Ebook Supplemental Content Filtering via Text Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic book devices lack a mechanism to link book text with related supplemental content, making it difficult for readers to find relevant additional content that enhances their reading experience.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows users to select portions of text in an ebook, which triggers a media guidance application to search for and display supplemental content related to the selected text, using criteria such as title, chapter, and keywords from the ebook file.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a user performs a search for supplemental content related to ebook text, then relevant additional content can be found, but the search results may be voluminous or irrelevant
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the search process by dividing search criteria into multiple components: text from the ebook, title from the ebook file, and chapter from the ebook file. These segmented criteria are combined to form a comprehensive search query, allowing the system to filter results more effectively and reduce irrelevant content while maintaining comprehensive coverage of relevant supplemental material.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by using context-specific information from the ebook (such as the current chapter and title) to enhance the search query. This ensures that the search results are locally relevant to the specific portion of the ebook the user is reading, rather than returning generic or globally relevant but locally inappropriate results.
2Loss of information
If a user manually searches for supplemental content, then relevant content can be found, but it requires significant user effort and time
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically constructing and executing search queries using information already available in the ebook file (title, chapter, and selected text). The media guidance application autonomously retrieves supplemental content without requiring the user to manually formulate search queries, thereby maintaining completeness of results while eliminating user effort in the search process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-extracting and storing key information from the ebook file (title, chapter, and text portions) before the user initiates a search. This preliminary preparation allows the system to quickly generate accurate search queries and retrieve supplemental content instantly, reducing both user effort and search time.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the ebook device displays only the book content, then the display is simple and focused, but there is no mechanism for linking text with related supplemental content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements multi-functionality by enabling the ebook device to perform both traditional ebook reading and supplemental content retrieval through a single integrated system. The media guidance application serves multiple functions: it processes user selections, constructs search queries using ebook metadata, retrieves supplemental content, and displays results. This universal approach enhances adaptability without requiring separate dedicated devices for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The media guidance application acts as an intermediary between the ebook content and supplemental content. It receives user selections from the ebook, translates them into structured search queries using ebook file information, retrieves appropriate supplemental content, and presents it to the user. This intermediary layer manages the complexity of integrating supplemental content functionality while keeping the user interface simple and focused.
Data Source
AI summary
Supplemental content related to an electronic book may be obtained by creating a search query using a keyword in selected text of the electronic book. The search query may also include details about the electronic book obtained from a manifest file for the electronic book, including the location of the selected text.