KR100468613B1 - An Electronic Schoolbook Using Wire And Wireless Protocol And Storage Media Thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wired / wireless combined electronic textbook and its recording medium capable of learning, doing homework, drawing, and exchanging data between students or between students and teachers using electronic textbooks provided for each student. To this end, a handheld device, comprising: a wireless modem 44 and an antenna device 20 capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving data related to learning with a teacher's computer; A LAN device which is alternatively used with the wireless modem 44 and the antenna device 20 to enable the wired transmission and reception of the data with the computer; A flash memory card 24 detachable from the electronic textbook 10 and storing a curriculum necessary for learning; A microphone 18 and a speaker 16 built in one side of the electronic textbook 10; The teaching text of the teacher is displayed, and the liquid crystal display panel 12 which can designate and execute one of the icons displayed in a row by the touch pen 22 is provided. .

Description

An Electronic Schoolbook Using Wire And Wireless Protocol And Storage Media Thereof}

The present invention relates to an electronic textbook, and more particularly, a wired / wireless combined electronic textbook capable of learning, doing homework, drawing, and exchanging data between students or between a teacher and a student using an electronic textbook provided for each student. It relates to a recording medium.

In general, textbooks used in elementary and junior high schools are made of paper, and are produced separately for each subject. Therefore, students were required to prepare textbooks, notebooks, and supplies (for example, pencils, erasers, notebooks, brushes, paints, drawing papers, etc.) to bring them to school. In addition, if there were homeworks to be submitted to the teacher, they would prepare them separately and submit them to the teacher.

In the case of the teacher, each student was checked for the preparation of the class, the class was taken, and the homework and the assignment were collected and examined.

However, as the Internet became popular and communication technology developed, portable computers or handheld devices began to increase in performance. In line with this, research and development are being promoted to combine conventional education methods with information and communication technology.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems and inefficiencies, and a first object of the present invention relates to a wired / wireless combined electronic textbook and its recording medium capable of replacing a conventional heavy textbook with an electronic textbook. .

It is a second object of the present invention to provide a wired / wireless combined electronic textbook and a recording medium for enabling homework, lessons, etc. by using only an electronic textbook by transmitting and receiving data by wired or wirelessly networking the electronic textbook.

The third object of the present invention is to store a variety of subjects, such as Korean, mathematics, science, art, etc. in a flash memory, so that the contents of an electronic textbook can be converted or upgraded by simply exchanging memory cards, and a recording medium thereof To provide.

An object of the present invention as described above, in a handheld device, wireless modem 44 and antenna device 20 that can wirelessly transmit and receive data related to learning with the teacher's computer;

A LAN device which is alternatively used with the wireless modem 44 and the antenna device 20 to enable the wired transmission and reception of the data with the computer;

A flash memory card 24 detachable from the electronic textbook 10 and storing a curriculum necessary for learning;

A microphone 18 and a speaker 16 built in one side of the electronic textbook 10;

Achievement by a wired / wireless electronic textbook, comprising: a liquid crystal display panel 12, on which a teacher's learning contents are displayed and one of the icons displayed in a row is designated and executed by the touch pen 22. do.

In addition, it is preferable that one side of the electronic textbook 10 is further provided with an infrared port 21 to enable infrared communication with an external device.

In addition, the object of the present invention as described above, is executable in a handheld device,

Web program code for enabling web surfing through connection of the Internet (6) and transmission and reception of data with the Internet (6);

E-mail program code for enabling e-mail transmission and reception;

A timetable program code for creating and displaying a table of input class hours;

Program code for receiving letters and sentences and storing and displaying them;

Textbook program code for reading out and displaying data from a flash memory having stored therein;

Program code for inputting and outputting graphic data drawn by the touch pen 22 or displaying graphic data received for modification;

Homework program code for storing the completed homework in a memory until it is transmitted to the teacher electronic textbook 8;

Calculator program code for performing arithmetic operations and displaying the results numerically; And

When the LAN cable 28 is connected, the web program code transmits and receives data to and from the Internet 6 by wire through the LAN cable 28.

When the LAN cable 28 is not connected, it is preferable to include program code for transmitting and receiving data to and from the Internet 6 wirelessly using the built-in wireless modem 44 and the antenna 20.

Other objects, specific advantages and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the preferred embodiments associated with the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a wired and wireless combined electronic textbook according to an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an OS environment of a liquid crystal panel of the electronic textbook shown in FIG. 1;

3 is a conceptual diagram when using the electronic textbook of FIG. 1 wirelessly;

4 is a conceptual diagram when using the electronic textbook of FIG. 1 by wire;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the electronic textbook shown in FIG. 1.

<Short Description of Main Reference Signs>

4: base station, 6: internet,

8: teacher electronic textbook,

9: hub, 10: electronic textbook,

12: liquid crystal display panel, 14: power switch,

16: speaker, 18: microphone,

20: antenna, 21: infrared port,

22: touch pen, 24: flash memory,

26: USB port, 28: LAN cable,

50: communication screen

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

1 is a perspective view of a wired and wireless combined electronic textbook according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, an electronic textbook is largely composed of an electronic textbook main body 10, a touch pen 22, and a flash memory 24, and is provided with a connector to connect a plurality of external cables.

