APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TURNING E-BOOK PAGES IN PORTABLE TERMINAL

• US 20120084704A1
• Filed: 09/14/2011
• Published: 04/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Sung-Min, Lee, Dal-Kwang
• Granted Patent: US 9,678,572 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/776
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An apparatus and method for turning pages of an electronic-book (e-book) in a portable terminal having an e-book function. The method includes executing the e-book function, displaying a right lateral side of the e-book and receiving a inclination value from a 3-axis sensor when a touch event is detected in a right User Interface (UI) active area of the e-book, determining whether the inclination value greater than or equal to a threshold is detected in a left direction, and upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in the left direction, displaying a next page to a screen on a single-page basis at a speed in proportion to the inclination value detected in the process of detecting the inclination greater than or equal to the threshold in the left direction.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing a portable terminal having an e-book function;

executing the e-book function;

displaying a right lateral side of the e-book and receiving an inclination value from a 3-axis sensor representing an inclination value of the portable terminal when a touch event is detected in a right User Interface (UI) active area of the e-book;

determining whether an inclination value greater than or equal to a threshold is detected in a left direction; and

upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in the left direction, displaying a next page to a screen on a single-page basis at a speed in proportion to the inclination value detected in the process of detecting the inclination greater than or equal to the threshold in the left direction.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether a rightward drag action and subsequent release is detected;

receiving the inclination value when the rightward drag action and subsequent release is performed;

determining whether the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold is detected in the left direction; and

upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in the left direction, displaying a next page corresponding to a page number increased by an extent of the drag to the screen.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

displaying a left lateral side where pages are being turned in a part of the left UI active area;

determining whether a touch event is detected in the left UI active area and a rightward drag action and subsequent release is detected; and

canceling the displaying of the next page corresponding to the increased page number when the touch event is detected in the left UI active area and the rightward drag action and subsequent release is performed.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in a right direction, displaying a previous page on the single-page basis to the screen at a speed in proportion to the inclination value detected in the process of detecting the inclination greater than or equal to the threshold in the right direction.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a left lateral side of the e-book and receiving the inclination value when a touch event is detected in the left UI active area of the e-book;

determining whether the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold is detected in a right direction; and

upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in the right direction, displaying a previous page to the screen on the single-page basis at a speed in proportion to the inclination value detected in the process of detecting the inclination greater than or equal to the threshold in the right direction.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining whether a leftward drag action and subsequent release is detected;

receiving the inclination value when the leftward drag action and subsequent release is performed;

determining whether an inclination value greater than or equal to a threshold is detected in the right direction; and

upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in the right direction, displaying a previous page corresponding to a page number decreased by an extent of the drag on the screen.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

displaying the right lateral side where pages are being turned in a part of the right UI active area;

determining whether a touch event is detected in the right UI active area and a leftward drag action and subsequent release is performed; and

canceling the displaying of the previous page corresponding to the decreased page number when the touch event is detected in the right UI active area and the leftward drag action and subsequent is performed.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in the left direction, displaying a previous page on the single-page basis to the screen at a speed in proportion to the inclination value detected in the process of detecting the inclination greater than or equal to the threshold in the left direction.

9. A method comprising:

providing a portable terminal having an e-book function;

executing the e-book function;

determining whether a touch event is detected in a right UI active area of the e-book and a rightward drag action and subsequent release detected;

receiving an inclination value generated by a 3-axis sensor representing an inclination of the portable terminal when the rightward drag action and subsequent release is performed;

determining whether an inclination value greater than or equal to a threshold is detected in a left direction; and

upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in the left direction, displaying a next page corresponding to a page number increased by an extent of the drag action.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

displaying a left lateral side where pages are being turned in a part of the left UI active area;

determining whether a touch, event is detected in the left UI active area and a rightward drag action and releases detected; and

canceling the displaying of the next page corresponding to the increased page number when the touch event is detected in the left UI active area and the rightward drag and subsequent release is performed.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

determining whether a touch event is detected in a left UI active area of the e-book and a leftward drag action and subsequent release is detected;

receiving the inclination value when the leftward drag action and subsequent release is detected;

determining whether an inclination value greater than or equal to a threshold is detected in a right direction; and

upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in the right direction, displaying a previous page corresponding to a page number decreased by an extent of the drag action.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying a right lateral side where pages are being turned in a part of the pre-set right UI active area;

determining whether a touch event is detected in the right UI active area and a leftward drag action and subsequent release is detected; and

canceling the displaying of the previous page corresponding to the decreased page number when the touch down is input in the part of the right UI active area and the leftward drag action and subsequent release is performed.

