Electronic book data delivery apparatus, electronic book device and recording medium
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1. An electronic book data delivery apparatus comprising:
- storage means having stored a plurality of book data each representing the content of an electronic book, a plurality of reciter images each for reading aloud the content of a book represented by a respective one of the plurality of book data, and a plurality of voice data each representing a voice of a respective one of the plurality of reciter images;
receiving means for receiving a request for delivery of a selected one of the plurality of book data and at least one selected one of the plurality of reciter images for reading aloud the selected book data from an external electronic book device via communicating means; and
sending means, responsive to the request for delivery, for reading the selected book data, the at least one reciter image, and voice data representing the voice of the at least one reciter image from said storage means and for sending those data via the communication means to said external electronic book device.
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Abstract
An electronic book device receives from an external delivery source book data representing the contents of a book, a reciter images, for example, of famous persons who read aloud the contents of the book based on the received book data, and the corresponding reciter voice data, and then displays the received book data and reciter images on the display. A user views the received book data and reciter images displayed on the display and causes the reciter images to read the book data aloud in voices represented by the reciter voice data.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic book data delivery apparatus comprising:
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storage means having stored a plurality of book data each representing the content of an electronic book, a plurality of reciter images each for reading aloud the content of a book represented by a respective one of the plurality of book data, and a plurality of voice data each representing a voice of a respective one of the plurality of reciter images;
receiving means for receiving a request for delivery of a selected one of the plurality of book data and at least one selected one of the plurality of reciter images for reading aloud the selected book data from an external electronic book device via communicating means; and
sending means, responsive to the request for delivery, for reading the selected book data, the at least one reciter image, and voice data representing the voice of the at least one reciter image from said storage means and for sending those data via the communication means to said external electronic book device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An electronic book data delivery apparatus comprising:
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first receiving means for receiving at least one reciter image and corresponding voice data used to read the contents of an electronic book aloud, via a network from an external terminal;
storage means for storing the at least one reciter image and corresponding voice data in corresponding relationship;
second receiving means for receiving a request for delivery of at least one reciter image via a network from an external electronic book device; and
sending means, responsive to said second receiving means receiving the request for delivery, for reading out the at least one reciter image and corresponding voice data that satisfy the request from said storage means, and for sending the read at least one image and corresponding voice data to the external electronic book device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic book device connected via a network to an external book data delivery source having stored a plurality of book titles, a plurality of reciter images and a plurality of voice data each representing a voice of a respective one of the plurality of reciter images, comprising:
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first receiving means for receiving via the network a plurality of book titles and a plurality of reciter images each used to read aloud the contents of a book having a respective one of the plurality of book titles;
specifying means for specifying a desired one from among the plurality of book titles received by said first receiving means and at least one desired reciter image from among the plurality of reciter images for causing the specified at least one desired image to read aloud the contents of the book having the specified title;
second receiving means for receiving book data having the specified book title, the specified at least one reciter image, and the corresponding voice data from the external book data delivery source;
display means for displaying the book data and the at least one reciter image received by said second receiving means; and
reproducing means for reproducing the content of the book that is represented by the book data displayed by said display means in a voice(s) represented by the voice data corresponding to the displayed at least one reciter image. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A recording medium that comprises a computer readable program which causes a computer to operate as an electronic book data delivery apparatus comprising:
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storage means having stored a plurality of book data each representing the content of an electronic book, a plurality of reciter images each for reading aloud the content of a book represented by a respective one of the plurality of book data, and a plurality of voice data each representing a voice of a respective one of the plurality of reciter images;
receiving means for receiving a request for delivery of a selected one of the plurality of book data and at least one selected one of the plurality of reciter images for reading aloud the selected book data from an external electronic book device via communicating means; and
sending means, responsive to the request for delivery, for reading the selected book data, the at least one reciter image, and voice data representing the voice of the at least one reciter image from said storage means and for sending those data via the communication means to said external electronic book device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
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15. A recording medium that comprises a computer readable program which causes a computer to operate as an electronic book data delivery apparatus comprising:
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first receiving means for receiving at least one reciter image and corresponding voice data used to read the contents of an electronic book aloud, via a network from an external terminal;
storage means for storing the at least one reciter image and corresponding voice data in corresponding relationship;
second receiving means for receiving a request for delivery of at least one reciter image via a network from an external electronic book device; and
sending means, responsive to said second receiving means receiving the request for delivery, for reading out the at least one reciter image and corresponding voice data that satisfy the request from said storage means, and for sending the read at least one image and corresponding voice data to the external electronic book device.
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19. A recording medium that comprises a computer readable program which causes a computer to operates as an electric book device connected via a network to an external book data delivery source having stored a plurality of book titles, a plurality of reciter images and a plurality of voice data each representing a voice of a respective one of the plurality of reciter images, comprising:
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first receiving means for receiving via the network a plurality of book titles and a plurality of reciter images each used to read aloud the contents of a book having a respective one of the plurality of book titles;
specifying means for specifying a desired one from among the plurality of book titles received by said first receiving means and at least one desired reciter image from among the plurality of reciter images for causing the specified at least one desired image to read aloud the contents of the book having the specified title;
second receiving means for receiving book data having the specified book title, the specified at least one reciter image, and the corresponding voice data from the external book data delivery source;
display means for displaying the book data and the at least one reciter image received by said second receiving means; and
means for reproducing the content of the book that is represented by the book data displayed by said display means in a voice(s) represented by the voice data corresponding to the displayed at least one reciter image.
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20. A computer readable program which causes a computer to operate as an electronic book data delivery apparatus comprising:
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first receiving means for receiving at least one reciter image and corresponding voice data used to read the contents of an electronic book aloud, via a network from an external terminal;
storage means for storing the at least one reciter image and corresponding voice data in corresponding relationship;
second receiving means for receiving a request for delivery of at least one reciter image via a network from an external electronic book device; and
sending means, responsive to said second receiving means receiving the request for delivery, for reading out the at least one reciter image and corresponding voice data that satisfy the request from said storage means, and for sending the read at least one image and corresponding voice data to the external electronic book device.
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