The electronic textbook 10 has a liquid crystal display panel 12 capable of touch input on its front surface, and a power switch 14 for turning on and off the electronic textbook 10 at one end thereof. In addition, a speaker 16 for outputting sound and a microphone 18 for inputting ambient sound are provided. In addition, a rechargeable battery (not shown) of about 3 to 8 hours is installed inside.

An antenna 20 for enabling wireless communication is disposed at an upper end of the electronic textbook 10, and an infrared port 21 (IrDA) is provided at one side to enable data communication using infrared rays.

The touch pen 22 is used to hold a hand like a pencil and to set a specific area of the liquid crystal panel 12 as a block, or to tap or execute an icon (not shown).

In the flash memory 24, contents of subjects such as Korean, mathematics, art, and music are input. Therefore, a plurality of subjects may be inputted into one flash memory 24 or a flash memory 24 may be prepared for each subject according to a curriculum amount. The flash memory 24 is inserted into and detached from a socket provided at one side of the electronic textbook 10.

In addition, one side of the electronic textbook 10 is provided with a connector to be connected to the USB cable 26 to enable high-speed data communication with a computer, a digital camera PDA and the like. In addition, a connector to which a LAN cable 28 capable of using a local area network (LAN) can be connected is also provided. In addition, it has a serial port that can be directly connected to a printer or a computer.

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 1, a volume controller, a screen brightness controller, an earphone jack, a touch pen 22 holder, and the like of the speaker 16 are provided.

FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an OS environment of the liquid crystal panel 12 of the electronic textbook shown in FIG. 1. The liquid crystal panel 12 has a diagonal length of about 7.2 inches (about 18 cm), and a touch panel is coated on the surface of the LCD panel 12 so that the LCD panel 12 can be used as a touch panel.

As shown in FIG. 2, a communication screen 50 is provided at the top center of the liquid crystal panel 12 to display instructions from a teacher, a situation of data transmission and reception with a friend, and notes of a teacher in class contents. .

At the bottom of the communication screen 50, a number of utility icons required for the class are listed. These icons may be designated and executed by the touch pen 22.

Basic icons for class include textbook icon (51), address book icon (52), calculator icon (53), trash can icon (54), notepad icon (55), timetable icon (56), note icon (57), homework icon 58, a web icon 61, a mail icon 60, a file manager icon 59, a setting icon 62, a scribble icon 63, and the like.

The textbook icon 51 is an icon for displaying textbook contents of the corresponding class. Thus, for example, when the math flash memory 24 is inserted and the textbook icon 51 is executed, the contents of the math textbook are displayed on the screen.

The address book icon 52 executes a program that stores and stores the addresses and phone numbers of homes, friends, teachers, schools, and the like.

The calculator icon 53 executes a program that enables simple arithmetic operations in mathematics or arithmetic classes.

The trash can icon 54 launches a program used to delete a file. That is, when a student drags and drops a program or data to be deleted to the trash icon 54 by dragging and dropping it onto the touch pen 22, the student temporarily stores the program or data in the trash before deleting it completely. Therefore, if you run the command to empty the Recycle Bin, the deleted data is permanently deleted so that it cannot be restored, and when restored, it is placed in the original folder.

The notepad icon 55 executes a program for recording simple sentences and the like. For example, if the teacher instructs you on the preparations and instructions for tomorrow's lessons, this is a memory space.

The timetable icon 56 shows a class timetable of a week as a table. Such timetables can be entered by students or teachers, and can be modified and deleted. In addition, each student can receive and use the timetable data collectively prepared by the teacher.

The note icon 57 executes a program similar to a word processor that can write down the class contents during the class. In the note program, you can save and read notes for each subject under a separate file name, print out the contents, and transfer the file.

Homework icon 58 executes a program related to homework. For example, if the reading appreciation is homework, the student reads the book and writes the appreciation in the form of a document file. Written sentiment is saved in the homework folder (not shown), and delivered to the teacher through the network.

The web icon 61 executes a program that enables internet web browsing. It enables data communication by wire or wireless by using TCP / IP method or wireless internet communication protocol. Representative browsers include Explorer or Netscape.

The mail icon 60 executes an e-mail program. Email can be sent over the Internet. Thus, a student can compose, send, and receive an e-mail in his or her electronic textbook 10.

The file manager icon 59 executes a program related to file management. For example, you can delete, create, copy, move, and find files or folders.

The setting icon 62 executes a program for setting the environment of the electronic textbook 10. Controls parameters and preferences for sound, passwords, clocks, accessory controls, video streams, codecs, communication controls, video drives, printers, and more.

The scribble icon 63 executes a program relating to image or graphic data. It is used when inputting, outputting and modifying graphic image. This graphic program can be used as an alternative to drawing papers and paints in art class, and makes it easy to draw or modify still lifes, sketches, and landscapes using various graphic effects.

In addition to the above-described icons or their programs, necessary programs and icons may be ported according to the characteristics of each school or at the elementary and middle school level.

