Layout of E-book content in screens of varying sizes

• US 9,330,069 B2
• Filed: 07/30/2010
• Issued: 05/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Iplcontent, LLC
• Original Assignee: Ho Chi Fai, Peter P. Tong
• Inventors: Ho, Chi Fai, Tong, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Zuberi, Mohammed-Ibrahim
• Application Number:
  US12/804,875
• Publication Number:
  US 20110087955A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,104 Days
• Field of Search: 715/230, 715/776
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0291 for reading, e.g. e-books constructional details of portable computers G06F1/1613
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/114 Pagination
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/123 Storage facilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes

Abstract

One embodiment includes a portable e-book reading device for reading a paginated e-book, with at least a page including a section including text linked to an illustration. The device can layout the section by keeping the text with the illustration to be displayed in one screen, and maintaining the pagination of the e-book if the page is displayed in more than one screen. Another embodiment includes a paginated e-book with a text sub file with texts, an illustration sub file with illustrations, and a logic sub file with rules on displaying the e-book. Either the text or the illustration sub file includes position information linking at least an illustration to a corresponding piece of text. Yet another embodiment includes an e-book with a logic sub file that can analyze an attribute of, and provide a response to, a reader.

Claims

1. A mobile device applicable to read reading materials, the mobile device comprising:

a controller;

a display;

an imaging sensor; and

a storage medium to store at least a piece of reading materials with the piece of reading materials comprising;

a text sub file to store at least a piece of text of the piece of reading materials;

an illustration sub file to store at least an illustration of the piece of reading materials; and

a logic sub file including a plurality of instructions executable by the controller to result in the mobile device to;

layout at least a section of the piece of reading materials in at least a screen of a first size on the display, at least by keeping the piece of text with the illustration to be displayed in the at least a screen of the first size, wherein to layout includes to determine the first size of the screen and to calculate at least one position of the piece of text in the screen;

layout the at least a section of the piece of reading materials in at least a screen of a second size on the display, at least by keeping the piece of text with the illustration to be displayed in the at least a screen of the second size, wherein to layout includes to determine the second size of the screen and to calculate at least one position of the piece of text in the screen, with the second size being different from the first size;

monitor, using at least the imaging sensor, a first user to determine an attribute of the first user regarding reading the piece of reading materials, and store the attribute of the first user regarding reading the piece of reading materials in an auxiliary sub file of the piece of reading materials;

analyze at least the attribute to identify that the user has moved to the at least a section of the the piece of reading materials; and

respond by accessing a piece of data related to at least some materials in the at least a section identified, and presenting the piece of data on the display.

2. A mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of instructions executable by the controller to further result in the mobile device to identify a duration of time from the first user moving to the at least a section of the piece of reading materials to the first user moving to another area in the piece of reading materials.

3. A mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein the mobile device includes at least two displays.

4. A mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein the display is touch-sensitive to receive input.

5. A mobile device as recited in claim 1,

wherein the piece of reading materials includes an audio file that is linked to an area in the piece of reading materials, and

wherein the plurality of instructions executable by the controller to further result in the mobile device to play the audio file if the area in the piece of reading materials is on the display, and not to play the audio file if the area in the piece of reading materials is not on the display.

6. A mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of instructions executable by the controller to result in the mobile device to add an annotation to the piece of reading materials.

7. A mobile device as recited in claim 6, wherein the annotation is entered into the mobile device by the first user.

8. A mobile device as recited in claim 6, wherein the annotation is wirelessly received by the mobile device, and the annotation is from a second user.

9. A mobile device as recited in claim 8,

wherein the annotation is for an area in the piece of reading materials,

wherein the plurality of instructions executable by the controller to result in the mobile device to show at least a symbol regarding annotation with the area in the piece of reading materials on the display, if the area in the piece of reading materials is on the display,

wherein the plurality of instructions executable by the controller to result in the mobile device to layout a screen to show the annotation on the display upon receiving an action by the first user regarding the symbol, and

wherein the area in the piece of reading materials is the piece of text or the illustration.

10. A mobile device as recited in claim 8, wherein after the mobile device receiving the annotation, the plurality of instructions executable by the controller to result in the mobile device to layout the annotation in the display with the piece of text if the annotation is for the piece of text, and to layout the annotation in the display with the illustration if the annotation is for the illustration.

