Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of electronic-book reading system and e-book reading method, can enlarge effective display area, improve plant factor.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, embodiments of the present invention provide a kind of electronic-book reading system, comprise N the E-book reader that can work alone, and each reader has a display screen, and N is the integer greater than 1;
Each reader interconnects with wireless mode;
The content that in N reader, shows adjacent N page or leaf in the same e-book or same page respectively.
Embodiments of the present invention also provide a kind of e-book reading method, may further comprise the steps:
Set up wireless connections between N the E-book reader that can work alone, each reader has a display screen, and N is the integer greater than 1;
The information that main reader in N reader will respectively will show from reader sends to respectively from reader by wireless connections;
Respectively show to come the information of autonomous reader from reader;
Wherein, the content that in N reader, shows adjacent N page or leaf in the same e-book or same page respectively.
Embodiment of the present invention compared with prior art, the key distinction and effect thereof are:
A plurality of readers that can work alone are interconnected with wireless mode, can show adjacent page content in the same e-book respectively, enlarge and read the visual field, the content that also can show same page, make many people obtain information and share, enlarged effective display area, improved usage ratio of equipment.
Further, the process by main reader storage e-book and control are read only keeps a current page information, and empty this page information after disconnection connects from reader, help the protection of copyright.
Further, use bluetooth approach to connect two readers, can not cause interference to other reader at a distance, it is convenient to realize.
Further,, select automatically can simplify user's operation, accelerate the process of handling with page mode or double screen pattern according to the distance of distance between principal and subordinate's reader.
Further, by the distance of distance between the power judgement principal and subordinate reader of wireless signal, the hardware device that need not to add, cost is lower.
Further, install rfid device additional on principal and subordinate's reader, whether close enough is to being fit to the distance that double screen is read can to judge two readers comparatively exactly.
Further, if main reader is in editing mode, then will if main reader is in read state, then enter the double screen display mode from reader as keyboard., need not to obtain more multiple instruction from the reader content displayed according to main reading state decision, accelerated processing speed, the facility of robotization is provided for the user from the user.
Embodiment
In the following description, in order to make the reader understand the application better many ins and outs have been proposed.But, persons of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that even without these ins and outs with based on the many variations and the modification of following each embodiment, also can realize each claim of the application technical scheme required for protection.
For making the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, embodiments of the present invention are described in further detail below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
First embodiment of the invention relates to a kind of electronic-book reading system.This electronic-book reading system comprises N the E-book reader that can work alone, and each reader has a display screen,
A preferred example as shown in Figure 1, this electronic-book reading system is made of two readers that can work alone.Two readers are connected to each other with bluetooth approach, and the display screen of two readers all adopts electronic ink technologies.Use bluetooth approach to connect two readers, can not cause interference to other reader at a distance, it is convenient to realize.Each reader can be same model, also can be different model.
Be appreciated that it also can is that three or more readers are connected to each other.Connected mode also can be an infrared ray except bluetooth, WLAN (wireless local area network) (Wireless Local Area Network is called for short " WLAN "), frequency modulation (Frequency Modulation is called for short " FM ") or the like.Technical scheme of the present invention also can be applied on the reader that does not use electric ink, for example uses the reader of LCD.
Show adjacent two pages of contents in the same e-book respectively in two readers, that is to say a content that shows recto, another shows the content of verso, and the sensation that seems is just as reading a common book.
Having one in two readers is main reader, and another is from reader.Main reader is meant the equipment that has of e-book in the reading process, is meant the screen display of certain e-book that can share main reader and the equipment of reading from reader.
Main reader is used for resolving being stored in local e-book, will issue respectively from reader from the information after resolving that reader need show, and carry out the page turning control of e-book.
Be used for the information that buffer memory transmits from main reader from reader, on the display screen of self, show the information in this buffer, and disconnect the information that empties this buffer after being connected with main reader.
