TEXT DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20080282146A1
• Filed: 05/08/2007
• Published: 11/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Waleed Nema
• Original Assignee: Waleed Nema
• Inventors: NEMA, WALEED
• Application Number:
  US11/745,960
• Publication Number:
  US 20080282146A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• 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 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor

Abstract

Presented is a device for aiding in reading comprehension which includes a display unit with a first position and a second position. The most recently read text is typically displayed on the right hand side of the display unit and the recently read text is displayed on the left hand page.

Claims

1. A text reading device comprising:

a text display area for displaying text in a two page format, with a first and a second page of text displayed simultaneously;

information retrieval system, for retrieval of selected information;

a page advance function, for moving a recently read page from the first position to the second position, so that the most recently read page is shown in the second position, and for displaying a currently read page on the first position;

wherein

the reading device is configured so that the currently read page is always displayed in the first position, with the most recently read page always displayed in the second position.

4. The reading device of claim 1 in which said device is computer based, with said text display area being shown on a computer display.

5. The reading device of claim 1 in which said device is a standalone unit, with said text display area being shown on a display screen.

6. The reading device of claim 1 in which said page advance function is user activated.

7. The reading device of claim 6 in which said page advance function is a page advance button.

8. The reading device of claim 7 wherein said page advance button is located on the device

9. The reading device of claim 7 wherein said page advance button is located on-screen and is activated by a computer operated mouse or other pointing device

10. The reading device of claim 7 wherein said page advance button is located on-screen and is activated by touch on a touch screen.

11. The reading device of claim 6 wherein said page advance function is activated by sound or other non-tactile but user controlled signaling.

12. The said reading device of claim 1 which said data retrieval system is comprised of a swappable media such as a dvd, cd, flash memory

13. The reading device of claim 1 in which said data retrieval system is internally located and synced with an external data source.

14. The reading device of claim 1 in which said data retrieval system is received by electromagnetic distribution.

2. A text reading device comprising:

a text display area for displaying text in a two page format, with a left and a right page of text displayed simultaneously;

information retrieval system, for retrieval of selected information;

a page advance function, for moving the recently read page from the right position to the left position, so that the currently read page is shown on the right, and for displaying an unread page on the right position;

wherein

the reading device is configured so that the currently read page is always displayed on the right page, with the most recently read page always displayed on the left page.

3. A text reading device comprising:

change to left to right version

a text display area for displaying text in a two page format, with a left and a right page of text displayed simultaneously;

information retrieval system, for retrieval of selected information;

a page advance function, for moving the recently read page from the left position to the right position, so that the currently read page is shown on the left, and for displaying an unread page on the right position;

wherein

the reading device is configured so that the currently read page is always displayed on the left page, with the most recently read page always displayed on the right page.