Patent ID: 9087032
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of generating aggregated highlights of a digital book from a plurality of highlights, the method comprising: obtaining raw highlight intervals of a digital book from a plurality of users; reconciling the raw highlight intervals across a plurality of versions of the digital book, the reconciling comprising synchronizing the versions of the digital book and consolidating the raw highlight intervals of the synchronized versions of the digital book, at least two of the plurality of versions of the digital book differing at least without regard to the raw highlight intervals; selecting aggregated highlight intervals based on the reconciled highlight intervals using a highlight selection rule, wherein the highlight selection rule comprises: creating a public version of the selected aggregated highlight intervals; creating a purchase version of the selected aggregated highlight intervals, the purchase version differing from the public version and made available based at least in part on additional compensation with respect to the public version; and displaying the public version or the purchase version of selected aggregated highlight intervals to users.