CN1854992A

CN1854992A - Computer user interface apparatus and system with image characteristics

Info

Publication number: CN1854992A
Application number: CN 200510067823
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄宏焜
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2005-04-28
Filing date: 2005-04-28
Publication date: 2006-11-01

Abstract

A method of selecting a book from a set of books on computer boundary with book image feature includes displaying each part of these books to be a book file image includes page corresponding to each part of these books; generating command of movement on those page; displaying one image of images operated out by flashing, sliding, rolling and turning over on page and selecting the book when selected page containing selection part of the book is displayed at an earlier time.

Description

Computer user interface apparatus and system with image characteristics

1. invention field

The present invention relates to a kind of computer user interface system and method that is stored in file in the computing machine that is used for taking an overall view of.Specifically, the present invention is convenient to browse in such a way the file that is stored in the computing machine,, can check the content and the data layout situation of this document fast that is, and every content of the related file of access rapidly.

2. prior art is described

At present, check that the method that is stored in file in the computing machine is by a computer display.For those than being included in a file length/big file in the screen, (by for example utilize with screen on the file edge that shows the associating of scroll bar " mouse " or by utilizing hypertext link) a kind of means of scroll this document up and down are provided, in order to jump to a specified point in this document.

But, comparing with book, majority can't find this mode especially easily to come viewing files.This has proved such fact, promptly, although use a computer more and more, but not only correspondingly do not reduce the use of paper, and needing to increase number of paper to print the content that has been stored in easily in the computing machine, this seems and can be subjected to easily and control flexibly for checking.Sometimes the printing note that needs relevant information, resemble with an image print to a piece of paper it is pasted under the situation on certain surface (for example wall), perhaps be convenient in that almost read under the situation of lighter and firm paperbound any possible environment and position, but sometimes before the very glad desk-top computer that is sitting on the desk of reader, perhaps handle notebook, and this reader still expects the document printing note of hand-held form away from desk.This handbook of comprising soft manual of being particularly suitable for reading is to understand the situation of how to operate equipment or software application.On the contrary, computer packages has thick and heavy handbook usually, these handbooks contain the information that can be easy to be stored on the lightweight CD-ROM, even sometimes these handbooks are distributed to the user with the form of CD-ROM, still often the someone is ready they are printed as the text of hard copy form, so that read.

The process of content exchange reaction is a complicated process in the book that relates to the user and printed.At first, show the content in the book in order, keep the continuity of content page by page, in shown content, also have a with different levels structure (resembling content arrangement is chapter, joint, trifle etc.), because the thought of these contents is interrelated with the form of certain concept hierarchy.People's sensory perceptual system is taken in data in a continuous mode, and after in a continuous mode book from first to last being run through, after finishing watching related content, brain can be created this concept hierarchy again.But, often have the people from first to last not read a book (or taking in related content), because (a) have the people to think the content that overview is shown; (b) there is the people searching its interested some content; Perhaps (c) has people's interest to be only to read the some parts (for example, how operating under the situation of some thing to understand at the reading handbook) of this book.In these cases, the reader is that the theme of browsing book finds unique its interested content that makes.

In this navigation process, finish two basic things.At first, the viewer sweeps the catalogue of this this book document fast.Secondly, the viewer has a notion to the approximate location at its item of interest place, so that the viewer can (a) seek them when needing afterwards, and (b) current material of browsing and the relation between the other materials there is a understanding (that is, the relevant layers aggregated(particle) structure being had a understanding).When browsing this this book document, need the viewer repeatedly to operate with finger, so that riffle each page, and, make the viewer can very rapidly understand essence, position and the structure of related content with the proper sequence of each page utilization.

In the process of browsing a book, the viewer can carry out following operation:

(a) according to its desired level of detail of browsing content in this book, riffle each page with speed change;

(b) jump to the approximate location of item of interest;

(c) very rapidly change the direction (turning over forward or backward) of browsing, because

(i) viewer is intended to comparison and contrasts content on the same page not,

(ii) after jumping to the approximate location of some item of interest, the viewer is intended to find their positions accurately, perhaps

(iii) the viewer can not determine interested where, and the viewer increases and is in the process of searching it; And

(d) bookmark is made in position of some that return again after the viewer is wanted pages or leaves interested.

Replace rapid page turning and finger and the unnecessary action of hand bottom line by finger, very rapidly carry out all these operations.What is interesting is to have softness, easily bend the more difficult assurance of book/magazine of the page,, have the book that is difficult for the bending page and just can browse with the action of hand hardly because need the action of more finger and hand to browse it.

In browsing the effective ways that are stored in document in the computing machine at present, for example, utilize with computer screen on scroll bar and the mouse that is used in combination of button, the action of the more hand of needs is to realize above-mentioned various operation.And (according to mouse is to utilize the action of hand to come moving cursor on screen, still resembles the action that utilizes finger under the situation of tracking ball) needs adversary or finger to carry out trickle control, with the place that cursor positioning is needed to the screen.Too tediously long also being difficult to of this process operated.This process tediously long increased artificial foundation relation and remember the burden of these short term memory capacity between in the past every recently, and the difficult operability of this process has this short-term memory method diverts one's attention and interference effect, and this is the well-known function of psychology of perception (perceptual psychology) lining.

Because the content arrangement in the book is become each page, so this has also strengthened the ability that the reader better remembers related content each several part position.And, with resemble in a word processor common do on a screen scroll to browse the method for a document different, the each several part content fogs and can't read in the method that wherein this scroll is browsed, when the reader by browsing in a book in the content when mobile, even the reader can not read details, also can read general contents at least.This is all because of following characteristics: the people who browses a book can obtain good understanding to the position of its content, particular item and the layout of content.

Because above-mentioned reason, people still more are ready to read the books in the hand, rather than read the document image that shows on the computer screen with at present available method.

People's such as Kuno U.S. Pat 5467102 has disclosed a kind of equipment that document is browsed that is used for, and this equipment is made up of two display screens.One of its purpose is to make the user can show two different pages of document with two display screens, so that they can be subjected to reading (for example a figure and the explanation of text type) thereof side by side.Another purpose is that a big figure is simultaneously displayed on two pages.People's such as Kuno this equipment makes the user change the translational speed of browsing document by a pressure transducer--and-applied pressure is big more, and the speed of browsing the page in the document is fast more.People's such as Kuno this equipment also allow by the opposite zone of compression sensor front area or sensor respectively forwards to or backward directions on browse document.The reader can also be by pressing the page or leaf that the icon that shows on the screen is selected to jump to.But, people's such as Kuno this equipment still can't provide as browsing a convenient manner the book, this mainly be because when the operation of controlling in difference--browse the translational speed of document, the change of direction of view and the different piece that jumps to document---between when switching, than the situation of a tangible book of operation, the former has the action of more hand and finger.In addition, people's such as Kuno equipment is a kind of specialization and the higher equipment of cost, its sensor and hardware are contained on two display screens, and the inventor recognizes, the equipment that a kind of cost is lower and more practical can be to add equipment in the existing computer system to modular form.

At present, the computer mouse that can eliminate the problems referred to above (that is, needing trickle control hand or finger) that cursor positioning existed to the computer screen with conventional mouse is also arranged.These mouses make the user can define " hot-zone " on the screen, on these hot-zones, make cursor " remote control is to (home onto) " on it with the trickle control of lacking than conventional mouse.In addition, the group in these mouses can produce moving of cursor " only in vertical direction " or " only in the horizontal direction ", so that its scroll process need is than the trickle control of lacking with the required control of a conventional mouse of muscle.As long as relate to the document browsing mode based on computing machine, these mouses also only need except some some problems relevant with the traditional computer input method, but do not eliminate its all problems.

In U.S. Pat 5417575 (1995), McTaggart has disclosed a kind of e-book, and this e-book comprises together the laminated sheet of being strapped in of a book form.On each sheet, the distribution of content of printing below this top layer, has an electronic background curtain that contains fine optical diode (LED) and attach to pressure sensitive switch on the backing sheet on top layer.These LED produce and can see through the vision signal that top layer is seen, in order to the each several part of highlighted demonstration imprint.Be arranged in the pressure switch of imprint below some and be used for the selection of perception user those.Also on book, establish a loudspeaker to produce audio signal, be used for explaining orally text or give user's audio frequency feedback.Contact-making switch or light activated switch also are embedded in each page, so that circuit can be known which page or leaf of current browsing, thereby can produce suitable audio frequency and vision signal.Even this equipment a kind of form that is this, promptly, allow the user to resemble and control it tangible book of control, to having video and the function of audio frequency enhancing and the feedback of being convenient to accept the user in printing, but it is a hard-wired equipment basically, can't reprogramming, and be necessary for the different hardware of book configuration of different content.For file is downloaded to show in e-book from computing machine, perhaps e-book can show any one document file, does not all have useful measure.Therefore, this equipment is unsuitable for browsing the document that is stored in the computing machine.

Therefore, the inventor recognizes, needs a kind of low cost, modular equipment, and it can be connected to existing computer system, and permission is convenient, adopt computer based document browsing mode to browsing a book effectively.

3. summary of the invention

In view of browsing the aforesaid drawbacks that is stored in the scheme of document in the computing machine at present, one object of the present invention is to provide a kind of browsing apparatus, it has developed browses the finger manipulation that a book is usually directed to, that is to say, changing translational speed, the change of browsing pertinent literature browses the moving direction of document and each page (is for example made bookmark, when one page is made bookmark, can very rapidly return/jump to this page or leaf by the control device of finger manipulation afterwards).

Another object of the present invention is, the location of the aforesaid operations control of being undertaken by finger can make hand movable hardly with design, and makes that the action of finger is minimum, thereby is easy to browse the document of being stored most.To these control, developed the dexterity of finger fully.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a kind of low cost, modular browsing apparatus, and it can be easy to link on the existing computer system, and the mode of linking on the computer system with a mouse is very similar.

Another purpose is that for this browsing apparatus provides a kind of reconfigurable structure, it can (a) be configured to a hand held controller; (b) link on the side of existing computer system; (c) be configured to cooperate with mouse, thereby in the operation that relates to browser and relate to the hand that need not the mobile subscriber when switching between the operation of mouse; (d) be configured to cooperate, so that when lacking desktop, can utilize whole accessory with rotation ball mouse (gyro-mouse).Like this method of selecting by the user according to it.

Another object of the present invention is to provide the device on a kind of computer display, and this device shows the document that will browse by this browsing apparatus.The form of this demonstration is computing machine books, and it illustrates simultaneously and currently see the literature content thickness before and after the content, will jump to the position of the page in the time of will carrying out redirect when bookmark being shown and any preset time being shown on these thickness.

A further object of the present invention is to provide the method and the corresponding form of content in following five kinds of layout documents: (a) layout becomes page and can stir page by page from left to right or from right to left, and this and the situation of people when browsing a book are closely similar; (b) layout becomes page or leaf and can stir page by page from top to bottom or from bottom to up, and this and the situation of people when browsing a notepad are closely similar; (c) layout becomes page or leaf and can slide page by page from left to right or from right to left, and this and the situation of people when watching a microfilm are closely similar; (d) layout becomes the page that can flash page by page; (e) layout becomes and can browse by scroll, does not have tangible page boundary, and common situation about doing is closely similar in this and the word processor.First three methods can cause cost higher at storage space with on the processing time, but when using with aforementioned browsing apparatus, can make navigation process more as if browsing a book, a notepad or a microfilm.The storage space that the two kinds of methods in back need is less and the processing time is also shorter, even these two kinds of methods can not be imitated the navigation process of book exactly, they also can be benefited from and act on the rapidity that this browsing apparatus left-hand seat is accused system.

Multiple document indexing (multiple indexing) mode when another purpose of the present invention is to provide and uses with browing system cooperation of the present invention.When running into an interested keyword in the process in read documents, the user utilizes the cursor on the screen to cooperate with an indicating equipment such as mouse and selects it, in present computer system, done, perhaps utilize its finger cooperate with a touch-screen or presser sensor screen or the additive method selection it.Adapt therewith, for relating to the bookmark of page doing of the explanation that has this keyword or other guide on it, the user can utilize the mechanism that is arranged in this browing system to translate into one page in these pages rapidly afterwards with system of the present invention.

Another object of the present invention is to adopt can discern content and above-mentioned browsers other software collaborations in the related file, so that browse/check---for example, on the current page of checking, doing the content location of contrast side by side.

A further object of the present invention is to adopt can the selected content part of highlighted demonstration or that gloss on each page in related document and above-mentioned browser software collaboration, so that browse/check/read.

Another purpose of the present invention is to a word processor provides above-mentioned browser, so that import in word processor, handle and check/browsing content.

Another object of the present invention is to provide above-mentioned browser for any wherein information is unsuitable for being presented at the software in the computer screen, is used to check or operate.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a kind of novel metaphor (metaphor) for the man-machine interface of computer operating system--and-" library's metaphor (librarymetaphor) " wherein can show according to tradition with the information on the computer screen of window mode demonstration with the form of " book " now.

The above object is realized by following technical scheme.

