KR20190030679A - Method and apparatus to support the reading comprehension - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for supporting foreign language reading comprehension. According to an embodiment, the method for supporting foreign language reading comprehension comprises: a step of verifying a present level of a user from a plurality of levels which represent ability with respect to a foreign language in regard to practicing an electronic document which is written in a foreign language; a step of searching words which are included in a first exception words list which the user does not know in the electronic document; a step of searching words except for words which are included in a second exception words list which the user knows among words which are included at a higher level than the present level in the electronic document; and a step of displaying a foreign language reading comprehension supporting screen which includes the body of the electronic document and the extra information of the searched words, wherein the extra information of the searched words is written on the body of the electronic document.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for supporting reading comprehension,

A reading support method and apparatus are disclosed. More particularly, the present invention relates to a reading support method and apparatus capable of assisting reading by displaying a reading support screen based on a current level of a user when executing an electronic document written in a specific language.

In order to read an application written in a foreign language, the foreign language learners must basically understand the meaning of the words written in the application. Therefore, the foreign language learners spend time searching for the unknown words when they do not know them during reading. For example, when a foreign language learner who attains 700 points in the English test, TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) reads 1 English application, the reading time is approximately 18 hours, It took about 34 hours to complete the process. In other words, foreign language learners are consuming twice as much time as the reading time to search for unknown words of about 4%.

To solve these problems, various services are provided for helping foreign language learners to learn a foreign language by using a smart device such as a smart phone or a tablet. For example, when a predetermined word is selected in a state where an electronic document written in a foreign language is being executed on the smart device, the time for searching words is shortened by displaying the meaning of the selected word on the screen, .

Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10 (1999) -131480 (entitled " Word Learning Service Providing System and Method, Disclosure Date: December 5, 2012)

However, according to the related art, since the meaning of the word is displayed only when the foreign language learner selects the unknown word, it is necessary to solve the problem that the reading is temporarily stopped when the foreign language learner encounters an unknown word. According to the related art, when a foreign language learner selects a word which he / she does not understand, the meaning of the word is displayed in a separate window (for example, a wordbook) separate from the main text, It is necessary to solve the problem of lowering the concentration of reading comprehension by foreign language learners.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a foreign language reading support method and apparatus capable of helping foreign language reading by displaying a foreign language reading support screen based on a current level of a user when executing an electronic document written in a foreign language.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a foreign language reading support method and apparatus capable of preventing the reading from being interrupted for searching for the meaning of a word at the time of reading by displaying the meaning of a word predicted by the user, .

Another object of the present invention is to provide a foreign language reading support method and apparatus capable of creating an environment in which a user can concentrate on a text only when reading a foreign language document by allowing the meaning of the word to be displayed on the main text will be.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems which are not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a foreign language reading support method comprising: checking a current level of a user among a plurality of levels indicative of a capability of a foreign language in connection with execution of an electronic document written in a foreign language; Searching, in the electronic document, words included in a first exception word list that the user does not know among words included in a lower level of the current level; Searching words in the electronic document excluding words included in a second exception word list known by the user from words included in a higher level of the current level; And

Displaying a foreign language reading support screen including the body of the electronic document and the additional information of the searched words, wherein the supplementary information of the searched words is stipulated in the main text of the electronic document, .

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained, but the effects of the present invention are not limited thereto.

First, according to the present invention, when the current level of the user for a predetermined foreign language is determined, words are searched in the electronic document based on the unknown word list and the known word list obtained based on the current level of the user, Additional information is displayed so that the user does not have to select a word that he or she does not know while reading a foreign language. As a result, the convenience of the user is improved, and the reading time of the user can be shortened.

Second, according to the present invention, the meaning of a word can be displayed in a main text, thereby providing an environment in which a user can concentrate on a main text only when reading a foreign language document. As a result, the reading time of the user can be shortened.

1 is a block diagram of a foreign language reading support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a basic information input screen displayed on a foreign language reading support apparatus.
FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing a level test screen of a word icon selection method as one example of a level test screen displayed on a foreign language reading support apparatus.
4A and 4B are diagrams showing another embodiment of a level test screen displayed on a foreign language reading support apparatus, and are diagrams showing a level test screen of a word mean icon selecting method.
5A to 5J are views showing an embodiment of foreign language reading support screens displayed on a foreign language reading support apparatus.
6A and 6B illustrate another embodiment of foreign language reading support screens displayed on the foreign language reading support apparatus.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a foreign language reading support method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart showing the step S1700 of FIG. 7 in more detail.
9 is a flowchart showing the step S2500 of FIG. 7 in more detail.
10 is a flowchart illustrating a foreign language reading support method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a foreign language reading support method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart illustrating a foreign language reading support method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
13A and 13B illustrate another embodiment of the foreign language reading support screens displayed on the foreign language reading support apparatus.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used in a sense commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Also, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless explicitly defined otherwise.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In this specification, singular forms include plural forms unless otherwise specified in the opening paragraph. The terms " comprises " and / or " comprising " used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements in addition to the stated element.

Unknown words or known words in this specification may be composed of one or more words. For example, a single word may be classified into a word or a known word, such as 'call', or a word or an unknown word such as an idiom or an idiom that two or more words form a single meaning, such as 'a lot of' It can be classified into words.

Herein, the 'body' of the electronic document may include an area in which text is described in the electronic document.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals designate like elements.

1 is a block diagram of a foreign language reading support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a foreign language reading support apparatus 100 according to an embodiment includes an input unit 110, an output unit 120, a control unit 130, a storage unit 140, a communication unit 150, and a power unit 160, .

The input unit 110 receives commands and / or data from a user. Examples of commands received from the user include a foreign language reading application execution command, a foreign language reading support application termination command, an electronic document reproduction command, an electronic document reproduction termination command, a word list display command, a word list display release command, For example. Examples of the data received from the user include user information for identifying the user and basic information about the foreign language capability of the user.

The input unit 110 includes a touch input unit 112 for sensing a user's approach or touch, such as a touch pad and a touch panel, a sound input unit for inputting sounds such as a voice of a user, 114). The sound input to the sound input unit 114 is provided to the control unit 130, which will be described later. However, in some embodiments, the touch input unit 112 may be replaced by another input means. Examples of the input means include a mouse, a joystick, a button, and a keyboard.

The output unit 120 outputs a command processing result. To this end, the output unit 120 includes an image output unit 122 for outputting a visual signal and a sound output unit 124 for outputting an auditory signal.

Here, the sound output unit 124 may be a speaker. For example, when a content such as a sound source or a video is reproduced in the foreign language reading support apparatus 100, the speaker outputs the sound signal of the corresponding content. As another example, when a predetermined word is selected in an electronic document (hereinafter referred to as a 'foreign language electronic document') written in a foreign language, the speaker outputs a voice corresponding to the selected word or a voice corresponding to the additional information of the selected word.

Here, an electronic document refers to information created, transmitted, received, or stored in an electronic form by an information processing system. Electronic documents may include electronic documented books, papers, articles, and articles in all fields, including novels, magazines, professional books, poems, periodicals, newspapers, articles and articles circulated online or offline. DOC , HWP, ePub, BeBB, AZW, PDF, PPT, XLS, TXT, RTF and HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). For example, the electronic document includes a sentence obtained through a character recognition algorithm such as OCR (Optical Character Recognition). As another example, an electronic document includes a sentence created by copying and pasting while surfing the Web. In another example, the electronic document includes a sentence obtained through speech recognition. In some embodiments, the electronic document may be a wordbook. Here, the wordbook may not be a daily article such as a novel, a magazine, or an article, but may be a document describing a word necessary for learning a word and an explanation thereof. In addition, in some embodiments, the electronic document may refer to a document that is recognizable by a user in Augmented Reality (AR) or Virtual Reality (VR).

When the foreign language electronic document is executed, the control unit 130 automatically executes the foreign language reading support application and forms a user interface screen. Here, the configured user interface screen is output through the video output unit 122.

For example, the control unit 130 forms a basic information input screen for inputting basic information related to a foreign language capability of a user as a user interface screen. As basic information, it is possible to input the education level of the user, the language level of the user (for example, selected from the beginner, intermediate or advanced level), the number of the foreign language vocabulary the user knows, and the language score. 2, a language test type input window 210 and a language score input window 220 are arranged on a basic information input screen 200, and a language test type and a language score are provided as basic information to the user Lt; / RTI >

As another example, the control unit 130 forms a level test screen for testing a user's foreign language ability as a user interface screen. In the level test screen, information on the level under test, words included in the level currently being tested, and buttons for inputting commands related to the level test may be arranged. A detailed description of the level test screen will be given later with reference to FIGS. 3A to 4B.

