TWI499915B - E-book and control method thereof - Google Patents

Description

E-book and its control method

The present invention relates to an electronic book, and more particularly to an electronic book and a method of controlling the same.

In recent years, in response to environmental protection and the use of paper, the technology industry has actively promoted e-books. E-books refer to the scheme of replacing traditional paper books with electronic and digital means, which means reading digitalized books with a portable electronic device similar to books. Users can carry their favorite content anytime, anywhere without carrying heavy books, and it is more convenient to carry portable electronic devices than to carry physical magazines.

With the promotion of e-books, the types of users are also diversified. Therefore, the types of e-book readings are also expanded from fiction literature. For example, there are many e-books on the market, such as commercial, entrepreneurial, marketing, economic or teaching tools. . Therefore, consumers' requirements for e-books have also diversified with the types and requirements of reading.

At present, users can only read on e-books, and can bookmark, comment or boldly mark certain contents. For users of student status, if the e-book is a textbook and can quickly hide keywords or selectively display part of the text, it can make it more convenient for users to recite. In contrast, for faculty members, if there are also quick hidden keywords or selective display of partial text, The exam papers will be more convenient.

In view of the above problems of the prior art, the object of the present invention is to provide an electronic book and a control method thereof for achieving the effect of selectively selectively hiding or displaying content text.

In accordance with the purpose of the present invention, an electronic book is provided that includes a display unit, an input unit, and a processing unit. The processing unit is electrically connected to the display unit and the input unit. The display unit can display a plurality of characters. The input unit receives a first selection instruction, the first selection instruction is selected from a first starting point to a first ending point, and the first starting point to the first ending point defines a first selecting direction and a first selected area And the first starting point and the first ending point respectively correspond to one of the characters. The processing unit receives the first selection instruction and determines whether the first selection direction conforms to a preset direction. When the first selected direction meets the preset direction, the characters between the first selected areas are hidden.

Moreover, the electronic book of the present invention may further comprise a storage unit electrically connected to the processing unit. The storage unit can store at least one file, and the at least one file has a file with the text hidden.

In addition, the input unit of the present invention can further receive a second selection instruction, and the second selection instruction is selected from a second starting point to a second ending point, and defines a second selection area (second starting point) And the second ending point corresponds to the hidden words respectively). The processing unit may further receive the second selection instruction and control the display unit to display the text between the hidden second selected areas.

Furthermore, the present invention also provides a method for controlling an e-book, the e-book including an input Into the unit, a display unit and a processing unit. The display unit displays a plurality of characters. The control method of the present invention comprises the following steps: (a) receiving, by the input unit, a first selection instruction, the first selection instruction being a user selecting from the first starting point to the first ending point. The first starting point and the first ending point respectively correspond to one of the characters, and the first starting point to the first ending point define the first selecting direction and the first selecting area. (b) determining, by the processing unit, whether the first selection direction conforms to a preset direction. (c) when the first selection direction conforms to a predetermined direction, the text between the first selected areas is hidden. That is to say, for example, when the first selection direction is in the direction of reading the text, the words are hidden.

In addition, after the step (c), the control method of the present invention may further include: receiving, by the input unit, a second selection instruction, where the second selection instruction is selected by the user from a second starting point to a second End point and define a second selected area (the second starting point and the second ending point respectively correspond to the hidden words). The processing unit further receives the second selection instruction and controls the display unit to display the text between the second selected areas.

Moreover, in the control method of the electronic book of the present invention, after the step (c), the method further includes the following steps: receiving, by the input unit, the third selection instruction, the third selection instruction is selecting from a third starting point to the first Third end point. The third starting point to the third ending point define a third selecting direction and a third selecting area. The processing unit determines whether the third selection direction conforms to the preset direction. When the third selection direction meets the preset direction, the processing unit further determines the relative relationship between the first selection area and the third selection area, for example, whether the two areas are adjacent. If the first selected area is adjacent to the third selected area, the text between the third starting point to the first ending point or the first starting point to the third ending point is hidden.

As described above, the electronic book and the control method thereof of the present invention may have one or more of the following advantages:

(1) By using the control method of the present invention, the user can freely hide and display part of the contents of the e-book according to his or her own preference, so as to facilitate reading or memorizing.

(2) In the control method of the present invention, since the text file of the hidden text can be stored by the storage unit, the hidden text in the text file is not displayed on the display file when the text file is opened again next time. On the panel, the user does not need to repeat the text to be hidden.

1‧‧‧ e-book

11‧‧‧Display unit

12‧‧‧ input unit

13‧‧‧Processing unit

14‧‧‧First choice instruction

15‧‧‧ storage unit

31‧‧‧First text area

32‧‧‧Second text area

33‧‧‧third text area

611‧‧‧The original hidden list

612‧‧‧New Hidden Text Area

71‧‧‧The hidden answer

72‧‧‧The answer shown

A, B‧‧ ‧ character position

S21~S23, S41~S48, S51~S55, S61~S66‧‧‧ steps

Figure 1 is a block diagram of an electronic book of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart showing the control method of the electronic book of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a hidden text area of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the processing of the file with hidden text in the present invention.

Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the processing of marking a new hidden text area of the present invention.

Figure 6A is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the original hidden linked list and the new hidden text area of the present invention.

Figure 6B is a flow chart showing an embodiment of an embodiment of marking a new hidden text area of the present invention.

Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of the answer to the hidden oral calculation exercise of the present invention.

Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of the answer to the display calculation exercise of the present invention.

Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of a complete text of one paragraph of the present invention.

Fig. 8B is a schematic view showing an embodiment of an important part of the complete text of Fig. 8A by the control method of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a block diagram of an electronic book of the present invention. In the figure, the electronic book 1 of the present invention comprises a display unit 11, an input unit 12 and a processing unit 13. The processing unit 13 is electrically connected to the display unit 11 and the input unit 12. The display unit 11 can display a plurality of characters. The first selection instruction 14 is received by the input unit 12, and the first selection instruction 14 is selected by a user from a first starting point to a first ending point (the first starting point and the first ending point are respectively opposite) Should wait for one of the words) and define the first selection direction and the first selection area. After receiving the first selection instruction 14, the processing unit 13 determines whether the first selection direction conforms to a preset direction. When the first selection direction conforms to the preset direction, the text between the first selected areas is hidden.

In addition, the input unit 12 of the present invention can further receive a second selection instruction, and the second selection instruction is selected from a second starting point to a second ending point, and further defines a second selection area and a second selection direction. . The second starting point and the second ending point respectively correspond to one of the hidden words. The processing unit 13 can further receive the second selection instruction, and determine whether the second selection direction meets the preset direction. When the second selection direction is opposite to the preset direction, the processing unit controls the display unit to display the text between the hidden second selected areas. Moreover, the electronic book 1 of the present invention may further include a storage unit 15 electrically connected to the processing unit 13. The storage unit 15 can store files having the text hidden.

In the electronic book of the present invention, the display unit 11 and the input unit 12 can also be a touch screen. Therefore, the action of "selecting" in the present invention can be a "drag" action (not limited thereto). Therefore, the user can freely hide and display the contents of the e-book according to his or her preference directly on the touch screen, so as to facilitate the user to read or recite.

Preferably, the input unit 12 of the present invention further receives a third selection instruction, and the third selection instruction is selected from a third starting point to a third ending point, and defines a third selection direction and a third Select a region. The processing unit 13 further determines whether the third selection direction conforms to the preset direction. When the third selected direction meets the preset direction, and the third selected area is adjacent to the first selected area, the processing unit 13 may control the display unit 11 to hide the first starting point and the third ending point, or the third starting point. Text to the first end point.

