Inventors:
Deborah Forte - New York NY, US
Caroline Jill Fraser - Brooklyn NY, US
Jody S. Nisson - Brooklyn NY, US
Sharon Jody Lisman - Westfield NJ, US
Jessica Sara Wollman - Brooklyn NY, US
Seth Seigel Laddy - Fair Lawn NJ, US
Peter Chapman - Bedford MA, US
Mathew Bridges - Newton MA, US
International Classification:
G06F 21/62
Abstract:
An e-reader with a password protected supervisory account that controls various features and functions of the e-reader, and e-reader user profile accounts for reading users of the e-reader. The supervisory account permits the supervisor user to set up one or more e-reader user profiles that are each assigned its own customizable bookshelf for displaying the available electronic published content, such as, e-books. The electronic published content is assigned to each e-reader user profile through the supervisory account. The e-reader provides interactive content that reinforces development of reading skills and reading comprehension. The e-reader provides reading-level specific definitions and an audible pronunciation of the words. The e-reader has zooming and scrolling capabilities. The e-reader may also present suggestions and recommendations for further reading based on the aggregation of reading statistics for all readers by user profile. The e-reader tracks e-reader user information and presents the information to the password protected supervisory account. Multiple instances of the e-reader may exist and be associated with the supervisory account and e-reader user profiles.