SYNCHRONIZED CONSUMPTION MODES FOR E-BOOKS

• US 20180203830A1
• Filed: 03/12/2018
• Published: 07/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Casey, Matthew Ryan
• Application Number:
  US15/918,647
• Publication Number:
  US 20180203830A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/12 Use of codes for handling textual entities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/197 Version control for software G06F8/71
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2220/10 Usage protection of distributed data files

Abstract

An e-book system receives and stores different versions of an e-book supporting different consumption modes. Additionally, the e-book system stores signposts for the e-book. The signposts include corresponding locations in different versions of the e-book. When a user switches from a first version to a second version, the e-book system determines based on the signposts a location in the second version of the e-book that corresponds to the current location in the first version. The e-book system then presents the content in the second version from the determined location.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A method comprising:

converting, by a computing system using speech recognition, an audio version of an e-book to into a converted text version of the e-book, the converted text version of the e-book including a plurality of text snippets;

identifying, based on a current location in the audio version of the e-book being consumed by a user, one text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book, the current location in the audio version of the e-book corresponding to a location of the audio version of the e-book at which the user is currently consuming or most recently ceased consuming the audio version of the e-book;

identifying, based on the one text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book, a particular text snippet from a plurality of snippets of a text version of the e-book by at least comparing the one snippet to one or more snippets from the plurality of snippets of the text version of the e-book;

identifying, based on the particular text snippet of the text version of the e-book, a location within the text version of the e-book corresponding to the current location in the converted text version of the e-book; and

transmitting the location within the text version of the e-book.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

determining, by the computing system, a respective likelihood that each text snippet from the plurality of text snippets was correctly converted from a corresponding portion of the audio version of the e-book,

wherein the respective likelihoods for the one or more snippets from the plurality of snippets each satisfy a threshold likelihood indicating that the one or more snippets were correctly converted.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

storing, by the computing system, the respective likelihoods for each of the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book; and

storing, by the computing system, respective timing information for each of the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book, the respective timing information indicating a respective location of each of the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book in the audio version of the e-book.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the one text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book is a first text snippet from the converted text version of the e-book, and wherein the particular text snippet from the plurality of snippets of the text version of the e-book is a first snippet from the text version of the e-book, the method further comprising:

receiving, by the computing system, a current location in the text version of the e-book being consumed by the user, the current location of the text version of the e-book corresponding to a location of the text version of the e-book at which the user is currently consuming or most recently ceased consuming the text version of the e-book;

identifying, based on the current location in the text version of the e-book, a second text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the text version of the e-book;

identifying, based on the current text snippet of the text version of the e-book, a second text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book;

identifying, based on the second text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book, a location within the audio version of the e-book; and

transmitting the location within the audio version of the e-book.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the location within the audio version of the e-book includes timing information specifying the location within the audio version of the e-book corresponding to the second text snippet of the converted text version of the e-book.

26. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

storing, by the computing system and in a match index, an indication of the location within the text version of the e-book that corresponds to the current location within the audio version of the e-book, the match index including information about a plurality of matched locations in the text and audio versions of the e-book.

27. The method of claim 26, further comprising:

determining, by the computing system, a respective likelihood that each text snippet from the plurality of text snippets was correctly converted from a corresponding portion of the audio version of the e-book;

selecting, by the computing system, one or more text snippets from the plurality of text snippets having respective likelihoods greater than a threshold likelihood; and

generating, by the computing system and based on the match index and the one or more text snippets having respective likelihoods greater than a threshold likelihood, one or more signposts that include information for facilitating determination of corresponding locations in different version of the e-book.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising;

transmitting, by the computing system and to a remote computing device, the one or more signpost for review;

receiving, by the computing system and from the remote computing device, feedback indicating whether the one or more signposts where correctly generated; and

updating, based on the feedback, the one or more signposts.

29. The method of claim 21, wherein identifying the particular snippet from the plurality of snippets of the text version of the e-book further comprises applying fuzzing matching to the one text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book and the one or more snippets from the plurality of snippets of a text version of the e-book.

30. A computing system comprising:

one or more processors;

a network adapter; and

a non-transitory storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

convert, using speech recognition, an audio version of an e-book to into a converted text version of the e-book, the converted text version of the e-book including a plurality of text snippets;

identify, based on a current location in the audio version of the e-book being consumed by a user, one text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book, the current location in the audio version of the e-book corresponding to a location of the audio version of the e-book at which the user is currently consuming or most recently ceased consuming the audio version of the e-book;

identify, based on the one text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book, a particular text snippet from a plurality of snippets of a text version of the e-book by at least comparing the one snippet to one or more snippets from the plurality of snippets of the text version of the e-book;

identify, based on the particular text snippet of the text version of the e-book, a location within the text version of the e-book corresponding to the current location in the converted text version of the e-book; and

transmit, via the network adapter, the location within the text version of the e-book.

