Interactive electronic book

摘要

The interactive electronic book can be displayed on a dual-screen electronic device, with a first screen that displays the text of the book, and a second screen that displays the contextual references. Links to the contextual references can be displayed on the first screen alongside the text or embedded in the text. The contextual references can be historical descriptions, pictures, videos, contemporaneous writings and so on that help to put the text of the book in context. The contextual references can relate to the portion of the text that is displayed on the first screen. Different modes allow for the displayed text to be shown in marked mode, or unmarked mode. The interactive electronic book can also include testing software which tests the reader on their understanding of the text. The interactive electronic book can also be updated with new texts and contextual references.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
displaying, by a system comprising at least one processing device, text on a first graphical display of an electronic device; selecting, by the system, a reference associated with the text based on a function of context, relevance, and past linked reference selections, wherein the reference is selected from a set of references that conform to a filter setting associated with a type of the reference; displaying, by the system, the reference on a second graphical display of the electronic device, wherein the first graphical display and the second graphical display are separate screens and wherein the reference provides additional information associated with the text; selecting, by the system, a second reference in response to new text being displayed on the first graphical display, wherein the second reference is associated with the new text; generating, by the system, test data representing a test that tests comprehension of the text, wherein the test data comprises question data representing questions based on content associated with the text and the selected reference; and displaying, by the system, answer data representing answers to the questions of the test in response to the test being determined to have been taken.