Patent ID: 6763995
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: G06F,G09B

Abstract:
A method for electronically storing text and audio content of a book for use in an electronic book reader system, said electronic book reader system including a book holder for holding said book, the method comprising the steps of:providing a book comprising a plurality of pages having text thereon, said book being adapted, arranged and structured so as to be held by said book holder of said electronic book reader system so as to be viewed by a user; creating electronic equivalent representations of said text of said book and audio content corresponding to said text; storing said electronic equivalent representations in a first electronic memory space; and downloading a duplicate of said electronic equivalent representations stored in said first electronic memory space into a second electronic memory space housed within said book holder of said electronic book reader system, said downloaded duplicate of said electronic equivalent representations stored in said second electronic memory space corresponding to said pages of said book held by said book holder, whereby said electronic equivalent representations of said second electronic memory space include audio content corresponding to said pages of said book being held by said book holder and viewed by the user.