Patent ID: 8051385
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: G06F,G09G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A handheld electronic book reader comprising: a content store to store textual or graphic content for display on the handheld electronic book reader; a housing; a content display screen, disposed within the housing, to present at least a portion of the textual or graphic content in a plurality of rows; and a control display screen, separate from the content display screen and also disposed within the housing, to present a plurality of graphic elements that are arranged in a first column, wherein the graphic elements correspond to the rows; wherein the control display screen further presents a cursor that is positionable within a second column that is parallel to the first column; and a selection device responsive to user input to position the cursor within the second column, wherein the selection device is for aligning the cursor alongside one of the graphic elements to place a corresponding one of the rows in focus.