Skimming to and past points of interest in digital content
US9910562B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/40
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A client (e.g., an eReader) includes a reader application module for presenting content to a user of the client. The reader application module displays an interface including a plurality of pages of a digital content to a user of a client. The reader application module identifies a point of interest included in a page of the plurality of pages of the digital content and assigns a physics model to the identified point of interest. The physics model may be selected from a plurality of physics models based on a type of the point of interest. The reader application module receiving an interaction from the user wanting to skim through the plurality of pages of the digital content and applies the physics model responsive to receiving the interaction from the user.
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