Global Patent Index - EP 1062564 A2

EP 1062564 A2 20001227 - ELECTRONIC BOOK SYSTEM

Title (en)

ELECTRONIC BOOK SYSTEM

Title (de)

ELEKTRONISCHES BUCH-SYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE LIVRE ELECTRONIQUE

Publication

EP 1062564 A2 20001227 (EN)

Application

EP 99908158 A 19990212

Priority

  • US 9903179 W 19990212
  • US 7878298 P 19980320
  • US 8624998 A 19980528
  • US 8609698 A 19980528
  • US 8605898 A 19980528
  • US 8577398 A 19980528

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9949383A1] An electronic reading system (30, 31, 32) allows users to download book and other types of contents to a hand-held reader device (30) for viewing. Using software which runs on a personal computer (PC) (31), the user can download titles form Internet sites to the PC (31). Titles are then automatically transferred to the device when the device (30) is placed in a cradle (32) which is connected to the PC (31). Using the device's touch sensitive display (34) and graphical user interface, the user can access various software implemented features associated with the display and management content.

IPC 1-7

G06F 3/00

IPC 8 full level

G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/033 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2006.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 17/24 (2006.01); G06F 17/28 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 15/0283 (2013.01); G06F 40/166 (2020.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9949383 A1 19990930; AU 2765699 A 19991018; CA 2325134 A1 19990930; CN 1302398 A 20010704; EP 1062564 A2 20001227; EP 1062564 A4 20020828; JP 2002508543 A 20020319

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9903179 W 19990212; AU 2765699 A 19990212; CA 2325134 A 19990212; CN 99806426 A 19990212; EP 99908158 A 19990212; JP 2000538288 A 19990212