Patents by Inventor Nora PARKER

Nora PARKER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20160225406
    Abstract: A method executed in a processor of a computing device for providing an e-book close effect is provided. The method includes receiving input defining a virtual weight for an e-book, receiving a request for audio enhancement corresponding to closing the e-book and in response to the user closing the e-book, generating a sound corresponding to the virtual weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Kobo Incorporated
    Inventors: Nora PARKER, Benjamin LANDAU
  • Publication number: 20160216942
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Kobo Incorporated
    Inventors: Nora PARKER, Benjamin LANDAU
  • Publication number: 20160217108
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: KOBO INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Nora PARKER, Benjamin LANDAU
  • Publication number: 20160210269
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Kobo Incorporated
    Inventors: Nora PARKER, Benjamin LANDAU
  • Publication number: 20160210098
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: KOBO INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Benjamin LANDAU, Nora PARKER
  • Publication number: 20160203111
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: KOBO INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Nora PARKER, Benjamin LANDAU
  • Publication number: 20160202868
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Kobo Incorporated
    Inventors: Nora PARKER, Benjamin LANDAU
  • Publication number: 20160188539
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: KOBO INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Nora PARKER, Benjamin LANDAU
  • Publication number: 20160188137
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Kobo Incorporated
    Inventors: Nora PARKER, Benjamin LANDAU
  • Publication number: 20160188168
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: KOBO INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Nora PARKER, Benjamin LANDAU