Handheld electronic book reader device having asymmetrical shape
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1. A handheld electronic book device comprising:
- an electronic paper display screen for presenting a portion of an electronic book; and
an asymmetrical housing adapted to contain the electronic paper display screen, the asymmetrical housing including first, second, third, and fourth substantially planar surfaces, and wherein;
the electronic paper display screen is disposed at the first surface;
a control to return to a previous portion of the electronic book is disposed at the first surface;
a control to advance to a next portion of the electronic book is disposed at the second surface;
the first and the second surfaces form a first angle therebetween;
the second surface and the third surface form a second angle therebetween;
the third surface and the fourth surface form a third angle therebetween; and
the fourth surface and the first surface form a fourth angle therebetween;
wherein the first, second, third, and fourth surfaces are non-parallel to one another and define a closed cross-sectional profile of the device, and the first, second, third, and fourth angles therebetween are arranged so that a distance between the first and third surfaces is non-uniform along the closed cross sectional profile of the device making one side of the housing thicker than an opposing side and locating the center of gravity closer to the one side; and
wherein the first angle is obtuse, wherein the second angle is acute, wherein the third angle is obtuse, and wherein the fourth angle is acute.
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Abstract
A handheld electronic book device having asymmetrical shape is described herein. The device includes a display screen and an asymmetrical housing containing the display screen. The non-symmetrical housing has a wedge-shaped configuration, in which one side is comparatively thinker than an opposing side.
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1. A handheld electronic book device comprising:
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an electronic paper display screen for presenting a portion of an electronic book; and an asymmetrical housing adapted to contain the electronic paper display screen, the asymmetrical housing including first, second, third, and fourth substantially planar surfaces, and wherein; the electronic paper display screen is disposed at the first surface; a control to return to a previous portion of the electronic book is disposed at the first surface; a control to advance to a next portion of the electronic book is disposed at the second surface; the first and the second surfaces form a first angle therebetween; the second surface and the third surface form a second angle therebetween; the third surface and the fourth surface form a third angle therebetween; and the fourth surface and the first surface form a fourth angle therebetween; wherein the first, second, third, and fourth surfaces are non-parallel to one another and define a closed cross-sectional profile of the device, and the first, second, third, and fourth angles therebetween are arranged so that a distance between the first and third surfaces is non-uniform along the closed cross sectional profile of the device making one side of the housing thicker than an opposing side and locating the center of gravity closer to the one side; and wherein the first angle is obtuse, wherein the second angle is acute, wherein the third angle is obtuse, and wherein the fourth angle is acute. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A handheld electronic device comprising
an asymmetrical housing having a closed cross-sectional profile and that includes first, second, third, and fourth substantially planar surfaces, wherein: -
the first and the second surfaces form a first angle therebetween; the second surface and the third surface form a second angle therebetween; the third surface and the fourth surface form a third angle therebetween; the fourth surface and the first surface form a fourth angle therebetween; and wherein the first, second, third, and fourth surfaces are non-parallel to one another and define the closed cross-sectional profile of the device, and the first, second, third, and fourth angles therebetween are arranged so that the closed cross-sectional profile of the device is generally wedge-shaped, the first angle being obtuse, the second angle being acute, the third angle being obtuse, and the fourth angle being acute. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a content display adapted for displaying visible representations of content; a plurality of keys responsive to user input to alter the visible representations; an asymmetrical housing adapted to contain the display screen and the keys, wherein the housing has a generally wedge-shaped configuration in which one side of the housing is comparatively thicker than an opposing side of the housing, the asymmetrical housing including first, second, third, and fourth substantially planar surfaces that define a closed cross-sectional profile of the device, wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth substantially planar surfaces is non-parallel to the others of the first, second, third, and fourth substantially planar surfaces; and a second display disposed in the asymmetrical housing and positioned alongside the content display, wherein the second display includes a plurality of graphic elements that correspond to surfaces of the content display, and 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 content display that corresponds to the one graphic element. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A handheld electronic book device comprising:
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an electronic paper display screen for presenting a portion of an electronic book; and an asymmetrical housing adapted to contain the electronic paper display screen, the asymmetrical housing including first, second, third, and fourth substantially planar surfaces, the first surface defining a front of the device that includes the electronic paper display screen, the second surface defining a first side of the device, the third surface defining a back of the device, and the fourth surface defining a second side of the device, and wherein; the first surface and the second surface form a first angle therebetween, the first angle being obtuse; the second surface and the third surface form a second angle therebetween, the second angle being acute; the third surface and the fourth surface form a third angle therebetween, the third angle being obtuse; and the fourth surface and the first surface form a fourth angle therebetween, the fourth angle being acute; and the first angle, the second angle, the third angle, and the fourth angle define a closed profile having a center of gravity closer to the second side of the asymmetrical housing unit than to the first side of the asymmetrical housing unit.
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