09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Electronic book readers; electronic personal organizers; protective cases for electronic book readers; protective cases for tablet computers
(2) Tablet computers for transmitting, reading, purchasing, sharing, manipulating, reviewing and storing downloadable electronic publications, namely, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, manuals, text messages, digital images, music, audio books, video clips, and graphics, all through wired and wireless, internet access; protective cases for electronic, personal organizers, computer adapters plugs and cords.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Electronic book readers; electronic personal organizers; protective cases for electronic book readers; protective cases for tablet computers
(2) Tablet computers for transmitting, reading, purchasing, sharing, manipulating, reviewing and storing downloadable electronic publications, namely, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, manuals, text messages, digital images, music, audio books, video clips, and graphics, all through wired and wireless, internet access; protective cases for electronic, personal organizers, computer adapters plugs and cords.
A protective cover for an electronic device comprising a connection portion configured to be attached to the electronic device to secure the protective cover to the electronic device; a stylus storage portion adjacent to the connection portion; and a flap portion connected to the stylus storage portion by a flexible hinge portion. The connection portion includes a plurality of magnets in a predetermined arrangement, wherein the connection portion is configured to be magnetically coupled to the electronic device when the protective cover is attached to the electronic device. The predetermined arrangement is configured to align with another plurality of magnets embedded in a honeycomb structure of the electronic device such that each of the another plurality of magnets is disposed in a respective honeycomb of the honeycomb structure.
A method for annotating dynamic content includes receiving a freeform annotation overlaid on dynamic content; determining whether the dynamic content changes; in response to a determination that the dynamic content changes, displaying an indicator corresponding to a region where the freeform annotation was created; determining whether the indicator is selected; in response to a determination that the indicator is selected, displaying a lightbox with the freeform annotation as it was overlaid on the dynamic content when it was created; determining whether the a revert button included in the lightbox is selected; and in response to a determination that the revert button is selected, displaying the freeform annotation overlaid on the dynamic content as it was created before the dynamic content changed.
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G06F 3/04842 - Sélection des objets affichés ou des éléments de texte affichés
A method for controlling screen rotation of an electronic reading device that includes processing circuitry, an accelerometer, and a display screen. The method including: receiving, by the processing circuitry, a request to access a menu for initiation of a screen-rotation lock function for the electronic reading device; displaying, on the display screen, the menu for the initiation of the screen-rotation lock function; receiving, by the processing circuitry, a selection of one particular screen orientation for the display screen from among a plurality of screen orientations; rotating, the electronic reading device, 90 degrees; detecting, by the accelerometer, the 90 degree rotation; and maintaining a screen that is displayed on the display screen in the selected one particular screen orientation.
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09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Portable electronic device for reading, displaying, receiving, purchasing, sharing, lending, accessing and storing downloadable electronic publications, namely, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia presentations, as well as text, images, sound, and digital website content, all through wired and wireless Internet access, and accessories therefore, namely cases, covers, adapters and power cords
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Portable electronic device for reading, displaying, receiving, purchasing, sharing, lending, accessing and storing downloadable electronic publications, namely, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia presentations, as well as text, images, sound, and digital website content, all through wired and wireless Internet access, and accessories therefore, namely, cases, covers, adapters and power cords
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Portable electronic device for reading, displaying, receiving, purchasing, sharing, lending, accessing and storing downloadable electronic publications, namely, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia presentations, as well as text, images, sound, and digital website content, all through wired and wireless Internet access, and accessories therefore, namely cases, covers, adapters and power cords.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Electronic book readers, electronic personal organizers, and tablet computers for transmitting, reading, purchasing, sharing, manipulating, reviewing and storing downloadable electronic publications, namely, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, manuals, text messages, digital images, music, audio books, video clips, and graphics, all through wired and wireless internet access; protective cases for electronic book readers, electronic personal organizers, and tablet computers,computer adapters plugs and cords.
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Systems and methods for automated screen color temperature control
An electronic reading device can include an adjustable RGBW front light and an ambient light sensor. Additionally, the electronic reading device can include circuitry configured to determine if a transition between phases has occurred, wherein the phases include a night phase, a sunrise transition phase, a daytime phase, and a sunset transition phase, automatically display a predetermined screen color temperature via the adjustable RGBW front light in response to the transition between phases, determine if a brightness level has changed, and automatically adjust a predetermined mixture of light to be displayed via the adjustable RGBW front light such that the screen color temperature does not change in response to the changing brightness level.
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Systems and methods for automated brightness control in response to one user input
An electronic reading device can include an adjustable RGBW front light and an ambient light sensor. Additionally, the electronic reading device can include circuitry configured to receive a signal from the ambient light sensor corresponding to a detected ambient light level, automatically display a default brightness level based on the detected ambient light level, determine if the brightness level is manually adjusted, automatically adjust the relative brightness based on the manually adjusted brightness level when the ambient light level changes, and update preferred relative settings to correspond to the manual adjustment.
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G06F 3/0484 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] pour la commande de fonctions ou d’opérations spécifiques, p.ex. sélection ou transformation d’un objet, d’une image ou d’un élément de texte affiché, détermination d’une valeur de paramètre ou sélection d’une plage de valeurs
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14.
Systems and methods for automated brightness control in response to two user inputs
An electronic reading device includes an adjustable RGBW front light and an ambient light sensor. Additionally, the electronic reading device includes circuitry configured to receive a low ambient light preferred brightness level, receive a high ambient light preferred brightness level, and set a rate at which a brightness level transitions between the low ambient light preferred brightness level and the high ambient light preferred brightness level as the ambient light changes.
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15.
Device with a mid-frame structure and reverse draft
An electronic reading device includes a mid-frame structure such that the mid-frame structure can include a reverse draft. A reverse draft corresponds to a back of the electronic reading device being a predetermined amount wider than a front of the electronic reading device. Additionally, a co-molded mid-frame stiffener provides a predetermined rigidity of the electronic reading device. The electronic reading device also includes a display integrated with the front of the mid-frame structure, wherein a space between the display and the mid-frame structure includes one or more electronic reading device components. Similarly, a back cover is integrated with the back of the mid-frame structure, wherein a space between the back cover and the mid-frame structure includes additional electronic reading device components.
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16.
Method and apparatus for image processing and comparison based on spatial relationships between image features
An apparatus that includes a computer server having processing circuitry operatively coupled to a memory and a communication interface is provided. A remote image capture device is communicatively coupled to the computer server via the communication interface. The apparatus acquires a captured image of a storage system from the image capture device. The apparatus identifies a pair of physical items in the image, including determining identities of each item of the pair of physical items, and identifying locations in the storage system of each physical item of the pair of physical items. The apparatus processes the image to measure a physical proximity between the pair of physical items, and generates or updates a measure of similarity between the pair of physical items based on the measured physical proximity. The apparatus can also process multiple images to determine similarity between different storage systems or associated persons based on item proximities.
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17.
