Electronic book

• US 20080076103A1
• Filed: 09/12/2007
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thomas Wallace
• Original Assignee: Thomas Wallace
• Inventors: Wallace, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US11/900,598
• Publication Number:
  US 20080076103A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/317
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 21/008 using visual presentation of the information for the partially sighted
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied

Abstract

A portable electronic book designed to receive data from a removably insertable media and provide that data to a user in a graphical or audio format. The portable electronic book includes a housing that has mounted therein display screens and audio output devices that function to provide data to a user. The portable electronic book further includes conventional computer electronics that function to receive data from a data source in a first language and subsequently translate that data into a second language and provide the data to a user either independently or in conjunction in a text or audio format. The portable electronic book also includes an output device for interfacing with peripheral devices such as a printer. Releasable secured within the housing is a power source such as a lithium ion battery.

Claims

1. An electronic book comprising:

controller, said controller for receiving, storing, manipulating and viewing data, said controller further being configured to provide the data to a user in at least two modes;

an user interface, said user interface being configured for allowing a user to input control functions, said user interface further being configured to control the viewing and manipulation of the data stored in the electronic book; and

at least two display screens, said display screens for displaying data stored within the electronic book in both side by side traditional computer output formats as well as in a traditional codex page by page format.

2. The electronic book as recited in claim 1, and further including an input device, said input device being configured to receive data from removably insertable media formats.

3. The electronic book as recited in claim 2, wherein said controller is configured to receive data in a plurality of data file types and subsequently provide the user the data in said at least two modes.

4. The electronic book as recited in claim 3, wherein in said one of at least two modes, the electronic book provides data stored in the electronic book in a text format utilizing one of said at least two display screens and in selected outputs in both of said at least two display screens.

5. The electronic book as recited in claim 4, wherein in one of at least two modes, the electronic book provides data to a user in audio format.

6. The electronic book as recited in claim 5, wherein said controller is configured to receive and subsequently translate data entered from said input device in a first language and provide to the user the data in a second language in one of said at least two modes.

7. A portable data display device comprising:

a housing;

said housing having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion and said second portion being hingedly attached;

controller;

said controller being disposed within said housing, said controller for receiving, storing, processing and providing data to a user, said controller further being configured to provide the data to a user in at least a first mode and a second mode;

an input device;

said input device operably connected to said controller, said input device configured to receive data utilizing a plurality of removably insertable media formats;

at least one user interface, said user interface operably connected to said controller, said user interface configured to control retrieval, manipulation and viewing of the data stored in the portable data display device; and

at least two display screens;

with a first of said at least two display screens being integrally mounted into said first portion and said second of said at least two display screens being integrally mounted into said second portion of said housing, each of said display screens being operably connected to said controller, said each of said display screens configured to display data to the user in said first mode.

8. The portable data display device as recited in claim 7, and further including at least one audio speaker, said audio speaker operably connected to said controller provides data to a user in said second mode via said audio speaker.

9. The portable data display device as recited in claim 8, wherein said controller is configured to receive and process data from more than one data file type and subsequently provide the user the data in said first mode simultaneously utilizing said two display screens.

10. The portable data display device as recited in claim 9, wherein said controller is configured to receive and subsequently process data entered from said input device in a first language and provide to the user the data in a second language in either said first mode or said second mode.

11. The portable data display device as recited in claim 10, wherein said input device is a CD/DVD drive.

12. The portable data display device as recited in claim 11, wherein said two screens are further configured to provide data in said first mode to the user in low light conditions.

13. The portable data display device as recited in claim 12, and further including an output device;

said output device operable connected to said controller, said output device functioning to provide data stored in the portable display device to a printer.

14. A portable electronic book that resembles a traditional bound paper book comprising:

a housing;

said housing having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion and said second portion being hingedly attached, said housing being generally hollow and rectangular in shape;

control electronics;

said control electronics being disposed within said housing, said control electronics for receiving, storing, manipulating and providing data to a user, said control electronics further being configured to provide the data to a user in a first and a second mode, wherein said first mode the data is provide to the user in a graphical format and wherein in said second mode the data is provided to the user in an audio format;

an input device;

said input device being mounted within said second portion of said housing, said input device operably connected to said control electronics, said input device configured to receive data from a removably insertable media format;

two display screens;

said display screens being integrally mounted into said first portion and said second portion of said housing, said display screens being operably connected to said control electronics, said display screens configured to display data to the user in said first mode; and

four user interfaces, said four user interfaces being mounted proximate said two display screens, said user interface operably connected to said control electronics, said user interface configured to control retrieval, manipulation and viewing of the data stored in the portable data display device.

15. The portable electronic book as recited in claim 14, wherein said control electronics are configured to receive and subsequently translate data entered from said input device in a first language and provide to the user the data in a second language in either said first mode or said second mode.

16. The portable electronic book as recited in claim 15, wherein said control electronics are configured to receive data from more than one data file and subsequently provide the user the data in said first mode simultaneously utilizing said two display screens.

17. The portable electronic book as recited in claim 16, wherein said input device is a CD/DVD drive.

18. The portable electronic book as recited in claim 17, and further including an output device;

said output device operable connected to said control electronics, said output device functioning to provide data stored in the portable electronic book to a printer.

19. The portable electronic book as recited in claim 18, wherein said two screens are further configured to provide data in said first mode to the user in low light conditions.

20. The portable electronic book as recited in claim 19, wherein said four user interface are heat sensor touch pads.