JPH03154167A - Electronic book device with bookmarker function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and quickly execute read-continuation in electronic publication by constituting an electronic book device so that a half-read book data position is registered as bookmarker information, and this position can be called simply. CONSTITUTION:In the case of discontinuing reading, when a bookmarker key 20 is depressed, a position in an IC card 24 of book data displayed on a display part 16, for instance, the number of pages at that time is registered automatically as bookmarker information in a bookmarker registering means 40. In the case of restarting reading, a CPU 38 reads out the book data of the page registered as the bookmarker information from an IC card 24 and displays it on the display part 16. In such a way, the discontinued reading position can be called simply, and comparing with reading by an ordinary book, the electronic book device having no sense of incongruity is obtained.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a notebook-type electronic book device equipped with a display function, and particularly to an electronic book device that reads and displays book data from a storage means such as an IC card. .

[Prior Art] An electronic book device has been proposed that has built-in functions for collecting, classifying, and utilizing various information in a compact notebook size, and its market is rapidly expanding.

Such e-book devices can store phone directories, schedules, memos,
Based on basic functions such as a calculator, the system is configured to be able to be upgraded with an IC card that expands functions such as a dictionary, telephone directory, and address book, or with a handy printer that prints data.

Furthermore, devices that allow phone book/address book data to be shared with a PC or word processor via an IC card, and devices that allow memo or schedule data to be shared with a word processor, etc. using an interface are being proposed one after another. ing.

In recent years, books have been published electronically using IC cards, and it has become possible to enjoy reading on the display section of an electronic book device.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when reading book data stored in an IC card using the above-described conventional technology, it is rare to read the entire book from beginning to end in one breath. Usually a book (B o
OK), to point to the next page to read, press “
However, with an e-book device, you have to write down the relevant page in a memo pad, etc., and when you want to continue reading, you have to refer to this memo pad and specify the next page, which is cumbersome. There was also the risk of losing the memo.

In addition, when memos are not used, it is necessary to locate the page while looking at the display screen, and it takes time to start reading.

Purpose of the Invention The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides an electronic book with a certain function that allows you to easily call up the reading position where you left off and that does not feel strange compared to reading a normal book. The goal is to provide equipment.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, an electronic book device with a pear function according to the present invention includes a storage means in which book layer data is stored in advance, and book data read from the storage means. a display means for displaying; a bookmark registration means for registering the position of the displayed book data in the storage means as vegetable information; an input means for inputting the position of the book data to be registered in the vegetable registration means; The information processing apparatus is characterized by comprising display control means for reading out book data after the registered position from the storage means and displaying it on the display means.

[Operation] According to the electronic book device with a certain function configured as described above, the position of the displayed book data in the storage means can be registered in the bookmark registration means as bookmark information by manual means.

Then, when reading is resumed after reading is interrupted, the reading position at the time of interruption can be immediately displayed by reading out the book data after the position registered as food information from the storage means and displaying it on the display means.

[Embodiments] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an electronic book device with a certain function according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram thereof.

In FIG. 1, the electronic book device 10 has a cover section 12, 14 that can be spread out like a notebook. In this embodiment, for example, a display section 16 using a liquid crystal is provided on one cover section 12.
, an operation section 22 having a cursor key 18, a cursor key 20 as an input means, etc. is provided. Further, on the other cover part 14, an IC card 24, 26 as a storage means,
And a personal card 2 that allows you to manage your personal data.
8 is provided in each slot.

Further, between the cover parts 12 and 14, an expansion electronic card 30, recording paper 32, etc., which expand the functions of a dictionary, telephone directory, address book, etc., can be bound. Note that the connection between the extended electronic card 30 and the main body of the electronic book device 10 is performed, for example, via a connector 36 provided inside the spine 34, and this connector 36 is capable of following the spread movement of the extended electronic card 30. It has become.

Book data as an electronic publication is stored in the IC card 24 (or 26), and this book data is read out from the IC card 24 by the CPU 38 shown in FIG. 2 and displayed on the screen of the display unit 16. will be displayed. usually,
From the IC card 24, the book data of the first page is displayed first, and by operating the cursor keys 18, etc.
The display screen changes sequentially.

If the operator wants to interrupt reading while it is proceeding with such an operation, the operator presses the N key 20. certain key 2
By suppressing 0, the position of the displayed book data on the IC card 24, for example, the page number at that time, is automatically registered as bookmark information in the bookmark registration means 40.

In the figure, the bookmark registration means 40 is provided on the device main body side, but
For example, it may be provided on the IC card 24 side. That is, it is sufficient to prepare an area on the IC card 24 having the book data to write the number of pages as bookmark information. In addition to the IC card 24, an information storage file for registering the IC card name (book name) and the number of pages as bookmark information is prepared in the own database file on the personal card 28 shown in FIG. Also good. Note that the number of pages as bookmark information is not limited to the number of pages read last time, and the number of pages to be read this time may be registered.

Now, when reading is resumed, the CPU 38 reads out the book data of the page registered as bookmark information from the IC card 24 and displays it on the display unit 16.

At this time, the method for reading the registered page is
If the book data on the card 24 has page data as a data format, the CPU 38 searches while reading this page data. The read page data is
The information is sequentially updated and stored in a register within the CPO 38.

Then, the CPU 38 compares and calculates the number of pages registered as bookmark information with the page data currently being read, and searches for the corresponding page data.

Furthermore, if the book data on the IC card 24 does not have page data as a data format, the CPU 38
For example, an adder is used to automatically count pages based on the file format, and this count value is used to perform the above-described read control.

In the present invention, when the IC card is opened (read) as described above, the CPU 38 performs control according to a program stored in the ROM 42 as a display control means.

Hereinafter, the processing procedure in the present invention will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the IC card 24 is attached to the main body of the apparatus and waits for the start of reading (step 101). When starting reading, the CPU 38 refers to the bookmark registration means 40 and
Step 1: Determine whether bookmark information is registered.
02), if it is not registered, the first page of book data is displayed on the display unit 16 (step 103). Thereafter, depending on the key operation (for example, the cursor key 18 shown in FIG. 1), the information will be displayed page by page, display range by page, or line by line.
Normal display switching processing is sequentially performed (step 104).

On the other hand, if the determination in step 102 is YES, the CPU 3
8 causes the display unit 16 to display a message confirming whether the bookmark information has been registered and whether or not to start reading from a certain position (step 105), and waits for a response from the operator using the keys manually (step 106). . Here, if the key manual power is NO, the process from step 103 is performed, and if the key human power is YES, the process from step 107 is performed.

If the answer is YES, the CPU 38 searches the IC card 24 for book data after the position registered as food information and reads it (step 107). and,
After displaying the read book data on the display unit 16 (step 108), the process returns to step 104.

Note that the processes at steps 105 and 106 are not essential, and if bookmark information is present (step 102), the processes from step 107 onward may be directly executed.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the vegetable information is set on a page basis, but in more detail, for example, by using a touch panel or cursor keys, the reading start position can be set and registered on a line-by-line (sentence-by-sentence) basis. You can also do that.

Furthermore, the bookmark information may be configured such that the address of the book data or the like is directly set using, for example, alphanumeric keys.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the electronic book device with a certain function according to the present invention, the position of book data that is about to be read can be registered as bookmark information, and this position can be easily called up. Joints can be performed easily and quickly. Therefore, without being particularly conscious of the fact that it is an e-book,
You can enjoy reading e-books in the same way as reading a regular book.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an external view showing an electronic book device with a bookmarking function according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 shows a processing procedure according to the present invention. FIG. 10... E-book device 16... Display section (display means) 20... Key (input means) 24.26... IC card (storage means) 38
・・・ CPU 40 ・・・ Vegetable registration means

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A storage means that stores book data in advance, a display means that displays the book data read from the storage means, and a position of the displayed book data in the storage means that is registered as bookmark information. a bookmark registration means for inputting the position of the book data to be registered in the bookmark registration means; and a display for reading out the book data after the position registered as the bookmark information from the storage means and displaying it on the display means. An electronic book device with a bookmarking function, comprising: a control means;