RIFFLER INTERFACE FOR AN ELECTRONIC READING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for a user interface system to enable riffling through pages in a user display of an electronic device executed via a processor with a memory storing executable instructions having the method, comprising:
- displaying a document in a content view of the user display by the processor;
displaying a fore edge view of the document in the user display that allows the user to riffle through the pages from a first page displayed in the content view to a second page while skipping over at least one page in between the first page and the second page; and
retrieving a riffling input that causes the document to turn the pages of the document in the content view of the user display from the first page to the second page and skip the at least one page in between the first page and the second page.
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Abstract
Methods and a system for an electronic device to allow for riffling through pages of a document. A fore edge view of page edges is displayed in a user display of the device and enables pages to be turned to while skipping other pages via inputs received at the user display. The user display has a touch screen interface that senses touch on display. Motion is also detected and when the device is tilted or moved a motion sensed causes the fore edge view to be displayed. Inputs sensed by the touch screen interface cause the fore edge view to be displayed and also allow pages or section of the document to be held concurrently while pages are riffled to in the document. The held pages are easily returned to at will.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for a user interface system to enable riffling through pages in a user display of an electronic device executed via a processor with a memory storing executable instructions having the method, comprising:
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displaying a document in a content view of the user display by the processor; displaying a fore edge view of the document in the user display that allows the user to riffle through the pages from a first page displayed in the content view to a second page while skipping over at least one page in between the first page and the second page; and retrieving a riffling input that causes the document to turn the pages of the document in the content view of the user display from the first page to the second page and skip the at least one page in between the first page and the second page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for a user interface system to enable riffling through pages in a user display of an electronic device executed via a processor with a memory storing executable instructions having the method, comprising:
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retrieving a document having multiple pages by the processor; displaying the document in a content view of the user display by the device; upon receiving one of a plurality of fore edge view requests, displaying a fore edge view of the document in the user display that provides riffling controls to riffle through the pages from a first page displayed in the content view to a second page while skipping over at least one page in between the first page and the second page; and retrieving a first riffling input that causes the document to turn the pages of the document in the content view of the user display from the first page to the second page and skip a first number of pages in between the first page and the second page; retrieving a first place holder input concurrently with retrieving the riffling input to hold a location of the first page at the content view via a first touch or first motion on the display; retrieving a second riffling input while holding the location of the first page and holding a location of the second page in response to a second place holder input retrieved and turning pages of the document from the second page to a third page while skipping a second number of pages in between the second page and the third page. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic device having a user display for displaying an electronic document having pages, comprising:
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a communication port for receiving the electronic document; a motion sensor that senses a motion of the device; a touch screen interface in the user display that senses at least one of a tap, swipe and motion as an input on the user display; a content view generator that displays the document in the user display; a fore edge generator that displays a fore edge view in response to the input received by the touch screen interface or the motion sensed by the motion sensor, the fore edge view having page edges corresponding to pages of the document and riffling controls thereat; wherein the riffling controls include a riffling receptor configured to cause pages of the document to skip one or more pages to a different page for display in the user display, and a place holder configured to hold a location of one or more pages to return to without having any other page displayed in the user display. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification