CN1178594A - Electronic book and graphical user interface to provide control thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of providing control of an electronic book includes data from a machine-readable storage medium installed in the electronic book , and displaying a page of text represented by the machine-readable data on a display portion (168) of a touchscreen (130) integrated in the electronic book. A first portion (170), a second portion (178) and a third portion (180) of the touchscreen (130) are designated for receiving a first, second or third user-initiated event which request that a subsequent, previous or pre-marked page be displayed on the touchscreen (130), respectively. A fourth portion of the touchscreen (130) is designated for receiving a fourth user-initiated event which requests that a library screen be displayed on the touchscreen. A fifth portion of the touchsreen (130) is designated for receiving a fifth user-initiated event which requests that the page be marked.

Description

E-book and the graphical user interface that it is controlled is provided

The present invention relates to following invention, these inventions transfer same assignee of the present invention:

" be used for limiting the system and method for access graph book card ", sequence number is 08/572,346, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" be used for storing the apparatus and method with videotex ", sequence number is 08/572,451 to apply for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" be used for creating the method and the e-book of many versions books ", sequence number is 08/572,485, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" e-book diary and using method thereof ", sequence number is 08/572,602, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" be used for forbidding electronic installation method of operating and device during aircraft takeoffs and landings ", sequence number is 08/572,603, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" be used for forbidding the electronic installation operated system during aircraft takeoffs and landings ", sequence number is 08/572,484, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" be used for shortening the method for text ", sequence number is 08/572,834, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" a kind of method that replaces title in e-book ", sequence number is 08/572,480, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" system and method that is used for the e-book authoring tools ", sequence number is 08/572,358, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" system and method that is used for the automatic library of many library cards ", sequence number is 08/572,482, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" e-book with select to be used for showing the major word type of relevant text and the method for major dimension ", sequence number is 08/572,407, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" graphical user interface of e-book and the relevant books that are used for selecting reading ", sequence number is 08/572,406, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" be used for storing the e-book and the method for at least one books in the internal machine readable memory medium ", sequence number is 08/572,593, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" e-book and annotate method thereof ", sequence number is 08/572,367, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" method of the relative position of e-book and this books current page of demonstration ", sequence number is 08/572,373, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" method and systems of the books that use e-book to encode to be used to read ", sequence number is 08/572,468, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" method of its animated pages transposing of e-book and demonstration ", sequence number is 08/572,405, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" method of e-book and its display message speed of control ", sequence number is 08/572,372, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" can use house-keeping and its memory card again ", sequence number is 08/572,413, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" method of e-book and its at least a reading standard of demonstration ", sequence number is 08/572,842, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" method of e-book and newly-built its people's reading activities daily record ", sequence number is 08/572,456, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" e-book with highlight feature ", sequence number is 08/572,469, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

" e-book and the method for capturing and storing quoted passage therein ", sequence number is 08/572,601, applies for Dec 14 nineteen ninety-five.

Here the theme of the related invention of above affirmation is comprised in into of the present invention the disclosing by reference.

The present invention relates generally to have the e-book of true paper books the look and feel and provide method for the user the control of e-book.

Various types of handheld electronic reading devices have been proposed, so that the text message that the electronics explicit user is read.A typical handheld electronic reading device comprises display device and user interface of a videotex information, the various features that this user interface allows the user to read text message and visit electronic reading device.Display device and user interface are included in the hand-held housing, are beneficial to carry electronic reading device.

Many hand-hold electronic devices have a user interface with the form of one or more outer button.Depress all buttons with a kind of predetermined way, various the holding of perhaps read text message or access means levied.Yet the user interface that many handheld electronic reading devices are realized in such a way can not provide a kind of text or be used for the simple, intuitive or the effective method of access characteristic of being used for reading.

The United States Patent (USP) 5,239,665 of Tsuchiya discloses a kind of e-book with six keys, and these six keys are contained in the shell and near display device.Use these six keys to browse the book information in the memory storage and utilize the various characteristics of e-book.Each all has a position that has nothing to do with its function in these six keys on shell.

Use the complicacy of existing handheld electronic reading device and handle the non-comfortableness of many these devices, cause some would rather read real paper books, also be reluctant to use handheld electronic reading device.

In the appended claims, pointed out the present invention in detail.Yet by reference following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it is clearer that feature of the present invention will become, and will understand the present invention better.In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the embodiment that is in the e-book of closed position;

Fig. 2 is the embodiment of e-book when open position of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the calcspar of e-book embodiment;

Fig. 4 represents to be used for to provide to the user the various focus settings of e-book control;

Fig. 5 represents to use library's screen display of an e-book embodiment;

Fig. 6 represents that opening the user who wishes books from library's screen starts incident;

Fig. 7 represents to be presented at first page of books on embodiment of e-book;

Fig. 8 represents to be presented at the title page of the books on embodiment of e-book;

The font that Fig. 9 represents to be presented on embodiment of e-book is selected page or leaf;

Figure 10 is illustrated in the title page of shown books when withdrawing from font selection page or leaf;

Figure 11 represents to be presented at the system's control page or leaf among embodiment of e-book;

Figure 12 is illustrated in the title page of the books that show when logging off the control page or leaf;

Figure 13 represents the title page of books, and wherein the user chooses the radio link option;

Figure 14 represents the title page of books, and wherein the user chooses pacing control option;

Figure 15 is illustrated in the pacing control page or leaf that shows among the e-book embodiment;

Figure 16 represents to describe the books title page of other user's startupoptions;

Figure 17 is illustrated in the page or leaf of tearing corner mark among the embodiment of e-book with a page open;

Figure 18 is illustrated in a page that uses in all enforcement of e-book and tears the angle dialog box open;

Figure 19 represents that the user selects the part of page of text;

Figure 20 is illustrated in an option that uses among all embodiment of e-book and selects dialog box;

Figure 21 is illustrated in the note that uses among all embodiment of e-book and shows;

Figure 22 represents a marker character, and this marker character is used to refer to one page and has one and the associated note of this marker character;

Figure 23 represents that the user selects to choose one the bookmark option is set in the dialog box at option;

Figure 24 represents that Figure 23 has the page or leaf of a bookmark that shows thereon;

Figure 25 is the process flow diagram of the event loop of carrying out in embodiment of e-book;

Figure 26 is a process flow diagram used in e-book, carry out step in the graphical user interface routine embodiment of library;

Figure 27 and 28 is the process flow diagrams of the routine embodiment of all page of videotex in e-book;

Figure 29 is the process flow diagram that shows step that current page carries out in e-book;

Figure 30 is the process flow diagram that carries out step in an embodiment of note subroutine;

Figure 31 is the process flow diagram that carries out step in quoting an embodiment who captures subroutine;

Figure 32 is illustrated in page and tears the process flow diagram that carries out step among the embodiment of silver coin routine open;

Figure 33 carries out the process flow diagram of step in an embodiment of pacing control subroutine;

Figure 34 is the process flow diagram that carries out step in an embodiment of font chooser routine;

Figure 35 is the process flow diagram that carries out step in an embodiment of system's control subroutine;

The e-book that the embodiment of the invention provides has the visual picture user interface, is used to browse the various functions of books and control e-book.The each several part that is integrated in the touch screen in the e-book is designed to intuitive manner, consistently receive the user with the metaphor books starts incident or action, with the operation of control to e-book.

Fig. 1 is the embodiment that is in the e-book of closed position.E-book has a book shape housing 100, and book shape housing 100 has the look and feel of real paper books.Book shape housing 100 has first housing component 102 that is articulated in one second housing component 104, is beneficial to the same mode open and close of books.Form first housing component by book shape front cover part 106 parts.In a similar fashion, form second housing component 104 by book shape back cover member 108 parts.Front cover part 106 and back cover member 108 are hinged by a ridge spare 110.

For the look and feel of real books is provided better, front cover part 106 and back cover member 108 have the appearance that material therefor is made in real book cover.The example of this material includes, but not limited to leather, leatheret, vinyl and braided fiber such as cotton.Appearance promptly can for good and all be connected in front cover part 106 and back cover member 108, also can have the form of detachable cover.

Except front cover part 106, first housing component 102 is also partly limited by a cover 112.Similarly, second housing component 104 is also partly limited by a cover 114 except that back cover member 108.When e-book was in the close position, cover 112 and cover 114 had the outward appearance of real paper books margin edge.Particularly, cover 112 and 114 limits a top 116, a bottom margin 118 and a forward edge 120, and these edges seem to resemble respectively top, bottom margin and the forward edge of real paper books.Top 116, bottom margin 118 and forward edge 120 are recessed with respect to front cover part 106 and back cover member 108.

Fig. 2 is the embodiment of e-book when open position of Fig. 1.Best first housing component 102 and second housing 104 are substantial symmetry, thereby front cover part 106, back cover member 108 and ridge spare 110 are lain in when open position on the plane surface basically.Basic symmetry makes one of the sensory images of e-book be opened to the real paper books of its central leaf.As a result, can cosily hold and read in the mode that conforms to the paper books.

A touch screen 130 is incorporated in the book shape housing 100, can contact when opening in the same mode of book with convenient book shape housing 100.In the embodiment shown in Figure 2, the cover 114 of the touch screen 130 and second housing component 104 becomes one.Alternatively, one second touch screen 132 also can be incorporated in this book shape housing.As shown in the figure, second touch screen 132 can become one with the cover 112 of first housing component 102.

Each all comprises a touch-sensitive window above a display device touch screen 130 and second touch screen 132.In display device can be a backing light optical element behind.

According to the concrete pattern of e-book, the touch screen 130 and second touch screen 132 can provide a kind of colored demonstration or a kind of monochromatic demonstration.For its touch-sensitive is provided, the touch screen 130 and second touch screen 132 can be utilized artifical resistance technology well known in the prior art.Yet, should be noted that, also can utilize the other technologies that touch-sensitive is provided.

Be preferably, the touch screen 130 and second touch screen 132 can provide backing light, use e-book so that allow in the dark environment of light difference or light.Be more preferably, touch screen 130 can backlit whole touch screen curtain 139 chooses part or subclass.Here, e-book can provide a kind of battery saving mode, and wherein backlit only is the part of user's touch screen 130 of watching.

Book shape housing comprises a receiving slit 134, a kind of detachable machine-readable storage media 136 of receiving slit 134 actual reception.Detachable machine-readable storage media 136 comprises the machine-readable data of expression from the books text.Selectively be that machine-readable data is also represented the graphical information in the books.Should be noted that term " books " should be interpreted as any article of writing or printing that has individual read text information widely.Therefore, term " books " should comprise books, magazine, newspaper or the like.

The text and the graphical information that are included in the detachable machine-readable storage media 136 are presented on the touch screen 130.Can comprise second touch screen 132, so that in touch screen 130 videotexs, display graphics information.Select as another kind, the touch screen 130 and second touch screen 132 can show the adjacent page of books.And, can utilize the touch screen 130 and second touch screen 132, watch two books simultaneously.Second touch screen 132 can also be used for a second level operating system, and second level operating system is called senior reader graphical user interface here.A switch or the senior reader graphical user interface of utilization in e-book, the user can select the function of second touch screen 132.

Should be noted that several different methods is coded in text and the graphical information in the books, so that be stored on the detachable machine-readable storage media 136.In one embodiment, detachable machine-readable storage media 136 contains and comprises a series of pointer, and these pointed are included in speech in the interior dictionary of e-book.Not being included in speech in the dictionary is arranged in the Custom Dictionaries on the detachable machine-readable storage media 136.By this way, in detachable machine-readable storage media 136, select to be presented on speech on the touch screen 130 with the memory requirement of minimum.

Preferably detachable machine-readable storage media 136 has the form of smart card or pcmcia card.Here, shaping receiving slit 134 is to receive smart card or pcmcia card.

Book shape housing 100 also limits a power supply receiving port 138 and a data receiving port 140.Power supply receiving port 138 receives the electric wire connecting junction of a plug or other types, to power to e-book.Can use the electric power that feeds to e-book through power interface 138, come the direct control e-book or give the battery recharge of e-book inside.In an embodiment of e-book, shaping ridge spare 110 is to receive the electric battery that can recharge through power interface 138.If do not use second touch screen 132, then can use the cover 112 of first housing component 102, deposit extra battery and/or extra library card.

Utilize FPDP 140, between e-book and external unit, transmit the signal of expression machine-readable data.For example, can use FPDP 140, receive the machine-readable data signal of representing books Chinese version and figure from external unit, so that be stored in the e-book.By this way, FPDP 140 provides the receiving slit 134 another kind of modes of the text and the figure that are used for receiving books.In addition, can utilize FPDP 140, the machine-readable data that is included in the e-book is sent to external unit.

Preferably,, make e-book work (that is, connecting automatically) automatically, and when e-book during, make e-book do not work (that is automatic cutout) automatically in make-position when e-book during at open position.For this purpose, e-book can comprise a magnet 142 and a reed switch 144 that is contained in other housing components that is contained in one of first housing component 102 or second housing component.When e-book was in the close position, magnet 142 was near reed switch 144.The magnetic field that magnet 142 produces makes reed switch 144 present first position of the switch, and e-book is not worked.When e-book during at open position, magnet 142 is away from reed switch 144.When not having tangible magnetic field to exist, reed switch 144 returns the second switch position, makes e-book work.

Should be noted that in another embodiment, by an external switch or button (unspecial expression), rather than by reed switch 144, make e-book work and do not work.

Fig. 3 is the calcspar of e-book embodiment.An interface 150 receives detachable machine-readable storage media 136 from books, and detachable machine-readable storage media 136 comprises the machine-readable data of expression text and figure.In a most preferred embodiment of the present invention, interface 150 comprises a pcmcia interface, and this interface receives a detachable machine-readable storage media with the form of pcmcia card.In fact, interface 150 is near receiving slit 134, as shown in Figure 2.

In general, interface 150 preferably can receive the external unit except that machine-readable storage media.And interface 150 preferably can receive a plurality of external units.For this purpose, interface 150 can comprise a plurality of similar interfaces, as a plurality of pcmcia interfaces.Here, e-book can receive two or more in a PCMCIA memory card, a PCMCIA modulator-demodular unit or another PCMCIA device simultaneously.

A processor 152 is communicated by letter with interface 150, to read machine-readable data from detachable machine-readable storage media 136.For example, processor 152 can have the form of microprocessor, custom IC, special IC or programmable logic array.In fact, processor 152 is contained in the book shape housing 100.

Touch screen 130 is communicated by letter with processor 152, one page text and/or the figure represented with the display device readable data.And, the incident that the work of 130 input medias of touch screen starts in order to the reception user, i.e. the operation of user's startup, and incident or operation that these users are started send processor 152 to.

An internal machine readable memory medium 154 is communicated by letter with processor 152, to support a plurality of operating characteristicses of e-book.Internal machine readable memory medium 154 can comprise one or more storage arrangements, as random access memory, and ROM (read-only memory) and/or Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory (EEPROM).

A computer program or other forms of software or firmware stores are in internal machine readable memory medium 154.Computer program instructs processor 152, to support the operating characteristics of e-book.Computer program preferably includes an event loop, this event loop is handled and the response user starts incident and operation.More precisely, the incident of reception places an event queue in the internal machine readable memory medium 154.From event queue, handle and remove each of reception incident.As a result, the user can start a plurality of incidents or operation, and needn't wait pending operation in the past.

Internal machine readable memory medium 154 can also comprise a dictionary, is stored in this dictionary of pointed in the detachable machine-readable storage media 136.By dictionary is included in the e-book, storage needs less storage space from the text of books on detachable machine-readable storage media 136.

