EP1062564A4 - Electronic book system - Google Patents

Electronic book system

Info

Publication number
EP1062564A4
EP1062564A4 EP99908158A EP99908158A EP1062564A4 EP 1062564 A4 EP1062564 A4 EP 1062564A4 EP 99908158 A EP99908158 A EP 99908158A EP 99908158 A EP99908158 A EP 99908158A EP 1062564 A4 EP1062564 A4 EP 1062564A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
electronic book
book system
electronic
book
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP99908158A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1062564A2 (en
Inventor
Mary Ruberry
Martin F Eberhard
Marc E Tarpenning
Lance Uyehara
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Networks eBook LLC
Original Assignee
Nuvomedia Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US09/086,096 external-priority patent/US6181344B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/086,249 external-priority patent/US6356287B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/085,773 external-priority patent/US6154214A/en
Priority claimed from US09/086,058 external-priority patent/US6331867B1/en
Application filed by Nuvomedia Inc filed Critical Nuvomedia Inc
Publication of EP1062564A2 publication Critical patent/EP1062564A2/en
Publication of EP1062564A4 publication Critical patent/EP1062564A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/048—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
    • G06F3/0487—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
    • G06F3/0488—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1613—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers
    • G06F1/1626—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F15/00—Digital computers in general; Data processing equipment in general
    • G06F15/02—Digital computers in general; Data processing equipment in general manually operated with input through keyboard and computation using a built-in program, e.g. pocket calculators
    • G06F15/025—Digital computers in general; Data processing equipment in general manually operated with input through keyboard and computation using a built-in program, e.g. pocket calculators adapted to a specific application
    • G06F15/0283—Digital computers in general; Data processing equipment in general manually operated with input through keyboard and computation using a built-in program, e.g. pocket calculators adapted to a specific application for data storage and retrieval
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/048—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
    • G06F3/0484—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
    • G06F3/0485—Scrolling or panning
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F40/00—Handling natural language data
    • G06F40/10—Text processing
    • G06F40/166—Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
EP99908158A 1998-03-20 1999-02-12 Electronic book system Withdrawn EP1062564A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (11)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US86096 1979-10-18
US7878298P 1998-03-20 1998-03-20
US78782P 1998-03-20
US86249 1998-05-28
US09/086,096 US6181344B1 (en) 1998-03-20 1998-05-28 Drag-and-release method for configuring user-definable function key of hand-held computing device
US86058 1998-05-28
US09/086,249 US6356287B1 (en) 1998-03-20 1998-05-28 Citation selection and routing feature for hand-held content display device
US09/085,773 US6154214A (en) 1998-03-20 1998-05-28 Display orientation features for hand-held content display device
US09/086,058 US6331867B1 (en) 1998-03-20 1998-05-28 Electronic book with automated look-up of terms of within reference titles
US85773 1998-05-28
PCT/US1999/003179 WO1999049383A1 (en) 1998-03-20 1999-02-12 Electronic book system

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1062564A2 EP1062564A2 (en) 2000-12-27
EP1062564A4 true EP1062564A4 (en) 2002-08-28

Family

ID=27536187

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP99908158A Withdrawn EP1062564A4 (en) 1998-03-20 1999-02-12 Electronic book system

Country Status (6)