Method and system for persistent ancillary display screen rendering
A method and system for deploying an ancillary display screen of an electronic personal display device in rendering digital content item portions, including a persistent rendering thereof. The method comprises receiving a command to modify a page of e-book content, the page including at least one margin indicia as rendered on the primary display screen, activating the ancillary display screen while displaying the modified page bereft of the at least one margin indicia on the primary display screen; and transitioning display of the at least one margin indicia to the ancillary display screen of the computing device.
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18.
Transitioning operation between device display screens and interface therefor
A method and system for transitioning operation between display screens of a computing device, with a user interface. The device further includes primary and secondary touch screen displays, an ambient lighting brightness sensor, a memory storing instructions and an e-book having content displayable according to a series of digitally constructed pages. The method comprises receiving, at a screen transition interface presented on one of the primary display screen and the secondary display screen, selections of an upper and a lower brightness threshold limits of ambient lighting, sensing a brightness level of ambient lighting, activating the secondary display screen for operation only if one of: (i) the ambient lighting brightness level exceeds the upper threshold limit and (ii) the ambient lighting brightness level is less than the lower threshold limit, and transitioning operation of the computing device to the secondary display screen by rendering the pages of e-book content thereon.
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G06F 3/0484 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] pour la commande de fonctions ou d’opérations spécifiques, p.ex. sélection ou transformation d’un objet, d’une image ou d’un élément de texte affiché, détermination d’une valeur de paramètre ou sélection d’une plage de valeurs
19.
Implementing user-specified transaction parameters for transferring digital content items amongst users
The disclosure relates to a system and a method for implementing user-specified transaction parameters for transferring digital content items amongst users. The method includes: receiving a request from a first user to transfer a right of possession to a first digital content item, wherein the first digital content item includes a content portion and a metadata portion for displaying a visual representation of the first digital content item; in response to receiving the request, precluding user access to at least the content portion of the first digital content item on one or more computing devices associated with an account of the first user; and providing the visual representation of the first digital content item on a display of at least one of the one or more computing devices based on the metadata portion of the first digital content item.
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20.
Progressive page transition feature for rendering e-books on computing devices
A reader's position of progression on a current page of an e-book is tracked. The current page is progressively transitioned to next page based on the reader's position on the current page.
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G06F 3/0485 - Défilement ou défilement panoramique
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Method and system for customizable multi-layered sensory-enhanced E-reading interface
A method of synchronizing multi-sensory enhancement with e-reading content is provided. The method includes tracking eye movement of a user of an e-reader, providing a customizable multi-sensory indicator embedded within a portion of a story presented on the e-reader and responsive to the eye movement of the user being correlated with the customizable multi-sensory indicator, providing a user customized multi-sensory enhancement which is associated with the portion of the story presented on the e-reader.
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G06F 3/0483 - Interaction avec des environnements structurés en pages, p.ex. métaphore livresque
A method for providing a toggle interface on an electronic personal display is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request to enter a toggle mode from a user, determining a first e-book content associated with the user, determining a second e-book content associated with the first e-book content; and directing the electronic personal display to open said second e-book content when initiating the toggle mode.
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G06F 3/0482 - Interaction avec des listes d’éléments sélectionnables, p.ex. des menus
A method and system for cyclic motion gesturing is provided. The method includes receiving at a motion sensor coupled with a processor a first motion associated with an e-reader, receiving a second motion associated with an e-reader at the motion sensor, the second motion being a counter motion of the first motion, wherein the first and second motions are associated with moving the e-reader form a first point in space to a second point in space and then back to the first point in space within a predetermined period of time, determining the first and second motions indicate a multi-motion command gesture corresponding to a first function performable on the e-Reader and automatically performing the first function on the e-reader in response to the multi-motion command gesture.
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System and method for repagination of display content
A method and system for repaginating content displayed on a display screen of a computing device when upon receiving indication of an object superposed on the content. The content comprises display of one page in a series of digitally constructed pages. The repaginated content is re-flowed or line-wrapped around an identified keep out boundary to counteract any obscuration of displayed content. The repagination forces reconstruction of a next one of the series of pages for display.
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G06F 3/12 - Sortie numérique vers une unité d'impression
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System and method for re-marginating display content
A method and system for re-marginating content displayed on a display screen of a computing device when upon receiving indication of an object superposed on the display screen content, a “handedness” preference of the reader/observer can be determined. In one embodiment, the content comprises display of one page in a series of digitally constructed pages. A keep out margin is calculated based on position of the object. Content is then re-flowed or line-wrapped about that keep out margin, to counteract any obscuration of displayed content. The line-wrapping of the content around the keep out margin is accomplished while maintaining a plurality of text attributes of the content. The line-wrapping forces reconstruction of a next one of the series of pages for display.
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G06F 3/0483 - Interaction avec des environnements structurés en pages, p.ex. métaphore livresque
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Page transition system and method for alternate gesture mode and invocation thereof
A method and system for providing an alternate gesture interface. A computing device, such as an electronic personal display or e-reading device, includes a memory and a display screen having touch functionality. The memory stores instructions configured to enact a page transition operation for digital content rendered on the display screen upon receipt of a first gesture input action performed at a first portion of the display screen. The method comprises receiving a gesture-mode switch request; in response to the gesture-mode switch request, disabling the touch functionality of the display screen; activating the touch functionality in only a second portion of the display screen, the second portion being at least partly spatially exclusive of the first portion of the display screen; and enacting the page transition operation only when a predefined second gesture input action is received at the second portion of the display screen.
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A computing device includes a housing and a display assembly having a screen and a set of touch sensors. The housing at least partially circumvents the screen so that the screen is viewable. A processor is provided within the housing to manage an e-book library associated with the computing device. Specifically, the e-book library includes at least a first e-book. The processor further associates the computing device with a reading group having a plurality of group members, and detects that a copy of the first e-book resides in an e-book library of a first group member of the plurality of group members. Upon detecting the copy of the first e-book, the processor then selectively initiates a shared reading mode for the first e-book.
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A computing device includes a housing and a display assembly having a screen. The housing at least partially circumvents the screen so that the screen is viewable and a set of touch sensors are provided with the display assembly. A processor is provided within the housing to detect a plurality of interactions with the set of touch sensors. The processor further determines, based on the plurality of interactions, a presence of extraneous objects on a surface of the screen of the display assembly. More specifically, the processor may determine that the screen is wet if three or more interactions are detected, concurrently, via the set of touch sensors and/or a contact duration associated with each of the plurality of interactions exceeds a threshold duration.
A computing device includes a housing and a display assembly having a screen. The housing at least partially circumvents the screen so that the screen is viewable and a set of touch sensors are provided with the display assembly. A processor is provided within the housing to detect a gesture via the set of touch sensors, and to interpret the gesture as one of a plurality of user inputs. The processor further detects a presence of extraneous objects on a surface the screen of the display assembly, and adjusts one or more settings of the computing device in response to detecting the presence of extraneous objects. For example, the processor may adjust the one or more settings by reconfiguring a set of actions to be performed in response to the plurality of user inputs.
