E-Book Reading Location Indicator
First Claim
1. A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying in a reader application executing on the device a first portion of content of an electronic document;
detecting that a user of the reader application has performed a predetermined action that triggers repagination of the electronic document; and
repaginating the electronic document to cause the reader application to display a second portion of content of the electronic document, the second portion including at least some of the first portion of content and at least some newly visible content of the electronic document, wherein the newly visible content appears visually different from the first portion of content that remains visible.
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Abstract
To help a reader of an electronic document, e.g., an eBook, find his or her reading location following a repagination event, an electronic reader application executing on an electronic device displays a first portion of content of the electronic document, detects that the reader has performed a predetermined action that triggers repagination of the electronic document, and repaginating the electronic document to cause the reader application to display a second portion of content of the electronic document, the second portion including at least some of the first portion of content and at least some newly visible content of the electronic document, such that the newly visible content appears visually different, at least temporarily, from the first portion of content that remains visible.
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44 Claims
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1. A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:
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displaying in a reader application executing on the device a first portion of content of an electronic document; detecting that a user of the reader application has performed a predetermined action that triggers repagination of the electronic document; and repaginating the electronic document to cause the reader application to display a second portion of content of the electronic document, the second portion including at least some of the first portion of content and at least some newly visible content of the electronic document, wherein the newly visible content appears visually different from the first portion of content that remains visible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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an electronic device comprising a processor and memory, wherein the memory holds instructions that when executed by the processor perform operations including; displaying in a reader application executing on the electronic device a first portion of content of an electronic document; detecting that a user of the reader application has performed a predetermined action that triggers repagination of the electronic document; and repaginating the electronic document to cause the reader application to display a second portion of content of the electronic document, the second portion including at least some of the first portion of content and at least some newly visible content of the electronic document, wherein the newly visible content appears visually different from the first portion of content that remains visible. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An article bearing machine-readable instructions that when executed by a processor perform operations comprising:
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displaying in a reader application executing on the electronic device a first portion of content of an electronic document; detecting that a user of the reader application has performed a predetermined action that triggers repagination of the electronic document; and repaginating the electronic document to cause the reader application to display a second portion of content of the electronic document, the second portion including at least some of the first portion of content and at least some newly visible content of the electronic document, wherein the newly visible content appears visually different from the first portion of content that remains visible. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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