And internal machine readable memory medium 154 can comprise the machine-readable data of expression from the text and the figure of books.Here, processor 152 is read machine-readable data in the machine-readable storage media 154 internally, and order touch screen 130 shows all page of text and figure.

Perhaps by a data-interface 156 of communicating by letter with processor 152, and an antenna 158 and a radio modem 160 of communicating by letter with this processor 152, perhaps, between e-book and an external unit, transmit signal by a infrared transceiver 161 with this processor communication.Select as another kind, perhaps use a dexterous communication card, perhaps use a PCMCIA communication card that receives by interface 150, just can realize communicating by letter between e-book and the equipment.Here, pcmcia modem card or PCMCIA infrared transceiver card can be used for, for example, and PERCOM peripheral communication.

Alternatively, a sound synthesizer 162 is included in the e-book, so that the oral account Auditory Display of all page of text of reading to be provided from detachable machine-readable storage media 136 or internal machine readable memory medium 154.In one embodiment, processor 152 is directly the voice signal that becomes to be used for sound synthesizer 162 from the text-converted of books.Alternatively, in detachable machine-readable storage media 136, can provide control code, to allow to send in a different manner or emphasize word.And control code can be ordered with male sound, women sound or the speech of virgin sound.Synthetic sound can perhaps can be the synthetic sound of computing machine by sampling (as using user's sound).

Select as another kind, a user voice dictionary can be provided, to increase general sound dictionary in the e-book stored.Self-defining sound dictionary can be used to select pronunciation, sound and emphasize.

Sound synthesizer 162 or for good and all incorporate in the e-book, or a removable attachment.For the ease of mounting or dismounting, in smart card that sound synthesizer 162 can be included in that interface 150 receives or the pcmcia card.In addition, sound synthesizer 162 can be communicated by letter with processor 152 through an additional interface bus 163.In a similar fashion, the RF modulator-demodular unit 160 and/or second touch screen 132 can be communicated by letter with processor 152 through additional interface bus 163.

For each embodiment of the present invention, before describing the performed step of Fig. 3 each several part in detail, will provide the functional description of a specific embodiment of e-book now.This embodiment is based on a single touch screen, and promptly touch screen 130, with the text that shows books and figure and allow the user to control e-book.Yet, should be noted that the dual touch screen curtain embodiment that also can be used for also comprising second touch screen 132 that tells about here.Further, should note, telling about here is not limited to use touch screen, but therefore can be used to (for example comprise any kind display device, resemble LCD or cathode-ray tube (CRT)) and the e-book of any kind input media (for example, resembling a series of buttons, mouse, tracking ball, light pen or touch pads).

Fig. 4 represents to be used for to provide to the user the various focus settings of e-book control.On a display part 168 of touch screen 130, show the represented one page text of reading from detachable machine-readable storage media 136 or internal machine readable memory medium 154 of machine-readable data.The figure that also utilizes display part 168 display device readable datas to represent.

Specify one first focus part 170 of touch screen 130, start incident so that receive the predesignated subscriber, this incident requires one page text display down on touch screen 130.Therefore, the first focus part 170 can be called " the preceding page or leaf part " or " preceding page or leaf focus " that is used for receiving the form advance incident with the free burial ground for the destitute.In the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the first focus part 170 comprises the top boundary part 172 of touch screen 130, a side border part 174 and a bottom boundary part 176.Top boundary part 172 is arranged on 168 tops, display part, and side border part 174 is arranged on 1 68 sides, display part, and bottom boundary part 176 is arranged on 168 belows, display part.

Specify one second focus part 178 of touch screen 130, start incident so that receive the predesignated subscriber, this incident requires to show the prevpage text.Therefore, the second focus part 178 can be called " the moving back a page part " or " moving back a page focus " that is used for receiving page incident of moving back with the free burial ground for the destitute.In the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the second focus part 178 is arranged on 168 sides, display part of touch screen 130, and side border part 174 vis-a-vis.

Specify one the 3rd focus part 180 of touch screen 130, start incident so that receive the predesignated subscriber, this incident requires in advance that flag page is presented on the touch screen 130.In the embodiment of Fig. 4, the 3rd focus part 180 is arranged in the top of touch screen 130, and is configured as a bookmark figure 182.Therefore, the 3rd focus part 180 can be called " bookmark part " or " bookmark focus " with the free burial ground for the destitute.

Specify one the 4th focus part 184 of touch screen 130, start incident so that receive the predesignated subscriber, the current books and the requirement of reading with closure show library's screen on touch screen 130.The user utilizes library's screen, selects the books that will read the multiple books in the library.Therefore, the 4th focus part 184 can be called " the closed books part " or " closed books focus " that is used for receiving a closed books incident with the free burial ground for the destitute.

Specify one the 5th focus part 186 of touch screen 130, start incident so that receive the predesignated subscriber, the page or leaf that this incident requires mark to show.In the embodiment of Fig. 4, the 5th focus part 186 is arranged in the upper corner of touch screen 130.In this embodiment, the page that the 5th focus part 186 of touch screen 130 is used for books is torn the corner mark page or leaf open.Therefore, the 5th focus part 186 can be called with the free burial ground for the destitute and is used for receiving " page is torn the angle part open " or " page is torn the angle focus open " that page is torn the angle incident open.

Specify one the 6th focus part 188 of touch screen 130, so that the expression degree of depth indication also remaining how many books will be read is provided.In the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the 6th part 188 is arranged on the top of display part 168.Connection uses the second focus part 178 together with the 6th part 188, so that degree of depth indication to be provided.

In the embodiment of Fig. 4, display part 168, the first focus part 170, second focus 178, the 3rd focus part 180, the 4th focus part 184, the 5th focus part 186 do not contain all parts of (promptly not having overlapping) touch screen 130 mutually.Yet in other embodiments of the invention, these parts can contain mutually, and therefore can be overlapping.And for above-mentioned focus part, some embodiments of the present invention can adopt different sizes and part.

Each focus part is motion sensitive preferably, thereby can the senses touch incident, touch and maintenance incident, and drag events, to start different responses.For example, can receive page incident of moving back with the striking campaign (promptly a weak point impacts) of passing the second focus part 178.

Fig. 5 represents to use library's screen display of an e-book embodiment.In a most preferred embodiment, opening e-book or e-book must be activated, show library's screen.The figure books represented 200 after library's screen comprised one, and these back figure books represent that 200 have a figure spine portion 202.Preceding figure books represent that 204 are presented at back figure books and represent the place ahead of 200.Preceding figure books represent that 204 have a figure spine portion 206 and a figure front cover portion 208.The figure books were represented on 204 before the current title of reading 210 was presented at.In the embodiment shown in fig. 5, the figure books were represented on 204 the figure spine portion 206 before title 210 was presented at.

Receiving a user when starting incident, wherein selecting back figure books to represent 200 part, just showing the title of another these books library in or the title of many books, replacement is represented title 210 on 204 at preceding figure books.In most preferred embodiment, the back figure books of selecting in this user's startup incident represent that 200 part is in figure spine portion 202.

Medium from be installed in e-book (comprising books) can obtain the books title in the library.In addition, by with being connected of the information service that books or other information are provided in real time, can obtain the title of books.Select as another kind,, can visit title and books according to requirement from web page.

The user by with his or his finger 212 touch spine portion 202 repeatedly, can browse the books in library, up to wishing that title comes into view.When having selected spine portion 202, show the title of first books for last of many books.By this way, the user can rotate the books in library, wishes that up to one book in the presence of.

Fig. 6 represents that opening the user who wishes books from library's screen starts incident.Receive the user when starting incident, wherein selecting the part of preceding diagrammatic representation 204, just opening preceding books.This user starts incident and can comprise, for example, the user with his or his finger 212 touch before the figure books represent 204 front cover portion 208.Answer this user to start the requirement of incident, open the books of title 214 indications.If do not read these books in the past, then books are opened to first page.If read these books in the past, then books are opened to that one page of last reading.

