公开(公告)号：US20210294466A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-23

申请号：US17340250

申请日：2021-06-07

申请人： NOOK DIGITAL, LLC

发明人： Philip G. Baker ,  Dominic G. Fried-Booth

IPC分类号： G06F3/0482 ,  G06F15/02

摘要： Techniques are disclosed for purchasing, accessing, consuming, and/or providing electronic content using an electronic bookshelf (eBookshelf) system. The eBookshelf system can be used by accessing a touchscreen-based user interface and/or local hardware controls and/or a remote control. A user's personal library of eBooks and/or any other electronic content can be displayed and/or aurally presented. In addition, the vast content of commercial retailers can also be displayed for browsing and purchase/rental. If the user identifies a content selection on the eBookshelf system that he/she wishes to consume, it can be readily transferred from the system to a personal content consuming device. Multiple eBookshelf systems can be attached to one another to extend the length and/or height of the eBookshelf. Accessing the eBookshelf system by a user ID allows multiple users to enjoy a personally customized version of the system.

公开(公告)号：US10461581B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-29

申请号：US15812777

申请日：2017-11-14

申请人： Nook Digital, LLC

发明人： David Christopher Klawon ,  William Alan Saperstein ,  Jason Cinge Wong

IPC分类号： H02J7/00 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J7/35 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H02J7/02

摘要： Techniques are disclosed for aiding in charging an electronic device using a charging case. The charging case includes a conductive contact and may connect to a conductive contact of the electronic device while still allowing user access to the main connector port of the electronic device. The charging case includes a power module that may receive power from an external power source. The power module may include an inductive coupling coil, photovoltaic cells, or a power cable port. Circuitry within the charging case may control and transmit power from the power module to the electronic device through the conductive contacts. The charging case may include a battery. The charging case may also include a data module for receiving data from an external data source, and the case circuitry may process and transmit data from the data module to the electronic device through the conductive contacts.

公开(公告)号：US10169354B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-01

申请号：US14927901

申请日：2015-10-30

申请人： Nook Digital, LLC

发明人： Aditya Vailaya ,  Jiang Wu ,  Manish Rathi

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G06F7/00

摘要： A method for processing a search query according to one embodiment includes receiving a search query containing terms; combining at least some consecutive terms in the search query to create biwords; looking up at least some of the terms and biwords in a search index for identifying sections of documents containing the at least some of the terms and/or biwords; generating a content score for each of the identified sections based at least in part on a number of the terms and biwords found in the sections of each document, wherein the biwords are given a higher priority than matched terms, wherein the priority affects the content score; and selecting and outputting an indicator of at least one of the sections, or portion thereof, based at least in part on the content score.

公开(公告)号：US10019153B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US13912972

申请日：2013-06-07

申请人： Nook Digital, LLC

发明人： Brandon Kroupa ,  Stephane Maes ,  Jaireh Tecarro ,  Chen-Je Huang

IPC分类号： G06F17/22 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0483 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F17/24

CPC分类号： G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/0483 ,  G06F17/2229 ,  G06F17/241

摘要： Techniques are disclosed for providing a scrapbooking function in electronic computing devices. The user can engage the scrapbooking function with a content sampling command that engages a scrapbook creation mode which virtually rips a digital content sample from a content source. The digital content sample may be displayed to the user with a torn edge, as if it had been physically torn from a magazine or catalogue. The content sampling command may be, for example, a swipe gesture, an S-gesture, or selecting a scrapbook UI control feature. The user may save the sampled content into a new scrapbook or save it to an existing scrapbook. The user may also engage the scrapbooking function by entering a scrapbook viewing mode which allows the user to view and edit existing scrapbooks. The content sample may include all encrypted data present in the digital content from which it is sampled.

公开(公告)号：US09952746B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-24

申请号：US13935327

申请日：2013-07-03

申请人： barnesandnoble.com llc

发明人： Kashif Zafar ,  Theresa Horner

IPC分类号： G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0483 ,  G06F17/21

CPC分类号： G06F3/0483 ,  G06F17/218

摘要： A system and method for associating context-sensitive widgets in electronic publications, preferably eBooks. The publisher of the eBook tags certain sections of the electronic book as widget enabled, which allows the reader of the book to associate a widget with the tagged content. Preferably, the tags are generic to categories of widgets and the system allows a user to select one of several widgets in that category to associate with the content. Once the widget has been associated with the content by a user, the user can activate and run the widget, which is related to the content thereby providing a richer and highly personalized reading experience.

