KR100678028B1 - Method for serving e-book in the mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an electronic book service method of a portable terminal that enables movement of a displayed position (view point, page) of electronic book content when using an e-book (electronic book) of the portable terminal. To this end, the present invention provides an electronic book service method of a portable terminal, comprising: detecting electronic book content selected in an electronic book mode; Reading and displaying the electronic book content from a previously terminated position (viewpoint, page) if the detected electronic book content is previously executed and finished; If the detected electronic book content is not the previously executed e-book content, the electronic book content is read and displayed from an initial position.

Portable devices, e-books, bookmarks, bookmarks, hyperlinks, links

Description

Electronic book service method of mobile terminal {METHOD FOR SERVING E-BOOK IN THE MOBILE TERMINAL}             

1 is a view showing the configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart showing an electronic book service method of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic book service method of a portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic book service method of a portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a bookmark list displayed on a display unit in FIG. 1; FIG.

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10: control unit 21: RF unit

23: modem 25: audio processor

27: keypad 29: memory

50: camera portion 80: display portion                 

ANT: antenna MIC: microphone

SPK: Speaker

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an electronic book service method of a portable terminal that enables movement of a displayed position (view point, page) of electronic book content when using an e-book (electronic book) of the portable terminal.

Recently, an electronic book content providing service, which is a multimedia content, has been provided using a portable terminal. Representative of such a portable terminal is a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance), there is a portable telephone.

The PDA and the portable telephone are easy to carry and can use electronic book contents anytime and anywhere. Such portable telephones have a higher penetration rate than PDAs, and more users will use electronic book contents through portable telephones.

The electronic book content may be downloaded by connecting to a server providing the electronic book content through the wireless Internet of the portable terminal, or may be downloaded to the portable terminal by downloading the electronic book content stored in the PC by a communication cable.

Accordingly, the user reads the electronic book content that is to be read by using a portable terminal regardless of the location of the electronic book content, for example, a novel or an essay composed of text.

However, in the conventional portable terminal, when reading the ebook content and ending the ebook mode and then reading the ebook content from the previously read part, the user must search the previously read part by operating the direction key several times. There was this. In addition, when the position of the portion to be searched is not the initial position of the electronic book content, a large number of direction key inputs are required, and it is inconvenient to confirm whether the position of the portion to be searched is correct. In addition, there is a problem in that it takes a lot of time to search for a previously read portion (location, page) while inputting the direction key.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides an electronic book service method of a portable terminal which enables the display position (view point, page) of electronic book content to be moved when using the electronic book of the portable terminal. Has its purpose.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide an electronic book service method of a portable terminal, which enables electronic book content to be moved to a linked location (viewpoint, page).

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an e-book service method of a portable terminal that allows bookmarking a specific position (viewpoint, page) of the e-book content.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic book service method of a portable terminal to move to a location (viewpoint, page) of bookmarked electronic book content.                         

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic book service method of a portable terminal, comprising: detecting electronic book content selected in an electronic book mode; Reading and displaying the electronic book content from a previously terminated position (viewpoint, page) if the detected electronic book content is previously executed and finished; If the detected electronic book content is not the previously executed e-book content, the electronic book content is read and displayed from an initial position.

In addition, the present invention provides an electronic book service method of a portable terminal, the method comprising: displaying a list of hyperlinks that can be moved to a specific position (viewpoint, page) by inputting a menu key in the electronic book mode; Waiting for selection of the hyperlink list; And detecting the hyperlink selected on the selection queue and moving the position (viewpoint, page) of the electronic book content to the detected hyperlink to display the electronic book content at the moved position.

In addition, the present invention, in the electronic book service method of the portable terminal in order to achieve the above object, when a key input requesting a bookmark while displaying the electronic book content being played through the electronic book mode, waiting to select a location to bookmark Process of doing; Sensing the selected location during the selection waiting, and registering the detected location in a bookmark list and storing the detected location; Displaying a bookmark list when a key input requesting a bookmarked list is displayed while displaying the electronic book content; And detecting the selected bookmark from the bookmark list, and moving to the location (viewpoint, page) of the detected bookmark to display the electronic book content.                         

