# US 7,612,761 B2 · Mechanism for displaying paginated content on electronic display devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,612,761 B2 - Document ID: US7612761B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/128,553 - Filed: 2008-05-28 - Published: 2008-11-20 - Granted: 2009-11-03 - Earliest claimed: 2001-05-11 - Assignees: Palm, Inc. - Inventors: Yoon Kean Wong; Kenneth Dean Comstock; Scott Richard Andress - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7612761B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/0483: Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor - G06F 1/1626: {with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]} - G06F 1/1652: {the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable} - G06F 1/1684: {Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675} - G06F 3/03547: {Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface} - G06F 2203/0339: Touch strips, e.g. orthogonal touch strips to control cursor movement or scrolling; single touch strip to adjust parameter or to implement a row of soft keys - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A computing device is provided that includes a display comprising a plurality of discrete elements. A memory is used to store a data collection of paginated content. A processor of the computing device is configured to retrieve each of the pages from the memory. The processor signals the display to individually present each of the pages. A sensor device is coupled to the processor. The sensor device is deflectable to signal the processor a deflection value that causes the processor to sequentially present at least portions of multiple pages on the display. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computing device comprising: a display; a wireless communication port configured to communicate with an external source to receive or access data corresponding to a portion of a data collection, the data collection being formatted to include a plurality of paginated items that are pre-arranged in a designated order, and wherein each paginated item in the data collection is independently presentable; a memory configured to store at least a portion of the data collection; processing resources coupled to the display, the wireless communication port and the memory, the processing resources including a first processor and a second processor, wherein the second processor is configured to control the wireless communication port, and wherein the first processor is configured to store, in the memory, the portion of the data collection using data received or accessed by the wireless communication port, the processing resources being configured to present one or more paginated items from the data collection on the display by retrieving the one or more paginated items from the memory and driving the display to present the one or more paginated items; and an analog sensor device coupled to the processing resources, the sensor device being configured to detect a physical input; wherein the processing resources are configured to (i) correlate any one of a magnitude or direction of the input with at least one of a next page input, a vertical scroll input, or a horizontal scroll input, and (ii) respond to at least the next page input by presenting at least a portion of another page from the data collection on the display in place of at least a portion of the presented one or more paginated items, in order to page transition. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein the display is deflectable and coupled to the analog sensor device so as to deflect with the analog sensor device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The computing device of claim 2, wherein the physical input results in a deflection of the sensor device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein the analog sensor device measures an analog value corresponding to the physical input. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The computing device of claim 4, wherein the analog value identifies a magnitude of the physical input. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The computing device of claim 5, wherein the magnitude of the physical input determines a velocity of the page transition. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein the analog sensor device is integrated with the display. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The computing device of claim 7, wherein only a first portion of the display is overlaid on the analog sensor device to integrate or operate with the analog sensor device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The computing device of claim 7, wherein at least one of the analog sensor device or the display is deflectable so as to cantilever. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, further comprising an analog to digital converter to signal the processing resource a digital value corresponding to an analog value measured by the sensor device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, further comprising a digitizer coupled to the display. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The computing device of claim 11, wherein the analog sensor device is unitarily formed or integrated with the digitizer. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The computing device of claim 11, wherein the display is overlaid on the digitizer, and the analog sensor device is connected to the digitizer and positioned underneath the digitizer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein the characteristic of page turning corresponds to at least a speed at which portions of the multiple paginated items are displayed. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein the characteristic of page turning corresponds to at least a difference in a position of the presented one or more paginated items with a position of a next one of the presented multiple paginated items. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein at least some of the paginated items in the collection include images, so that at least one of the presented paginated items or one or more of the presented multiple paginated items include one or more images. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein the data collection corresponds to an electronic book. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein the analog sensor is configured to detect the physical input causing a deflection of a surface on which the analog sensor operates. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein the analog sensor is configured to detect a change in capacitance resulting from the physical input. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein the physical input corresponds to a flick motion. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein the processing resources are configured to display multiple paginated items at once on the display, and wherein the physical input causes at least one or more of the paginated items to be removed or re-arranged relative to other paginated items. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein the processing resources are configured to display text within at least one or more paginated items on display. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein the processing resources are configured to display an image within at least one or more paginated items on display.