13. An apparatus comprising:

an e-book viewer for executing an e-book function, the e-book viewer configured to, when a touch event is detected in a right UI active area of the e-book, control a display unit to display a right lateral side of the e-book and receive an inclination value from a 3-axis sensor representing an inclination of the e-book viewer to determine whether an inclination value greater than or equal to a threshold is detected in a left direction, and upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in the left direction, control the display unit to display a next page to a screen on a single-page basis at a speed in proportion to the inclination value detected in the process of detecting the inclination greater than or equal to the threshold in the left direction; and

the display unit for displaying a corresponding page of the e-book to the screen under the control of the e-book viewer.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the e-book viewer determines whether a rightward drag, action and subsequent release is detected, receive the inclination value when the rightward drag action and subsequent release is performed, determine whether the received inclination value is greater than or equal to a threshold is detected in the left direction, and upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in the left direction, control the display unit to display a next page corresponding to a page number increased by an extent of the drag to the screen.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the e-book viewer is configured to control the display unit to display a left lateral side of a turning page in a part of the left UI active area, determine whether a touch event is detected in the left UI active area and a rightward drag and subsequent release is detected, and if the touch event is detected in the left UI active area and the rightward drag action and subsequent release is detected, control the display unit to cancel the displaying of the next page corresponding to the increased page number.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in a right direction, the e-book viewer is configured to control the display unit to display a previous page on the single-page basis to the screen at a speed in proportion to the inclination value detected in the process of detecting the inclination greater than or equal to the threshold in the right direction.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein if a touch event is detected in the left UI active area of the e-book, the e-book viewer is configured to control the display unit to display a left lateral side of the e-book and to receive the inclination value, and determine whether the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold is detected in a right direction, and upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in the right direction, controls the display unit to display a previous page to the screen on the single-page basis at a speed in proportion to the inclination value detected in the process of detecting the inclination greater than or equal to the threshold in the right direction.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the e-book viewer is configured to determine whether a leftward drag action and subsequent release is detected, receive the inclination value when the leftward drag action and subsequent release is detected, determine whether an inclination value greater than or equal to a threshold is detected in the right direction, and upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in the right direction, controls the display unit to display a previous page corresponding to a page number decreased by an extent of the drag to the screen.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the e-book viewer is configured to control the display unit to display the right lateral side where pages are being turned in a part of the right UI active area, determine whether a touch event is detected in the right UI active area and a leftward drag action and subsequent release is detected, and control the display unit to cancel the displaying of the previous page corresponding to the decreased page number if the touch event is detected in the right UI active area and the leftward drag action and subsequent release is detected.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in the left direction, the e-book viewer si configured to control the display unit to display a previous page on the single-page basis to the screen at a speed in proportion to the inclination value detected in the process of detecting the inclination greater than or equal to the threshold in the left direction.

21. An apparatus comprising:

an e-book viewer for executing an e-book function and thereafter determining whether a touch event is detected in a right UI active area of the e-book and a rightward drag action and subsequent release is detected, for receiving an inclination value from a 3-axis sensor representing an inclination of the e-book viewer when the rightward drag and release is detected, for determining whether an inclination value greater than or equal to a threshold is detected in a left direction, and upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in the left direction, for controlling a display unit to display a next page corresponding to a page number increased by an extent of the drag; and

the display unit for displaying a corresponding page of the e-book to a screen under the control of the e-book viewer.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the e-book viewer controls the display unit to display a left lateral side where pages are being turned in a part of the left UI active area, and thereafter determine whether a touch event is detected in the left UI active area and a rightward drag action and subsequent release is detected, and when the touch event is detected in the left UI active area and the rightward drag and subsequent release is detected, control the display unit to cancel the displaying of the next page corresponding to the increased page number.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the e-book viewer is configured to determine whether a touch event is detected in a left UI active area of the e-book and whether a leftward drag and subsequent release is detected, and when the leftward drag and subsequent release is detected, receive the inclination value and determine whether an inclination value greater than or equal to a threshold is detected in a right direction, and upon detection of the inclination value greater than or equal to the threshold in the right direction, control the display unit to display a previous page corresponding to a page number decreased by an extent of the drag action.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the e-book viewer is configured to control the display unit to display a right lateral side of a turning page in a part of the right UI active area, and thereafter determine whether a touch event is detected in the right UI active area and a leftward drag action and subsequent release is detected, and when the touch event is detected in the right UI active area and the leftward drag and subsequent release is detected, control the display unit to cancel the displaying of the previous page corresponding to the decreased page number.

25. A method comprising:

providing an e-book having an e-book function;

executing the e-book function;

receiving an acceleration value generated by an acceleration sensor;

determining whether an acceleration value greater than or equal to a threshold is detected in a right lateral side; and

upon detection of the acceleration value greater than or equal to the threshold in the right lateral side, displaying a next page to a screen.

26. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

determining whether the acceleration value greater than or equal to the threshold is detected in a left lateral side; and

upon detection of the acceleration value greater than or equal to the threshold in the left lateral side, displaying a previous page to the screen.

27. An apparatus comprising:

an e-book viewer for executing an e-book function, for receiving an acceleration value from an acceleration sensor, determining whether the acceleration value greater than or equal to a threshold is detected in a right lateral side, and upon detection of the acceleration value greater than or equal to the threshold in the right lateral side, controlling a display unit to display a next page to a screen; and

the display unit for displaying a corresponding page of the e-book under the control of the e-book viewer.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the e-book viewer is configured to determine whether the acceleration value greater than or equal to the threshold is detected in the left lateral side, and upon detection of the acceleration value greater than or equal to the threshold is detected in the left lateral side, control the display unit to display a previous page to the screen.