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Automatically generating customized annotation document from query search results and user interface thereof
System and method of automatically generating a user-editable document to save search results for efficient management and utilization by users. A book reading program according to the present disclosure can receive a user search request and automatically save the search results to a designated annotation document according to a predetermined layout. Through various editing functions provided by the book reading GUI, a user can advantageously edit the annotation document. The results may be book or other passages that contain a query term. In the document, the passage themselves can be edited and the user can add additional content by using text editing features.
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A method and system for identifying books located on a bookshelf. Photographs of the bookshelf are captured and processed to identify individual books. Processing involves segmenting the photograph into individual book spines and extracting and analyzing features of the book spines. Analysis may include database matching and/or optical character recognition. Book spines for which a match is not found are human labeled, and the label information is added to the database. User feedback is also used to update the database.
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G06K 9/46 - Extraction d'éléments ou de caractéristiques de l'image
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Method and system for contact separation detection gesture
A computing device includes a housing and a display assembly having a screen. The housing at least partially circumvents the screen so that the screen is viewable. A first touch sensor is provided with a first portion of the housing. For example, the first touch sensor may be provided on a sidewall, a front surface, or a back surface of the housing. A processor is provided within the housing to detect a first user interaction and a second user interaction with the first touch sensor. The first user interaction corresponds with a user making contact with the first touch sensor, and the second user interaction corresponds with the user releasing contact with the first touch sensor. The processor further executes a first set of instructions in response to detecting the second user interaction.
A computing device includes a housing and a display assembly having a screen. The housing at least partially circumvents the screen so that the screen is viewable. A touch sensor is provided with a portion of the housing having a different planar orientation than a remainder of the housing. For example, the touch sensor may be provided with a portion of the housing that is off-plane with the screen of the display assembly. A processor is provided within the housing to detect a first user interaction with the touch sensor, and to interpret the first user interaction as a first user input. The processor further executes one or more instructions in response to the first user input.
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G09G 5/00 - Dispositions ou circuits de commande de l'affichage communs à l'affichage utilisant des tubes à rayons cathodiques et à l'affichage utilisant d'autres moyens de visualisation
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Portable computing device case convertible to upright stand
A housing accessory convertible to a stand for a mobile computing device. The housing accessory includes a foldable cover member that has an upper portion, a flap portion, and a single folding hinge between the two portions and extending diagonally across the foldable cover. The flap portion can be rotated about the single holding hinge from a position coplanar with the upper portion to a folded position. Thereby the foldable cover is converted into a display stand operable to retain the mobile computing device in an inclined angle on a supporting surface.
A computing device that includes a programmatically controlled front light. The front light cast light onto a display surface and/or other region of the computing device, for purpose of providing illumination and/or lighting effect.
G09G 5/00 - Dispositions ou circuits de commande de l'affichage communs à l'affichage utilisant des tubes à rayons cathodiques et à l'affichage utilisant d'autres moyens de visualisation
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Multi-colored display illumination control for indicating device status and/or activity
A computing device that includes a programmatically controlled front light. The front light cast light onto a display surface and/or other region of the computing device, for purpose of providing illumination and/or lighting effect.
Content is displayed on a touchscreen display of a computing system such as an electronic book reader. The content is displayed according to a setting for a first attribute (e.g., level of brightness) and a setting for a second attribute (e.g., day mode or night mode). In response to sensing a motion proximate to the touchscreen, the setting for the first attribute is changed to a different value. In response to a value for the setting for the first attribute crossing a threshold value (e.g., while the motion is being performed), the setting for the second attribute is changed.
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G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
Content Based Similarity Detection. A computer implemented method includes computing a hash of each word in a collection of books to produce a numerical integer token using a reduced representation and computing an Inverse Document Frequency (IDF) vector comprising the number of books the token appears in, for every token in the collection of books. The method also includes creating a token occurrence count vector for each book in the collection and normalizing the token occurrence count vector using the IDF vector to create a Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency (TF-IDF) vector. Further, the method includes reducing each TF-IDF vector by using random projections to obtain a final signature representing each book in the collection, reducing each TF-IDF vector by using random projections to obtain a final signature representing each book in the collection and using a trained machine learning algorithm, determining whether each of the list of candidate books is similar to the target book.
A system and method for automatically identifying an electronic document. The method includes accessing, within an electronic device, an electronic document and extracting text from the electronic document. A signature is then determined based on the text of the electronic document and the signature is communicated over a communication channel. The method further includes receiving an identifier of the electronic document over the communication channel. In one embodiment, the identifier is determined by a server matching the signature against a signature library. The method further includes receiving a bookmark associated with the electronic document.
First content is rendered on a display screen of a computing system according to a first setting for an attribute of the first content. In response to sensing motion proximate to a sensing device, second content is displayed on the display screen according to the first setting for the attribute. The second content is displayed in a window within the first content displayed on the display screen. In response to sensing further motion, the first setting is changed to a second setting, and the second content is displayed in the window according to the second setting for the attribute. In response to sensing cessation of the further motion, the window is closed, the first content is reformatted according to the second setting for the attribute, and at least a portion of the reformatted first content on the display screen.
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Methods and systems for verifying ownership of a physical work or facilitating access to an electronic resource associated with a physical work
A method and system for allowing owners of a physical work, such as a book, to purchase an electronic version of the work by validating their ownership of the work using a personal electronic device, such as a smartphone, and marking the work. The owner is instructed to mark the work and to capture camera images of the work. The images are analyzed to identify the work, determine whether the work has been previously marked, and to verify that the work has been marked by the owner. Analysis may be performed remotely by a server in communication with the personal electronic device. Various means for authenticating ownership of the work are also disclosed, including 3D analysis, page curvature analysis, concurrent still image and video capture, detection of use of a video display to spoof the work, and geofencing.
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Systems and methods for automatically generating replacement query terms that offer improved search efficiency. Recommended search query terms are generated based on statistic information derived from empirical data recording prior search sessions with respect to searching on a search engine. A query term entered later in a search session is treated as a possible replacement term for a query term entered earlier in the same session. Upon receiving an initial query term in a new search session, the replacement terms of the initial query term are identified from the empirical data and evaluated as candidates for replacing the initial query term in the new search session. The evaluation is based on the respective occurrence rates that the candidates are used as replacement terms for the initial query term in the empirical data, and based on the respective conversion rates of the candidates.
A user interface method for user selected zoom level determination. The method includes displaying a page of a document on a screen of the handheld device, and receiving an input from a user of the handheld device and setting a zoom level of the page in accordance there with. The method further includes, in response to the zoom level, processing the page in accordance there with to produce a plurality of dynamically sized segments, and for displaying successive pages on the screen, processing the successive pages to produce additional dynamically sized segments in accordance with the zoom level.
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Produits et services
Computer software; downloadable computer software in the nature of computer and mobile applications that enables users to track, catalogue, visualize, and generate events, statistics and profiles in connection with books and their usage of an electronic reading service and which enables users to interact with digital content libraries, consume digital content, and interact with other users of digital content; a computer software platform that enables users to collect and organise e-books and to discuss and share e-books with others; computer software relating to electronic publications, e-books, printed publications, e-readers and book publication services; downloadable publications; downloadable electronic or digital publications and reading material (including books, magazines and journals); e-books; talking books; electronic book reading devices; e-readers; tablet computers; cases specifically adapted for e-readers and tablet computers; parts and fittings for all of the aforesaid. Customer incentive, reward and loyalty programs through the issuance and processing of points for the online purchase of digital content libraries and the downloading and consumption of and interaction with digital content libraries; delivery of targeted advertising and promotional material based on users' usage of an electronic reading services; delivery of promotional materials over the internet; retail services (including online retail services) in relation to electronic reading devices, e-readers, tablet computers, accessories for e-readers and tablet computers, e-books, electronic publications, downloadable and non-downloadable digital publications and reading material (including books, magazines and journals); market research in the fields of electronic reading; market research for compiling information on readers and the purchasing of downloadable and non-downloadable electronic or digital publications and reading material (including books, magazines and journals); arranging subscriptions to the online publications of others; information, consultancy and advisory services in relation to the aforesaid. Entertainment services namely electronic reading services in the nature of providing recognition and incentives by means of awards to promote reading; provision of on-line information relating to authors, works of literature and the arts; arranging of seminars and workshops in relation to literature and the arts conducted on-line and via the internet; electronic reading services, namely services for the electronic publishing of reading material (namely albums, almanacs, atlases, books, booklets, calendars, catalogues, charts, comic books, diaries, geographic maps, greetings cards, handbooks (manuals), indexes, journals, ledgers (books), letters, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, pamphlets, periodicals, plans, posters, printed publications, printed timetables, prospectuses, scrapbooks, signboards, song books and sheet music); electronic reading services, namely services for the electronic online publishing of reading material (namely albums, almanacs, atlases, books, booklets, calendars, catalogues, charts, comic books, diaries, geographic maps, greetings cards, handbooks (manuals), indexes, journals, ledgers (books), letters, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, pamphlets, periodicals, plans, posters, printed publications, printed timetables, prospectuses, scrapbooks, signboards, song books and sheet music); electronic reading services, namely services for the electronic online publishing of non-downloadable reading material (namely albums, almanacs, atlases, books, booklets, calendars, catalogues, charts, comic books, diaries, geographic maps, greetings cards, handbooks (manuals), indexes, journals, ledgers (books), letters, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, pamphlets, periodicals, plans, posters, printed publications, printed timetables, prospectuses, scrapbooks, signboards, song books and sheet music); electronic reading services, namely the provision of digital and/or electronic (non-downloadable) publications and reading material (namely albums, almanacs, atlases, books, booklets, calendars, catalogues, charts, comic books, diaries, geographic maps, greetings cards, handbooks (manuals), indexes, journals, ledgers (books), letters, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, pamphlets, periodicals, plans, posters, printed publications, printed timetables, prospectuses, scrapbooks, signboards, song books and sheet music); electronic reading services, namely providing digital and/or electronic (non-downloadable) publications and reading material from the Internet; electronic reading services, namely providing digital and/or electronic (non-downloadable) publications and reading material from the Internet via an online retail website; electronic reading services, namely providing digital and/or electronic (non-downloadable) publications and reading material for browsing and downloading over computer networks; electronic reading services, namely provision of (downloadable) electronic publications, including downloadable publications; provision of downloadable electronic or digital publications and reading material (namely albums, almanacs, atlases, books, booklets, calendars, catalogues, charts, comic books, diaries, geographic maps, greetings cards, handbooks (manuals), indexes, journals, ledgers (books), letters, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, pamphlets, periodicals, plans, posters, printed publications, printed timetables, prospectuses, scrapbooks, signboards, song books and sheet music) for browsing and downloading over computer networks or via the Internet; publishing services; book publication services; services for the electronic online publishing of downloadable and non-downloadable electronic or digital publications and reading material (namely albums, almanacs, atlases, books, booklets, calendars, catalogues, charts, comic books, diaries, geographic maps, greetings cards, handbooks (manuals), indexes, journals, ledgers (books), letters, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, pamphlets, periodicals, plans, posters, printed publications, printed timetables, prospectuses, scrapbooks, signboards, song books and sheet music); providing online electronic library services via an on-line computer network or a computerised database; information, consultancy and advisory services in relation to the aforesaid. Computer services including providing on-line computer software enabling users and their computers and mobile devices to track, catalogue, visualize, and generate events and statistics and profiles in connection with books and their usage of an electronic reading service namely, interacting with digital content libraries, consuming digital content, and interact with other users regarding their respective digital content; electronic reading services, namely application service provider (ASP) services featuring software for use in connection with the online provision of digital and/or electronic (non-downloadable) publications and reading material (including books, magazines and journals); electronic reading services, namely application service provider (ASP) services featuring software that enables users to read digital and/or electronic (downloadable and/or non-downloadable) publications and reading material (including books, magazines and journals); electronic storage of digital data; providing customized online web pages featuring user-defined information, which consists of search engines and online links to other sites, on-line chat rooms, online forums, blogs and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages and the facilitation of discussions among consumers and users of books and digital content in the field of reading; computer services, namely hosting online web facilities for others for conducting online meetings, gatherings, and interactive discussions regarding personal libraries and digital content libraries; hosting online web facilities for others for conducting online meetings, gatherings, and interactive discussions regarding personal libraries and digital content libraries; design, creation, hosting and maintenance of websites for the purposes of social networking; computer services; computer services including creating an on-line community platform for registered users to participate and engage in social networking; hosting a website that enables users to upload, share and comment on user-generated audio and video relating to literature and the arts; hosting a website that allows users to upload, share and comment on user-generated writings; technical support services in relation to electronic publications and electronic readers; design and development of website relating to the retailing of downloadable and non-downloadable electronic or digital publications and reading material (including books, magazines and journals); information, consultancy and advisory services in relation to the aforesaid. On-line social networking services.
A system and method for automatically generating a commodity introductory document that encompasses personalized subject matter as well as related information acquired from external information sources. A predetermined template comprising user-authored sections and automated sections is used to select and organize the information. The GUIs corresponding to the user-authored sections allow an introductory document author to provide personalized input. The automated sections are linked to information sources through embedded hyperlinks, from which relevant information can be identified and derived to populate the automated sections. The introductory document author may be provided with a few options regarding the layout and the presentation of the indicatory document as well as individual sections thereof.
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G06F 3/0481 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] fondées sur des propriétés spécifiques de l’objet d’interaction affiché ou sur un environnement basé sur les métaphores, p.ex. interaction avec des éléments du bureau telles les fenêtres ou les icônes, ou avec l’aide d’un curseur changeant de comport
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(1) Portable and handheld electronic devices, namely digital book readers and notebook computers for receiving, downloading, displaying, providing access to and reading text, images, sound and other digital content through wireless Internet access and for receiving, downloading, displaying, providing access to and reading electronically published materials, namely, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, and multimedia presentations (1) Customer services in the field of portable and handheld electronic readers
48.
Non-screen capacitive touch surface for bookmarking an electronic personal display
A method and system for utilizing a non-screen capacitive touch surface for bookmarking an electronic personal display is disclosed. One example provides a capacitive touch sensing surface on at least two non-planar portions of a housing of the electronic personal display. The capacitive touch sensing surface is monitored for a pinch and slide type contact from at least two non-planar points. In so doing, when the pinch and slide type contact is detected a bookmarking operation on the electronic personal display is performed.
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G06F 3/044 - Numériseurs, p.ex. pour des écrans ou des pavés tactiles, caractérisés par les moyens de transduction par des moyens capacitifs
49.
Presenting external information related to preselected terms in ebook
Systems and methods for rendering an annotation graphic user interface (GUI) that encompasses external information related to a book term in a structured frame. An ebook includes pre-selected terms embedded with hyperlinks directing to an article contained by an external information source. Upon a user interaction with such a pre-selected term, raw information from the one or more articles is accessed and fed to a wireframe. The raw information is mapped to respective sections of the wireframe based on the field identifications attached to different segments of the raw information. As a result, an annotation GUI including the external information can be displayed in a consistent and orderly format.
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portable electronic device for reading, displaying, receiving, purchasing, sharing, lending, accessing and storing downloadable electronic publications, especially, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia presentations, as well as text, images, sound, and digital website content, all through wired and wireless Internet access, and accessories therefore, namely cases, covers, adapters and power cords.
51.
System and method for displaying content on a computing device during an inactive or off-state
Usage of a computing device is monitored when the computing device is in an active state. A content screen is stored corresponding to a digital content item that is in use when the computing device is in the active state. In response to the computing device being placed in an inactive state, the content screen is displayed on a display of the computing device.
A computing system and/or network environment in which users can transfer (or initiate transfer of) digital content items to other users in accordance with a variety of transaction parameters that are specified by the user.
H04N 21/478 - Services additionnels, p.ex. affichage de l'identification d'un appelant téléphonique ou application d'achat
H04N 21/63 - Signalisation de contrôle entre des éléments du client, serveur et réseau; Procédés liés au réseau pour la distribution de vidéo entre serveur et clients, p.ex. transmission de la couche de base et des couches d’amélioration sur des voies de transmission différentes, mise en œuvre d’une communication pair à pair via Interne; Protocoles de communication; Adressage
53.
System and method for implementing option-based transfers of acquired digital content items
Examples described herein include a computing system or environment that enables the user to acquire an option to re-transfer a purchased digital content item at a later date. Data corresponding to the option can be recorded and linked with the user. Subsequent requests from the user to re-transfer the digital content item can be permitted or denied based on whether the user is authorized by way of having acquired the corresponding option.
A method and system for providing a distraction free reading mode with an electronic personal display is disclosed. One example accesses non-adjustable settings for a reader mode. In addition, user adjustable settings for the reader mode on the electronic personal display are also accessed. The user adjustable settings and the non-adjustable settings are then implemented when the reader mode is initiated.
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G06F 3/048 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI]
G06F 3/14 - Sortie numérique vers un dispositif de visualisation
G06F 9/46 - Dispositions pour la multiprogrammation
G06F 3/0483 - Interaction avec des environnements structurés en pages, p.ex. métaphore livresque
G06F 3/0488 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] utilisant des caractéristiques spécifiques fournies par le périphérique d’entrée, p.ex. des fonctions commandées par la rotation d’une souris à deux capteurs, ou par la nature du périphérique d’entrée, p.ex. des gestes en fonction de la pression exer utilisant un écran tactile ou une tablette numérique, p.ex. entrée de commandes par des tracés gestuels
55.
System and method for transferring annotated versions of E-books
Systems and methods for rendering automatic annotation for electronic books with external information provided by an information database. A computer implemented method is used to automatically determine key terms and match the key terms with correct information from external information sources for presentation at an e-book page. The key terms can be detected based on a TF-IDF based content analysis process. The detected key terms can be processed by a disambiguation process to select the pertinent definition for multi-sense terms according to one or more selected information sources. Hyperlinks can be embedded in the key terms for direct and convenient link to the matching external information in response to user interactions.
A system and method for managing objects in a multimedia container. The method includes displaying, on a mobile device, a piece of content; receiving an indication the piece of content is to be added to a subsequently identified multimedia container; displaying a list of a plurality of multimedia containers, wherein each of the multimedia containers is operable to comprise a plurality of media types; receiving an indication identifying a selected multimedia container; and displaying an indication that the piece of content has been added to the selected one of the plurality of multimedia containers. The method can further comprise: determining an image corresponding to the piece of content; and modifying a datastore corresponding to the selected multimedia container. Determining of the image corresponding to the piece of content can comprise accessing a book cover image, determining a rendering of a website, etc. The mobile device can be a tablet computing device.
G06F 3/0482 - Interaction avec des listes d’éléments sélectionnables, p.ex. des menus
H04N 21/234 - Traitement de flux vidéo élémentaires, p.ex. raccordement de flux vidéo ou transformation de graphes de scènes MPEG-4
H04N 21/472 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la requête de contenu, de données additionnelles ou de services; Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour l'interaction avec le contenu, p.ex. pour la réservation de contenu ou la mise en place de rappels, pour la requête de notification d'événement ou pour la transformation de contenus affichés
H04N 21/8545 - Création de contenu pour générer des applications interactives
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System and method for displaying a multimedia container
A system and method for displaying a multimedia container. The method includes accessing, within a mobile device, a datastore corresponding to a multimedia container, wherein the multimedia container comprises a plurality of objects and the datastore comprises information about the plurality of objects; determining a plurality of most recently accessed objects of the plurality of objects; determining a respective image corresponding to each of the plurality of most recently used objects; determining an order of each respective image based on a respective access time of a respective object corresponding to the respective image; and displaying a multimedia container image comprising each respective image according to the order, the multimedia container image corresponds to the multimedia container. In one exemplary implementation, a first object of the plurality of objects is a first portion of content and a second object of the plurality of objects is a second portion of content.
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A system and method for a home multimedia container. The method includes accessing, within mobile device, a portion of an operating system corresponding to the mobile device and accessing a datastore corresponding to a home multimedia container. In one embodiment, the home multimedia container comprises a first object and a second object. The first object may be a first portion of content and the second object may be an application. The datastore may comprise information about the first object and the second object. The method further includes determining a first image based on the information about the first object and determining a second image based on an application icon corresponding to the application. The method further includes displaying the first image and the second image. In one embodiment, selection of the first image is operable to launch a first application operable to render the first portion of content.
G06F 3/0481 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] fondées sur des propriétés spécifiques de l’objet d’interaction affiché ou sur un environnement basé sur les métaphores, p.ex. interaction avec des éléments du bureau telles les fenêtres ou les icônes, ou avec l’aide d’un curseur changeant de comport
G06F 17/30 - Recherche documentaire; Structures de bases de données à cet effet
G06F 3/0482 - Interaction avec des listes d’éléments sélectionnables, p.ex. des menus
60.
System and method for managing user e-book collections
Examples described herein enable a user to organize and manage e-books on a computing device that utilizes a network-based e-book service. According to some examples, a user e-book collection can be organized so that it can be displayed when archived, as well as in accordance with user-defined lists.
G06F 3/048 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI]
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61.
