WO2001042899A1 - System, method and user interface for active reading of electronic content - Google Patents
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- the disclosure generally relates to the electronic display of documents. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a user interface for use with viewing electronically displayed documents.
- Paper books have a simple user interface. One opens a book and begins to read it. If a user wants to do something to the book (for example, add a textual annotation), he may use a pen or pencil to add a notation in the margin next to a relevant passage of the book.
- the objects presented to the user include the paper page of the book with two regions (the margin and the text on the page itself) and the writing implement.
- Other types of actions are also available including bookmarking the page (for example, by folding over the top corner of the page), adding a drawing (using the same pen or pencil discussed above), and highlighting a passage (with a pen or pencil of different color).
- a user is able to interact quickly and easily with the pages of the book, creating an environment of active reading with a transparent user interface.
- a user concentrates on the text, not on the highlighter or pen in her hand when actively reading and annotating (adding a note or highlighting, for instance) the text.
- the user intends to select the drawing tool, but instead selects the highlighting tool.
- the user then has to move back to the tool bar (step 5), select the correct tool (step 6), move back to the text area (step 7), then select the object to be annotated (step 8).
- the distance one needs to control the cursor to travel is distracting.
- this large distance translates into significant hand or arm movement that requires the user to change the focus of his attention from the text to be annotated to precise navigation over an extended distance. Performed many times, this change in attention may become a significant distraction and eventually force the user to refrain from actively reading a document or book.
- the present invention provides a technique for allowing a user to interact with the electronic display of documents with a simple user interface.
- a user experiences immediate gratification in response to selection of an object or objects.
- a selection of an object results in a display of a list of menu items relevant to the selected object.
- the user interface for the object is determined based on the type of object selected. Instead of displaying a general user interface for all potential selectable objects, the user interface is tightly associated with the selected object.
- the user interface is quick, simple, and unobtrusive.
- the goal associated with the user interface includes being functionally transparent to the user.
- the present application also relates to the mechanism underlying the functionality of the display and operation of the user interface.
- a "document” or “book” encompasses all forms of electronically displayable information including but not limited to books, manuals, reference materials, picture books, etc. Further, the documents or books may include catalogs, e-commerce publications, articles, web pages, and the like.
- Object as used herein encompasses all displayed information. With reference to looking up information regarding the object, the object may be a word or a group of words, symbols, icons, reference point on a page, page number, equation, margin, title, title bar, corner of the screen, and the like.
- annotations are generally related to textual annotations.
- other annotations that may be used include highlighting, drawings (as one would expect to do with a pencil or pen to a paper book), and bookmarks. While the annotations are to be displayed in conjunction with the document, the underlying document is not modified.
- Related annotations and techniques for creating them are described in the following disclosures:
- Figure 1 shows a general purpose computer supporting the display and annotation of an electronic document in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
- Figure 2 shows a displayed document on a computer screen in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
- Figures 3A and 3B show a displayed document with an object selected in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
- Figure 4 shows a displayed document with a first reference window in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
- Figure 5 shows a displayed document with a second reference window in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
- Figures 6A and 6B show two file formats for annotations in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
- Figure 7 shows a method for operating a user interface in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
- the present invention relates to an improved user interface for use with the electronic display and active reading of documents or books.
- program modules include routines, programs, objects, scripts, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types.
- program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.
- the present invention may also be practiced in personal computers (PCs), hand-held devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, and the like.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a computing environment in which the present invention may be implemented.
- the present invention may be implemented within a general purpose computing device in the form of a conventional personal computer 200, including a processing unit 210, a system memory 220, and a system bus 230 that couples various system components including the system memory to the processing unit 210.
- the system bus 230 may be any of several types of bus structures including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures.
- the system memory includes read only memory (ROM) 240 and random access memory (RAM) 250.
- ROM read only memory
- RAM random access memory
- a basic input/output system 260 (BIOS), containing the basic routines that help to transfer information between elements within the personal computer 200, such as during start-up, is stored in ROM 240.
- the personal computer 200 further includes a hard disk drive 270 for reading from and writing to a hard disk, not shown, a magnetic disk drive 280 for reading from or writing to a removable magnetic disk 290, and an optical disk drive 291 for reading from or writing to a removable optical disk 292 such as a CD ROM or other optical media.
