Patent ID: 9218320
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G06F,G09B,G09G

Abstract:
1. A method to display on a display of a mobile device, summary information for an electronic book, the method, performed by a computer processor, comprising: during an electronic book reader session, receiving, at an electronic book reader, a request by a user for a summary associated with the electronic book, wherein the electronic book reader includes a user interface; obtaining a marker indicative of a location in the electronic book, the marker demarcates a user's progress through the electronic book; obtaining the summary for a portion of the electronic book demarcated by the marker, wherein obtaining the summary for the portion of the electronic book comprises: receiving, from the user, a user input that identifies identifying a name of a character portrayed in the electronic book; identifying chapters of the electronic book associated with the user's progress through the electronic book; and obtaining a listing of at least one chapter in the identified chapters, the at least one chapter mentioning the character; and displaying, at the user interface and in response to the request, the summary via the electronic book reader, wherein the summary comprises at least one of a summary of events related to the character name or a summary of characteristics of a character identified by the character name that are revealed in the portion of the electronic book demarcated by the marker; wherein obtaining the summary for the portion of the electronic book comprises: obtaining a brief summary when the request for the summary is a request for a brief summary; and obtaining a detailed summary when the request for the summary is a request for a detailed summary.