A technical scheme of the present invention is a kind of operating system user interface method, may further comprise the steps:

One group of host entity layout relevant with operating system on a computing machine become one

This book, these these writing materials have a group to be present in described book and/or another this book described entity relevant with operating system on one page at least, and described layout step comprises that with the described entity layout relevant with operating system be at least a form in the following form:

Be subjected to the computer documents of mark separately,

The set of the computer documents of one layering layout and

The software application user interface of one software application;

Each several part mark each book with the described entity relevant of a described group with operating system; And

Select a book from one group of book, described selection step comprises:

The described each several part of described book is shown as a book document image that comprises each page, and described each page be corresponding to the described each several part of described book,

Generate an order of in described each page, moving,

A lively image that shows described each page of described book document, this image be browse, scroll, slide and the image that flashes at least a; And

When showing that in described step display contain described book one selects in described each page of part selected one page, select described book.

Wherein further comprising the steps of:

Discern a selected page in interior one group of each page of book of described selected book, may further comprise the steps:

Selected book is shown as the image of this book document,

The movement directive of a pointer is moved in generation one in described selected book one group's page or leaf,

When showing described selected page in the step of motion video in each page in the described book of described demonstration all one's life, in described selected book, select described page.

Wherein said computer documents label is at least one in a text name and the icon.

Wherein said computer documents set is present in the file, and described file comprises the concrete file of described computer documents set.

Wherein said software application user interface comprises that one contains the window of a user interface of this software application.

The step of the described each several part of the described book of wherein said demonstration comprises: at least one means middle change after many described pages or leaves in changes not in by the means that increase one page or multipage and deletion one page or multipage shows described book.

The step of the described each several part of the described book of wherein said demonstration comprises:

Demonstration thickness is represented thing on each side of described book,

On described book one selected page or leaf, show a bookmark,

When a user selects described bookmark, jump to the described selected page or leaf of described book.

Wherein further comprising the steps of:

In response to reception, more page or leaf is increased in the described book, to show an additional entity relevant with operating system to an order.

Wherein also comprise the device that is used for increasing and deleting each page.

A kind ofly showing based on the method for one group of information of computing machine on based on the display screen of the information browsing device of computing machine control by one, may further comprise the steps:

Described group of information is shown as a book image, the each several part of described group of information is shown as an expansion page or leaf of described book image, before overlapping, this expansion page or leaf moves on another page or leaf in described book left side from described book right side, each of described book launched page or leaf and stayed on the fixed position with respect to described display screen, and other each pages of described book image obtain showing;

A thickness chart picture of the corresponding described book image of described quantity of information on demonstration and described display screen left side and the right side, the described thickness chart that is presented on the described left side of described display screen is proportional as some first information amount before in a left-hand component and described group of information of current demonstration, and the described thickness chart that is presented on the described right side of described display screen is proportional as second quantity of information after this point in a right-hand component and described group of information of current demonstration;

On described display screen, show a finger bookmark with first picture format corresponding to a finger bookmark location;

On described display screen, show a permanent bookmark with second picture format corresponding to a permanent bookmark location;

Generate and the corresponding new bookmark of a current display image;

Show described new bookmark with at least one form in described first picture format or described second picture format; And

Jump to a jump location in the described group of information, this position is corresponding to the current location of an instrument on the sensor device of described information browsing device based on computing machine.

Wherein said demonstration one thickness chart picture step comprise:

Show described book image one left thickness, make its right vertical edges keep static simultaneously with respect to display screen,

Show described book image one right thickness, make its left vertical edges keep static simultaneously with respect to display screen; And may further comprise the steps

In response to moving in this group information, change left thickness, and produce an order, so that a left vertical edges of shown page or leaf changes the position, and

In response to moving in this group information, change right thickness, and produce an order, so that a right vertical edges of shown page or leaf changes the position.

Wherein when the page or leaf of the usefulness bookmarked of reading once more, described finger bookmark disappears; And

When the page or leaf of the usefulness bookmark permanent marks of reading once more, described permanent bookmark does not disappear.

Wherein further comprising the steps of:

On the thickness chart picture, show a redirect cursor,

Described redirect cursor is started by the user, and identification wherein is used for carrying out a position in this group information of a skip operation, and

Described redirect cursor table illustrates a position in this group information that will carry out skip operation.

Wherein further comprising the steps of:

Show the plural page or leaf of browsing simultaneously, the described page table of browsing shows the described group of information in the information appropriate section.

Wherein further comprising the steps of:

Along with a document surfing increases, show simultaneously increase gradually more browse page or leaf.

Wherein further comprising the steps of:

A fix command of sending in response to the user is browsed in the action fixing many pages or leaves of browsing for one on computer display.

A kind ofly be used to browse, may further comprise the steps based on one group of computing machine operating system method with the relevant entity of operating system:

Generate an order, to move a pointer in described group of relevant entity with operating system, described operating system entity comprises at least a entity in the following entity:

Be subjected to the computer documents of mark separately,

The set of the computer documents of one layering layout and

The software application user interface of one software application;

In each book image, show described group of relevant entity, and its layout is become each group, a described part with the relevant entity of operating system is shown as with graphic form is included in the relevant book image of one of this and the relevant entity of operating system with operating system;

In response to the described order that generates in the described generation step, in the relevant entity of described this group with operating system based on computing machine along one forwards to backward directions at least one direction move described pointer;

Corresponding to the described order that generates in the described generation step, be adjusted at the speed that moves described pointer described in the relevant entity of described this group with operating system based on computing machine;

Jump to a selected location in the relevant entity with operating system of described this group based on computing machine, described jump procedure may further comprise the steps:

Receive a skip command, and

Described pointer is moved to a user-defined jump location from described based on current location this group of computing machine entity relevant with operating system; And

Described this group based on computing machine is made bookmark with an expectation part of the relevant entity of operating system, and described expectation partly comprises the text or the graphical information of a selected group, and the described step of making bookmark may further comprise the steps:

Receive a bookmark order by a user entry, and

Corresponding to described user entry, the described described expectation part of this described relevant entity of group of mark with operating system based on computing machine.

Wherein further comprising the steps of:

Show described book image, it has a thickness chart picture, an information content amount after the shown book image of this thickness graphical representation one page;

On this thickness chart picture, show a redirect cursor;

Described redirect cursor is started by the user, and identification wherein is used for carrying out another page or leaf in this book image of a skip operation, and

Described redirect cursor table illustrate to carry out skip operation this another the page or leaf.

Wherein further comprising the steps of:

Show simultaneously described book image one page above browse page or leaf, described browse page table show with described book image appropriate section in information.

Wherein further comprising the steps of:

Along with a document surfing increases, show that simultaneously described book image more browses page or leaf.

Wherein further comprising the steps of:

A fix command of sending in response to the user is browsed in the action many pages or leaves of browsing of fixing described book image for one on computer display.

A kind of operating system user interface apparatus comprises:

One display device;

One is connected to the computing machine of described display device, comprising:

Be used for one group with the operating system relevant entity layout of host on this computing machine become the device of a book, this book has the described group of group in the relevant entity with operating system on one page at least of described book and/or another this book, described operating system entity comprises at least one entity in the following entity:

Be subjected to the computer documents of mark separately,

The set of the computer documents of one layering layout and

The software application user interface of one software application; Wherein

The described device that is used for layout comprises:

Be used for and operating system relevant entity described with described group each several part mark each book device and

Be used for from this serial book, selecting the device of a book, comprise

First indication mechanism, it is shown as a book document image that comprises each page to the described each several part of described book on described display device, and described each page be corresponding to the described each several part of described book,

One generates mechanism, and it generates an order of moving in described each page,

Second display device, be used on described display device showing the lively image of described each page of described book document, described lively image be browse, scroll, slide and the image that flashes at least a, and

One selection mechanism, it selects described book when showing that with described second indication mechanism containing described book one selects in described each page of part selected one page.

Wherein said computer documents set shows as a file, and described file comprises the concrete file of described computer documents set.

Wherein said software application user interface comprises that one contains the window of this software application one user interface.

Wherein also comprise and be used on each side of described book showing that thickness represents the device of thing;

Be used on described book one selected page or leaf, showing the device of a bookmark; With

Be used for when a user selects described bookmark, jump to the device of the described selected page or leaf of described book.

Wherein also comprise:

Be used in response to reception, more page or leaf be increased in the described book, to show the device of an entity relevant that adds with operating system to an order.

A kind of being used for may further comprise the steps the method that is presented at based on one group of information of computing machine on the display screen:

Described one group of information is shown as a book image, the each several part of described one group of information is shown as one of described book image and launches page or leaf, this expansion page or leaf and another page overlapping that before moved to second of described book from described book first face, when showing the not same page of described book image, each of described book launched page or leaf and remained on a fixed position with respect to described display screen; And

On described display screen left side and right side, show and the corresponding described book image thickness image of described quantity of information, the described thickness chart that is presented on the described left side of described screen is directly proportional as first information amount before a bit in described one group of information of a left-hand component and current demonstration, and the described thickness chart that is presented on the described right side of described screen is directly proportional as this point second quantity of information afterwards in described one group of information of a right-hand component and current demonstration.

Wherein also comprise: show a permanent bookmark.

Wherein also comprise: show a finger bookmark.

Wherein also comprise: jump to a predetermined jump location in described one group of information.

The step of wherein said demonstration one thickness chart picture comprises:

The left thickness that shows described book image makes its right side vertical edge keep static with respect to display screen simultaneously;

The right thickness that shows described book image makes its left vertical edge keep static with respect to display screen simultaneously; Further comprising the steps of:

Change left thickness according to moving on this group information, and produce an order so that the left vertical edge of shown page or leaf changes the position; And

Change right thickness according to moving on this group information, and produce another order so that the right side vertical edge of shown page or leaf changes the position.

Wherein: when the page or leaf of the usefulness bookmark permanent marks of reading once more, described permanent bookmark does not disappear.

Wherein: when the page or leaf of the usefulness bookmarked of reading once more, described finger bookmark disappears.

Wherein further comprising the steps of:

Show a redirect cursor on the thickness chart picture, described redirect cursor is started by the user, and discerns a position in this group information of wherein carrying out a skip operation, and

Wherein further comprising the steps of:

Show the plural page or leaf of browsing simultaneously, the described page table of browsing shows information in described one group of information appropriate section.

Wherein further comprising the steps of:

In response to receiving the fix command that the user sends, on computer display, browse in the action fixing many pages or leaves of browsing for one.

Wherein further comprising the steps of:

Adjust the document surfing corresponding to a user command.

Wherein further comprising the steps of:

In described jump procedure, show browsing to institute's skip pages thickness chart picture.

Its content makes the computing machine enforcement of rights require the method described in arbitrary among the 28-40.

A kind of information browsing device based on computing machine comprises:

One main body is provided with a sensor device on described main body one sensor region, the position and the power of described sensor device detection effect instrument on described sensor device;

At least one group of sensor, they can be arranged on the described main body by described instrument start-up, and be configured to when in described one group of sensor few one produce at least one status signal during by described instrument start-up;

One change-over circuit, it is connected to described sensor device, and power and position that described sensor device is detected are converted at least one switching signal; With

One output port, it exports at least one switching signal and described at least one status signal in the computing machine of one group of information, a moving direction order, a rapid change order, that described at least one switching signal and described at least one status signal form described computing machine use jump in an ad-hoc location order and the bookmarked order at least one, to handle a display image of described one group of information.

Wherein: described main body comprises:

Relative end face and bottom surface; With

One sensor surface, it is provided with described sensor device; And

Described one group of sensor comprises:

First panel sensor, they are arranged on the described bottom surface, and are configured to produce first status signal in described at least one status signal of representing described first panel sensor, one state;

Second panel sensor, they are arranged on the described end face, and are configured to produce second status signal in described at least one status signal of representing described second panel sensor, one state.

Wherein also comprise:

Computing machine, it receives described at least one switching signal and described at least one status signal from described output port, also comprises:

One receiving mechanism, it receives described at least one switching signal, described at least one switching signal comprise by described sensor device respectively in response to along a directive effect of described sensor device on the primary importance and act on first force signal and second force signal that the described instrument on the described sensor device second place produces afterwards

One redirect mechanism, its produce from described one group of information corresponding to described primary importance first in this group information corresponding to second redirect of the second place and

One jumps over mechanism, it produce a group in described one group of information with described first and described second between of being directly proportional of distance jump over.

Wherein also comprise:

One display,

One receiving mechanism, it receives in described first status signal and described second status signal at least one,

One creates mechanism, described first and second status signals that it receives based on described receiving mechanism create a finger bookmark and

One indication mechanism, it shows the image and a finger bookmark image of described one group of information, described indication mechanism comprises

One removal mechanism, when passing through one page relevant with described finger bookmark in a browse operation, this removal mechanism is removed described finger bookmark image.

Wherein said computing machine also comprises:

One permanent bookmark image indication mechanism, it shows a permanent bookmark image in response to receiving in described first status signal and described second status signal at least one; With

One transfer device, when translating into the image-related other one page of described permanent bookmark, this transfer device is transferred to described permanent bookmark image described image second side of described one group of information from described image first side of described one group of information.

Wherein said computing machine also comprises:

One while indication mechanism, it shows described finger bookmark image and described permanent bookmark image simultaneously.

Wherein said computing machine also comprises:

One page redirect mechanism, it jumps to the described image of described one group of information apart from the nearest one page of current display data, and described page or leaf is by at least one mark in described finger bookmark or the described permanent bookmark.

Wherein said computing machine also comprises: one page redirect mechanism, it jumps to described image one page of described one group of information in response to receiving described at least one switching signal and described at least one status signal.

Wherein also comprise: one has the mouse of mouse button, and wherein said main body is arranged on the described computer mouse so that do not disturb mouse button.

Wherein also comprise: one has the rotation ball mouse of rotation ball mouse button, and wherein said main body is arranged on the described rotation ball mouse so that do not disturb rotation ball mouse button.

Wherein also comprise:

One receiving mechanism, it receives described first status signal, this signal comprise the order of expression described second panel sensor described state variation change signal and

One switching mechanism, it receives the action that described order changes signal in response to described receiving mechanism, and described browsing apparatus is switched between operation of equipment and the right hand operation of equipment leftward.

Wherein said receiving mechanism receives described order and changes signal, this signal comprise the described state of described second panel sensor of an expression continuous at least change for three times three hit signal; And

Described switching mechanism receives described three actions of hitting signal in response to described receiving mechanism, and described browsing apparatus is switched between operation of equipment and the right hand operation of equipment leftward.

Wherein also comprise:

One computing machine, it receives described at least one switching signal and described at least one status signal from described output port, also comprises:

One storer, it store described one group of information and

One display screen,

One layout mechanism, it should be organized format and become multipage; With

One indication mechanism, it is presented at an image of described multipage on the described display screen.

Wherein indication mechanism also comprises:

One consecutive image indication mechanism, the described multi-page pictures of described one group of information that it is just being browsed with the continuous demonstration of a speed, this speed is corresponding to the power that is applied on the sensor device.

Wherein indication mechanism also comprises:

One consecutive image indication mechanism, if described equipment is configured to operate with a left-handed operation pattern, the described multi-page pictures of its described one group of information of just browsing along the continuous demonstration of first direction so, if and described equipment is configured to right-hand operated pattern operation, the described multi-page pictures of its described one group of information of just browsing along the continuous demonstration of second direction so.

Comprise that also one is used for device that described equipment is changed between operator scheme and the right-hand operated pattern leftward.

Wherein said indication mechanism also comprises: a multipage indication mechanism of browsing, its described multipage from just browsing with respect to the left and right directions of described display one horizontal direction and the continuous demonstration of at least one direction the above-below direction.

Wherein said indication mechanism also comprises: a slip multipage indication mechanism, it is presented at the consecutive image of the described multipage that slides on the described screen.

Wherein said indication mechanism also comprises: the multipage indication mechanism that flashes, when browsing this group information, this mechanism shows the consecutive image of the described multipage on described computer screen that flashes.

Wherein also comprise: mode selector, it is used for selecting between an eliminating operator scheme or an overlap operation pattern; With

One shows one page mechanism down, and when in eliminating pattern following time, it shows that in the image of a current demonstration rightmost shows following one page of page or leaf, and when in overlapping pattern following time, it show one current browse page and one group after at least a in the recto.

Wherein said indication mechanism also comprises: a scroll multipage indication mechanism, when browsing this group information, this mechanism shows the consecutive image of the described multipage of scroll on the described computer screen.

Wherein said computing machine also comprises:

One thickness indication mechanism, it looks like to be presented at the thickness chart of described one group of information on the top and bottom of described display; With

One scroll indication mechanism, its edge is with respect to being shown as an order scroll image to the described image with described multipage on or below the described display horizontal direction.

Wherein also comprise:

One user input apparatus, it comprises in mouse, trace ball and the rotation ball mouse at least one; With

One receiving mechanism, it be used for receiving from the signal of described user input apparatus and

One selection mechanism, it selects a current item of interest that shows on the page or leaf in one group of page or leaf image of described one group of information, the described signal correspondence that the described receiving trap of this Xiang Yucong receives.

Wherein also comprise: a bookmarked mechanism, it is to the multipage bookmarked of described one group of information, and described multipage contains the information relevant with described selected item.

A kind of browsing apparatus based on computing machine comprises:

The one left hand information browsing device module based on computing machine comprises:

First main body, it is configured to the left-handed operation by the user, comprising:

The first relative end face and first bottom surface and

The first sensor surface which is provided with the first sensor device, and the described first sensor device and first end face and first bottom surface interconnect and be configured to the detection effect position and the power of an instrument thereon;

Can be arranged on described first bottom surface by first group of sensor of described instrument start-up, and be configured to produce first status signal of at least one status signal of representing described first group of sensor one state;

Can be arranged on described first end face by second group of sensor of described instrument start-up, and be configured to produce second status signal of at least one status signal of representing described second group of sensor one state;

One right hand information browsing device module based on computing machine, it can be operationally connected on the described left hand information browsing device based on computing machine, comprising:

Second main body, it is configured to the right-hand operated by the user, comprising:

The second relative end face and second bottom surface and

Second sensor surface which is provided with second sensor device, and described second sensor device and second end face and second bottom surface interconnect and be configured to the detection effect position and the power of an instrument thereon;

Can be arranged on described second bottom surface by the 3rd group of sensor of described instrument start-up, and be configured to produce the third state signal of at least one status signal of representing described the 3rd group of sensor one state;

Can be arranged on described second end face by the 4th group of sensor of described instrument start-up, and be configured to produce the four condition signal of at least one status signal of representing described the 4th group of sensor one state;

At least one change-over circuit, it is connected in described first sensor device and described second sensor device at least one, and the power and the position of this instrument is converted at least one switching signal; With

One output port, its at least one switching signal and at least one status signal are exported to a computing machine, and described computing machine has one group of information.

Wherein said change-over circuit comprises:

One right hand change-over circuit, it be configured to the power of second sensor device and position be converted to that described computing machine uses browse forward signal with along one forwards to browsing information; With

One left hand change-over circuit, it is configured to browse signal backward with along a backward directions browsing information with what the power of first sensor device and position were converted to that described computing machine uses,

Wherein along forwards to or the surfing of backward directions be directly proportional with power on acting on described second sensor device and described first sensor device respectively.

Wherein: described right hand change-over circuit is configured to produce a redirect signal forward, this signal acts on a locational power corresponding to the first direction along described second sensor device, a point forward in the information that this position is represented wherein will jump to, described the putting forward between a current described information part that is showing ends up with described information that wherein will jump to; With

Described left hand conversion circuit structure becomes generation one redirect signal backward, this signal acts on a locational power corresponding to the first direction along described first sensor device, a point backward in the information that this position is represented wherein will jump to, described the putting backward between a current described data part of reading begins partly with described information that wherein will jump to.

Wherein said output port comprises:

One right hand output port, it is configured to export one group of right hand bookmark signal, these signals are corresponding to each state of described the 3rd group of sensor, in described one group of right hand bookmark signal each is all corresponding to an order that exports described computing machine to, a right hand bookmark is placed on the current described information that is showing; With

One left hand output fracture, it is configured to export one group of left hand bookmark signal, these signals are corresponding to each state of described first group of sensor, in described one group of left hand bookmark signal each is all corresponding to an order that exports described computing machine to, so that a left hand bookmark is placed on the current described information of reading.

Wherein also comprise:

One framework, wherein

The described left side that is arranged on described framework based on the left hand information browsing device module bodies of computing machine, describedly be arranged on the right of described framework based on the right hand information browsing device module bodies of computing machine, described belfry becomes to be releasably attached on the display of described computing machine.

Wherein also comprise: one has the mouse of mouse button, and described left hand information browsing device and described right hand information browsing device based on computing machine based on computing machine is arranged on the described mouse and is positioned at the position of not disturbing described mouse button.

Wherein also comprise: one has the mouse of rotation ball mouse button, and described left hand information browsing device and described right hand information browsing device based on computing machine based on computing machine is arranged on the described rotation ball mouse and is positioned at the position of not disturbing described rotation ball mouse button.

Wherein also comprise:

Computing machine comprises:

One storer, it store this group information and

One display screen, wherein

Wherein said at least one switching signal comprises that wherein said computing machine is carried out a process based on computing machine that may further comprise the steps from a starting force signal and an opposing force signal of each device in described first sensor device and described second sensor device:

Format is become multipage,

Receive described starting force signal,

In response to the described starting force signal that in the step of the described starting force signal of described reception, receives, show the image of the described page or leaf of browsing,

Receive described opposing force signal,

In response to the action that receives described opposing force signal, in described step display, stop to browse described page, and

The form of opening with one one-tenth fan page or leaf sample shows the image of listed two pages of all the other positions.

Wherein: described at least one change-over circuit is by first signal of first power on the primary importance that at first produces expression and act on described at least one first sensor device or described second sensor, produce the secondary signal of second power on the second place that expression acts on described at least one first sensor device or described second sensor device then, produce described opposing force signal, and described process based on computing machine is further comprising the steps of:

In response to the step of the described opposing force signal of described reception, prevent the ending that described page or leaf is all translated into described information, and

In a central thickness page or leaf, show the collected image of browsing page or leaf, the approximate angle place of this central thickness page or leaf between two open and flat pages or leaves.

A kind of browing system comprises:

One information browsing device based on computing machine comprises:

One main body comprises:

Relative end face and bottom surface; With

One sensor surface, it is provided with a sensor device; Described sensor surface and relative end face and bottom surface interconnection, the position and the power of an instrument are applied to it,

First panel sensor, they can be arranged on the described bottom surface by described instrument start-up, and are configured to produce first status signal at least one status signal,

Second panel sensor, they can be arranged on the described end face by described instrument start-up, and are configured to produce second status signal at least one status signal,

One change-over circuit, it is connected to described sensor device, with the power of instrument on this sensor device and position be converted at least one switching signal and

One output port, it exports at least one switching signal and at least one status signal;

One computing machine, it has one group of information, comprising:

One input port, it receives described at least one switching signal and at least one status signal,

One CPU (central processing unit) and

Display,

One bus, it is connected to described information browsing device based on computing machine on the described input port of described computing machine;

One browses mechanism, its host is on described computing machine, be configured to receive described at least one switching signal, and produce control command with control browsing to described one group of information of host in described computing machine from described information browsing device based on computing machine; With

One throw-over gear, its host on described computing machine, with first group of information from first formal transformation for and described second form of browsing mechanism's compatibility.

Wherein said computing machine also comprises:

One layout mechanism again, it is in response to the action of described at least one switching signal of described reception, and a sub-block of the current described one group of information that is just showing of layout again, a described sub-block are presented in the image of each page side by side;

One indication mechanism, it shows described each page side by side;

One highlighted indication mechanism, it is in response to the action that receives an external signal, the selected group in the described one group of information of highlighted demonstration; With

One annotation mechanism, it is configured to user-defined information is included in the described selected sub-block.

Wherein also comprise: the host on described computing machine a Word application program and at least one in the PaintShop application program.

Wherein an operating system comprises the described mechanism of browsing.

Wherein also comprise:

One interface agency, it is configured to make describedly browses mechanism and a Windows operating system is joined, and is used for the mechanism that a usefulness mouse is browsed is converted to and described in operation, slide, flash operation and the scroll operation at least one of browsing of browsing mechanism's compatibility.

Wherein also comprise:

One library mechanism, described library mechanism is categorized as each sub-block with described one group of information, so that it shows as the book image.

A kind of browsing apparatus that is used for browsing digital coding information, described equipment comprises:

One shell;

A plurality of thin and hard and pliable and tough boundary plates, wherein

Boundary plates first face relative with described boundary plates one boundary surface comprises a sensor device;

Thin film sensor, they are arranged on described boundary plates near on each described first surface, and described thin film sensor detects the position of an instrument, and described thin film sensor also is configured to detect in response to the power that is applied to it each dings amount;

First group of switch, they can be arranged on the bottom surface of described shell by described instrument start-up, and described first group of switch is positioned at can be by the position of this tool operation, and described first group of switch produces first switching signal of described first group of switch one state of expression;

Second group of switch, they can be by described instrument start-up, be arranged on the end face of described shell, and being positioned at can be by the position of this tool operation, described second group of switch produces the second switch signal of described second group of switch one state of expression, described a plurality of thin and the hard and pliable and tough boundary plates and the described end face and the interconnection of described bottom surface of described shell; With

One circuit comprises:

One change-over circuit, it is converted to corresponding switching signal with the bending amount of each plate and the tool location of described sensor device; With

One output port, it exports switching signal, first switching signal and second switch signal.

A kind of browsing apparatus comprises:

One main body comprises:

Relative end face and bottom surface; With

One side, it and described relative end face and bottom surface interconnection, and which is provided with a sensor device, and described sensor device comprises clear sensor, clear sensor detects position and the power of an instrument along at least one direction of described sensor device;

One is installed in the display screen on the described side;

First group of switch, they can be arranged on the bottom surface of described main body by described instrument start-up, and are constructed to be permeable to produce first switching signal of described first group of switch one state of expression;

Second group of switch, they can be arranged on the end face of described main body by described instrument start-up, and are constructed to be permeable to produce the second switch signal of described second group of switch one state of expression;

First circuit, it is converted to electric signal with the described power and the described position of instrumental purpose on sensor device;

One output port, it exports electric signal, first switching signal and second switch signal; With

Second circuit, it receives electric signal, first switching signal and second switch signal, and is presented at picture format its response in response on the described display screen with control.

Wherein said display screen comprises with in the lower device at least one:

LCD;

Plasma display;

Light-emitting diode display; With

Cathode-ray tube display.

Wherein also comprise:

One computing machine; With

One bus, it is connected to first circuit on this computing machine, wherein

This computing machine comprises a mechanism based on computing machine, and this mechanism comprises:

First indication mechanism, it shows the thickness chart picture of the letter breath that is stored in the described computing machine; With

Second indication mechanism, it shows a bookmark image, this image is corresponding to the represented primary importance of instrumental purpose on sensor device of status signal that receives as described.

A kind of information browsing device based on computing machine comprises:

One sensor device, it is used for detecting instrumental purpose position and power thereon;

Be used for to described sensor device directed so that it is corresponding to a device of opening the book edge;

One discrete sensor device, it is used for producing at least one discrete signal in response to the outside stimulus signal of user startup;

One conversion equipment, it is used for converting detected described power of described sensor device and described position to each power and position signalling; With

Output unit is used for described force signal, described position signalling and described discrete signal are exported to a computing machine that has based on one group of information of computing machine, so that control is to the browse operation of described one group of information based on computing machine.

Above-mentioned purpose can also realize that it comprises an end face, a sensor surface and a bottom surface by a kind of browsing apparatus that is used to take an overall view of document is provided.Sensor region on the sensor surface detects a finger position in one direction and points the power that acts on the sensor region.This browsing apparatus also comprises four button/on-off switches on the bottom surface and other four the button/on-off switches on the described end face, and each switch is all controlled by finger.One circuit is converting electrical signal form to by the force transducer on the sensor region of finger effect and the detected finger strength of position transducer and finger position, and exports them.This circuit is also exported the on off operating mode of other four button/on-off switches on four button/on-off switches on the bottom surface and the described end face.

4. accompanying drawing summary

When considering in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, with reference to following detailed description,, can estimate the present invention and attendant advantages thereof more completely with can better to understand the present invention the same, in these accompanying drawings:

Figure 1A is according to browsing apparatus block scheme of the present invention, shows in detail input command and output signal.

Figure 1B-1,1B-2 are respectively the perspective schematic view of this browsing apparatus first embodiment.

Fig. 2 A-1,2A-2 are configured to cooperate with a computing machine browsing apparatus top/bottom skeleton view of the micro book structure used.

Fig. 2 B is configured to cooperate with a computing machine browsing apparatus front perspective view of the display screen structure that uses.

Fig. 2 C is configured to cooperate with a computing machine browsing apparatus front perspective view of the mouse structure that uses.

Fig. 2 D is configured to cooperate with a computing machine browsing apparatus front perspective view of the rotation ball mouse structure used.

Fig. 2 E is configured to cooperate with a computing machine browsing apparatus front perspective view of the singlehanded structure used.

Fig. 2 F is configured to cooperate with a computing machine front perspective view of the singlehanded rotation ball device structure that uses.

Fig. 3 is the top perspective that is presented at the computing machine books on the screen, takes an overall view of it with browsing apparatus of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a process flow diagram, and it shows in detail under the control of the thumb on the browsing apparatus of the present invention, the mechanism that is used for jumping to the mechanism of other parts of document of being checked/browsing and does to move on one piece of document.

Fig. 5 A is a top perspective of computing machine books of the present invention, and it adopts and make the mobile method of browsing on one piece of document.

Fig. 5 B is a top view of computing machine books of the present invention, and it adopts and make mobile sliding method on one piece of document.

Fig. 5 C is a top view of computing machine books of the present invention, and it adopts and make the mobile method of flashing on one piece of document.

Fig. 5 D is a top view of computing machine books of the present invention, and it adopts and make mobile scroll method on one piece of document.

Fig. 5 E is a top perspective of computing machine books of the present invention, and it adopts and make the mobile method of vertically browsing on one piece of document.

Fig. 6 A is that an a kind of one-tenth fan page or leaf sample of display page is opened the top perspective of demonstration, and it is shown in the use of cooperating of the mobile method of browsing of work on one piece of document with Fig. 5 A.

Fig. 6 B is the top perspective that a kind of one-tenth fan page or leaf sample lodging of display page shows, it is shown in the use of cooperating of the mobile method of browsing of work on one piece of document with Fig. 5 A.

Fig. 7 is the schematic block diagram that comprises the browing system of browsing apparatus of the present invention among Figure 1B.

Fig. 8 is the schematic electrical diagram of browsing apparatus among Figure 1B.

Fig. 9 A, 9B, 9C are respectively the perspective schematic view of another embodiment top/bottom of browsing apparatus, and it adopts many with the mode of each page of book bookbinding thin, firm and flexible sheet material stapled together.

Figure 10 A, 10B are respectively the top/bottom perspective schematic view of another embodiment of browsing apparatus, and its adopts a suitable display screen that is loaded on the inclined surface, to show the content thickness before or after the current browsing content.

Figure 11 A is that each catalogue/sub-directory is browsed the comparison synoptic diagram that each page of computing machine books of method make comparisons with adopt Fig. 5 A in order to move in whole book in one " window ".

Figure 11 B is each catalogue/sub-directory and a file and adopt Fig. 5 A to browse the comparison synoptic diagram that each chapters and sections is made comparisons in the computing machine books of method in order to move in whole book in one " windows " system.

Figure 11 C is that each operation window is browsed a comparison synoptic diagram that each page of computing machine books made comparisons of method with adopt Fig. 5 A in order to move in whole book in one " windows " system.

Figure 12 is controlled at the method flow diagram that shows one group of information on the display screen with a browsing apparatus.

Figure 13 is the method flow diagram that is used for browsing one group of information on the display screen.

Figure 14 is the user interface method process flow diagram of library's metaphor aspect according to the present invention.

Figure 15 is illustrated in the book image in the skip operations, and wherein thickness is directly proportional with the number of pages of skipping in the operating process.

Figure 16 A-16C describes to carry out and shows the bending page or leaf.

Figure 17 is illustrated in book handle in preset time is surpassed one page, and number of pages climbs over the situation of a screen and when the speed of passing document increases, side by side more number of pages can be climbed over a screen.

Preferred embodiment is described

Referring to accompanying drawing, wherein in all these views, similarly reference number refers to identical or corresponding part, especially with reference to the Figure 1A in these accompanying drawings, it illustrates the browsing apparatus 100 that can cooperate with existing computer system and use according to the present invention, and it is in order to take an overall view of document or any information that is stored in this computing machine.Import and detect four orders with this browsing apparatus 100.These orders comprise the following: (a) whether regulation will carry out forward or backward mobile in the document; (b) speed that moves described in the regulation (a); (c) jump to an assigned address in relevant document or the information; (d) regulation will be made bookmark to some part of relevant document or information.Based on these orders, generation and output signal are to realize operations necessary in the computer system on linking this browsing apparatus 100 (for example computing machine 205 among Fig. 2 A).

Figure 1B illustrates an embodiment of this basic browsing apparatus 100 according to the present invention.This browsing apparatus 100 is made up of an inclined surface 120, and this inclined surface 120 extends downwards from the end face 110 of browsing apparatus 100.The thumb 122 of these inclined surface 120 supporting users above user's opposing thumb 122 rests, but is used for also can using other instruments or finger.In the operating process, four other fingers 141-144 are placed on the bottom surface 130 of this equipment, relative with thumb 122.On inclined surface 120, one group of force transducer that is provided with in the sensor region 121 and position transducer (sensor such as Part No. is the film linear potentiometer of 360 Interlink electronics) detect (a) thumb 122 and act on power on inclined surfaces 120 in this sensor region 121 and (b) position of this sensor region 121 middle fingers 122 on the vergence direction one of (or other fingers).Henceforth, vergence direction is called the x direction, shown in Figure 1B, wherein forward x direction is pointed to the direction away from the limit of adjacency end face 110 and inclined surface 120.Whether the position correction thumb 122 that y direction (on the inclined surface 120 direction) vertical with the x direction goes up thumb 122 one of (or other fingers) rests on the sensor region 121.

Four button/switch 131-134 place in the scope that four fingers (141-144) are easy to arrive on the bottom surface 130, in those operating process, when four fingers (141-144) were put on the bottom surface 130, these fingers (141-144) were easy to be put on these four button/switch.On the end face 110 of this equipment 100, shown in Figure 1B, be provided with other four button/switch (111-114), their preferred parallel are in the limit of adjacency end face 110 and inclined surface 120.

How soon the power indication of thumb 122 one of (or other finger) on sensor region 121 moves in document, and the document that the position indication of thumb 122 on the x direction one of (or other fingers) will jump to that.More particularly, the button (131-134 and 111-114) on bottom surface and the end face (being respectively 130 and 110) is in order to make bookmark.(131-134, the ad hoc structure that wherein adopts browsing apparatus 100 is depended in use 111-114), will describe browsing apparatus 100 below to these buttons.

Fig. 2 A-2F illustrates the structure of various conversion, and these structures are used and produced the browsing apparatus 100 of browsing input.Preferably the right hand with the operator uses the browsing apparatus 100 shown in Figure 1B.In some embodiment shown in Fig. 2 A-2F, adopt the browsing apparatus 101 of the left hand form shown in Fig. 2 A.

Fig. 2 A illustrates an embodiment of micro book structure 200, wherein be joined together back-to-back by bolt lock mechanism shown in Figure 1B 151 and 152 left hand form 101 and right handed 100 with browsing apparatus 100, resulting assembly 200 can be connected to computing machine 205 (as IBM Aptiva A92, Part No. is 42H0333) by electric operation.During operation, the left hand and the right hand operate respectively on the left side and the right on equipment, thereby left hand thumb 172 and hand thumb 122 rest respectively on left sensor region and the right sensor region (171 and 121).Button about other four fingers of two hands are placed on two equipment bottom surfaces 130 and 180 (131-134,181-184) near.In this structure, (111-114 161-164) can be used for subsidiary function to the button on the end face 110,160.

In this structure, be applied to the power on sensor region 121 and 171 respectively by hand thumb and left hand thumb (122 and 172), realize (method of browsing or the additive method that utilize all will be described in more detail below) moving direction (that is, moving forward and backward) in document.The power of right finger 122 activates the operation that moves forward in document, and the power of left-hand finger 172 activates move operation backward.Translational speed is preferably proportional with applied force, but also can utilize other power/length velocity relation smoothly.The hand thumb 122 of operating right sensor region 121 activates the operation that jumps to some points in the relevant document, and these points are between current institute sees that content ends up with document in the document; And the left hand thumb 171 of operating left sensor region 172 activates the operation that jumps to some points in the relevant document, and these points are between current institute sees that content starts with document in the document.Other right finger on the operation bottom surface 130 outside the thumb 122 of button 131-134 are for seeing that current content is created bookmark with the each point between the document ending in the document, and on the operation respective bottom surfaces 180 other left-hand finger outside the thumb 172 of the corresponding button 181-184 at the current each point establishment bookmark of seeing between content and document start in the document.

The x direction is defined as inclined surface direction along left hand equipment 101, and this direction is perpendicular to the end face 160 that connects left hand equipment 101 and the limit of inclined surface 170, and shown in Fig. 2 A, and forward x direction is taken as direction away from this limit.For right hand equipment 100 and left hand equipment 101, below to

sensor region

121 or 171 and be similarly to the description of button 131-134 on the bottom surface or 181-184, if do not need, the operation to right hand equipment 100 is just only described.

The page in the document of determining to jump to by the detected thumb 122 of the position transducer on the inclined surface 120 on sensor region 121 position on the x direction (referring to Figure 1B) (at the situation that will describe each page its details, that the content arrangement in the document is become can browse, slide or flash later on computer screen), the point in the document of perhaps determining to jump to (in document, wherein the content arrangement in the document not being become the situation of each page at the mode that resembles the employing scroll under the mobile situation).The point that makes x=0 (starting point) meet for inclined surface 120 and end face 110.Neighbor point x as thumb 122 covering point x1 and some x1 " the right " when more promptly making the neighbor point of x＞x1, is referred to as " being positioned at " position x1; And " right side " is meant traditional forward axis direction.This is because inclined surface 120 cross sections of (in the sensor region 121) have a little spatial dimension on thumb 122 and the browsing apparatus 100, thereby it has certain size on the x direction.

Fig. 3 illustrates " book " 300 that shows on the computer screen, after this is called the computing machine books.If adopt the current embodiment of browsing apparatus 100, then in order to make the user notion be arranged to the thickness of computing machine books 300 both sides, so that the user can have one to understand preferably to the current approximate location of browsing page or leaf in the relevant document, as shown in Figure 3, on computer screen, be close to the shown page or leaf of computing machine 301 places, the thickness 310 of computing machine books 200 both sides is shown.

In the process of browsing an actual regular script, the page or leaf that thumb is selected by sliding along the book side to jump to stops to slide when thumb finds this page.In the process that realizes this action, thumb slides at the side of the direction vertical with its page limit that is touching (being similar to the x direction among Figure 1B) upper edge book, and the amount of slip is with proportional to the distance that will jump to page or leaf from current page.Because in the browsing apparatus shown in Figure 1B 100, the width of the inclined surface of thumb institute perception does not change, so when just at the right time content/the number that goes up page or leaf at this " book " this " side " changed, the action that is transformed into that one page the document that will jump to from the x position of thumb is complexity a little.

Consider that at first thumb 122 does not have the situation that applies power and showing relevant document one page on sensor region 121.When thumb 122 is seated in optional position x=XT1 on the sensor region 121 and goes up, and when the lasting time than user-defined short time segment length applies a power, wherein be preferably the scope of 100 microseconds to 1 second during this period of time, but be not limited to this scope, in the document, move forward (, then being mobile backward) if activate left sensor region with thumb 172.Translational speed and applied force are proportional.If just moment (for example also short than preferred 100 milliseconds of times) reinforcing is not moved in the document so, but the reference position of any subsequent jump procedure is taken as XT1.(XT2＞XT1) and thumb 122 are instantaneous when afterburning, further jump to one page in the document forward when thumb 122 moves to position XT2 from x=XT1.Make that XS is the width of sensor region 121, PR is the residue number of pages of from document current page to ending (if activate left hand equipment 101, then being to beginning from current page) and make.PJ is the number of pages of skipping, and it equals PR* (XT2-XT1)/(XS-XT1).That is to say,,, be considered as the distance from current thumb position XT1 to the page limit with this point from document proportional to the residue number of pages of document ending or beginning along inclined surface in any preset time.Show in the method that adopts scroll under the situation of document that do not say that wherein the content arrangement of document becomes page or leaf, PR becomes remaining inner capacities, for example be the line number of residue content, and PJ becomes the inner capacities that will skip.

After thumb 122 begins from reference position XT1 along forward x direction to move, before its reinforcing is jumped over action with generation, allow it along the x direction is mobile between XT1 and XS forward or backwards, to search the page or leaf that its hope jumps to.If thumb 122 moves to along reverse x direction and exceeds reference position XT1 in this process, so no matter whether it is the reposition that thumb finds himself, after this position applies a transient force, this position all will become a new reference position XT1, in order to calculate any ensuing jumping over.If thumb 122 does not apply any transient force after moving to and exceeding reference position XT1 on reverse x direction, moving through XT1 to travelling backwards on forward x direction so, this will be called any reference position XT1 that next jumps over.

On sensor region 121, continue reinforcings after jumping over and reach the time longer when finishing than user-defined short time period with thumb 122, when remaining on thumb 122 on this position simultaneously, from this page or leaf/begin to move forward, translational speed is with applied force is proportional as previously mentioned in the document.

The reference position of jumping over process middle finger 122 can be x=0, or the optional position XT1 on the x direction.But the beginning to make and adopt more length and width degree (from x=0 to XS) corresponding to the residue content of x=0 place, thereby it is to control solution preferably one of redirect/aspect jumping over.In any given time, no matter how many remaining contents are arranged, when the reader moves in the document and when making thumb 122 be in a given position, this reader always can make thumb 122 turn back to the position of littler x position (this position do not activate in document moving in opposite direction---reader must change direction with manual other equipment of another) or x=0, and instantaneous reinforcing has made thumb 122 reorientate with the expression user now.

Then, the user can be by applying the power of carving the long time more in short-term than predetermined, carry out continuously the process that in the document, moves, perhaps with this current location as a new reference/starting point (XT1) and make thumb 122 slide into a new position (XT2), with some content of Fast Reading.Thumb 122 returns motion that littler x or x=0 sentence the reference position XT1 before the definition jump procedure and provides a kind of redirect preferably/jump over control solution for the user.

In the process flow diagram of Fig. 4, described and jumped to the mechanism of some other part of document and moving in document under the thumb control as mentioned above.

At first consider showing the situation of document one page.In step 401, thumb 122 is put on the position XT on the sensor region 121.This process is gone to step 402, and in step 402, inspection is instantaneous reinforcing or longer time (time longer than the predetermined short time) reinforcing.If not afterburning, then without any action; Thumb 122 can move to a new position XT (step 403), perhaps rests on same position XT.If in step 402, receive an affirmative answer, check then whether thumb has applied the power than longer time moment.If answer is sure, then this process is gone to step 405, and in step 405, (speed and applied force are proportional, and direction depends in the micro book structure 200 left hand equipment 101 or right hand equipment 100 is activated) moved in beginning in document.If obtain a negative answer in step 404, then this process is gone to step 406.Similarly, after the mobile beginning in step 405 in document, this process is gone to step 406.In step 406, for reference position XT1 gives value as prepollex 122 position XT.This process is gone to step 407 then, in step 407, thumb 122 or rest on the current location, otherwise move to a new position XT (＜＞XT1).This process is gone to step 408 then, in step 408, conducts a survey to find out that whether XT is greater than XT1.If answer is sure, in step 409, conduct a survey so, whether apply power to find out at the XT place; If answer negates, so without any action, thumb 122 can in step 407, move to a new position XT (＜＞XT1).If the answer to step 409 is sure, this process is gone to step 410 so, in step 410, for XT2 gives current XT value.This process is gone to step 411 then, and in step 411, calculated value PJ=PR* (XT2-XT1) (XS-XT1).If (what just activating is right hand equipment 100 in the micro book structure, and PR is to remaining number of pages of ending or inner capacities from the document current page so; If what just activating is left hand equipment 110 in the micro book structure, PR is to remaining number of pages of beginning or inner capacities from the document current page so.XS is the width of sensor region 121.) carry out redirect action, to skip PJ page or leaf or the PJ amount in the document.This process is returned step 401 to repeat this process then.

If in step 408, find XT less than XT1, this process is gone to step 412 so, and this step inspection is instantaneous or for more time in the power of XT place time.If answer negates, so without any action, this process is gone to step 407, and in step 407, thumb can move to a reposition XT.If answer is sure, step 403 checks that whether applied force is than a predetermined short time segment length so.If applied force is than a predetermined short time segment length, this process is gone to step 414 so, in step 414, (speed and applied force are proportional, and direction depends on the left hand equipment 101 that activates in the micro book structure or activates right hand equipment 100) moved in beginning in document.If obtain a negative answer in step 413, this process is gone to step 406 so, in step 406, for reference position XT1 gives current XT value.After beginning was moved in document in step 414, this process was also gone to step 406.

The method of the above-mentioned redirect between each page by utilizing thumb 122 (on the x direction) to slip over certain distance/jump over is called the relative distance method, and browse redirect/jump over employing (with on the vertical direction of a page limit) absolute distance in the tangible book process.Following another embodiment that describes the browsing apparatus 1000 that adopts absolute distance with reference to Figure 10.

Before jumping to the action of relevant document another part in user's execution, for the user provides the feedback information (Figure 1B) of its thumb in the motion of sensor region 121 upper edge x directions, provide a thumb 122 positions indications (Fig. 3) being shown on current book thickness 310 zones of checking page or leaf 301 of next-door neighbour on the screen.Make thumb 122 recoveries begin to slide, before carrying out the redirect action, make thumb 122 on sensor region 121, slide in the power that applies from a point on the sensor region 121.In this process, thumb 122 slips on the inclined surface 120 many points on the x position transducer 121.On the computer screen of the page location that will jump to, do an indication, with so that thumb 122 along the x direction power is added on any set point.Along with thumb 122 in the slip on sensor region 121 before the reinforcing, be close to current check the page or leaf the 301 preferred separated into two parts of thickness 310 whole width that are shown on the screen.All pages or leaves that will a skip when part is applied on the sensor region 121 on the x direction this some place corresponding to power.When another part is applied to document ending (if user be what to move forward and to activate be right hand equipment 100 in the micro book structure 200) or document beginning (if user be what to move backward and to activate be left hand equipment 101 in the micro book structure 200) corresponding to power in document in document except to jump to page the residue page or leaf.There are two methods to show border (fine rule) between these two parts, that one page or point in the document that this border will jump to when carrying out redirect.Preferably, in the thickness area 310 on computer screen this border is shown, this border is a fine rule, its darkness, texture or color (preferred darkness) are different from the remainder of thickness 310---therefore, the user can see the line of one vertical with the x direction (parallel with the y direction among Figure 1B) orientation, and its length restriction is in direction edge thickness 310 regional extents that the x direction moves forward or backwards that move on sensor region 121 according to thumb 122.On the other hand, with a part, be that said left-hand component is shown as and is being different from other parts aspect darkness, texture or the color (preferred darkness), be said right-hand component---so the user can see a part of expansion and another part shrinks, perhaps opposite, this depends on the moving direction of thumb 122 on sensor region 121.

The operation that four buttons 132 to 134 on browsing apparatus 100 bottom surfaces 130 is used to do bookmark is below described.In this operating process, other four fingers each in 141 to 144 outside the thumb 122 all place four buttons 131 to 134 each near, this means that in these buttons each all will be subjected to apart from its controlling of finger recently.The user check document one page and that one page of being concerned about of determining will to return after this page may be whenever, the user presses the button in 131 to 134 at once, decontrol then, so once or twice, the user of how much depending on of number of times wishes to create a finger bookmark as described below (finger-bookmark) or a permanent bookmark respectively.Then this page or leaf is made bookmark, as shown in Figure 3, bookmark 320 is shown on the screen---it from this page/the position stretch out, be marked on the side of book 300.The user can use same button (in the button 131 to 134) that more than one point/page or leaf is made bookmark.The bookmark 320 created of useful same button (being in the button 131 to 134) assemble and (for example organize a group in 361 to 364) in groups, and as among Fig. 3, show them.

The user to after certain one page on a certain side (right side 371 among Fig. 3 or left side 372)/made bookmark, if user's (respectively forward or backward) in the document moves through this page or leaf/point, this bookmark can disappear or transfer to opposite side so, and this depends on that bookmark is a finger bookmark or a permanent bookmark.The finger bookmark more is similar to the bookmark of creating with finger when browsing a tangible book---, they have more temporary, through with that one page of bookmarked/after, they are " disappearance " just.With this page or leaf of permanent bookmarked/situation under, when through this page or leaf/some the time, this bookmark will be transferred to opposite side, and be classified as with opposite side that it begins in same group of corresponding group.(preferable methods is, shift and this transfer be shown in method for optimizing on the computer screen to depend in the literature moving method, below together with this method is described in the description of these methods.) in order to remove permanent bookmark, current seeing page or leaf with this bookmarked/some the time, the user in extremely rapid succession pushes (for example " double-clicks ") button accordingly for twice.(these permanent bookmarks more as if the user when browsing a tangible book by inserting those bookmarks that a piece of paper is for example created.) finger bookmark different with the form that permanent bookmark shows on computer screen.(distinguish them with shape, size, color, mark or font.)

For the finger bookmark, if do not remove this bookmark after wishing in the document, to move through at corresponding page/, the user can transfer to opposite side with it by utilizing another finger on hand to create another bookmark, and this more likes the user is the work of being done browsing a tangible book.The process of permanent bookmarked helps to create many bookmarks, and they should only use where necessary.

For return page or leaf/point with bookmarked (no matter it be with point bookmarked or with permanent bookmarked), the user push with this page/under the corresponding button of group (among among the 131-134 or the 181-184), and utilize the corresponding thumb 122 or the 172 pairs of corresponding

sensor regions

121 or 171 firmly, keep pushing this button simultaneously.If the page or leaf of using bookmarked more than one is arranged in each group, will jump to so apart from the nearest page or leaf of current page.(be to be noted that this may delete some the finger bookmarks in other groups so if move through these corresponding pages or leaves in document in this process.) after jumping to the page or leaf of a usefulness bookmarked, if wish to take time to read this page or leaf, must stop to exert oneself on corresponding

sensor region

121 or 171 with

thumb

122 or 172, otherwise will begin the moving process in document.Also should stop presses corresponding button (among among the 131-134 or the 181-184).(this is in order to remove the unnecessary tensity of finger).If this page is the page or leaf of a finger bookmarked and wishes this page or leaf is made bookmark once more, so must this push this button (among among the 131-134 or the 181-184) (push once or twice, this depend on current hope with the finger bookmarked it still use permanent bookmarked it).

For fear of obscuring and quicken to browse process, even provide the page or leaf more than one page is made the facilitated method of bookmark with a button, create the one group bookmark relevant thus, but also should avoid this mode as far as possible with this button.Therefore, should manage to adopt as far as possible as the button (131-134 and 181-184) of set quantity.That is to say,, should utilize all four buttons (131-134 or 181-184, it is selected for use and depends on that related is right side 371 or left side 372) so, in each group, only create a bookmark if having four pages of needs to make bookmark in a side.The reader like this, can jump to the expectation page or leaf of a usefulness bookmarked quickly, because needn't just arrive this expectation page after the unwanted page or leaf of skipping in same group with bookmarked.

At any preset time of place, should have only a hand to carry out these operations one of (that is, should only start in two

browsing apparatus

100 and 101).If two hands attempt just in time to carry out simultaneously each operation, will not carry out any operation so.If a hand was carried out an operation before the another hand, this hand is preferential so.An exception of this mode is, situation when this equipment is used in combination the method for describing in detail of browsing 500 or 540 that moves with following (with reference to Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 E) in relevant document, in view of the above, the operation of two hands is used for creating one " the fan page or leaf shows ", 600 or 610 (referring to Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B).

Fig. 2 B illustrates an embodiment of display screen structure 210.In this structure 210, each operation is identical with the aforesaid operations of the micro book structure 200 shown in Fig. 2 A, and difference is, in this structure 210, two

browsing apparatus

100 and 101 separate, and append to display screen 216 (as IBM Color Monitor G50, Part No. is 96G1593) both sides.This can realize by following operation, that is, at first these equipment are appended on the framework 215, then framework 215 is appended on the display screen 216.The reason of doing like this is,

browsing apparatus

100 and 101 needs firmly to install, and we wish to utilize existing computer display 216 and hardware and need not that they are made any physics and change.

Fig. 2 C illustrates an embodiment of mouse structure 220.In this structure 220, two browsing apparatus 100 with 101 linking together with mode identical shown in Fig. 2 A, and be fixed on the mouse 225 (being that the IBMEnhanced Mouse II of 13H6714 transforms the mouse that obtains for example) by Part No..This just allows to come browsing equipment 100 and 101 and mouse 225 with a hand.Except following observations, identical with described operation to a great extent with 101 operation to micro book structure 200 to browsing apparatus 100.This mouse browser structure 220 preferably places on the plane, as the desktop of a desk, but is not held in the hand usually.Mainly do not use four button 131-134 on right hand equipment 100 bottom surfaces 130 (Fig. 2 A) this moment, but replace the function of four bottom button 131-134 with four button 111-114 on the end face 110.Similarly, for left hand equipment 101, four button 161-164 on the end face 160 replace the function (Fig. 2 A) of four button 181-184 on the bottom surface 180.At this moment, only with eight ceiling button 111-114 of forefinger operation and 161-164, forefinger is also operated mouse button 2 26 and 227.For the operation of left sensor region 172, preferably use the thumb of the same hand.For the operation of right sensor region 121, adopt in other three fingers, normally middle finger.(for sinistromanual people, i.e. " left-handed person ", it uses antithesis.)

Fig. 2 D illustrates an embodiment (this structure 230 comprises a rotation ball mouse of transforming, and it for example is to come from Gyration, and Inc.Of Saratoga, the Part No. of Calif. are the GyroPoimt  Desk of PA00038-001) of rotation ball mouse structure 230.At present, a kind of mouse that is called the rotation ball mouse is arranged, it can be held in the hand and use away from desktop.This rotation ball mouse 235 can append on the micro book structure 200 shown in Fig. 2 A, this micro book structure 200 is formed whole assembly by a right hand browsing apparatus 100 and a left hand browsing apparatus 101--and-rotation ball mouse structure 230---can be used for the hand away from desktop.Because in this micro book structure 200, use two hands, and with other all finger control bottom button 131-134 and the 181-184 beyond the thumb, so this rotation ball mouse 230 must append on the micro book structure 200 in such a way, promptly, forefinger also can be used for operating rotation ball explanation button 236 and 237, shown in Fig. 2 D.These two rotation ball buttons 236 and 237 must be enough near by the button 131 and 181 of forefinger operation, so that forefinger can be easy to reach their (buttons 236 and 237) there.Although preferable configuration one specially-made rotation ball mouse 235 is to be connected with micro book structure 200 shown in Fig. 2 D.But preferably micro book 200, display screen 210 and mouse 220 are appended on the active computer hardware with modular form.

Fig. 2 E illustrates the singlehanded structure 240 of browsing apparatus.In this structure, only use a browsing apparatus 100, make a hand can get off to do other things the free time.In operating process, equipment 100 with micro book structure 200 in same mode be held in the hand---thumb places on the sensor region 121, and the button 131-134 on other finger manipulation bottom surfaces 130.This operation is identical with the operation of micro book structure 200 to a great extent, but its browsing apparatus 100 plays left hand equipment 101 and right hand equipment 100 in the micro book structure 200 simultaneously.Three hit button 131 (referring to Figure 1B---by the nearest button of forefinger), switch between these two states (toggle).This structure 240 can not handled as micro book structure 200, but it also makes a hand can get off to be used for other operations the free time.(need not three hit an existing button such as a button 131, another kind of scheme is to increase another bottom to existing button, feasiblely clicks this button and just can realize identical operations.)

Fig. 2 F illustrates the singlehanded rotation ball mouse structure 250 of browsing apparatus.In this structure, a rotation ball mouse 255 is appended on the browsing apparatus 100.This operation to a great extent with Fig. 2 E in singlehanded structure 240 in operation identical, but one of them forefinger can also be operated mouse button 2 56 and 257.And, as under the situation of the rotation ball mouse structure 230 shown in Fig. 2 D, in this structure, the button 256 of

rotation ball mouse

255 and 257 must be positioned near the button 131 on browsing apparatus 100 bottom surfaces 130, during the normal running equipment 100, this button 131 is nearest by forefinger, so that forefinger can all these three buttons 256,257 and 131 of easy operating.If there is not such rotation ball mouse 255, must use a specially-made mouse so.

The browsing apparatus 100 that uses in the structure 200,210,220,230,240 and 250 especially can be used in combination the mobile distinct methods that is shown on the computer screen in the relevant document in computing machine books with many being used for.Five kinds of methods wherein will be described here.

Fig. 5 A illustrates a preferred embodiment of the method for browsing 500.In the method, the content arrangement in the document is become page or leaf, along with the reader moves, demonstrate each page in the document, climb over each page from left to right or from right to left according to mobile direction, this resembles the situation of reader when browsing a tangible book very much.In this method, when a permanent bookmark when a side is transferred to opposite side, it be shown as append on this page or leaf, reach outside this page or leaf, and climbed over together with this page or leaf.And, for to browse continuous page or leaf consistent, in jumping to document, in addition in the process of one page, the page or leaf of skipping is shown as thick page (its thickness is proportional with relevant number of pages) that climbs over together, as under the situation of a tangible book.For on the shown page, showing content thickness in the document, use and display bookmark (finger bookmark and permanent bookmark), to doing the operation of bookmark, and on thickness, show based on for example arbitrarily during given time thumb on sensor region 121 the x position and this carry out constantly jump to this page or leaf in the document that will jump to/the position, these are operated and all are similar to above description to computing machine books 300 among Fig. 3.

Utilize computer hardware and the software that to have bought on the market, a kind of generation on individual's (for example on knee) computing machine browsed the method for the page that is stored in semiconductor medium, magnetic medium, light medium or other medium Chinese version document form documents and comprises several steps, and wherein text file is for example gone up the text under Windows 95 operating systems.At first, utilize a for example Word, the catalogue of text file is shown in (is the IBM Color Monitor G50 of 96G1593 as Part No.) on the computer screen, and this Word for example is that the Part No. that moves on the computing machine is 62306 the product MicrosofT  WordVersion of Microsoft 7.0.Image with on the mode storage computation machine screen of the special storage of screen can utilize " PrintScreen " key on the keyboard (for example Part No. is the IBM keyboard of 06H9742) that they are put in the clipbook then." Paste " order that this clipbook can utilize the graphics software that moves on the computing machine to provide is imported it in this graphics software as an image file, this graphics software for example is Visioneer Communications, Inc.Of PaloAlto, Calif. Part No. are the Visioneer Paperport of C1132-90000 ^TM, then with the output of this image file and be stored as the image file of tiff format for example.Can by this way each page or leaf in the document be captured as a tiff file.Then, utilize the one video editing/film making software such as the Mountain View that move on the computing machine, Part No. is 02970103 Adobe Premier among the AdobeSystems that Calif. is produced ^TM4.0, can be with these each tiff file that all contains document one page input to this software, Motion order and the overlay tool of utilizing this software to provide, can generate " animation " of browsing the page, in case of necessity, with its output and be stored as an animated format file, as a .AVI file.

For the present invention, the present commercially available software of above-mentioned utilization is generated by an existing document and browses the various parts/operation of the page and preferably be integrated into an independent software program, it can be so that forward next computing machine to from a computing machine, and need people's intervention amount minimum.Another kind method directly reads the existing literature file, produces the necessary image of all pages, browses " animation " of the page by these image creation then.In order in document, to move forward or backward with any selected speed, adopt be similar to a software video player (as the Video for Windows of Microsoft) when watching an animation file (as the file of a .AVI form) with any selected speed forward or oppositely mobile mechanism.Such as thickness 310 (Fig. 3), bookmark 320 (Fig. 3) with do in other features the operation etc. of bookmark are also included within.

Although preferably utilize ready-made hardware and software realize browsing/flash/effects such as scroll, but also can with the customization hardware and software realize identical functions.

Fig. 6 A illustrates one one-tenth fan page or leaf sample and opens and show an embodiment of 600, and Fig. 6 B illustrates the lodging of one one-tenths fan page or leaf sample and shows an embodiment of 610, can in conjunction with the method for browsing 500 establishments it.In that (for example hand thumb 122 with a thumb, it is the sensor region 121 in the operating structure 200 for example) carry out in the process of operation of browsing to the page, the reader can begin to browse after one page, by another thumb (for example the left hand thumb 172), by (for example 171 in the structure 200) goes up reinforcing in its related sensor zone, stop to make the page to translate into opposite side fully.This power is called reacting force.The power that another thumb (going up hand thumb 122 in this case) is applied calls the power of browsing.

Have two kinds of fan page or leaf samples that can obtain creating to show---fan page or leaf a sample open show 600 or the lodging of fan page or leaf sample show 610---this depend on the size of reacting force.If the size of reacting force is roughly the same or littler than it with the power of browsing, so as shown in Figure 6A, from this process (promptly from applying reacting force) page or leaf of having climbed over 603 angle of becoming to equate between two " open and flat " pages 601 on each page and the book left side and the right and 602 at itself at the beginning.This just produces fan page or leaf sample and opens demonstration 600.Lodging shows 610 if reacting force, produces fan page or leaf sample so greater than another power shown in Fig. 6 B.Show in 610 at this, all begun the page or leaf 605 that (promptly beginning from applying reacting force) climb over from this process concentrate on the thick page or leaf 604 that shown in Fig. 6 B, it equates angle with two " open and flat " pages 606 on the right with 607 one-tenth one with the book left side.

Also can create a fan page sample and open demonstration 600 or fan page or leaf sample lodging demonstration 610 in conjunction with the process that jumps to another page.It was described in early time, for with browse continuous page or leaf and be consistent, in jumping to document, in the process of another page, the page or leaf of skipping is shown as a thick page or leaf (its thickness is proportional with relevant number of pages) that climbs over together, as under the situation of a tangible book.This is browsed thick page or leaf is opened and is shown in 600 the process other those page or leaf 603 of browsing or show pages 605 being handled of browsing in 610 processes as creating the lodging of fan page or leaf sample as creating fan page or leaf sample.Therefore, after the beginning jump procedure and the page or leaf of skipping begun to climb over together become one thick page after, if add a reacting force this moment, create a fan page or leaf sample so and open and show that 600 or one fan page or leaf sample lodging shows that a process of 610 will begin to carry out as mentioned above.

Browse the thumb of action and stop if starting this moment sensor region (for example 121 or 171 in the structure 200) reinforcing---power promptly browsed, so these pages will stop at suddenly a fan page or leaf sample open show 600 or the lodging of fan page or leaf sample show in 610, which stops at depends on which kind of demonstration what created is in showing.Lodging shows 610 for fan page or leaf sample, in the moment that stops to apply the power of browsing, may have the one page 605 that still is in the process of browsing shown in Fig. 6 B.This page meeting lodges on the thick page or leaf 604 of central authorities at once, and thick page or leaf 604 is set of all that page or leaf browsed previously.

Fan page or leaf sample is opened and is shown that 600 are convenient under the situation of each page general contents of can only suitably reading, many pages or leaves of reading simultaneously.The lodging of fan page or leaf sample shows that 610 are convenient to read and two open and

flat pages

606 and 607 of more current reading, because the page or leaf 605 that all has been climbed over concentrates in the thick page or leaf 604 of central authorities, this thick page or leaf 604 can not hinder these two open and

flat pages

606 and 607 of reading.

--prevent to climb over fully the thumb of each page--if apply the thumb of reacting force-no longer reinforcing this moment, and begin normally to browse action with any one thumb subsequently, (fan page or leaf sample is opened under 600 situations of demonstration) scatter page or leaf 603 or (lodging of fan page or leaf sample shows under 610 situations) thick page or leaf 604 of central authorities will lodge and climb over suitable side so, normally browse to move to be begun.

Fig. 5 B illustrates an embodiment of sliding method 510.In this method 510, the content arrangement in the document is become page or leaf, and these pages or leaves are shown as on screen slip over, this is very as if the situation of reader when seeing microfilm.But, different with the situation of traditional microfilm browser, can show more than one page according to user's selection herein.In this method 510, when in the document when mobile, can see that each page along continuous straight runs moves with an anchor-frame---slide left such as one page, along with it appears at the right side of this frame, its left side at first occurs, and along with it arrives the left side of this frame, the left side of this page at first disappears, for moving right, this process is opposite.Fig. 5 B illustrates two pages that show simultaneously, but in this method 510, can show the page or leaf of arbitrary number simultaneously, and this depends on user's hobby and the selection of being done.

In sliding method 510,, then when related pages arrives opposite side, demonstrate this bookmark and disappear, and appear on the opposite side from an initial side if a permanent bookmark is transformed into opposite side from a side.For the slip with continuous page or leaf is consistent, in the process that jumps to the some other part of the document, demonstrate the page or leaf that is jumped to and sliding and read, this is very as if the situation of reader when handling the microfilm of a reality.Show the literature content thickness on shown each page both sides, use and display bookmark (finger bookmark or permanent bookmark), to doing the operation of bookmark, and on thickness, show based on for example arbitrarily during given time thumb on sensor region 121 the x position and this carry out constantly jump to this page or leaf in the document that will jump to/the position, these are operated and all are similar to above description to computing machine books 300 among Fig. 3.

Be used to browse the method for page or leaf among similar described Fig. 5 A in order to produce the page or leaf of slip, can to adopt.

Fig. 5 C illustrates the method 520 of flashing, wherein the content arrangement in the document is become page or leaf, and, makes the above page of one page once (stipulate) to flash on screen with the user along with the reader moves in document---that is to say, current page disappears, and the following page or leaf before or after the current page occurs.Fig. 5 C especially illustrates and wherein once shows two pages situation.More than on screen, showing one page and carry out when flashing operation, can carry out this operation in two ways---wipe-out mode (exclusive mode) or overlap mode.Imagination is as the last situation that shows two pages of Fig. 5 screen that C is shown in.Under wipe-out mode, following two pages of two pages of showing right hand one page back in each page before being of appearance.Under overlap mode, following two pages of appearance is right hand one page and this page that one page afterwards that showed in the past in each page.Similarly, when at the page that shows preset time arbitrarily more than two pages, wipe-out mode indicates shown following each page different with current each shown page, and shown following each page of overlap mode indication can have some pages identical with current each shown page, but is not all identical.Therefore, overlappingly be meant that identical page or leaf all shows in current demonstration and the next page thereof show.For the page or leaf more than two pages, the user can define the lap of overlap scheme.

In this flashes method 520,, then when related pages arrives opposite side, demonstrate this bookmark and disappear, and appear on the opposite side from an initial side if a permanent bookmark is transformed into opposite side from a side.Show the literature content thickness on shown each page both sides, use and display bookmark (finger bookmark or permanent bookmark), to doing the operation of bookmark, and on thickness, show based on for example arbitrarily during given time thumb on sensor region 121 the x position and this carry out constantly jump to this page or leaf in the document that will jump to/the position, these are operated and all are similar to above description to computing machine books 300 among Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 D illustrates scroll method 530.Even it is fuzzy that common scroll causes producing, but this method still can be easy to control the use to browsing apparatus 100.In this method 530, not with the content arrangement composition in the document from each page.But along with document moves respectively forward or backward, each row of text or the each several part of figure disappear from the top that shows, and appear at the bottom of demonstration, or show with opposite direction.The content thickness 531 that presents before or after the current reading content is shown in top and the bottom that shows shown in Fig. 5 D.Bookmark 532 (finger bookmark or permanent bookmark) also may be displayed on these thickness 531.To doing the operation of bookmark, and when on thickness 531, showing based on any given time thumb on sensor region 121 the x position and this carry out constantly jump to this page or leaf in the document that will jump to/the position, these are operated and all are similar to above description to computing machine books 300 among Fig. 3.

To be similar to Part No. be the method for using among 62306 the MicrosofT  Word Version 7.0 in order to produce the page or leaf of scroll, can to adopt, and it has suitably strengthened to the demonstration of thickness 310 (Fig. 3), bookmark 320 (Fig. 3) with to doing operation of bookmark or the like.

If for example micro book structure 200 is used with the scroll method 530 that moves in document, the user can for example turn clockwise and be held in micro book structure 20090 degree in its hand so, this micro book structure 200 common " in the horizontal direction " is used--and-left hand equipment 101 is held in left hand, and right hand equipment 100 is held in the right hand (Fig. 2 A)---so that the left hand equipment 101 of this moment at the top and right hand equipment 100 in the bottom (in order to realize this operation, left hand wrist and right hand wrist must be suitably curved a bit).The control meeting of this moment is more natural, because they are can be better corresponding with shown content on the screen---that is to say, in scroll method 530,100 this moments of the left hand/top apparatus 101 and the right hand/bottom equipment are with the bookmark on its top and bottom respectively of displayed content on the function screen.

In scroll method 530, hobby according to the user, be similar to common part used in a word processor, scroll bar 533 and on marker (marker) 534 side that can add displayed content to, for example add the right side to, shown in Fig. 5 D, in order to indicating the position of current reading content in relevant document, but marker 534 here is not used in combination with browsing apparatus 100 to carry out the scroll to document.(in present word processor, marker 534 is used in combination with mouse to carry out the scroll to document usually.) on the other hand, bookmark 535 adds on the scroll bar 533, does the page or leaf of bookmark in order to demonstration.But, still need to show the bookmark 532 on current reading content top and the bottom, because they have provided the indication that browsing apparatus 100 and/or 101 (this depend on be to use a browsing apparatus also to be to use two browsing apparatus) is gone up finger and button along the position on top margin and base, these are pointed and button will be used for jumping to the page or leaf of these bookmarked.When inserting a bookmark, it is associated with the content of current reading.For permanent bookmark, when relevant content was fully outside the reading scope, these bookmarks disappeared from a side (top or bottom) that shows, and appear on the opposite side (being respectively top or bottom).

In flash method 520 and scroll method 530, in the process that jumps to the some other part of document, each page of document or the each several part that flash on screen and jump to, this resembles the situation when jumping to the some other part of document in the ordinary word processor with scroll bar combined mouse very much.

Fig. 5 E shows the method for vertically browsing 540 of having a taste of equipment.This method is similar to the method for browsing shown in Fig. 5 A, browsing action except it is vertically to carry out rather than along continuous straight runs carries out, every other operation is all identical with described operation of browsing method 500, comprises the vertical equivalent operation that Fig. 6 A and the page or leaf of fan shown in 6B sample are opened and lodged and show.Be similar to the above-mentioned situation of scroll method 530, if for example micro book structure 200 is used in combination with the vertical method 540 of browsing that moves in document, the user can for example turn clockwise and be held in micro book structure 20090 degree in its hand so, this micro book structure 200 common " in the horizontal direction " is used--and-left hand equipment 101 is held in left hand, and right hand equipment 100 is held in the right hand (Fig. 2 A)---so that the left hand equipment 101 of this moment at the top and right hand equipment 100 in the bottom (in order to realize this operation, left hand wrist and right hand wrist must be suitably curved a bit).The control meeting of this moment is more natural, because they are can be better corresponding with shown content on the screen---that is to say, vertically browsing in the method 540,100 this moments of the left hand/top apparatus 101 and the right hand/bottom equipment are with the bookmark on its top and bottom respectively of displayed content on the function screen.

Multiple document indexing function is simultaneously described now.In the process of reading one document, if it is user's interest that a keyword or phrase are arranged, the user can utilize a kind of method in common so--mouse together with the method for cursor, finger together with the method for pressure sensitivity computer display etc.---select it, all that contains that selected item is explained or the page or leaf of related subject will be by permanent bookmarked then---promptly, all corresponding bookmarks 320 all appear on the shown computing machine books 300 as above-described (Fig. 3).On these bookmarks 320, mark, letter or other things will appear, to express these pages comprises of the information type (for example basic definition, detailed description, related notion etc.) about selected item.The title of selected item also will appear at (under situation about selecting more than) on the respective bookmark 320.Then, the user can jump to these pages or leaves rapidly.This function makes the user can avoid the needs to following operation,, must at first move to an index (common ending at document) in document that is, in order to various references are navigated to the item of being paid close attention to, jumps to corresponding page or leaf then.If there is the more than one reference of continuous item, so also must execution repeatedly return the operation of index.

Fig. 7 illustrates the embodiment of a complete browing system 700.In this system 700, one switching software 710 (preferably with " C programming language " calculation of coding machine program) is used in advance the document 701 that is stored in the computing machine with any existing form (for example being stored in the text on the hard disk under Windows 95 operating system environments) that will read being converted to a form 711, and this form 711 allows to use five kinds of methods (500 that move in the literature as mentioned above, 510,520,530 and 540) one of or other to carry out and with (said structure 200,210,220,230,240 and 250 and one of other structures in) method that is used in combination of browsing apparatus 740.The document 701 that exists with its existing on computers form can also obtain conversion when not working, this needs special software to realize required operating speed.In operating process, also need to browse/read the signal of software 720 conversion with one, in order to realize as mentioned above all operations about the document from browsing apparatus.This browses/reads software 720 (preferably with " C programming language " calculation of coding machine program) obtains data converted file 711 in advance or its existing form with the input of its data document 701 (not changed when will not work) in navigation process.Browsing apparatus 740 is by bus 740 (one 25 pin parallel port flat cables preferably, but a universal serial bus or mouse lines are the selectable examples that need suitably be used multiplex electronics) essential signal is sent to a computing machine input port 730 (one 25 pin parallel port preferably, or a mouse mouth or a RS-232 mouth), software 720 is browsed/is read in its supply, in order to be implemented in operation essential on the computer display 721.

Fig. 8 illustrates an embodiment who browses mouse 100 electrical block diagrams 800.Sensor region 121 on the browsing apparatus 100 (Figure 1B) is made of power and position transducer, this sensor is used for detecting power and the position of thumb 122 (or other one of are pointed) on this zone, represent the signal of these two parameters to obtain by power and position signalling generation circuit 801 (being preferably Interlink Electronics, discrete power of describing in the Inc. document " FSR  Integration Guide andEvaluation Part Catalog with Suggested Electrical Interfaces " and position signalling simulation LP interface circuit).Each power and position signalling are supplied with computing machine by one of input port 730 (Fig. 7), so that software 720 is responsible for realizing operations necessary on computer display.Button 111-114 on end face 110 and the bottom surface 130 and the signal of 131-134 (they are preferably on/off button toggle switch) also send computing machine to by bus 741 separately from browsing apparatus 100 (Figure 1B).One public pressure wire is used for sending a corresponding common electric voltage by each button 111-114 and 131-134 when each button is closed.

Fig. 9 illustrates another embodiment 900 of Figure 1B browsing apparatus 100.This equipment 900 comprises many with stapled together thin, firm of the mode of each page in the bound book and sheet material 901 completely, but very identical mode will " be browsed " side and be made an inclined surface 920 resembling in Figure 1B apparatus shown 100.When thumb 122 is used for a masterpiece on this inclined surface 920, " each page " 901 will resemble in the normal book and bend each page, and this bending power is subjected to detecting to realize as by the operation those of the power execution of thumb action on browsing apparatus 100 inclined surfaces 121.In order to jump to certain one page, thumb 122 is along inclined surface 920 slide on the x direction (being similar to the definition content that browsing apparatus 100 is done), when arriving the position of expectation such as XT, its stops to slide, it bends all the other each pages 901 then, this resemble very much the reader can the limit, the left and right sides of holding a book with the process of browsing these pages in the situation of bending this this book these pages, this causes between each page 901 of each page of x＞XT and x＜XT small interval 960 being arranged, and the gap 960 in each page 901 is based upon on the position at thumb 122 places.Thin film sensor 970 is put on the surface of these mini pages or leaves 901,, detects the position in the relevant document that will jump to thus in order to assay intervals 960.The mapping of adopting in the equipment 100 shown in Figure 1B described in the process flow diagram among the operation of the location map of thumb 122 that one page in the document that will jump to and as above Fig. 4 is identical.Four button 911-914 are arranged on the end face 910 of equipment 900, and four button 931-934 are arranged on the bottom surface of equipment 900, and these buttons work to be separately positioned on four button 111-114 on browsing apparatus 100 end faces and four button 131-134 on the bottom surface thereof.Also set up an organization 951 and 952, in order to (left hand form and right handed) two equipment 900 are connected together.Every other operation is with identical to 100 described those operations of Figure 1B apparatus shown.

Figure 10 also illustrates another embodiment 1000 of browsing apparatus 100 among Figure 1B.In this embodiment 1000, a display screen 1005 that resembles very much usually as LCD, plasma or the other types of a graphoscope is installed on the inclined surface 1002 of browsing apparatus 1000 as shown in figure 10.It is used for showing before the current reading content and the inner capacities that exists afterwards., a thickness 1007 is shown on the display screen 1005, this thickness is proportional with relevant amount for this reason, and it changes with the change of relevant amount.On this thickness 1007, can display bookmark 1020, they indicate the position of relevant each page of document/each several part.Here adopt with the front to the identical method of computing machine books 300 described methods shown in Figure 3, its step is as follows: (a) demonstration variation in thickness; (b) display bookmark; (c) show based on a given time thumb on sensor region 1006 the x position and be to carry out constantly at this to jump to the thickness 1007 that has skipped the position that will jump to page/.Transparent power and position transducer 1006 cover display screen 1005, these sensor roles resemble the front at as described in the sensor region 121 in the browsing apparatus 100 very much, but this moment, thumb 122 can move to the page " definitely " position that will jump to, to carry out skip operation.In this scheme, though the thickness 1007 of content and bookmark 1020 be presented on the display screen 1005 of browsing apparatus 1000, but they also can be simultaneously displayed on the computer display screen, as under the 300 described situations of computing machine books among Fig. 3.

This absolute distance method that is used for calculating point/page or leaf in the document that will jump to when the beginning skip operation is described below.Make that x=0 is x position on the display screen 1005, it is nearest with the limit of inclined surface 1002 by connecting end face 1010.The cross section that recovers thumb 122 and inclined surface 1002 has a certain spatial dimension, and if thumb 122 covers some x1 and some neighbor points such as x＞x1, thinks that then thumb 122 is positioned at position x1.It is XS-XH that supposition now is shown in the thickness of the book on the display screen 1005, and wherein XS is the width of display screen 1005.Make that PR is the amount of all the other contents in as defined above the document.When thumb 122 is positioned at the position of XT＞XH, can only start jump procedure, and when this process was carried out, the amount PJ of the content of skipping equaled PR* (XT-XH)/XS.

In this embodiment of browsing apparatus 1000, four button 1011-1014 are arranged on the end face 1010 of equipment 1000, and four button 1031-1034 are arranged on the bottom surface 1030 of equipment 1000, and the function class that these buttons rose is like respectively in the function of four button 111-114 on browsing apparatus 100 end faces 110 and four button 131-134 on equipment 100 bottom surfaces 130.Also set up an organization 1051 and 1052, in order to (left hand form and right handed) two equipment 1000 are linked together.Every other operation is with identical to 100 described those operations of Figure 1B apparatus shown.