As shown in Figure 1, main reader (left side) is showing the 28th page, just shows the 29th page simultaneously from reader (right side), if main reader is initiated the page turning action here, main reader will jump to 30 pages, jump to 31 pages from reader simultaneously; Similar with it from the page turning action that reader is initiated.Main reader and can both initiate the closing motion of the current books page from reader from reader, this moment, the wireless connections of two readers disconnected, and after main reader finds that wireless connections disconnect, will carry out continuous page turning during next page turning.
Also control the process of reading by main reader storage e-book, only keeping from reader needs display message, and empties this page information after disconnecting connection, helps the protection of copyright.
A plurality of readers that can work alone are interconnected with wireless mode, show adjacent page content in the same e-book respectively, enlarge and read the visual field, enlarged effective display area, improved usage ratio of equipment.
Second embodiment of the invention relates to a kind of electronic-book reading system.Second embodiment and first embodiment are similar, and difference is: a plurality of reader content displayed differences.In first embodiment, N reader shows the N page or leaf content that same e-book is adjacent, and in second embodiment, and N reader shows in the same e-book content with one page.
A kind of typical application scene is many people's meetings, and everyone reader is seen same content, the effect that the information of playing is shared.
A plurality of readers that can work alone are interconnected with wireless mode, show respectively in the same e-book to make many people obtain information and to share with the content of one page, enlarged effective display area, improved usage ratio of equipment.
Third embodiment of the invention relates to a kind of e-book reading method, and its process flow diagram as shown in Figure 2.
In step 201, between N the E-book reader that can work alone, set up wireless connections, for example bluetooth connects, and each reader has a display screen, and N is the integer greater than 1.
After this enter step 202, the information that the main reader in N reader will respectively will show from reader sends to respectively from reader by wireless connections.Wherein, the content that in N reader, shows adjacent N page or leaf (multi-screen reading model) in the same e-book or same page (information sharing model) respectively, in other words, if multi-screen reading model, then main reader selects one page to issue one from reader from adjacent N page or leaf, if the information sharing model, then main reader will be issued respectively from reader with the content of one page.
In addition, be appreciated that the information that can at every turn only pass one page, the information that also can pass multipage is to accelerate the speed of page turning.Normally main reader is passed to from reader after e-book is resolved, and also can the original contents of e-book be issued from reader by main reader, resolves the back voluntarily from reader and shows corresponding page or leaf.
After this enter step 203, respectively show to come the information of autonomous reader from reader.
Under the multi-screen reading model, as follows to the processing mode of page turning:
After main reader is received the instruction of page turning, with the content of back N page or leaf respectively to respectively sending from reader.For example, have two readers to carry out in the double screen reading, former former head's reader shows the 8th page, shows the 9th page from reader that then after page turning, main reader shows the 10th page, and the 11st page content is sent to from reader.
The instruction that is appreciated that page turning can directly be triggered by the button on the main reader, also can be by notifying main reader by wireless connections behind the button that detects the user from reader.
Master and slave reader can cut out the e-book page or wireless connections.
If main reader has cut out wireless connections, perhaps closed the e-book page or wireless connections from reader, then this main reader returns to the state of continuous page turning.
If main reader has cut out the e-book page or wireless connections, perhaps the e-book page or wireless connections have been closed, then the information that obtains from main reader from the reader deletion from reader.The benefit of doing like this is to carry out copyright protection preferably, because from the reader corresponding e-book of independent reading of not necessarily having the right.
In addition, be appreciated that, also can not delete the information that obtains from main reader from reader for the situation of copyright permission.Perhaps, main reader is issued from the information of reader can comprise copyright information, from reader according to this copyright information, decision with whether delete relevant content after main reader disconnects.
Present embodiment is and the corresponding method embodiment of first or second embodiment, present embodiment can with the enforcement of working in coordination of first or second embodiment.The correlation technique details of mentioning in first or second embodiment is still effective in the present embodiment, in order to reduce repetition, repeats no more here.Correspondingly, the correlation technique details of mentioning in the present embodiment also can be applicable in first or second embodiment.
Four embodiment of the invention relates to a kind of e-book reading method.
The 4th embodiment improves on the basis of the 3rd embodiment, and main improvements are: according to the distance of distance between principal and subordinate's reader, select with page mode or double screen pattern automatically, thereby simplify user's operation, accelerate the process of handling.
The flow process of the 4th embodiment as shown in Figure 3.
In step 301, between N reader, set up wireless connections, for example bluetooth connects.
After this enter step 302, main reader judge with farthest from the distance between the reader whether above predetermined threshold, if then enter step 303, otherwise enter step 304.
In step 303, main reader is to the content that respectively sends same page from reader.Should read by the individual multi-screen of uncomfortable unification when distance is distant, so be chosen as the information sharing model automatically.
In step 304, main reader is to the one page that respectively sends from reader the adjacent N page or leaf.
In step 302, it is multiple to judge that method that whether two distances between reader surpass predetermined threshold has, below for two examples.
Method one: whether the intensity of judging the used wireless signal of Radio Link (as bluetooth) surpasses threshold value.Decay because wireless signal is the increase with distance,, can think that then the spacing of two readers has surpassed predetermined threshold if the intensity of wireless signal surpasses threshold value.By the distance of distance between the power judgement principal and subordinate reader of wireless signal, the hardware device that need not to add, cost is lower.
Method two: use REID.Dispose radio-frequency identification reader at main reader, and from reader, disposing radio-frequency card.Radio-frequency identification reader in the main reader judges whether to receive the signal of radio-frequency card emission from reader, if receive, thinks that then the distance between two readers is lower than predetermined threshold.Install rfid device additional on principal and subordinate's reader, whether close enough is to being fit to the distance that double screen is read can to judge two readers comparatively exactly.
In addition, be appreciated that the correlation module of radio-frequency (RF) identification can unlatching again after wireless connections are set up, and just close after finishing the selection of reading model for saves energy.
Present embodiment is and the corresponding method embodiment of first or second embodiment, present embodiment can with the enforcement of working in coordination of first or second embodiment.The correlation technique details of mentioning in first or second embodiment is still effective in the present embodiment, in order to reduce repetition, repeats no more here.Correspondingly, the correlation technique details of mentioning in the present embodiment also can be applicable in first or second embodiment.
Fifth embodiment of the invention relates to a kind of e-book reading method.
The 5th embodiment improves on the basis of the 3rd embodiment, and main improvements are: if main reader is in editing mode, then will if main reader is in read state, then enter the double screen display mode from reader as keyboard., need not to obtain more multiple instruction from the reader content displayed according to main reading state decision, accelerated processing speed, the facility of robotization is provided for the user from the user.
Present embodiment is example (being N=2) with the double screen, and to require from the display screen of reader be touch-screen.The flow process of present embodiment as shown in Figure 4.
In step 401, between master and slave reader, set up wireless connections, for example bluetooth connects.
After this enter step 402, main reader judgement is current to be in read state or editing mode, if be in read state, then enters step 403; If the editing mode of being in then enters step 405.
In step 403, the information that main reader will respectively will show from reader sends to from reader by wireless connections.It can be the content of adjacent page in the same e-book (double screen reading model) or same page (information sharing model).
After this enter step 404, show to come the information of autonomous reader from reader.
In step 405, from the display screen of reader at least the subregion show the interface of dummy keyboard, with the input media of the reader of deciding.
Though present embodiment is that example describes with two readers, but be not limited to the situation of two readers, also can be that three or more readers are interconnected, state according to main reader carries out multi-screen reading model, information sharing model, perhaps one of them reader is used as dummy keyboard.
Present embodiment is and the corresponding method embodiment of first or second embodiment, present embodiment can with the enforcement of working in coordination of first or second embodiment.The correlation technique details of mentioning in first or second embodiment is still effective in the present embodiment, in order to reduce repetition, repeats no more here.Correspondingly, the correlation technique details of mentioning in the present embodiment also can be applicable in first or second embodiment.
Though pass through with reference to some of the preferred embodiment of the invention, the present invention is illustrated and describes, but those of ordinary skill in the art should be understood that and can do various changes to it in the form and details, and without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.