Cross-Page Marking via Continuous Gesture in E-Book Readers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for cross-page marking in electronic books require multiple page-turning and marking operations, leading to increased device processing load and a complicated, inflexible reading experience.
Innovation Solution
A data processing method and device that allows for cross-page marking through a pressing and sliding operation, where the electronic book automatically turns pages when the operation reaches a preset trigger region, enabling continuous marking across pages with a single operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple page-turning and marking operations are performed for cross-page marking, then all words can be completely marked, but the device processing load increases and the reading experience becomes complicated and inflexible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple discrete marking operations into a single continuous pressing and sliding operation that spans across page boundaries. The system merges the marking function with the page-turning function, allowing the user to mark words continuously while the system automatically handles page transitions in the background, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining marking completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting when a pressing operation approaches a page boundary and proactively initiating the page-turning process before the user needs to manually turn the page. This preliminary page preparation ensures that the marking operation can continue seamlessly across pages without requiring the user to complete manual page-turning actions.
2Reliability
If multiple page-turning and marking operations are performed for cross-page marking, then all words can be completely marked, but the device processing load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements continuity of useful action by maintaining the marking operation as a single uninterrupted process that spans across multiple pages. Instead of completing one marking operation per page and then turning pages, the system allows the marking action to continue continuously while automatically managing page transitions, thereby reducing the total number of discrete operations and associated processing overhead.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary automated page-turning mechanism that acts as a mediator between the user's continuous marking gesture and the physical page structure. This intermediary automatically detects when page transitions are needed and executes them in the background, shielding the user from the complexity of manual page-turning while ensuring that marking operations remain uninterrupted and efficient.
3Ease of operation
If manual page-turning is required between marking operations, then precise control over page navigation is achieved, but the reading experience becomes inflexible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the page-turning behavior adaptive and context-dependent rather than static and manual. The system dynamically adjusts page transitions based on the user's marking gesture progress, automatically turning pages when appropriate while allowing the user to maintain focus on the marking task. This dynamic automation provides both precise control and reading flexibility simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically managing page-turning operations based on the context of the ongoing marking gesture. The system monitors the user's pressing and sliding actions, detects when page boundaries are approached, and autonomously executes page transitions without requiring explicit user commands, thereby freeing the user to focus on the primary task of marking relevant words.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are a data processing method and device for an electronic book, and a mobile terminal. The data processing method includes: receiving a pressing and sliding operation on a current page of the electronic book; marking words located in a range between a starting position for the pressing and sliding operation and a current position for the pressing and sliding operation, and determining whether the current position is located in a preset trigger region; and when the current position is located in the preset trigger region and a trigger time reaches a preset value, displaying a next page or a previous page of the current page of the electronic book according to the position in the preset trigger region and marking words continuously till a word corresponding to a position where the pressing and sliding operation ends.