Questions on highlighted passages
US8832584B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0485
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
As described herein, passages in a digital work (e.g., eBook, music, movie, picture, etc.) may be highlighted and questions pertaining to those highlights may be developed. The highlights are collected centrally and subsequently supplied to users along with the digital works. Users may further ask questions pertaining to the highlighted passages, and these questions are associated with the highlights. Answers to the questions may also be discovered and provided to the users.
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