Samuel C Hackwell

US Patent:

20120066591, Mar 15, 2012

Filed:

Sep 10, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/879592

Inventors:

Samuel C. Hackwell - Lynden WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/01

US Classification:

715702

Abstract:

An improved and more intuitive method of interacting and controlling the speed of a virtual page turn or virtual page flip, wherein a touch surface is a curved, stepped, or angled side edge surface of an electronic reading device. The rate or speed of virtual pages turned or flipped is determined by the physical location and gesture movement or direction of user's finger(s) on the curved, stepped, or angled touch surface. Typically, the common method of interacting and controlling the turning or flipping of virtual pages occurs on the flat front or top of the display touch screen surface, whereas this invention provides a more intuitive method of turning or flipping of virtual pages of electronic books which more naturally mimics that of turning or flipping through traditional paperback or hard-bound non-electronic book pages.

US Patent:

20120032981, Feb 9, 2012

Filed:

Aug 4, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/850261

Inventors:

Samuel C. Hackwell - Lynden WA, US

International Classification:

G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345650

Abstract:

An electronic book capable of being configured of multiple display panels. Display panels having two-sided hinging capabilities—right and left sides of housing, wherein a user can add multiple display panels and hinge them together in various configurations. The display panels can be of various sizes and shapes, and are foldable upon each other when hinged together and being able to be rotated from 0 to 360. Both images within the displays and the display panels themselves can be viewed and configured in a portrait orientation, or a landscape orientation, or an “Alarm Clock” orientation. Images can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise depending upon signal input. Images can be also be “stretched” across multiple display panels. The electronic book is capable but not limited to the storing and presenting of electronic media such as, ebooks, ejournals, enewspapers, emagazines, video, and sound. Electronic book display panels can communicate over a network.