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Electronic document reader

US8539341B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateJun 13, 2008
Grant dateSep 17, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/393
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

We describe a method of displaying a document page with a predetermined size using a display device having edges defining lateral dimensions not substantially larger than said predetermined size and having a central re-writable display portion and a non-re-writable border, said document page comprising a central, foreground portion bearing one or both of text and graphics, a background having a background color and at least one margin having said background color, the method comprising: inputting page data defining a page for display; processing said page data to crop margins of said page such that, when displayed on said re-writable display portion, said non-re-writable border gives the appearance of said cropped margins, said processing generating cropped page data; and outputting said cropped page data for display on said re-writable display portion of said display.

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