In addition, the present invention provides an electronic book service method of a portable terminal, comprising the steps of: playing and displaying the selected electronic book content from a previously terminated position (viewpoint, page); Displaying the electronic book content by moving to a linked hyperlink location (view point) when a request for moving a position (view point or page) through the hyperlink is performed during the reproduction of the electronic book content; While playing the e-book content, if a specific location (viewpoint, page) is requested to be registered, the specific location (viewpoint, page) is registered and stored in a bookmark list, and the selected bookmark position (viewpoint, page) is moved to the bookmark list. It is characterized by consisting of a process of displaying the electronic book content.

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

It should be noted that in the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation and operation according to the present invention will be described, and descriptions of other parts will be omitted so as not to distract from the gist of the present invention.

In the following description specific details of phone number storage in the present invention portable terminal are presented to provide a more general understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present invention may be readily practiced without these specific details and also by their modifications.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.                     

Referring to FIG. 1, the RF unit 21 performs communication of a portable terminal. The RF unit 21 includes an RF transmitter for upconverting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low noise amplifying and downconverting a received signal.

The modem 23 includes a transmitter for encoding and modulating the transmitted signal and a receiver for demodulating and decoding the received signal. That is, the modem 23 processes packet data or the like or audio signals such as voice.

The audio processor 25 receives the received audio signal output from the modem 23 from the controller 10, converts the received audio signal into an audible sound through the speaker SPK, and outputs the audio signal input from the microphone MIC to the controller 10.

The keypad 27 has keys for inputting numeric and text information and function keys for setting various functions. In addition, the keypad 27 may include function keys for an electronic mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The memory 29 may be composed of program memory and data memories. The program memory stores programs for controlling general operations of the portable terminal. In addition, programs according to the electronic book mode are stored according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the data memory may store data related to a call, and also temporarily stores data generated while executing the programs. In addition, the data memory stores electronic book contents according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and position (view point, page) information at the end of the corresponding electronic book content running through the electronic book mode. In addition, a list of hyperlinks and a list of bookmarks are stored. In addition, it is possible to store multimedia data such as video and music files. In this case, a hard disk (HDD) may be embedded as a secondary memory to increase a memory capacity for files to be stored in the memory 29, and an external memory card (SMC MMC) may be removed. The memory card may be additionally inserted.

The camera unit 50 includes a camera sensor for converting an optical signal detected at the time of capturing an image into an electrical signal, and a signal processor for converting an analog image signal photographed from the camera sensor into digital data. Here, the camera sensor is assumed to be a CCD sensor, the signal processor may be implemented by a DSP. In addition, the camera sensor and the signal processor may be integrally implemented or may be separately implemented.

The controller 10 performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the portable terminal. In addition, the controller 10 may include a modem 23. In addition, the control unit 10 controls the overall operation to display on the display unit 80 to play from the time of playback of the previously finished electronic book content in the electronic book mode, according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the control unit 10 detects the movement of the position of the electronic book content to be played in the electronic book mode according to an embodiment of the present invention, moves to the selected playback position through the keypad 27 to play the corresponding electronic book content. To control. In addition, the control unit 10 controls the overall operation to display the electronic book content of the position of the selected hyperlink through the hyperlink according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the controller 10 allows the user to bookmark a mark to facilitate retrieval of the position to be played in the e-book mode according to an embodiment of the present invention, and reproduces the e-book content at the bookmarked position. To control the overall behavior. Here, the controller 10 may generate screen data for displaying an image signal output from the camera unit 50 and may be provided independently of the multimedia controller such as a function of processing a music file. Then, when the mode related to the multimedia is detected, the control unit 10 passes the control right to the multimedia control unit for controlling the multimedia mode.

The display unit 80 displays messages generated during program execution under the control of the controller 10. In addition, the display unit 80 displays an image signal output from the image processor 70 on a screen in the camera photographing mode, and displays user data output from the controller 10. In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 80 displays the electronic book content selected for playback in the electronic book mode. In addition, the display unit 80 displays a guide message about a hyperlink in an electronic book mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, when a location to be bookmarked is selected, a guide message regarding the bookmark is displayed. The display unit 80 may use an LCD. In this case, the display unit 80 may include an LCD controller, a memory capable of storing image data, and an LCD display device. In this case, when the LCD is implemented in a touch screen manner, the keypad 27 and the LCD may be input units.

