Table of contents menu over electronic book content on an electronic paper display
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1. An electronic book (e-book) reader, comprising:
- an electronic paper display to display contents of an electronic book other than a table of contents for the electronic book, the electronic paper display being configured to maintain display of content without drawing electricity and to allow the content that is displayed to be changed;
a processor; and
memory in electronic communication with the processor, the memory including instructions stored therein, the instructions executable to;
determine a portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently being displayed on the electronic paper display;
determine an entry, from the table of contents for the electronic book, that matches a preceding or subsequent portion of the contents of the electronic book with respect to the portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently being displayed;
provide for display on the electronic paper display, without navigating to the table of contents, a menu that covers at least a segment of the portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently being displayed, the menu displayed with a navigation option that includes matching text of the entry from the table of contents for the electronic book;
receive user selection of the navigation option while the portion of contents of the electronic book is displayed;
in response to receiving the user selection of the navigation option, access a table of contents table stored on the e-book reader, the table of contents table matching a table of contents definition that includes a plurality of navigation points defined therein; and
navigate to the preceding or subsequent portion of the contents of the electronic book based on information that is contained within the table of contents table.
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Abstract
A method for providing table-of-contents extensions for items displayed on an electronic device may include displaying contents of the item other than a table of contents for the item. The method may also include receiving user selection of a navigation option while the contents of the item are being displayed. The navigation option may correspond to a part of the item that is listed in the table of contents for the item. The method may also include navigating to the part of the item corresponding to the navigation option in response to the user'"'"'s selection of the navigation option.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic book (e-book) reader, comprising:
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an electronic paper display to display contents of an electronic book other than a table of contents for the electronic book, the electronic paper display being configured to maintain display of content without drawing electricity and to allow the content that is displayed to be changed; a processor; and memory in electronic communication with the processor, the memory including instructions stored therein, the instructions executable to; determine a portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently being displayed on the electronic paper display; determine an entry, from the table of contents for the electronic book, that matches a preceding or subsequent portion of the contents of the electronic book with respect to the portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently being displayed; provide for display on the electronic paper display, without navigating to the table of contents, a menu that covers at least a segment of the portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently being displayed, the menu displayed with a navigation option that includes matching text of the entry from the table of contents for the electronic book; receive user selection of the navigation option while the portion of contents of the electronic book is displayed; in response to receiving the user selection of the navigation option, access a table of contents table stored on the e-book reader, the table of contents table matching a table of contents definition that includes a plurality of navigation points defined therein; and navigate to the preceding or subsequent portion of the contents of the electronic book based on information that is contained within the table of contents table.
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2. A method, comprising:
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providing for display, on an electronic paper display that is configured to maintain display of content without drawing electricity and to allow the content that is displayed to be changed, contents of an electronic book other than a table of contents for the electronic book; determining a portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently being provided for display on the electronic paper display; determining an entry, from the table of contents for the electronic book, that matches a preceding or subsequent portion of the contents of the electronic book with respect to the portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently being provided for display; providing for display, on the electronic paper display and without navigating to the table of contents, a menu that partially covers the portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently being provided for display, the menu displayed with a navigation option that includes text matching the entry from the table of contents for the electronic book; receiving user selection of the navigation option while the portion of the contents of the electronic book is displayed; and navigating to the preceding or subsequent portion of the contents of the electronic book in response to receiving the user selection of the navigation option. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device, comprising:
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an electronic paper display to display contents of an electronic book other than a table of contents for the electronic book, the electronic paper display being configured to maintain display of content without drawing electricity and to allow the content that is displayed to be changed; a processor; and memory in electronic communication with the processor, the memory including instructions stored therein, the instructions executable to; determine a portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently being displayed on the electronic paper display; determine an entry, from the table of contents for the electronic book, that matches a preceding or subsequent portion of the contents of the electronic book with respect to the portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently being displayed; provide for display, on the electronic paper display and without navigating to the table of contents, a menu over at least a segment of the portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently being displayed while the portion of the contents of the electronic book is displayed, the menu displayed with a navigation option that matches information of the entry from the table of contents for the electronic book; receive user selection of the navigation option while the portion of the contents of the electronic book is displayed; and navigate to the preceding or subsequent portion of the contents of the electronic book in response to receiving the user selection of the navigation option. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, the computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions for:
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providing for display, on an electronic paper display configured to maintain display of content without drawing electricity and to allow the content that is displayed to be changed, contents of an electronic book other than a table of contents for the electronic book; determining a portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently displayed on the electronic paper display; providing for display, on the electronic paper display, a menu over at least part of the portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently displayed while the portion of the contents of the electronic book is displayed, the menu displayed with information of an entry from the table of contents for the electronic book, the entry matching a next or previous portion of the electronic book relative to the portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently displayed; receiving user selection of the information of the entry included in the menu while the portion of the contents of the electronic book is displayed; and navigating to the next or previous portion of the electronic book in response to receiving the user selection of the information of the entry. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising:
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providing for display, on an electronic paper display configured to maintain display of content without drawing electricity and to allow the content that is displayed to be changed, contents of an electronic book other than a table of contents for the electronic book; determining a portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently displayed on the electronic paper display; providing for display, on the electronic paper display and without navigating to the table of contents, a menu over at least a segment of the portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently displayed while the portion of the contents of the electronic book is displayed, the menu displayed with text associated with an entry from the table of contents for the electronic book, the entry matching a next or previous portion of the contents of the electronic book relative to the portion of the contents of the electronic book that is currently displayed; receiving user selection of the text associated with the entry while the portion of the contents of the electronic book is displayed; and navigating to the next or previous portion of the contents of the electronic book in response to receiving the user selection of the text associated with the entry. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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