Patent ID: 8519971

Claim:
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform acts comprising: rendering content of an electronic book on a touch-sensitive display of a handheld electronic device, the touch-sensitive display being configured to accept touch inputs from a user operating the handheld electronic device; identifying a location on the touch-sensitive display at which the user grasps the handheld electronic device; and at least partly in response to the identifying of the location: fitting a shape to the location on the touch-sensitive display at which the user grasps the handheld electronic device; determining a first line along a major axis of the shape; determining a second line that is offset from the first line; extrapolating the major axis to a nearest edge of the touch-sensitive display; calculating an area of the touch-sensitive display within which to refrain from rendering content based on the second line and a third line that is orthogonal to the nearest edge of the touch-sensitive display and re-rendering the content of the electronic book on the touch-sensitive display such that the area of the touch-sensitive display is free from content of the electronic book.