Fig. 7 is illustrated in when withdrawing from library's screen, is presented at first page of books on the touch screen 130.In order to show first page of books, the perhaps detachable machine-readable storage media 136 from be installed in e-book, perhaps machine-readable storage media 154 is internally read the machine-readable data of expression from the text and the figure of books.When reading machine-readable data, just one page text and/or graphic presentation on touch screen 130.As shown in the figure, the text appearance of demonstration resembles a standard page in the real books.

If when books are on first page, receive a user and start incident, wherein the user has selected the second focus part 178 of touch screen 130, promptly moves back a page part, so just shows the title page that comprises system's control.

Fig. 8 represents to be presented at the books title page on embodiment of e-book.The information on the title page of being presented at comprises title 220, author information 222, copyright information 224, Library of Congress numbers 226 and publisher's information 228.The statistics in addition that shows is as the total page number 230 of books, the remaining number of pages 232 that will read and the reading time 234 of process.

Also show the various control option.These control options include, but not limited to pacing control option 236, font select option 238, system's control option 240, from the Reading Option 242 and radio frequency (R F) connectivity option 244.Select the user of option to start incident by each indication user, can start any one of these control options.As shown in FIG. 8, the user by with his or his finger 212 touch fonts and select options 238, start font selection routine.

The font that Fig. 9 represents to be presented on embodiment of e-book is selected page or leaf.When font selects routine to begin, show font selection page or leaf.

Being presented at that font selects on the page or leaf is multiple font/size combinations option.Each option has the words form that shows with concrete font and concrete size according to font/size combinations.The user selects to wish font/size combinations by watching words outward appearance, the also selection hope combination under various combinations.For example, in Fig. 9, the user selects to wish font/size combinations by with his or the words 250 selected to wish that font/size combinations shows of his finger 212.

From inside font and the user's font that the medium that provide in publisher provide, can select font.For example, the boldface font that provides on the medium that comprise Shakespear's works can be provided the user, rather than the default font in e-book (for example, Courier, Helvetica, AvantGarde).

When having selected to wish font/size combinations, e-book turns back the title page that comprises system's control automatically.After this, e-book is wishing font/size combinations as major word type/size combinations, to show the text of books.According to major word type/size combinations, title and title in amplification and the blackening books.Can make other parts of text become italic according to the major word type.Yet the body of text of demonstration is less than the size of choosing in major word type/size combinations never.In certain embodiments, preferably to show footnote less than the size of choosing size.

Figure 10 is illustrated in the title page of shown books when withdrawing from font selection page or leaf.Here, the expression user by with his or his finger 212 selected system to control option 240, to start system's control routine.

Figure 11 represents to be presented at the system's control page or leaf among embodiment of e-book.When the executive system control routine, display system control page or leaf.

System's control page or leaf provides multiple demonstration control, and these show that control comprises contrast control 254, tone control 256 and color control 258.Each of these controls all provides the controlling value of the concrete number that the user can directly select.And each controlling value is all to show with the corresponding to graphics mode of its selection result.For example, contrast control 254 comprises a high-contrast diagrammatic representation 262, a middle contrast diagrammatic representation 264 and a low contrast diagrammatic representation 266.Diagrammatic representation 262,264 has identical graph image with 266, but shows with different contrast controlling values.Therefore, the user can determine to wish contrast with vision by watching diagrammatic representation 262,264 and 266.In a similar fashion, each all uses the tone controlling value and the color controlling value of dispersed number respectively tone control 256 and color control 258, shows predetermined graph image.

Diagrammatic representation in showing control shows, is not preferably chosen the influence of the currency of controlling value.In a most preferred embodiment, figured demonstration and all currency are irrelevant.For example, low contrast represents that 266 demonstration can be irrelevant with current contrast controlling value, current color accent controlling value and current color controlling value.In another most preferred embodiment, the diagrammatic representation in every kind of control shows with the currency of being controlled irrelevant, but depends on the currency of other controls.Here, for example, low contrast represents that 266 demonstration and current contrast controlling value are irrelevant, but depends on current color accent controlling value and current color controlling value.Use any of this two embodiment, the user can determine the result that each controlling value is selected immediately before actual the selection.

System's control page or leaf also comprises a sound control 267.The sound control 267 that shows has user's intensity of sound value that can select, dispersed number.In the embodiment of Figure 11, the intensity of sound value has single valued relation with the ear size that is presented in the sound control 267.One has the option that sound is closed in ear 268 expressions of passing scar.For the purpose of illustrating, Figure 11 represents that the user selects medium intensity of sound by touching an ear figure 269.The user promptly moves back a page focus by touching the second focus part 168 of touch screen 130 then, retrieval system control page or leaf.

Should be noted that in the e-book additional embodiments control on system's control page or leaf can provide the control of continuous rather than discrete controlling value.Here, for example, select motion according to finger, ear size and volume can increase or reduce.

Utilize a fill area 272 of system's control page or leaf to test the motion that resembles maintenance incident, page turning incident and flag event and so on.Say that exactly the user can point to any that keeps selection 271, page turning selection 272 and mark selection 273, the motion of choosing then in fill area 270.Here,, for example use fill area 270, can test retention time length that is used for the attack order or the style that drags finger for each user.

Figure 12 is illustrated in the title page of the books that show when logging off the control page or leaf.Here, illustrate that the user selects from the Reading Option 244, this option starts sound synthesizer 162, so that the visual text that can listen read purposefully to show on touch screen 130.Listened to the reading of the text of page or leaf beginning in the end, this last page or leaf is presented on the touch screen 130.Be used for being provided at pacing control page or leaf described below from the reading rate of reading routine and other controls.

Figure 13 represents the title page of books, wherein chooses and opens the radio frequency connectivity option.The user selects this option by with his or his finger 212 touch RF connectivity options 244.One chooses RF connectivity option 244, just carries out RF and connects routine.RF connects routine and allows the user that up-to-date text is downloaded to e-book, and/or e-book is connected with personal computer or communication unit.RF connects routine and utilizes antenna 158 shown in Fig. 3 and RF modulator-demodular unit 160, with the personal computer communication of using the local area radio link, perhaps more generally believes with radio data communication Netcom.Utilize national radio data communication net,, allow the individual to receive up-to-date books by the radio frequency link in the main cities as the Ardis net.

Figure 14 represents the title page of books, and wherein the user chooses pacing control option.Say exactly, the expression user by with his or 212 selections of his finger be presented at pacing control item 236 on the title page, start the pacing control routine.

Figure 15 is illustrated in the pacing control page or leaf that shows among embodiment of e-book.In case the user has selected pacing control option 236 from title page, just show pacing control page or leaf.Pacing control page or leaf comprises the demonstration 280 of the current reading leg speed of user.According to showing the remaining number of pages of books given in 282, give demonstration 284 to the estimated time to completion of books.In the embodiment of Figure 15,, show current reading leg speed, remaining number of pages and the deadline of estimating with the form of one or more sentences.

The demonstration 290 that also is hopeful to read leg speed that on pacing control page or leaf, shows.Give the demonstration 292 of reading the deadline of leg speed estimation according to hope.Use figure draw runner 294 by the user, control wishes to read leg speed.The pacing routine that figure switch 296 starts and stops, the automatically page of text in the pacing books.In one embodiment, in the time that the hope reading rate with 294 controls of figure draw runner matches, show each page text.The second focus part 178 of user by selecting touch screen 130 is promptly moved back a page part, returns title page from pacing control page or leaf.

Figure 16 represents to describe the books title page of other user's startupoptions.User by selecting bookmark figure 182 can return the books flag page.The 4th focus of user by selecting touch screen 130, promptly closed books part can be returned library's screen.The first focus part 170 of user by selecting touch screen 130, promptly preceding page or leaf part, first page of can arrive books.

Figure 17 represents to be used among the embodiment of e-book and tears the page or leaf of corner mark open with a page.The user starts incident by carrying out predetermined user, starts a page and tears the angle order open.An example of this incident comprises that the user touches the upper corner branch of touch screen 130, as the 5th focus part 186 of former definition.

If this page or leaf does not have page to tear corner mark open, upper corner divides 186 of short duration touch to cause a page to tear angle figure 300 open to be presented at during this upper corner divides so.In addition, torn the indication of this page of corner mark open, perhaps be stored in the detachable machine-readable storage media 136, perhaps be stored in the internal machine readable memory medium 154 with page.

Divide 186 if the user has touched the upper corner of tearing one page of corner mark open with page,, open page so and tear the angle dialog box open if perhaps keep upper corner to divide time of 186 greater than predetermined threshold value.

Figure 18 is illustrated in a page that uses among all embodiment of e-book and tears the angle dialog box open.A page is torn angle dialog box 302 open and is presented on the touch screen 130, and page is torn the table 304 that dialog box 302 all pages of demonstration in angle are torn the corner mark page or leaf open open.The user is by touch selecting the demonstration of number of pages, can be immediately page to the table 304 tear one of corner mark page or leaf open.

Page is torn angle dialog box 302 open and is also shown an option 306, so that along edge 310 show tags 308 of page or leaf.After this, the user can touch any one of mark 308, so that move to corresponding one page that all pages are torn the corner mark page or leaf open rapidly.In example shown in Figure 180, page is torn corner mark 312 open corresponding to flag page 1, and page is torn angle 314 open corresponding to flag page 35, and mark 316 is corresponding to flag page 94, and mark 318 is corresponding to flag page 111, and mark 320 is corresponding to flag page 120.In a most preferred embodiment, always tear corner mark open for first page, thereby the user tears angle dialog box 302 open with mark 308 or page with page, can return first page rapidly.

When showing that having received the user when page is torn angle dialog box 302 open starts incident, tear angle dialog box 302 open with regard to the cancellation page, with the page or leaf of choosing of expression books.

Figure 19 represents that the user selects the part of page of text.By his finger 212 (or other indication piece such as stylus) is started incident from the user that primary importance 332 slides into the second place 334, select a part 330.Select according to it, in a predetermined manner the part 330 of highlighted text.If touch screen 130 can colored show, then can be with the part 330 of the highlighted text of colour.In addition, with deep or light, reverse video of gray scale or underscore, part 330 that can highlighted text.On touch screen 130, show an option selection dialog box then, so that a plurality of text mark options to be provided to the user.

Figure 20 is illustrated in an option that uses among all embodiment of e-book and selects dialog box.An option is selected dialog box 340, if possible, is presented at the scope position in addition of mark textual portions 330 on the touch screen 130.Option selects dialog box 340 to comprise a plurality of text mark options, and these the text options comprise that a note captures the highlighted option of option 342,344, one and quote and capture option 346 and one bookmark option 348 is set.

Speak briefly, note is captured option 342 and is allowed the user to key in and the text option 330 associated notes.Highlighted option 344 stays highlighted textual portions 330, and stores an indication of this highlighted part, thus the incident of returning this page after any display part 330 when highlighted all.Quote and capture option 346 permission users,, be stored in together in the internal machine readable memory medium 154 as books author's name or title textual portions 330 and source data.Selection is provided with bookmark option 348 and bookmark can be added on the current page.If this page or leaf has had a bookmark, then provide and be used for page and tear the similar a plurality of bookmark management options of angle order open to the user.

Figure 21 is illustrated in the note that uses among all embodiment of e-book and shows.Answer the user to select note shown in Figure 20 to capture the requirement of option 342, provide note to show.Selected on touch screen 130, to show a soft keyboard 360 after note captures option 342 receiving expression.Soft keyboard 360 comprises alphanumeric key and symbolic key and a close key and a note collection key.

Soft keyboard 360 receives a plurality of keystroke incidents to form a note.When receiving the keystroke incident, show corresponding with it a plurality of characters in the window 362 on touch screen 130.

One finishes note, and the user just selects the close key on the soft keyboard 360.Should select the requirement of close key, e-book is eliminated soft keyboard 360 and window 362 from touch screen 130, and shows a comment token symbol icon, has a note associated with it to indicate this page or leaf.

Note on soft keyboard 360 is collected key order e-book note is sent to an external unit, as people's computing machine one by one.This personal computer or wirelessly through antenna shown in Figure 3 158 and radio modem 160 uses the wired connection through data-interface 156, perhaps uses an infrared connection, joins on the e-book.

Note also can have the form of pixel image, pixel image overlay text page or leaf.Can be drawn in pixel on the touch screen 130 with an indicating equipment.Pixel can be with the form storage of pixel image figure, so that watch later on, perhaps so that convert text to hand-written recognition method afterwards.

As another option, can add an additional keyboard to e-book, so that input note and other information.

Figure 22 represents a marker character, and this marker character is used to refer to one page and has one and the associated note of this marker character.Import note and after soft keyboard shown in Figure 21 360 has been selected close key, form page or leaf shown in Figure 22 the user.As shown in the figure, the page or leaf among Figure 22 has not had soft keyboard 360 and window displayed 362 on it.Yet a comment token symbol icon 370 is presented at the inferior horn place of this page.User by selecting comment token symbol icon 370 can be seen and the associated note of this page.Select comment token symbol icon 370 and selection note shown in Figure 20 to capture option 342, have identical effect.

And, by underscore or the highlighted and associated textual portions of note, can indicate a note.By selecting textual portions, can watch this note in the mode of hyper text type.

Figure 23 represents that the user selects to choose one the bookmark option is set in the dialog box at option.The user touches and is provided with bookmark option 348 associated videotexs by with his or his finger 212 or other indication pieces, and selection is provided with bookmark option 348.If this page or leaf has comprised a bookmark, so with tear used similar of angle order open for page, show a bookmark management of dialogs frame.Because the associated with it bookmark of page or leaf neither one shown in Figure 23 makes a bookmark add this page or leaf to so the selection of bookmark option 348 is set.In a most preferred embodiment, in every books, only there is one page that bookmark is arranged.

Figure 24 represents that Figure 23 has the page or leaf of a bookmark that shows thereon.A bookmark icon 380 is presented at the top of this page, to indicate this page or leaf bookmark has been arranged.

Should be noted that the indicating device that can utilize except that individual finger, produce expression and use the user of the hope selection of touch screen 130 to start incident.For example, can utilize a stylus or similar object, select the hope part of touch screen 130.

Should also be noted that and to utilize various types of figure controls, control the setting and the parameter of e-book.These figure controls include, but are not limited to graphic button, check box, radio button, scroll bar, slider bar, popup menu and dialog box.

Secondly, describe that each element by e-book carries out, with the feature that e-book is provided and the step of function.These operation stepss are perhaps carried out by means of this processor on the processor shown in Fig. 3 152.According to computer program storing in a computer-readable memory or other forms of software or firmware, processor controls 152 works in the mode according to these operation stepss.In internal machine readable memory 154, perhaps in a discrete machine-readable storage media of communicating by letter with processor 152, computer-readable memory can be equipped with processor 152.

Should be noted that the order of describing step represents one embodiment of the present of invention, and additional embodiments of the present invention can carry out all steps with different order, to realize identical functions.

Figure 25 is the process flow diagram of the event loop of carrying out in embodiment of e-book.Shown in piece 400, carry out a step of carrying out library's graphical user interface routine.Library's graphical user interface routine provides a virtual library, selects the book that will read in many books of user from the library to allow, and/or visits above-mentioned information service or web page.Many books can be contained in one or more detachable machine-readable storage media and/or the internal machine readable memory medium.

One chooses books of wanting, and just carries out an executive routine to show the step of one page or multipage text and figure from the books of wanting, shown in piece 402.Carry out this routine of videotex page or leaf, start incident up to receiving a user who withdraws from this routine.Shown in piece 404, close the books incident if receive one, so just guide the flow process of event loop, return the step of graphical user interface routine in library's in the execution block 400.