The first selected area and the third selected area may be adjacent to each other, for example: (1) the third ending point is adjacent to the first starting point; and (2) the first ending point is adjacent to the third starting point. Therefore, the processing unit can determine the corresponding position and hide the text between the first selected area and the third selected area.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a flowchart of a method for controlling an electronic book of the present invention. The e-book includes an input unit, a display unit, and a processing unit, and the display unit displays a plurality of characters. The control method of the present invention comprises the following steps. In step S21, the first selection instruction is received by the input unit, and the first selection instruction is selected by a user from a first starting point to a first ending point, and the first starting point to the first ending point defines a first A selection direction and a first selection area. The first starting point and the first ending point respectively correspond to one of the characters. In step S22, the processing unit determines whether the first selection direction conforms to a preset direction (for example, a direction along the text reading). In step S23, when the first selection direction meets the preset direction, the text between the first selected areas is hidden.

Moreover, after the step S23, a second selection instruction is received by the input unit. The second selection instruction is selected from a second starting point to a second ending point, and defines a second selection direction and a second selection area, and the second starting point and the second ending point respectively correspond to the hidden The text. The processing unit can receive the second selection instruction and determine the first Second, the selection direction is in accordance with the preset direction. When the second selection direction is opposite to the preset direction, the processing unit controls the display unit to display the text between the second selected areas.

Among them, the preset direction can be the direction of reading along the text. For example, in the case of a horizontal book, the preset direction may be from left to right, so the direction opposite to the preset direction is from right to left. For example, in the case of a straight book, the preset direction is the direction from top to bottom, so the direction opposite to the preset direction is the direction from bottom to top.

In more detail, in an electronic text file, the hidden text area may exist in the form of an ordered data link table, and each hidden text area needs to include a starting position (ie, a starting point) and an ending position (ie, an ending point). As shown in Figure 3. In the figure, a total of three text areas are hidden, the first text area 31 is the 10th to the 15th word, the second character area 32 is the 17th to the 25th word, and the third character area 33 is the 35th. To the 40th word. It can be seen from the above that the starting position and the ending position in the hidden text regions are not intersected and ordered.

Since the e-book can further include a storage unit, a text file having a hidden text area can be stored. Therefore, when the text file is opened again next time, the hidden text in the text file is not displayed on the display unit, and the user does not need to repeatedly edit the text to be hidden or displayed. The process of displaying a text file with a hidden text area is shown in Figure 4. In step S41, the electronic text file is displayed. In step S42, the electronic text file is parsed, and then the text to be displayed is obtained. In step S43, the display message of each word is calculated word by word, and the display message is the character position. In step S44, it is determined whether there is a record in the data link table of the hidden character. If so (step S45), the character is not displayed on the display unit, and if not (step S46), the character is displayed on the display unit. Next, proceeding to step S47, the processing unit determines whether the text is a suffix (ie, the text is the last character of the text file), and if so (step S48), the display ends, and if not, step S43 is performed.

In addition, you can hide or display other text in the text file with hidden text. The steps to hide other text are shown in Figure 5. In step S51, the third selection instruction is received by the input unit, and the third selection instruction is selected from a third starting point to a third ending point, and defines a third selection direction and a third selection area. In step S52, the processing unit determines whether the third selection direction conforms to the preset direction. Step S53, when the third selected direction conforms to the preset direction (ie, the direction indicated in the embodiment of FIG. 1 , which may be in the direction of reading the text), determining the relative relationship between the first selected area and the third selected area The relationship is to determine whether the two selected regions are adjacent (which means: whether the first starting point is adjacent to the third ending point, or whether the third starting point is adjacent to the first ending point). Step S54, when the first selected area is adjacent to the third selected area, the text between the first starting point to the third ending point or the third starting point to the first ending point is hidden. When the third selected area is not adjacent to the first selected area, the text between the third selected areas is hidden (step S55).