公开(公告)号：US09542480B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-10

申请号：US13968332

申请日：2013-08-15

申请人： BARNESANDNOBLE.COM LLC

发明人： Michael Jason Welch ,  Aditya Vailaya ,  Ralph Rizkallah Rabbat ,  Jiang Wu

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30705

摘要： Systems and methods for programmatically causing a machine to classify and extract the meaning of text are discussed herein. Some embodiments may provide for a system including circuitry configured to identify topics associated with a block of text and one or more categories for each of the topics. Each unique category across the one or more categories may be further associated with one or more levels of parent and/or child categories to form an expanded category set of category nodes having parent-child relationships. Based on a number of category nodes connected to each unique category, the circuitry may be configured to determine one or more filtered categories from the unique categories and one or more filtered topics. Filtered topics or categories may be used to programmatically classify text with a more relevant data set than may be possible without the filtering.

摘要翻译： 本文讨论了以编程方式使机器分类和提取文本含义的系统和方法。 一些实施例可以提供包括被配置为识别与文本块相关联的主题和用于每个主题的一个或多个类别的电路的系统。 一个或多个类别中的每个唯一类别可以进一步与一个或多个级别的父类和/或子类别相关联，以形成具有父子关系的类别节点的扩展类别集合。 基于连接到每个唯一类别的多个类别节点，电路可以被配置为从唯一类别和一个或多个过滤主题确定一个或多个过滤的类别。 过滤的主题或类别可以用于以比没有过滤的可能性更大的相关数据集以编程方式对文本进行分类。

公开(公告)号：US20160234471A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-11

申请号：US15131998

申请日：2016-04-18

申请人： Nook Digital, LLC

发明人： Philip G. Baker

IPC分类号： H04N9/31 ,  F21V33/00 ,  G06F3/0483 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G03B21/14

CPC分类号： H04N9/3185 ,  F21V33/0052 ,  G03B21/14 ,  G03B21/142 ,  G06F1/1641 ,  G06F1/1645 ,  G06F3/0483 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  H04N5/74

摘要： Techniques are disclosed for purchasing, accessing, and/or providing electronic content by a projection based eReader. In accordance with one embodiment, a projector system is provided that is configured to engage a lighting socket and can be controlled by, for example, a remote control and/or imaged user input actions. Power to the system can be received through the socket based interface. The techniques can also be used in non-socketed configurations. The system is capable of creating large images suitable for reading large publications, such as newspapers or magazines, but can generally be used for any type of content including small print. In some embodiments, the system projects an image onto a lightweight, rigid screen that can be held by an individual that is situated in the area near the projection system.

摘要翻译： 公开了通过基于投影的电子阅读器购买，访问和/或提供电子内容的技术。 根据一个实施例，提供了一种投影仪系统，其被配置为接合照明插座并且可以通过例如遥控和/或成像的用户输入动作进行控制。 系统的电源可以通过基于插座的接口接收。 这些技术也可以用于非套接字配置。 该系统能够创建适合阅读大型出版物（如报纸或杂志）的大型图像，但通常可用于任何类型的内容，包括小型打印。 在一些实施例中，系统将图像投影到轻量级刚性屏幕上，该屏幕可由位于投影系统附近区域中的个体保持。

公开(公告)号：US09285530B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-15

申请号：US13588945

申请日：2012-08-17

申请人： Charles Neugebauer ,  Jason Wong ,  Sam Niansheng Qiu ,  David Klawon

发明人： Charles Neugebauer ,  Jason Wong ,  Sam Niansheng Qiu ,  David Klawon

IPC分类号： F21V7/04 ,  F21V8/00

CPC分类号： G02B6/0036 ,  G02B6/005 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： A system for illuminating a reflective display or other material from a planar front device and a method of manufacture thereof. The system includes a light guide plate that conducts light from an edge light source across the face of a reflective display. Micro lenses are formed on the inner or outer surface of the light guide and direct the light conducted in the light guide toward the display. A stepped index layer is formed on the surface of light guide plate containing the micro lenses. The stepped index layer has an index of refraction lower than an index of refraction of the light guide plate to assist in the total internal reflection of light injected into the light guide plate. A top layer protective coat or touch screen can be laminated to the outside of the light guide plate.

