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Chapter navigation user interface

  • US 9,367,227 B1
  • Filed: 06/30/2010
  • Issued: 06/14/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • under control of an electronic device configured with specific executable instructions,displaying, in a first mode of the electronic device, a current page of an electronic book on a touch-screen display of the electronic device, wherein bookmark navigation is disabled in the first mode;

    detecting a first user input via the touch-screen display, wherein the first user input comprises a touch gesture followed by a first stroke;

    transitioning the electronic device from the first mode to a second mode based at least in part on the detecting the first user input, wherein bookmark navigation is enabled in the second mode;

    determining that the first stroke is performed in a first direction;

    displaying on the touch-screen display, based at least in part on the first direction of the first stroke, a first plurality of indicators corresponding to a first plurality of bookmarked locations within the electronic book that precede the current page, and a second plurality of indicators corresponding to a second plurality of bookmarked locations within the electronic book after the current page;

    receiving user selection of a particular indicator from the first plurality of indicators or the second plurality of indicators; and

    displaying a second page of the electronic book on the touch-screen display, the second page associated with a bookmark corresponding to the particular indicator.

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