ELECTRONIC BOOK READER

• US 20110221679A1
• Filed: 09/19/2010
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: PAN, CHUN-WEI, HSIEH, KUAN-HONG, WANG, HAN-CHE
• Application Number:
  US12/885,568
• Publication Number:
  US 20110221679A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/003 Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092

Abstract

An electronic book reader includes an E-paper display, a display controller, a SDRAM, and a group of control buttons. The display controller is connected to the E-paper display. The SDRAM is connected to the display controller, and stores a group of display data. The control buttons are electrically connected to the display controller for responding to user input and generating an updating signal to the display controller to open a destination page. The display controller is configured for accessing the SDRAM to obtain the display data of the destination page upon receiving the updating signal, and driving the E-paper display to display the destination page.

Claims

1. An electronic book reader comprising:

an E-paper display;

a display controller connected to the E-paper display;

a SDRAM connected to the display controller, and storing display data of a group of sequential pages; and

a plurality of control buttons electrically connected to the display controller for responding to user input and generating an updating signal to the display controller to open a destination page;

wherein the display controller is configured for accessing the SDRAM to obtain the display data of the destination page upon receiving the updating signal, and driving the E-paper display to display the destination page.

2. The electronic book reader as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a CPU connected to the display controller, and a storage unit connected to the CPU which stores display data of many groups of pages, the display controller is further configured for signaling the CPU to copy display data of a group of pages containing the destination page from the storage unit into the SDRAM via the display controller when the display data of the destination page is not in the SDRAM.

3. The electronic book reader as claimed in claim 1, wherein the E-paper display is for presenting graphic content.

4. The electronic book reader as claimed in claim 1, wherein the E-paper display is for presenting textual content.

5. The electronic book reader as claimed in claim 2, wherein after completing the task the CPU returns to sleep state if no other task needs to be dealt with.

6. The electronic book reader as claimed in claim 2, wherein the display controller is further configured for outputting a staring signal to the CPU to wake up the CPU first if the CPU is asleep.

7. An electronic book reader comprising:

an E-paper display;

a display controller connected to the E-paper display;

a SDRAM connected to the display controller and configured for storing display data of a group of pages;

at least one control button electrically connected to the display controller for responding to user input and generating an updating signal to the display controller to open a destination page;

a CPU connected to the display controller; and

a storage unit connected to the CPU, and storing a plurality of groups of display data;

wherein the display controller is configured for accessing the SDRAM to obtain the display data of the destination page upon receiving the updating signal, and driving the E-paper display to display the destination page;

the display controller is configured for signaling the CPU to copy display data of a group of pages containing the destination page from the storage unit into the SDRAM via the display controller when the display data of the destination page is not in the SDRAM.

8. The electronic book reader as claimed in claim 7, wherein the E-paper display is for presenting graphic content.

9. The electronic book reader as claimed in claim 7, wherein the E-paper display is for presenting textual content.

10. The electronic book reader as claimed in claim 7, wherein after completing the task the CPU returns to sleep state again if no other task needs to be dealt with.

11. The electronic book reader as claimed in claim 7, wherein the display controller is further configured for outputting a staring signal to the CPU to wake up the CPU first if the CPU is asleep.