COMPUTING DEVICE WITH TOUCH-SENSITIVE HOUSING FOR DETECTING PLACEHOLDER INPUT IN CONNECTION WITH A PAGE TURNING ACTION

摘要

A computing device includes a housing, a display assembly having a screen, and a touch sensor provided with a portion of the housing. The processor operates to display at least a portion an initial page state for an e-book. The processor interprets one or more user actions of a first type as a page turn, and then responds to the first type of user action by transitioning from displaying at least the initial page state to displaying another page state as determined by a value of the page turn. The processor also interprets user action of a second type as a placeholder. In response to interpreting the user action of the second type as the placeholder, the processor determines a given page state that coincides with the placeholder, and automatically return to displaying the given page state upon completion of an event or condition.

主权项

1. A computing device comprising:
a housing; a display assembly including a screen; a touch sensor provided with a portion of the housing; wherein the housing at least partially circumvents the screen so that the screen is viewable; a processor provided within the housing, the processor operating to:
display at least a portion of an initial page state for an e-book;interpret one or more user actions of a first type as a page turn, and respond to the first type of user action by transitioning from displaying at least the initial page state to displaying another page state as determined by a value or type of the page turn;interpret user action of a second type, detected through the touch sensor, as a placeholder; andin response to interpreting the user action of the second type as the placeholder, determine a given page state that coincides with the placeholder, and automatically return to displaying the given page state upon completion of an event or condition.