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Electronic text manipulation and display

  • US 10,824,322 B2
  • Filed: 03/25/2013
  • Issued: 11/03/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of presenting information, the method comprising:

  • presenting, within an electronic book reader application on an electronic device, a representation of an electronic book that includes an electronic representation of a paper page;

    enabling an interaction with the electronic representation of the paper page through a touch-sensitive control mechanism associated with the electronic device to navigate through the electronic book, wherein the electronic representation of the paper page includes a scrubbing bar displaying a page indicator that provides information indicating the electronic representation of the paper page currently presented;

    detecting a first input provided through the touch-sensitive control mechanism selecting the displayed page indicator, the first input pressing and maintaining contact with the touch-sensitive control mechanism;

    in response to the first input, replacing the page indicator with increment indicators displayed along a horizontal axis in the scrubbing bar, the increment indicators corresponding to different sections of the electronic book;

    detecting a second input selecting a portion of the displayed increment indicators; and

    in response to the second input, presenting an electronic representation of a second paper page that corresponds to the selected portion of the displayed increment indicators.

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