Multi-Screen Electronic Device and Reference Material Display Method Thereof

• US 20110145724A1
• Filed: 04/29/2010
• Published: 06/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Inventors: KO, Chueh-Pin, CHUANG, Tzu-Lung, TSAI, Chuan-Ming
• Application Number:
  US12/769,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20110145724A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/748
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

A multi-screen electronic device includes a first screen, a second screen, a storage unit, and a central processing unit electrically connected to the first and second screens and the storage unit. Also, a reference material display method applied to the multi-screen electronic device includes the steps of opening an e-book file stored in the storage unit and displaying contents of the e-book file on the first screen of the multi-screen electronic device; searching for a predetermined mark that is shown on the first screen; transmitting the predetermined mark to a predetermined website; and displaying contents sent back from the predetermined website on the second screen of the multi-screen electronic device. Thus, the reference material display method allows a user to read the e-book file compactly.

Claims

1. A reference material display method applied to a multi-screen electronic device, comprising the following steps:

opening an e-book file and displaying contents of the e-book file on a first screen of the multi-screen electronic device;

searching for a predetermined mark displayed on the first screen;

transmitting the predetermined mark to a predetermined website; and

displaying contents sent back from the predetermined website on a second screen of the multi-screen electronic device.

2. The reference material display method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predetermined website is a website with search engines.

3. The reference material display method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a user is determining a predetermined mark on the first screen when the contents of the e-book file are displayed on the first screen.

4. The reference material display method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of the predetermined marks are on the first screen, the plurality of the predetermined marks comprise a first predetermined mark and a second predetermined mark, the second screen displays a first option corresponding to the first predetermined mark, the second screen displays a second option corresponding to the second predetermined mark, and the second screen displays contents corresponding to the first predetermined mark sent back from the predetermined website.

5. The reference material display method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the second screen is displaying contents corresponding to the second predetermined mark sent back from the predetermined website when a user clicks to select the second option.

6. A multi-screen electronic device, comprising:

a first screen disposed on the multi-screen electronic device;

a second screen disposed on the multi-screen electronic device and displaying contents corresponding to a predetermined mark shown on the first screen;

a storage unit disposed in the multi-screen electronic device and storing an e-book file; and

a central processing unit (CPU) electrically connected to the first screen, the second screen, and the storage unit;

wherein the CPU opens the e-book file stored in the storage unit and displays contents of the e-book file on the first screen;

the CPU also searches for the predetermined mark shown on the first screen, and transmits the predetermined mark to a predetermined website; and

the CPU further displays contents sent back from the predetermined website on the second screen.

7. The multi-screen electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the predetermined website is a website with search engines.

8. The multi-screen electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the predetermined mark on the first screen is determined by a user.

9. The multi-screen electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein a plurality of the predetermined mark are on the first screen, the plurality of the predetermined marks comprise a first predetermined mark and a second predetermined mark, the second screen displays a first option corresponding to the first predetermined mark, the second screen displays a second option corresponding to the second predetermined mark, and the second screen displays the contents corresponding to the first predetermined mark sent back from the predetermined website.

10. The multi-screen electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the second screen is displaying contents corresponding to the second predetermined mark sent back from the predetermined website when a user clicks to select the second option.

11. A reference material display method applied to a multi-screen electronic device, comprising the following steps:

opening an e-book file;

retrieving basic information about the e-book file;

displaying contents of the e-book file on a first screen of the multi-screen electronic device;

transmitting the basic information to a predetermined website; and

displaying contents sent back from the predetermined website on a second screen of the multi-screen electronic device.

12. The reference material display method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the predetermined website is a book review website.

13. The reference material display method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the contents sent back from the book review website comprise reviews on the e-book file.

14. The reference material display method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising a step of transmitting a user'"'"'s review on the e-book file to the book review website.

15. The reference material display method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the basic information comprises a name, an International Standard Book Number (ISBN), an Amazon Standard Item number (ASIN), an author, or a publisher of the e-book file.

16. A multi-screen electronic device, comprising:

a first screen disposed on the multi-screen electronic device;

a second screen disposed on the multi-screen electronic device and displaying contents corresponding to a predetermined mark shown on the first screen;

a storage unit disposed in the multi-screen electronic device and storing an e-book file; and

a central processing unit (CPU) electrically connected to the first screen, the second screen, and the storage unit;

wherein the CPU opens the e-book file stored in the storage unit, retrieves basic information of the e-book file, and displays contents of the e-book file on the first screen; and

the CPU also transmits the basic information to a predetermined website and displays contents sent back from the predetermined website on the second screen.

17. The multi-screen electronic device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the predetermined website is a book review website.

18. The multi-screen electronic device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the contents sent back from the book review website comprise reviews on the e-book file.

19. The multi-screen electronic device as claimed in claim 18, wherein the CPU transmits a user'"'"'s review on the e-book file to the book review website.

20. The multi-screen electronic device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the basic information comprises a name, an International Standard Book Number (ISBN), an Amazon Standard Item number (ASIN), an author, or a publisher of the e-book file.