Referring to the operation of the portable terminal illustrated in FIG. 1, when the user performs a dialing operation through the keypad 27 and sets a dialing mode, the controller 10 detects this and processes dialing information received through the modem 23. After converting the RF signal through the RF unit 21 and output. Thereafter, when the other subscriber generates the response signal, the counter subscriber detects it through the RF unit 21 and the data processor 23. Thereafter, a user establishes a voice call path through the audio processor 25 to perform a communication function. In addition, in the incoming mode, the controller 10 detects the incoming mode through the modem 23 and generates a ring signal through the audio processor 25. Thereafter, when the user responds, the controller 10 detects this, and a voice call path is formed through the audio processor 25 to perform a communication function. In the outgoing and incoming modes, voice communication is described as an example, but a data communication function for communicating packet data and image data in addition to the voice communication may be performed. In addition, when performing a standby mode or text communication, the controller 10 displays text data processed by the data processor 23 on the display 80.

Looking at the operation in the e-book mode other than the call mode of the outgoing and incoming mode as described above are as follows.

First, the controller 10 displays the corresponding electronic book content selected from the electronic book list on the display unit 80 in the electronic book mode. Subsequently, if an end key is input while playing electronic book content, the displayed electronic book content is stopped. The finished position (viewpoint, page) is positionalized and stored in the memory 29.

Subsequently, the controller 10 executes the electronic book mode, reads the electronic book list stored in the memory 29 and displays it on the display unit 80. If the end position (view point, page) of the previous e-book content selected from the e-book list is not the initial position (view point, page) of the e-book content, the user may select after the previous play. The electronic book content is displayed on the display unit 80 from the end position (view point, page), or the electronic book content is displayed on the display unit 80 from the initial position (view point, page).

If the function key for moving to a specific position (viewpoint, page) is inputted while using the electronic book content through the above-described process, the controller 10 reads a hyperlink list that can move to a specific position from the memory 29 and displays it on the display unit 80. . Thereafter, the controller 10 detects the selected hyperlink from the hyperlink list, moves to the position (viewpoint, page) of the hyperlink, and displays the hyperlink on the display unit 80. In this case, when the e-book content is downloaded, the hyperlink basically moves to a linked location (view point, page) through position (view point, page) information provided in the e-book content.

In addition, the controller 10 bookmarks the position (viewpoint, page) where the function key is input when a function key for bookmarking is input while the electronic book content selected through the electronic book mode is displayed and displayed on the display unit 80. Register it in the bookmark list and store it in memory 29. Here, the bookmark may be used as a word bookmark.

Subsequently, when a function key for moving to a specific position (viewpoint, page) is input through the bookmark list, the controller 10 reads a bookmark list that can be moved to a specific position from the memory 29 and displays it on the display unit 80. Next, the display unit 80 moves to the position (view point, page) of the selected bookmark in the bookmark list and plays it from the position (view point, page) of the corresponding electronic book content and displays it on the display unit 80.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic book service method of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the process of reproducing the electronic book content from the end position (view point, page) in the electronic book mode to be described below basically assumes that the position (view point, page) information previously terminated should be stored in the memory 29. However, the description thereof and the accompanying FIG. 2 will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 2, in step 211, the controller 10 determines whether the e-book mode is selected in step 213 in the standby mode. Here, the electronic book mode is selected by the function keys provided on the keypad 27. An electronic book mode shortcut key provided to execute the electronic book mode in a short time may be executed.

As a result of the determination, when the electronic book mode is selected, the controller 10 reads the electronic book list and displays the electronic book list in step 215.

Then, in step 217, the controller 10 selects and waits to select one electronic book content from the electronic book list.

In operation 219, the controller 10 detects the selected electronic book content from the displayed electronic book list, and proceeds to operation 221 to determine whether the detected electronic book content has been previously executed and terminated.

As a result of the check, if the detected e-book content has not been executed and ended before, in step 223, the controller 10 plays the initial position (view point, page) of the detected e-book content on the display unit 80. Display.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the detected e-book content has been executed before and terminated, in step 225, the controller 10 displays a guide message asking whether to play from the previously terminated position (view point, page). Accordingly, the user can select a point when the electronic book content is played, and the controller 10 detects the user's selection in step 227.