Country Link
EP (1) EP1062564A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2002508543A (en)
CN (1) CN1302398A (en)
AU (1) AU2765699A (en)
CA (1) CA2325134A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1999049383A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (41)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AUPQ439299A0 (en) 1999-12-01 1999-12-23 Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd Interface system
US6820111B1 (en) 1999-12-07 2004-11-16 Microsoft Corporation Computer user interface architecture that saves a user's non-linear navigation history and intelligently maintains that history
US6714214B1 (en) * 1999-12-07 2004-03-30 Microsoft Corporation System method and user interface for active reading of electronic content
US7337389B1 (en) 1999-12-07 2008-02-26 Microsoft Corporation System and method for annotating an electronic document independently of its content
US9424240B2 (en) 1999-12-07 2016-08-23 Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc Annotations for electronic content
JP4507319B2 (en) 1999-12-17 2010-07-21 ソニー株式会社 Information processing device, information processing method, program, recording medium, terminal device, system, and system method
JP2001195412A (en) * 2000-01-12 2001-07-19 Hitachi Ltd Electronic book system and method for displaying its contents
GB2358833B (en) * 2000-02-01 2003-12-03 Top That Publishing Plc Book publishing
WO2001082111A2 (en) * 2000-04-24 2001-11-01 Microsoft Corporation Computer-aided reading system and method with cross-language reading wizard
KR20000054477A (en) * 2000-06-08 2000-09-05 이우창 System and Method for managing open type electronic library
US7259753B2 (en) 2000-06-21 2007-08-21 Microsoft Corporation Classifying, anchoring, and transforming ink
EP1323017A2 (en) * 2000-07-14 2003-07-02 E-Book Systems Pte. Ltd. A novel book-like internet browser for electronic information
GB2365555A (en) * 2000-08-03 2002-02-20 Graham Matthew Harward News screen
US6891551B2 (en) 2000-11-10 2005-05-10 Microsoft Corporation Selection handles in editing electronic documents
US7002558B2 (en) 2000-12-21 2006-02-21 Microsoft Corporation Mode hinting and switching
US6784855B2 (en) 2001-02-15 2004-08-31 Microsoft Corporation Methods and systems for a portable, interactive display device for use with a computer
JP2003058646A (en) * 2001-08-09 2003-02-28 Sony Corp Contents distribution system
US7263524B2 (en) 2001-10-25 2007-08-28 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Data access methods and multifunction device therefor
US7610366B2 (en) 2001-11-06 2009-10-27 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Dynamic network device reconfiguration
US7298531B2 (en) 2001-11-13 2007-11-20 Eastman Kodak Company Digital image optimization incorporating paper evaluation
KR20020028054A (en) * 2002-03-26 2002-04-15 김중환 The membership system and business method which leads internet reading guidance and electronic book lending
US7299182B2 (en) * 2002-05-09 2007-11-20 Thomson Licensing Text-to-speech (TTS) for hand-held devices
US9489853B2 (en) * 2004-09-27 2016-11-08 Kenneth Nathaniel Sherman Reading and information enhancement system and method
US7237202B2 (en) * 2004-05-11 2007-06-26 Cynthia Joanne Gage Multiple document viewing apparatus and user interface
CN100440115C (en) * 2006-01-26 2008-12-03 致伸科技股份有限公司 Hand-held electronic installation
US8607051B2 (en) * 2006-04-11 2013-12-10 Qualcomm Incorporated Method and apparatus for binding multiple authentications
US8570278B2 (en) 2006-10-26 2013-10-29 Apple Inc. Portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface for adjusting an insertion point marker
US20100146388A1 (en) * 2008-12-05 2010-06-10 Nokia Corporation Method for defining content download parameters with simple gesture
US8370736B2 (en) 2009-03-16 2013-02-05 Apple Inc. Methods and graphical user interfaces for editing on a multifunction device with a touch screen display
CN102122278B (en) * 2010-01-12 2013-06-19 宏碁股份有限公司 Methods for downloading and transmitting data and system for e-book reading device
CN102193713A (en) * 2010-03-11 2011-09-21 龙旗科技(上海)有限公司 Display and man-machine interactive mode for mobile terminal electronic book
KR20120054921A (en) * 2010-11-22 2012-05-31 삼성전자주식회사 Apparatus and method for providing electronic book service
US9092130B2 (en) 2011-05-31 2015-07-28 Apple Inc. Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for document manipulation
US10108706B2 (en) 2011-09-23 2018-10-23 Amazon Technologies, Inc. Visual representation of supplemental information for a digital work
US9449526B1 (en) 2011-09-23 2016-09-20 Amazon Technologies, Inc. Generating a game related to a digital work
US9639518B1 (en) 2011-09-23 2017-05-02 Amazon Technologies, Inc. Identifying entities in a digital work
US9613003B1 (en) 2011-09-23 2017-04-04 Amazon Technologies, Inc. Identifying topics in a digital work
US9852115B2 (en) 2013-01-30 2017-12-26 Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc Virtual library providing content accessibility irrespective of content format and type
JP6217274B2 (en) * 2013-09-20 2017-10-25 カシオ計算機株式会社 Portable terminal device and program
DE102013021576A1 (en) * 2013-12-19 2015-06-25 Audi Ag Method for selecting a text section on a touch-sensitive screen and display and control device
US11379113B2 (en) 2019-06-01 2022-07-05 Apple Inc. Techniques for selecting text

