公开(公告)号：US08878809B1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-04

申请号：US13843741

申请日：2013-03-15

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： John T. Kim ,  Joseph J. Hebenstreit ,  Christopher Green ,  Kevin E. Keller

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/01

CPC classification number: G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F15/0291 ,  G06F17/30011

Abstract: A user interface for a touch-screen display of a dedicated handheld electronic book reader device is described. The user interface detects human gestures manifest as pressure being applied by a finger or stylus to regions on the touch-screen display. In one implementation, the touch-screen user interface enables a user to turn one or more pages in response to applying a force or pressure to the touch-screen display. In another implementation, the touch-screen user interface is configured to bookmark a page temporarily by applying a pressure to the display, then allowing a user to turn pages to a new page, but reverting back to a previously-displayed page when the pressure is removed. In another implementation, the touch-screen user interface identifies and filters electronic books based on book size and/or a time available to read a book. In another implementation, the touch-screen user interface converts text to speech in response to a user touching the touch-screen display.