Accordingly, if it is determined through the guide message to play from the previously terminated position (viewpoint, page), in step 229, the controller 10 starts the corresponding ebook from the previously terminated position (viewpoint, page) of the corresponding ebook content. The content is read out from the memory 29 and displayed on the display unit 80. In this case, the previously terminated position (viewpoint, page) may be available through location (viewpoint, page) information stored in the memory 29.

The memory 29 may be read from the memory 29 that stores a program for controlling call processing of the portable terminal and overall operations of the portable terminal, and may be executed in an electronic book mode and multimedia data such as video and music files. It can be read from a memory card in an internal or external hard disk or auxiliary memory that can store files of content. That is, electronic book content may be stored in the hard disk and the memory card.

However, if it is determined that the user does not want to play from the previously terminated position (viewpoint, page), in step 231, the controller 10 reads the ebook content from the memory 29 from the initial position (viewpoint, page) of the corresponding ebook content and displays the display unit. Mark at 80.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic book service method of a portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in step 311, the controller 10 may identify the electronic book mode.

While displaying the electronic book content, the process proceeds to step 313 to determine whether a menu key is input.

As a result of the determination, when the menu key is input, the process proceeds to step 315 to display the hyperlink list on the display unit 80. Here, the menu key input means to select a hyperlink mode among menus provided in the portable terminal.

In step 317, the controller 10 waits for selection of one hyperlink from the hyperlink list. At this time, the user selects a hyperlink to be viewed from the position (viewpoint, page) of the corresponding electronic book content displayed on the display unit 80.

In operation 319, the controller 10 detects the selected hyperlink list. In step 321, the controller 10 moves to the location (viewpoint, page) of the linked electronic book content and displays the electronic book content on the display 80.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic book service method of a portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, in step 411, the controller 10 detects whether a bookmark key is input while the electronic book content is being displayed on the display unit 80. Here, the bookmark key refers to a shortcut key for bookmarking a specific position (viewpoint, page) of the electronic book content.

As a result of the detection, when the bookmark key is input, in step 415, the controller 10 selects and waits to bookmark the position (view point, page) of the electronic book content displayed on the display unit 80. At this time, the user selects the location (viewpoint, page) of the electronic book content to be bookmarked using the arrow keys and the confirmation key.                     

Then, in step 417, the controller 10 detects the location (viewpoint, page) selected for the bookmark. In step 419, the controller 10 registers the detected location in a bookmark list and stores it in the memory list. Here, the method of bookmarking a specific location (viewpoint, page) of the electronic book content may be used by various known theories, which are well known to those skilled in the art, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In this case, in order to register the detected position (viewpoint, page) in a bookmark list, a bookmark content may be input to the bookmark list. That is, the position (viewpoint, page) of the e-book content selected for bookmarking as shown in FIG. 5 (a) is displayed as “page 10”, and an input window for inputting the bookmark contents is displayed. The keypad 27 may be used to input the bookmark contents. This is to facilitate the e-book service through the bookmark contents when using the bookmark registered in the bookmark list. In addition, when the bookmark is registered in the bookmark list, location (viewpoint, page) information is stored in the memory 29.

In contrast, if the bookmark key is not input, in step 421, the controller 10 determines whether the menu key is input. If the menu key is input, the controller 10 proceeds to step 423 and displays the bookmark list on the display 80. At this time, the bookmark list structure displayed on the display unit 80 is as shown in FIG. That is, the positions (viewpoints and pages) of each bookmark registered in the bookmark list are composed of "P10, P20, P30, ..." and "Bookmark contents 1, Bookmark contents 2, Bookmark contents 3, ...". In addition, it consists of a bookmark list including "move" and "delete" functions that can be edited (moved, deleted).                     

In operation 425, the controller 10 waits for a bookmark selection to select one of the bookmark list. At this time, the user selects one of the bookmark lists by using the confirmation key.

In operation 427, the controller 10 detects the selected bookmark. In step 429, the controller 10 moves to the detected bookmark position (viewpoint, page) and displays the electronic book content on the display 80. At this time, the position of the bookmark can be moved by using the position (viewpoint, page) information of the bookmark registered in the bookmark list previously stored in the memory 29. In addition, bookmarks registered in the bookmark list can be edited (moved, deleted) for bookmark list management.