3 is a conceptual diagram when using the electronic textbook of FIG. 1 wirelessly. As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of electronic textbooks 10a, 10b,..., And 10n refer to electronic textbooks possessed by each student. A good example is the use of textbooks in the classroom. The electronic textbook 10 may exchange data with a nearby base station 4 (or relay station) by wireless (for example, CDMA), and the teacher electronic textbook 8 may also be connected to the base station 4 through the Internet 6. Connected wirelessly.

In FIG. 3, only one base station 4 is illustrated, but a plurality of base stations may be used when students return home and are distributed in a wide area.

4 is a conceptual diagram when using the electronic textbook of FIG. 1 by wire. As shown in Fig. 4, a plurality of electronic textbooks 10a, 10b,..., 10n are connected to the hub 9 installed in the classroom, respectively. In this case, a LAN cable 28 of about 10 Mbps may be used, and the LAN cable 28 may be connected to a connector provided on one side of the electronic textbook 10.

The teacher electronic textbook 8 is also connected to the hub 9 as a network user, and connects the printer 3 for printing the lesson contents. In addition, a router (not shown) is installed and used for connection with the Internet 6.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the electronic textbook shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 5, the electronic textbook 10 includes an Intel-based CPU 40, a ROM 45, a 32MB SD-RAM 42, a wireless modem 44, and a pen input device 22. ), A 16MB flash memory 24, a microphone 18, a LAN device 29, a liquid crystal display device 12, a speaker 16, an infrared communication 21, and the like.

Each of these components is connected to each other by a data bus and includes a corresponding driver. For example, the liquid crystal display device 12 includes a TFT LCD and a driver, and the speaker 16 includes a sound module chip.

Such an electronic textbook has a weight of about 800g including a battery (not shown), and its appearance is about 20cm x 15cm x 3cm.

Hereinafter, the use of an electronic textbook having the above configuration will be described.

For example, in the case of Korean language time, students insert and load the Korean language textbook flash memory 24 in their electronic textbook 10. The teacher's class contents are displayed through the communication screen window 50. If the student wants to write down the contents of the class, the note icon 57 is opened to open the Korean language file, and then a sentence or symbol is input using the touch pen 22 and stored. If the student has a question, he or she can write a questionnaire and send it to the teacher.

When a teacher wants to write a book report as homework in Korean class, the teacher writes the homework and sends the written sentence to all students. Homework received in the homework program of each electronic textbook 10 is read by the student. Therefore, a student may write a book report at home and then transmit it wirelessly to the teacher or at school by wire.

In addition, if you are doing a test or quiz, you can send the test paper file to all students in the class and receive the answer sheet file.

According to the above-described wired / wireless electronic textbook and its recording medium, it is possible to replace the conventional heavy paper textbook with a single light electronic textbook, which can reduce the students' bags, and the enormous printing costs and materials required for printing paper media. You can save.

In addition, by allowing the electronic textbook to be wired or wirelessly networked to transmit and receive data, homework, lessons, tests, etc. can be made only by the electronic textbook. Therefore, even in the case of a large number of students can be made efficiently, multimedia education can be made directly in the classroom, not the language room or listening room.

In addition, by storing each subject such as Korean, mathematics, science, art, etc. in the flash memory, the contents of the electronic textbook can be converted or upgraded by simply exchanging the memory cards.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it is possible to make various modifications or variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the appended claims will cover such modifications and variations as fall within the spirit of the invention.

Claims (4)

In a handheld device, A wireless modem 44 and an antenna device 20 capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving data related to learning with a teacher's computer; A LAN device which is alternatively used with the wireless modem 44 and the antenna device 20 to enable the wired transmission and reception of the data with the computer; A flash memory card 24 detachable from the electronic textbook 10 and storing a curriculum necessary for learning; A microphone 18 and a speaker 16 built in one side of the electronic textbook 10; A liquid crystal display panel 12 on which a teacher's learning contents are displayed and which can designate and execute one of the icons displayed in a list by the touch pen 22; And One side of the wired and wireless combined electronic textbook comprising a; infrared port (21) for enabling infrared communication with an external device. delete Run on handheld devices, Web program code for enabling web surfing through connection of the Internet (6) and transmission and reception of data with the Internet (6); E-mail program code for enabling e-mail transmission and reception; A timetable program code for creating and displaying a table of input class hours; Program code for receiving letters and sentences and storing and displaying them; Textbook program code for reading out and displaying data from a flash memory having stored therein; Program code for inputting and outputting graphic data drawn by the touch pen 22 or displaying graphic data received for modification; Homework program code for storing the completed homework in a memory until it is transmitted to the teacher electronic textbook 8; Calculator program code for performing arithmetic operations and displaying the results numerically; A trash program code for storing a file to be deleted and for recovering or deleting the file irreversibly; The web program code transmits and receives data to and from the Internet 6 by wire through the LAN cable 28 when the LAN cable 28 is connected. Combined wired and wireless, characterized in that it comprises a program code for transmitting and receiving data to and from the Internet (6) wirelessly using the built-in wireless modem 44 and the antenna 20 when the LAN cable 28 is not connected Recording medium for electronic textbooks. delete