Electronic Book (eBook) Reading Device and Bookshelf

Physical, electronic bookshelf is connected to a remote computer via internet-enabled local computer. Electronic book reading devices are docked on bookshelf so that "spine" is visible.

The bookshelf contains multiple docking points as well as identifying lights for easy location of a particular reading device.

An entire suite of electronic reading devices, with their respective contents visible as "spines", can then be docked on the bookshelf so as to be continually updated. This is particularly suitable for sources that are continually updated, such as case law.

Spine data is tagged using a "Spine Markup Language" so that the reading device knows what to display on the spine.

A cradle that resembles a traditional book can also be used, so that the electronic reading device can be inside a paper book and yet still docked.

The cradle contains a front cover and back cover, perfect bound, so that it looks just like a traditional book when docked on the electronic bookshelf using the pass-through port.

Readery™ from Inventerprise^®. United States patent pending. Invengineer™ patent illustrations © 1999-2007. All rights reserved.