Accordingly, since the electronic book service method of the portable terminal of the present invention is the processes performed in the electronic book mode as described above with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4, the playback position (view point, page) is detected through the FIG. 2. The display unit 80 displays the detected position (viewpoint, page) on the display 80. Subsequently, the position (viewpoint, page) of the electronic book content displayed on the display unit 80 may be easily moved through FIG. 3 or FIG. 4.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described in detail above, the present invention enables the electronic book content to be displayed from the position (viewpoint, page) of the previously read and finished electronic book content in the electronic book mode, so as to operate a corresponding electronic book previously used. Since there is no need to search for the location of the content, the user's convenience is increased.

In addition, the e-book mode makes it easy to move the e-book content to a linked location (view point, page), so that it is possible to read the position (view point, page) to be read in a short time without having to search. The advantage is free to move.

In addition, by supporting the bookmark to register the location (view point, page) of the e-book content of the important part to register the location of the bookmarked e-book content in the bookmark list, the location (view point) of the bookmarked e-book content , Page) has an advantage to facilitate the movement.

Claims (12)

In the electronic book service method of a portable terminal, Terminating the electronic book mode by storing location (viewpoint, page) information of the electronic book content when the electronic book mode exit request is requested while displaying the electronic book content; Detecting the selected electronic book content when the electronic book mode is executed after the electronic book mode ends; Reading and displaying the electronic book content from a position (viewpoint, page) previously terminated with the location information if the detected electronic book content is previously executed and finished; And if the detected electronic book content is not previously executed and finished, the electronic book content is read and displayed from an initial position. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the electronic book content comprises: reading an electronic book list and displaying an electronic book list; And waiting for selection of one e-book content from the displayed e-book list. The method of claim 1, wherein the reading and displaying of the e-book content from the previously terminated position (viewpoint, page) is performed. Determining whether the corresponding ebook content has been previously played and finished, and displaying a guide message asking whether to play from the previously terminated position (viewpoint, page) if the ebook content has been previously played and finished; And determining whether the playback time selected through the guide message is authorized from the time when the e-book content was previously terminated. 4. The method as claimed in claim 3, further comprising the step of playing from the initial position (viewpoint, page) of the detected electronic book content if the electronic book content is not previously played and finished. 4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the determining of whether the electronic book content is the previously reproduced electronic book content is performed by storing location (viewpoint, page) information. In the electronic book service method of a portable terminal, Displaying a list of hyperlinks that can be moved to a specific position (viewpoint, page) by inputting a menu key in the electronic book mode; Waiting for selection of the hyperlink list; And detecting the hyperlink selected on the selection queue and moving the position (viewpoint, page) of the electronic book content to the detected hyperlink to display the electronic book content at the moved position. In the electronic book service method of a portable terminal, Waiting for a location to be bookmarked when a key input requesting a bookmark is displayed while displaying the electronic book content being played through the electronic book mode; Sensing the selected location during the selection waiting, and registering the detected location in a bookmark list and storing the detected location; Displaying a bookmark list when a key input requesting a bookmarked list is displayed while displaying the electronic book content; Detecting a selected bookmark in the bookmark list, and moving to the location (viewpoint, page) of the detected bookmark to display e-book content. The method of claim 7, wherein registering and storing the detected location in a bookmark list stores location information of the detected location. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the bookmark content is input when the bookmark is registered in the bookmark list. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the bookmark list comprises a bookmark location (viewpoint, page) and bookmark contents. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the bookmark list is configured to additionally include an edit (move, delete) function. In the electronic book service method of a portable terminal, Playing and displaying the selected electronic book content from a previously terminated position (viewpoint, page); Displaying the electronic book content by moving to a linked hyperlink location (view point) when a request for moving a position (view point or page) through the hyperlink is performed during the reproduction of the electronic book content; While playing the e-book content, if a specific location (viewpoint, page) is requested to be registered, the specific location (viewpoint, page) is registered and stored in a bookmark list, and the selected bookmark position (viewpoint, page) is moved to the bookmark list. Wherein the electronic book content is displayed.

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