More specifically, the implementation of marking new hidden characters is shown in Figures 6A and 6B. The 6A diagram is the original hidden list 611 and the new hidden text area 612. The original hidden list 611 includes a first text area (indicated by 01) and a second text area (indicated by 02). The start position and end position of the first character area and the second character area are represented by SP ₁ , EP ₁ , SP ₂ , and EP ₂ , respectively. The start position and end position of the new hidden text area 612 are represented by SP _n and EP _n . Figure 6B is a process flow diagram for marking a new hidden text area. In the figure, in step S61, the processing unit receives the selection instruction (ie, defines a new hidden text area). Step S62, according to the newly hidden text area, and calculating corresponding SP _n and EP _n . In step S63, according to the relationship between SP _n and EP _n and the existing green SP ₁ , EP ₁ , SP ₂ , and EP _{2 in} the original hidden list, the steps are divided into S64, S65, and S66.

In step S64, SP _n and EP _{n are} not included in the areas of SP ₁ to EP ₁ and SP ₂ to EP ₂ , and the characters are not adjacent to each other. For example, when SP ₁ =1, EP ₁ =3, SP ₂ =9, EP ₂ =11, and SP _n =5, EP _n =7, the new hidden list except the original first text area 01 and the second text area In addition to 02, it also contains a new hidden text area (New), which presents three hidden text areas.

In step S65, SP _n and EP _n are only included by the regions of SP ₁ to EP ₁ , and SP _{n is} adjacent to EP ₁ . For example, when SP ₁ =1, EP ₁ =3, SP ₂ =9, EP ₂ =11, and SP _n =4, EP _n =7, the processing unit re-integrates the original first text area 01 to its starting position. For SP ₁ , the end position becomes EP _n and the second text area 02 does not change.

In step S66, SP _n and EP _{n are} all included in the regions of SP ₁ ~EP ₁ and SP ₂ ~EP ₂ , and SP _{n is} adjacent to EP ₁ and EP _{n is} adjacent to SP ₂ . For example, when SP ₁ =1, EP ₁ =3, SP ₂ =9, EP ₂ =11, and SP _n =4, EP _n =8, the processing unit re-integrates the original first text area 01 with the original second text area. 02 is a new first text area, the starting position is SP ₁ and the ending position is EP ₂ .

Conversely, if the display unit receives an instruction to eliminate the hidden (ie, opposite to the selection direction of the hidden operation), the original hidden text area may be divided into two hidden text areas. For example, the initial position and the end position of the original hidden text area are SP ₁ and EP _{1 , respectively} . The processing unit calculates a new starting position and an ending position as SP _n and EP _n according to the text area corresponding to the command for eliminating the hidden, so that the original text area can be divided into SP ₁ ~SP _n-1 and EP _{n . +1} ~ EP ₁ two hidden text areas. For example, the character position is hidden between the character positions 1~10 (SP ₁ =1, EP ₁ =10), and the user makes an instruction in the character between the character positions 4~6 (SP _n ~EP _n ) (this instruction) It is the instruction opposite to the preset direction), so the text between the character positions 4~6 (SP _n ~EP _n ) will be displayed, and the original 1~10 (SP ₁ ~EP ₁ ) hidden text The area becomes two hidden text areas, which are the text areas of the character positions 1~3 and 7~10.

In an embodiment, when the user views the workbook using the electronic book, the answer can be quickly hidden or displayed by the control method of the present invention. As in the oral workbook of Figure 7A, the answer part has been hidden by the user (the dotted line frame represented by the symbol 71 in the figure is the hidden answer), and the hiding method is selected from point A to point B (A). , B is the character position). When the answers are all calculated and the correct answer is needed, the answer 72 can be displayed by selecting from point B to point A, as shown in Fig. 7B.

In another embodiment, when the user wants to memorize, through the control method of the present invention, it is possible to hide the key portion in a piece of text that needs to be recited, as shown in FIGS. 8A-8B. Figure 8A is a complete paragraph of text, using the control method of the present invention to hide the key parts, so the paragraph text contains a blank space, so that the paragraph text is similar to the fill-in-the-blank question. As shown in Figure 8B, the key points can be "230 (years), 221 (years), far-reaching near-attacks, differentiation, South Korea, Zhao Guo, Wei Guo and Yan Guo", etc., so that their users can quickly remember and effectively Behind the ground. In addition, the hidden key files can be stored as a self-test review.

