140 results about "Electronic publishing" patented technology

The information management system disclosed enables caregivers to make better decisions, faster, using aggregated genetic and phenotypic data. The system enables the integration, validation and analysis of genetic, phenotypic and clinical data from multiple subjects who may be at distributed facilities. A standardized data model stores a range of patient data in standardized data classes that encompass patient profile information, patient symptomatic information, patient treatment information, and patient diagnostic information including genetic information. Data from other systems is converted into the format of the standardized data classes using a data parser, or cartridge, specifically tailored to the source system. Relationships exist between standardized data classes that are based on expert rules and statistical models. The relationships are used both to validate new data, and to predict phenotypic outcomes based on available data. The prediction may relate to a clinical outcome in response to a proposed intervention by a caregiver. The statistical models may be inhaled into the system from electronic publications that define statistical models and methods for training those models, according to a standardized template. Methods are described for selecting, creating and training the statistical models to operate on genetic, phenotypic and clinical data, in particular for underdetermined data sets that are typical of genetic information. The disclosure also describes how security of the data is maintained by means of a robust security architecture, and robust user authentication such as biometric authentication, combined with application-level and data-level access privileges.

A personalized web page is generated by an Electronic Publishing System (EPS) based on predetermined profiles representative of the user's optimum mode of learning. The user's optimum mode of learning is based upon the Theory of Multiple Intelligences for seven (7) different modes of learning. An algorithm calculates user profiles based upon the learning theory. Alternatively, the user fills out a questionnaire provided by the system to determine the user's optimum mode of learning. The questionnaire elicits answers used to calculate the user's optimum mode of learning. An algorithm calculates the user's profile and encodes the profile as a vector of weights for the seven modes of learning. Document templates are created to define the structure of information to be presented to the user. When a user requests information, the user profile is obtained from the cookie or server and the information is presented to the user based on his / her profile which displays the information in the user's optimum learning mode.

A system and method that converts the digital typesetting documents used in publishing to a device-specific format for electronic publishing. A “smart file and device-specific application” approach maintains the “look and feel” (design) of the source document used for print publication while typesetting for a specific device. Although this approach requires considerably more resources to create a smart file for each device-specific format, the smart file retains the unique typesetting characteristics of the printed book, is more aesthetically pleasing, and is easier to read. Furthermore, the device-specific application can render the smart file more quickly thereby eliminating any latency.

The present invention shows methods and systems for facilitating the distribution, sharing and commentary of electronically published materials such as educational textbooks. The system incorporates a common system for receiving and publishing the documents. Features of the system including layering, iconic mark-up, user notes and comments, user communication and documents / action sharing.

A data processing system with efficient facilities for transmitting a serial electronic publication to subscribers includes a push engine and a status manager. The push engine transmits a first issue to a subscriber. The status manager determines whether the first issue has been opened and allows the push engine to transmit a second issue to the subscriber only after determining that the first issue has been opened. In an illustrative embodiment, the push engine transmits a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) cookie to the subscriber with the first issue, and the status manager determines whether the first issue has been opened by reference to a corresponding cookie response from the subscriber indicating that client software has been utilized to open the first issue.

A method, apparatus and computer program product for navigating in a multi-dimensional space containing an electronic publication formed from predefined portions of text-based data encoded using a markup language are disclosed. A selected predefined portion is displayed in a first display region. A point on a primary axis of the multi-dimensional space corresponding to the displayed pre-defined portion is also displayed. Also, a method, apparatus and computer program product for publishing an electronic publication formed from predefined portions of text-based data encoded using a markup language are also disclosed. Predefined portions are stored in terminal nodes. Higher level nodes are provided for organizing the terminal nodes into an hierarchical structure embodied in said electronic publication. Each higher level node contains the identity of a parent node, a position indicator for the higher level node and an associated identifier.

The invention introduces many-to-many mediated commercial electronic publishing, warehousing, marketing, and distribution of all types of digital content and electronic files. The system and method enables independent publishers to make available their authorial works to anyone with access to a machine capable of interpreting and displaying digital data, which includes an input means for the user to communicate with the system. The system further provides for instantaneous delivery of the purchased works. The system allows for independent authors to upload digital documents (and / or any other binary image) to a searchable database, define the terms of sale and descriptive information, protect document end-use with digital rights management, and retain all intellectual property rights and control at all times. The system also offers both publishers and purchasers the ability to conduct business without the need for individual human contact or disclosure of purchaser or seller contact information.

A software interface to increase the efficiency for reading, abstracting of information and locating material within an electron publication, pursuant to which author content and / or researcher content may be quickly searched, accessed and stored on an academic tool utilizing e-book technology. Topic mapping tools may be further used to enhance searching to link and cross reference terminology. For example, such tools are described in ISO / IEC 13250:2000 and more recently extended into XML format in XTM specifications. W3C® standards, such as DAML+OIL and topic map standards as well as functionally similar standards may also be utilized.

