Patent ID: 9026934
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a request for a character biography corresponding to a character portrayed in an electronic media item, wherein the request for the character biography is generated in response to a user input command; determining a user's current reading location in the electronic media item; determining a furthest point from a beginning of the electronic media item which has been viewed by the user; when the furthest point is different from the current reading location, determining, by a processor, a version of the character biography corresponding to the furthest point, wherein the version of the character biography comprises biographical details about the character that have been revealed in a narrative of the electronic media item up to the furthest point, and wherein the biographical details are obtained from the electronic media item; when the furthest point is the same as the current reading location, determining a version of the character biography corresponding to the current reading location; and providing the corresponding version of the character biography to the user.