In summary, the user can use the electronic device of the present invention and the control method thereof to freely hide and display part of the content of the e-book freely according to his/her own preference, so as to facilitate the user to read or recite the content of the e-book.

The above is intended to be illustrative only and not limiting. Any equivalent modifications or alterations to the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included in the scope of the appended claims.

S21~S23‧‧‧Steps

Claims (8)

An electronic book control method, the electronic book comprising an input unit, a display unit and a processing unit, the display unit displaying a plurality of characters, the control method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a first by the input unit Selecting an instruction, the first selection instruction is selected by a user from a first starting point to a first ending point, and the first starting point and the first ending point respectively correspond to one of the characters, And the first starting point to the first ending point defines a first selecting direction and defines a first selecting area; (b) determining, by the processing unit, whether the first selecting direction meets a preset direction; (c) When the first selection direction conforms to the preset direction, the characters between the first selected areas are hidden; (d) receiving, by the input unit, a second selection instruction, the second selection instruction is performed by the user a second starting point is selected to a second ending point, and the second starting point and the second ending point respectively correspond to one of the hidden words in the first selected area, and are defined a second selection direction a second selection area; (e) determining, by the processing unit, whether the second selection direction conforms to the preset direction; and (f) displaying the second selection area when the second selection direction is opposite to the preset direction Some of these words. The control method of claim 1, wherein the preset direction is a direction in which the characters are read. For example, the control method described in claim 1 of the patent scope, wherein after step (c), The method includes the following steps: receiving, by the input unit, a third selection instruction, the third selection instruction is selected from a third starting point to a third ending point, and the third starting point is to the third ending point Determining a third selection direction and defining a third selection area; determining, by the processing unit, whether the third selection direction conforms to the preset direction; and determining the first selection when the third selection direction conforms to the preset direction a relative relationship between the region and the third selected region; and when the first selected region is adjacent to the third selected region, hiding the first starting point to the third ending point or the third starting point The text between the first end points. The control method of claim 1, wherein the electronic book further comprises a storage unit, the control method further comprising storing at least one file by the storage unit, the at least one file having the hidden File of text. An electronic book capable of quickly hiding a portion of an e-book display, comprising: a display unit for displaying a plurality of characters; and an input unit for receiving a first selection command, wherein the first selection command is performed by a user The first starting point is selected to a first ending point, and the first starting point to the first ending point defines a first selecting direction and defines a first selected area, and the first starting point and the first ending point Corresponding to one of the characters, and a processing unit electrically connecting the input unit and the display unit, the processing unit receiving the first selection instruction, and determining whether the first selection direction conforms to a preset a direction, when the first selection direction meets the preset direction, hiding the characters between the first selection areas; wherein, after hiding the texts between the first selection areas, the input unit is connected Receiving a second selection instruction, the second selection instruction is selected by the user from a second starting point to a second ending point, and the second starting point to the second ending point defines a second selection And a second selected area, wherein the second starting point and the second ending point respectively correspond to one of the hidden words in the first selected area, and the processing unit determines the second selection Whether the direction conforms to the preset direction, and when the second selection direction is opposite to the preset direction, the characters between the second selected areas are displayed. For example, the electronic book described in claim 5, wherein the preset direction is a direction in which the characters are read. The e-book of claim 5, wherein the input unit further receives a third selection instruction, wherein the third selection instruction is selected by the user from a third starting point to a third ending point. And the third starting point to the third ending point defines a third selecting direction and defines a third selecting area; the processing unit further determines whether the third selecting direction meets the preset direction; wherein, when the third When the selected direction is consistent with the preset direction, and the third selected area is adjacent to the first selected area, the processing unit controls the display unit to hide the first starting point to the third ending point or the third The text between the start point and the first end point. The e-book of claim 5, further comprising a storage unit electrically connected to the processing unit and storing at least one file, the at least one file being a file having the text hidden.