Digital content encoded on a physical media, such as a DVD or Blu-Ray disk, includes first content comprising a video feature such as a motion picture or the like, and a user-selectable application configured to operate as follows. When activated using an icon off of a menu screen, the application records an identifier for scenes (discrete portions) of the first content that are selected by a user to generate a playlist. The user may select the scenes by indicating a start and end of each scene. The application saves the playlist locally, then uploads to a server. Via a user account at the server, a user may publish the playlist to a user-created distribution list, webpage, or other electronic publication, and modify the playlist by deleting or reordering scenes.

A system and method for the detection and interpretation of unique and distinctive gestures by extending the input sensor area to a perimeter area beyond the display area. In systems that have more flexible requirements, an additional gesture band can be located within the display area. The extended input sensor area allows for new gestures that are facilitated by the expanded sensor area. One gesture initiated around the corner of the device is most useful as ‘next’ and ‘previous’ navigation gestures found in traditional electronic publication reader applications, but can be overloaded or repurposed to serve different functions depending on the context. An gesture is used to initiate screen capture process. A third gesture is a corner-fold bookmark gesture and is used to bookmark a page by ‘dog earing’ the corner of the page electronically. An additional gesture, also initiated at the corner of the device launches selectable icons for the most frequently used applications.

An electronic publication environment includes nodes containing items of educational content, and a plurality of paths through the nodes. Each path represents a different organization of the nodes in the electronic textbook. The paths are tailored to the educational needs of the users of the electronic textbook. As a user traverses the nodes of the electronic textbook, the user creates a personalized path. The user can add comments to the nodes and connections of this path. These paths and associated comments are made available to other users of the electronic textbook.

A system and method for selective control of zoom adjustments in an electronic publication is disclosed. The method may include generating content for display on an electronic reading device; generating at least one style for the content, and storing the content and the at least one style on a computer readable medium. The generation of at least one style may include identifying at least a portion of the content for which at least one zoom level will be specified; specifying a base text size for the portion of the content; and specifying a first value to increment the base text size to a first zoom state text size. A method for rendering an electronic document on an electronic device may include storing content representing an electronic publication in a computer memory of the electronic device, the content including at least one style for a portion of the content, the at least one style including a base text size for the portion of the content and at least a first value to increment the base text size to a first zoom state text size; rendering the contents according to the at least one style; and incrementing the base text size for the portion of the content by the first value in response to a user input to zoom.

This invention relates to an electronic publication and methods and components thereof including a user interface. The electronic publication can be provided by e-mail or similar transmission add contains its own executable file for presentation of the publication without a user requiring a preloaded application software. The electronic publication addresses the processor for calculation and the operating system for increased functionality to minimize the size of the executable file and the publication as a whole. The publication contains a user interface incorporating a page-turn and provides a non-linear travel of the free edge of the tog page across a revealing page so as to imitate a substantially constant rotation of the page. The animation sequence throughout the page-turn is performed on the basis of actual elapsed time since commencement of the animation rather than at predetermined intervals so as to make the individual steps throughout the animation independent of the processor speed. The page-turn also incorporates a 3-dimensional representation by increasingly stretching the vertical axis of the rotating edge of the page as it approaches the central axis of rotation of the page.

An electronic publication and methods and components thereof including a user interface. The electronic publication can be provided by e-mail or similar transmission add contains its own executable file for presentation of the publication without a user requiring a preloaded application software. The electronic publication addresses the processor for calculation and the operating system for increased functionality to minimize the size of the executable file and the publication as a whole. The publication contains a user interface incorporating a page-turn and provides a non-linear travel of the free edge of the tog page across a revealing page so as to imitate a substantially constant rotation of the page. The animation sequence throughout the page-turn is performed on the basis of actual elapsed time since commencement of the animation rather than at predetermined intervals so as to make the individual steps throughout the animation independent of the processor speed. The page-turn also incorporates a 3-dimensional representation by increasingly stretching the vertical axis of the rotating edge of the page as it approaches the central axis of rotation of the page.

A user device displays portions of an electronic publication for a user to read. The user device tracks the user's reading behavior of the portions of the electronic publication. The user device then selects a problem from a group of pre-generated problems for the user based on the user's reading behavior and provides the selected problem to the user.

A method and system to transparently generate or manually allocate an authorized email address per contact and accept email sent to the authorized email address from the contact. If an authorized email address is leaked, it will be detected quickly, revoked and the assignee of the authorized email will be notified. When one of the user's contacts has sent an email to multiple recipients including the user, replies to the present conversation are allowed from other recipients. The user can generate a few open addresses that can receive email from any address. This allows the user to post email addresses on print or electronic publications and websites to allow readers to send email. This address could be revoked after a certain point in time or expire after an allocated lifetime.

