Patent ID: 8737908

Claim:
An interactive book comprising: a linear text storyline arranged into chapters, wherein each chapter is arranged in a non-linear fashion relative to the other chapters, such that a reader gains access to a subsequent chapters with successful completion of a task in a previous chapter; wherein access refers to a reader's ability to read the story in a linear fashion; at least one microdot paper comprising interactive activities based on the themes and situation models of the text storyline adapted to promote the creation and updating of situation models selected from the group consisting of thematic, spatial, causal, temporal, protagonist and intentionality of characters disposed at the end of each chapter; an electronic C-pen adapted to detect positional information from the microdot paper, wherein the C-pen detects the page numbers from the interactive activities using information encoded in the at least one microdot paper, wherein the interactive activities include maps, diagrams, or images interspersed within the book; an electronic device having an input to accept the positional information from the electronic C-pen; a logic module adapted to determine if the interactive activities based on the themes and situation models of the text storyline disposed on the at least one microdot paper has been successfully completed; and an output to provide access to a reader upon winning the game or successful completion of the interactive activities based on the themes and situation models of the text storyline disposed on the at least one microdot paper has been successfully completed at the end of the chapter, wherein said output provides directions to the reader where the next page number of the next chapter such that the reader can access the next chapter and continue reading the text storyline.