Abstract: A computing device, or electronic personal display, includes a housing and a display screen. The housing at least partially circumvents the screen so that the screen is viewable and a set of touch sensors are provided therewith. A processor is provided within the housing to detect a gesture via the set of touch sensors, interpret the gesture as one of a plurality of user inputs, and accomplish an output operation of the computing device. The processor, upon detecting a presence of extraneous objects on a surface the screen of the display assembly, associates the output operation for performance in consequence to a motion input.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A meta guiding mode can be implemented on a computing device to alter or disable touch inputs that the computing device otherwise recognizes as input.

Abstract: Game configuration based on selectable digital content. In accordance with a first method embodiment of the present invention, a computer implemented method includes accepting a difficulty level and at least one media title from a user via a graphical user interface and selecting a plurality of words from the at least one media title. The plurality of words corresponds to the difficulty level. The method also includes determining a definition for each of the plurality of words, displaying, on the graphical user interface, a free-form crossword puzzle corresponding to the plurality of words and displaying, on the graphical user interface, the definition for each of the plurality of words. The plurality of words may be relatively unique to the at least one media title.

Abstract: System and method of automatically generating recommendation digital content works to reader based on the reading difficulty thereof, and more specifically linguistic difficulty. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the reading difficulty level of each reference digital content work or candidate recommendation digital content work is graded through an automated process by using a difficulty model. The difficulty model can be established through a machine learning process and correlates reading difficulty with a plurality of attributes, including linguistic attributes and/or reader behavior attributes.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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 processor is provided within the housing to display content pertaining to a first page state for an e-book, and to initiate a countdown timer based on a first timer value. Upon expiration of the countdown timer, the processor automatically transitions the displayed content to correspond with a second page state of the e-book.

Abstract: 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 display content pertaining to an e-book on the screen of the display assembly. The processor further detects a first user interaction with the set of touch sensors and interprets the first user interaction as a first user input corresponding with a selection of a word or phrase in the displayed content. In response to the first user input, the processor searches an e-book library for e-books containing the selected word or phrase and presents a set of search results on the display assembly. The set of search results includes one or more e-books that contain the selected word or phrase.

Abstract: A cover for a computing device includes a base segment to support the computing device, and multiple panels that extend from a bottom end of the base segment. Each panel is pivotably coupled to at least one other panel of the multiple panels in order to pivot between at least an extended position and a raised position. At least some of the multiple panels each include one or more magnetized perimeter edges that support a position of the panel relative to another one of the multiple panels.

Abstract: System and method for facilitating location-based social networking among book readers. An electronic reading device installed with a networking application program is allowed to submit a request for discovering compatible readers within a distance from its current location. Compatible readers can be automatically located based on the reading devices associated therewith and based on compatibilities of the reading profiles. The information of the discovered compatible readers can be presented to the requesting reader and allow the requesting reader to initiate an on-line communication with a selected compatible reader. Moreover, a reader can purchase books listed in another reader's reading profile.

Abstract: 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 user interaction with the set of touch sensors. The processor further determines, based on the user interaction, that at least a threshold percentage of the screen of the display assembly is covered and executes one or more instructions based, at least in part, upon determining that the at least threshold percentage of the screen is covered. For example, the one or more instructions may include instructions for powering off the computing device, displaying a screen saver on the screen, placing the computing device in a sleep mode, and/or changing a state of the screen of the display assembly.

Abstract: A computing device displays a user activatable trigger along with a content portion of the e-book when the e-book is rendered for reading. The computing device detects activation of the trigger by user input. The computing device generates communication for a network service from which the e-book is available for download. The generated communication can include an identifier for each of the e-book, the user, and a recipient. According to some embodiments, at least a portion of the communication corresponding to the identifier of the e-book is identified and automatically provided as part of the communication. The communication can then be transmitted the network service.

Abstract: A computing device can establish a wireless connection with at least one other computing device using a shared network. The computing device can display a portion of content of an e-book and receive user input for interacting with the displayed portion of content. In response to receiving the user input, the computing device performs an e-book activity with respect to the displayed portion based on the user input, and concurrently transmits, to the at least one other computing device using the wireless connection, a control signal that causes the at least one other computing device to perform an identical corresponding e-book activity on a corresponding portion of content displayed on the at least one other computing device.

Abstract: System and method of selecting a portion of a screen display for a manipulation operation according to boundaries set by a user gesture. A touchscreen display is configured to display digital content and detect a multi-touch user gesture. If the user gesture dwells on the touchscreen longer than a first threshold time, a region of the screen display is selected based on the contact points of the user gesture on the touchscreen display. Accordingly an on-screen mask indicating the selected region is displayed, denoting the selected region to be active for a subsequent manipulation operation. The manipulation operation may be capturing a screenshot of the selected region or editing the image or text encompassed by the selected region.

Abstract: An e-reader application is executed on a computing device in order to display a content from a first e-book. The e-reader application includes a first set of features for use with the first e-book. While displaying the content from the first e-book, a partition is implemented that segments a display area of a display into a first segment and a second segment. The partition is further implemented by providing the content and the set of features on only the first segment, and enabling selection of another resource from a plurality of possible resources using the e-reader application. In response to selection of the other resource, content is displayed based on the selected other resource on only the second segment of the display area.

Abstract: A portion of a text content from a content item is displayed within a display area of a display of a computing device. A text item from the portion of the text content and a target language are identified from user input. A translation of the identified text item is retrieved from a network service in the target language. The translation of the identified text item is displayed within a boundary of the display area and concurrently with the portion of the text content.

Abstract: A computing device that operates as an e-reader device on which category-specific highlights and annotations can be provided by a user.

Abstract: A computing device provides a dyslexic enhancement mode. The dyslexic enhancement mode includes multiple dyslexic enhancement features that adjust the text content to facilitate ability of the user with dyslexia to read the text content. Additionally, the computing device provides an interface to enable the user to enter input to select and I specify values for individual dyslexic enhancement features. The computing device can configure implementation of the dyslexic enhancement mode based on the input provided by the user.

Abstract: A computing device to vary a translucency of a graphic representation of an e-book (e.g., iconic digital book cover) to reflect an activity or status, such as a user's progress in reading the e-book.