公开(公告)号：US09916037B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-13

申请号：US14498722

申请日：2014-09-26

Applicant: Rakuten Kobo, Inc.

Inventor： James Wu ,  Ramesh Mantha ,  Trevor Hunter ,  Robert Beghian

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0488

CPC classification number: G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/04883

Abstract: A computing device includes a housing and a display assembly having a screen. The housing at least partially circumvents the screen so that the screen is viewable and a set of touch sensors are provided with the display assembly. A processor is provided within the housing to detect a gesture via the set of touch sensors, and to interpret the gesture as one of a plurality of user inputs. The processor further detects a presence of extraneous objects on a surface the screen of the display assembly, and adjusts one or more settings of the computing device in response to detecting the presence of extraneous objects. For example, the processor may adjust the one or more settings by reconfiguring a set of actions to be performed in response to the plurality of user inputs.

公开(公告)号：US11586576B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-21

申请号：US16165588

申请日：2018-10-19

Applicant: Rakuten Kobo Inc.

Inventor： Harry Hutton ,  William Chaban ,  Ramesh Mantha

IPC: G06F15/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0483

Abstract: A method for controlling screen rotation of an electronic reading device that includes processing circuitry, an accelerometer, and a display screen. The method including: receiving, by the processing circuitry, a request to access a menu for initiation of a screen-rotation lock function for the electronic reading device; displaying, on the display screen, the menu for the initiation of the screen-rotation lock function; receiving, by the processing circuitry, a selection of one particular screen orientation for the display screen from among a plurality of screen orientations; rotating, the electronic reading device, 90 degrees; detecting, by the accelerometer, the 90 degree rotation; and maintaining a screen that is displayed on the display screen in the selected one particular screen orientation.

公开(公告)号：US11443103B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US17495830

申请日：2021-10-07

Applicant: Rakuten Kobo Inc.

Inventor： Wai Lok Chan ,  Ramesh Mantha ,  Isabelle Knott ,  Harry Hutton ,  William Chaban

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  G06F40/169 ,  G06F3/04812 ,  G06F3/04842

Abstract: A method for annotating dynamic content includes receiving a freeform annotation overlaid on dynamic content; determining whether the dynamic content changes; in response to a determination that the dynamic content changes, displaying an indicator corresponding to a region where the freeform annotation was created; determining whether the indicator is selected; in response to a determination that the indicator is selected, displaying a lightbox with the freeform annotation as it was overlaid on the dynamic content when it was created; determining whether the a revert button included in the lightbox is selected; and in response to a determination that the revert button is selected, displaying the freeform annotation overlaid on the dynamic content as it was created before the dynamic content changed.