Above browing system 700 (Fig. 7) is suitable for content in the relevant document with any permission layout again so that the software approach of browsing/reading is used in combination.For example, under software control, be used in combination the method for mouse, for example together with cursor, can be two pages or multipage or the document each several part that will compare all gathered together more in the document that will compare, and they are presented in (respectively) page of current reading.This can for example utilize mouse to realize together with cursor, promptly, at first select the each several part of current each page of reading by the button of clicking the mouse, and resemble usually done drag mouse, perhaps by on that one page at cursor place this moment, double-clicking this one page of selecting in current each page of reading.Then, after moving to another part of document, this moment cursor can be arranged on current each page of reading one page a bit on, and can browse selected content by a mouse click button.If selected content takes one page, so selected content only covers residing that one page of cursor and gets final product, and a mouse click button is with the selected content of reading afterwards.If selected content does not take one page, it will be positioned at for example lower right of cursor so, cover the part of cursor that page of living in, and a mouse click button is with the selected content of reading afterwards.To mouse button click this content of putting temporarily once more with cancellation go up the content of original existence so that the reader can see this page.This content of putting temporarily also disappears from its residing page or leaf automatically, afterwards, disappears from the visual field after the user starts the operation that moves to other parts of document.

Above browing system 700 can also be with each page note in selected content each several part of the highlighted demonstration of any permission or the relevant document so that browse/read/software approach read is used in combination.

Above browing system 700 is not only applicable to browse or reads and need not when being subjected to browsing its content to be done the document of any processing, and is suitable for being used in combination with a word processing system.Needn't resemble usually done on a computer display, create a document and handle it, utilize then mouse commonly used together with the method for scroll bar up and down scroll it with reading with browse it, can adopt the method for as described in the above browing system 700, reading and browsing document here.Can also making in the literature, the process of input/deletion content is consistent with the method (that is a kind of method in the method described in Fig. 5 A-5E 500,510,520,530 and 540) that moves in document.If the word processing operation is used in combination with the method for browsing 500 that for example moves in document, so, along with the user finishes the right page or leaf content input operation, this page or leaf will be twisted over, to expose the new blank page that is used to import content.Along with the user delete content on the current page or leaf of reading when not having any content till, continue deletion and will cause turning back that page or leaf of front.Kindred organization can be used in combination with other the three kinds non-scroll methods that move in document--and-these methods are sliding method 510, method of flashing 520 and the vertical method 540 of browsing.

Above browing system 700 is suitable for being used in combination with the software of any following type, promptly in such software, be useful on the control that will show " button " information of reading or processing, and these information can't be shown in just in time in the computer screen.In this case, often be that scroll combines with using mouse, perhaps can be by come the action of chooser menu or child-operation by " button " icon on the screen.Under the situation of chooser menu or child-operation action, in case selected to contain the submenu or the demonstration of child-operation Action Button, they just flash on screen.When having a large amount of this information/operation in this software, it will benefit from the use to this browing system---this system can for which kind of information/operational motion be available, where can find it, their relations each other how and use them that a good suggestion is provided as early as possible.In order to be used in combination with current browing system 700, these menu/submenus be used to operate/button of child-operation all can layout become one " book ", and the use that can realize them by above-mentioned browing system 700.

At present, the most universal and " windows " interface that makes things convenient for the man-machine interface of form to be.This interface is by " desktop metaphor (desktop metaphor) ", wherein every to liken on a desktop processing to every handling on the computer display.Though this interface than before be significantly improved the various interfaces and use very friendly, but it still is subjected on a desktop handling the restriction of an every problem---individual's desktop trend becomes very mixed and disorderly, and is difficult to find them when too many thing is arranged on the table.In this windows interface, when they can't just in time be presented in a window or the screen when in a catalogue many sub-directory/files being arranged, search their position by the mode of utilizing the mouse scroll, this just has all incident problems of using this method browsing information as mentioned above.And, when opening many windows, they trend towards mutual covering, and are difficult to find those current not windows in the visual field, because the position of their (in " three-dimensionals "--on-" direction of normal to screen ") is fixing, this resembles distributing set on a desktop very much.

This man-machine interface can be by becoming these catalogue/sub-directories or operation window layout will be improved by " book " that above-mentioned browing system 700 is handled.Can all formats on the computing machine be become a university degree book at a given time, perhaps layout becomes the book more than, and " library's metaphor " arranged thus.At least three possible improvements are arranged: if (a) showing on a window/screen just in time that layout becomes/be embodied as the form that is used in combination with above-mentioned browsing apparatus/system 700 to sub-directory with file icon here, can browse them so and use them better, Figure 11 A illustrates the embodiment that this browsing apparatus/system 700 combines with the method for browsing 500 that moves in document: each page that the every 1101---catalogue/sub-directory in the window 1105 or file are put into book 1100, book 1100 is examples of computing machine books 500 shown in Fig. 5 A; (b) usually to be the sub-directory 1115 (Figure 11 B) that finds in the window 1114 in the basic system with the window change layout into file 1116 becomes each chapter in the computing machine books 1120 (computing machine books 500 example shown in Fig. 5 A), joint etc. current, and they are used in combination with browing system 700, and an embodiment of this browing system 700 is shown among Figure 11 B; (c) can be the current system that exists down at " windows "--every layout of in-one software application (as a word processor) collection or the work at present zone of file and sub-directory being done is each page in one " scrapbook ", should " scrapbook " be used in combination with browing system 700, it is attended by a plurality of advantages.Figure 11 C illustrates its embodiment who combines with the method for browsing 500 that moves in document.Each window 1125 is mapped on one page, or many windows 1125 can be mapped on one page in the computing machine books 1130 (computing machine books 500 example shown in Fig. 5 A).

Figure 12 illustrates a kind of being used for and show one group of computer based information on the display screen that is subjected to browsing apparatus control of the present invention.Step 1 shows one group of information of a thickness chart picture, and this image is corresponding to the data file size with this group information.This thickness chart looks like to comprise a left part and a right side part, and these two parts are presented on the display screen.The left part of thickness chart picture is presented on the left side of screen, and proportional with a quantity of information, and this quantity of information appears at a current set point that is presented at this group information on the display screen.The right side part of thickness chart picture is presented on the right side of display screen, and proportional with the current quantity of information that is presented at after putting on the display screen.For example, if the point of current demonstration near the ending of document, will there be a thickness chart picture in the left side of display screen so, this image appearance is thicker than the image on the right side.

After step 1, this process is gone to step S2, at step S2, shows all existing finger bookmarks with first picture format.Then, at step S3, show all permanent bookmarks with second picture format.Finger bookmark and permanent bookmark all be presented at the corresponding thickness display image of the location of content of its mark in the position on.This process is gone to step S4 then, and at step S4, the user selects the content of current reading is made bookmark, and a new bookmark (finger application or permanent bookmark) is added in this display image.After step S4, this process is gone to step S5, at step S5, in response to the indicated jump location of this instrument (for example user's finger), jumps to a position in this group information.In case jump to this position, this process finishes.

Figure 13 illustrates a kind of method that is used to browse based on one group of information of computing machine.This process starts from step S11, at step S11, generates a movement directive, in order to move a pointer forward or backward in one group of information of host on this computing machine.This process is gone to step S12 then, at step S12, moves this pointer in response to the order that generates among the step S11.This process is gone to step S13, at step S13, adjusts the speed that pointer moves in this information.This process is gone to step S14 afterwards, at step S14, receives a skip command.Then, this process is gone to step S15, at step S15, in response to received skip command, with a pen travel to a jump location.This process is gone to step S16 afterwards, at step S16, receives a bookmark order, in order to mark the text message or the graphical information of an expectation part from this group information.The user imports the bookmark order according to the original text figure of this expectation part.This process is gone to step S17 then, at step S17, and mark and the corresponding expectation part of bookmark order that is received in this group information, this process finishes afterwards.

Figure 14 is the process flow diagram of a computer interface process.This process starts from step S20, at step S20, the one group format of host on this computing machine is become a serial book.Each book comprises the sub-block of host in should group information on this computing machine.In case layout finishes, this process is just gone to step S21, at step S21, uses this sub-block each several part mark each book corresponding with each book.This process is gone to step S22 then, at step S22, and according to the content of user input, the selected book when user can select each book that reading for the first time shows as single book document image.This book document image is by forming with corresponding each page of the various piece of each book.This process is gone to step S23 then, at step S23, along with user action, generates an order, in order in each page, to move, and each page and select a book of expecting so that the user can read.This process is gone to step S24 then, at step S24, with all one's life motion video show each page of this book, wherein (preferably) browses, scroll, slides or each page of this book document that flashes on display screen.This process is gone to step S25 subsequently, and at step S25, when this lively image of reading, the user can select one page by user input content.By selecting one page, the user selects the book of this expectation.This process is gone to step S26 then, at step S26, selected book is shown as the image of a book document.But each of selected book document page comprises the various piece of that sub-block corresponding with selected book.This process is gone to step S27 afterwards, at step S27, generates a movement directive, in order to move a pointer in a group of selected each page of books.Then, this process is gone to step S28, at step S28, with all one's life motion video show each page in the selected books, each page is shown as on display screen (preferably) browses, scroll, slides or flash.This process is gone to step S29 afterwards, at step S29, selects a selected figure page of selected book by a user input instruction by the user.In case the user has selected the figure page of expectation, this process finishes.

Although specific embodiments more of the present invention that shown and described, but be understandable that, those skilled in the art can do many conversion and modification, and has a mind to make appending claims to cover all that conversion and the modification that drops within essence of the present invention and the scope.

According to above instruction, obviously can do many conversion and modification to the present invention.Therefore be understandable that, except specifically described content here, in the appended claims scope, all can realize the present invention.

Figure 15 is illustrated in the book image in the skip operations, and wherein thickness 1008 is directly proportional with the number of pages of skipping in the operating process.

Figure 16 A-16B describes to carry out and shows the bending page or leaf.When stirring Shi Zaiqi, page streaks an arc limit with respect to the seam on the mobile limit on static limit (that is, being connected on the edge of other page and beyond).These seams are called mobile seam, and the seam on the static limit is called static seam.Acnode (1602,1603) from the ellipse 1601 shown in Figure 16 A obtains a camber line, and this camber line strides across the inswept scope in mobile limit of turning pages.

Any stir action beginning before, the weakness of the camber line 1604 that mobile limit 1604 obtains in Figure 16 A.Static limit 1605 is along a relative side of this short arc.Stirring in the action of page or leaf, its static limit is also motionless, shown in Figure 16 C.When its X-axis quantitative change, it moves the limit, can be described as inswept linearly camber line.When these edge fits moved, camber line will inevitably produce and make mobile limit be connected to static limit, to such an extent as to page or leaf is understood bending when stirring.These camber lines 1606 are with formula x=k ^*2, shown in Figure 16 C.

Therefore, the thickness of book increases in a side, and promptly the right side 1610, the outside of thickness, and promptly 1614, the outer side shifting at this side place to book, the inner edge of thickness, promptly 1613 keep static.When book thickness reduces in a side, i.e. left side 1609, the outside of thickness, promptly 1611, the medial movement at this side place to book, and the inner edge of thickness, promptly 1612, keep static.The centre joint 1615 of book keeps static whole stirring in the process.

When they stir as shown in Figure 16,, also can use other computing method except calculating the holding the oval mode of crooked page or leaf.

Figure 17 is illustrated in a book 1700 was climbed over the number of pages that surpasses one

page

1710,1711,1712,1713 situation of a screen and when the speed of passing document increases, side by side more number of pages can be climbed over a screen in preset time.

Claims

1. operating system user interface system comprises:

One display device;

Be subjected to the computer documents of mark separately,

The set of the computer documents of one layering layout and

The software application user interface of one software application; Wherein

The described device that is used for layout comprises:

Be used for from this serial book, selecting the device of a book, comprise

2. the system of claim 1 also comprises:

Be used on each side of described book showing that thickness represents the device of thing;

3. the system of claim 1 also comprises:

4. information browsing device based on computing machine comprises:

One main body is provided with a sensor device on described main body one sensor region, the position and the power of described sensor device detection effect instrument on described sensor device; At least one group of sensor, they can be arranged on the described main body by described instrument start-up, and be configured to when in described one group of sensor few one produce at least one status signal during by described instrument start-up;

5. the equipment of claim 4, wherein:

Described main body comprises:

Relative end face and bottom surface; With

One sensor surface, it is provided with described sensor device; And

Described one group of sensor comprises:

6. the equipment of claim 4 also comprises:

7. browsing apparatus based on computing machine comprises:

The first relative end face and first bottom surface and

The second relative end face and second bottom surface and

8. browing system comprises:

One information browsing device based on computing machine comprises:

One main body comprises:

Relative end face and bottom surface; With

One computing machine, it has one group of information, comprising:

One CPU (central processing unit) and

Display,

9. browsing apparatus that is used for browsing digital coding information, described equipment comprises:

One shell;

A plurality of thin and hard and pliable and tough boundary plates, wherein

One circuit comprises:

10. browsing apparatus comprises:

One main body comprises:

Relative end face and bottom surface; With

One is installed in the display screen on the described side;

11. the information browsing device based on computing machine comprises: