Touch-Screen User Interface
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- displaying text of an electronic document on a touch-screen display;
detecting an object as the object moves across the touch-screen display, the object indicating an excerpt of the text being displayed; and
generating a spoken representation of the excerpted text, wherein a speed of the spoken representation corresponds to a speed of the object across the touch-screen display.
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Abstract
A user interface for a touch-screen display of a dedicated handheld electronic book reader device is described. The user interface detects human gestures manifest as pressure being applied by a finger or stylus to regions on the touch-screen display. In one implementation, the touch-screen user interface enables a user to turn one or more pages in response to applying a force or pressure to the touch-screen display. In another implementation, the touch-screen user interface is configured to bookmark a page temporarily by applying a pressure to the display, then allowing a user to turn pages to a new page, but reverting back to a previously-displayed page when the pressure is removed. In another implementation, the touch-screen user interface identifies and filters electronic books based on book size and/or a time available to read a book. In another implementation, the touch-screen user interface converts text to speech in response to a user touching the touch-screen display.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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displaying text of an electronic document on a touch-screen display; detecting an object as the object moves across the touch-screen display, the object indicating an excerpt of the text being displayed; and generating a spoken representation of the excerpted text, wherein a speed of the spoken representation corresponds to a speed of the object across the touch-screen display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An electronic device comprising:
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a processor; a memory accessible by the process; a touch-screen display to present a visible representation of electronic document; an audio output device; one or more program stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the one or more programs including instructions for; receiving an indication of a text from the electronic document presented on the touch-screen display, the indication generated by movement of an object relative to the touch-screen display; and generating a spoken representation of the text, wherein a speed of the spoken representation corresponds to a speed of the object. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when executed by an electronic device, cause the electronic device to generate a user interface comprising:
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enabling user selection of an excerpt of text displayed on a touch-screen display by moving an object over words in the excerpt; and generating a sound corresponding to a voice reading the excerpt of text, wherein a reading speed of the voice reading is based on a speed of the object moving relative to the words in the excerpt of text. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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