System and method for the delivery of electronic books
CA 2487880 A1 · Owner: Rasmussen, Gerald · Inventors: Hay, George; Rasmussen, Gerald
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An electronic book (20) on a computer readable medium (60) e.g. a CD or the , like, has "real-life" pre-recorded audio (161) (preferable in MP3 format , (165) and virtual text in XML format (120) such that a reader can switch back and forth "at will" between read aloud by an external narrator (150). The computer readable medium (60) includes a reader program installed thereon and an automatic installation program. A novel process for creating the electronic book (20) includes a creator program that may have a similar graphical user interface to the reader program. The electronic book (20) may combine advantages of physical hard-cover books (170) with new e-reading functionality …
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- Filed May 30, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 30, 2022.
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