METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMINDING READER OF FATIGUE IN READING WHILE USING ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20140333435A1
• Filed: 07/19/2013
• Published: 11/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: National Cheng KUNG University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Original Assignee: National Cheng KUNG University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Inventors: HUANG, YUEH-MIN, LIU, CHIA-JU, LIU, TZU-CHIEN, YU, FU-YUN, LAI, CHIA-HUNG, SU, YEN-NING, HSU, CHIA-CHENG, CHIEN, YU-CHENG, LIANG, TSUNG-HO, JENG, YU-LIN
• Granted Patent: US 9,269,257 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/06 indicating a condition of sleep, e.g. anti-dozing alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms

Abstract

The method and system for reminding readers of fatigue in reading while using electronic devices are revealed. First use a reading speed calculation module to detect user'"'"'s reading speed within a period of time when the user is using an electronic with a display to read. The reading speed is related to pages being turned or the amount of words being read. Then a fatigue-in-reading reminder module is activated by the reading speed calculation module when the user'"'"'s reading speed falls within a specific range so as to remind the user by pop-up windows, sounds, flash light or vibration at the proper time and provide the user certain corresponding measures he/she should take. Thereby there is no need to use additional equipment for preventing users from becoming more fatigue and healthy vision is accomplished at lower cost with higher efficiency.

Claims

1. A method for reminding readers of fatigue in reading while using an electronic device with a display comprising the steps of:

step one;

detecting a reader'"'"'s reading speed within a period of time by a reading speed calculation module while the reader using the electronic device for reading;

the reading speed is related to pages being turned or the amount of words being read;

step two;

triggering a fatigue-in-reading reminder module by the reading speed calculation module when the reader'"'"'s reading speed falls within a range of specific values so as to remind the reader of fatigue in reading by pop-up windows, sounds, flash light or vibration at the proper time and provide the reader suggestions regarding measures the reader should take.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the range of specific values of the reading speed is less than 50 words being read per minute or more than 1000 words being read per minute.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the range of specific values of the reading speed is less than 1 to 2 pages being turned per minute.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the reading speed is 1000 to 9000 words being read per minute.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method is applied to devices for electronic books.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein an executable computer readable medium includes at least one computer executable module and the computer executable module having at least one computer executable instruction;

the method is run when a computer executes the computer executable instruction.

7. A system for reminding readers of fatigue in reading while using an electronic device with a display comprising:

a reading speed calculation module that calculate the reader'"'"'s reading speed according to pages being turned or the amount of words being read by the reader within a period of time;

a fatigue-in-reading reminder module that receives signals from the reading speed calculation module, reminds the reader of fatigue in reading by pop-up windows, sounds, flash light or vibration once the reader'"'"'s reading speed falls in a specific range and further provides the user suggestions regarding measures he/she should take for the reader'"'"'s reference.

8. The system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the range of specific values of the reading speed is less than 50 words being read per minute or more than 1000 words being read per minute.

9. The system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the range of specific values of the reading speed is less than 1 to 2 pages being turned per minute.

10. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the reading speed is 1000 to 9000 words being read per minute.

11. The system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the system is applied to devices for electronic books.

12. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein an executable computer readable medium includes at least one computer executable module and the computer executable module having at least one computer executable instruction;

the system is run when a computer executes the computer executable instruction.