Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a display module displaying an electronic document screen showing at least one full page among a plurality of pages of an electronic document, and the display module receives a first input for setting a number of pages to be turned among the plurality of pages. The mobile terminal further includes a controller which sets the number of pages in response to the first input, turns the set number of pages in response to a second input received proximate to the electronic document screen, and displays a subsequent page following the set number of pages turned on the electronic document screen.

Abstract: A method for displaying an e-book in an electronic device includes displaying the e-book on a screen, and when a page flipping event is detected on a page of the e-book, flipping the page with additional information displayed on a lateral side of the flipping page. An electronic device for displaying an e-book includes a screen configured to display the e-book, and a controller configured to detect a page flipping event on a page of the e-book, and control the screen to display the page being flipped, wherein additional information is displayed on a lateral side of the page while being flipped. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

Abstract: An electronic display terminal including a display unit which displays a file including a plurality of pages on a screen for each region of the file, and a scroll bar which includes a bar displayed on a screen and an indicator which indicates a page position of a page including the region displayed on the display unit by a relative position with respect to the length of the bar, wherein the scroll bar switches a region displayed on the display unit based on a position element of a first direction that is a longitudinal direction of the bar and a position element of a second direction which is different from the first direction at a position on a screen touched by a user, and moves the indicator to a position which indicates a page position of a page including the region displayed after the region is switched.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display unit for displaying an image, a detecting unit for detecting a position designated by an operation of designating a position on the displayed image and a file operation unit operating a file. The display unit displays images generated from a file on page-by-page basis on a partial area of the display unit. The file operating unit operates the file in accordance with the change of position detected by the detecting unit, when, in a state in which no position has been detected by the detecting unit, a designated position outside of the prescribed partial area is first detected by the detecting unit and the designated position changes while the position designating operation is maintained and then no position is detected by the detecting unit. Thus, the user can easily and intuitively operate the displayed page image or the file.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for navigating electronic texts. According to an aspect, a method may include determining text subgroups within an electronic text. The method may also include selecting a text seed within one of the text subgroups. Further, the method may include determining a similarity relationship between the text seed and one or more adjacent text subgroups that do not include the selected text seed. The method may also include associating the text seed with the one or more adjacent text subgroups based on the similarity relationship to create a text cluster.

Abstract: A slicer-style filtering user interface is provided that allows for advanced filtering and sorting of data and that may be utilized with a touch or gesture based computing device. The slicer-style filtering user interface may be invoked on a spreadsheet data range for filtering and sorting data according to desired properties. A slicer-style filtering user interface may be moved about on a displayed spreadsheet document for ease of use in proximity to one or more data items. If a theme or style is applied to a given spreadsheet document, the invoked slicer-style filtering user interface may be automatically themed or styled to match the document. The slicer-style filtering user interface may be operable for advanced filtering, and the user interface may be efficiently changed from one filtering type to another filtering type.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing a scrapbooking function in electronic computing devices. The user can engage the scrapbooking function with a content sampling command that engages a scrapbook creation mode which virtually rips a digital content sample from a content source. The digital content sample may be displayed to the user with a torn edge, as if it had been physically torn from a magazine or catalogue. The content sampling command may be, for example, a swipe gesture, an S-gesture, or selecting a scrapbook UI control feature. The user may save the sampled content into a new scrapbook or save it to an existing scrapbook. The user may also engage the scrapbooking function by entering a scrapbook viewing mode which allows the user to view and edit existing scrapbooks. The content sample may include all encrypted data present in the digital content from which it is sampled.

Abstract: A device such as an electronic book reader stores content and a setting for an attribute of the content. When the content is rendered on a display screen of the device, the rendered content is formatted based on the setting. In response to sensing a movement on or near a sensing device (e.g., a touchscreen that may be part of the display screen), the setting is changed and the rendered content is reformatted on the display screen using the new setting.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for displaying an electronic publication. The method receives a selection of a cover page displayed for an electronic publication. The method animates an opening of the cover page to a first content page of the electronic publication that appears as an opposite side of the cover page during the opening animation. While displaying a second content page of the electronic publication, the method receives input to close the electronic publication. The method animates a closing of the electronic publication in order to display the cover page. The second content page appears as an opposite side of the cover page during the closing animation.

