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US 9,519,406 · App. 14/614,246 · Granted Dec 13, 2016

Electronic device, method and storage medium

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Patent No.
US 9,519,406
App. No.
14/614,246
Granted
Dec 13, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a display configured to display a content including pages, a touch panel on the display, and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to detect a tilt of the device, switch a displayed page from a first page to a second page when the device is tilted in a first direction, and when a contact on a partial area of the touch panel corresponding to the first direction is detected, stop switching of a displayed page based on a tilt of the device in the first direction.

Claims (38)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display configured to display a content including pages;

a touch panel on the display; and

circuitry configured to

detect a tilt of the device around an axis in an upper and lower direction of the touch panel,

switch a displayed page from a first page to a second page when the device is tilted in a first direction,

when a contact on a partial area of the touch panel corresponding to the first direction is detected, stop switching of a displayed page based on a tilt of the device in the first direction,

stop simulation display of page turning from left to right when the device is rotated around the axis such that a left side of the device is frontward and a right side is an opposite side and a contact on a region on a left side of the touch panel is detected,

stop simulation display of page turning from right to left when the device is rotated around the axis such that a right side of the device is frontward and a left side is an opposite side and a contact on a region on a right side of the touch panel is detected,

continue simulation display of page turning from left to right when the device is rotated around the axis such that a left side of the device is frontward and a right side is an opposite side and a contact on a region on a right side of the touch panel is detected, and

continue simulation display of page turning from right to left when the device is rotated around the axis such that a right side of the device is frontward and a left side is an opposite side and a contact on a region on a left side of the touch panel is detected.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to switch a displayed page at a speed according to an angle of rotation around the axis.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is configured to

switch a displayed page so as to simulate page turning from left to right according to a rotation around the axis such that a left side of the device is frontward and a right side is an opposite side, and

switch a displayed page so as to simulate page turning from right to left according to a rotation around the axis such that a right side of the device is frontward and a left side is an opposite side.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to

stop simulation display of page turning when the device is returned to a horizontal; and

display a page displayed at a time when a first operation on the touch panel is detected, after stopping the simulation display of page turning.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the first operation comprises a flick operation or a swipe operation.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to prevent a displayed page from being turned when the device is tilted and contacts on two points of both sides of the touch panel are detected.

7. A method for an electronic device comprising a display configured to display a content including pages and a touch panel on the display, the method comprising:

detecting a tilt of the device around an axis in an upper and lower direction of the touch panel;

switching a displayed page from a first page to a second page when the device is tilted in a first direction;

when a contact on a partial area of the touch panel corresponding to the first direction is detected, stopping switching of a displayed page based on a tilt of the device in the first direction,

stopping simulation display of page turning from left to right when the device is rotated around the axis such that a left side of the device is frontward and a right side is an opposite side and a contact on a region on a left side of the touch panel is detected,

stopping simulation display of page turning from right to left when the device is rotated around the axis such that a right side of the device is frontward and a left side is an opposite side and a contact on a region on a right side of the touch panel is detected,

continuing simulation display of page turning from left to right when the device is rotated around the axis such that a left side of the device is frontward and a right side is an opposite side and a contact on a region on a right side of the touch panel is detected, and

continuing simulation display of page turning from right to left when the device is rotated around the axis such that a right side of the device is frontward and a left side is an opposite side and a contact on a region on a left side of the touch panel is detected.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising switching a displayed page at a speed according to an angle of rotation around the axis.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which is executable by a computer comprising a display configured to display a content including pages and a touch panel on the display, the computer program comprising instructions capable of causing the computer to execute functions of:

detecting a tilt of the device around an axis in an upper and lower direction of the touch panel;

switching a displayed page from a first page to a second page when the device is tilted in a first direction;

when a contact on a partial area of the touch panel corresponding to the first direction is detected, stopping switching of a displayed page based on a tilt of the device in the first direction,

stopping simulation display of page turning from left to right when the device is rotated around the axis such that a left side of the device is frontward and a right side is an opposite side and a contact on a region on a left side of the touch panel is detected,

stopping simulation display of page turning from right to left when the device is rotated around the axis such that a right side of the device is frontward and a left side is an opposite side and a contact on a region on a right side of the touch panel is detected,

continuing simulation display of page turning from left to right when the device is rotated around the axis such that a left side of the device is frontward and a right side is an opposite side and a contact on a region on a right side of the touch panel is detected, and

continuing simulation display of page turning from right to left when the device is rotated around the axis such that a right side of the device is frontward and a left side is an opposite side and a contact on a region on a left side of the touch panel is detected.

10. The storage medium of claim 9 , further comprising switching a displayed page at a speed according to an angle of rotation around the axis.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2019
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA CLIENT SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048720/0635 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2015
From: FUKUI, KOTARO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 034895/0465 →