Patent ID: 8452600

Claim:
A method performed by one or more processors of an assisted reading device, the method comprising: providing a user interface on a display of the assisted reading device, the user interface displaying text of a content item and configured to distinguish between a first type of gesture for selecting a continuous assisted reading mode and a second type of gesture for selecting an enhanced assisted reading mode of the device and a respective portion of the displayed text to be read in the enhanced assisted reading mode; receiving a first touch input on the user interface; upon determining, based on the first touch input, that the first type of gesture has been entered: invoking the continuous assisted reading mode; and continuously outputting audio for each word in a currently displayed portion and all subsequent portions of the content item until an end of the content item is reached or a user input for stopping or pausing the continuous assisted reading mode is received; and upon determining, based on the first touch input, that the second type of gesture has been entered: invoking the enhanced assisted reading mode; receiving a second touch input for selecting a desired level of reading granularity; configuring the assisted reading device to provide the selected level of reading granularity; based on a location of the first touch input on the user interface and the selected level of granularity, selecting the respective portion of the displayed text to be read in the enhanced assisted reading mode; and outputting audio for each word in the selected portion of the displayed text.