METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC READER OPERATION

• US 20120068918A1
• Filed: 09/22/2010
• Published: 03/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Wong, Ling Jun, Xiong, True
• Application Number:
  US12/887,649
• Publication Number:
  US 20120068918A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/14 Electronic books and readers
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/22 characterised by the display of characters or indicia using display control signals derived from coded signals representing the characters or indicia, e.g. with a character-code memory

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are provided for operation of an electronic reader. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a user command to initiate playback of the digital text, detecting a playback setting for the digital text based on the user command, displaying a first portion of the digital text by the electronic reader, and updating the display of the digital text by the electronic reader, wherein a second portion of the digital text is automatically displayed based on the playback setting for the digital text.

Claims

1. A method for operation of an electronic reader configured to graphically display a digital text, the method comprising the acts of:

detecting, by the electronic reader, a user command to initiate playback of the digital text;

detecting a playback setting for the digital text based on the user command;

displaying a first portion of the digital text by the electronic reader; and

updating the display of the digital text by the electronic reader, wherein a second portion of the digital text is automatically displayed based on the playback setting for the digital text.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user command relates to a play command of the digital text from one of the beginning of the digital text and a previously displayed section of the digital text.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the playback setting relates to a user defined speed for automatic playback of the digital text.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the digital text relates to a first portion of the digital text that may be displayed by a display window of the electronic reader.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second portion of the digital text relates to a portion of digital text following including a subsection of digital text associated with the first portion, and subsequent text of the digital text.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein updating the display of digital text by the electronic reader relates to replacing digital text of the first portion with a second portion automatically based on the detected playback speed.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein updating the display of digital text by the electronic reader relates to one or more or scrolling and shifting displayed text of the digital text.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting a user adjustment to the playback speed, wherein updating the display is based on the adjusted playback speed.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting a playback speed based on an audio file, wherein the playback setting of the digital text is based on the tempo of the audio file.

10. An electronic reader configured to graphically display a digital text, comprising:

a display;

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the display, and memory, the processor configured to;

detect a user command to initiate playback of the digital text;

detect a playback setting for the digital text based on the user command;

display a first portion of the digital text; and

update the display of the digital text, wherein a second portion of the digital text is automatically displayed based on the playback setting for the digital text.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the user command relates to a play command of the digital text from one of the beginning of the digital text and a previously displayed section of the digital text.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein the playback setting relates to a user defined speed for automatic playback of the digital text.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein the first portion of the digital text relates to a first portion of the digital text that may be displayed by a display window of the electronic reader.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein the second portion of the digital text relates to a portion of digital text following including a subsection of digital text associated with the first portion, and subsequent text of the digital text.

15. The device of claim 10, wherein updating the display of digital text by the electronic reader relates to replacing digital text of the first portion with a second portion automatically based on the detected playback speed.

16. The device of claim 10, wherein updating the display of digital text by the electronic reader relates to one or more or scrolling and shifting displayed text of the digital text.

17. The device of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to detect a user adjustment to the playback speed, wherein updating the display is based on the adjusted playback speed.

18. The device of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to detect a playback speed based on an audio file, wherein the playback setting of the digital text is based on the tempo of the audio file.

19. A computer program product stored on computer readable medium including computer executable code for operating of an electronic reader to graphically display a digital text, the computer program product comprising:

computer readable code to detect a user command to initiate playback of the digital text;

computer readable code to detect a playback setting for the digital text based on the user command;

computer readable code to display a first portion of the digital text; and

computer readable code to update the display of the digital text, wherein a second portion of the digital text is automatically displayed based on the playback setting for the digital text.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the user command relates to a play command of the digital text from one of the beginning of the digital text and a previously displayed section of the digital text.

21. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the playback setting relates to a user defined speed for automatic playback of the digital text.

22. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the first portion of the digital text relates to a first portion of the digital text that may be displayed by a display window of the electronic reader.

23. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the second portion of the digital text relates to a portion of digital text following including a subsection of digital text associated with the first portion, and subsequent text of the digital text.

24. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein updating the display of digital text by the electronic reader relates to replacing digital text of the first portion with a second portion automatically based on the detected playback speed.

25. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein updating the display of digital text by the electronic reader relates to one or more or scrolling and shifting displayed text of the digital text.

26. The computer program product of claim 19, further comprising computer readable code to detect a user adjustment to the playback speed, wherein updating the display is based on the adjusted playback speed.

27. The computer program product of claim 19, further comprising computer readable code to detect a playback speed based on an audio file, wherein the playback setting of the digital text is based on the tempo of the audio file.