31. The computing system of claim 30, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

determine a respective likelihood that each text snippet from the plurality of text snippets was correctly converted from a corresponding portion of the audio version of the e-book, wherein the respective likelihoods for the one or more snippets from the plurality of snippets each satisfy a threshold likelihood indicating that the one or more snippets were correctly converted.

32. The computing system of claim 30, wherein:

the one text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book is a first text snippet from the converted text version of the e-book,

the particular text snippet from the plurality of snippets of the text version of the e-book is a first snippet from the text version of the e-book, and

the instructions further cause the one or more processors to;

receive, via the network adapter, a current location in the text version of the e-book being consumed by the user, the current location of the text version of the e-book corresponding to a location of the text version of the e-book at which the user is currently consuming or most recently ceased consuming the text version of the e-book;

identify, based on the current location in the text version of the e-book, a second text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the text version of the e-book;

identify, based on the current text snippet of the text version of the e-book, a second text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book;

identify, based on the second text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book, a location within the audio version of the e-book; and

transmit, via the network adapter, the location within the audio version of the e-book.

33. The computing system of claim 32, wherein the location within the audio version of the e-book includes timing information specifying the location within the audio version of the e-book corresponding to the second text snippet of the converted text version of the e-book.

34. The computing system of claim 30, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

store, in the non-transitory storage device, an indication of the location within the text version of the e-book that corresponds to the current location within the audio version of the e-book as a match index, the match index including information about a plurality of matched locations in the text and audio versions of the e-book;

determine a respective likelihood that each text snippet from the plurality of text snippets was correctly converted from a corresponding portion of the audio version of the e-book;

select one or more text snippets from the plurality of text snippets having respective likelihoods greater than a threshold likelihood; and

generate, based on the match index and the one or more text snippets having respective likelihoods greater than a threshold likelihood, one or more signposts that include information for facilitating determination of corresponding locations in different version of the e-book.

35. The computing system of claim 34, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

transmit, via the network adapter and to a remote computing device, the one or more signpost for review;

receive, via the network adapter and from the remote computing device, feedback indicating whether the one or more signposts where correctly generated; and

update, based on the feedback, the one or more signposts.

36. A non-transitory storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of a computing system, cause the one or more processors to:

convert, using speech recognition, an audio version of an e-book to into a converted text version of the e-book, the converted text version of the e-book including a plurality of text snippets;

identify, based on a current location in the audio version of the e-book being consumed by a user, one text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book, the current location in the audio version of the e-book corresponding to a location of the audio version of the e-book at which the user is currently consuming or most recently ceased consuming the audio version of the e-book;

identify, based on the one text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book, a particular text snippet from a plurality of snippets of a text version of the e-book by at least comparing the one snippet to one or more snippets from the plurality of snippets of the text version of the e-book;

identify, based on the particular text snippet of the text version of the e-book, a location within the text version of the e-book corresponding to the current location in the converted text version of the e-book; and

transmit the location within the text version of the e-book.

37. The non-transitory storage device of claim 36, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

determine a respective likelihood that each text snippet from the plurality of text snippets was correctly converted from a corresponding portion of the audio version of the e-book, wherein the respective likelihoods for the one or more snippets from the plurality of snippets each satisfy a threshold likelihood indicating that the one or more snippets were correctly converted.

38. The non-transitory storage device of claim 36, wherein:

the one text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book is a first text snippet from the converted text version of the e-book,

the particular text snippet from the plurality of snippets of the text version of the e-book is a first snippet from the text version of the e-book, and

the instructions further cause the one or more processors to;

receive a current location in the text version of the e-book being consumed by the user, the current location of the text version of the e-book corresponding to a location of the text version of the e-book at which the user is currently consuming or most recently ceased consuming the text version of the e-book;

identify, based on the current location in the text version of the e-book, a second text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the text version of the e-book;

identify, based on the current text snippet of the text version of the e-book, a second text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book;

identify, based on the second text snippet from the plurality of text snippets of the converted text version of the e-book, a location within the audio version of the e-book; and

transmit the location within the audio version of the e-book.

39. The non-transitory storage device of claim 36, wherein the location within the audio version of the e-book includes timing information specifying the location within the audio version of the e-book corresponding to the second text snippet of the converted text version of the e-book.

40. The non-transitory storage device of claim 36, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

store, in the non-transitory storage device, an indication of the location within the text version of the e-book that corresponds to the current location within the audio version of the e-book as a match index, the match index including information about a plurality of matched locations in the text and audio versions of the e-book;

determine a respective likelihood that each text snippet from the plurality of text snippets was correctly converted from a corresponding portion of the audio version of the e-book;

select one or more text snippets from the plurality of text snippets having respective likelihoods greater than a threshold likelihood; and

generate, based on the match index and the one or more text snippets having respective likelihoods greater than a threshold likelihood, one or more signposts that include information for facilitating determination of corresponding locations in different version of the e-book;

transmit, to a remote computing device, the one or more signpost for review;

receive, from the remote computing device, feedback indicating whether the one or more signposts where correctly generated; and

update, based on the feedback, the one or more signposts.