Method and apparatus for controlling contents on electronic book using bezel
OwnerSang Tae Kim, Jae Jeung Kim +1inventors
InventorsSang Tae Kim, Jae Jeung Kim, Ho Won Lee
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Abstract
An input area that is used for controlling contents is formed on the periphery of an electronic book by performing touch-dragging a bezel area by utilizing the bezel area that is arranged in a peripheral portion of a touch screen of the electronic book. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, even under an environment of a small screen, utilization of a space for operating contents can be effectively performed.
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A method of controlling contents of an electronic book that is provided with a touch screen on which objects that can be sequentially displayed are displayed, the method comprising:
- detecting a first dragging gesture that progresses from a touch made in a bezel area located on a periphery of the touch screen in a direction of the touch screen;
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- displaying an input area that can change order of the objects displayed on the touch screen in accordance with the first dragging gesture on the touch screen that is adjacent to the bezel area in which the first dragging gesture progresses.
An apparatus for controlling contents of an electronic book that is provided with a touch screen, the apparatus comprising:
- a touch detecting unit detecting a touch made on the touch screen;
- a memory unit storing a plurality of objects that can be sequentially displayed on the touch screen;
- a control unit displaying an input area that is capable of controlling the order of the displayed objects in a peripheral portion of the touch screen that is adjacent to a bezel area in accordance with a touch made on the bezel area located in the peripheral portion of the touch screen and a first dragging gesture that is continued from the touch on the touch screen;
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- a display unit differently displaying the order of the objects in accordance with a touch gesture made in the input area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.