Content preview for electronic devices

摘要

Techniques for previewing portions of the content item using an electronic device include displaying a first portion of the content item, receiving input from a user indicative of a desire to browse a second portion of the content item different than the first portion, and displaying a preview window illustrating the second portion of the content item in response to the input. The preview window may enable the user to simultaneously view the second portion illustrated therein as well as at least part of the first portion. In addition, a viewing position of the user may be maintained at a location of the first portion in the content item while the second portion is illustrated in the preview window. Accordingly, the user may not lose context of the first portion of the content item while the viewing the second portion.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
displaying a first page of an electronic book on a display of an electronic device; displaying a first control on the display, the first control being operable to display, on the display, a first window and a second window, the second window including a plurality of bookmark controls; displaying a second control on the display, wherein the second control is different from the first control, the second control being operable to display, on the display, the first window and a plurality of pages of the electronic book previously navigated to by a user of the electronic device; receiving a first input from the user, wherein the first input comprises a selection of at least one of the first control or the second control; displaying, in response to the first input, the first window on the display, wherein
the first window includes a second page of the electronic book, the second page comprising at least one of
a portion of the electronic book having been previously bookmarked by the user, ora portion of the electronic book having been previously navigated to by the user from an initial page of the electronic book, the initial page being spaced from the second page by more than one page of the electronic book, the first window being displayed such that a part of the first page is displayed on the display outside of the first window; displaying a navigation control on the display outside of the first window, the navigation control being configured to receive an input in a linear direction; receiving a second input from the user via the navigation control, wherein the second input comprises a contact-based gesture moving the navigation control in the linear direction; displaying, in response to the second input, consecutive pages of the electronic book in the first window while a position of the first window on the display remains constant; receiving a third input from the user, wherein the third input comprises a request to display one of the first page or the second page on the display without the first window; and displaying, in response to the third input, the one of the first page or the second page on the display without the first window.