11. A mobile device as recited in claim 1,

wherein the illustration has a resolution, and

wherein the plurality of instructions executable by the controller to result in the mobile device to change the resolution of the illustration in view of a dimension of a screen of the display, to layout the illustration in said screen.

12. A mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein at least a piece of layout information to layout the at least a section is in a sub file of the piece of reading materials.

13. A mobile device as recited in claim 1,

wherein at least a part of the piece of reading materials includes at least two versions, and

wherein the plurality of instructions executable by the controller to result in the mobile device to select one of the at least two versions for the first user to read, and the selection depending on an attribute of the first user.

14. A mobile device as recited in claim 13, wherein the attribute of the first user includes the age of the first user.

15. A mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of instructions includes instructions to search for materials in the piece of reading materials.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including at least a piece of reading materials stored therein, the piece of reading materials comprising:

a text sub file to store at least a piece of text of the piece of reading materials;

an illustration sub file to store at least an illustration of the piece of reading materials; and

a logic sub file including a set of instructions executable in a mobile device to;

layout at least a portion of the piece of reading materials in at least a screen of a first size on a display of the mobile device, at least by keeping the piece of text with the illustration in the at least a screen of the first size, wherein to layout includes to determine the first size of the screen and to calculate at least one position of the piece of text in the screen;

monitor, using at least an imaging sensor at the mobile device, a reader to determine an attribute of the reader regarding reading the piece of reading materials, and store the attribute of the reader regarding reading the piece of reading materials in an auxiliary sub file of the piece of reading materials;

analyze at least the attribute of the reader regarding reading the piece of reading materials to identify that the reader has moved to the at least a portion of the piece of reading materials;

provide a response by accessing a piece of data related to at least some materials in the at least a portion identified, and present the piece of data on the display; and

layout the at least a portion of the piece of reading materials in at least a screen of a second size on the display of the mobile device, at least by keeping the piece of text with the illustration in the at least a screen of the second size, wherein to layout includes to determine the second size of the screen and to calculate at least one position of the piece of text in the screen, with the second size being different from the first size.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 16, wherein to present the piece of data includes to present the piece of data in a separate window on the display.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 16,

wherein the piece of reading materials includes an audio file that is linked to an area in the piece of reading materials, and

wherein the set of instructions executable in the mobile device to play the audio file if the area in the piece of reading materials is on the display, and not to play the audio file if the area in the piece of reading materials is not on the display.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 16, wherein the set of instructions executable in the mobile device to add an annotation to the piece of reading materials.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 19, wherein the annotation is entered into the mobile device by the first user.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 19, wherein the annotation is wirelessly received by the mobile device, and the annotation is from a second user.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 21,

wherein the annotation is for an area in the piece of reading materials,

wherein the plurality of instructions executable in the mobile device to show at least a symbol regarding annotation with the area in the piece of reading materials on the display, if the area in the piece of reading materials is on the display,

wherein the plurality of instructions executable in the mobile device to layout a screen to show the annotation on the display upon receiving an action by the first user regarding the symbol, and

wherein the area in the piece of reading materials is the piece of text or the illustration.

23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 21, wherein after the mobile device receiving the annotation, the plurality of instructions executable in the mobile device to layout the annotation in the display with the piece of text if the annotation is for the piece of text, and to layout the annotation in the display with the illustration if the annotation is for the annotation.

24. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 16,

wherein the illustration has a resolution, and

wherein the plurality of instructions executable in the mobile device to change the resolution of the illustration in view of a dimension of a screen of the display, to layout the illustration in said screen.

25. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 16, wherein at least a piece of layout information to layout the at least a portion is in a sub file of the piece of reading materials.

26. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 16,

wherein at least a part of the piece of reading materials includes at least two versions, and

wherein the plurality of instructions executable in the mobile device to select one of the at least two versions for the first user to read, and the selection depending on an attribute of the first user.

27. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 26, wherein the attribute of the first user includes the age of the first user.

28. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 16, wherein the set of instructions includes instructions to search for materials in the piece of reading materials.