Smart interactive bookmarks
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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.
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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.
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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