Patent ID: 9557910
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for turning electronic book (e-book) pages in a portable terminal, the method comprising: defining a first partial region of a screen of the portable terminal on a first side as a first user interface (UI) activation region, a second partial region of the screen on an opposing side as a second UI activation region, and a middle region of the screen between the first UI activation region and the second partial region, the screen comprising a touchscreen; displaying at least one page of an e-book on the screen; receiving a first input having a start position, a first direction, and an end position, the first input comprising a dragged gesture on the touchscreen; determining whether the start position of the first input is in the first UI activation region, the second UI activation region, or the middle region of the screen; in response to determining that the start position is in the middle region of the screen: in response to determining that the start position of the first input is in the first UI activation region: in response to determining that the start position of the first input is in the second UI activation region: