Skipping through electronic content on an electronic device
US8850360B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2380/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for skipping through electronic content displayed on an electronic device having a touchscreen display coupled to a processing engine. According to one embodiment, a multi-touch gesture is received from a user. Based on the user's multi-touch gesture, electronic content associated with digital media immediately advances to a subsequent section or immediately reverses back to a previous section of the digital media.
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