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Electronic book and method of displaying at least one reading metric therefor
Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1995-12-14
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Granted: 1997-12-16
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Expires: 2015-12-14
Abstract
Abstract A method of displaying at least one reading metric in an electronic book includes reading machine-readable data from a machine-readable storage medium installed in the electronic book. The machine-readable data is representative of text of a book. At least one page of the text represented by the machine-readable data is displayed using the electronic book. A reading pace of a user is monitored over the at least one page, and the reading pace is displayed by the electronic book. An amount of the book which can be read at the reading pace during a remaining powering time for a battery which powers the electronic book can also be displayed. An estimated completion time for a portion of the book can be calculated and displayed based on the reading pace.
Inventors
- 👤 James R. Huffman
- 👤 Ronald D. Cruickshank
- 👤 Shrirang Nikanth Jambhekar
- 👤 Jeffrey Van Myers
- 👤 Russell L. Collins
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 15:59
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F15/00; G06F15/02; G06F15/025; G06F15/0283; G09; G09B; G09B19/00; G09B19/04; G09B5/00; G09B5/06; G09B5/065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A method of displaying at least one reading metric in an electronic book, the method comprising the steps of: reading machine-readable data from a machine-readable storage medium installed in the electronic book, the machine-readable data representative of text of a book; displaying at least one page of the text represented by the machine-readable data; monitoring a reading pace; determining an amount of information remaining in a portion of the book; calculating an estimated completion time for the portion of the book based on the reading pace and the amount of information; and displaying the estimated completion time.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
97 words
A method of displaying at least one reading metric in an electronic book, the method comprising the steps of: reading machine-readable data from a machine-readable storage medium installed in the electronic book, the machine-readable data representative of text of a book; displaying at least one page of the text represented by the machine-readable data; monitoring a reading pace; determining an amount of information remaining in a portion of the book; calculating an estimated completion time for the portion of the book based on the reading pace and the amount of information; and displaying the estimated completion time.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of displaying the reading pace includes displaying the reading pace in a form of a sentence.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the electronic book is powered by a battery, the method further comprising the steps of: determining a remaining powering time for the battery; calculating an amount of the book which can be read during the remaining powering time at the reading pace; and displaying the amount.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the step of displaying the estimated completion time includes displaying the estimated completion time and the amount of information remaining in a form of a sentence.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 3 further comprising the steps of: receiving a desired reading pace from the user; calculating a second estimated completion time for the portion of the book; and displaying the second estimated completion time.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the step of displaying the second estimated completion time includes displaying the second estimated completion time in a form of a sentence.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of: receiving a reading goal from the user; calculating a required reading pace to satisfy the reading goal; and displaying the required reading pace.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the reading goal includes a time goal within which a predetermined portion of the book is to be read.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the electronic book is powered by a battery, the method further comprising the steps of: receiving a desired reading pace from the user; determining a remaining powering time for the battery; calculating an amount of the book which can be read during the remaining powering time at the desired reading pace; and displaying the amount.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of monitoring the reading pace includes: receiving at least one user-initiated event requesting a display of a subsequent page of the text; monitoring a frequency of receiving the at least one user-initiated event; and determining the reading pace based upon the frequency.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
116 words
An electronic book comprising: a processor operative to read machine-readable data representative of text of a book; and a display device in communication with the processor to display at least one page of the text represented by the machine-readable data; wherein the processor monitors a reading pace of a user over the at least one page and commands the display device to display the reading pace; the processor is operative to determine an amount of information remaining in a portion of the book and to calculate an estimated completion time for the portion of the book based on the reading pace and the amount of information, and wherein the display device displays the estimated completion time.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
116 words
An electronic book comprising: a processor operative to read machine-readable data representative of text of a book; and a display device in communication with the processor to display at least one page of the text represented by the machine-readable data; wherein the processor monitors a reading pace of a user over the at least one page and commands the display device to display the reading pace; the processor is operative to determine an amount of information remaining in a portion of the book and to calculate an estimated completion time for the portion of the book based on the reading pace and the amount of information, and wherein the display device displays the estimated completion time.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The electronic book of claim 11 wherein the reading pace is displayed in a form of a sentence.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
54 words
The electronic book of claim 11 wherein the processor is operative to determine a remaining powering time for a battery which powers the electronic book and to calculate an amount of the book which can be read during the remaining powering time at the reading pace, and wherein the display device displays the amount.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
The electronic book of claim 13 wherein the processor is operative to receive a desired reading pace from the user and to calculate a second estimated completion time for the portion of the book, and wherein the display device displays the second estimated completion time.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
41 words
The electronic book of claim 11 wherein the processor is operative to receive a reading goal from the user and to calculate a required reading pace to satisfy the reading goal, and wherein the display device displays the required reading pace.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electronic book of claim 15 wherein the reading goal includes a time goal within which a predetermined portion of the book is to be read.
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