SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND VIEWING COMIC BOOK ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS

摘要

A system and method for enhancing electronic comic book reading by dynamically expanding text bubbles (“bubbles”) to make them easier to read, especially on a small mobile device. The method s include skimming a sequence of expanded bubbles, flinging through a sequence of expanded bubbles and positioning expanded bubbles so as not to hide the comic character(s) uttering the phrase. The methods are performed with irregular bubble outlines (like curly, bumpy, or jagged text bubbles commonly found in comics). Further the method includes pre-processing the content in an automated fashion to enable skimming and flinging through the sequences of expanded bubbles.

主权项

1. A method for navigating textual portions of an electronic comic book comprising:
displaying at least a portion of a page of the electronic comic book on a screen of an electronic device; displaying a first text portion in a first bubble shape associated with a first illustration on the portion of the page, the first text portion being delineated from the first illustration by the first bubble shape; detecting a first text navigation gesture on the screen of the electronic device; and enlarging the first text portion and the first bubble shape relative to the first illustration, in response to the detection of the first text navigation gesture.