- the hard disk drive 270, magnetic disk drive 280, and optical disk drive 291 are connected to the system bus 230 by a hard disk drive interface 292, a magnetic disk drive interface 293, and an optical disk drive interface 294, respectively.
- the drives and their associated computer-readable media provide nonvolatile storage of computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules and other data for the personal computer 200.
- exemplary environment described herein employs a hard disk, a removable magnetic disk 290 and a removable optical disk 292, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other types of computer readable media which can store data that is accessible by a computer, such as magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, digital video disks, Bernoulli cartridges, random access memories (RAMs), read only memories (ROMs), and the like, may also be used in the exemplary operating environment.
- RAMs random access memories
- ROMs read only memories
- a number of program modules may be stored on the hard disk, magnetic disk 290, optical disk 292, ROM 240 or RAM 250, including an operating system 295, one or more application programs 296, other program modules 297, and program data 298.
- a user may enter commands and information into the personal computer 200 through input devices such as a keyboard 201 and pointing device 202.
- Other input devices may include a microphone, joystick, game pad, satellite dish, scanner, or the like.
- These and other input devices are often connected to the processing unit 210 through a serial port interface 206 that is coupled to the system bus, but may be connected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, game port or a universal serial bus (USB).
- a monitor 207 or other type of display device is also connected to the system bus 230 via an interface, such as a video adapter 208.
- personal computers typically include other peripheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers and printers.
- the personal computer 200 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer 209.
- the remote computer 209 may be another personal computer, a server, a router, a network PC, a peer device or other common network node, and typically includes many or all of the elements described above relative to the personal computer 200, although only a memory storage device 211 has been illustrated in Figure 1.
- the logical connections depicted in Figure 1 include a local area network (LAN) 212 and a wide area network (WAN) 213.
- LAN local area network
- WAN wide area network
- the personal computer 200 When used in a LAN networking environment, the personal computer 200 is connected to the local network 212 through a network interface or adapter 214. When used in a WAN networking environment, the personal computer 200 typically includes a modem 215 or other means for establishing a communications over the wide area network 213, such as the Internet.
- the modem 215, which may be internal or external, is connected to the system bus 230 via the serial port interface 206.
- program modules depicted relative to the personal computer 200, or portions thereof may be stored in the remote memory storage device. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown are exemplary and other means of establishing a communications link between the computers may be used.
- handheld computers and purpose-built devices may support the invention as well.
- handheld computers and purpose-built devices are similar in structure to the system of Figure 1 but may be limited to a display (which may be touch- sensitive to a human finger or stylus), memory (including RAM and ROM), and a synchronization/modem port for connecting the handheld computer and purpose-built devices to another computer or a network (including the Internet) to download and/or upload documents or download and/or upload annotations.
- a display which may be touch- sensitive to a human finger or stylus
- memory including RAM and ROM
- a synchronization/modem port for connecting the handheld computer and purpose-built devices to another computer or a network (including the Internet) to download and/or upload documents or download and/or upload annotations.
- the description of handheld computers and purpose-built devices is known in the art and is omitted for simplicity.
- the invention may be practiced using C. Also, it is appreciated that other languages may be used including C++, assembly language, and the like.
- Figure 2 shows a displayed document on a computer screen in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
- the document is displayed in a form that closely resembles the appearance of a paper equivalent of the e-book and, in this case, a paper novel.
- the document reader window 101 may comprise a variety of portions including a title bar 101 A listing the title of the document and a body 102. In the body 102 of the display window, various portions of a document may be displayed.
- Figure 2 shows an example where a title 104, a chapter number 105, a chapter title 106, and the text of the chapter 107 are displayed. Similar to an actual book, margins 108, 109, 110, and 1 1 1 appear around the displayed text.
- the displayed elements may be independently referenced.
- object 103 "sleepy" has a drawing annotation placing a box around it as placed there by the user.
- the presence of icon 112 indicates that a text annotation is present in the line of text adjacent to the icon 112.
- the icon 112 is represented as the letter "T" in a circle, it will be appreciated by those of skill in the art that other representations may be used to designate the presence of an annotation.
- other letters may be used (for instance, the letter "A" for annotation) or other symbols may be used (for instance, a symbol of an open book) or any other representation that indicate that an annotation exists.
