Inscriptions for Electronic Books

摘要

This disclosure describes techniques for appending representations of handwritten inscriptions into electronic books, such that electronic books may be customized through the use of inscriptions akin to physical books. To append inscriptions into physical books, a user may provide an inscription on a physical medium. An image of the physical medium including the inscription may be obtained, and the image may be embedded into contents of an electronic book, thus creating a copy of the electronic book that includes a custom inscription in addition to the book contents.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a content-management service and from a device of a user:
a claim code to identify an electronic book represented by a physical card;an image of at least a portion of the physical card, the image including a handwritten inscription inscribed on the physical card; andan identifier associated with a user account of the user at the content-management service; identifying, by the content-management service:
the electronic book associated with the claim code; andthe user account associated with the identifier; storing, by the content-management service, an association between a representation of the handwritten inscription, the electronic book, and the user account; receiving, by the content-management service and from the device or another device associated with the user account, a request for the electronic book; sending, by the content-management service, a copy of the electronic book to the device or the another device; and sending, by the content-management service, the representation of the handwritten inscription to the device or the another device.