ELECTRONIC READER DEVICE AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
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1. An electronic reader device, comprising:
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a physical control disposed on a surface of the housing and operable to initiate a first function in response to activation of the physical control according to association of the first function and the physical control;
a display disposed on the surface of the housing and operable to show a virtual control operable to initiate a second function in response to activation of the virtual control;
a sensor operable to detect a drag operation of moving the virtual control to a position on a border of the display, close to the physical control; and
a processor operable to associate the second function with the physical control to replace the association of the first function and the physical control in response to the drag operation and perform the second function in response to activation of the physical control according to the association of the second function and the physical control.
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Abstract
An electronic reader device with a physical control disposed on a surface of the device housing. The physical control is operable to initiate a first function. A display disposed on the surface of the housing is operable to show a virtual control that initiates a second function. A sensor detects a drag operation moving the virtual control to a position on a border of the display adjacent to the physical control. A processor associates the second function with the physical control in response to the drag operation and performs the second function upon activation of the physical control.
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic reader device, comprising:
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a housing; a physical control disposed on a surface of the housing and operable to initiate a first function in response to activation of the physical control according to association of the first function and the physical control; a display disposed on the surface of the housing and operable to show a virtual control operable to initiate a second function in response to activation of the virtual control; a sensor operable to detect a drag operation of moving the virtual control to a position on a border of the display, close to the physical control; and a processor operable to associate the second function with the physical control to replace the association of the first function and the physical control in response to the drag operation and perform the second function in response to activation of the physical control according to the association of the second function and the physical control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A graphical user interface control method, executed by an electronic reader device comprising a display and a physical control disposed on a surface of the electronic reader device, wherein the physical control is operable to initiate a first function in response to activation of the physical control according to association of the first function and the physical control, and a virtual control shown on the display is operable to initiate a second function in response to activation of the virtual control, comprising:
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detecting a drag operation of the virtual control to a position on a border of the display, close to the physical control; associating the second function with the physical control to replace the association of the first function and the physical control in response to the drag operation; and performing the second function in response to activation of the physical control according to the association of the second function and the physical control. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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