JP2006293811A - Information medium composed of coded book and display apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new reading art form which combines merits of conventional paper books and paper media, and electronic information. <P>SOLUTION: An information medium has a memory to store information carrying at least a code, a book composed of sheets of paper where the code is encoded and displayed, an apparatus for reading displayed codes, and a display part. In the information medium, the code displayed on paper is read by the code reading apparatus, and then information related to the paper is displayed on the display part to allow users to simultaneously and integrally recognize the content of a book and information displayed on the display part. It is desirable that the display part has the same shape as the book, and the book and the display part are accommodated into one page and the other page of a book-shaped housing, which is opened as a book, respectively. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a new information medium that can integrally use contents described in books and information that can be processed by IT.

  Electronic books have a wide variety of information in recent years, have excellent functions such as searching, and are excellent in portability due to miniaturization. A variety of external shapes such as a spread type have been provided (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, there are many parts that are still unsatisfactory compared to paper books, such as the narrow display range, slow page turning, incompatibility with multiple books, and the limited number of fonts. high.

  On the other hand, paper-based books with CD-ROMs attached are commercially available. In this case, the information on paper-based books and the information on CD-ROMs are independent of each other. There is no functional linkage.

JP 2003-241883 A

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a new information medium that combines the advantages of a book as a conventional paper medium and various and large amounts of information that can be processed by IT.

  An information medium of the present invention comprises at least a memory storing information with a code attached thereto, a book having a paper surface with a code display encoded with the code, a code display reading device, and a display portion. When the code reading device reads the code display attached to the paper surface, information related to the paper surface is displayed on the display part, and the contents of the paper medium and the information displayed on the display part can be recognized together. Preferably, the memory is attached to the paper medium.

  It is preferable that the display portion has a shape similar to that of the paper medium, and the paper medium and the display portion are respectively housed on one side of the double-sided opening and the other side of the casing that can be opened and closed. preferable.

  According to the present invention, while maintaining a bird's-eye view, fast page turning, etc., which are the advantages of conventional books, various kinds of information that cannot be expressed by conventional books are added and used together. A new information medium can be provided.

  The present invention relates to a memory storing information with a title (hereinafter referred to as a book-attached memory), a book (hereinafter referred to as a book with a code) having a paper surface with a code display encoding the title, A code display reading device and a display portion, and when the code display reading device reads the code display attached to the paper surface, information related to the paper surface is displayed on the display portion and the description of the paper book is read. However, it is an information medium that can simultaneously and integrally recognize information stored in a book-attached memory. Hereinafter, the contents of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a configuration of an information medium according to the present invention. The information medium of the present invention includes at least a book 10 with a code, a code display 12 attached on the surface of the book, a book-attached memory 14, a code display reading device 20, and a display portion 30.

  The code-added book 10 is made of paper in the same manner as a normal book. Characters, drawings, and other necessary items are printed on the paper surface and provide information of a certain content by itself. . The code display 12 is attached to the line spacing and / or the margin of the code-added book 10 like a note in a normal book.

  The code display 12 is obtained by encoding information stored with a title in the book-attached memory 14, and is attached to a location related to the information on the page of the book 10 with code. The code display can be of any format as long as it can be read electronically, such as a bar code, a two-dimensional code, and an IC tag. However, from the viewpoint of the information amount and cost of the code display Is preferably a two-dimensional code.

  In the book-attached memory 14, information related to the description content of the code-added book is individually stored with a title. The information related to the contents described in the book includes a wide variety of expression formats that can be processed by IT, such as characters, photos, diagrams, moving images, and voices.

  In the book-attached memory 14, new information can be added by downloading new information from the Internet and storing it with a title in addition to the information already stored. The title of the new information can be converted into a code display, printed by a printer (not shown), and attached to the book with the code. Furthermore, handwritten information is stored with a title, and the title is converted into a code display, printed, and pasted on the book, so that it can be added in the same manner as described above. .

  The book-attached memory 14 can be a commercially available non-volatile memory, and among them, a memory card is preferable from the viewpoint of easy attachment to a book with a code. The book accessory memory 14 includes a connection slot 16 connected to the book accessory memory 14 and is connected to a connection board 44 of the display portion 30.