As another example, the control unit 130 may determine, based on the basic information input through the basic information input screen, the data collected through the level test screen, or predetermined information, Determine the level.

In addition, the control unit 130 searches for words in the electronic document based on the first exception word list and the second exception word list obtained based on the current level of the user, and adds the text of the electronic document and the addition And a foreign language reading support screen including information. A specific description of the foreign language reading support screen will be described later with reference to Figs. 5A to 5J.

In addition, the control unit 130 selects a predetermined word from among the texts of the foreign language electronic document displayed on the screen. For example, the controller 130 selects a touched word among the words displayed on the screen. As another example, the control unit 130 performs speech recognition to convert the user's voice into character data, and selects a word corresponding to the character data among the words displayed on the screen. The manner in which the control unit 130 selects a word may be set by the user in advance.

The control unit 130 switches the toggle function of the selected word. If the toggle function is on, the control unit 130 searches the foreign language electronic document for words identical to the selected word, and then displays additional information of the searched words. If the toggle function is turned off, the control unit 130 searches the foreign language electronic document for words identical to the selected word, and then cancels all additional information display of the searched words. As described above, since the switching of the toggle function is applied to all the words identical to the selected word in the foreign language electronic document, if the same word is found in a subsequent paragraph of the paragraph containing the selected word, It is possible to confirm the additional information of the word even if it is not. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, user convenience can be enhanced.

Here, the word 'the same word' as the selected word means a word having the same spelling even if the selected word is different from the selected word, a word having the same prototype even if the spelling is different from the selected word, a word having the same part- It can mean everything. The category for the same word as the selected word can be set in advance by the user, and the set value can be implemented so as to be changeable during the reproduction of the foreign language electronic document.

On the other hand, even if the selected word and the spelling are the same word, they can be classified as different words if their context meanings are different. For example, the word 'call' in English means 'to call'. The current, past, and present complete forms of the word 'call' are 'call / calls', 'called', and 'have called', respectively. And the present participle of the 'call' or the gerund is 'calling'. However, the word 'calling' means 'calling' when used as a noun. That is, when used as a noun, it has a completely different meaning from the words exemplified above. Even if the original words are the same, if they have different meanings in the context, they can be regarded as different words.

In order to determine whether the meanings in the context are the same, the controller 130 may perform context analysis on the sentences included in the electronic document. Based on the context analysis result, the same word as the selected word is searched. That is, the controller 130 searches for a word having the same word and part of speech, and then displays additional information of the searched words.

Here, the additional information of the searched words includes the meaning, pronunciation, etymology, usage, degree of difficulty, appearance frequency, appearance order, similarity, and the like of the word. Of the illustrated additional information, the type of the additional information to be displayed in the vicinity of the word can be set in advance by the user. That is, the user can preset the kind of additional information according to his or her preference or the purpose of the foreign language electronic document.

Further, the display position and / or the display manner of the additional information can be variously modified. According to one embodiment, the additional information may be displayed around the searched words. For example, referring to FIG. 5A, which will be described later, the additional information may be displayed on the body of the foreign language electronic document and displayed adjacent to the searched word. Therefore, in reading the foreign language electronic document, the user can read the foreign language electronic document by referring to only the body of the foreign language electronic document without referring to a separate wordbook or a separate area. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, The reading time can be shortened.

According to another embodiment, a footnote is displayed around the word, and additional information corresponding to the footnote may be displayed in the margin of the foreign language electronic document. At this time, the additional information may be displayed in a fixed form at a specific position, displayed in a pop-up form, or displayed at a position preset by the user. However, the display position and / or display method of the additional information is not necessarily limited to those illustrated.

On the other hand, it can be understood that the toggle function of the predetermined word is switched from the off state to the on state during the reproduction of the foreign language electronic document because the user does not know the word. Thus, words whose toggle function is switched from the off state to the on state can be added to the user ' unknown word list '.

Conversely, it can be understood that the toggle function of a predetermined word is switched from the on-state to the off-state during reproduction of the foreign-language electronic document because the user knows the word. Thus, words whose toggle function is turned on from off can be added to the user's 'list of known words'.

In the above description, the case where the control unit 130 selects a predetermined word from the text of the foreign language electronic document displayed on the screen has been described. According to another embodiment, the control unit 130 may select additional information of a predetermined word among the words in which the additional information is displayed. Then, the toggle function of the word corresponding to the selected additional information may be switched. Specifically, when the toggle function is on, the control unit 130 searches the foreign language electronic document for words identical to the corresponding word, and then displays additional information of the searched words. In contrast, when the toggle function is turned off, the control unit 130 searches the foreign language electronic document for words identical to the corresponding word, and then cancels the display of the additional information of the searched words.

In addition to the functions described above, the control unit 130 may construct a 'known word list' by referring to 'a known word list' of another user. For example, the control unit 130 classifies users who are similar in age, sex, education, or occupation into the same group. Then, the control unit 130 may newly configure the 'known word list' of the user or modify the 'known word list' of the existing user by referring to the 'recognized word list' of other users belonging to the same group.

The storage unit 140 stores data necessary for the foreign language reading support apparatus 100 to operate. For example, the storage unit 140 stores a foreign language reading support application. The foreign language reading support application can be distributed by a server (not shown) or distributed by another apparatus (not shown).

As another example, the storage unit 140 may include a character recognition algorithm for recognizing a character from an image obtained by photographing a printed document, an algorithm for analyzing a body included in the foreign language electronic document in words, sentences, or paragraphs, And a speech recognition algorithm.

In some embodiments, the control unit 130 and the storage unit 140 may be located in a terminal device or a server device. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited thereto. The control unit 130 may be divided into the terminal unit and the server unit. Similarly, the storage unit 140 may be divided into the terminal unit and the server unit. In addition, the control unit 130 and the storage unit 140 may overlap the terminal device and the server device in consideration of an offline environment.

As another example, the storage unit 140 stores at least one of data input from a user, data input in a foreign language ability level test process, and a foreign language ability level test result. In addition, the storage unit 140 stores the first exception word list and the second exception word list of the user. The first exception word list and the second exception word list will be described as follows.

The words included in the lower level based on the current level of the user are words known by the user and the words included in the higher level may be defined as words the user does not know. In this case, the first exception word list is composed of words that the user does not know among the words included in the lower level based on the current level of the user. On the contrary, the second exception word list is composed of words that the user knows among the words included in the upper level based on the current level of the user.

However, the first exception word list and the second exception word list are not necessarily determined based on the current level of the user. Specifically, the first exception word list may include words that the user does not know, regardless of the current level of the user. For example, before the current level of the user is determined, a word that is not selected by the user (or a word that the user has selected an incorrect answer) while the level test is in progress is considered to be a word that the user does not know, Lt; / RTI > For the same reason, the second exception word list may include words that the user knows, regardless of the current level of the user.

As another example, the storage unit 140 stores a foreign language level table. The foreign language level table includes a type of a foreign language, a plurality of levels for each foreign language, and words included in each level. Each foreign language may include, for example, a total of ten levels from level 1 to level 10. Level 1 corresponds to the lowest level, and level 10 corresponds to the highest level. However, the level of each foreign language is not necessarily classified as 10, and the level of each foreign language may be lower or higher. In addition, the number of levels for each foreign language is not necessarily the same, and the number of levels may be different for each foreign language.

The words included in each level of each foreign language can be determined by various methods. For example, words included in each level of each foreign language may be determined by analyzing publications and / or electronic books. Specifically, the higher the occurrence frequency in a publishing book and / or an electronic book, the more the word can be classified into a lower level word. As another example, if a word is used by a large number of people by conducting a survey or the like, or a word in which a large number of people know the meaning, it can be classified into a word corresponding to a lower level. However, the method of classifying word levels for each foreign language is not limited to the illustrated methods.

In addition, the existing foreign language level table can be updated to a new foreign language level table. For example, the existing foreign language level table may be updated by referring to the difficulty described in the foreign language dictionary, by referring to the number of search results of the web search engine, by referring to the number of persons who are aware of the word . The number of people who are aware of a word can be obtained through big data analysis.

In some embodiments, one word on the foreign language level table is not necessarily classified as one level because one word having the same spelling can be interpreted as multiple parts of speech or has multiple meanings, Can be classified as corresponding to several levels in the foreign language level table, respectively. In such a case, the word can be classified into different levels depending on the part of speech or the meaning of the word.

