the method comprising:

receiving an indication that a distinguished user has captured text from a distinguished rendered document; and

upon receiving the indication, displaying supplemental information to the distinguished user that is based at least in part on the behavior of users other than the distinguished user who have captured text from the distinguished rendered document.

22. A method in a computing system for analyzing the use of a distinguished rendered document, comprising:

receiving a plurality of capture indications, each capture indication identifying (1) the distinguished rendered document and (2) a user who has captured text from the distinguished rendered document; and

based upon the received capture indications, assessing one or more attributes of a group of users that have captured text from the distinguished rendered document.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein the assessed attributes include a popularity of the distinguished rendered document among users.

24. The method of claim 22 wherein the distinguished rendered document is comprised of two or more sections, and wherein at least a portion of the received plurality of capture indications further identify a distinguished section of the distinguished rendered document from which the capture was performed, and wherein the assessed attributes include a popularity of the distinguished section of the distinct rendered document among users.

25. The method of claim 24 when the distinguished section of the distinguished rendered document is an advertising message.

26. The method of claim 22, further comprising retrieving attribute information from user profiles corresponding to the users identified by the received capture indications, wherein the assessed attributes include overall reader attribute information aggregated from the retrieved attribute information.

27. The method of claim 22, further comprising retrieving indications of actions taken by the users identified by the received capture indications, wherein the assessed attributes include overall reader action information aggregated from the retrieved action indications.

28. The method of claim 22, further comprising retrieving indications of interests of the users identified by the received capture indications, wherein the assessed attributes include overall reader interest information aggregated from the retrieved interest indications.

29. A computing system for analyzing the use of a distinguished rendered document, comprising:

a capture indication receiver that receives a plurality of capture indications, each capture indication identifying (1) the distinguished rendered document and (2) a user who has captured text from the distinguished rendered document; and

an audience attribute assessment subsystem that assesses one or more attributes for an audience of users of the distinguished rendered document based upon the received capture indications.

30. A method in a computing system for responding to the use of a distinguished rendered document, comprising:

receiving one or more capture indications, each capture indication (1) identifying the distinguished rendered document, (2) identifying a user who has captured text from the distinguished rendered document, and (3) indicating feedback from the identified user about the distinct rendered document; and

performing an action in response to the capture indications.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the action performed is republishing the distinguished rendered document in a new form that is responsive to the indicated feedback.

32. The method of claim 31 wherein the new form in which the distinguished rendered document is republished includes a reformatting of text highlighted by an identified user.

33. The method of claim 31 wherein the new form in which the distinguished rendered document is republished includes incorporating change suggested by an identified user.

34. The method of claim 30 wherein a distinguished one of the received capture indications indicates feedback suggesting creating a link from the distinguished rendered document to a selected document, the method further comprising:

creating the suggested link;

receiving one or more royalty payments against revenue received from users traversing that created link; and

dispersing at least a portion of the received royalty payments to the user identified by the distinguished capture indication.

35. A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computing system to perform a method of responding to the use of a distinguished rendered document, the method comprising:

receiving one or more capture indications, each capture indication (1) identifying the distinguished rendered document, (2) identifying a user who has captured text from the distinguished rendered document, and (3) indicating feedback from the identified user about the distinct rendered document; and

performing an action in response to the capture indications.