- Tapping on (or otherwise activating) the icon results in the display of a stored annotation.
- the selection of the object provides an environment where the user physically interacts with the displayed image by actually tapping the image of the object itself.
- Figure 3A shows a displayed window after an object has been selected.
- the object "beginning" 301 in the first line of text 107 was selected.
- the object may be selected through tapping it with a stylus or a user's finger.
- a user may position a cursor over the object then select the object (by clicking a mouse button or by operating a designation source).
- the object may be inverted, meaning that the pixels that make up the object and surrounding pixels are inverted.
- Alternative embodiments include changing the color of the pixels surrounding the object or highlighting the object in some other way as is known in the art.
- a user used a stylus to tap on a display screen.
- the tap point (the point receiving the tap from the user's stylus) in this example was the center of the second "g" of the selected object 301 (here, the word "beginning").
- window 302 is displayed close to the physical location of object 301.
- Window 302 contains actions operable on the selected object.
- window 302 is shown close to object 301.
- a variety of distances and configurations of window 302 may be used.
- An example includes a showing of the menu options, with the centers of adjacent menu options no more than 0.2 inches apart from each other. Also, the first of the menu options may be displayed no more than 0.3 inches away from the tap point used to select object 301.
- the distances shown above are merely exemplary and do not limit the scope of the claims. Other examples of values include 0.5 and 1.0 inches, respectively. Again, these values are merely used for example.
- Figure 3B shows an embodiment where window 302 overlies selected object 301. Overlaying object 301 with the window 302 provides a further minimization of the distance that needs to be traveled by the cursor or pointing device. As shown in Figure 3B, window 302 is opaque. Selected object 301 is completely hidden. Alternatively, window 302 of Figure 3B may be semi-transparent and allow a ghost or grayed out image of selected object 301 to show through window 302.
- Other techniques for projecting the identity of object 301 through window 302 without diminishing the display of menu items in window 302 include projecting selected object with thin lines, italicized font formats, different colors, active shifting colors (for example, the outline of each letter or character of the object being traced with alternating bouncing black and white or shifting colored lines) and the like.
- An advantage of overlying window 302 over selected object 301 is that the actual distance needed to move between the selected object and the menu items of window 302 is reduced.
- the location of window 302 as shown in Figures 3 A and 3B may be modified to present the user with the most recently selected menu item juxtaposed to the selected object.
- a user may have previously added a bookmark to the displayed text 107.
- the system presents window 302 on selection of object 301 with the menu option of "Add Bookmark" closest to the insertion point.
- the previous action may have been to add a highlight to the displayed content. Accordingly, the position of the window 302 is modified to position the menu option of "Add Highlight" closest to the insertion point.
- the window 302 may be positioned so that the text of the last selected menu item (in Figure 3B, "Add Highlight") does not directly overlie the ghosted image of the selected object 301 to improve readability of the selected object 301.
- the events as shown in Figures 3 A and 3B are based on the primary input function including a left mouse click or a single tap of a stylus, among other things.
- the primary input function becomes the initial operational interface device revealed to the user. So, when a user first initiates a document active reading system as described herein, the options available through window 302 will become readily apparent with the first selection of an object 301.
- the same movement i.e., tapping object 301 controls both the pointing to and selection of the object. Visual feedback occurs immediately at or near the selection.
- window 302 may also include options that may affect the display of the content as well.
- window 302 may include menu options that allow for switching from one book to another.
- An advantage of displaying more information to the user may include a net reduction in the number of navigation steps required to perform a process. For example, by providing a menu option to allow one to change which book is currently being displayed, a user may switch between books with a few navigational commands. However, the total options available to a user at any given may be substantial.
- the size of the font used for text 107 may be a 14-point font.
- the size of the font used for the menu items in window 302 may be an 18-point font.
- a and b are constants.
- Fitt's Law may be found at http://psych.hanover.edu/classes/hfnotes2/sld041.html.
- the present invention improves the user interface presented to the user by minimizing the distance traversed to select a menu option as well as increases the size of the target area (for example, by increasing the font size) of the menu options.
- Figures 4 and 5 show further examples of the present invention with respect to display portions.
