Abstract: A method executed in a processor of a computing device for providing a page transition effect is provided. The method includes receiving input defining a virtual page material type for an e-book, receiving a request for audio enhancement corresponding to page turning the e-book, tracking progress of a user through a current page and in response to the user turning the current page, generating a sound corresponding to the virtual page type material.

Abstract: A method and system for deploying a display screen of an electronic personal display device. The device includes a processor, primary and secondary touch screen displays, and a memory storing instructions and an e-book, the e-book having content displayable according to a sequence of digitally constructed pages. The method comprises receiving a page transition action enacted upon a page of the e-book content rendered at the primary touch screen display, activating the secondary display screen for operation; and transitioning operation of the computing device to the secondary display screen by rendering the e-book content for reading thereon.

Abstract: Methods and systems for creating a list of items from selections of content within an e-Book are provided. A portion of content of an e-Book presented on the e-reading device is selected. The portion of content is imported into a designated list category. A user accessible list interface is provided for each designated list category.

Abstract: A system and method for bifurcated presentation of e-content on an e-reading device is disclosed. One embodiment includes a primary display of an e-reading device for presenting a page of an e-book thereon. In addition, a secondary display is also coupled with the e-reading device for presenting a portion of the page of the e-book thereon, wherein the primary display and the secondary display are not concurrently visible from a same plane of view.

Abstract: A method and system for transitioning between power states for a computing device based on ambient lighting level brightness differentials. The method comprises receiving, via the first and second ambient lighting sensors, a first and a second ambient lighting levels at respective ones of a first surface and a second surface of the computing device, determining a brightness differential between the first and second ambient lighting levels, and transitioning a power state of the computing device to an alternate power state if the brightness differential exceeds a predetermined threshold differential amount.

Abstract: A method executed in a processor of a computing device for syncing content is provided. The method includes receiving a request for content syncing at a current page being displayed, the current page having a first text portion and a second text portion, tracking progress of a user through the current page and reconstructing the current page by blocking at least a part of the first text portion while displaying the second text according to the progress.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A method and system for deploying a display screen of an electronic personal display device. The device includes a processor, primary and secondary touch screen displays, and a memory storing instructions and a digital content item. The method comprises receiving a request to access the digital content item stored in the memory, identifying an e-book signature associated with the digital content item, inferring that the digital content item is an e-book based on the e-book signature, the e-book having content displayable according to a sequence of digitally constructed pages, activating the secondary display screen for operation in response to the inference that the digital content item is an e-book, and transitioning operation of the computing device to the secondary display screen by rendering the e-book content for reading thereon.

Abstract: A method and system for transitioning between power states for a computing device. The method comprises receiving, via the orientation sensor, an indication that the computing device is in a generally horizontally flat orientation, sensing, via the ambient lighting brightness sensor, a substantial change in the ambient lighting brightness, and transitioning a power state of the computing device to an alternate power state.

Abstract: Methods and systems for short range sharing of e-reader content are provided. A primary display having touch functionality is fixedly coupled with an e-reading device, the primary display for presenting an e-book thereon. In addition an e-book information provider is coupled with the e-reading device, the e-book information provider for presenting information about an e-book thereon.

Abstract: A method executed in a processor of a computing device for providing spoiler information on an e-book is provided. The method includes scanning the text of an electronic book for a particular word, determining spoiler information associated with the particular word based on the scanning, receiving a request for the spoiler information associated with the particular word at a current page being displayed, the current page comprising text and being one of a plurality of pages of the electronic book, reconstructing the current page by showing the particular word as a user selectable link and in response to user input indicating a request to select the link, displaying a pop up window with the spoiler information associated with the particular word.

Abstract: A method executed in a processor of a computing device for redacting content is provided. The method includes receiving a request for content relocation at a current page being displayed on a first display screen, the current page having a first text portion, reconstructing the current page by highlighting at least a part of the first text portion and in response to user input indicating a request to move the highlighted content, displaying at least a part of the first text portion on a second display screen.

Abstract: A method and system for resizing a digitally rendered page content for rendering on a display screen. The method comprises displaying a current page content of the e-book, the current page content bounded by at least one margin within the display screen, receiving a touch gesture enacted on the current page content, identifying the touch gesture as a command to modify the at least one margin, in response to the margin modify command, reconstructing the current page content by incorporating an adjacent page content portion of text characters while preserving a plurality of text attributes of the text characters, and within the display screen, rendering the reconstructed current page partially outside of the at least one margin.

Abstract: A method executed in a processor of a computing device for scrolling pages on an e-book is provided. The method includes receiving a request for page scrolling at a current page being displayed, the current page being one of a plurality of pages, reconstructing the current page by showing at least a part of a secondary page while displaying a part of the current page and in response to user input indicating a request to show the secondary page, displaying the secondary page and not the current page.

Abstract: A method for queued e-reading screen saver is provided. The method for queued e-reading screen saver includes determining a computing device is in a sleep mode, providing a screen saver image to display on the computing device during the sleep mode, accessing a content queue associated with a user and augmenting the screen saver image with content from the content queue.

Abstract: A method and system for excerpting apportioned content of an e-book with operation of an interface therefore. The method, executed in a processor of a computing device having a display screen, a memory storing instructions and an e-book having content displayable according to a sequence of digitally constructed pages, comprises receiving a selection at a first indicium representative of a first party attributed to a series of apportioned content portions within the e-book, ones of the series being interleaved with respective ones of a set of remainder content portions of the e-book content; excerpting the series of apportioned content portions attributable to the first party; repaginating the e-book based on the excerpted apportioned content portions; and displaying the excerpted content portions according to a first party representation via a sequence of digitally re-constructed pages of the repaginated e-book.

Abstract: A method executed in a processor of a computing device for redacting content is provided. The method includes receiving a request for content redaction at a current page being displayed, the current page having a first text portion and a second text portion, reconstructing the current page by redacting at least a part of the first text portion while displaying the second text and in response to user input indicating a request to show redacted content, displaying at least a part of the redacted first text portion.

Abstract: A method and system for providing an expression randomizer for selected portions of e-book content rendered on a device display screen, with an interface therefore. The method, executed in a processor of the device, comprises receiving, at the touch screen display, a selection of an expression within the content of e-book, the expression comprising a plurality of characters; generating a randomized version of plurality of characters of the expression; receiving an action, at the touch screen display, to create a re-arranged version from the randomized version by re-arranging a sequence at least one character within the randomized version; and presenting the selected expression and the re-arranged version within a digitally repaginated content page of the e-book at the touch screen display.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a gifting user access to a gift recipient's personal e-Book information are provided. A distinct gesture is correlated with each of a plurality of e-Book recipients. Determining when the distinct gesture correlated with one of the plurality of e-Book recipients is performed on at least one e-Book in an e-Bookstore. Automatically placing the at least one e-Book identified by the distinct gesture correlated with one of the plurality of e-Book recipients into a portion of a shopping multi-cart designated for the one of the plurality of e-Book recipients.

Abstract: A method and system for notifying an observer of the presence of one or more extraneous objects on a touchscreen display of a mobile computing device, in a manner allowing precise droplet removal. In a mobile computing device having display screen including touch sensors, where the processor is capable of inferring a presence of an extraneous object on the display screen based on an interaction with the touch sensors, the method comprises: determining a spatial area around an interaction in response to an inference that an extraneous object is present on the display screen; rendering a perimeter of the spatial area; identifying an obstructed text portion of displayed e-book content encompassed by the perimeter; and repaginating the displayed page in response to displaying the obstructed text portion outside of the perimeter.