JPH0736186B2 - Electronic reading machine with reading time memory function - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to an electronic reading machine with a reading time storage function.

[Prior art]

For readers in general, it is of interest to know how long it takes to finish reading a book. Therefore, when reading time, the time is manually measured using an ordinary clock, a stopwatch, or the like. For example, when an ordinary clock is used, the reading start time and the reading end time are remembered, and the reading time is calculated later by this. When reading is interrupted on the way, each reading time for each interruption is measured and totaled to obtain the total reading time.

[Problems to be solved]

In the above conventional method, the reading time cannot be obtained unless the book has a measuring means such as a clock or a stopwatch. Further, it is troublesome because the reading time measurement and the counting work have to be performed manually. Since it is manual, you may forget to measure it and you may not be able to obtain accurate reading time. In addition, calculation errors may occur during the aggregation process. An object of the present invention is to make it possible to automatically display the cumulative reading time of each storage medium that stores text data,
Further, it is to provide an electronic reading machine with a reading time memory function that can clear the cumulative reading time after reading the text data to the end or at any time, and can easily grasp the pace of one's reading. .

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The present invention relates to an electronic reading machine in which a storage medium storing text data is detachable from an electronic reading machine body, and the storage medium stores a cumulative time when the text data is read from the storage medium. A reading time storage unit is provided, and a control circuit for reading text data from the storage medium and reading the accumulated time from the reading time storage unit in the main body of the electronic reading machine, and a new control unit from the accumulated time and the storage medium. A storage circuit that stores the cumulative reading time of the storage medium obtained from the time when the text data was read,
And a display unit for displaying a text reading based on the text data read by the control circuit and displaying a cumulative reading time of the storage circuit, and in the storage circuit after the reading of the text data from the storage medium is completed. By storing the cumulative reading time of the above in the reading time storage section, the above object is achieved. In addition, the storage medium stores the start data indicating the start position of the sentence data or the end data indicating the end position, and when any of these data is read out or manually, the storage circuit and It is preferable that the contents of the reading time storage section be cleared.

【Example】

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, 1 is a sentence data storage unit in which sentence data, head data indicating the beginning position of the sentence data, and end data indicating the final position of the sentence data are stored, and 2 is sentence data from the sentence data storage unit 1. A control circuit 3 for performing various controls such as reading and the like is a time measuring means for measuring the time when the control circuit 2 reads the text data from the text data storage unit 1. Reference numeral 4 denotes a reading time storage unit that stores, as reading time, a cumulative time when the control circuit 2 reads the text data from the text data storage unit 1, and the storage unit 5 includes the reading time storage unit. . An IC card or the like is used as this storage medium. 6
Is a reading time storage circuit in which the reading time stored in the reading time storage unit 4 is stored by the control circuit 2 in the reading mode. Reference numeral 7 denotes a mode changeover switch, and 8 denotes a reading mode in which a sentence based on the sentence data read from the sentence data storage unit 1 by the control circuit 2 and the time measured by the clock means 3 and the reading time storage circuit 6 are stored. This is a display unit that displays the total time of reading and reading. The electronic reading machine body 9 is constituted by the above 2, 3 and 6 to 8. Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, when the storage medium 5 is attached to the electronic reading machine body 9 and the mode is changed to the reading mode by the mode changeover switch 7, the reading time stored in the reading time storage unit 4 is stored in the reading time storage circuit 6 by the control circuit 2. Is done (step). Subsequently, the control circuit 2 starts the timing of the timing means 3. The total time of the clocked time and the reading time stored in the reading time storage circuit 6 is displayed on a part of the display unit 8 as the reading time at that time. At the same time, the control circuit 2 sequentially reads the text data from the text data storage unit 1 and starts sending the text. Texts based on the read text data are sequentially displayed on the display unit 8 (step). When the control circuit 2 reads all the text data stored in the text data storage unit 1 and reads the end data indicating the final position, the timing of the timing means 3 is stopped and the text feeding operation is stopped. The contents of the reading time storage unit 4, the reading time storage circuit 6 and the clock means 3 are cleared. (Step). When the mode changeover switch 7 is switched to a mode other than the reading mode in the middle of the above-mentioned text feeding operation, the control circuit 2 stops reading the text data from the text data storage unit 1 and stops the timing of the timing means 3. The total time of the time measured by the time measuring means 3 and the reading time stored in the reading time storage circuit 6 is stored in the reading time storage section 4 as a new reading time (step). When the power-off detection means (not shown) detects that the power is turned off during reading, the control circuit performs the same operation as when the mode is switched to a mode other than the reading mode. 2, the timing of the timing means 3 is stopped,
The total time of the time measured by the time measuring means 3 and the reading time stored in the reading time storage circuit 6 is stored in the reading time storage section 4 as a new reading time (step). The address of the part where the reading of the text data is stopped is registered as a bookmark, and when the mode is switched to the reading mode again, the reading of the document data is started from the part where the bookmark is registered and the reading is started from the continuation of the previous time. Is something that can be done. With the above operation, the reading time is automatically measured, totaled, and stored in the storage medium 5. In the above embodiment, the reading time was cleared when the end data was read from the text data storage unit 1,
The reading time may be automatically cleared when the leading data is read from the text data storage unit 1, or the reading time may be manually cleared at an arbitrary time.

【effect】

According to the present invention, since the reading time storage unit is incorporated in each of the removable storage media in the electronic reading machine body, the reading time can be automatically measured and tabulated for each storage medium, You can grasp the reading time you have taken so far,
You can grasp your own reading pace. Moreover, the time required to read through to the end can be estimated. Further, by clearing the reading time by the final position, the leading position of the text data or manually, it is possible to time the reading time of the storage medium from the beginning again when the storage medium which has been read once is read again.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of FIG. 1 …… Sentence data storage unit 2 …… Control circuit 3 …… Timekeeping means 4 …… Reading time storage unit 5 …… Storage medium 6 …… Reading time storage circuit 8 …… Display unit 9 …… Electronic reading machine body

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An electronic reading machine in which a storage medium storing text data is attachable to and detachable from a main body of the electronic reading machine, wherein the storage medium stores a cumulative time when the text data is read from the storage medium. The electronic reading machine main body has a reading time storage unit for reading the text data from the storage medium and the cumulative time from the reading time storage unit, and a control circuit for reading the cumulative time and the storage medium. A storage circuit for storing the cumulative reading time of the storage medium obtained from the time when the text data was read out, and a text display based on the text data read out by the control circuit and the accumulation of the storage circuit. The reading time is stored in the storage circuit after the reading of the text data from the storage medium is completed. An electronic reading machine with a reading time memory function, which is characterized by being stored in the department. 2. An electronic reading machine in which a storage medium which stores text data and also stores start data indicating the start position of the text data or end data indicating the end position is detachable from the main body of the electronic reading machine. In the above-mentioned storage medium, a reading time storage unit that stores the cumulative time when the text data is read from the storage medium is provided, and the electronic reading machine body reads the text data from the storage medium and A control circuit for reading the top data or the end data and reading the cumulative time from the reading time storage unit, and a storage circuit for the storage medium obtained from the cumulative time and the time when the text data is newly read from the storage medium. A memory circuit for storing the cumulative reading time and a sentence display based on the sentence data read by the control circuit. And a display section for displaying the cumulative reading time of the storage circuit, and after the reading of the sentence data from the storage medium is completed, the cumulative reading time in the storage circuit is stored in the reading time storage section. An electronic reading machine with a reading time storage function, wherein the contents of the reading time storage section and the storage circuit are cleared by the end data or manual operation.