Electronic Reading Device
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- memory storing a plurality of word databases, wherein each word database contains;
a list of words associated with one of a reading level, age group or reading syllabus; and
a visual representation and an audible representation of components of each word; and
wherein the list of words in a word database associated with a higher reading level, older age group or reading syllabus contains words of a different complexity than the list of words in a word database associated with a lower reading level, younger age group or reading syllabus;
a first retriever operable to retrieve from the memory a selected one of said plurality of word databases;
a receiver operable to receive a user input character sequence;
a match determiner operable to determine a subset of candidate words from the selected word database based on the received user input character sequence;
a second retriever operable to retrieve the visual representation and audible representation of components of said candidate words from the selected word database;
a display operable to output the retrieved visual representation of components a selected candidate word; and
an audio output device operable to output the retrieved audible representation of components the selected candidate word.
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Abstract
An electronic device is provided which can be used, for example, by a user who is learning to read, to input a word in question and be provided with visual and audio output of the phonetic components of the query word, thereby assisting the learning of pronunciation of the word. The electronic device includes a plurality of word databases corresponding to different predefined classification, such as reading level, age group or reading syllabus.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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memory storing a plurality of word databases, wherein each word database contains;
a list of words associated with one of a reading level, age group or reading syllabus; and
a visual representation and an audible representation of components of each word; and
wherein the list of words in a word database associated with a higher reading level, older age group or reading syllabus contains words of a different complexity than the list of words in a word database associated with a lower reading level, younger age group or reading syllabus;a first retriever operable to retrieve from the memory a selected one of said plurality of word databases; a receiver operable to receive a user input character sequence; a match determiner operable to determine a subset of candidate words from the selected word database based on the received user input character sequence; a second retriever operable to retrieve the visual representation and audible representation of components of said candidate words from the selected word database; a display operable to output the retrieved visual representation of components a selected candidate word; and an audio output device operable to output the retrieved audible representation of components the selected candidate word. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of assisted learning using an electronic device including a memory storing a plurality of word databases, wherein each word database contains a list of words associated with one of a reading level, age group or reading syllabus;
- and a visual representation and an audible representation of components of each word, and wherein the list of words in a word database associated with a higher reading level, older age group or reading syllabus contains words of a different complexity than the list of words in a word database associated with a lower reading level, younger age group or reading syllabus, the method comprising;
retrieving from the memory a selected one of said plurality of word databases; receiving a user input character sequence; determining a subset of candidate words from the selected word database based on the received user input character sequence; retrieving the visual representation and audible representation of components of said candidate words from the selected word database; and outputting the retrieved visual representation and audible representation of components of the selected candidate word. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- and a visual representation and an audible representation of components of each word, and wherein the list of words in a word database associated with a higher reading level, older age group or reading syllabus contains words of a different complexity than the list of words in a word database associated with a lower reading level, younger age group or reading syllabus, the method comprising;
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed perform the method of assisted learning using an electronic device including a memory storing a plurality of word databases, wherein each word database contains a list of words associated with one of a reading level, age group or reading syllabus;
- and a visual representation and an audible representation of components of each word, and wherein the list of words in a word database associated with a higher reading level, older age group or reading syllabus contains words of a different complexity than the list of words in a word database associated with a lower reading level, younger age group or reading syllabus, comprising;
retrieving from the memory a selected one of said plurality of word databases; receiving a user input character sequence; determining a subset of candidate words from the selected word database based on the received user input character sequence; retrieving the visual representation and audible representation of components of said candidate words from the selected word database; and outputting the retrieved visual representation and audible representation of components of the selected candidate word.
- and a visual representation and an audible representation of components of each word, and wherein the list of words in a word database associated with a higher reading level, older age group or reading syllabus contains words of a different complexity than the list of words in a word database associated with a lower reading level, younger age group or reading syllabus, comprising;
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