Smart interactive bookmarks

• US 9,372,616 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2013
• Issued: 06/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Lection, David Bruce, Lyle, Ruthie D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Kieu
• Assistant Examiner(s): Weber, Joy M
• Application Number:
  US13/755,654
• Publication Number:
  US 20140215376A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,237 Days
• Field of Search: 715/776
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method includes, a computer generating at least one bookmark to provide an indication of placement, the computer configuring the at least one bookmark to have multiple functions; and the computer configuring the at least one bookmark to have an image based the placement.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating a plurality of bookmarks to provide visual indications of placement within an electronic book of a computer;

configuring the plurality of bookmarks to have multiple functions including to record recordable media content;

configuring at least one bookmark of the plurality of bookmarks within the electronic book to have an image based on said placement, wherein the plurality of bookmarks are displayed next to a current user'"'"'s viewing text to indicate bookmarked pages before and after any currently viewed text;

storing the plurality of bookmarks of the electronic book as a first set for a first user;

generating subsequently in time, a second set of a plurality of bookmarks of the electronic book for a second user; and

sharing the first set of the plurality of bookmarks of the electronic book with the second user, wherein the visual indications of placement of the first set of the plurality of bookmarks are displayed for the second user, and wherein the second user has access to the recorded media content of the first set of the plurality of bookmarks.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the multiple functions is a response to touch.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the multiple functions is a response to tap.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the multiple functions is a response to a proximity of an object.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said response to said proximity varies depending on the distance of said object.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the multiple functions is to provide an audio output.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said image is a portion of text located where the at least one bookmark of the plurality of bookmarks of the first set is placed.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said image is a visual icon representing a portion of text located where the at least one bookmark of the plurality of bookmarks of the first set is placed.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprises the computer varying said placement of the at least one bookmark of the plurality of bookmarks of the first set, depending on where the first user or the second user is reading a specific section.

10. A computer system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories and one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices;

a first module operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, configured to generate a plurality of bookmarks to provide visual indications of placement within an electronic book;

a second module coupled to at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, configured to provide the plurality of bookmarks with multiple functions including to record recordable media content;

a third module operatively coupled to the at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by the at least one of the one or more processors via the at least one of the one or more memories, configured to provide at least one bookmark of the plurality of bookmarks within the electronic book with an image based upon said placement, wherein the plurality of bookmarks are displayed next to a current user'"'"'s viewing text to indicate bookmarked pages before and after any currently viewed text;

a fourth module coupled to the at least one of the one or more storage devices for storage of the plurality of bookmarks of the electronic book as a first set for a first user via at least one of the one or more memories;

a fifth module operatively coupled to the at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by the at least one of the one or more processors via the at least one of the one or more memories, configured to generate subsequently in time, a second set of a plurality of bookmarks of the electronic book for a second user; and

a sixth module coupled to the at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by the at least one of the one or more processors via the at least one of the one or more memories, configured to share the first set of the plurality of bookmarks of the electronic book with the second user, wherein the visual indications of placement of the first set of the plurality of bookmarks are displayed for the second user, and wherein the second user has access to the recorded media content of the first set of the plurality of bookmarks.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein at least one of the multiple functions is a response to touch.

12. The system according to claim 10, wherein at least one of the multiple functions is a response to tap.

13. The system according to claim 10, wherein at least one of the multiple functions is a response to a proximity of an object.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein said response to said proximity varies depending on the distance of said object.

15. The system according to claim 10, wherein said image is a visual icon representing a portion of text located where the at least one bookmark of the plurality of bookmarks of the first set is placed.

16. The system according to claim 10, further comprises a seventh module configured to vary said placement of the at least one bookmark of the plurality of bookmarks of the first set is placed, depending on where the first user or the second user is reading a specific section.

17. A computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable, tangible non-transitory storage medium;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage medium, to generate a plurality of bookmarks to provide visual indications of placement within an electronic book of a computer,

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage medium, to provide the plurality of bookmarks with multiple functions including to record recordable media content,

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage medium, to provide at least one bookmark of the plurality of bookmarks within the electronic book with an image based upon placement for the at least one bookmark, wherein the plurality of bookmarks are displayed next to a current user'"'"'s viewing text to indicate bookmarked pages before and after any currently viewed text,

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage medium, to store the plurality of bookmarks of the electronic book as a first set for a first user;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage medium, to generate subsequently in time, a second set of a plurality of bookmarks of the electronic book for a second user; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage medium, to share the first set of the plurality of bookmarks of the electronic book with the second user, wherein the visual indications of placement of the first set of the plurality of bookmarks are displayed for the second user, and wherein the second user has access to the recorded media content of the first set of the plurality of bookmarks.

18. The computer program product according to claim 17, wherein at least one of the multiple functions is a response to a proximity of an object.

19. The computer program product according to claim 18, wherein said response to said proximity varies depending on the distance of said object.

20. The computer program product according to claim 17, wherein said image is a visual icon representing a portion of text located where the at least one bookmark of the plurality of bookmarks of the first set is placed.

21. The computer program product according to claim 17, further comprises program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage medium, to vary said placement of the at least one bookmark of the plurality of bookmarks of the first set, depending on where the first user or the second user is reading a specific section.