Claims
- 1. A computer implemented method for publishing a reference book for a computer apparatus having a touch sensitive display, the reference book including a read-only portion being displayable on said display and a writeable portion for receiving annotations configure to facilitate searching of the read-only portion, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving meta information relating to content of the reference book; receiving computer readable content being storable in the read-only portion of the reference book; and converting the meta information and the computer readable content into a computer readable meta portion and the read-only portion to form the reference book.
- 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of receiving a front cover image being associated with a selection of the reference book on the computer apparatus; and wherein said converting step further includes a step of converting the image to the read-only portion.
- 3. The method according to claim 1, in which the step of receiving the computer readable content includes a step of receiving a link destination configured for intranavigational movement within the computer readable content, said link destination being storable in said read-only portion.
- 4. The method according to claim 1, in which the step of receiving the computer readable content includes a step of receiving a link destination configured to provide internavigational movement to another electronic reference book, said link destination being storable in said read-only portion.
- 5. The method according to claim 1, in which the step of receiving the computer readable content includes a step of receiving a link destination configured to provide internavigational movement to an electronic reference source different from the reference book, said link destination being storable in said read-only portion.
- 6. The method according to claim 1, in which the step of receiving the computer readable content includes a step of receiving a link destination configured for internavigation movement to a remote electronic reference location, said link destination being storable in said read-only portion.
- 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said meta information includes a data delimiter configured to categorize the content of the reference book and identify processing of said book within said computer apparatus.
- 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said read-only portion includes linked information configured for navigation enabling electronic commerce transactions related to the computer readable contents of the reference book.
- 9. A computer readable medium having an electronic reference book thereon, said electronic book being executable for a computer apparatus having a display, comprising:
a read-only portion being displayable on said display; a writeable portion for receiving annotations configure to facilitate searching of the read-only portion; and meta information relating to a content of the electronic reference book in said read-only portion; and said content being stored in the read-only portion.
- 10. The computer readable medium according to claim 9, further comprising a front cover image being associated with a selection of the reference book on the computer apparatus; and wherein front cover image is stored in the read-only portion.
- 11. The computer readable medium according to claim 9, wherein the content includes a link destination configured for intranavigational movement within the computer readable content, said link destination being storable in said read-only portion.
- 12. The computer readable medium according to claim 9, wherein the content includes a link destination configured to provide internavigational movement to another electronic reference book, said link destination being storable in said read-only portion.
- 13. The computer readable medium according to claim 9, wherein the content includes a link destination configured to provide internavigational movement to an electronic reference source different from the reference book, said link destination being storable in said read-only portion.
- 14. The computer readable medium according to claim 9, in which the content includes a step of receiving a link destination configured for internavigation movement to a remote electronic reference location, said link destination being storable in said read-only portion.
- 15. The computer readable medium according to claim 9, wherein the read-only portion includes linked information configured for navigation enabling electronic commerce transactions related to the computer readable contents of the reference book.
- 16. The computer readable medium according to claim 9, wherein said display is touch sensitive and in which said content in said read-only portion is tap responsive.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/455,754 filed Dec. 7, 1999; the contents of said application are hereby incorporated by reference.
[0002] This application is related to the following applications:
[0003] U.S. Ser. No. 09/456,127 (BW 03797.80027), filed Dec. 7, 1999, entitled “Bookmarking and Placemarking a Displayed Document in a Computer System;”
[0004] U.S. Ser. No. 09/455,805 (BW 03797.78802), filed Dec. 7, 1999, entitled “System and Method for Annotating an Electronic Document Independently of Its Content;”
[0005] U.S. Ser. No. 09/455,806 (BW 03797.84617), filed Dec. 7, 1999, entitled “Method and Apparatus For Capturing and Rendering Annotations For Non-Modifiable Electronic Content;”
[0006] U.S. Ser. No. 09/455,808 (BW 03797.84809), filed Dec. 7, 1999, entitled “System, Method and User Interface for Active Reading of Electronic Content;” and,
[0007] U.S. Ser. No. 09/455,807 (BW 03797.84618), filed Dec. 7, 1999, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Capturing and Rendering Text Annotations For Non-Modifiable Electronic Content.”
[0008] Each of these applications is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09455754 |
Dec 1999 |
US |
Child |
10891050 |
Jul 2004 |
US |