Mobile information terminal and method for displaying electronic content

摘要

A mobile information terminal includes a main information display control unit for displaying the information described on a specific page of electronic content presented to a user over a plurality of pages, a fore-edge display control unit for displaying an image of trimmed edges of the plurality of pages, as a fore-edge image, when the mobile information terminal is turned at a predetermined angle or more from a standard bearing, and an operation detector for detecting a trace operation from the user on the fore-edge image. When the trace operation on the fore-edge image is detected, the main information display control unit sequentially switches and displays the information described in a plurality of pages specified by the trace operation.

主权项

1. A mobile information apparatus comprising:
a main information display control unit, for a display of the mobile information apparatus, configured to display information described on a specific page of electronic content presented to a user over a plurality of pages; a fore-edge display control unit configured to display an image of trimmed edges of a plurality of pages, as a fore-edge image, in a region different from the display of the information described on the specific page, when the mobile information terminal is tilted at a predetermined angle or more from a standard bearing; an operation detector configured to detect a trace operation from the user on the fore-edge image, wherein, when the trace operation is detected on the fore-edge image, the main information display control unit sequentially switches information described on a plurality of pages specified by the trace operation so as to be displayed, wherein the electronic content electronic book, and wherein, when the mobile information apparatus is tilted at the predetermined angle or more in a first direction of a portion of the electronic book as designated corresponding to a fore-edge of a paper book approaching the user, the fore-edge display control unit displays the fore-edge image; and a spine display control unit configured to display an image indicating information concerning the electronic book, as a spine image, in a region different from the display region of the information described on the specific page, when the mobile information terminal is tilted at a predetermined angle or more in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, from a predetermined standard bearing.