Handheld electronic book reader device having dual displays
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1. A handheld electronic book reader device comprising:
- a rectangular electronic paper display for presenting visible representations of electronic book content, wherein the rectangular display is divided into a plurality of elements that contain at least portions of the content;
an elongated narrow display positioned alongside the electronic paper display, wherein the elongated narrow display includes a plurality of graphic elements arranged in a vertical column, with respective graphic elements corresponding to the elements of the electronic paper display, and wherein the elongated narrow display includes a cursor that is movable within a plurality of positions alongside the vertical column; and
a thumbwheel for moving the cursor alongside one of the graphic elements to place the corresponding element in the rectangular display in focus, and for selecting the content corresponding to the element that is in focus.
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Abstract
A handheld electronic book reader device is equipped with dual displays. The device includes a first display for presenting visible representations of textual or graphic content related to the electronic book. The device also includes a second display positioned alongside the first display. The second display includes a plurality of graphic elements that correspond to portions of the first display. Also, the second display is responsive to user input to one of the graphic elements to perform an action on the content that is shown in the portion of the first display that corresponds to the one element.
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56 Claims
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1. A handheld electronic book reader device comprising:
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a rectangular electronic paper display for presenting visible representations of electronic book content, wherein the rectangular display is divided into a plurality of elements that contain at least portions of the content; an elongated narrow display positioned alongside the electronic paper display, wherein the elongated narrow display includes a plurality of graphic elements arranged in a vertical column, with respective graphic elements corresponding to the elements of the electronic paper display, and wherein the elongated narrow display includes a cursor that is movable within a plurality of positions alongside the vertical column; and a thumbwheel for moving the cursor alongside one of the graphic elements to place the corresponding element in the rectangular display in focus, and for selecting the content corresponding to the element that is in focus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A handheld electronic book reader device comprising:
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a rectangular display for presenting visible representations of electronic book content, wherein the rectangular display is divided into a plurality of elements that contain at least portions of the content, wherein the rectangular display has a first refresh rate; an elongated narrow display positioned alongside the rectangular display, wherein the elongated narrow display includes a plurality of graphic elements arranged in a vertical column, with respective graphic elements corresponding to the elements of the rectangular display, and wherein the elongated narrow display includes a cursor that is movable within a plurality of positions alongside the vertical column, wherein the elongated narrow display has a second refresh rate that is faster than the first refresh rate; and a thumbwheel for moving the cursor alongside one of the graphic elements to place the corresponding element in the rectangular display in focus, and for selecting the content corresponding to the element that is in focus.
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5. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a first display for presenting visible representations of content, the first display comprising an electronic paper display; and a second display positioned alongside the first display, wherein the second display includes a plurality of graphic elements that correspond to portions of the first display, and wherein the second display is responsive to user input to one of the graphic elements to perform at least one action on content shown in a portion of the first display that corresponds to the one graphic element. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a first display for presenting visible representations of content; a second display positioned alongside the first display, wherein the second display includes a plurality of graphic elements that correspond to portions of the first display, and wherein the second display is responsive to user input to one of the graphic elements to perform at least one action on content shown in a portion of the first display that corresponds to the one graphic element; and wherein the first display is implemented with technology having a slow rate of refresh relative to the second display.
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30. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a first display for presenting visible representations of content; and a second display positioned alongside the first display, wherein the second display includes a plurality of graphic elements that correspond to portions of the first display, wherein the second display is responsive to user input to one of the graphic elements to perform at least one action on the content shown in the portion of the first display that corresponds to the one graphic element, and wherein the first and second displays have different refresh rates. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a first display for presenting visible representations of content; and a second display positioned alongside the first display, wherein the second display is divided into a plurality of graphic elements that correspond to portions of the first display, wherein the second display is responsive to user input to one of the graphic elements to perform at least one action on the content shown in the portion of the first display that corresponds to the one graphic element, and wherein the first display has a first refresh rate, and wherein the second display has a second refresh rate faster than the first refresh rate. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a housing; an electronic paper display disposed in the housing and having a first surface area; and a liquid crystal display (LCD) disposed in the housing proximate the electronic paper display, the LCD having a second surface area that is smaller than the first surface area of the electronic paper display. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An electronic book reader device comprising:
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an electronic paper display to present visible representations of electronic book content, the electronic paper display providing a first surface area; and a second display positioned alongside the electronic paper display, the second display providing a second surface area that is less than half that of the first surface area of the electronic paper display. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. An electronic book reader device comprising:
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a housing; an electronic paper display disposed in the housing, the electronic paper display being configured to present visible representations of electronic book content; and a second display disposed in the housing adjacent to, and beneath, the electronic paper display. - View Dependent Claims (56)
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