Electronic publication systems are disclosed that enable the analysis and publication of layout files, which contain an analysis strategy and embedded raw data. The published layout files can be accessed by reader applications that are able to read the layout files and modify the analysis strategy within the layout file using the embedded raw data. In many embodiments, the reader applications are unable to access the embedded raw data. In several embodiments, the reader applications prevent the saving or printing of layout files. One embodiment of the invention includes a publication computer connected to a network, a user computer connected to the network and the publication computer is configured to generate a file including an analysis strategy based on the raw data and in which the raw data is embedded. In addition, the publication computer is configured to transfer the file to the user computer, the user computer is configured to receive the file, the user computer is configured to perform modifications of the analysis strategy using the embedded raw data and the user computer is configured to prevent access to the embedded raw data within the file.

Some embodiments provide a method for displaying an electronic publication. The method receives a selection of a cover page displayed for an electronic publication. The method animates an opening of the cover page to a first content page of the electronic publication that appears as an opposite side of the cover page during the opening animation. While displaying a second content page of the electronic publication, the method receives input to close the electronic publication. The method animates a closing of the electronic publication in order to display the cover page. The second content page appears as an opposite side of the cover page during the closing animation.

Exemplary methods and systems for managing an e-reader interface are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes an e-reader interface management system directing an e-reader device to display a plurality of graphical objects representative of a plurality of segments of an e-publication, detecting a user interaction with a graphical object within the plurality of graphical objects and representative of a segment within the plurality of segments, and directing the e-reader device to remove at least one other graphical object within the graphical objects from the display of the graphical objects, wherein the at least one other graphical object is representative of at least one other segment within the plurality of segments that is unrelated to the segment. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

On-line digital copyright managerial method and managerial server belongs to the method and device for issuing the digital content on the internet and protecting the digital content, the aim of the invention is to obtain the user's information immediately, refresh the user's record on the sever, control the user to use the digital content, and protect the copyright of digital content effectively. The managerial method of invention includes: issuing steps, the steps of generating the digital content issuing license, user applying steps, the steps of generating the user's authority, user accessing steps; the managerial server of invention includes: content issuing module and license managerial module. The sever real time manages the issued digital content, and controls the using right for the digital content efficiently; the authority control is finished on the sever, and reduce probability of the protected digital content to used illegally; the application prospect is very wide in the remote education, electric business and electric publishing trade.

A user device determines a rate of consumption value for each of a plurality of measurable units of an electronic publication. The user device calculates a running average of the rate of consumption values and provides a feature based on the running average.

A publishing system and method for producing a print ready electronic publication, the system comprising a data storage device arranged to store structure data indicative of the structure of a publication and content data indicative of content usable in the publication; the system being arranged to facilitate creation of a publication structure by a first user group comprising at least one first user, the publication structure being arranged to receive publication content; and the system being arranged to facilitate reception of content from a second group of users including at least one second user; wherein the content and location of the content in the publication structure is selectable by one or more first user from the content received from the second user group.

Disclosed are systems and methods for providing customized advertisements in electronic publications distributed by email, which advertisements have a look and feel matching the look and feel of non-advertisement content of the email electronic publication. The invention addresses the way in which customized electronic advertisements appear in electronic publications, and more particularly computer-implemented methods by which custom-selected electronic advertising data is reformatted in real-time for integration with an email electronic publication and displayed with a look and feel that matches the look and feel of the non-advertising content of the email electronic publication.

Electronic publications are increasingly replacing physical media, where standards have evolved to mimic these physical media. Accordingly it is beneficial to provide electronic publication software systems and / or software applications to enable new paradigms that provide consumers, authors, publishers, retailers, and others with a method of publishing new electronic content in a manner wherein primary and secondary electronic content may be combined from multiple sources to generate said new electronic content which may be distributed based upon rights embedded within content elements. The method further comprising the ability to support community interactions within work and private environments; to re-assign licenses and issue sub-licenses; and to distribute said new electronic content with a unique fingerprint allowing unique identification of sources of non-authorised content.

Some embodiments provide a method for displaying an electronic publication. The method receives a selection of a cover page displayed for an electronic publication. The method animates an opening of the cover page to a first content page of the electronic publication that appears as an opposite side of the cover page during the opening animation. While displaying a second content page of the electronic publication, the method receives input to close the electronic publication. The method animates a closing of the electronic publication in order to display the cover page. The second content page appears as an opposite side of the cover page during the closing animation.

Electronically published compilations are provided. The compilations typically include a plurality of incumbent entries that are subject to replacement by candidate revisions through successive elections by an electorate of voters, e.g., human voters. Also provided are methods for improving existing compilations through elections. Election rules, history, dates and times, and election results may provide a measure of quality of the winning revision. Such compilations, when properly designed and implemented, may be viewed as an authoritative reference work that may ultimately serve as a “Rosetta Stone” for a semantic web.

A method for creating a dynamic electronic publication comprises importing one or more data assets into a publication design environment and identifying one or more features associated with one or more of the data assets. Each data asset and any features associated with each data asset are converted to a browser-readable file format and arranged based on a user-defined layout. A browser-compatible file map of the data assets is created based to the user-defined layout. An electronic publication associated with the file map is generated. The electronic publication includes browser-readable code that, when executed by a web-browser, displays the one or more data assets and any features associated with each data asset in accordance with the user-defined layout.