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Patent for Electronic Book Service in Mobile Devices Published Online

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Patent 9164974, a system and method for providing electronic book services in a mobile device, has been published online. The invention, filed by Dong Kyu Heo on November 28, 2011, allows mobile devices to support electronic book services without altering the original contents. This technology provides users with the ability to input processed data and share it with other mobile devices.

Key Takeaways:

  • Patent 9164974, filed on November 28, 2011, is a system and method for providing electronic book services in a mobile device.
  • The invention allows mobile devices to support electronic book services without altering the original contents.
  • Users can input processed data and share it with other mobile devices.
  • The system includes a display unit, a storage unit, and a controller.
  • The display unit displays original contents according to the e-book service and overlays and displays processed data corresponding to a user's input or selection.
  • The storage unit stores the original contents, processed data created corresponding to the original contents, and processed data transmitted from an external system.
  • The controller configures an overlay window, displays processed data on the original contents, and stores the processed data as an independent object with respect to the original contents.
  • The invention has multiple aspects, including a method for providing an e-book service in a mobile device, a mobile device supporting an e-book service, and a method for sharing processed data between mobile devices.

Statistics:

  • Patent 9164974 was filed on November 28, 2011.
  • The patent was published online on October 20, 2015.
  • The assignee for patent number 9164974 is Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • The patent has multiple aspects, including a method for providing an e-book service in a mobile device, a mobile device supporting an e-book service, and a method for sharing processed data between mobile devices.

Sources:

  • http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=9164974.PN.&OS=PN/9164974RS=PN/9164974
  • Patent URL: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=9164974.PN.&OS=PN/9164974RS=PN/9164974
  • Heo, Dong Kyu. Method and Apparatus for Providing an Electronic Book Service in a Mobile Device. U.S. Patent Number 9164974, filed November 28, 2011, and published online on October 20, 2015.

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