Title: Printed book augmented with associated electronic data
Application Number: 98810132 Application Date: 1998.08.18
Publication Number: 1276074 Publication Date: 2000.12.06
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date:
International Classifi-cation: G06F17/30;G09B5/06
Applicant(s) Name: Isaac Media Corp. Address:
Inventor(s) Name: Jerry Iggulden
Attorney & Agent: wang yong
Abstract:
    The present invention provides a printed book which has associated therewith certain electronically stored data in the form of images, sounds and/or supplemental text. Visual cues are provided to the reader of the book in the vicinity of text having associated electronically stored data. The electronic data is preferably stored in a remotely accessible server. A graphical user interface is provided for controlling access to the data stored in the server. When the reader of the book wishes to access data associated with a portion of the text, the reader uses a computer pointing device to select or manipulate indicia on the graphical user interface corresponding to the visual cue in the book. The server retrieves the appropriate data which is then presented to the reader as images, sounds and/or supplemental text on the reader
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