- Figure 4 shows a reference window 402 having been opened based on the selection of object 401 (here, the word "natural") and the "Lookup " option (from Figure 3, window 302).
- Reference window 402 displays the results of looking up a definition for the word "natural.”
- only one reference document was consulted as only one document may have been installed in conjunction with the lookup functionality.
- the system may skip directly to the sole reference, rather than displaying to the user a choice of only one item. If multiple reference documents have been installed with the lookup functionality, then multiple choices relating to the documents installed may be available for the user for selection.
- Figure 4 also shows the page number "i" as 403.
- the page number is always displayed in order to provide the user with standard window appearance for reference window 402.
- the page number 403 may be omitted where there is only enough information to fill one reference window 402 and included where there is more information than space available in a single window 402.
- Figure 5 shows an example of a second page of uncovered reference information relating to the object "natural.” The second page of reference information is shown as reference window 404 with page number 405. It will be appreciated that changing from reference window 402 to reference window 404 may or may not involve navigating to a new window.
- each reference window (402, 404) may overlie one another. Alternatively, they may be cascaded allowing a user to jump pages by selecting new windows. Further, there may only be a single reference window 402 with different content displayed therein with the content being altered only to display additional information regarding the selected object or on navigation to display new information for a newly selected object.
- the menu choices available to users include a number of annotation features. These annotation features can add value to the book. For example, while a textbook alone may not have much value, the textbook with annotations from Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking may be extremely valuable. However, if one were to purchase a book with annotations, one would not readily want to modify the purchased book (at least for copyright concerns) based on his own annotations or other active reading activities. At least one aspect of the present invention allows users the freedom to read actively a displayed text without the burden of contemplating how one is modifying the underlying document. Here, the user may be shielded from modifying the underlying document by having all annotations added to separate document or to a modifiable portion of the document apart from the displayed, non-modifiable portion.
- Figures 6A and 6B described how annotations may be captured and stored.
- Figures 6A and 6B show various storage techniques for storing annotations in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
- Figure 6A shows a reference B 701 as having been annotated.
- the file structure of Figure 6A has modifiable (703-706) and non-modifiable (702) portions. Files of this type include Infotext file formats as are known in the art.
- Annotations 706 may be stored in combination with the non-modifiable content 702.
- An annotation 706 may be stored in a file with header 703 and body 706.
- the header 703 includes, for example, the file position 704 of the object with which the annotation 706 is associated. It may also include an indication of the type of annotation i « ⁇ - w v*
- the annotation 706 may include a highlight, a bookmark, a drawing to be overlaid over the object, or a text annotation.
- Figure 6B shows the non-modifiable content of reference B 702 as a separate file apart from the annotation file 707.
- the annotation file 707 of Figure 6B has similar constituent elements to that of annotation file 707 of Figure 6A.
- Annotation file 707 may include a file portion 708 that indicates to which non-modifiable document (here, 702) it is linked.
- one file may store all annotations for a user with the non-modifiable content portions 702 being stored separately. This approach has the advantage of being able to quickly scan all annotations at one time rather than accessing all documents 701 (as including non-modifiable portions 707 of Figure 6A) to obtain all annotations stored therein.
- Figure 7 shows a method for controlling the display of a user interface in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
- Figure 7 is described with reference to the use of a stylus as an input device for tapping on a computer screen.
- a "tap" may be defined as an event defined as a contact with the surface of the display screen and a subsequent release that is near the initial contact point in both time and distance across the surface of the display screen.
- a mouse with the operation of the primary mouse button as may be used as well.
- step 801 a tap is received.
- the system selects the object under . --» «— V W I the tap point of the computer screen as represented by step 802.
- Menu option window 302 is rendered with options relevant to selected object 301, as shown in step 803. If a timeout interval is in operation, the system determines whether a subsequent tap was received within a given time interval from the initial tap of step 801. If a timeout interval is in operation and if no subsequent tap was received (or was received after time interval T), then the menu option window 302 is released (step 805) and waits for the next tap (step 801). If the subsequent tap was received within time interval T, the system determines whether the subsequent tap was inside the menu option window 302 or outside the menu option window 302 (step 806). If inside the window, the system executes the selected option (step 807). If outside menu option window 302, the menu option window 302 is released and the system waits for the next tap (step 801).
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