System and method for managing book-related items in a mobile device

• US 9,465,528 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2012
• Issued: 10/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Boran, Jang, Sihak, Kim, Yuran
• Primary Examiner(s): Bashore, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHOWDHURY, RAYEEZ R
• Application Number:
  US13/681,655
• Publication Number:
  US 20130132884A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,421 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence

Abstract

A system and method is provided that manages book-related items via bookshelves in an electronic device such as a mobile device with an e-book reader function. The method includes: displaying one or more bookshelves; selecting one of the bookshelves; and editing the selected bookshelf according to a user'"'"'s input information related to edit, and displaying the user information.

Claims

1. A method for managing book-related items in a mobile device comprising:

displaying a plurality of bookshelves having book-related items displayed on the plurality of bookshelves;

in response to detecting a first touch input while maintaining display of the plurality of bookshelves, displaying a first button on a first bookshelf and a second button on a second bookshelf, the first bookshelf and second bookshelf each having an empty area without one of the book-related items, each particular button selectable to edit a particular bookshelf on which the particular button is displayed; and

in response to detecting a second touch input to the first button, editing the first bookshelf on which the first button is displayed according to a type of a book-related item of the particular bookshelf, and

displaying the edited first bookshelf including at least one additional book-related item on a display screen,

wherein deletion buttons are displayed on all book-related items disposed on the plurality of bookshelves in response to detecting the first touch input, each deletion button selectable to remove display of a respective book-related item from a respective bookshelf.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the plurality of bookshelves in a default bookshelf screen wherein the book-related items are arranged on the plurality of bookshelves according to preset categories, each bookshelf corresponding to one of the preset categories; and

in response to detecting a swipe input, removing the default bookshelf screen and displaying a personal bookshelf screen wherein the book-related items are arranged on the plurality of bookshelves irrespective of the preset categories,

wherein the book-related items comprises an e-book.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the book-related items comprises at least one of the following:

a folder for holding a plurality of e-books, a schedule for reading e-books, and an accessory for decorating the particular bookshelf.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the editing of the particular bookshelf comprises:

detecting selection of the book-related item to be added to the particular bookshelf; and

adding information related to the selected book-related item to the particular bookshelf and displaying the particular bookshelf.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the selection of the book-related item comprises:

displaying a list including types of the book-related item addable to the particular bookshelf and detecting selection of a type from the list;

displaying categories book-related items corresponding to the type in response to the detected selection of the type and detecting a selection of one of the displayed categories;

displaying a list of e-books related to the selected one of the displayed categories; and

detecting selection of one or more e-books from the list.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the displaying the edited first bookshelf comprises:

displaying on the display screen a folder and information regarding one of a plurality of e-books in the folder.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the folder is displayed as an image including a number of e-books.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the display screen comprises a personalized bookshelf screen, and

wherein displaying the edited first bookshelf comprises:

when an event related to a bookshelf edit occurs during the display of the personalized bookshelf screen, displaying the bookshelf edit screen to edit the personalized bookshelf screen,

wherein a default bookshelf screen comprises default bookshelves classified according to predetermined categories, and the personalized bookshelf screen comprises at least one personalized bookshelf screen in which bookshelves can be edited irrespective of the predetermined categories.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein information displayed on the display screen regarding e-books in the personalized bookshelf comprises:

a shortcut icon corresponding to an e-book in one of the default bookshelves.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

deleting the shortcut icon without removing the corresponding e-book from the default bookshelves.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the button is displayed in the empty area designating that a bookshelf in which the button is displayed has sufficient space to support at least one addition book-related item.

11. A system for managing book-related items in a mobile device comprising:

a display unit that displays a plurality of bookshelves;

a storage unit that stores book-related items that can be added to each of the plurality of bookshelves; and

a controller configured to;

display the plurality of bookshelves having the book-related items disposed on the plurality of bookshelves,

in response to detecting a first touch input while maintaining display of the plurality of bookshelves, display a first button on a first bookshelf and a second button on a second bookshelf, the first bookshelf and second bookshelf each having an empty area without one of the book-related items, each particular button selectable to edit a particular bookshelf on which the particular button is displayed,

in response to detecting a second touch input to the first button, edit the first bookshelf on which the first button is displayed according to a type of a book-related item of the first bookshelf, and

display the edited first bookshelf including at least one additional book-related item on the display unit,

wherein deletion buttons are displayed on all book-related items disposed on the plurality of bookshelves in response to detecting the first touch input, each deletion button selectable to remove display of a respective book-related item from a respective bookshelf.

12. The system of claim 11, the controller further configured to:

display the plurality of bookshelves in a default bookshelf screen wherein the book-related items are arranged on the plurality of bookshelves according to preset categories, each bookshelf corresponding to one of the preset categories; and

in response to detecting a swipe input, remove the default bookshelf screen and displaying a personal bookshelf screen wherein the book-related items are arranged on the plurality of bookshelves irrespective of the preset categories,

wherein the book-related items comprise at least one of an e-book, a folder for holding a number of e-books, a schedule for reading e-books, and an accessory for decorating the particular bookshelf.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to:

display a list including types of the book-related items addable to the particular bookshelf, and detect selection of a type from the list;

display categories of e-books corresponding to the type in response to the detected selection of the type;

when one of the displayed categories is selected, display a list of e-books related to the selected one of the displayed categories; and

,

when one or more e-books is selected in the list, adding the selected one or more e-books to the particular bookshelf including information regarding the selected one or more e-books.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the display unit displays the folder and information regarding one of the e-books in the folder.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the display unit displays the folder shaped as an image including a number of e-books.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to:

display the plurality of bookshelves in a default bookshelf screen, a personalized bookshelf screen, and a bookshelf edit screen for editing the personalized bookshelf screen.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein:

the default bookshelf screen comprises default bookshelves classified according to categories; and

the personalized bookshelf screen comprises at least one personal bookshelf where bookshelves can be edited irrespective of categories.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein information regarding e-books in the personalized bookshelf comprises:

a shortcut icon corresponding to an e-book in a default bookshelf.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the controller is further configured to delete the shortcut icon without removing the e-book from the default bookshelf.