Interactive Electronic Book Device
First Claim
1. An electronic book device suitable for producing and virtually displaying a book page, said electronic book device comprising:
- a housing supporting a touch-sensitive display screen;
a memory disposed within said housing, said memory including an electronic book application; and
a processor disposed within said housing, said processor in electronic communication with said memory and with said touch-sensitive display screen;
wherein said electronic book application functions to produce and virtually display the hook page on said touch-sensitive display screen in a selected language, said book page including an interactive region therein, said electronic book application responding to a touch in said interactive region by causing either the storing of an audio file in said memory or the retrieving of a previously-accessed audio file from said memory.
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Abstract
An electronic book device is disclosed having: a housing supporting a touch-sensitive display screen; a memory disposed within the housing, the memory including an electronic book application; and a processor disposed within the housing, the processor in electronic communication with the memory and with the touch-sensitive display screen; wherein the electronic book application functions to produce and virtually display the book page in the touch-sensitive display screen, the book page including an interactive region therein, the electronic book application responding to a touch in the interactive region by causing the storing of an audio file in or the retrieving of an audio file from the memory.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic book device suitable for producing and virtually displaying a book page, said electronic book device comprising:
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a housing supporting a touch-sensitive display screen; a memory disposed within said housing, said memory including an electronic book application; and a processor disposed within said housing, said processor in electronic communication with said memory and with said touch-sensitive display screen; wherein said electronic book application functions to produce and virtually display the hook page on said touch-sensitive display screen in a selected language, said book page including an interactive region therein, said electronic book application responding to a touch in said interactive region by causing either the storing of an audio file in said memory or the retrieving of a previously-accessed audio file from said memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method suitable for providing interactive reading to a user, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a virtual book page in a touch-sensitive display screen of an electronic book device, said virtual book page having an interactive region; reading a text selection provided in said virtual book page, said text selection preceding said interactive region on said virtual book page, said text selection being provided in either of the native tongue of the user or in a language foreign to the user; and touching said interactive region thereby either executing playback of a previously-recorded audio file or enabling the recording of an audio clip spoken by the user in the context of the text selection on said virtual book page. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for providing interactive reading to a user, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a virtual book page including text in a touch-sensitive display screen of an electronic book device, said virtual book page being displayed in either of the native tongue of the user or in a language foreign to the user; providing an interactive region on said virtual book page; and in response to sensing a touch in said interactive region, either executing a playback of a previously-recorded audio file or storing as an current audio file an audio clip spoken by the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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