Abstract: Disclosed are several methods, apparatus, and a system to create, expose, and hide embedded secondary content data relevant to a primary content page of an electronic book generated by a content generating device. The method, system, and apparatus is enabled through a Y-axis slide apart gesture that is applied to a notification region of the primary content page such that the secondary content data is made visible when the Y-axis slide apart gesture is applied to the notification region. The method, system, and apparatus is also enabled through a Y-axis pinch close gesture that is applied to a boundary of an exposed pane that is appearing in the primary content page such that the Y-axis pinch close gesture collapses the exposed pane in which the secondary content data is made visible. In one embodiment, the system comprises an association server, an electronic book distribution server, and a content rendering device.

Abstract: A given page of an e-book is displayed when an input is detected that is sustained for an amount of time that exceeds a threshold. After the amount of time exceeding the threshold, the pages of the e-book are transitioned by clusters or chapters. The transitioning by clusters or chapters can be sustained for some duration that is determined by, for example, the duration of time during which the input is sustained.

Abstract: In some implementations, a user may select a category, attribute or term related to content item. During presentation of the content item, an electronic device may visually distinguish (or, alternatively, hide) at least one portion of content associated with the selected category, attribute or term. In some examples, a user interface may be displayed to enable the user to select one or more categories, attributes, or terms related to the content item. The user interface may further enable the user to select a graphics scheme to be used for visually distinguishing at least one portion of content corresponding to the selection. Selection information identifying a portion of content to be visually distinguished or hidden may be sent to a content provider, such as for synchronization with other instances of the content item on other devices of a user, or for aggregation of the selection information by the content provider.

Abstract: Book definitions can be dynamically created based on content provided by a user. Such dynamic creation can include organization of user-supplied content into appropriate form, adjustment of book cover properties to match the user-supplied content, and verification that the user supplied content is appropriate for presentation in book form. Various interfaces can also be provided which allow users to generate a book definition based on a minimum of information.

Abstract: A device, configured to operate in a first operational mode at some times and in a second operational mode at other times, detects a first gesture having a first gesture type; in response to detecting the first gesture: in accordance with a determination that the device is in the first operational mode, performs an operation having a first operation type; and, in accordance with a determination that the device is in the second operational mode, performs an operation having a second operation type; detects a second gesture having a second gesture type; and in response to detecting the second gesture: in accordance with a determination that the device is in the first operational mode, performs an operation having the second operation type; and in accordance with a determination that the device is in the second operational mode, performs an operation having the first operation type.

Abstract: An electronic book reader and a method and computer program product for displaying an electronic hook provide the display of dynamic text. An electronic book reader may comprise a visual display, a processor configured to execute program instructions, a memory storing the program instructions to be executed by the processor, program instructions to be executed by the processor, and at least one content piece comprising a plurality of text, the text including at least one item of information for controlling dynamic display of text, wherein the program instructions are configured to perform, when executed by the processor, evaluating the at least one item of information for controlling dynamic display of text, and displaying, on the visual display, text based on the evaluation of the at least one item of information for controlling dynamic display of text.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a touch panel that detects a first user input, a communication unit that communicates with a portable terminal which detects a second user input, a data obtaining unit that obtains content data including an operable object, a display output unit that outputs a content image which displays the object, and a control unit that controls an operation of the object displayed in the content image, wherein the control unit executes a first operation of the object if the first user input is detected by the touch panel, and executes a second operation of the object if the second user input is received from the portable terminal by the communication unit.

Abstract: A system and method for enhancing electronic comic book reading by dynamically expanding text bubbles (“bubbles”) to make them easier to read, especially on a small mobile device. The method s include skimming a sequence of expanded bubbles, flinging through a sequence of expanded bubbles and positioning expanded bubbles so as not to hide the comic character(s) uttering the phrase. The methods are performed with irregular bubble outlines (like curly, bumpy, or jagged text bubbles commonly found in comics). Further the method includes pre-processing the content in an automated fashion to enable skimming and flinging through the sequences of expanded bubbles.

Abstract: A portion of an electronic book is displayed and a selection of a position within the portion is received. The content of the electronic book is analyzed to determine an amount of whitespace that corresponds to the selected position. In response to the determined amount of whitespace being greater than a threshold amount, a user interface for providing inscription data is displayed. Inscription data is received and stored in association with an indication of the selected position.

Abstract: As described herein, passages in a digital work (e.g., eBook, music, movie, picture, etc.) may be highlighted and questions pertaining to those highlights may be developed. The highlights are collected centrally and subsequently supplied to users along with the digital works. Users may further ask questions pertaining to the highlighted passages, and these questions are associated with the highlights. Answers to the questions may also be discovered and provided to the users.