Transitioning pages of paginated content displayed by a computing device
A given page of an e-book is displayed when an input is detected that is sustained for an amount of time that exceeds a threshold. After the amount of time exceeding the threshold, the pages of the e-book are transitioned by clusters or chapters. The transitioning by clusters or chapters can be sustained for some duration that is determined by, for example, the duration of time during which the input is sustained.
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(1) Portable and handheld digital book readers for reading, displaying, receiving, purchasing, sharing, lending, accessing and storing downloadable electronic publications, namely, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia presentations, as well as text, images, sound, and digital website content, all through wired and wireless Internet access, and accessories therefore, namely cases, covers, adapters and power cords
63.
System and method for a graphical user interface having a resizable recommendations area
A system and method for rendering a graphical user interface having recommendations. The method includes accessing, within a mobile device, a data store corresponding to a multimedia container. The multimedia container comprises a first object and a second object and the multimedia container is operable to comprise one or more applications, widgets, pieces of content, and other multimedia containers. The data store comprises metadata associated with the first object and the second object. The method further includes displaying a plurality of images each corresponding to a respective recommendation based at least on the metadata associated with the first object and receiving an input. The plurality of items is displayed within a first portion of a display device. The method further includes in response to the input, displaying the plurality of images within a second portion of the display device. The second portion of the display device is greater in size than the first portion of the display device.
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G06F 3/0485 - Défilement ou défilement panoramique
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64.
System and method for graphical user interface having a social media multimedia container
A system and method for rendering a graphical user interface. The method includes accessing, within a mobile device, a data store corresponding to a social media multimedia container. The social media multimedia container comprises a plurality of objects and a first subset of the plurality of objects comprises a first social media application and second social media application and a second subset of the plurality of objects comprises a first social media widget. The social media multimedia container is operable to comprise one or more applications, widgets, pieces of content, and other multimedia containers. The method further includes displaying a first plurality of images each corresponding to the first social media application and the second social media application in a linear configuration and displaying a first image corresponding to the first social media widget. The first image is adjacent to a second image of the plurality of images corresponding to the first social media application.
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G06T 11/60 - Edition de figures et de texte; Combinaison de figures ou de texte
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G06F 3/0485 - Défilement ou défilement panoramique
A system and method for a graphical user interface having recommendations. The method includes accessing, within a mobile device, a data store corresponding to a multimedia container. The multimedia container comprises a first object and a second object and the data store comprises metadata associated with the first object and the second object. The method further includes sending the metadata associated with the first object and the second object and receiving a data structure corresponding to a plurality of items. The data structure comprises a respective image and a respective location for each of the plurality of items. The plurality of items is related to the first object and the second object based on the metadata associated with the first object and the second object. The method further includes displaying, on the mobile device, each respective image for each of the plurality of items. Each respective image is operable to be selected.
G06F 3/0481 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] fondées sur des propriétés spécifiques de l’objet d’interaction affiché ou sur un environnement basé sur les métaphores, p.ex. interaction avec des éléments du bureau telles les fenêtres ou les icônes, ou avec l’aide d’un curseur changeant de comport
G06F 3/0485 - Défilement ou défilement panoramique
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System and method for a graphical user interface including a reading multimedia container
A system and method for a graphical user interface including a multimedia container. The method includes accessing, within a mobile device, a first data store corresponding to a multimedia container and accessing a second data store. The multimedia container comprises a first object and the multimedia container is operable to comprise one or more applications, widgets, and pieces of content. The second data store comprises data corresponding to a first electronic book. The method further includes displaying a first image corresponding to the first object, where the first image comprises a first book cover image corresponding to the first electronic book. The first image further comprises a first statistic corresponding to the first electronic book and the first statistic is related to access of the first electronic book.
G06F 3/0481 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] fondées sur des propriétés spécifiques de l’objet d’interaction affiché ou sur un environnement basé sur les métaphores, p.ex. interaction avec des éléments du bureau telles les fenêtres ou les icônes, ou avec l’aide d’un curseur changeant de comport
G06F 3/0485 - Défilement ou défilement panoramique
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35 - Publicité; Affaires commerciales
38 - Services de télécommunications
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
45 - Services juridiques; services de sécurité; services personnels pour individus
Produits et services
Portable electronic bookreaders and portable computers for receiving, downloading, displaying, providing access to and reading text, images and sound and other digital content through wireless Internet access and for receiving, downloading, displaying, providing access to and reading electronically published materials, namely, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia presentations; computer hardware and computer software application to enable the transmission, receiving, downloading, reading and providing access to text, images, sound and other digital content on portable electronic book readers; cases, covers, adapters and power cords for electronic book readers and portable computers. Wholesale, retail and online store services in the fields of books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, and speeches; advertising the wares and services of others, namely, the electronically published materials created by others; the wholesale, retail and online sale of portable electronic book readers and portable computers and related products, namely, cases, covers, adapters, and power cords. Wireless communication services namely providing direct internet access via computers, wireless units and devices, namely personal digital assistants, wireless phones, mobile phones, cellular phones, video phones and mobile, slate and tablet computers and portable electronic book readers; text and numeric wireless digital messaging services; communication via wireless portable electronic book readers and portable computers; distributing, transmitting and providing access to, via wireless devices, telephones, portable computers, portable electronic book readers and a global computer network, text, images, sound and electronically published materials namely, books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, and speeches. Providing information in the field of electronically published materials, via a global computer information network; making available for download, via wireless devices, telephones, portable computers, portable electronic book readers and a global computer network, text, images, sound and electronically published materials namely, books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, and speeches; electronic publishing services. The technical operation and hosting of a website which allows users to, manage, distribute and share digital content, namely, books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, speeches, and provides information to users regarding said digital content. Online social networking services; providing online computer databases and online searchable databases in the field of social networking; providing a website for the purposes of social networking.
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METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONICALLY ESTABLISHING OWNERSHIP OF A PHYSICAL MEDIA CARRIER
A method and system for allowing owners of a physical work, such as a book, to purchase an electronic version of the work by validating their ownership of the work using a personal electronic device, such as a smartphone, and marking the work. The owner is instructed to mark the work and to capture camera images of the work. The images are analyzed to identify the work, determine whether the work has been previously marked, and to verify that the work has been marked by the owner. Analysis may be performed remotely by a server in communication with the personal electronic device. Various means for authenticating ownership of the work are also disclosed, including 3D analysis, page curvature analysis, concurrent still image and video capture, detection of use of a video display to spoof the work, and geofencing.
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Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound, images and data; data processing equipment and computer; portable electronic devices, especially for reading, displaying, receiving, purchasing, sharing, lending, accessing and storing downloadable electronic publications, especially books, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia presentations, as well as text, images, sound and digital website content; accessories for portable electronic devices \. Whole sale and retail sale services, especially via electronic networks, of downloadable electronic publications, especially books, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia presentations, as well as text, images, sound and digital website content, and of portable electronic devices and accessories for portable electronic devices.
