Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110103699 | IMAGE METADATA PROPAGATION - Methods and computer-readable media for propagating content category information to images stored in a database are described. A seed image that is associated with a known content category is received. A content-based image retrieval is conducted using the seed image as a search query image. A number of search result images are identified. The content category is propagated to the search result images. Metadata associated with the search result images is aggregated and analyzed to identify domains that should also be associated with the content category. Additional images that are associated with the domain are identified and the content category propagated thereto. The process is iterated using the additional images as search query images for the content-based image retrieval. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106782 | CONTENT-BASED IMAGE SEARCH - Image descriptor identifiers are used for content-based search. A plurality of descriptors is determined for an image. The descriptors represent the content of the image at respective interest points identified in the image. The descriptors are mapped to respective descriptor identifiers. The image can thus be represented as a set of descriptor identifiers. A search is performed on an index using the descriptor identifiers as search elements. A method for efficiently searching the inverted index is also provided. Candidate images that include at least a predetermined number of descriptor identifiers that match those of the image are identified. The candidate images are ranked and at least a portion thereof are presented as content-based search results. | 05-05-2011 |
20140047308 | PROVIDING NOTE BASED ANNOTATION OF CONTENT IN E-READER - An e-reader application provides a note based annotation of content in an e-reader. A user action to annotate the content initiates a note pane to capture a note. The note includes variety of types including text, ink, snippet, audio recording, and photo. The note is captured in the note pane which is configured according to the note type. The note is stored in a platform-agnostic in a cloud storage. A local cache also maintains the note for offline usage. The note is anchored to the content using an anchor marker placed within proximity to a selection associated with the note in the content. | 02-13-2014 |
20140143645 | PRESERVING FORMATTING OF CONTENT SELECTION THROUGH SNIPPETS - An e-reader application preserves formatting of a selection through a snippet. The application determines a format of a portion of content in response to a user action selecting the portion. The formatted portion is stored in the snippet. The source code of the portion is extracted from the content and stored in the snippet to preserve its format. The snippet is displayed in a navigation pane using the format. The snippet is resized according to the defined format to fit available space in the navigation pane. The application is enabled to navigate to a location of the portion within the content in response to detecting another selection activating the snippet. | 05-22-2014 |
20140164360 | CONTEXT BASED LOOK-UP IN E-READERS - Context based enhanced search capabilities are provided in conjunction with e-reader experience. A search query may be augmented based on a context of the displayed content, user information, and similar background data such that relevancy and context of search results may be focused in presentation to the user. Context of content may include terms or objects near a selected portion of the content for search, a type of the displayed content, etc. Search results may be presented from a variety of sources categorized and/or prioritized based on system default parameters and/or user preferences. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164366 | FLAT BOOK TO RICH BOOK CONVERSION IN E-READERS - Flat content (or flat book) is converted to rich content (or a rich book) in an e-reader environment through key term identification, context-based search using identified key terms, ranking of search results, and comparison of the ranked search results against a predefined threshold, customizable by a user or an administrator. Textual, graphic, audio, video, and comparable objects from search results above the predefined threshold may be augmented in suitable locations within the flat content such as interactive text, audio/video object, images, additional text, or other interactive elements. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164892 | CONSUMING CONTENT INCREMENTALLY - An e-reader application consumes content incrementally during presentation. The application determines a location of another page in the content in response to a user action to load the other page in place of a currently displayed page. A user initiates navigation to the other page by activating a navigation control to display an adjacent page or a random page of the content. An increment of the content containing the other page is retrieved from the determined location. An anchor associated with the other page can be used to find the location in the content. The increment is processed to extract the other page. Processing can include decoding the increment using a standard format used to store the increment. The extracted page is displayed by the application while unloading the previously displayed page from system memory. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164900 | APPENDING CONTENT WITH ANNOTATION - An e-reader application appends content with an annotation. A user action initiates a process to append the content with the annotation. A selection action of a portion of the content prompts an annotation menu. An annotation pane used to record the annotation is displayed in response to an activation of one of the menu commands. The annotation pane is configured based on an input type selectable by a user. The annotation is recorded after entry by the user based on the input type including text, ink, audio, and image. The annotation is displayed in an annotation view including the location of the annotation and the type of the annotation. The displayed annotation is selectable to navigate to the associated location in the content. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164911 | PRESERVING LAYOUT OF REGION OF CONTENT DURING MODIFICATION - An e-reader application preserves a layout of a region of content during a modification. A detected modification of a region of the content initiates an analysis for how to preserve the region. A configuration located within the content determines a behavior for preserving the region. The configuration is evaluated and compared to other configurations to determine overriding attributes to apply to the region during the modification. The attributes are applied to the associated objects in the region while applying the modification to other objects to maintain a pre-modification appearance of the region after the modification. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164915 | CONVERSION OF NON-BOOK DOCUMENTS FOR CONSISTENCY IN E-READER EXPERIENCE - “Non-book” documents such as user documents, enterprise documents, and other content are automatically converted into a format consistent with e-books, categorized, and presented through an e-reader application in a consistent manner to enhance e-reader experience. Content received from a variety of sources such as organizational data sources, professional or social network sources, and even a user's own domain is analyzed, reformatted for consistency with other e-reader content, and categorized. The user can use the e-reader application to read e-books, review professional or personal documents, magazine articles, etc. taking advantage of enhanced e-reader features such as context based searches, sharing, snippets, note taking, inking, and comparable ones. | 06-12-2014 |
20140172825 | CONTENT AND OBJECT METADATA BASED SEARCH IN E-READER ENVIRONMENT - Metadata based enhanced search capabilities are provided in conjunction with e-reader experience. Metadata associated with content and objects within displayed content is created based on default and/or custom rules. The metadata such as attributes, tags, etc. is indexed and used to augment search queries based on selected portions of the displayed content. Additional search augmentation is performed based on user-defined metadata or processing of objects such as image recognition of image objects and similar processes. | 06-19-2014 |
20150058710 | NAVIGATING FIXED FORMAT DOCUMENT IN E-READER APPLICATION - An e-reader application displays a page of a fixed format document resized to match a size of a window pane in a fit page format. The e-reader application presents selection controls associated with a selection action in response to detecting the selection action on a text of the page. In addition, an operation associated with a navigation action is executed in response to detecting the navigation action on the page. | 02-26-2015 |
20150058711 | PRESENTING FIXED FORMAT DOCUMENTS IN REFLOWED FORMAT - A reader application presents fixed format documents in reflowed format. A selection control is presented to display a reflow view after identifying text-based sections within a displayed content. The reflow view is generated using the sections upon an action on the selection control to display the reflow view. The reflow view is displayed in a location associated with the section within the displayed content or in place of the displayed content The reflow view is adjusted based on a screen size of the reader application. | 02-26-2015 |
20150063696 | DETERMINING IMAGES OF ARTICLE FOR EXTRACTION - A content application determines images of an article for extraction. The content application identifies an initial image associated with a content of the article. A caption and a credit line associated with the initial image is detected and the initial image is extracted along with the caption and the credit line. A second image of the article associated with a video is also detected and extracted along with the video. In addition, the content application extracts a slideshow detected within the article. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067476 | TITLE AND BODY EXTRACTION FROM WEB PAGE - Technologies are generally provided for extracting a body and a title of an article displayed on a web page. A web page may display content such as advertisements, images and links in addition to the web page article. A user may select to view the article in a reader application without the additional content, and the reader application may extract the body and the title from the web page. Title candidates may be selected by identifying meta tags associated with the title and removing website names from the meta tags. Body candidates may be selected by identifying clusters of text nodes based on a font size and depth in a document object model tree for the web page. A best cluster that is most likely the body may be selected and a corresponding title candidate maybe selected as the best title. | 03-05-2015 |