System and method for visually presenting electronic media
US8918711B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/137
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic book reader has an electronic book loaded in memory. The electronic book includes text, as well as markup tags around certain text portions. The markup tags indicate the availability of and link to supplemental content. A touch screen display allows a user to select a category of supplemental content or linked text. The display will show links for the category of content selected by the user, or will show categories of content for the linked text selected by the user.
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