Patent ID: 6243071
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of controlling the display of an electronic book on a display screen of a hand-held stylus-based computer having a processor connected to the display screen, a memory connected to the processor, one or more buttons, and a stylus, the method comprising:opening a book package which contains the electronic book and which resides, at least in part, in the memory of the computer;displaying a view of a current page of the electronic book on the display screen, the view including at least one navigation button;displaying a navigation dialog box on the display screen when the navigation button is selected by interaction of the stylus with the display screen, the navigation dialog box having at least a bookmark button and a return to menu button;placing a bookmark at a preselected page when the bookmark button is selected by interaction of the stylus with the display screen; anddisplaying a menu page in the electronic book when the return to menu button is selected by interaction of the stylus with the display screen, the menu page listing one or more destinations within the electronic book which can be reached by selecting a corresponding destination from the menu page.