Receive one when the current page of being read is first page and moved back a page incident if work as, so just carried out the step of a displayed map title page page or leaf, shown in piece 406.Title page provides a plurality of control options useful to the user.The user selects the control option of hope according to user's startup incident.One of piece 408 expression receive the step that this user starts incident.

Start incident according to the user who is received, one of the flow leading of event loop a plurality of routines in step shown in the piece 410.If the representations of events user who receives has selected pacing control option, so just carry out a step of carrying out the pacing control routine, shown in piece 412.If the representations of events user who receives has selected font to select option, so just carry out one and carry out the step that font is selected routine, shown in piece 414.If the representations of events user who receives has selected system's control option, so just carry out the step of an executive system control routine, shown in piece 416.If the representations of events user who receives has selected the RF connectivity option, so just carry out one and carry out the step that RF connects routine, shown in piece 420.When finishing the pacing control routine, when font selects routine, system's control routine or RF to connect routine, just the flow leading of event loop being arrived piece 406, show the step of title page here.

If the representations of events user who receives from piece 408 has selected from the Reading Option, so just carry out an execution from the step of reading routine, shown in piece 422.Guide the flow process of event loop to return piece 402 then, carry out routine from books videotex page or leaf.Except that the visual display in piece 402, in piece 422, also provide a text display pronunciation, that can listen from the execution of reading routine.

If the incident that receives in the step of piece 408 is a form advance incident, so just carries out one current page is set to first page step, shown in piece 424.If the representations of events user who receives has selected a bookmark showing on title page, so just carry out a step that the bookmark page or leaf is arranged before current page is set to, shown in piece 426.After in any of piece 424 and 426 indication steps, being provided with current page, so just guide the flow process of event loop, return the step of the routine of carrying out displaying block 402 indication page of text.

At last,, return piece 400 with regard to the flow process that guides event loop so in piece 408, carry out a step of carrying out library's graphical user interface routine if one of the representations of events that receives is closed the books incident.

Figure 26 is a process flow diagram used in e-book, carry out step in the graphical user interface routine embodiment of library.In carrying out Figure 25, during library's graphical user interface routine shown in the piece 400, carry out these steps.All steps provide a kind of method of selecting to be used for read books in e-book, wherein select these books in many books from the library.

Shown in piece 430, carry out a step that shows that figure books are backward represented, the figure books represent to have a figure spine portion backward.Carry out one and be presented at the step that the books of figure forward before representing of figure books are backward represented, shown in piece 432.The figure books represent to have a figure spine portion and a figure front cover portion forward.

Shown in piece 434, carry out one forward the figure books represent to show the step of first books title of many books.The title of first books may be displayed on any place that figure books are forward represented.Yet in a most preferred embodiment, the title of first books is presented on the figure spine portion that the figure books are represented forward.Fig. 5 shows an example, and wherein the figure books represent that 200 have figure spine portion 202 backward, and the figure books represent that 204 have figure spine portion 206 and figure front cover portion 208 forward, and title 210 is presented at forward the figure books and represents on 204.

Refer again to Figure 26, shown in piece 436, carry out one and receive the step that first user starts incident, the part of wherein having selected figure books backward to represent.In a most preferred embodiment, the part that the books of selecting in this step of figure are backward represented is in the figure spine portion that the figure books are represented backward.Receive first user when starting incident, just carrying out a title step that shows second books of many books, shown in piece 440.Preferably, show the title of second books, replace the title of first books on figure books presentation graphic spine portion forward.

Shown in piece 442, carry out one and receive the step that second user starts incident, the part of wherein having selected figure books forward to represent.In a most preferred embodiment, in the part front cover portion that the figure books are represented forward that the books of figure forward that this step is selected are represented.Second user starts the execution of the reception end library graphical user interface routine of incident, and boot flow is to the routine that shows from second books page of text.Here, a machine-readable storage media of carrying out from be installed in e-book is read machine-readable data and is shown the step of being represented text by this machine-readable data, and machine-readable data is represented the text from second books.

Should be noted that the steps of energy repeatable block 436 and 440 indications, turn over many books to allow the user.When showing that many books last these time receive first user when starting incident, the next title of demonstration is the title of first of many books.

Preferably, use the touch screen 130 that is contained in the e-book, carry out all demonstrations and receive the step that the user starts incident.Yet in other embodiment of e-book, e-book comprises a series of buttons in touch screen 130 outsides, can receive any one that above-mentioned user starts incident with these buttons.

In addition, it should be noted that to show that plural figure books represent, in library's graphical user interface routine, to provide control.

Figure 27 and 28 is illustrated in the process flow diagram of the routine embodiment of all page of videotex in the e-book.In Figure 25, among step embodiment shown in the piece 402, carry out in the step shown in these process flow diagrams.

One enters this routine, just carries out a step that shows the books current page, shown in piece 450.Current page comprises: if if if the page from the text of books current page, in books when more remaining page graphic presentation has a bookmark graphic presentation current page during with the associated bookmark of current page to have page to tear corner mark open is torn angle figure, and the comment token symbol icon when having with the associated note of current page open.Alternatively, current page comprises the figure from the books current page.

After showing current page, start incident according to the Any user that is received, carry out a transfer step, shown in piece 452.Select the user of a text part to start incident if received, then carry out the step of this part of retrtieval, shown in piece 454.This part by colour or the highlighted text of gray scale, this part of underline text or with this part of reverse video videotex, this part that can retrtieval.The user slides above this part of text one and points or a stylus, can directly select this part of text.In addition, select technology can directly select this part of text by menu.

After this part of retrtieval, carry out the step that a Show Options is selected dialog box, shown in piece 456.This option selects dialog box for the user provides a plurality of options, comprises that a note captures option, highlighted option, one and quote and capture option and one the bookmark option is set.

Shown in piece 460, carry out one receive expression selected option one of the user start the step of incident.According to this selection, carry out transfer step, shown in piece 462.If selected note to capture option, so just carry out a step of carrying out the note routine, shown in piece 464.Capture option if selected to quote, so just carry out the step that trap routines is quoted in an execution, shown in piece 466.If selected highlighted option, so just carry out a step of carrying out highlighted routine, shown in piece 470.If selected to be provided with the bookmark option, so just carry out a step of carrying out the bookmark routine, shown in piece 472.

One finish the note routine, quote trap routines, highlighted routine or bookmark routine, just carry out one and judge whether the pacing pattern is movable step, shown in piece 474.If the pacing pattern is inactive, return piece 452 with regard to the flow process of bootstrap routine so, piece 452 carries out a transfer step according to the user's startup incident that receives.If the pacing pattern is movable, so just carries out one and judge whether highlighted pattern is movable step, shown in piece 476.If highlighted pattern is movable, so just carry out the highlighted step of passing current page of rolling, shown in piece 480.The highlighted pacing that current page allows scanning input to pass current page of passing of rolling.The user can start highlighted pattern help to improve his or his reading rate.

What roll across this page highlightedly can have colour or gray scale is highlighted, the form of the reverse video of the underscore of text or text.If touch screen 130 optionally backing is luminous, highlighted can have a touch screen 130 reduce the luminous form of part selectivity backing.

After the highlighted current page that passes in the piece 480 that rolls, if perhaps highlighted pattern is inactive, whether be the step that show following one page time, shown in piece 482 if so just carrying out a judgement.If the time of one page does not also come under being used for showing, return piece 452 with regard to boot flow so.If be used for showing that the time of one page has arrived down, so just carry out a step of upgrading current page, shown in piece 484.Secondly, carry out one and show the step of page turning forward, shown in piece 486 with animation theme.This step comprises demonstration animated image sequence, the page turning forward of these image simulations.The flow process of bootstrap routine is returned piece 450 then, to show new current page.

Reference block 452 has selected the user of comment token symbol icon to start incident if received an expression user, finishes the step of execution by the note routine of piece 464 indications so.After this, the step from piece 474 indications begins to carry out later step.

With reference to the transfer step of in piece 452, carrying out, tear the angle user open and start incident if received a page, so just carry out one and carry out the step that page is torn the angle routine open, shown in piece 490.If the user starts the bookmark part that the representations of events user has selected this page or leaf, so just carry out a step of carrying out the bookmark executive routine, shown in piece 491.After this, from the step of piece 474 indications, carry out later step.Similarly, do not start incident if in piece 452, receive the user, so with regard to the flow process of bootstrap routine to the indicated step of piece 474.

If the user starts page part of moving back that the representations of events user has selected this page or leaf, flow process is just transferred to the step of the current page that successively decreases shown in the piece 492 from piece 452 so.And, carry out one and show the step of page turning back, shown in piece 494 with animation theme.This step comprises animated image sequence of demonstration, and this animated image sequence is simulated page turning back.The step of piece 486 and 494 indications is given such impression or the sensation of user: turning over a page information then and there, promoting the example of the page turning of being familiar with on the standard paper book.

Shown in piece 496, after the step of piece 494, carry out one and judge whether new current page is the step of title page.If new current page is a title page, so just finish the execution of the routine of videotex page or leaf in e-book, shown in piece 500.If new current page is the outer any one page of title page, return piece 450 with regard to the flow process of bootstrap routine so, in piece 450, carry out a step that shows new current page.

If the user starts the form advance part that the representations of events user has selected this page or leaf, so just the step that flow process is indicated from piece 452 is directed to a step that increases progressively current page, shown in piece 502.And, carry out one and show the step of page turning forward, shown in piece 504 with animation theme.The flow process of bootstrap routine is returned piece 450 then, shows current page new, that increase progressively in piece 450.

Figure 29 is the process flow diagram that shows step that current page carries out in e-book.These steps compositions carry out a kind of method of step embodiment shown in the piece 450 among Figure 26.

Shown in piece 510, carry out the step of a demonstration from the text of books current page.According to major word shape parameter and major dimension parameter, show the text.If have with current page on textual portions associated any highlighted, so just carry out a step, shown in piece 512 with highlighted this part of mode videotex.If in current page, comprised any graphical information, so just carry out a step that shows this graphical information, shown in piece 513.

Shown in piece 514, carry out a step with graphic presentation remaining each page in books.Remaining each page can be presented in the 6th part 188 of touch screen 130, as shown in Figure 4 in books.Use a multi-page pictures, black line or one group of parallel lines, can be presented in the books remaining each page in a given file, to indicate relative depth with graphics mode with number of pages as drop-down shade.When current page was one of anterior page or leaf in the books, drop-down shade or picture depth were quite dark, and the books of the remaining considerable part of expression will be read.When the middle part of the close books of current page, the drop-down shade or the graph image degree of depth have half.When near the end of books, the drop-down shade or the graph image degree of depth become very shallow, and the expression reader almost runs through books.As a result, user's a glance just can determine to have read what page books and the relative position of these pages in books, just as the paper books of a standard.As showing in the books a kind of selection of each page of residue with graphics mode with the touch screen top, can utilize touch screen 130 lateral edges and or a bottom, so that this graphic presentation to be provided.

Shown in piece 516, carry out a step of judging that bookmark is whether relevant with current page.If bookmark is relevant with current page, so just carry out the step of a display bookmark figure, shown in piece 520.

Shown in piece 522, carry out one and judge whether current page has page to tear the step of corner mark open.If current page has page to tear corner mark open, so just carry out a step that shows that page is torn the angle figure open, shown in piece 524.

Shown in piece 526, carry out the note of step whether a judgement exists to(for) current page.If a note of getting in touch with current page is arranged, so just carry out a step that shows comment token symbol icon, shown in piece 530.

Figure 30 is the process flow diagram that carries out step in note routine embodiment.In Figure 28, in the step shown in the piece 464, carry out this note routine.

Shown in piece 540, carry out a step that is used for showing a window of this note.Shown in piece 542, carry out a step that on touch screen 130, shows soft keyboard.Provide soft keyboard, to receive the keystroke incident of a plurality of formation notes.

After showing this soft keyboard and annotations window, carry out a step that receives the keystroke incident, shown in piece 544.Shown in piece 546,, carry out a jump operation according to the keystroke incident that in piece 544, receives.If keystroke representations of events user has selected an alphanumeric key or a symbolic key on soft keyboard, so just carry out a demonstration and the associated character of this key, shown in piece 560.Be presented in the annotations window with the associated character of this key.After showing this character, the flow process of bootstrap routine is returned piece 544, receives a later keystroke incident in piece 544.

The transfer step of reference block 546 expressions back if keystroke representations of events user has selected close key from soft keyboard, is so just carried out a step of closing soft keyboard, shown in piece 562.Also carry out the step of a close note window, shown in piece 564.Shown in piece 566, carry out a step that on this page, shows comment token symbol icon.After this, finish the execution of this note routine.

Refer again to the transfer step of in piece 546, being carried out,, so just carry out one this note is sent to the step of external personal computer, shown in piece 570 if keystroke representations of events user has selected note to collect key.After this note was sent to personal computer, the flow process of bootstrap routine turned back to piece 544, received later keystroke incident in piece 544.

Figure 31 is illustrated in and quotes the process flow diagram that carries out step among the embodiment who captures subroutine.Can carry out this and quote and capture subroutine, to be provided at the step shown in the piece 466 among Figure 28.

Enter quote capture subroutine before, in e-book, receive a user and start incident, this incident has selected to be presented at the textual portions on the touch screen.After receiving this user's startup incident, shows a plurality ofly to comprise that is quoted a text mark option of capturing option, and receive one and represent that the user has selected to quote the user who captures option and started incident.

Shown in piece 580, carry out the step of the reference data of this part of storage representation text.Reference data is stored in the internal machine readable memory medium 154 shown in Figure 3.

Shown in piece 582, carry out the step of the source data in a memory verification reference data source.Source data can be represented the copyright date of books author, title, books and/or the publisher of books.Source data is stored in the internal machine readable memory medium from Fig. 3.

Shown in piece 584, carry out a step, when from e-book, taking out detachable machine-readable storage media, reference data and source data are remained in the internal machine readable memory medium.As the result of this step, when taking out detachable machine-readable storage media, can carry out later all steps according to reference data and source data.Say exactly, when from e-book, taking out detachable machine-readable storage media, can carry out one internally machine-readable storage media recover the step of reference data and source data.After this, can carry out a step that shows the source information that textual portions that reference data is represented and source data are represented.

Figure 32 is illustrated in page and tears the process flow diagram that carries out step among the embodiment of silver coin routine open.In Figure 26, tear the silver coin routine open by carrying out this page in the step of piece 490 expressions.

Shown in piece 590, carry out a step, the page of definite maintenance touch screen is torn the duration of angle part open.Carry out a step that this duration is compared with a predetermined threshold, shown in piece 592.Predetermined threshold is approximately a second.If should the duration less than predetermined threshold, so just carry out one and judge whether current page has the step that a page is torn the angle open, shown in piece 594.If current page does not have page to tear the angle open, so just carrying out a storage current page has page to tear the step of the indication at angle open, shown in piece 596.And, carry out a upper corner and show the step that page is torn the angle figure open, shown in piece 600 in touch screen 130.After this, finish the execution that page is torn the silver coin routine open.

Reference block 592 and 594, if the duration more than or equal to predetermined threshold, perhaps current page has had page to tear the angle open, so just carries out one and shows that page tears the step of angle dialog box open, shown in piece 602.Tear the table that shows whole flag pages in the dialog box of angle open at page.And, show that an edge along each page represents corresponding to whole options of all marks of flag pages.

Shown in piece 604, receive a user and start incident.Shown in piece 606, carry out a transfer step according to the user's startup incident that receives.Select a page number if the user starts the representations of events user from the mark page table, so just carried out the step that a current page is set to select page number, shown in piece 610.Selected the mark option if the user starts the representations of events user, so just carried out one and show all marks of tearing the corner mark page or leaf corresponding to page open, shown in piece 612 along the margin edge.

Figure 33 is the process flow diagram that carries out step in an embodiment of pacing control subroutine.In Figure 25, in the step shown in the piece 472, carry out this pacing control subroutine.

Shown in piece 620, carry out the step of residue number of pages in the definite books.Shown in piece 622, carry out the step of a current reading leg speed of definite user.

According to the residue number of pages in the books, carry out a step of calculating one or more estimated time to completions, shown in 624.By with the number of the current reading leg speed of user, can calculate one first estimated time to completion except that spare word in the books or page or leaf.As a result, the first estimated time to completion estimating user with his or his current reading rate will be with how long running through this books.By with wishing to read the number of leg speed, calculate one second estimated time to completion except that spare word in the books or page or leaf.The second estimated time to completion estimating user is read leg speed with hope will be with how long running through this books.

Shown in piece 626, carry out a step that shows each estimated time to completion.Each estimated time to completion can be presented in the corresponding sentence shown in Figure 15.

Shown in piece 630, carry out one and calculate the satisfied predetermined essential reading leg speed of target of reading.The predetermined purpose of reading can have the form of duration, and in this duration, the user wishes to run through the residue page or leaf in the books.Here, by remove the residue number of pages in the books with the duration, calculate essential reading leg speed.Carry out one and show the step that satisfies the essential reading leg speed of reading target, shown in piece 632.

Shown in piece 634, carry out a step that shows one or more figure pacing controls.As shown in Figure 15, one or more figure pacing controls can comprise a figure draw runner, as be used for revising figure draw runner 294 and figure switch of wishing to read leg speed, as be used for utilizing a pacing routine to start and the figure switch 296 of the automatic pacing of endtext.

Shown in piece 636, receive a user and start incident.Shown in piece 640,, so just finish the execution of pacing control subroutine if the user starts page part of moving back that the representations of events user has selected touch screen 130.One finishes pacing control subroutine, just system's control page or leaf is presented on the touch screen 130.

Do not represent that the user has selected to move back a page part if the user starts incident, so just carry out one and start the step of event update pacing parameter, shown in piece 642 according to the user.The example of pacing parameter comprises the reading leg speed of hope and reads target.After upgrading the pacing parameter, the subroutine of boot flow is to piece 624, so that recomputate the deadline of estimation and essential reading leg speed.

Figure 34 is the process flow diagram that carries out step in an embodiment of font chooser routine.Carry out font chooser routine in the piece 414 in the event loop of Figure 25.

Shown in piece 650, the corresponding multiple combination of carrying out different fonts of usefulness and different size shows the step of multiple word.More precisely, show every kind of word according to the combination corresponding with concrete font and concrete size with word.Alternatively, the step that shows multiple word can comprise and shows the various font titles that are used for each combination.Select as another kind, show that the step of multiple word can comprise with corresponding single text representation of multiple combination demonstration.

Shown in piece 652, carry out a reception expression user and selected the user of a kind of word in the multiple word to start the step of incident.Font/size combinations that the user wishes is represented in this selection.

Shown in piece 654, carry out a step of upgrading a major word shape parameter and a major dimension parameter.According to font/size combinations that the user selects, upgrade major word shape parameter and major dimension parameter.Shown in piece 656, selected to carry out one and return the step that shows title page automatically after a kind of user of word starts incident in reception.After this, show that a later step of books text comprises, with the size that is at least major dimension major word type videotex.

Figure 35 is the process flow diagram that carries out step in an embodiment of system's control subroutine.With in the step shown in the piece 416, executive system is controlled subroutine in the event loop of Figure 25.

Shown in piece 660, carry out one and show a plurality of steps that are used for being provided with the figure control of systematic parameter.Systematic parameter can comprise display parameter, as contrast level parameter, colorimetric parameter and color parameter.System's ginseng also can comprise an audio parameter.

Shown in piece 662, carry out one and receive the step that the user starts incident.If the user starts page part of moving back that the representations of events user has selected touch screen, shown in piece 664, so just finish the execution of system's control subroutine.User for other starts incident, carries out the step of a update system parameter, shown in piece 668.

Like this, described e-book and provide notion to its graphical user interface of controlling and the several embodiment that comprise most preferred embodiment for the user at this.

Because various embodiment of the present invention specifies all parts of the touch screen that is integrated in the e-book to receive customer incident controlling the operation of e-book according to the mode that is similar to books, they provide significant improvement being convenient to the operating aspect that the user controls e-book by intuitive manner.

In addition, all parts of the touch screen that various embodiment of the present invention provide allow the user in the mode that is similar to books: (I) request shows continued page; (II) request shows previous page or leaf; (III) request shows the preliminary making page or leaf; (IV) request shows library's screen; (V) request marks page of text.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that disclosed the present invention can make amendment by variety of way, and except most preferred embodiment described above, many embodiments can be arranged.

Therefore, appended claim plans to contain all modifications that drops in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. one kind for the user provides method to the control of e-book, and this e-book comprises the shell of a books shape, and described method is characterised in that and comprises step:

Read machine-readable data by the machine-readable storage media that is installed in the e-book, this machine-readable data is represented the text in the books;

On a display part of the touch screen that integrates with e-book, show one page text of representing by machine-readable data;

Specify a first of touch screen to be used to receive first user and start incident, this first user starts event request the continued page of text is presented on the touch screen;

Specify a second portion of touch screen to be used to receive second user and start incident, this second user starts event request the previous page or leaf of text is presented on the touch screen;

Specify a third part of touch screen to be used to receive the 3rd user and start incident, the 3rd user start event request in advance the page or leaf of mark be presented on the touch screen;

Specify one the 4th part of touch screen to be used to receive the four-function family and start incident, this four-function family start event request with library's screen display on touch screen; With

One the 5th part of appointment touch screen is used to receive the 5th user and starts incident, and the 5th user starts this page or leaf of event request mark.

2. e-book comprises:

The shell of books shape, this shell have with second housing component pivotally connected so that first housing component that opens and closes by the mode that is similar to book;

Be contained in the processor in the book shape shell, this processor is by reading machine-readable data in the machine-readable storage media that is installed in the e-book, and this machine-readable data is represented the text in the books;

With described processor communication and be contained in touch screen in the book shape shell, this touch screen shows one page text of being represented by machine-readable data on a display part; This touch screen has: be used to receive the first that first user starts incident, this first user starts event request the continued page of text is presented on the touch screen; Be used to receive the second portion that second user starts incident, this second user starts event request the previous page or leaf of text is presented on the touch screen; Be used to receive the third part that the 3rd user starts incident, the 3rd user start event request will be in advance the page or leaf of mark be presented on the touch screen; Be used to receive the 4th part that the four-function family starts incident, this four-function family start event request with library's screen display on touch screen; With, being used to receive the 5th part that the 5th user starts incident, the 5th user starts this page or leaf of event request mark.

3. the e-book of claim 2, wherein display part, first, second portion, third part, the 4th part and the 5th part are the parts of the mutual repulsion on the touch screen.

4. the e-book of claim 2, wherein first comprises the side zones that is positioned at the next door, display part.

5. the e-book of claim 4, wherein first comprises the top margin district that is positioned at top, display part and is positioned at the base district of bottom, display part.

6. the e-book of claim 4, wherein second portion comprises and is positioned at next door, display part and a side zones relative with described side zones.

7. the e-book of claim 2, wherein the 4th part is positioned at the second portion next door.

8. the e-book of claim 2, wherein third part is positioned at the top of touch screen.

9. the e-book of claim 8, wherein the shape of third part resembles a bookmark.

10. the e-book of claim 2, wherein the 5th part is positioned at of touch screen and goes up the angle.

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