Specifically, a word has multiple meanings, which can correspond to plural parts of speech. When one word can be classified as a first part of speech and a second part of speech, it is classified into a first level in relation to a first part of speech when classifying whether a corresponding word corresponds to a level in a foreign language level table , And the second level in relation to the second part of speech. However, the first level and the second level may be different, and in some embodiments, the first level and the second level may be the same.

For example, 'call' may be interpreted or classified as plural parts of speech, and may be interpreted as a noun such as' telephone 'as well as being interpreted as a verb such as'. Therefore, when interpreted as a verb, the levels of 'call' and 'call' can be defined, respectively.

Thus, the level of the word can be determined based on which part of speech the corresponding word can be interpreted with respect to one word. However, a word can have multiple meanings with the same part of speech. That is, when classifying whether a word corresponds to a level in a foreign language level table, when one word includes a first meaning as a first part of speech and a second meaning as a first part of speech, And may be classified into a second level in relation to the second meaning. However, the first level and the second level may be different, and in some embodiments, the first level and the second level may be the same. In summary, a level can be assigned depending on whether a word has the same part-of-speech or not.

For example, 'call' is a word with multiple meanings, meaning 'phone' and 'call'. Therefore, when classifying which level of 'call' corresponds to a level in the foreign language level table, levels can be assigned to 'call' having a meaning of 'telephone' and 'call' having a meaning of 'a feeling of a calling'. In other words, if you have the meaning of 'call', if you have the meaning of 'call' and the meaning of 'call', 'call' may have different levels. Generally, 'call' The meaning of 'call' is not high. Therefore, when 'call' has the meaning of 'call', it may be lower than the level of 'call'. However, in some embodiments, a plurality of meanings of a single word may be all classified at the same level.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, not only one word corresponds to one level but also a plurality of words / phrases of a word are taken into consideration to classify the word level. Therefore, the accuracy of the foreign language level table can be improved, Or to increase the accuracy of predicting words that the user does not know.

However, in the present embodiment, when one word has multiple meanings or one word can be interpreted as multiple parts of speech, it is intended that the level is classified separately for each part of speech, A word need not be classified as corresponding to several different levels.

In some embodiments, when classifying whether a word corresponds to a level in a foreign language level table, the level can be classified considering the meaning of the word. For example, when a word includes a first meaning and a second meaning, the word may be classified into a first level with respect to the first meaning and a second level with respect to the second meaning. However, the first level and the second level may be different, and in some embodiments, the first level and the second level may be the same.

In some embodiments, when classifying whether a word corresponds to a level in a foreign language level table, the level can be classified considering only the meaning of the word without considering the part in which the word is interpreted. In the present embodiment, since there is no consideration of parts of speech, 'call' having the meaning of 'phone' and 'call' having the meaning of 'calling' are interpreted as having the same meaning and can be classified at the same level .

In some embodiments, when classifying whether a word corresponds to a level in a foreign language level table, after classifying the level considering only the meaning of the word without considering the part to be interpreted, Can be classified. In this embodiment, since the classification is proceeded on the basis of the meaning considered in the embodiment, 'call' having the meaning of 'phone' and 'call' having the meaning of 'calling' are recognized as different, They can be classified into different levels.

That is, according to the above embodiments, if one word is divided into plural parts based on a part of speech, a meaning, or a combination of parts of speech and meaning, the word can be classified into one or more levels.

According to the embodiment, the existing foreign language level table can be updated periodically even when there is a request from the user or even when there is no request from the user.

The storage unit 140 may be a nonvolatile memory, a volatile memory, a hard disk drive (HDD), an optical disk drive (ODD), a magnetooptic disk drive ), An SD card (Secure Digital Card), or a combination thereof.

The communication unit 150 can transmit and receive data to and from an external device (for example, a server or other foreign language reading support device). For example, the communication unit 150 can receive a character recognition electronic document from a general electronic document and / or an image from a server (not shown). To this end, the communication unit 150 may support a wired communication method and / or a wireless communication method. An example of wired communication is USB 2.0. Wireless communication methods include Wireless Broadband Internet, WiFi, ZigBee, Bluetooth, Ultra Wide Band (UWB), Near Field Communication (NFC), 3 3G mobile communication (3G), 4G mobile communication (4G), and 5G mobile communication (5G).

The power supply unit 160 supplies power to the respective components in the foreign language reading support apparatus 100.

The configuration of the foreign language reading support apparatus 100 according to the embodiment has been described above with reference to FIG. The foreign language reading support apparatus 100 as described above may include a terminal device. The terminal device may include at least one of a digital device and a wired or wireless communication device for performing a computing operation. Examples of the digital device include a personal computer (PC) and an e-book reader. Communication devices include cellular phones, PCS phones, mobile terminals of synchronous / asynchronous IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication-2000), Palm Personal Computers, personal A personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, and a tablet. In some embodiments, the terminal device may be implemented as a wearable device that can be worn on the body, such as a watch, eyeglasses, clothing, a skin patch, etc., or may be implemented as an Internet of Things (IoT) , And an application process (Appcessory).

The foreign language reading support apparatus 100 as described above may include a server apparatus. At this time, the server apparatus can provide a foreign language reading support screen through a web page linked to the server apparatus. The user can use a foreign language reading support service by accessing a web page of the server apparatus using the terminal apparatus.

Also, the foreign language reading support apparatus 100 may be implemented in HTML or a separate web browser. As another example, the foreign language reading support apparatus 100 may be implemented as a mobile application or a web application.

Hereinafter, a foreign language reading assistance apparatus 100 and a foreign language reading assistance method using the same will be described with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG.

2 is a diagram illustrating a basic information input screen 200 displayed on the foreign language reading support apparatus 100. As the basic information, for example, a language test type and a language score can be input to the foreign language reading support apparatus 100, The number of the foreign language vocabulary known by the user may be input to the foreign language reading support apparatus 100. [ After the basic information is input through the basic information input screen 200, the user can select whether to perform the level test. If the user has selected the level test, a level test screen corresponding to the input basic information is displayed and determined to be the current level of the user based on the data collected through the level test screen. If the user does not select the level test, the level corresponding to the inputted basic information is determined to be the current level of the user. If there is no basic information input through the basic information input screen 200, the level previously set for the user is determined as the current level of the user.

Here, according to the present embodiment, by receiving basic information from a user, it is possible to perform a level test for a level likely to be suitable for a user, so that the time required for the level test can be shortened, thereby improving user convenience.

On the other hand, the level test screen can be changed according to the level test method, and the level test method can be set by the user in advance. Examples of the level test method include a word icon selection method and a word mean icon selection method. 3A to 4B will be referred to for a detailed description thereof.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating a level test screen 300 according to an exemplary embodiment, and are diagrams illustrating a level test screen of a word icon selection method.

Referring to FIG. 3A, a level test screen 300 according to an embodiment includes a first area 310, a second area 320, and a third area 330.

In the first area 310, level information is displayed. Specifically, information 311 about the lower level of the current test level, information 312 about the current test level, and information 313 about the upper level of the current test level are displayed. Referring to FIG. 3A, it can be seen that the numbers of 8, 9, and 10 are listed in the first area 310 in order. Among the numbers listed, the centrally placed number '9' means that the level currently being tested is level 9.

In the second area 320, a plurality of word icons 321 and 322 are arranged. In the plurality of word icons 321 and 322, words included in the level currently being tested are displayed in the first language. Here, the words included in the level currently being tested may be words included in the level currently being tested in the foreign language level table, or words included in the current test level among the words included in the foreign language electronic document It is possible. The kind of words included in the level currently being tested can be set by the user in advance.

The user selects a word icon 321 on which a word known by the user is displayed among a plurality of word icons 321 and 322 arranged in the second area 320. [ At this time, the user can select a word icon in various ways.

For example, when the word icon 321 is selected through touch or voice recognition, the selected word icon 321 is highlighted compared to the non-selected word icon 322. FIG. 3B shows a case where the selected word icons 321 are highlighted compared to the non-selected word icons 322. FIG. If the highlighted word icons 321 in FIG. 3B are again selected through touch or voice recognition, the highlighted word icons 321 are canceled again.

On the other hand, the word displayed on the selected word icon 321 is added to the 'second exception word list'. Then, the word displayed on the unselected word icon 322 is added to the 'first exception word list'.

In the third area 330, buttons for inputting commands related to the level test are arranged. For example, the previous button 331, the next button 333, and the end button 332 are arranged.

The end button 332 is a button for manually terminating the current level test. When the end button 322 is selected, the current level of the user is determined based on the number of word icons selected so far. If the current level of the user is determined before the end button 322 is selected, the current ongoing level test is automatically terminated.

4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating a level test screen 300 'according to another embodiment, and are diagrams illustrating a level test screen of a word mean icon selection method.

Referring to FIG. 4A,

One word icon 324 is placed in the upper area of the second area 320. In the word icon 324, words included in the level currently being tested are displayed in the first language. The first language is determined according to the type of the foreign language selected in the basic information input screen 200. A plurality of word meaning icons 325 and 326 are arranged in a lower area of the second area 320. [ A plurality of word meanings icons 325 and 326 respectively indicate word meanings related to the words displayed on the word icon 324. [ At this time, the word meaning is displayed in a second language different from the first language.

Among the word meanings indicated respectively by the plurality of word meanings icons 325 and 326, the correct answer and the wrong answer for the word displayed on the word icon 324 are included.

4A and 4B, words are displayed in a first language (e.g., English) on a word icon 324, words are indicated on a plurality of word meaning icons 325 and 326, And a second language (e.g., English) different from the language. However, according to another embodiment, the second language may be the same language as the first language.

When the level test is completed, the foreign language reading support apparatus 100 displays the number of word icons 321 and 322 selected by the user, To determine the current level of the user. A detailed description of the process of determining the current level of the user based on the data input through the level test will be described later with reference to FIG.

According to the present embodiment, since the foreign language reading support apparatus 100 can grasp the level of the user according to a predetermined criterion, the foreign language reading assistance apparatus 100 can predict the word which the user does not understand by using it and can inform the meaning of the word in advance, It can provide practical help in reading.

When the current level of the user for the foreign language is determined, the foreign language reading support apparatus 100 displays a foreign language reading support screen based on the current level of the user, the first exception word list of the user, and the second exception word list of the user. Hereinafter, the foreign language reading support screen 400 according to one embodiment will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5J.

Referring to FIG. 5A, the foreign language reading support screen 400 according to an exemplary embodiment includes a main text display area 410 and a word selection tab 420.

In the text display area 410, the body of the electronic document, that is, foreign language sentences, is displayed. Additional information is displayed around some of the words included in the foreign language sentence. 5A shows a case where the meaning of a word is displayed as additional information of a word, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

5A shows a case where the body of the electronic document is displayed in a first language (for example, English) and the additional information is displayed in a second language (Korean). Although not shown in the drawing, according to another embodiment, the body of the electronic document is also displayed in a first language (e.g., English), and additional information of predetermined words is also displayed in a first language (e.g., English) . In this case, a similar word may be displayed as additional information in the vicinity of each word instead of the meaning. According to an embodiment, the analogy may be included in a lower level of the current level of the user or included in the second exception word list. According to the present embodiment, it is possible to display a similar word as additional information, so that it is possible to support not only a foreign language reading support but also a reading support for a mother tongue.

5A shows a case where additional information is displayed in superscript format at the end of a word. According to another embodiment, the additional information may be displayed in the form of a subscript at the end of the word, displayed just above the word, or displayed at the bottom of the word. However, the position and manner in which the additional information is displayed are not necessarily limited to the illustrated ones. The display position and display method of the additional information may be implemented in advance by the user. However, in the present embodiment, there is no limitation as long as the additional information can be stipulated in the main text of the electronic document. In the present embodiment, since the additional information is displayed adjacent to the word, The reading of the foreign language electronic document can be shortened according to the present embodiment since the reading can be performed by referring to only the main text of the foreign language electronic document without referring to the wordbook or another area of the foreign language electronic document.

According to some embodiments, the words for which the additional information is displayed include words included in the first exception word list among the words included in the lower level based on the current level of the user, And may include words other than the words included in the second exception word list among the included words. That is, the words for which the additional information is displayed can be understood to be included in the list of words that the user does not know. And words for which no additional information is displayed can be understood to be included in the word list of the user.

The word selection tab 420 is a menu that allows at least one of the unknown word list and the known word list to be confirmed or modified.

Referring to FIG. 5A, the word selection tab 420 may be displayed in one area of the foreign language reading support screen 400 and may be displayed in an inactive state. At this time, the mode selection button 421 and the touch button 422 are displayed on the word selection tab 420.

If the user drags the touch button 422 in the first direction (e.g., the direction indicated by the dotted arrow), the foreign language reading assistance apparatus 100 determines that the word selection tab display command has been input. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5B, the word selection tab 420 is activated and the remaining area of the word selection tab 420 is displayed. According to another embodiment, when the user has long clicked or double-clicked the touch button 422, it may be determined that the word selection tab display command is input, The inputting method is not limited to the illustrated ones. According to another embodiment, when a menu (not shown) corresponding to the word selection tab 420 is selected, it may be determined that the word selection tab display command has been input.

The mode change button 421 provides a mode change function. That is, the mode change button 421 is a button for selecting one of the unknown word list display mode and the known word list display mode. For example, when the mode switching button 421 is located on the left side, the unknown word list display mode is selected, and when the mode switching button 421 is located on the right side, have.

When the unknown word list display mode is selected, the word selection tab 420 displays the summary information 423 related to the unknown word list and the unknown word list 424, as shown in FIG. 5B.

Referring to the summary information 423 in FIG. 5B, it can be seen that the total number of words included in the unknown word list 424 is seven. Further, it can be seen that the unknown word list 424 includes words such as disastrous, exceptional, habit, moreover, and additional information corresponding to words in the unknown word list 424 is displayed in the text display area 410 You can see what is displayed. According to the embodiment, the user scrolls the unknown word list 424 in a predetermined direction to identify words not displayed on the current screen among the words included in the unknown word list 424.

If there is a known word among the words included in the unknown word list 424, the user drags the recognized word in the second direction (for example, the direction indicated by the one-dot chain line arrow) Can be deleted from the list 424. For example, if the meaning of the word disastrous is known in the unknown word list 424 of FIG. 5B, the user drags the word in the second direction.

As a result, the word disastrous is deleted from the unknown word list 424, and a screen as shown in FIG. 5C is displayed. At the same time, the summary information 423 associated with the unknown word list 424 is also modified. For example, comparing the summary information 423 of FIG. 5B with FIG. 5C, it can be seen that the number of unknown words in the summary information 423 of FIG. 5C is modified from 7 to 6. In addition, the additional information displayed around the word disastrous in the text display area 410 disappears. 5B is compared with the text display area 410 of FIG. 5C, it can be seen that the additional information 'disastrous' disappears around the word disastrous in the text display area 410 of FIG. 5C. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, even if the word is predicted as a word unknown based on the level of the user, if the word is actually known, it can be corrected, and therefore, the optimized service can be provided to the user.

According to another embodiment, when a user clicks on the word disastrous in the unknown word list 424 of FIG. 5B by long click, double click, lightly clicking, or strongly clicking, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 424 < / RTI > According to another embodiment, the user may select a menu (not shown) to delete the word. However, the deletion method is not necessarily limited to the illustrated ones.

On the other hand, the deleted word in the unknown word list 424 is automatically added to the known word list (see 426 in FIG. 5D). For example, the deleted word in the unknown word list 424 is added to the second exception word list. In order to check the list of known words, the mode change button 421 is moved to the right in FIG. 5C.

When the known word list display mode is selected, the word selection tab 420 displays summary information 425 related to a known word list and a known word list 426 as shown in FIG. 5D.

Referring to the summary information 425 in FIG. 5D, it can be seen that the total number of words included in the known word list 426 is 11. Also, it can be seen that not only words such as acceptance, established, favor, etc. are included in the list of known words 426 but also the word disastrous deleted from the unknown word list 424 of FIG. 5B. According to the embodiment, the user scrolls the known word list 426 in a predetermined direction and can identify words not displayed on the current screen among the words included in the known word list 426.

If there is an unknown word among the words included in the known word list 426, the user drags the unknown word in the second direction (for example, the direction indicated by the one-dot chain line arrow) Can be deleted from the list 426. For example, if the meaning of the word acceptance is unknown in the word list 426 of FIG. 5D, the user drags the word in the second direction.

As a result, the word acceptance is deleted from the known word list 426, and a screen as shown in FIG. 5E is displayed. At the same time, the summary information 425 associated with the known word list 426 is also modified. For example, comparing the summary information 425 of FIG. 5D with the summary information 425 of FIG. 5E, it can be seen that the number of words known in the summary information 425 of FIG. 5E is modified from 11 to 10. In addition, additional information is displayed in the body display area 410 around the word " acceptance ". 5D is compared with the body display area 410 of FIG. 5E, it can be seen that additional information called 'accept' is displayed around the word 'acceptance' in the body display area 410 of FIG. 5E.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, even if the word is predicted as a known word based on the level of the user, if the word is not actually known, it can be corrected, so that the optimized service can be provided to the user. Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to correct unknown words as well as correct unknown words through mode switching, so that user convenience can be increased.

According to another embodiment, when a user clicks on the word acceptance in the word list 426 of FIG. 5d for a long click, a double click, a light click, or a strong click, Gt; 426 < / RTI > According to another embodiment, the user may select a menu (not shown) to delete the word. However, the deletion method is not necessarily limited to the illustrated ones.

On the other hand, deleted words in the known word list 426 are automatically added to the unknown word list 424. For example, the deleted word in the known word list 426 is added to the first exception word list. In order to check the unknown word list, the mode change button 421 is shifted to the left in FIG. 5E.

In the description with reference to FIGS. 5D and 5E, the case where the content of the text display area 410 is maintained as it is when the mode is changed to the word list display mode known in the unknown word list display mode is described. According to another embodiment, when switching from the unknown word list display mode to the known word list display mode, the contents of the body display area 410 may be changed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5F, additional information of words included in the known word list 426 can be displayed in the text display area 410 as the mode is switched to the word list display mode known in the unknown word list display mode. At the same time, additional information display of the words included in the unknown word list 424 can be released.

As described with reference to Figures 5A-5F, the user may modify the known word list 426 and / or the unknown word list 424 using the word selection tab 420. [ According to another embodiment, the user may modify the known word list 426 and / or the unknown word list 424 by selecting and / or deselecting words displayed in the text display area 410. [

Specifically, in the foreign language reading support screen 400 shown in FIG. 5A, the user selects a word that already knows the meaning among words displayed with additional information, cancels the display of additional information of the selected word, Can be added to the word list 426. For example, if additional information of the word disastrous is already known in the screen of FIG. 5A, the user selects the word and switches the toggle function of the word from on state to off state . As a result, the disastrous additional information display is released as shown in FIG. 5G, and the word is deleted from the unknown word list 424 and added to the known word list 426. In addition, the word is added to the user's second exception word list.

On the other hand, in the foreign language reading support screen 400 shown in FIG. 5A, the user selects a word which does not know the meaning among the words for which no additional information is displayed, displays additional information of the selected word, . ≪ / RTI > For example, in the screen of FIG. 5A, if the word position is not known among the words for which additional information is not displayed, the user selects the word and the toggle function of the word is switched from the off state to the on state. As a result, additional information of the position is displayed as shown in FIG. 5H, and the word is deleted from the known word list 426 and added to the unknown word list 424. In addition, the word is added to the first exception word list of the user.

According to the present embodiment, the body display area 410 and the word selection tab 420 are interlocked with each other, so that the additional information display in the body display area 410 is changed according to the user's operation on the word selection tab 420. [ That is, since the wordbook function (word selection tab 420) and the toggle function are interlocked in this embodiment, in addition to managing words or unknown words in the wordbook, It is not necessary to manage / off, so that user convenience can be increased.

According to the embodiment, when a predetermined word is selected from the text display area 410, the unknown word list 424, or the known word list 426 on the foreign language reading support screen 400 shown in FIGS. 5A to 5H, An example sentence containing the selected word can be displayed.

For example, when the word Passive is long-clicked, double-clicked, or deeper-clicked in the body display area 410 of FIG. 5A, the example display window 430 shown in FIG. 5I is displayed on the screen. At this time, the operation of selecting words in the text display area 410 is not necessarily limited to the illustrated ones. If the operation is different from the operation for switching the word toggle function, it can be regarded as an operation for displaying an example sentence.

As another example, if the word Passive is clicked, double-clicked, or deeply clicked on the unknown word list 424 in FIG. 5C, the example sentence display window 430 shown in FIG. 5I is displayed on the screen. At this time, the operation of selecting words in the unknown word list 424 is not necessarily limited to the illustrated ones. If the operation is distinguished from the operation for deleting a word included in the unknown word list 424, it can be regarded as an operation for displaying an example sentence.

Referring to FIG. 5I, a word selected by a user, additional information of a selected word, an example sentence including a selected word, or a combination thereof may be displayed in the example sentence display window 430. [

Examples of the additional information displayed on the example display window 430 include the meaning of words, pronunciation, etymology, usage, difficulty, appearance frequency, order of appearance, or a combination thereof. According to one embodiment, the additional information of the selected word and the selected word may be displayed in different languages. According to another embodiment, the additional information of the selected word and the selected word may be displayed in the same language with each other. That is, the example display window 430 as shown in FIG. 5J can be displayed.

The example sentence displayed on the example sentence display window 430 may be a sentence including a word selected by the user among the sentences included in the main text of the electronic document. More specifically, among the sentences including the selected word, only sentences having the same or similar meanings in the context can be displayed in the example sentence display window 430.

For example, the word 'book' in English means 'book' when a part of speech is a noun, but it means 'check in' when a part of speech is a verb. When the user selects an English word 'book' in the text display area 410, the unknown word list 424, or the known word list 426, the meaning of the word is 'check in' Of the sentences included in the body of the electronic document, sentences used in the meaning of 'check in' for the English word 'book' may be displayed in the example sentence display window 430.

Referring to FIG. 5I, a previous button 431 and a next button 433 are arranged in the example sentence display window 430. FIG. When the previous button 431 is selected, an example sentence positioned before the currently displayed example sentence is displayed. When the Next button 433 is selected, an example sentence located behind the currently displayed example sentence is displayed. However, the forward button 431 and the next button 433 are not necessarily arranged in the example sentence display window 430. [ According to another embodiment, the previous button 431 and the next button 433 may be omitted. If the buttons 431 and 433 are omitted, the example sentence display window 430 may display all examples related to the word. Specifically, some illustrative sentences related to a word can be displayed through the illustrative sentence display window 430. In this case, if the displayed example sentence is scrolled in a predetermined direction, An example sentence located after the displayed example or the currently displayed example sentence can be displayed.

In addition, a speaker icon 440 is disposed at the lower end of the illustrative sentence display window 430. When the speaker icon 440 is touched, a word, word additional information displayed on the example sentence display window 430, or a voice for the illustrative sentence is output through the sound output unit 124.

6A and 6B are views showing a foreign language reading support screen 400 'according to another embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6A, the foreign language reading support screen 400 'according to another embodiment includes a text display area 410 and a word selection tab 420'.

The word selection tab 420 'shown in FIG. 6A includes the word tab 427', which is the unknown word tab 422, and the word selection tab 420 ' A known word tab 428, and a full selection tab 429. [

Referring to FIG. 6A, when a word tab 427 is selected from the word selection tab 420 ', an unknown word list 424 is displayed at the bottom of the word selection tab 420.

If the user knows a word among the words included in the unknown word list 424, the user drags the word he / she knows in a third direction (for example, a direction indicated by the one-dot chain line arrow) 424). For example, if the word disastrous is dragged in the third direction in the unknown word list 424 of FIG. 6A, the word disastrous is deleted from the unknown word list 424 and added to the known word list 426.

When the word tab 428 is selected in the word selection tab 420 ', a list of known words 426 is displayed at the lower end of the word selection tab 420', as shown in FIG. 6B.

If there is an unknown word among the words included in the known word list 426, the user can drag the unknown word in the fourth direction (for example, in the direction indicated by the two-dot chain line arrow 426 The acceptance word is deleted from the known word list 426 and the unknown word list 424 is deleted from the known word list 426. In this case, ).

When the entire selection tab 429 is selected in FIG. 6A or FIG. 6B, words included in the unknown word list 424 and words included in the known word list 426 are displayed at the bottom of the word selection tab 420 ' All can be displayed. According to another embodiment, the global selection tab 429 may be omitted.

As described with reference to FIGS. 5A and 6B, as a method for providing a mode switching function between the unknown word list 424 and the known word list 426, the mode change button 421 may be used (FIGS. 5J), tabs 427 and 428 may be used (see FIGS. 6A and 6B). However, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated methods, and any means for providing a mode switching function may be regarded as falling within the scope of the present invention.

On the other hand, in some embodiments, if the electronic document is a wordbook, a word included in the wordbook may be classified into words known to the user and words not known based on the level of the user. For example, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, A foreign language reading support screen may be displayed in which the included word is classified into a word the user knows and a word unknown.

Specifically, among the words included in the lower level of the current level, the words included in the first exception word list that the user does not know can be subjected to the first search on the wordbook, and among the words included in the upper level of the current level, The second search can be performed on the wordbook except the words included in the second exception word list that is known by the user, so that the words included in the wordbook are determined based on the first and second search results, Can be displayed on the screen.

According to the present embodiment, since the user can perform the learning only on the words predicted to be unknown by the user, the learning can be performed more efficiently than the existing learning method, rather than learning the words listed in the wordbook in order.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a foreign language reading support method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the foreign language electronic document is reproduced (S1000), the foreign language reading support application is automatically executed. As a result, the step of confirming the current level of the user is performed among the plurality of levels indicating the capability for the foreign language. According to an exemplary embodiment, the step of verifying the current level of the user may include reading the level information of the user stored in the storage unit 140. According to another embodiment, identifying the current level of the user may include determining a current level of the user (S1100 to S1700). In the following description, the latter case will be described as an example.

First, a basic information input screen 200 as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed (S1100).

In step S1200, it is determined whether basic information such as a language test type and a language test score is input on the basic information input screen 200, for example.

If it is determined in step S1200 that the basic information is not input, the predetermined level is determined as the current level of the user (S1300).

As a result of the determination in step S1200, if basic information is input, a determination is made as to whether a level test should be performed (S1400).

As a result of the determination in step S1400, if it is not necessary to perform the level test, the level corresponding to the input basic information is determined as the current level of the user (S1500). For example, when 'English: TOEIC' is selected in the basic information input screen 200 and '800 to 900' is selected in the linguistic score input window 220, among the levels from level 1 to level 10, A higher level is determined as the current level of the user.

If it is determined in step S1400 that the level test is to be performed, a level test screen having a level corresponding to the input basic information is displayed (S1600). For example, if the level corresponding to the input basic information is level 9, a level test screen corresponding to level 9 is displayed. At this time, the level test screen may be changed according to a preset level test method. Examples of the level test method include a word icon selection method and a word mean icon selection method. In the following description, the case where the level test method is a word icon selection method will be described as an example.

When data is input through the displayed level test screen, the current level of the user is determined based on the data collected through the level test screen (S1700). A more detailed description of the step S1700 will be described later with reference to FIG.

When the current level of the user for the foreign language is determined, words are searched in the foreign language electronic document based on the first exception word list and the second exception word list obtained based on the current level of the user (S1800). Here, the first exception word list is composed of words that the user does not know among the words included in the lower level based on the current level of the user. The second exception word list is composed of words that the user knows among the words included in the upper level based on the current level of the user.

However, the first exception word list and the second exception word list are not necessarily determined based on the current level of the user. Specifically, the first exception word list may include words that the user does not know, regardless of the current level of the user. For example, before the current level of the user is determined, a word that is not selected by the user (or a word that the user has selected an incorrect answer) while the level test is in progress is considered to be a word that the user does not know, Lt; / RTI > For the same reason, the second exception word list may include words that the user knows, regardless of the current level of the user.

In other words, the words included in the first exception word list among the words included in the lower level based on the current level of the user and the second exception word list among the words included in the upper level based on the user's current level May be regarded as being included in a list of words that the user does not understand.

Likewise, words excluding words included in the first exception word list among the words included in the lower level based on the current level of the user and words other than words included in the upper level based on the user's current level The words included in the word list can be regarded as being included in the list of words recognized by the user. Meanwhile, in some embodiments, words included in the level below the reference value, for example, words included in the level 1, may be excluded from the known word list displayed through the word selection tab 420. [

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step S1800 may include searching for a word included in the first exception word list of the user in a foreign language electronic document, searching words in a foreign language electronic document excluding words included in the second exception word list of the user . Thereafter, the foreign language reading support screen 400 including the body of the foreign language electronic document and the additional information of the searched words is displayed (S1900). For example, a foreign language reading support screen 200 as shown in FIG. 5A is displayed.

Thereafter, it is determined whether a predetermined word is selected in the body of the foreign language electronic document (S2000).

If it is determined in step S2000 that the predetermined word is not selected, it is determined that the word selection tab display command is input. As a result, the word selection tab 420 is displayed as shown in FIG. 5B (S2500). A more detailed description of the step S2500 will be described later with reference to FIG.

As a result of the determination in step S2000, if a predetermined word is selected, the toggle function of the selected word is switched (S2100). For example, when the word with the toggle function in the off state is selected, the toggle function for the predetermined word is switched on, and when the word with the toggle function is on, the toggle function for the predetermined word can be switched off have.

Thereafter, it is determined whether the toggle function has been turned off (S2200).

If it is determined in step S2200 that the toggle function is on, the additional information of words identical to the selected word is displayed (S2400). The step S2400 may include the steps of searching for words identical to the selected word among the words included in the foreign language electronic document, displaying additional information of the retrieved words, and adding the retrieved words to the user's first exception word list have. Here, if the user does not know the meaning of the word, the user selects the corresponding word to turn on the toggle function to check the meaning of the word, so that the selected word is classified as a word unknown to the user and added to the user's first exception word list .

If it is determined in step S2200 that the toggle function is turned off, additional information display of the same words as the selected word is canceled (S2300). The step S2300 includes the steps of searching for words identical to the selected word among the words included in the foreign language electronic document, releasing the display of additional information of the retrieved words, and adding the retrieved words to the user's second exception word list can do. Here, since the user selects the word and turns off the toggle function, it knows the meaning of the selected word, so that the selected word can be classified into a word known to the user and added to the user's second exception word list.

Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the foreign language electronic document reproduction has been completed (S2600).

As a result of the judgment in the step S2600, if the foreign language electronic document reproduction has not been completed, the process is repeated from the step S2000.

If it is determined in step S2600 that the reproduction of the foreign language electronic document is terminated, data input through the foreign language reading support screen 400 (for example, the current level of the user, the first exception word list of the user, An exception word list, etc.) is stored in the storage unit 140 (S2700).

The method for supporting foreign language reading according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to FIG. Some of the steps shown in FIG. 7 may be changed in their order. For example, the step S1000 may be performed after the step S1300, the step S1500, or the step S1700.

7, after the basic information input screen is displayed (S1100), the current level of the user is determined according to the result of determining whether the basic information is input (S1200) and whether the level test is performed (S1400) (S1300, S1500, S1600, S1700) has been described as an example. However, the current level of the user is not necessarily determined according to the order shown in Fig. According to another embodiment, a level test can be performed even if no basic information is input. According to yet another embodiment, steps S1100 and S1200 may be omitted.

Further, not all steps shown in Fig. 7 are executed every time the foreign language reading support application is executed. 7, steps S1100 to S1700 may be performed only when the foreign language reading support application is executed for the first time. If the foreign language reading support application is also executed again as the foreign language electronic document is replayed, a step (not shown) of checking the current level of the user instead of steps S1100 to S1700 may be performed. If the current level of the user is confirmed, steps S1800 to S2700 may be performed.

8 is a flowchart showing the step S1700 of FIG. 7 in more detail.

First, as shown in FIG. 3A, a plurality of icons 321 and 322 in which words included in the level currently being tested are written in the first language are displayed on the screen (S1710).

If a word icon is selected from the plurality of displayed icons 321 and 322 (S1715), it is determined whether the number of selected word icons is equal to or larger than the first number (S1720). For example, the first reference number may be 50% of the number of word icons displayed on the screen. Here, the user can select a word icon in which a word known by the user is displayed among the plurality of icons 321 and 322.

If it is determined in step S1720 that the number of the selected word icons 321 is greater than or equal to the first reference number, it is determined whether the current test level is equal to or higher than the previous level of the user (S1725).

If it is determined in step S1725 that the current test level is equal to or higher than the previous level of the user, the other words included in the current test level, or the words included in the upper level of the currently tested level, A plurality of described word icons are displayed on the screen (S1730).

If it is determined in step S1725 that the current test level is lower than the previous level of the user, a determination is made as to whether the number of the selected word icons is equal to or greater than the second reference number (S1735). For example, the second reference number may be 80% of the number of word icons displayed on the screen.

If it is determined in step S1735 that the number of selected word icons is equal to or greater than the second reference number, the upper level of the current test level is determined to be the current level of the user (S1740).

If it is determined in step S1735 that the number of the selected word icons is less than the second reference number, the current test level is determined as the current level of the user (S1745).

If it is determined in step S1720 that the number of selected word icons is less than the first reference number, a determination is made whether the current test level is less than the previous level of the user (S1750).

If it is determined in step S1750 that the current test level is equal to or lower than the previous level of the user, the other words included in the current test level, or the words included in the lower level of the currently tested level, A plurality of described word icons are displayed (S1755).

If it is determined in step S1750 that the current test level is higher than the user's previous level, a determination is made as to whether the number of the selected word icons is equal to or less than the third reference number (S1760). For example, the third reference number may be 30% of the number of word icons displayed on the screen.

If it is determined in step S1760 that the number of selected word icons is less than the second reference number, the lower level of the current test level is determined as the current level of the user (S1765).

If it is determined in step S1760 that the number of the selected word icons is greater than or equal to the second reference number, the current test level is determined as the current level of the user (S1745).

9 is a flowchart showing the step S2500 of FIG. 7 in more detail.

If the word selection tab display command is input, a determination is made as to whether the word list display mode is an unknown word list display mode (S2510).

If it is determined in step S2510 that the word list display mode is unknown, the unknown word list 424 is displayed on the word selection tab 420 as shown in FIG. 5B (S2520).

Thereafter, a determination is made as to whether or not a predetermined word is selected in the unknown word list 424 (S2521).

As a result of the determination in step S2521, if a predetermined word is selected in the unknown word list 424, the selected word is deleted from the unknown word list 424 as shown in FIG. 5C (S2522). At the same time, the display of the additional information of the deleted word is canceled in the unknown word list 424, and the summary information 423 for the unknown word list 424 is modified. The deleted word is automatically added to the known word list 426. The deleted word in step S2522 may be added to the second exception word list of the user.

As a result of the determination in step S2521, if a predetermined word is not selected in the unknown word list 424, it is determined whether the word list display mode has been switched (S2530).

If it is determined in step S2530 that the word list display mode has been switched, the process returns from step S2510.

If it is determined in step S2530 that the word list display mode has not been switched, it is determined that the word selection tab display cancel command has been input. As a result, after the unknown word list 424 and the known word list 426 are stored in the storage unit 140 (S2540), the word selection tab display is released (S2550). When the word selection tab display is released, as shown in FIG. 5A, only a part of the word selection tab 420 is left, and the remaining area disappears from the screen.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2510 that the word list display mode is the word list display mode, the recognized word list 426 is displayed on the word selection tab 420 as shown in FIG. 5D (S2560).

Thereafter, it is determined whether a predetermined word is selected in the word list 426 (S2561).

As a result of the determination in step S2561, if a predetermined word is selected in the known word list 426, the selected word is deleted from the known word list 426 (S2562). At the same time, additional information of the deleted word is displayed in the known word list 426, and the summary information 425 for the known word list 426 is modified. The deleted word is automatically added to the unknown word list 424. The deleted word in step S2562 may be added to the first exception word list of the user.

As a result of the determination in step S2561, if a predetermined word is not selected in the known word list 426, it is determined whether the word list display mode is switched (S2530).

Thereafter, in accordance with the determination result of step S2530, steps S2540 and S2550 are performed, or steps are repeated from step S2510.

Hereinafter, a foreign language reading support method according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. However, differences from the method of supporting foreign language reading according to an embodiment of the present invention will be mainly described.

The method for supporting foreign language reading according to another embodiment of the present invention is different from the method for supporting foreign language reading according to an embodiment of the present invention in step S1900. More specifically, , Additional information is not displayed on at least some of the words retrieved in step S1800, or additional information of words more than words retrieved in step S1800 is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 10, the target words to display additional information in the words searched in S1800 are changed (S1910).

More specifically, in order to prevent additional information from being displayed for at least some of the words retrieved in step S1800, it is possible to change the words to be displayed for additional information by selecting a word not to display additional information in the words retrieved in step S1800.

For example, a word determined to be currently being learned by the user among the words searched in S1800 may be selected as a word not to display additional information. To this end, consideration is given to whether a user is currently learning for a specific word by taking into account the number of learning times the user has learned a specific word, the learning time for a specific word, or the time (or time) Can be determined.

According to the present embodiment, since the user does not intentionally display the additional information about the word currently being learned, the user can provide an opportunity to memorize the meaning of the word himself, thereby maximizing the learning effect of the user .

In some embodiments, at least some of the words searched in S1800 may be selected by selecting a word that does not display additional information such that the ratio of words that do not display additional information as compared to the words included in the electronic document is below a predetermined ratio The additional information may not be displayed.

According to the results of the study, when the user reads the text, if the number of unknown words is less than 5 words per 100 words, the user may be less burdened by the reading. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, not only the additional information is displayed on all the words which the user does not know but the additional information is not displayed on some words among the words which the user does not know, .

For this, the ratio of the total number of words included in the electronic document to the number of words in which the additional information is displayed may be less than a predetermined ratio (for example, 5%), and at least some words It is possible to change the target words for displaying the additional information so as not to display additional information.

Here, some of the words that are not to be displayed in the searched words in S1800 may be selected in descending order of the words among the searched words in S1800, and the user may infer the context of the relatively easy level words Learning can be induced.

In addition, it is also possible to select words having a specific part of speech from the searched words in S1800, or to display additional information of words having parts of speech such as adverbs or adjectives rather than nouns or verbs for understanding sentences, It is possible to induce the user to learn the analogy through the context without disturbing the user.

In some embodiments, changing the target words to display additional information in the searched words in S1800 may be changed according to the user's setting. For example, in S1800, it is set to not display all the additional information of the searched words in S1800. The ratio of the target words to be displayed may be set by the user to display all the additional information of the searched words. Here, the selection of the non-displayed word can be made based on the word level or part-of-speech as described above, thereby stimulating the user's desire for challenge or achievement of learning.

In some embodiments, to display additional information of more words than words searched in S1800, the target words to display additional information may be changed by selecting a word to display additional information from un-retrieved words in S1800 . For example, according to the setting of the user, the target words to display the additional information may be changed so that additional information about the words included in the lower level than the current level of the user may be displayed. This embodiment can be used to change the words to display additional information on the basis of the lowest-level student when the teacher takes several students to the foreign language reading support method, It can help students to follow the teacher's lesson effortlessly.

Referring to FIG. 10, a foreign language reading support screen including a body of the electronic document and additional information of changed words is displayed (S1920). Here, the modified words may mean words in which some words are added or excluded from the words retrieved in S1800.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, since the additional information of the searched words in S1800 is not displayed as it is, but the target words are partially changed and the additional information of the changed words is displayed, various learning methods can be provided to the user.

In some embodiments, at the step of displaying the foreign language reading support screen including the body of the electronic document and the additional information of the changed words, at least some words which do not display the additional information, the user inputs additional information in the form of a multiple choice A foreign language reading support screen can be displayed.

According to the present embodiment, by providing the opportunity for the user to input additional information by himself or herself in a form of a multiple choice or a provisional form without intentionally displaying additional information for a word currently being learned or unknown, It can provide an opportunity to look at sentences or paragraphs and to deduce meaning, rather than fitting the meaning. In this way, it is possible to enhance the user's inference ability and to learn the word with a sentence or a paragraph, thereby helping the user to memorize efficiently.

Hereinafter, a foreign language reading support method according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. However, differences from the method of supporting foreign language reading according to an embodiment of the present invention will be mainly described.

According to the foreign language reading support method according to the present embodiment, the degree of the electronic document suitable for the level of the user is calculated (S1930).

Specifically, it is possible to calculate the degree to which the electronic document is suitable for the level of the user based on the ratio of the words for which the additional information is displayed as compared with the words included in the electronic document. In some embodiments, the total number of words included in the body of the electronic document may be determined based on how much the number of words found by the user is unknown in S1800, Can be calculated.

In other words, if the ratio of words not known through this step is more than a predetermined ratio, it can be judged that the user selects a difficult electronic document compared to the user's level. Therefore, the above- Or not. In some embodiments, such an algorithm may be used to recommend an electronic document suitable for a user's level.

11, the step S1930 is described as being performed after the step S1800, but in some embodiments, the step S1930 and subsequent steps S1930 may be performed.

Hereinafter, a foreign language reading support method according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 12 and FIGS. 13A and 13B. However, differences from the method of supporting foreign language reading according to an embodiment of the present invention will be mainly described.

In step S1940, the electronic document may be a wordbook, and based on the first and second search results after step S1800, the words included in the wordbook are classified into words that the user knows and unknown words.

Then, the foreign language reading support screen in which words included in the wordbook are classified into words the user knows and unknown words is displayed (S1950).

According to the present embodiment, it is possible to increase the efficiency of learning by allowing the user to intensively learn words that he / she does not know by displaying words that the user does not know among the words included in the wordbook.

Particularly, in some embodiments, since the foreign language level table is divided in detail according to the meaning of each word or the part of speech, according to the present embodiment, accuracy of distinguishing words of the wordbook according to the skill of the user can be high, Means can be provided.

13A and 13B, only the portion corresponding to the wordbook is displayed, and it can be seen that the text display area 410 is excluded compared to FIGS. 6A and 6B.

Hereinafter, a foreign language reading support method according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. However, differences from the method of supporting foreign language reading according to an embodiment of the present invention will be mainly described.

The foreign language reading support method according to the present embodiment differs from the foreign language reading support method according to an embodiment of the present invention in the step S1800. Specifically, words included in the low level of the current level and words included in the current level as well as words included in the high level of the current level are also considered in step S1800.

For example, in step S1800, words included in the first exception word list that the user does not know from words included in the current level or words included in the second exception word list that the user knows, Searching the electronic document in the electronic document.

Here, if it is assumed that the user knows the words included in the current level, step S1800 may further include a step of searching, in the electronic document, words included in the first exception word list that the user does not know from the words included in the current level If it is assumed that the user does not know the words included in the current level, in step S1800, words other than the words included in the second exception word list that the user knows in the current level are searched in the electronic document May be further included.

Hereinafter, a foreign language reading support method according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. However, differences from the method of supporting foreign language reading according to an embodiment of the present invention will be mainly described.

According to the present embodiment, at least some letters may not be displayed for at least some of the words retrieved in step S1900. For a word that does not display at least some letters, the user may enter a word in a multiple- You can display a foreign language reading support screen.

According to the present embodiment, by providing an opportunity for the user to input additional information by himself or herself in the form of a multiple choice or a reply, without deliberately displaying some letters intentionally, It can provide an opportunity to look at sentences or paragraphs and to deduce meaning, rather than fitting the meaning. In this way, it is possible to enhance the user's inference ability and to learn the word with a sentence or a paragraph, thereby helping the user to memorize efficiently.

7 to 13, a method for supporting foreign language reading according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described. The steps shown in FIGS. 7 to 13 may be performed in the terminal device or in the server device. As another example, some of the steps may be performed in the terminal device, and the remaining steps may be performed in the server device.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. In addition to the embodiments described above, embodiments of the present invention may be embodied in a medium, such as a computer-readable medium, including computer readable code / instructions for controlling at least one processing element of the above described embodiments have. The medium may correspond to media / media enabling storage and / or transmission of the computer readable code.

The computer readable code may be recorded on a medium as well as transmitted over the Internet, including, for example, a magnetic storage medium (e.g., ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, etc.) A recording medium such as a recording medium (e.g., CD-ROM, Blu-Ray, DVD), or a transmission medium such as a carrier wave. Since the media may be a distributed network, the computer readable code may be stored / transmitted and executed in a distributed manner. Still further, by way of example only, processing elements may include a processor or a computer processor, and the processing elements may be distributed and / or contained within a single device.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood that the invention may be practiced. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

100: Foreign language reading support device

Claims (25)

Confirming a current level of the user among a plurality of levels indicating the capability for the foreign language in connection with execution of an electronic document written in a foreign language;
Retrieving words included in a first exception word list that the user does not know in the electronic document;
Searching words in the electronic document excluding words included in a second exception word list that the user knows from words included in a higher level of the current level; And
Displaying a foreign language reading support screen including the body of the electronic document and the additional information of the searched words, wherein the supplementary information of the searched words is stipulated in the main text of the electronic document, Step
A method for supporting a foreign language reading. The method according to claim 1,
The step of retrieving words included in the first exception word list, which the user does not know in the electronic document, is included in the first exception word list which the user does not know from the words included in the lower level of the current level And searching for the words that have not been translated. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein when a word comprises a first meaning and a second meaning in relation to words contained in the plurality of levels, the word is classified into a first level with respect to the first meaning, and the second meaning The second level being associated with the second language. The method according to claim 1,
When a word is classified into a first part of speech and a second part of speech in relation to words included in the plurality of levels, the word is classified into a first level in relation to the first part of speech, The second level being associated with the second language. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein when a word is divided into a plurality of words based on a part of speech, a meaning, or a combination of parts of speech and meaning, the word is classified into one or more levels in relation to words included in the plurality of levels . The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of displaying the foreign language reading support screen does not display additional information for at least some words of the searched words. 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein some of the searched words, for which additional information is not displayed, are words that are judged to be being studied by the user. The method according to claim 6,
In the step of displaying the foreign language reading support screen, not displaying the additional information for at least some words among the searched words may be performed,
Wherein the additional information is not displayed for at least some words so that the ratio of the words that will not display the additional information with respect to the words included in the electronic document is less than a predetermined ratio. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein a part of the words not to be displayed as additional information among the searched words is selected in descending order of the level of the searched words. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein a part of the words not to be displayed in the searched words is selected in consideration of parts of the searched words. The method according to claim 6,
In a step of displaying a foreign language reading support screen including the body of the electronic document and the additional information of the searched words,
Wherein the display unit displays a foreign language reading support screen in which the user can input additional information in the form of a multiple choice or a supporting word for the at least some words not displaying the additional information. The method according to claim 1,
Calculating a degree of suitability of the electronic document to the level of the user based on a ratio of words to which additional information is displayed relative to words included in the electronic document;
Wherein the foreign language reading support method further comprises: The method according to claim 1,
The step of verifying the current level of the user
Determining a current level of the user,
The step of determining the current level of the user
Determining a current level of the user based on data received from the user;
Determining a predetermined level as the current level of the user if there is no data received from the user; And
Determining a current level of the user based on data collected through a level test screen; The method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
The foreign language reading support screen
Further comprising a mode switching function for selecting one of a word list display mode for displaying the unknown word list of the user and a known word list display mode for displaying the word list that the user knows. 15. The method of claim 14,
The step of displaying the foreign language reading support screen
Displaying the unknown word list if the unknown word list display mode is selected;
If the predetermined word is selected from the unknown word list, deleting the selected word from the unknown word list;
Adding the deleted word to the list of known words; And
And canceling the display of the additional information of the deleted word. 15. The method of claim 14,
The step of displaying the foreign language reading support screen
Displaying the list of known words when the known word list display mode is selected;
If the predetermined word is selected from the list of known words, deleting the selected word from the list of known words;
Adding the deleted word to the unknown word list; And
And displaying additional information of the deleted word. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of displaying an example display window related to the selected word when a predetermined word is selected in the body of the electronic document,
Wherein the example display window includes the selected word, additional information of the selected word, an example sentence containing the selected word, or a combination thereof. The method according to claim 1,
Searching the electronic document for words other than the words included in the second exception word list known by the user from the words included in the current level in the document
A method for supporting foreign language reading. The method according to claim 1,
When a predetermined word is selected from the words for which the additional information is displayed or when the additional information of the predetermined word is selected, the display of additional information of the predetermined word or the same word as the predetermined word is canceled, Adding to the list; And
Displaying the additional information of the predetermined word or the same word as the predetermined word and adding the predetermined word to the first exception word list when a predetermined word is selected from the words for which the additional information is not displayed Includes a foreign language reading support method. The method according to claim 1,
The searched words
A word having the same spelling even if the words included in the first exception word list or words other than the words included in the second exception word list are different from each other, In which the contextual meanings are similar or similar, the words having the same spelling as the spelling are the same, or a combination thereof. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the additional information includes a synonym of the searched words,
The similar words are displayed in the same language as the electronic document,
Wherein the similarity is included in the current level, is included in a lower level of the current level, or is included in the second exception word list. Confirming a current level of the user among a plurality of levels indicating the ability of the foreign language in connection with execution of a wordbook written in a foreign language;
Searching first words included in the first exception word list not known by the user in the wordbook;
Performing a second search for words other than the words included in the second exception word list that the user knows from words included in the upper level of the current level in the wordbook; And
And classifying the words included in the wordbook into words that the user knows and unknown words based on the first and second search results
A method for supporting a foreign language reading. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of displaying the foreign language reading support screen does not display at least some letters of at least some words among the searched words. 24. The method of claim 23,
Wherein the display unit displays a foreign language reading support screen in which the user can input a word in a multiple choice form or a supporting type for a word not displaying at least some letters. An application for a terminal device stored in a recording medium for executing a foreign language reading support method according to any one of claims 1 to 24 in combination with a terminal device which is a hardware.

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