Mechanism for displaying paginated content on electronic display devices

Abstract

A computing device is provided that includes a display comprising a plurality of discrete elements. A memory is used to store a data collection of paginated content. A processor of the computing device is configured to retrieve each of the pages from the memory. The processor signals the display to individually present each of the pages. A sensor device is coupled to the processor. The sensor device is deflectable to signal the processor a deflection value that causes the processor to sequentially present at least portions of multiple pages on the display.

1 . A computing device comprising:
 a display;   a wireless communication port configured to communicate with an external source to receive or access data corresponding to a portion of a data collection, the data collection being formatted to include a plurality of pages that are pre-arranged in a designated order, and wherein each page in the data collection is independently presentable;   a memory configured to store at least a portion of the data collection;   processing resources coupled to the display, the wireless communication port and the memory, the processing resources storing the portion of the data collection using data received or accessed by the wireless communication port, the processing resources being configured to present one or more pages from the data collection on the display by retrieving the one or more pages from the memory and driving the display to present the one or more pages; and   an analog sensor device coupled to the processing resource, the sensor device detecting an input,   wherein the processing resource is configured to correlate any one of a magnitude or direction of the input with a characteristic of page turning, and respond to the input by presenting at least portions of multiple pages from the data collection on the display in place of the presented one or more pages in order to simulate the characteristic of page turning.   
     
     
         2 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the display is deflectable and coupled to the analog sensor device so as to deflect with the analog sensor device. 
     
     
         3 . The computing device of  claim 2 , wherein the input corresponds to a deflection of the sensor device. 
     
     
         4 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor device measures an analog value corresponding to the input. 
     
     
         5 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the analog sensor device is integrated with the display. 
     
     
         6 . The computing device of  claim 5 , wherein at least a first area of the display is overlaid on the analog sensor device to bend with the analog sensor device. 
     
     
         7 . The computing device of  claim 5 , wherein the display is bendable to be able to cantilever with the analog sensor device. 
     
     
         8 . The computing device of  claim 4 , wherein the analog value correlates to a magnitude of the input. 
     
     
         9 . The computing device of  claim 8 , wherein the magnitude of the input determines a frequency at which the portions of the multiple pages are presented on the display. 
     
     
         10 . The computing device of  claim 4 , wherein the processing resource displays during the interval at least portions of a current page and a subsequent page, the subsequent page having a proximity to the current page in a pre-determined order of the data collection, and wherein the analog value determines the subsequent page by determining the proximity of the subsequent page to the current page. 
     
     
         11 . The computing device of  claim 10 , wherein a length of the interval is determined by the analog value. 
     
     
         12 . The computing device of  claim 11 , wherein the interval corresponds to when the sensor device receives the analog input. 
     
     
         13 . The computing device of  claim 4 , further comprising an analog to digital converter to signal the processing resource a digital value corresponding to the analog value measured by the sensor device. 
     
     
         14 . The computing device of  claim 1 , further comprising a digitizer coupled to the display. 
     
     
         15 . The computing device of  claim 14 , wherein the sensor device is unitarily formed with the digitizer. 
     
     
         16 . The computing device of  claim 14 , wherein the display is overlaid on the digitizer, and the sensor device is connected to the digitizer and positioned underneath the digitizer. 
     
     
         17 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the characteristic of page turning corresponds to a speed at which portions of the multiple pages are displayed. 
     
     
         18 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the characteristic of page turning corresponds to a difference in a position of the presented one or more pages with a position of a next one of the presented multiple pages. 
     
     
         19 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the processing resource includes a first processor and a second processor, wherein at least one of the first processor and second processor is configured to control the wireless communication port. 
     
     
         20 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein at least some of the pages in the collection include images, so that at least one of the presented pages or one or more of the presented multiple pages include one or more images.