KR20160004240A - Terminal for providing situation related contents based on network connecting conditions on e-book service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an e-book service. According to the present invention, output information can be converted based on situations even when a reader terminal is not connected via network, and therefore expressions vary according to situations, thereby providing more interesting reading in this e-book service providing reader terminal in which output information is converted depending on network connecting conditions.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an electronic book service, and more particularly,

The present invention relates to an electronic book service, and more particularly, it relates to an electronic book service, and more particularly, it is possible to increase the interest in reading by changing a story according to various situations of a user. However, The present invention relates to a reader terminal and method for providing an e-book service in which output information is changed depending on whether or not a network connection is enabled.

An e-book is an e-book that can be published or published as a book and stored on an electronic record medium using digital data. It can be read by a computer or a portable terminal through a wired or wireless communication network, Books are collectively called.

In order to output such an electronic book, an electronic book device for displaying characters and pictures using electronic ink has been developed. Such an electronic ink-based device has an advantage of being very excellent in power efficiency, but has a disadvantage in that it can not be used in a dark place because it can not express colors and can not emit light by itself.

In recent years, smart phones and tablet PCs have been increasing in popularity because they are lighter than their desktop PCs, and portable smartphones and tablet PCs have been increasingly used. The situation is giving.

However, even though smart phones and tablet PCs are becoming more sophisticated, the existing e-books only output the first published fixed reading contents. In other words, the contents of the paper book are converted into digital only, so that it is only the original service that makes it convenient to carry.

Of course, there have been attempts to escape this stereotype. That is, in the Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2012-0054921 (hereinafter referred to as 'apparatus and method for providing electronic book service', hereinafter referred to as 'prior art'), It has been attempted to change the contents of the original e-book, such as changing the text.

However, the conventional technology provides a service that can 'change the contents of a part selected by the user', which is not much different from a general document editing function.

In other words, in order to enable continuous reading, unexpected output information should be provided to induce the reader's interest. However, the function of simply changing the part selected by the user as in the prior art is to reflect the intention of the reader in the book Therefore, the effect of unexpected interest induction can not be expected at all.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the conventional art as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus, Provides an e-book service in which the output information is changed according to whether or not the network is connected, which allows the user to change the output information according to the situation information even when the network connection can not be made, And to provide a reader terminal, method, and program.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing an e-book service in which output information is changed according to whether a network is connected or not, (A) receiving and storing book information in a stored state; (B) accessing the situation information providing system through the network at a predetermined time interval to receive and store the situation information and update the situation information; (C) receiving an electronic book drive command from the reader terminal; And (d) outputting change output information corresponding to the status information stored in the step (b) among the book information in which the reference output information and the plurality of change output information are stored in a package in the reader terminal do.

(E) after the step (c), the unique terminal checks the storage time of the updated status information and determines whether the valid period is exceeded; Performing the step (d) when the status information is within the valid period as a result of the determination by the independent terminal, and (f) checking the network connection status when the status information exceeds the valid period. When it is confirmed as a result of the confirmation by the independent terminal, to connect to the situation information providing system to receive and store new situation information, output change output information corresponding to the updated status information, (G) searching for a neighboring device when it is confirmed that the neighboring device is in a state; (H) receiving and storing status information through the searched neighbor device when the searched neighbor device is searched in the reader terminal; And (i) outputting change output information corresponding to the updated status information from the unique terminal through the step (h).

The method may further include: (j) receiving a user command indicating whether or not to output the change output information from the reader terminal after the step (a); (B) and (d), if the user command for selecting to output the change output information is input through the step (j) (K) receiving the electronic book drive command in step (c) if the input is received; As shown in FIG.

(L) a step of directly inputting (or selecting) status information from the reader at the unique terminal after the step (c); Storing (m) the status information directly inputted (or selected) through the step (l) in the reader terminal; And (n) outputting change output information corresponding to the status information directly input (or selected) at the independent terminal.