Abstract: In some implementations, content of a content item may be presented on an electronic device and a portion of the content item may be selected to be hidden from presentation. The electronic device may hide the selected portion of the content during presentation of the content. Further, selection information identifying at least the location of the selected portion of the content item may be communicated over a network to a computing device to enable synchronization of the hidden content with other instances of the content item on other devices of the user. In some examples, the user may select one or more chapters of the content item to be hidden by selecting one or more chapter identifiers in a table of contents of the content item. Hidden content may include text, images, audio and/or video content, depending on the type of content item that is accessed.

Abstract: In a terminal device 10, two rectangular casings 11A, 11B are connected by a hinge section 12, and touch screens TD1, TD2 of the same shape and size (rectangular) are arranged on substantially the entire inner surface thereof, respectively. When a slide operation performed on at least one of the touch screens TD1, TD2 is detected with the two vertically long casings 11A, 11B being horizontally aligned (horizontally opened state), a control section 1 identifies the touch screen on which the slide operation has been performed as an operation screen and performs display control corresponding to the slide operation on the touch screens TD1, TD2 including the operation screen and a touch screen related thereto (such as an adjacent screen). For example, it sequentially performs page turning on display information on the touch screens TD1, TD2, as display control corresponding to the slide operation.

Abstract: Methods, servers, and devices for customizing a customizable book are disclosed. An example method includes providing an application on a device, and receiving from the device via the application a selection of a book from a plurality of books. The book includes a plurality of customizable fields. The method further includes receiving from the device via the application a selection of at least one customizable field in the plurality of customizable fields, for each of the at least one selected customizable fields, receiving from the device via the application a customization of the selected customizable field, and, based on the customization for each of the at least one selected customizable fields, customizing the book to produce a customized book. The customized book may be shared with one or more additional users and/or printed.

Abstract: A method includes, a computer generating at least one bookmark to provide an indication of placement, the computer configuring said at least one bookmark to have multiple functions; and the computer configuring said at least one bookmark to have an image based said placement.

Abstract: A system and associated method for contextualizing a page turn in an electronic book pursuant to a snap gesture made by a user on a touch screen of a tablet device, as performed by an e-reader program running in the tablet device. The snap gesture is quantified with data elements including linger time and direction of the snap gesture. The quantified snap gesture is utilized in identifying a target page number to display on the touch screen responsive to at least one predefined data element of the quantified snap gesture such that the user is enabled to turn multiple pages of the electronic book by the snap gesture as turning multiple pages of a paper book.

Abstract: Information display means displays information. Movement instruction detecting means detects an instruction to move the information displayed on the information display means. Number of moving regions calculating means calculates, based on the instruction, the number of moving regions, which is the amount of movement of the present invention displayed on the information display means. Movement indicator line determination means determines a movement indicator line, which is a predetermined line, according to the number of moving regions from a reference position that is used as reference when the information displayed on the information display means is moved. Movement display means displays the movement indicator line determined by the movement indicator line determination means on the information display means.

Abstract: A user interface (e.g., a browser window) includes a display area for displaying an image (e.g., a book page image). The image can be rescaled based on the dimensions of the display area and other factors. In some implementations, margins in book page images are adjusted to create additional or less display area.

Abstract: In some implementations, a user can select a term (e.g., word or phrase) from the text of a digital media item (e.g., book, document, etc.) and cause an index to other references to the selected term within the digital media item to be generated and presented. The user can provide input to an item within the index to view an expanded preview of the text at the location within the digital media item corresponding to the index item without navigating to the location within the digital media item. The user can provide input to the index item to navigate to the location within the digital media item corresponding to the index item. When viewing a location within the digital media item corresponding to an index item, the user can provide input to navigate to other instances of the same term within the digital media item.

Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying information based on matching information to a query based on an index value are disclosed. In one aspect, a method for identifying information entered by a user includes computing an numeric index value, receiving input, calculating a query value, comparing the query value to the index value, and displaying items from the dataset.

Abstract: A resource consumption user interface is disclosed comprising one or more user input features for selecting a start time and an end time for monitoring at least one resource consumption task from a plurality of resource consumption tasks that contribute to a total resource consumption in a given environment, wherein the plurality of resource consumption tasks are associated with one or more appliances that operate in the given environment. The resource consumption user interface also comprises one or more user output features for presenting information about the selected resource consumption task, beginning at the selected start time, and updating the presented information until the selected end time is reached.

