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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2010
James D. Mackraz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
James D. Mackraz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Techniques for reflowing content around obscuring objects are described herein. For instance, in one example the techniques may render content on a display of a handheld electronic device before detecting that a user's grasp of the device obscures at least a portion of the content. Thereafter, and in response, the device may reflow the content around the grasp of the user, thus allowing the user to consume the content without the need to alter her grasp when she reaches the obscured portion of the content. In some instances, the device includes a touch-sensitive display that recognizes the grasp that obscures the content. In other instances, the device may recognize that the grasp obscures the content via a camera, a strain gauge, a light sensor, or in any other suitable manner.