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Portable electronic device for reading, displaying, receiving, purchasing, [ sharing, lending, ] accessing and storing downloadable electronic publications, namely, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia presentations, as well as text, images, [ sound, ] and digital website content, all through wired and wireless Internet access, and related accessories therefore, namely, covers, cases, adapters, and power cords
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Produits et services
(1) Portable electronic device for reading, displaying, receiving, purchasing, sharing, lending, accessing and storing downloadable electronic publications, namely, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia presentations, as well as text, images, sound, and digital website content, all through wired and wireless Internet access, and accessories therefore, namely cases, covers, adapters and power cords.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
35 - Publicité; Affaires commerciales
38 - Services de télécommunications
39 - Services de transport, emballage et entreposage; organisation de voyages
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
45 - Services juridiques; services de sécurité; services personnels pour individus
Produits et services
Computer software for use with computers and mobile devices and which enables both users of the computers and mobile devices, and the computers and mobile devices, to track, catalogue, visualize, and generate events, statistics and profiles in connection with books and their usage of an electronic reading service, to interact with digital content libraries, to consume digital content, to interact with other users of digital content, to engage in social networking, to participate in customer incentive, * and * reward [ and loyalty ] programs connected with books and their usage of an electronic reading service, and to receive [ advertising and ] promotional material based on their usage of an electronic reading service; downloadable computer software for use with computers and mobile applications that enables both users of computers and mobile devices, and the computers and mobile devices, to track, catalogue, visualize, and generate events, statistics and profiles in connection with books and their usage of an electronic reading service, to interact with digital content libraries, to consume digital content, and to interact with other users of digital content [ Provision of customer incentive, reward and loyalty programs through the issuance and processing of points for the online purchase of digital content libraries and the downloading and consumption of and interaction with digital content libraries; advertising by transmission of on-line targeted advertising and promotional material for third parties through electronic communications networks, said advertising and promotional material based on users' usage of an electronic reading service and part of a customer incentive, reward and loyalty program ] Online chat rooms, online forums and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages and the facilitation of discussions among consumers and users of books and digital content in the field of reading Electronic storage of digital data Entertainment services, namely, electronic reading services in the nature of providing recognition and incentives by means of awards to promote reading [ and in the nature of blogs in the field of reading ] Computer services, namely, providing on-line computer software enabling users and their computers and mobile devices to track, catalogue, visualize, and generate events and statistics and profiles in connection with books and their usage of an electronic reading service, namely, interacting with digital content libraries, consuming digital content, and interacting with other users regarding their respective digital content; providing computer services, namely, hosting online web facilities for others for conducting online meetings, gatherings, and interactive discussions regarding personal libraries and digital content libraries; providing online directory information, namely, customized online web pages featuring user-defined information, which consists of search engines and online links to other sites [ Online social networking services ]
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
35 - Publicité; Affaires commerciales
39 - Services de transport, emballage et entreposage; organisation de voyages
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
45 - Services juridiques; services de sécurité; services personnels pour individus
Produits et services
(1) Computer software; downloadable computer software in the nature of computer and mobile applications that enables users to track, catalogue, visualize, and generate events, statistics and profiles in connection with books and their usage of an electronic reading service and which enables users to interact with digital content libraries, consume digital content, and interact with other users of digital content (1) Entertainment services namely electronic reading services in the nature of providing recognition and incentives by means of awards to promote reading; computer services including providing on-line computer software enabling users and their computers and mobile devices to track, catalogue, visualize, and generate events and statistics and profiles in connection with books and their usage of an electronic reading service namely, interacting with digital content libraries, consuming digital content, and interact with other users regarding their respective digital content; electronic reading services; electronic storage of digital data; on-line social networking services; providing customized online web pages featuring user-defined information, which consists of search engines and online links to other sites, on-line chat rooms, online forums, blogs and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages and the facilitation of discussions among consumers and users of books and digital content in the field of reading; customer incentive, reward and loyalty programs through the issuance and processing of points for the online purchase of digital content libraries and the downloading and consumption of and interaction with digital content libraries; computer services, namely the delivery of targeted advertising and promotional material based on users’ usage of an electronic reading services and hosting online web facilities for others for conducting online meetings, gatherings, and interactive discussions regarding personal libraries and digital content libraries
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
35 - Publicité; Affaires commerciales
38 - Services de télécommunications
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
(1) Portable electronic book readers for receiving, downloading, displaying, providing access to and reading text, images and sound and other digital content through wireless Internet access and for receiving, downloading, displaying, providing access to and reading electronically published materials, namely, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia presentations; computer hardware and computer software application to enable the transmission, receiving, downloading, reading and providing access to text, images, sound and other digital content on portable electronic book readers. (1) Wireless communication services namely providing direct Internet access via computers, wireless units and devices, namely personal digital assistants, wireless phones, mobile phones, cellular phones, video phones and mobile, slate and tablet computers and portable electronic book readers; text and numeric wireless digital messaging services; wholesale, retail and online store services in the fields of books, chapters and excerpts of books and reviews; distributing, making available for download, transmitting and providing access to, via wireless devices, telephones, portable computers, portable electronic book readers and a global computer network, text, images, sound and other digital content, namely, books, chapters and excerpts of books and reviews; advertising the wares and services of others, namely the digital content created by others; providing information in the field of electronic publishing in all forms, via a global computer information network; the operation and hosting of a website which allows users to, manage, distribute and share digital content, namely, books, chapters and excerpts of books and reviews, and the provision of information to users regarding said digital content; provision of computer application software to enable the transmission, receiving, downloading, reading and provision to access to text, images, sound and other digital content on portable electronic book readers.