摘要翻译： 一种用于从平面前置装置照射反射显示器或其它材料的系统及其制造方法。 该系统包括导光板，其将来自边缘光源的光穿过反射显示器的表面传导。 微透镜形成在光导的内表面或外表面上，并将导光体中的光导向显示器。 在包含微透镜的导光板的表面上形成阶梯式折射率层。 阶梯式折射率层的折射率低于导光板的折射率，以帮助注入导光板的光的全内反射。 顶层保护涂层或触摸屏可以层压到导光板的外部。

公开(公告)号：US09253640B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-02

申请号：US12907951

申请日：2010-10-19

申请人： Ted Cohn ,  Michael Reilly ,  Victoria Repice ,  Theresa Horner ,  Terri Pucin ,  Stanislav Tsvetanov ,  James Kung ,  David Mandelbaum

发明人： Ted Cohn ,  Michael Reilly ,  Victoria Repice ,  Theresa Horner ,  Terri Pucin ,  Stanislav Tsvetanov ,  James Kung ,  David Mandelbaum

IPC分类号： G06F21/10 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04L29/06

CPC分类号： H04M15/88 ,  G06F2221/0775 ,  G06F2221/2111 ,  G06F2221/2135 ,  G06F2221/2151 ,  H04L63/0272 ,  H04M15/59 ,  H04M15/60 ,  H04W12/08

摘要： A system and method for providing digital data content to a wireless device. Although a fee is typically charged for access to the digital data content, e.g., electronic books, the system and the method provides controlled access to this content for free while the wireless device is accessing the content in a specified location, e.g., a retail location. A content control server receives a request from the wireless device requesting access to the digital data content. The request is received over a secure connection, preferably a virtual private network (VPN). The content control server monitors how much of the digital data content has been provided to the wireless device, and/or an amount of time the wireless device has been accessing the digital data content. This content control server uses this monitored data to control, throttle, the provision of the digital data content to the wireless device.

摘要翻译： 一种用于向无线设备提供数字数据内容的系统和方法。 虽然通常收取费用以访问数字数据内容，例如电子书，但是当无线设备正在访问指定位置的内容时，系统和方法提供对该内容的受控访问，例如零售位置 。 内容控制服务器从无线设备接收请求访问数字数据内容的请求。 通过安全连接，优选虚拟专用网（VPN）接收请求。 内容控制服务器监视已经向无线设备提供多少数字数据内容，和/或无线设备已经访问数字数据内容的时间量。 该内容控制服务器使用该监视数据来控制，节流向无线设备提供数字数据内容。

公开(公告)号：US09250681B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-02

申请号：US13659710

申请日：2012-10-24

申请人： barnesandnoble.com llc

发明人： Songan Andy Chang

IPC分类号： G06F3/02 ,  G06F1/32 ,  G06F3/042

CPC分类号： G06F1/3206 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G09G2330/021

摘要： A system and method for improving power consumption by providing the ability to detect whether a cover is placed on top of Infrared, IR, touch device. While the cover is in the open state, a certain amount of the light transmitted by the IR transmitters is directed upward and away from the IR receivers in the device. When the cover is closed, this light is reflected off of the cover and is incident on the IR receivers. The system of the present invention recognizes this increased level of received IR light and determines that the cover is in a closed position. Having made such a determination that the cover is placed on the device, the device's power savings system can switch to an appropriate power saving mode.

摘要翻译： 通过提供检测盖是否放置在红外线，红外线，触摸装置顶部的能力来提高功耗的系统和方法。 当盖子处于打开状态时，由IR发射器传输的一定数量的光线指向设备中的IR接收器的上方和远离的位置。 当盖子关闭时，这个灯被从盖子上反射并入射到红外接收器上。 本发明的系统识别出这种增加的接收到的红外光的水平并且确定该盖处于关闭位置。 在确定盖子被放置在设备上之后，设备的节电系统可以切换到适当的省电模式。