Device, system, and storage medium for displaying electronic publication with function of determining range of pages to be turned
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1. A display device, comprising:
- a display having a display surface and configured to display an electronic publication;
a detector configured to detect positions of first and second fingers performing an operation of turning a range of one or more pages of the electronic publication while both of the first and second fingers are not in contact with the display surface; and
a controller configured to determine a range of pages to be turned, based on a distance between the detected positions of the first and second fingers,whereinthe range of pages to be turned is defined as pages pinched by the first and second fingers,after having defined the ranged of pages to be turned, the controller is configured towhen (i) the distance between the detected positions of the first and second fingers is kept substantially constant, and (ii) the first and second fingers move with the range of pages to be turned while keeping pinching all pages in the range of pages to be turned,change an appearance of the range of pages to be turned as if the range of pages to be turned is lifted up in response to the movement of the first and second fingers,the controller is configured to cause the display to displaythe range of the pages to be turned, in accordance with a variation in the distance between the detected positions of the first and second fingers, andcontents of a bottommost page in the range of pages pinched by the first and second fingers, on an opened uppermost page of said range of the pages to represent the range of the pages to be turned, said opened uppermost page being opposite to the bottommost page,the displayed contents include a page number of the bottommost page, andwhile the appearance of the range of pages to be turned is changed as if the range of pages to be turned is lifted up, the controller is configured to(a) in response to a first detection by the detector that a distance between the first and second fingers is reduced to exclude a first range of pages from the range of pages to be turned,reduce a number of pages in the range of the pages to be turned in accordance with the reduced distance, andchange an appearance of the first range of pages as if the first range of pages is changed according to the gravity,(b) in response to a second detection by the detector that the distance between the first and second fingers is increased to include a second range of the pages between the first and second fingers,add the second range of pages to the range of pages to be turned, and(c) in response to a third detection by the detector that the distance between the first and second fingers is increased to beyond a predetermined value and the range of pages is not located between the first and second fingers,change an appearance of the range of pages as if the range of pages is changed according to the gravity.
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Abstract
According to an aspect, a display device includes a display unit, a detecting unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays a publication. The detecting unit detects a plurality of objects that perform an operation of turning one or more pages of the publication. The control unit for determines a range of pages to be turned, based on a distance between the objects.
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1. A display device, comprising:
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a display having a display surface and configured to display an electronic publication; a detector configured to detect positions of first and second fingers performing an operation of turning a range of one or more pages of the electronic publication while both of the first and second fingers are not in contact with the display surface; and a controller configured to determine a range of pages to be turned, based on a distance between the detected positions of the first and second fingers, wherein the range of pages to be turned is defined as pages pinched by the first and second fingers, after having defined the ranged of pages to be turned, the controller is configured to when (i) the distance between the detected positions of the first and second fingers is kept substantially constant, and (ii) the first and second fingers move with the range of pages to be turned while keeping pinching all pages in the range of pages to be turned, change an appearance of the range of pages to be turned as if the range of pages to be turned is lifted up in response to the movement of the first and second fingers, the controller is configured to cause the display to display the range of the pages to be turned, in accordance with a variation in the distance between the detected positions of the first and second fingers, and contents of a bottommost page in the range of pages pinched by the first and second fingers, on an opened uppermost page of said range of the pages to represent the range of the pages to be turned, said opened uppermost page being opposite to the bottommost page, the displayed contents include a page number of the bottommost page, and while the appearance of the range of pages to be turned is changed as if the range of pages to be turned is lifted up, the controller is configured to (a) in response to a first detection by the detector that a distance between the first and second fingers is reduced to exclude a first range of pages from the range of pages to be turned, reduce a number of pages in the range of the pages to be turned in accordance with the reduced distance, and change an appearance of the first range of pages as if the first range of pages is changed according to the gravity, (b) in response to a second detection by the detector that the distance between the first and second fingers is increased to include a second range of the pages between the first and second fingers, add the second range of pages to the range of pages to be turned, and (c) in response to a third detection by the detector that the distance between the first and second fingers is increased to beyond a predetermined value and the range of pages is not located between the first and second fingers, change an appearance of the range of pages as if the range of pages is changed according to the gravity. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20)
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2. A display device, comprising:
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a display having a display surface and configured to stereographically display an electronic publication as a three-dimensional object in a three-dimensional space; a detector configured to detect positions of first and second fingers performing an operation of turning one or more pages of the electronic publication stereographically displayed in the three-dimensional space; and a controller configured to determine a range of pages to be turned, to be a range of pages of the electronic publication between the detected positons of the first finger and the second finger, wherein the range of pages to be turned is defined as pages pinched by the first and second fingers, the display is configured to stereographically display the electronic publication above the display surface by using disparity, wherein the stereographically displayed electronic publication is displayed as floating from the display surface at a predetermined amount of floating, after having defined the range of pages to be turned, the controller is configured to when (i) the distance between the detected positions of the first and second fingers is kept substantially constant, and (ii) the first and second fingers move with the range of pages to be turned while keeping pinching all pages in the range of pages to be turned, change an appearance of the range of pages to be turned as if the range of pages to be turned is lifted up in response to the movement of the first and second fingers, the controller is configured to cause the display to display the range of the pages to be turned, in accordance with a variation in the distance between the detected positions of the first and second fingers, and contents of a bottommost page in the range of pages pinched by the first and second fingers, on an opened uppermost page of said range of the pages to represent the range of the pages to be turned, said opened uppermost page being opposite to the bottommost page, and the displayed contents include a page number of the bottommost page, and while the appearance of the range of pages to be turned is changed as if the range of pages to be turned is lifted up, the controller is configured to (a) in response to a first detection by the detector that a distance between the first and second fingers is reduced to exclude a first range of pages from the range of pages to be turned, reduce a number of pages in the range of the pages to be turned in accordance with the reduced distance, and change an appearance of the first range of pages as if the first range of pages is changed according to the gravity, (b) in response to a second detection by the detector that the distance between the first and second fingers is increased to include a second range of the pages between the first and second fingers, add the second range of pages to the range of pages to be turned, and (c) in response to a third detection by the detector that the distance between the first and second fingers is increased to beyond a predetermined value and the range of pages is not located between the first and second fingers, change an appearance of the range of pages as if the range of pages is changed according to the gravity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 18)
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9. A control system, comprising:
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a terminal including a display having a display surface and configured to display an electronic publication, and a detector configured to detect positions of first and second fingers performing an operation of turning a range of one or more pages of the electronic publication while both of the first and second fingers are not in contact with the display surface; and a controller configured to determine a range of pages to be turned, based on a distance between the detected positions of the first and second fingers, wherein the range of pages to be turned is defined as pages pinched by the first and second fingers, after having defined the ranged of pages to be turned, the controller is configured to when (i) the distance between the detected positions of the first and second fingers is kept substantially constant, and (ii) the first and second fingers move with the range of pages to be turned while keeping pinching all pages in the range of pages to be turned, change an appearance of the range of pages to be turned as if the range of pages to be turned is lifted up in response to the movement of the first and second fingers, the controller is configured to cause the display to display the range of the pages to be turned, in accordance with a variation in the distance between the detected positions of the first and second fingers, and contents of a bottommost page in the range of pages pinched by the first and second fingers, on an opened uppermost page of said range of the pages to represent the range of the pages to be turned, said opened uppermost page being opposite to the bottommost page, the displayed contents include a page number of the bottommost page, and while the appearance of the range of pages to be turned is changed as if the range of pages to be turned is lifted up, the controller is configured to (a) in response to a first detection by the detector that a distance between the first and second fingers is reduced to exclude a first range of pages from the range of pages to be turned, reduce a number of pages in the range of the pages to be turned in accordance with the reduced distance, and change an appearance of the first range of pages as if the first range of pages is changed according to the gravity, (b) in response to a second detection by the detector that the distance between the first and second fingers is increased to include a second range of the pages between the first and second fingers, add the second range of pages to the range of pages to be turned, and (c) in response to a third detection by the detector that the distance between the first and second fingers is increased to beyond a predetermined value and the range of pages is not located between the first and second fingers, change an appearance of the range of pages as if the range of pages is changed according to the gravity.
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10. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a control program for causing, when executed by a display device which includes a display having a display surface and a detector, the display device to execute:
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displaying an electronic publication on the display; detecting positions of first and second fingers performing an operation of turning one or more pages of the electronic publication while both of the first and second fingers are not in contact with the display surface; and determining a range of pages to be turned, based on a distance between the detected positions of the first and second fingers, wherein the range of pages to be turned is defined as pages pinched by the first and second fingers, after having defined the ranged of pages to be turned, when (i) the distance between the detected positions of the first and second fingers is kept substantially constant, and (ii) the first and second fingers move with the range of pages to be turned while keeping pinching all pages in the range of pages to be turned, an appearance of the range of pages to be turned is changed as if the range of pages to be turned is lifted up in response to the movement of the first and second fingers, the display displays the range of the pages to be turned, in accordance with a variation in the distance between the detected positions of the first and second fingers, and contents of a bottommost page in the range of pages pinched by the first and second fingers, on an opened uppermost page of said range of the pages to represent the range of the pages to be turned, said opened uppermost page being opposite to the bottommost page, the displayed contents include a page number of the bottommost page, and while the appearance of the range of pages to be turned is changed as if the range of pages to be turned is lifted up, (a) in response to a first detection by the detector that a distance between the first and second fingers is reduced to exclude a first range of pages from the range of pages to be turned, a number of pages in the range of the pages to be turned is reduced in accordance with the reduced distance, and an appearance of the first range of pages is changed as if the first range of pages is changed according to the gravity, (b) in response to a second detection by the detector that the distance between the first and second fingers is increased to include a second range of the pages between the first and second fingers, the second range of pages to the range of pages to be turned is added, and (c) in response to a third detection by the detector that the distance between the first and second fingers is increased to beyond a predetermined value and the range of pages is not located between the first and second fingers, an appearance of the range of pages is changed as if the range of pages is changed according to the gravity.
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Current AssigneeKyocera Corporation
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Original AssigneeKyocera Corporation
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InventorsUeno, Yasuhiro, Tanabe, Shigeki
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Primary Examiner(s)Padmanabhan, Kavita
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Assistant Examiner(s)Burke, Tionna
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Application NumberUS13/558,721Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,986 DaysField of Search715251US Class CurrentCPC Class CodesG06F 15/00 Digital computers in genera...H04N 13/398 Synchronisation thereof; Co...H04N 2013/0081 Depth or disparity estimati...