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1997022067A1 (en) * 1995-12-14 1997-06-19 Motorola Inc. Method and system for encoding a book for reading using an electronic book
GB2313683A (en) * 1996-05-31 1997-12-03 Stuart Alwyn Kay Book-simulating computer system

Family Cites Families (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4160242A (en) * 1977-06-28 1979-07-03 Fowler Gerald C Reading machine
US4972496A (en) * 1986-07-25 1990-11-20 Grid Systems Corporation Handwritten keyboardless entry computer system
JPH0322259A (en) * 1989-03-22 1991-01-30 Seiko Epson Corp Small-sized data display and reproducing device
JP3579061B2 (en) * 1992-08-31 2004-10-20 株式会社東芝 Display device
JPH06337896A (en) * 1993-03-31 1994-12-06 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Device and method for retrieving electronic book display
US5663748A (en) * 1995-12-14 1997-09-02 Motorola, Inc. Electronic book having highlighting feature
US5774109A (en) * 1995-12-29 1998-06-30 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Incorporated Electronic scrolling book with temporary interruptions
US5909207A (en) * 1996-08-26 1999-06-01 E-Book Systems Pte Ltd Browsing system and method for computer information
US5847698A (en) * 1996-09-17 1998-12-08 Dataventures, Inc. Electronic book device
US5897324A (en) * 1997-02-03 1999-04-27 Atop Technologies, Inc. Multimedia-book operable with removable data storage media implemented with universal interfacing book-adapting processor

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1997022067A1 (en) * 1995-12-14 1997-06-19 Motorola Inc. Method and system for encoding a book for reading using an electronic book
GB2313683A (en) * 1996-05-31 1997-12-03 Stuart Alwyn Kay Book-simulating computer system

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO9949383A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
AU2765699A (en) 1999-10-18
EP1062564A2 (en) 2000-12-27
JP2002508543A (en) 2002-03-19
WO1999049383A1 (en) 1999-09-30
CA2325134A1 (en) 1999-09-30
CN1302398A (en) 2001-07-04

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP1062564A4 (en) Electronic book system
AU1460099A (en) Electronic book system
EP1028003A4 (en) Electronic blackboard system
GB2337854B (en) Electronic part
IL132183A0 (en) Electronic device preferably an electronic book
SG86997A1 (en) Electronic watermark system
AU5069698A (en) Electronic book
EP0977297A4 (en) Electronic device
EP0971381A4 (en) Electronic component
EP0932250A4 (en) Electronic device
HK1050949A1 (en) Electronic system having variable functions
GB2327537B (en) Electronic device
TW354215U (en) Casing for electronic system
GB2345463B (en) Book
GB9910279D0 (en) Electronic book
EP1013156A4 (en) Electronic card
GB2332073A9 (en) Electronic book
GB9802855D0 (en) Electronic system
GB2335626B (en) Board
IL121876A0 (en) Electronic publishing
GB9808548D0 (en) Electronic book
GB9618005D0 (en) An electronic memorandum
GB9723292D0 (en) Electronic book
GB9602684D0 (en) Electronic book
GB2342617B (en) Sleeve-bound book

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20000929

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

RAP1 Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)

Owner name: NUVOMEDIA INC.

A4 Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched

Effective date: 20020711

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A4

Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

RIC1 Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant

Free format text: 7G 06F 3/00 A, 7G 06F 15/02 B, 7G 06F 3/033 B, 7G 06F 1/16 B

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN

18D Application deemed to be withdrawn

Effective date: 20040901