  The book-attached memory 14 is preferably attached to the book 10 with code. As an attachment method, it is inserted into the book with a code, or is fixed to the surface of the book with a code. Furthermore, the code-attached book is formed integrally with a dedicated housing, and a book-attached memory can be attached to the housing, and the attaching method is preferable from the integral use with the dedicated display portion described below.

  The case has a box shape that can be spread, and the book with the code is fixed to one surface of the spread. When the book is horizontally written, the book is preferably fixed to the left side of the spread of the housing, and when vertically written, the book is fixed to the right side of the spread.

  The display section 30 includes at least a CPU, a mother board 32 having a controller, a code display reading device connector 34, an image output terminal 36, a display unit 38, a control button 40, an Ethernet terminal 42, and a connection board 44. The display portion 30 and the information stored in the book-attached memory 14 are controlled.

  It is preferable that the display portion further includes a speaker 46 and an earphone terminal 48. As the display part, a commercially available personal computer (hereinafter sometimes referred to as PC) can be used. A dedicated display portion having a drive battery can also be used. It is preferable to use a dedicated display portion for convenience of carrying, integrated use with books, and the like.

  The code display reading device 20 has a code reader 22 at one end, and the code reader reads the code display by light or electronic means. The read code display is transmitted as an electronic signal to the display portion, and information corresponding to the code display is extracted from the memory by the mother board 32 in the display portion 30 and displayed on the display portion.

  The code reading device 20 is connected to the code display reading device connector 34 of the display portion by USB, IEEE1394, etc., but the code reading device 20 has a built-in communication transmitter and a communication receiving portion in the display portion. By providing, it is also possible to connect by wireless transmission.

  In addition, the information stored in the book-attached memory 14 can be displayed on the display unit by being read by the code reader, and the title is input by operating the control button of the display part. Can also be displayed on the display unit.

  The book-attached memory can read information on a display unit that is downloaded from the Internet and displayed, and can additionally store the information. The information is converted into a code display and printed by a printer not shown. Information on the information medium of the present invention is added by attaching the printed code display to the page of the book 10 with code.

  Further, handwritten information displayed on the display unit is also stored by attaching a title to the book-attached memory, converting the title into a code display, printing, and pasting the information on the book, as described above. Can.

  When the code-added book is formed integrally with a dedicated housing, the display part is preferably a dedicated display part as described above. The dedicated display portion preferably has an external shape similar to the book with code. It is more preferable that the dedicated display portion is mounted in the case to which the code-attached book is fixed, so that convenience of carrying, integral use, and the like are increased.

  When the dedicated display portion is mounted on the housing, the dedicated display portion is detachably mounted on the other surface to which the corded book is fixed. The book-attached memory is directly mounted on the housing, and is connected by inserting the connection slot 16 into the connection board 44 of the dedicated display portion.

  When a dedicated display part is used as the display part, the information on the display part downloaded and displayed from the Internet is read and stored in the book-attached memory using the control button 40. Further, the information is converted into a code display by being input to the display unit with a stylus pen as a handwriting input device, and is printed by a printer not shown in the figure. The stylus pen is preferably formed integrally with the code reading device 20.

  Furthermore, handwritten information displayed on the display unit using the stylus pen is also stored with a title in the book-attached memory by using the control button 40, and the title is converted into a code display. By being printed and affixed to the book, it can be added as described above.

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited to the following examples.
FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a casing (hereinafter referred to as a book portion 100) to which a book with a code is fixed, embodying the information medium of the present invention. 110 is a book with a code, 120 is a two-dimensional code, 130 is a connection slot, 140 is a housing for the book part, 150 is a code reader holding part, and 160 is a display part mounting part. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the case 140 is opened and a page of a book with code is further opened.

  The code-added book 110 is made of ordinary paper, and a two-dimensional code is attached to a predetermined place on the paper surface. The two-dimensional code is obtained by encoding a title of content related to a book described later.

  The book 110 with code is fixedly housed in the housing 140. The casing is formed so as to be able to be spread, and has an outer frame 142 on the periphery. The book of this embodiment is fixed to the left side of the spread of the housing 140 for horizontal writing, but is fixed to the right side of the spread when the type is vertical writing. The display part mounting unit 160 is provided on the right side of the housing 140 opposite to the double-page book.

  A book-attached memory (not shown) is provided in the housing, and a connection slot 130 of the memory is formed as a hinged electrical contact slot and is provided at the bottom of the display part mounting portion 160. A commercially available SD memory card is used as the memory, and content related to the book is stored with a title.

  FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of the display portion 170, and FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of the code reader 190.

  In FIG. 3, 172 is a control button, 174 is a speaker, 176 is a speaker control button, 178 is an image output terminal, 179 is a display unit, 180 is an internet terminal, 182 is an earphone terminal, 184 is a connection board, 188 is a communication Each receiver is shown. In addition, the display portion 170 incorporates a motherboard (not shown).

  The connection board 184 is a hinged connection board, the display portion 170 is detachably fitted to the display portion mounting portion 160 of the book portion, and the memory connection slot 130 is connected to the connection board 184. By being inserted, the display portion 170 and the book-attached memory are connected, and the display portion 170 is fixed to the housing.

  The communication transmitter 192 of the code reader 190 is wirelessly connected to the communication receiver 188 of the display portion 170. The code reader has a reader unit 194, and the tip of the reader unit has a function as a stylus pen. The content stored in the book-attached memory is read on the two-dimensional code 120 when the reader unit 194 of the code reader 190 is tricked and displayed on the display unit 179 of the display unit 170.

  Information on the display unit that is downloaded from the Internet and displayed on the book-attached memory can be additionally stored by operating the control button 172. The information is converted into a two-dimensional code by inputting the display unit by operating the control button 172, and printed by a printer not shown in the figure. Information on the information medium of the present invention is added by attaching the printed two-dimensional code to the page of the code-added book 110.

  The information is further converted into a two-dimensional code by inputting the display unit with the stylus pen function of the reader unit 194 and printed by a printer not shown in the figure. Information on the information medium of the present invention is added by attaching the printed two-dimensional code to the page of the code-added book 110. Further, the information displayed on the handwritten display unit is also stored with a title by the operation of the control button 172 and the input by the stylus pen function of the reader unit 194, and the title is converted into a code display. By being printed and affixed to the book, it can be added in the same manner as described above.

  FIG. 5 shows a closed state after the display unit is mounted in the housing. The housing 140 protects the book 110 with code and the display portion 180. The casing is made of paper, has the same external shape as a normal book, is lightweight, small, and portable.

  It is a new information medium that maintains the advantages of conventional books and adds large information that cannot be expressed in conventional books.

It is a composition conceptual diagram of the information medium of the present invention. It is an external view which shows the state which opened the housing | casing of the book part of the Example of this invention. It is a display part external view of the Example of this invention. 1 is an external view of a code reader according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an external view which shows the state which closed the housing | casing of the book part of the Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Books with code 12 Code display 14 Memory attached to books 16 Connection slot
20 Code display reader 22 Code reader 30 Display part 32 Motherboard 34 Code display reader connector 36 Image output terminal 38 Display unit 40 Control button 42 Ethernet terminal 44 Connection board 46 Speaker 48 Earphone terminal 100 Book part 110 Book with code 120 2 Dimension code 130 Connection slot 140 Case of book part 142 Outer frame
150 Code Reader Holding Unit 160 Display Part Mounting Unit 170 Display Part 172 Control Button 174 Speaker 176 Speaker Control Button 178 Image Output Terminal
179 Display unit 180 In-line terminal 182 Earphone terminal 184 Connection board 188 Communication receiver
190 code reader
192 Communication transmitter 194 Leader

Claims (5)

  A memory for storing information with a code attached thereto, a book having a paper surface with a code display encoded with the code, a code display reading device, and a display portion, and a code display attached to the paper surface Is read by the code reading device, the information with the code is displayed on the display part, and the contents of the book and the information displayed on the display part can be recognized together.   The information medium according to claim 1, wherein the memory is attached to the book.   The information medium according to claim 1, wherein the book is formed integrally with the case in the case, and the memory is attached to the case.   The information medium according to claim 3, wherein the display portion has a shape similar to that of the book and is detachably mounted in the housing. The memory connection slot attached to the housing is formed as a hinged electrical contact slot, the display part connection board is a hinged connection board, and the connection slot is inserted into the connection board. 5. The information medium according to claim 4, wherein the book-attached memory is connected to the display portion.

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