JP2012098930A - Electronic book display device, book listing program and computer-readable storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved electronic book display device which can graphically display the proportion that has been already read of each item in a list of books, etc. displayed on the device.SOLUTION: An electronic book display device includes: book list displaying means which generates a list of books stored in a terminal and displays the generated book list; read proportion information storage means which calculates the proportion of a book that has been already read, which is a ratio of a read portion of the book to the sum of the read portion and the portion that has not been read, and stores it as read proportion information, when the book in the terminal is viewed; and read proportion graph displaying means which graphically displays the proportions in the books that have been already read in the background of the book list based on the read proportion information at the time of displaying the list of books stored in the terminal.

Description

  The present invention generally relates to an electronic book display device, and more specifically, an electronic book read rate (a ratio of an already read part to an unread part plus a read part), the number of times read, The present invention relates to an electronic book display device that has been improved so as to be able to display the date and time, points that have been marked by the user, and recommended points.

  Conventionally, in a list display of books and the like, there has been a distinction between read / unread by changing the color of displayed characters (for example, refer to Patent Document 1) or attaching an icon.

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  However, the method of displaying read / unread with the text color or icon can only obtain information about whether or not the book has been read, and how much the user has read the book. For detailed reading status information such as whether it was halfway or finished reading, we had to rely on the user's memory.

  The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and an object thereof is to provide an improved electronic book display device that can display the read rate of an electronic book.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved electronic book display device that can also display the number of readings.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improved electronic book display device that can also display the date and time of reading.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improved electronic book display device that can display points that have been marked by the user.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improved electronic book display device that can also display recommended points.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improved book list program that can display the number of times of reading, the date and time of reading, points marked by himself or recommended points, along with the reading rate of electronic books. It is to provide.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable recording medium on which such a program is recorded.

  An electronic book display device according to the present invention is a book list display means for displaying a list of books existing in a terminal, and a device in which an unread part and a read part are added when the book in the terminal is browsed. When the read rate information recording means for calculating the read rate that is the ratio of the read portion and recording as the read rate information and displaying the book existing in the terminal as a list, the read rate information is Originally, a read rate graph display means for displaying the read rate as a graph on the background of the book list is provided.

  According to the electronic book display device of the present invention, it is possible to intuitively grasp the read rate of each item by displaying the read rate of each item as a graph in a list display of books and the like.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the book existing in the terminal is a book having division information such as a paragraph, a paragraph, an article, and a chapter, the above-mentioned unit is divided for each divided unit when browsing the book. A means for recording the read rate information, and when displaying a list of books having the above-mentioned division information, the book list shows the read rate for each division unit based on the read rate information for each divided unit. And a read rate display means for each division unit for displaying a graph on the background.

  According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, when browsing the books in the terminal, the number of browsing times is counted and recorded as browsing number information, and when the books existing in the terminal are displayed as a list, Based on the browsing count information, the system further comprises browsing count display means for displaying the browsing count of each book in the book list.

  In addition, when browsing the books in the terminal, the date and time of the last reading of each book based on the browsing date information when displaying a list of books existing in the terminal And date information display means for displaying the information in the book list.

  Furthermore, when displaying a list of books existing in the terminal, the means for recording the information of the point marked by the user when browsing the book in the terminal, and the list of books existing in the terminal, based on the point information, Point display means for displaying a place where a mark is added on the background of the book list.

  Furthermore, when displaying the list of recommended point information defined in each book and the list of books existing in the terminal, the location of the recommended point of each book is displayed in the background of the book list. It may be provided with recommended point location display means.

  A program according to another aspect of the present invention relates to a book list display step for displaying a list of books existing in a terminal, and an addition of an unread part and a read part when browsing the book in the terminal. When the read rate information recording step for calculating the read rate, which is the ratio of the read portion, and recording the read rate information, and when displaying the list of books existing in the terminal, the read rate information is based on Furthermore, the present invention relates to a book list program that causes a computer to execute a read rate graph display step of displaying the read rate as a graph on the background of a book list.

  A computer-readable recording medium according to still another aspect of the present invention records such a book list program.

