Systems and methods for social book reading
US9760254B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1822
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided are systems and methods for progressively providing content of an electronic book (e-book) to members of a book reading group. An example method includes: determining a group associated with content, wherein determining the group comprises determining a first user profile and a second user profile, determining a first stop-read position comprising a first position in the content, sending, to a first user device associated with the first user profile, an indication of the first stop-read position, determining that the first user device has displayed at least a threshold amount of a first portion of the content, determining a second stop-read position comprising a second position in the content, and sending, to the first user device, an indication of the second stop-read position.
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