Patent ID: 8880602

Claim:
A computer implemented method, comprising: determining, by an author's device, that a reader's device is within a coverage area in which the reader's device is proximate to the author's device and capable of communicating with the author's device; the author's device being associated with a first user account controlled by an author, wherein the coverage area comprises a first coverage zone and a second coverage zone; receiving a communication from the reader's device indicating that a second user account associated with the reader's device is associated with a copy of an electronic book, the electronic book being authored by the author associated with the author's device; automatically performing a first autographing task associated with the copy of the electronic book based on the indication; determining that the reader's device is within the first coverage zone, and based on the determination performing the first autographing task; and learning that the reader's device is within the second coverage zone, and based on having learned that the reader's device is within the second coverage zone, performing a second autographing task that is different from the first autographing task.