Abstract: Apparatus for displaying an electronic book comprising a touch screen and a processor. The touch screen displays a selected page of an electronic book, and has a touch input device configured to generate signals in response to a touch input. The processor comprises a touch acquisition module that generates touch position information, a gesture recognition module that determines if a touch input is a bookmark gesture in dependence of whether the touch position information is within a bookmark area, and a bookmark processing module that generates a bookmark for the selected page when a bookmark gesture is recognized by the gesture recognition module.

Abstract: A method for transition between sequential pages displayed by an electronic device which runs a slideshow presentation application program such as Microsoft® PowerPoint. The method includes the steps as follows. Generate input signals from a user tracing a simple shape with his fingertip on the screen. Identify the traced shape. The type of transition display property which is associated with the predefined shape is acquired when the traced and identified shape is substantially similar to a predefined shape stored in the storage unit. The transition to next displayed page is displayed with the acquired type of display transition property. A related electronic device is also provided.

Abstract: An education digital reading platform provides a visualization interface displaying visual object elements of a document to a user. A visual object element may include images, videos, charts, tables, etc. The visual objects may be identified in a document by extracting metadata associated with the document. Additionally, the ideas or concepts represented by the visual object elements may be identified by analyzing the document, and content related to the ideas or concepts may be identified and associated with the visual object elements. The related content may include user generated content or content stored in one or more databases. The related content is provided to a user in the visualization interface wherein the user may access the related content. The interface allows a user to navigate a document by moving from one visual object element to another.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes displaying a segment on a touch panel, the segment having a starting point and an end point corresponding to a first page and a last page, respectively, of a document, in response to a predetermined manipulation by a user. An indication is received that the user has performed at least one of touching a point on the segment and sliding a point on the segment. The document is scrolled to reach a page corresponding to the position of the point on the segment, in response to the indication. The document is scrolled, by a computer processor, on a page-by-page basis, in response to the user sliding the point in a direction perpendicular to the segment.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a display device detecting a gaze location and a method of controlling therefor, and more particularly, to a method of displaying a reading interface based on a gaze location of a user and displaying content. According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display unit configured to display content, the display unit including a first display area and a second display area, an image capturing unit configured to capture a front image of the display device, and a processor configured to control the display unit and the image capturing unit and configured to detect a gaze location of a user located at a front of the display device from the captured image.

Abstract: Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for providing a table of contents for a document viewer application. A document viewer application is provided that can display a document that has multiple pages of content. Upon receiving a selection from the user to access a table of contents for the document, a table of contents is displayed that contains a representation of at least some of the pages of content in a manner that is overlaid on top of a current position in the document. A navigation feature allows a user to navigate through the table of contents while retaining the current position in the document. A preview size adjustment feature allows the user to adjust a size of the representation of the pages of content for the document.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling bookmarking for electronic books. The techniques and apparatuses enable a user of an electronic book to bookmark pages of the electronic book and navigate based on these bookmarks as well as bookmarks made by other users.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling electronic book navigation. These techniques and apparatuses enable a user to navigate through an electronic book by flipping through pages of the electronic book. The speed of this flip can be based on a force or bend applied to a manual selector of a computing device on which the electronic book is displayed. The flip may also be affected by an affinity for a page of the electronic book, such by pausing at a page previously bookmarked by the user or often viewed by previous readers of the electronic book. This document also describes e-book-reading devices having integral variable-input manual selectors through which selection to flip through pages of an electronic book is enabled.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling affinity-based page navigation. These techniques and apparatuses enable page navigation, such as page flipping, page searches, and other navigation based on affinities associated with various pages. These affinities can include a reference to a page, such as a link or quotation in a social networking service, an encyclopedia, a webpage, an article, a newspaper, or a blog. These affinities can also or instead include usage, such as how many users have read, highlighted, dog-eared, or bookmarked a page.

Abstract: A system and method is provided to assist a user in selecting, identifying, and handling email messages. A selection color module may provide for the display of color coding and selection highlighting. The selection color module may provide a secondary highlighting color to indicate messages related to a selected message. A category navigation module may provide one or more of the following: an indicator that provides the user with a number of items that are off the screen for a particular category, a command that causes the first entry for a category to be scrolled into view, a label to indicate the number of items in a particular category matching a particular criteria, and/or a control for scrolling between next or previous categories.

Abstract: A remote monitoring system including a sensor configured to take measurements of a physical parameter of an associated machine, a data acquisition module configured to gather machine data from the sensor, an application server in communication with the data acquisition module across a network, a database in communication with the application server and configured to receive and store the machine data from the data acquisition module across the network, and an interface configured to facilitate communication between a user and the machine data maintained in the database, wherein the machine data stored in the database is accessible to the user connected to the network in real-time.

Abstract: A method supplies or creates a generic electronic index for a hardcopy printed item. The generic electronic index is based on the text within the hardcopy printed item. From this generic electronic index, the method creates a plurality of custom electronic indices from the generic electronic index. Such custom electronic indices can be based on user input and/or user feedback or can be created by marketing agencies, educational institutions, etc. Each of the custom electronic indices is a variant of the generic electronic index, and each of the custom electronic indices is adapted to a different target audience.

Abstract: An electronic device and a user interface display method thereof are provided. The method organizes a plurality of computer programs and a web browser executable on the electronic device into a virtual book including a plurality of ordinary pages and a list page. Each ordinary page of the virtual book includes a user interface of one of the computer programs or a web page displayed by the web browser. When one of the ordinary pages is displayed as the current page, the user interface or the web page of the current page is accessible to the user of the electronic device. The list page includes a plurality of entries and each of the entries represents one of the ordinary pages.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus and computer usable program code for managing files. A set of origination locations for a plurality of files is identified to form a set of identified origination locations in response to a request to view the plurality of files. Each origination location in the set of identified origination locations identifies a location from which a file in the plurality of files has been received. A representation of the plurality of files is presented using a set of graphical indicators based on the set of identified origination locations.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for interfacing with a mobile device. According to one aspect, a method for interfacing one or more peripheral devices with a mobile device having a processor is provided. One or more unique tones/signals are generated at a respective peripheral device corresponding to an event detected by the respective peripheral device. The tones/signals are conveyed to a mobile device where they are received through a microphone in communication with the mobile device. A processor processes the signals into one or more digital commands, and correlates the digital commands with real-time data to identify an action. One or more outputs are then provided based upon the action.

Abstract: Content is displayed in an active display region of a terminal apparatus, and information relating to the display of said content when the content scrolls in accordance with a scrolling operation performed by a user and content identifying information for identifying the content are obtained from the terminal apparatus and it is determined whether or not the user of the terminal apparatus is interested in the content identified by the content identifying information that is extracted in accordance with the information relating to the display of the content.

Abstract: A method for controlling display of content, the content including a plurality of display pages of a sequence, the method comprising: displaying a first display page on the display screen, receiving a first user input for changing from the first display page to a second display page of the content, the second display page being a neighboring display page of the first display page in the sequence, detecting the second user input when the second display page is a locked display page, extracting the fingerprint information from the second user input when the second user input is detected, and displaying the second display page when the second display page is accessible based on the fingerprint information or a third display page when the second display page is not accessible based on the fingerprint information.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling output of a calendar in an electronic device are provided. The method includes displaying an electronic calendar, detecting a gesture on the displayed electronic calendar, updating the displayed electronic calendar to a calendar which has a difference by a predetermined period according to a period of the displayed electronic calendar when the detected gesture corresponds to a predetermined gesture, and displaying the updated calendar, wherein the predetermined period corresponds to a period which is longer than that of the displayed electronic calendar.

Abstract: Techniques for real-time observation assessment are provided. The techniques, which are designed for educators, take advantage of handheld computers, desktop/laptop computers and Internet access in order to reduce the paperwork associated with conventional educational assessments. An array of instructional assessment applications are designed to run on handheld computers. The instructional assessment applications may be based on existing and widely used paper methodologies. A common Web-based platform for assessment application distribution, selection, download, data management and reporting is also provided. Users can then periodically synchronize instructional data (assessments, diagnostic results, notes and/or schedules) to the Web site. At the Web site, browser-based reports and analysis can be viewed, administered and shared via electronic mail.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of spreading E-book distribution through sharing of children's reading histories. The method of the present invention includes: (a) accessing by a first user terminal a reading community operating server; (b) purchasing or loaning by the first user terminal of an e-book; (c) displaying the book image data of the E-book on a page of the first user terminal; (d) updating reading history representation information for representing a book history of the first user terminal as a visual image; and (e) opening the reading history representation information of the first user terminal, and accessing by a second user terminal the reading community operating server in order to view the reading history representation information of the first user terminal.

Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment includes: a touch sensitive display unit configured to display one or more pages of a document thereon; and a controller configured for cooperating with the touch sensitive display unit to: receive a touch input applied to the touch sensitive display unit when the one or more pages of a document are displayed on the touch sensitive display unit; display information including a page number of the document on the touch sensitive display unit in response to the touch input; detect a proximity touch input starting from a point of the touch input to another point spaced from the touch sensitive display unit; and determine new information to be changed from the displayed information, based on a position of the another point.