Meanwhile, the present invention includes a recording medium storing a computer-executable program capable of carrying out the above method.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reader terminal for providing an electronic book service in which output information is changed according to whether or not a network connection is established according to the present invention, wherein a reference output information and a plurality of change output information An information receiving unit for receiving book information in a state; A situation information obtaining unit for accessing the situation information providing system through a network at predetermined time intervals, receiving and storing the situation information, and updating the situation information; A key input unit for receiving an electronic book drive command; And a book information management unit for loading the change output information corresponding to the updated status information through the status information acquisition unit among the book information stored in the memory when the electronic book drive command is inputted through the key input unit, .

Here, the network connection confirmation unit for checking the network connection status; And a neighboring device search unit searching for a neighborable device that can be accessed, and the book information operating unit determines whether the validity period of the updated status information is exceeded when the electronic book drive command is input through the key input unit And when it is determined that the status information is within the validity period, the change output information corresponding to the status information is loaded, and when it is determined that the status information exceeds the valid period, And when it is confirmed that the network connection is established, the change output information is loaded after receiving and storing new situation information through the situation information obtaining unit, and when it is confirmed that the network is not connected, Searches for a neighboring device in association with each other, Updating the receive status information from neighboring devices found in deukbu, by loading changes the output information corresponding to the updated status information may be processed output.

According to the present invention, in reading an e-book, the entire context is the same but detailed expression, illustration or background music is varied and output according to the situation of the reader, that is, the position, weather or time, The unfamiliar story and the surrounding environment of the reader are combined to make the reader feel novel and interested in the reading, thereby enabling continuous reading.

In addition, it is possible to update the situation information through the network from time to time and to provide an optimal story according to the latest situation information. However, even in a situation where the network is not connected, the latest situation information is used, (Or select) the situation information to allow the user to change the story, so that it is possible to provide various stories regardless of the network connection.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a reader terminal providing an electronic book service in which output information is changed according to whether or not a network is connected according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a system connected to the reader terminal.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a reader terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 conceptually illustrates the structure of the book information and the context information stored in the memory of the reader terminal shown in FIG. 2; FIG.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an e-book service in which output information is changed according to whether or not a network is connected according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view for explaining an example of a state where different output information is stored according to position information among the book information stored in the memory shown in FIG.
6 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which different output information is actually output to a reader terminal according to position information;
FIG. 7 is a view for explaining an example of a state where different output information is stored according to weather information among book information stored in the memory shown in FIG. 3. FIG.
8 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which different output information is actually output to a reader terminal according to weather information;
9 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing an electronic book service in which output information is changed according to whether or not a network connection is established according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
10 is a diagram illustrating an example in which change output information is presented in a network unconnected state among methods of providing an electronic book service in which output information is changed according to whether or not a network is connected according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a diagram illustrating an example in which change output information is presented by directly inputting context information from a user among methods of providing an electronic book service in which output information is changed according to whether or not a network is connected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, some configurations which are not related to the gist of the present invention may be omitted or compressed, but the configurations omitted are not necessarily those not necessary in the present invention, and they may be combined by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. .

In addition, each component, server, and system described below does not necessarily have to be an independent component or server that performs each function, but may be implemented as one or more programs or one or more servers or a collection of one or more systems, May be shared.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a reader terminal (hereinafter referred to as a "reader terminal") and a system connected to the reader terminal for providing an electronic book service in which output information is changed according to whether or not a network is connected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the reader terminal 200 can connect to the electronic book service providing system 100 or the situation information providing system 300 through a wired / wireless network to transmit / receive information, And can send and receive information to and from the device 400.

The electronic book service providing system 100 may be a system operated by a publisher that provides electronic books on-line, a book-specialized web site selling electronic books, a system operated by an open market, or an application store.

The electronic book service providing system 100 may be connected to an operator terminal (not shown) to receive the book information from the operator terminal and store the book information in the book information D / B. The book information stored in the book information D / 200 side. Here, the operator terminal may be a terminal used by an employee who manages an e-book in a publisher, a book-specialized website, an open market, an app store, or a terminal used by the author of the e-book.

In addition, after payment of a predetermined fee in connection with the electronic book service providing system 100, the electronic book, that is, the book information is downloaded, and the actual output information is output through the display unit 230 or the speaker 240, The reader terminal 200 may be a laptop, a desktop computer, a cellular phone, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a smart TV, and the like. Of course, the reader terminal 200 may also include a conventional electronic ink-based device.

The situation information providing system 300 is a system for providing situation information to the independent terminal 200 connected through a network. For example, the situation information providing system 300 may be a system for providing weather information of an area where the reader terminal 200 is located among various situation information.

The neighboring device 400 is a terminal capable of communicating with the reader terminal 200 through a proximity communication method such as Bluetooth and transmitting and receiving information and the neighboring device 400 may be a notebook, A smart phone, a tablet PC, a smart TV, and the like, and receives status information from the status information providing system 300 through a network.

2 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of a reader terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. That is, the reader terminal 200 is a terminal for downloading the book information from the electronic book service providing system 100 shown in FIG. 1 and outputting it so that the reader can check it. The reader terminal 200 includes an interface unit 210, a network connection confirmation unit 215, a neighboring device search unit 220, an information receiving unit 225, a display unit 230, a key input unit 235, a speaker 240 A book information operation unit 245, a memory 250, and a situation information acquisition unit 255. [

The interface unit 210 is provided for connecting a communication channel for transmitting / receiving information to / from the electronic book service providing system 100 or the situation information providing system 300 through a network. The interface unit 210 connects a communication channel according to a communication method of a network such as a wired / wireless Internet network or a mobile communication network. Also, the interface unit 210 connects a communication channel for information transmission / reception with the adjacent device 400 through a proximity communication method such as Bluetooth.

The network connection confirmation unit 215 is provided to check whether a network connection of a wired / wireless Internet network or a mobile communication network is possible.

The neighboring device searching unit 220 is provided to search for neighboring devices 400 that are allowed to be connected in advance in the vicinity of the reader terminal 200.

The information receiving unit 225 receives the book information from the electronic book service providing system 100 through the network or receives the situation information from the situation information providing system 300 or receives the situation information from the adjacent device 400 .

The display unit 230 is provided for outputting textual content, moving images, images, and the like among various types of output information constituting the book information.

The key input unit 235 is provided for receiving a user (reader) command. At this time, the key input unit 235 may be implemented as a separate button. However, the key input unit 235 may be a touch screen type in which the key input unit 235 and the display unit 230 are integrally formed without additional buttons.

The speaker 240 is provided for outputting a sound source in the form of audio among various types of output information constituting the book information.

The book information operating unit 245 stores the book information received through the information receiving unit 225 in the memory 250 and stores the book information in the memory 250 according to the instruction input by the reader and according to the situation information acquired by the situation information acquiring unit 255 And is provided for loading the book information stored in the memory 250. [

The memory 250 is a medium for storing the book information received through the information receiving unit 225 and the status information acquired by the status information acquiring unit 255. [ The memory 250 stores book information in a form in which reference output information and a plurality of change output information are packaged. An information storage structure of the book information stored in the memory 250 will be described with reference to FIG.

3 is a diagram for explaining a structure in which book information is stored. Here, the book information is downloaded in a package form and stored in the memory 250 of the independent terminal 200. Although several books may be stored in the memory 250, an example of one book stored in one package will be described below. In addition, e-books include various genres such as novels, fairy tales, scientific books, and electronic musical scores, and the types of contents provided according to genres can be changed. The following is an example of a novel among e-books of various genres.

The book information output through the book output unit of the reader terminal 200, that is, the display unit 230 or the speaker 240, includes various types of contents such as a book content, an illustration, a background music, a 3D object, and a graphic image. In addition, it may further include advertisement information that is output when book content, an illustration, a background music, etc. are outputted.

The contents of a double book correspond to a plot and are stored in text form. Of course, they may be stored in the form of an image according to practice, or may be stored in a specific format (e.g., PDF) that can be output in a dedicated application. These book contents are stored by being matched with the insertion position tag, that is, the page information.

In the case of an existing e-book, the book information is stored in a state in which the bookmark information is matched only with the insertion location tag (page information), so that only a predetermined book content can be outputted on a specific page. That is, only the reference output information is stored in the conventional electronic book. However, in the present embodiment, the change output information in which the status tag is further matched with the insertion position tag is stored together as a package in the book content.

See FIG. 5 for a moment. The upper part of FIG. 5 shows a state in which the reference output information is stored, and the lower part illustrates an example in which a plurality of pieces of change output information are stored in a state where the change output information is classified according to a specific situation, that is, position information. That is, even if the insertion position is the same 4 pages, the contents of the book having the status tag of Sokcho are expressed in the expression related to Sokcho, and the contents of the book having the status tag of Busan are expressed in the expression related to Busan. These different book contents are selectively loaded according to how the location information is acquired in the situation information acquisition unit 255 to be described later and output through the display unit 230 of the independent terminal 200.

* On the other hand, the output information is not limited to the contents of a book in the form of a text, but may include an image of an image type inserted into a specific page or a specific paragraph. Likewise, an illustration also shows a plurality of pieces of insertion position information and situation information that are matched with each other, and are separately stored, and the illustrated information corresponding to a specific situation is output through the display unit 230.

The output information may further include a musical sound source output through the speaker 240 when the content of the book is output through the display unit 230. [ The background music is also stored in a matched state together with the insertion position tag and the situation tag so that they can be outputted differently according to a specific situation.

The book information, the artwork, the background music, and the like, which form the book information, are grouped into a plurality of sets with each information matched with the status tag and the insertion position tag. (250). Of course, the book information may further include another type of content such as a 3D object and a graphic image as described above.

On the other hand, the contents, images and sound sources of the book information, the artwork, the background music, etc. which form the book information are respectively matched with the situation tag and the insertion position tag. It is only the content, the image, and the sound source (the page information may be further included depending on the implementation).

Also, each of the contents constituting the book information is stored in a plurality of pieces of general document file, image file, and sound source file matched with the respective context tags and the insertion location tag. Such a set of electronic books may be classified into ePub or AzW Format.

An example in which the book information stored in the structure shown in FIG. 3 is loaded according to a specific situation and is output from the independent terminal 200 will be described later.

Referring again to FIG. 2, the context information acquisition unit 255 of the individual terminal 200 is provided for acquiring context information. The weather information acquisition unit 255 includes a location information acquisition unit 260, a weather information acquisition unit 265, and a time information acquisition unit 270.

The position information acquisition unit 260 acquires the current position of the reader terminal 200. The position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 260 may be coordinate information acquired through a GPS signal, 225 may be the base station information to which the communication channel is connected. In addition, the location information obtaining unit 260 may obtain coordinate information or more comprehensive local information associated with the base station information. Such as Seoul, Busan, Sokcho, etc., as location information.

The weather information acquisition unit 265 acquires weather information of an area where the reader terminal 200 is located. The weather information acquisition unit 265 acquires weather information by accessing the situation information providing system 300 through the network in cooperation with the interface unit 210, and stores the weather information in the memory 250 for updating.

The time information acquiring unit 270 may acquire time information through a specific counter or a specific application providing time information for acquiring time information, or may acquire time information through a signal transmitted from a GPS satellite or a base station .

The functions of the individual terminal 200 described above will be further clarified through examples of processes in which output information is output differently according to various cases as follows.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an e-book service in which output information is changed according to whether or not a network is connected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the user (user) accesses the electronic book service providing system 100 on the network through the reader terminal 200 in order to receive the electronic book service, and after the predetermined payment process, the reference output information and the plurality of change output information The book information stored in the package can be received and the book information received through the information receiving unit 225 is stored in the memory 250 in step S405.

A reader who has downloaded a packaged e-book may immediately read, but may read in the future. At this time, the context information acquisition unit 255 of the independent terminal 200 receives and updates the context information at predetermined time intervals in association with the interface unit 210 and the information reception unit 225, and updates the context information. For example, the situation information obtaining unit 255 may access the situation information providing system 300 every 30 minutes to obtain weather information.

Thereafter, the reader can operate a dedicated application for viewing the electronic book on the reader terminal 200 and input a command for loading a specific book (S415).

The book information operating unit 245 of the reader terminal 200 reads the book information from the memory 250 according to a user command and outputs the book information through the display unit 230 and the speaker 240 <S420> If there is no previous record, the book information corresponding to the start page (cover) is output, and if there is a record that has already been read, the book information of the page that was lastly outputted can be outputted.

Here, even if the book information of the page to be output is the same page, the book content (or artwork, background music) may be changed according to the situation information acquired by the situation information acquisition unit 255 and stored in the memory 250. [

That is, the book information operating unit 245 checks the latest updated status information stored in the memory 250, loads the changed output information having the corresponding status tag, and processes the changed output information to be output through the display unit 230.

5 to 8 illustrate examples in which different change output information is outputted through the display unit 230 according to the position information or the weather information acquired by the situation information obtaining unit 255. [

5 illustrates an example of a state in which reference output information and different change output information (book contents) are stored according to position information among the book information stored in the memory 250. In FIG.

The reference output information is a state in which only the insertion position tag and the contents are stored without any additional status tag. The reference output information may be a base story first created by the artist. An example in which the reference output information is actually output to the display unit 230 of the independent terminal 200 is shown in (a) of FIG.

On the other hand, the change output information is expressed differently when the position information is in the case of Sokcho and in case of Busan, even if the insertion position is the same 4 page.

If the location information (status information) stored in the memory 250 is 'Sokcho', the book information operating unit 245 confirms the insertion location tag and the status tag in the book information, Quot; Sokcho &quot; is loaded, and the contents are processed to be output through the display unit 230. [0050] An example of the output information that is output when the position information is at the initial position through the display unit 230 of the reader terminal 200 is shown in (b) of FIG.

* In the same procedure, 4 pages are output objects, but if the location information is Busan, the contents as shown in (c) of FIG. 6 will be output.

In this way, readers can immerse themselves in reading by feeling the strangeness by touching the plot associated with the area where they are located.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a state where different output information is stored according to weather information among the book information stored in the memory 250. FIG.

Similarly, the reference output information, which is the base story first created by the artist, is stored in a state in which only the insertion position tag and contents are stored without any additional status tag, and can be output as shown in (a) of FIG.

On the other hand, the change output information is different in the case of the weather information and the case of the snow even though the insertion position is the same as the 17th page.

If the weather information (status information) stored in the memory 250 is 'rain', the book information operating unit 245 confirms the insertion position tag and the status tag from the book information stored in the memory 250, Quot; non-content &quot; tag among 17 pages, which is a page, is loaded and outputted. An example of this is shown in FIG. 8 (b).

If the weather information is 'snow', the plot of the snowy atmosphere is output as shown in FIG. 8 (c).

In the above description, different contents are provided according to the location information or the date information. However, various plot lines are prepared so that the location information, the date information, or the time information may be applied in combination, The above information may be simultaneously acquired and the book information may be output.

9 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing an electronic book service in which output information is changed according to whether or not a network connection is established according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.

That is, the reader has downloaded the book information in which the reference output information and the plurality of change output information are stored in a package, but may not want the story to be changed. Therefore, the reader is given a choice.

4, when the reader downloads and stores the book information in the form of a package through the reader terminal 200 in the memory 250 (step S405), the dedicated application installed in the reader terminal 200 transmits the change output information And a user interface for selecting whether or not to output the image. By doing so, the reader can select to output the change output information or to select not to output the change output information <S905>.

If the reader selects <S910> to output the change output information, the context information acquisition unit 255 of the reader terminal 200 receives and stores the context information from time to time to update <S915> &Lt; S920 >, the change output information corresponding to the updated status information is output < S925 >.

On the other hand, if the reader selects <S910> to not output the change output information, when the reader terminal 200 inputs the electronic book drive command <S930>, only the reference output information is output <S935>.

Here, the process of selecting whether to output the change output information may be performed after receiving the electronic book drive command.

10 is a view for explaining an example in which change output information is presented in a network unconnected state among methods of providing an e-book service in which output information is changed according to whether or not a network is connected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

That is, after the process of inputting the electronic book drive command of FIG. 4, the book information operating unit 245 of the reader terminal 200 confirms the validity period of the status information stored in the memory 250 (S1005) . That is, it is possible to confirm whether the current time obtained by the time information obtaining unit 270 is compared with the time when the status information is stored in the memory 250, thereby checking whether the validity period is exceeded.

The situation information acquisition unit 255 acquires the situation information at predetermined time intervals and stores the acquired situation information in the memory 250. However, in order to acquire the situation information, the individual terminal 200 must be connected to the network. However, if there is no access point (AP) in the vicinity of the reader terminal 200, the access point can not be connected to the mobile communication network, or the authorized data usage is all used, the situation information providing system 300 can not be accessed via the network, The situation information acquisition unit 255 will not be able to obtain the latest situation information.

Of course, weather information and other information is not subject to urgent change. However, if you have weather information that was acquired too long ago, it would be difficult to use it. To this end, the book information operation unit 245 confirms the validity period of the situation information.

If the book information operating unit 245 confirms that the validity period of the context information is within a predetermined validity period (e.g., one hour), the book information operation unit 245 regards the context information as referable information, And outputs the change output information corresponding to the information through the display unit 230 (S1015).

On the other hand, if it is confirmed that the validity period of the context information exceeds the criterion (S1010), the network connection verification unit 215 checks the network connection status in conjunction with the interface unit 210 <S1020>.

If it is possible to access the AP or the mobile communication network base station, the situation information acquisition unit 255 connects to the situation information providing system 300 in conjunction with the interface unit 210, and transmits the information reception unit 225 And updates the memory 250 with the latest status information through step < S1030 >. Thereafter, the book information operating unit 245 processes the change output information corresponding to the updated status information to the output <S1035.

On the other hand, if it is confirmed that the connection to the AP or the mobile communication network base station is impossible as a result of the check of the network connection confirmation unit 215, the neighboring device search unit 220 searches the neighboring device searching unit 220, (S1040) whether neighboring device 400 exists.

The book information operating unit 245 updates the neighboring device 400 by receiving the status information stored in the neighboring device 400 and storing the updated status information in the memory 250 (S1050) so that the updated status information is regarded as the latest status information and the corresponding change output information is output.

The neighboring device 400 is connected to the situation information providing system 300 through a wired / wireless Internet network or a mobile communication network, such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, And is a terminal that has previously completed a connection permission procedure so as to transmit and receive information to and from the individual terminal 200 through a short distance communication method such as Bluetooth or the like.

That is, even if the reader terminal 200 can not connect to the network due to various reasons, even if the neighboring device 400 is in a state of being able to connect to the network, or even even if the neighboring device 400 can not access the network, If it is more recently connected to the network, the reader terminal 200 can update the latest status information according to the procedure of FIG.

For example, since the reader terminal 200 is a smartphone in a specific space, it may be impossible to access the AP or the mobile communication network. On the other hand, the smart TV, which is a neighboring device 400, may be connected to a wired Internet network. In this case, the reader terminal 200 can acquire the latest status information through the neighboring device 400, which is a smart TV.

As another example, although the reader terminal 200 consumes all of the allowed data usage and can not access the network through the mobile communication network, the neighboring device 400 possessed by the friend can be connected to the network, It may have been updated. In this case as well, the reader terminal 200 can update the latest status information according to the procedure of FIG.

11 is a diagram for explaining an example in which change output information is presented by directly inputting context information from a user among methods of providing an electronic book service in which output information is changed according to whether or not a network is connected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

That is, after the process of inputting the electronic book drive command in FIG. 4, the exclusive application of the reader terminal 200 provides the user interface through the display unit 230, so that the reader can directly input (or select) To be able to do so. For example, the reader can input (or select) current or arbitrary location information, and can input (or select) the current weather or arbitrary weather.

The status information acquisition unit 255 regards the situation information input (or selected) by the reader as the latest status information, stores it in the memory 250, and updates (S1110) , And the book information operating unit 245 can process the change output information corresponding to the updated status information through the display unit 230 (S1115).

The process of FIG. 11 secures the situation information arbitrarily in a state where the network can not be connected to the network or the neighboring device 400 is not searched. Thus, it is possible to unexpectedly develop a consensus story.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, in reading an e-book, the overall context is the same regardless of the situation in which the reader is present, that is, the position, weather or time, So that the unexpected story and the surroundings of the reader are combined with each other to make the reader feel novel and interested in reading, thereby enabling continuous reading.

In addition, it is possible to update the situation information through the network from time to time to provide an optimal story according to the latest situation information. However, even in a situation where the network is not connected, the latest situation information may be used, , Or by applying a situation in which the user inputs (or selects) the situation information directly, it is possible to change the story, thereby providing various stories regardless of whether or not the user is connected to the network.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, And additions should be considered as falling within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

100: Electronic book service delivery system
200: reader terminal
210:
215: Network connection verification unit
220: neighboring device search unit
225: Information receiving unit
230:
235:
240: Speaker
245: Book Information Operations Department
250: Memory
255: Situation information acquisition unit
260: Position information obtaining unit
265: weather information obtaining section
270: Time information acquisition unit
300: Situation information providing system
400: adjacent device

Claims (1)

An information receiver for receiving reference information from the electronic book service providing system and book information in which a plurality of change output information is stored as a package;
A situation information obtaining unit for accessing the situation information providing system through a network at predetermined time intervals, receiving and storing the situation information, and updating the situation information;
A memory for storing the book information transmitted through the information receiving unit and the status information received through the status information obtaining unit;
A key input unit for inputting a user command for determining whether to output the electronic book drive command and the change output information;
When the electronic book drive command is inputted through the key input unit, the book information managing unit loads the change output information corresponding to the updated status information through the status information obtaining unit of the book information stored in the memory, ;
A network connection confirmation unit for confirming a network connection status; And
And a neighboring device search unit searching for a connectable neighboring device,
The book information operating unit loads the change output information corresponding to the context information from the memory when the electronic book drive command is input, if the user command for selecting to output the change output information is input through the key input unit To output through the display,
The book information operating unit loads the reference output information from the memory when the electronic book drive command is input and displays the changed output information on the display if the user command for selecting not to output the change output information is input through the key input unit Output,
The book information operating unit determines whether the valid period of the updated status information is exceeded when the electronic book drive command is input through the key input unit and if the status information is within the valid period, And if it is determined that the status information exceeds the valid period, the network connection status is checked in connection with the network connection confirmation unit. If it is determined that the status information is in the network connection status, When the status information is received and stored, the change output information is loaded; if it is confirmed that the network is not connected, the neighboring device is searched in association with the neighboring device search unit; Upon receiving and updating the situation information, And outputting the changed output information corresponding to the updated status information, and outputting the changed output information to the reader terminal.

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