TWI407037B - Electronic book - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic book includes a protecting shell, a lighting body, and a main body. The lighting body and the main body are both mounted inside of the protecting shell. When the electronic book is used in a dark state, the lighting body lights the main body.

Description

E-book

The present invention relates to an electronic book.

Reading has always been an important way for people to acquire knowledge and improve their self-cultivation. In the past, people could only read through newspapers, books, books, etc. on paper. However, books, newspapers, etc. are heavy, occupy more space, are inconvenient to carry, and have limited content in books and newspapers. Now, with the development of science and technology, an electronic book dedicated to reading has emerged. E-books are small in size, light in weight, easy to carry, and large in storage, making them very convenient for people to use. E-books generally use Electro-Phoretic Display (EPD), which is characterized by the need to rely on external light sources for viewing. Therefore, when the external light source conditions are not good, it will affect the use of the e-book.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide an electronic book having a self-illuminating function.

An electronic book includes a protective cover, an illuminant and an electronic book body, wherein the illuminant and the electronic book body are both fixed in the protective cover, the protective cover includes a first protective plate and is respectively pivotally connected to the first a second protection board having two parallel side edges of the protection board, the electronic book body being fixed to one of the second protection boards, the illuminant being fixed to the other second protection board, the illuminator comprising a backlight module and a brightness sensing And a microprocessor, the microprocessor is connected to the brightness sensor and the backlight module at the same time, the microprocessor stores a first brightness value and a second brightness value, and after the protection cover is opened, the brightness sensor senses the surrounding The brightness of the environment and the brightness value of the surrounding environment is transmitted to the microprocessor When the brightness of the surrounding environment is low, the brightness value transmitted by the brightness sensor is less than the first brightness value, and the microprocessor outputs a first control signal to cause the backlight module to emit light, and the illuminant emits light and illuminates the body of the electronic book. Above, when the brightness value of the surrounding environment is greater than the second brightness value, the microprocessor outputs a second control signal to cause the backlight module to be turned off.

Compared with the prior art, the electronic book of the present invention emits light through the illuminator when the brightness of the surrounding environment is low, and illuminates the electronic book body, so that the user can read the book normally.

10‧‧‧ protective cover

12‧‧‧First Protection Board

14‧‧‧Second protection board

20‧‧‧ e-book body

30‧‧‧Lights

32‧‧‧Brightness sensor

34‧‧‧Microprocessor

36‧‧‧Backlight module

1 is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment of an electronic book of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the state of use of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a circuit block diagram of the illuminator of Figure 2.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a preferred embodiment of the electronic book of the present invention includes a protective cover 10, an electronic book body 20, and an illuminant 30. The protective cover 10 includes a first protection plate 12 and two second protection plates 14 pivotally connected to the two parallel side edges of the first protection plate 12. The electronic book body 20 is fixed to a second protection plate 14 , and the illuminant 30 is fixed to the other second protection plate 14 .

The e-book body 20 is a conventional e-book.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 simultaneously, the illuminant 30 includes a brightness sensor 32, a microprocessor 34, and a backlight module 36. The microprocessor 34 simultaneously connects the backlight module 36 and the brightness sensor 32.

After the e-book is opened, the brightness sensor 32 of the illuminator 30 senses the brightness of the surrounding environment and transmits the sensed ambient brightness value to the microprocessor 34. The microprocessor 34 stores a first brightness value and a second brightness value, wherein the second brightness value is greater than the first brightness value. The microprocessor 34 compares the ambient brightness values acquired by the brightness sensor 32 with the first brightness value and the second brightness value. If the ambient brightness value is less than the first brightness value, and the ambient brightness value continues to be less than the first brightness value After the set time, the microprocessor 34 outputs a first control signal to the backlight module 36, so that the backlight module 36 is turned on and emits light. At this time, the light emitted by the backlight module 36 is irradiated on the electronic book body 20, and the user can read normally. If the ambient brightness value is greater than the second brightness value, and the ambient brightness value continues to be greater than the second brightness value for a set time, the microprocessor 34 outputs a second control signal to the backlight module 36 to turn off the backlight module 36.

In other embodiments, the illuminant 30 can also be provided with only one switch and one backlight module. When the brightness of the surrounding environment is low, the backlight module emits light through the switch, so that the light emitted by the backlight module is irradiated on the electronic book body 20, and the user can read normally.

The e-book of the present invention emits light through the illuminant 30 when the ambient brightness value is low, so that the user can read normally.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art will be included in the following claims.

12‧‧‧First Protection Board

14‧‧‧Second protection board

20‧‧‧ e-book body

30‧‧‧Lights

Claims (1)

An electronic book includes a protective cover, an illuminant and an electronic book body, wherein the illuminant and the electronic book body are both fixed in the protective cover, the protective cover includes a first protective plate and is respectively pivotally connected to the first a second protection board having two parallel side edges of the protection board, the electronic book body being fixed to one of the second protection boards, the illuminant being fixed to the other second protection board, the illuminator comprising a backlight module and a brightness sensing And a microprocessor, the microprocessor is connected to the brightness sensor and the backlight module at the same time, the microprocessor stores a first brightness value and a second brightness value, and after the protection cover is opened, the brightness sensor senses the surrounding The brightness of the environment and the brightness value of the surrounding environment are transmitted to the microprocessor. When the brightness of the surrounding environment is low, the brightness value transmitted by the brightness sensor is smaller than the first brightness value, and the microprocessor outputs a first control signal. The backlight module emits light, and the illuminant emits light and is irradiated on the electronic book body. When the brightness value of the surrounding environment is greater than the second brightness value, the microprocessor outputs a second control signal. The backlight module is switched off.