  According to the electronic book display device of the present invention, it is possible to intuitively grasp the read rate of each item by displaying the read rate of each item as a graph in a list display of books and the like. Also, by displaying various reading status information for each item unique to the user at the same time as the list, an excellent effect of facilitating selection of the reading item can be obtained.

It is a block diagram of the electronic book display apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the program for making a computer perform electronic book list display concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the book database of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the user information database of this invention. It is a figure which shows the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an electronic book list display by a present Example.

  The purpose of providing an improved electronic book display device that can display the read rate of an electronic book is to display a list of books existing in the terminal based on the read rate information. This was realized by providing a read rate graph display means for displaying the read rate as a graph in the background of the book list.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an electronic book display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a terminal 1 is an electronic book display device that is operated by a user and browses an electronic book. Here, the terminal 1 includes a book database 2, a user information database 3, and a display unit 4. 5 and a display device 6 are externally attached.

The display means 4 acquires information on books and information such as the user's read rate, and creates a book list including information such as the read rate. Based on the book ID included in the book information taken out from the book database 2 by the display means 4, the read rate information is read from the user information database 3 and displayed as a graph on the background of the book list on the display device 6. .
Further, the read rate for each chapter is displayed in a graph on the book list from the book information including the chapter / article configuration information and the read rate information.

  In addition, the number of times each book is read is recorded and displayed together with the book list.

  In addition, information on the date and time of the last reading is recorded and displayed together with the book list.

  Moreover, the information of the mark attached by the user is read, and the position of the mark added for each book is displayed together with the book list.

  In addition, the information of recommended points in the book designated for each book is read, and the position of the recommended points is displayed together with the book list for each book.

  The book database 2 manages information such as the title, description, and chapter structure of books in the terminal. The user information database 3 manages information related to each book of the user, such as the rate and location read by the user, the points marked by the user, and the date and time when the book was last read.

  The display means 4 displays information such as the chapter structure of each book, the read rate, and the user's indicia along with the book list based on the information in the book database 2 and the user information database 3.

  The input device 5 inputs various input instructions and data, and is a touch panel, a track pad, an optical pointer, a keyboard, or the like. The display device 6 displays a book list and the text of a book.

  Next, the operation of the configuration of FIG. 1 will be described in detail according to the order shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  Step 1: The user inputs to display the book list on the input device 5. Based on the input, the display means 4 starts displaying the book list.

  Step 2: The display means 4 searches the book database 2 and acquires the first book data.

  Step 3: The display unit 4 searches the user information database 3 for the corresponding user information based on the book ID of the book information acquired in Step 2. If the user information exists in the user information database, the process proceeds to step 4; otherwise, the process proceeds to step 5.

  Step 4: The display unit 4 acquires corresponding user information from the user information database 3 based on the book ID of the book information acquired in Step 2.

  Step 5: The display means 4 creates user information based on the book information acquired in Step 2 and writes it in the user information database 3 and holds the created data.

  Step 6: The display means 4 displays the background of the list based on the book information and user information acquired so far. First, based on chapter / article composition information of book information, the background is divided and displayed for each composition. Next, based on the read rate information of the user information, the read rate for each divided configuration is displayed in a graph on the display device 6.

  Step 7: The display means 4 displays information such as the book name, thumbnail, and description on the background displayed in Step 6 on the display device 6 based on the book information, and finally reads the book based on the user information. Information such as the date and the number of readings is displayed on the display device 6.

  Step 8: The display means 4 searches the book database 2 and proceeds to step 9 if the next book information is found. If the next book is not found, all the books have been displayed, and the process ends.

  Step 9: The display means 4 acquires the information of the next book from the book database 2, and repeats the process from Step 3. By repeating in this way, all books are displayed.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the structure of the book database of the present invention. This holds the data for the book on your device,
・ Book ID
・ Book title
・ Book description
・ Thumbnail image
・ Chapter / Article structure
・ Recommended point information
・ Link to the book itself
With information.

  The book ID is an ID unique to the book and is a number or a character string uniquely given by the content creator or distributor. A book can be specified by the book ID. The book ID is used internally and does not need to be understood by the user.

  The book name is the title of the book, etc., and is displayed as a character string when the list is displayed, and is used by the user to identify the book.

  The book description is the writing or summarization of the book, and is displayed as a sentence when the books in the terminal are displayed as a list, and assists the user to roughly grasp the contents of the book before actually opening the book.

  The thumbnail image is an image such as a cover of a book, and is displayed when a list of books in the terminal is displayed, and assists the user in identifying the book.

  The chapter / article structure is information indicating the structure of the contents of the book, and there are information as many as the number of components, and information on the proportion of each element. The chapter / article structure information is displayed as a graph in the background of each item when displaying a list of books in the terminal, and assists the user in grasping the structure of the book.

  The recommended points are information indicating recommended points in the book, and there are as many information as the number of recommended points, and information on the location of each point in the book is included. The location information is expressed in the form of the position from the start of the element in the chapter / article composition information or the entire element. The recommended point information is used to display the background of each item when displaying a list of books in the terminal, and assists the user to intuitively grasp the position of the recommended point.

The above information is included in the book file itself or an auxiliary file that is included with the book file, and is acquired when the book information is added to the database.
The link to the book body holds information on how to reach the actual book file. Based on this information, the actual state of the book selected in the list display is displayed.

  The book database is updated when a new book is added to or deleted from the terminal, and always holds the latest book information in the terminal.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the structure of the user information database of the present invention. This holds information about user-specific books, such as the read rate of each user ’s books,
・ Book ID
・ Read rate for each chapter ・ Marker point ・ Last read date and time ・ Number of times read.

  The book ID corresponds to the book ID in the book database, and indicates which book information is based on the book ID.

  The read rate for each chapter corresponds to the chapter / article composition information in the book database, and holds the read rate of each element. The read ratio is the ratio of the read part to the unread part and the read part. For example, assuming that there is a book page displayed on the screen of the display device, from the first line to the last line, It is estimated that it was read and counted.

  The read rate information for each chapter is updated sequentially while reading a book, and is kept up-to-date. The read rate for each chapter is displayed in a graph on the background of each item when the list is displayed, and is used for grasping how much and where the user has read the book.

  The mark point holds the position information of the mark point created by the user. The number of indicia point information exists as many as the user added the indicia, and is updated when the user adds / deletes the indicia. In addition, the sign point information is used to display the background of each item when displaying a list of books in the terminal, and assists the user to grasp the position of the mark point intuitively.

  The last read date / time information holds information on the date / time when the user last read the book. The last read date / time information is updated when the user opens the book, and is always kept up to date.

  The number-of-reads information holds the number of times the user has opened the book. The number of readings is updated when the user opens the book and is always kept up to date.

  The user information database is created when the book is first opened, and is updated at the timing described above.

  Next, a specific example will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

    FIG. 5 shows a specific example of the present invention. FIG. 5A shows an example of a book database. This is a specific example of the book database of FIG. 3, and each value is stored as shown.

  FIG. 5B shows an example of a user information database. This is a specific example of the user information database of FIG. 4, and the correspondence between the book ID and the read rate is as shown.

  From the book database of FIG. 5A, it can be seen that there are three books, book 1, book 2, and book 3, in the terminal. In addition, it can be seen that the book 1 is composed of three chapters, and one chapter occupies 40% of the whole, and two chapters and three chapters each occupy 30%. It can be seen that there are recommended points for books 2 and 3, the recommended points for book 2 are 48% from the beginning of chapter 3, and the recommended points for book 3 are the entire chapter 2.

  From the user information database of FIG. 5B, it can be seen that the read rate of Chapter 1 of the book 1 is 48%, the read rate of Chapter 2 is 85%, and the read rate of Chapter 3 is 16%. Similarly to book 1, the read rate is also found for each chapter of book 2. Regarding the book 3, since there is no information in the read rate database, it can be seen that the read rate of all chapters is 0%.

  The book 1 has a “sign” attached by the user, and the place is 20% from the top of Chapter 2.

Further, it is understood that the date and time when the book 1 was last read is June 3, 2010, and the number of times of reading is two. Similarly, the date and time of reading the book 2 and the number of times of reading are also known.
FIG. 6 shows an example in which a book list is displayed on the screen based on these pieces of information.

FIG. 6 is displayed in the following procedure.
1. Read the book database and get information about the first book to list.
2. The user rate information database is read, and corresponding user-specific information is acquired based on the book ID in the book information acquired in 1. At that time, if there is no corresponding information in the user information database, new user information is created and stored in the database.
Based on the chapter / configuration information in the book information acquired in 3.1 and the read rate information of each element of the book acquired in 2, the structure of the book and the read rate for each component based on the list background Display a graph. In the figure, the hatched portion is a graph of the read rate.
Based on the recommended point information in the book information acquired in 4.1, recommended points are displayed with a blue line or a blue frame on the list background.
Based on the indicia point information in the user information acquired in 5.2, the indicia points on the list background are displayed in red lines.
The book name, book description, and thumbnail image in the book information acquired in 6.1 are displayed on the background displayed in 3.
The date and time of the last reading from the user information acquired in 7.2 and the number of readings are displayed together with the information displayed in 6.
8). The next book information is acquired and the process returns to 2 for processing. When all books are displayed, the display process ends.

  With the above procedure, as shown in FIG. 6, a book list in which the read rate is displayed as a graph on the background is displayed. The user who sees FIG. 6 can obtain information on what kind of books exist in the terminal, and can intuitively obtain information on the configuration of each book and information on how and when the user has read.

  You can also get information about your own marks in the book and recommended points of the book.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the user can efficiently display various information such as chapter structure, read rate, recommended points at the same time as the list of books in the terminal. You can get a lot of information. By these, the user can grasp | ascertain much information for selecting a book sensuously, and the burden at the time of selecting the book to read can be reduced greatly.

  It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  According to the electronic book display device of the present invention, it is possible to intuitively grasp the read rate of each item by displaying the read rate of each item as a graph in a list display of books and the like.

1 terminal 2 book database 3 user information database 4 display means 5 input device 6 display device

Claims (8)

A book list display means for displaying a list of books existing in the terminal;
A read rate information recording means for calculating a read rate that is a ratio of a read portion to a sum of an unread portion and a read portion when browsing the book in the terminal, and recording the read rate information as read rate information; ,
A read rate graph display means for displaying the read rate as a graph in the background of the book list based on the read rate information when displaying the books existing in the terminal as a list; Electronic book display device. Means for recording the read rate information for each divided unit when the book exists in the terminal is a book having division information such as a paragraph, a paragraph, an article, and a chapter. When,
When a book having the division information is displayed as a list, the read rate for each division unit that displays the read rate for each division unit as a graph in the background of the book list based on the read rate information for each divided unit. The electronic book display device according to claim 1, further comprising display means. Means for counting the number of browsing times when browsing the book in the terminal and recording as browsing number information;
The browsing number display means for displaying the number of browsing times of each book in the book list based on the browsing number information when the books existing in the terminal are displayed as a list. The electronic book display device according to 1 or 2. Means for recording browsing date information when browsing the book in the terminal;
When displaying books existing in the terminal as a list, it is provided with date and time information display means for displaying information on the date and time of the last reading of each book in the book list based on the browsing date and time information. The electronic book display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Means for recording, as point information, information on points that the user has marked when browsing the book in the terminal;
The point display means for displaying a place with a mark on the background of a book list based on the point information when displaying a list of books existing in the terminal. 5. The electronic book display device according to any one of 4 above.
Electronic book display device. Means to record recommended point information set in each book,
6. The recommended point location display means for displaying the location of the recommended point of each book in the background of the book list when displaying a list of books existing in the terminal. The electronic book display apparatus of Claim 1.
Electronic book display device. A book list display step for displaying a list of books existing in the terminal,
A read rate information recording step of calculating a read rate that is a ratio of a read portion to a sum of an unread portion and a read portion when browsing the book in the terminal, and recording the read rate information as a read rate information; ,
When the books existing in the terminal are displayed as a list, a read rate graph display step of displaying the read rate as a graph on the background of the book list based on the read rate information is executed on a computer. Book list program to let you.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the book list program according to claim 7 is recorded.

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