BIFURCATED PRESENTATION OF E-CONTENT ON AN E-READING DEVICE
A system and method for bifurcated presentation of e-content on an e-reading device is disclosed. One embodiment includes a primary display of an e-reading device for presenting a page of an e-book thereon. In addition, a secondary display is also coupled with the e-reading device for presenting a portion of the page of the e-book thereon, wherein the primary display and the secondary display are not concurrently visible from a same plane of view.
1 . A system for bifurcated presentation of e-content on an e-reading device comprising:
a primary display of an e-reading device for presenting a page of an e-book thereon; and
a secondary display coupled with the e-reading device for presenting a portion of the page of the e-book thereon, wherein the primary display and the secondary display are not concurrently visible from a same plane of view.
2 . The system of claim 1 wherein the primary display comprises a touch functionality.
3 . The system of claim 1 wherein the secondary display is a lower power usage display than the primary display and does not have touch functionality.
4 . The system of claim 1 wherein the primary display is fixedly coupled with a first side of the e-reading device and the secondary display is fixedly coupled with a second side of the e-reading device opposite of the primary display.
5 . The system of claim 1 wherein the portion of the e-book presented on the secondary display is an HTML text portion of the page of the e-book.
6 . The system of claim 1 wherein only an image portion and not a text portion of the page of the e-book is presented on the primary display.
7 . The system of claim 1 wherein the secondary display comprises:
a book location identifier for the page of the e-book being presented; and
an e-book navigator to provide a navigation capability through the e-book.
8 . A method for bifurcated presentation of e-content on an e-reading device, said method comprising:
fixedly coupling a primary display having touch functionality with an e-reading device, the primary display for presenting a page of an e-book thereon; and
fixedly coupling a secondary display with the e-reading device for presenting a portion of the page of the e-book thereon, wherein the primary display and the secondary display are not concurrently visible from a same plane of view.
9 . The method of claim 8 wherein the secondary display comprises a touch functionality.
10 . The method of claim 8 wherein the secondary display is a lower power usage display than the primary display and does not have touch functionality.
11 . The method of claim 8 wherein the primary display is fixedly coupled with a first side of the e-reading device and the secondary display is fixedly coupled with a second side of the e-reading device opposite of the primary display.
12 . The method of claim 8 wherein the portion of the e-book presented on the secondary display is an HTML text portion of the page of the e-book.
13 . The method of claim 8 wherein only an image portion and not a text portion of the page of the e-book is presented on the primary display.
14 . The method of claim 8 wherein the secondary display comprises:
a book location identifier for the page of the e-book being presented; and
an e-book navigator to provide a navigation capability through the e-book.
15 . A system for bifurcated presentation of e-content on an e-reading device comprising:
a memory that stores a set of instructions;
a processor that access the set of instructions in the memory;
a primary display fixedly coupled with a first side of an e-reading device for presenting a page of an e-book thereon, the primary display having touch functionality; and
a secondary display fixedly coupled with a second side of the e-reading device opposite of the first side, the secondary display for presenting a portion of the page of the e-book thereon.
16 . The system of claim 15 wherein the primary display comprises a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen.
17 . The system of claim 15 wherein the primary display comprises a light emitting diode (LED) screen.
18 . The system of claim 15 wherein the secondary display is a bi-stable e-ink display.
19 . The system of claim 15 wherein the portion of the e-book presented on the secondary display is only a text portion of the page of the e-book.
20 . The system of claim 15 wherein only an image portion and not a text portion of the page of the e-book is presented on the primary display.
21 . The system of claim 15 wherein the secondary display comprises:
a book location identifier for the page of the e-book being presented; and
an e-book navigator to provide a navigation capability through the e-book.