(2) Wholesale, retail and online store services in the fields of serialized books, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, and speeches; distributing, making available for download, transmitting and providing access to, via wireless devices, telephones, portable computers, portable electronic book readers and a global computer network, text, images, sound and other digital content, namely, serialized books, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, speeches; the operation and hosting of a website which allows users to, manage, distribute and share digital content, namely serialized books, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, speeches; the wholesale, retail and online sale of portable electronic book readers and related products, namely cases, adapters, and power cords.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
35 - Publicité; Affaires commerciales
38 - Services de télécommunications
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Scientific, nautical, surveying, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire-extinguishing apparatus; portable electronic device for receiving and reading text, images and sound through wireless Internet access and for displaying electronically published materials, including, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia presentations; computer hardware and software in the field of text, image and sound transmission and display; excluding automatic beverages and/or food distribution machines, vending machines. Advertising; business management; Business administration; Office functions; Wholesale, retail and online store services in the fields of books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, speeches, advertising the wares and services of others, including the digital content created by others; the wholesale, retail and online sale of electronic book reading devices and related products as cases, adapters, power cords, and other electronic devices that facilitate the consumption of digital content. Telecommunications; Wireless broadband communication services; text and numeric wireless digital messaging services; communication via wireless electronic reading device; providing access to, distributing, making available for download, and transmitting via wireless devices, telephones, portable computers, electronic reading devices and a global computer network, text, images, sound and other digital content, including, books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, speeches. Education; Providing of training; Entertainment; Sporting and cultural activities; Electronic publishing services; online electronic publishing of books and periodicals; providing information in the field of electronic publishing in all forms, via a global computer information network. Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; Design and development of computer hardware and software; Hosting of a website; development and design of a website, which allows users to manage, distribute and share digital content, including books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, speeches; providing computer software that may be downloadable including books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry and speeches; providing information to users regarding said digital content; administration and management of a website.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
35 - Publicité; Affaires commerciales
38 - Services de télécommunications
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
(1) Portable electronic book readers for receiving, downloading, displaying, providing access to and reading text, images and sound and other digital content through wireless Internet access and for receiving, downloading, displaying, providing access to and reading electronically published materials, namely, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia presentations; computer hardware and computer software application to enable the transmission, receiving, downloading, reading and providing access to text, images, sound and other digital content on portable electronic book readers (1) Wireless communication services namely providing direct Internet access via computers, wireless units and devices, namely personal digital assistants, wireless phones, mobile phones, cellular phones, video phones and mobile, slate and tablet computers and portable electronic book readers; text and numeric wireless digital messaging services; communication via wireless portable electronic book readers; wholesale, retail and online store services in the fields of books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, and speeches; distributing, making available for download, transmitting and providing access to, via wireless devices, telephones, portable computers, portable electronic book readers and a global computer network, text, images, sound and electronically published materials namely, books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, and speeches; advertising the wares and services of others, namely, the electronically published materials created by others; providing information in the field of electronically published materials, via a global computer information network; the operation and hosting of a website which allows users to, manage, distribute and share digital content, namely, books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, speeches, and provides information to users regarding said digital content; the wholesale, retail and online sale of portable electronic book readers and related products, namely, cases, adapters, and power cords.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
35 - Publicité; Affaires commerciales
38 - Services de télécommunications
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
(1) Portable electronic bookreaders for receiving, downloading, displaying, providing access to and reading text, images and sound and other digital content through wireless Internet access and for receiving, downloading, displaying, providing access to and reading electronically published materials, namely, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia presentations; computer hardware and computer software application to enable the transmission, receiving, downloading, reading and providing access to text, images, sound and other digital content on portable electronic book readers. (1) Wireless communication services namely providing direct Internet access via computers, wireless units and devices, namely personal digital assistants, wireless phones, mobile phones, cellular phones, video phones and mobile, slate and tablet computers and portable electronic book readers; text and numeric wireless digital messaging services; communication via wireless portable electronic book readers; wholesale, retail and online store services in the fields of books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, and speeches; distributing, making available for download, transmitting and providing access to, via wireless devices, telephones, portable computers, portable electronic book readers and a global computer network, text, images, sound and electronically published materials namely, books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, and speeches; advertising the wares and services of others, namely, the electronically published materials created by others; providing information in the field of electronically published materials, via a global computer information network; the operation and hosting of a website which allows users to, manage, distribute and share digital content, namely, books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, speeches, and provides information to users regarding said digital content; the wholesale, retail and online sale of portable electronic book readers and related products, namely, cases, adapters, and power cords
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Wholesale, retail and online store services in the fields of books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, [ newspapers, ] newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, and speeches; wholesale, retail and online store services featuring electronic book reading devices and related accessories, namely, cases, adapters, and power cords Distributing and transmitting of content available for download and providing access to databases containing such content in stored form, all of the foregoing provided via wireless devices, telephones, portable computers, electronic reading devices and a global computer network, and with all of the foregoing pertaining to digital content in the form of electronic publications, namely, books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, [ newspapers, ] newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, and speeches Providing information in the field of electronic publishing in all forms, via a global computer information network; providing information via an online website about electronic publications, namely, books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, [ newspapers, ] newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, and speeches Operation and hosting of a website which allows users to manage, distribute and share digital content in the nature of electronic publications, namely, books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, [ newspapers, ] newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, and speeches
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Portable electronic bookreaders for receiving, downloading, displaying, providing access to and reading electronically published materials, namely, books, journals, [ newspapers, ] magazines, [ multimedia presentations; ] computer hardware and software to transmit, receive, download, read and provide access to electronic publications on portable electronic book readers
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
35 - Publicité; Affaires commerciales
38 - Services de télécommunications
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
(1) Portable electronic bookreaders for receiving, downloading, displaying, providing access to and reading text, images and sound and other digital content through wireless Internet access and for receiving, downloading, displaying, providing access to and reading electronically published materials, namely, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia presentations; computer hardware and computer software application to enable the transmission, receiving, downloading, reading and providing access to text, images, sound and other digital content on portable electronic book readers. (1) Wireless communication services namely providing direct Internet access via computers, wireless units and devices, namely personal digital assistants, wireless phones, mobile phones, cellular phones, video phones and mobile, slate and tablet computers and portable electronic book readers; text and numeric wireless digital messaging services; communication via wireless portable electronic book readers; wholesale, retail and online store services in the fields of books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, and speeches; distributing, making available for download, transmitting and providing access to, via wireless devices, telephones, portable computers, portable electronic book readers and a global computer network, text, images, sound and electronically published materials namely, books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, and speeches; advertising the wares and services of others, namely, the electronically published materials created by others; providing information in the field of electronically published materials, via a global computer information network; the operation and hosting of a website which allows users to, manage, distribute and share digital content, namely, books, serialized books, chapters and excerpts of books, reviews, magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, news articles, articles, short stories, poetry, speeches, and provides information to users regarding said digital content; the wholesale, retail and online sale of portable electronic book readers and related products, namely, cases, adapters, and power cords.
36 - Services financiers, assurances et affaires immobilières
38 - Services de télécommunications
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Advertising and information distribution services; providing classified advertising space via a global computer network; providing consumer product and service information via the Internet; promoting the goods and services of others over the Internet; providing an online business information directory; computerized database management; promoting and advertising information about the professional services of others; providing electronically scores, evaluations, and feedback for sellers of goods and services based on the seller's identity, activity feedback, buyer activity feedback, message board posting behavior, flagging activity, and length of membership; online auction services; content management services; management of online communities; classified listings for rentals of a wide variety of consumer and business goods; providing online interactive marketplace; electronic mail subscription services; providing online computer databases and online searchable databases featuring classified listings and want ads, and classified listings for rentals of a wide-variety of consumer and business goods; providing online computer databases and online searchable databases featuring consumer information on a wide variety of topics of general interest to the consuming public; providing an online interactive marketplace for sellers of goods and services. Online payment services. Providing online computer databases and online searchable databases featuring classified listings and want ads; discussion groups, interactive forums, and bulletin boards for transmission of messages among computer users concerning classified listings, want ads, activities, listings for announcements, events, classes, meetings, activities, housing, real estate, roommates, rentals, for sale advertisements, digital products, want ads, employment, classes, resumes, volunteerism, services, community, employment, personals, politics, family, work, leisure, romance, arts and information on a wide variety of topics of general interest to the public; electronic mail services; electronic transmission of messages, data and images. Computer services.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; downloadable electronic publications; printed publications in electronically readable form; printed publications in machine readable form; none of the aforesaid goods being radio reception and television reception apparatus, hi-fi apparatus, picture and/or sound recording and reproducing equipment, namely CD-players, DVD players and recorders, hard disc recorders, audio amplifiers and active loudspeakers.
