Data browsing apparatus and method therefor including automatic page-turning

• US 5,801,713 A
• Filed: 05/23/1996
• Issued: 09/01/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: NEC Personal Computers, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Endo, Kaoru, Sugiyama, Mikio
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Matthew M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHAUHAN, ULKA J
• Application Number:
  US08/653,724
• Time in Patent Office: 831 Days
• Field of Search: 345/302, 345/501, 345/473-475, 345/115, 345/116, 345/349, 345/350, 345/901, 345/949-957, 345/960, 345/976, 345/977, 707/104, 707/500, 707/501, 707/517
• US Class Current: 345/473
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/54 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 345/901 Electronic book with display
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 345/952 Simulation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/977 Dynamic icon, e.g. animated or live action

Abstract

A data browsing apparatus displays data automatically in an automatic page-turning mode. The data browsing apparatus has dynamic picture display parameters comprising a frame display time (w), a frame display pitch (m), and a display priority (r). The dynamic picture display parameters may be calculated based on automatic page-turning options designated by users. Dynamic pictures are displayed with accuracy at the automatic page-turning interval.

Claims

1. A data browsing apparatus comprising:

a medium for storing data divided into pages including frames of a dynamic picture;

a medium reader for reading the data from said medium;

a display for displaying the data read by said medium reader;

a parameter memory for storing a parameter of displaying the dynamic picture; and

an automatic page-turning unit for turning the pages of the data read by said medium reader according to the parameter stored in said parameter memory and selectively adjustable by a user.

2. The data browsing apparatus according to claim 1, said parameter comprising a time for displaying each one of the frames.

3. The data browsing apparatus according to claim 1, said parameter comprising a pitch of the frame for skipping frames.

4. The data browsing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a timer for counting an interval of displaying each one of the pages of the data.

5. The data browsing apparatus according to claim 4, said parameter comprising a priority of the interval counted by said timer.

6. The data browsing apparatus according to claim 1, said automatic page-turning unit including:

a parameter determinator for determining the parameter to be stored in said parameter memory according to a designated option.

7. The data browsing apparatus according to claim 6, said designated option comprising a first display option for displaying the dynamic picture so as to complete all frames in the page-turning interval.

8. The data browsing apparatus according to claim 6, said designated option comprising a second option for displaying the dynamic picture with at least one frame of the dynamic picture being skipped.

9. The data browsing apparatus according to claim 6, said designated option comprising a third option for displaying a page without displaying said dynamic picture.

10. A data browsing apparatus, comprising:

a data storage for storing data divided into pages including frames of a dynamic picture;

a display for displaying the data stored in said data storage; and

an automatic page-turning unit for turning the pages of the data stored in said data storage according to a designated scheme selectively adjustable by a user, wherein said automatic page-turning unit includes means for designating said scheme, said designated scheme including a display scheme for displaying the frames of the dynamic picture,

said designating means including

means for selectively adjusting a pitch of the frames for skipping frames.

11. A data browsing apparatus, comprising:

a data storage for storing data divided into pages including frames of a dynamic picture;

a display for displaying the data stored in said data storage; and

an automatic page-turning unit for turning the pages of the data stored in said data storage according to a designated scheme selectively adjustable by a user,

wherein said automatic page-turning unit includes means for designating said scheme, said designated scheme including a display scheme for displaying the frames of the dynamic picture, said designating means including means for selectively interrupting the dynamic picture.

12. A method of turning pages of data including frames of a dynamic picture, said method comprising steps of:

setting a parameter of displaying the dynamic picture;

starting a timer for counting a display interval of displaying each one of the pages of the data; and

displaying one page of the data, until the timer completes counting said display interval to a predetermined interval,

said step of setting a parameter comprising setting a pitch of the frame for skipping frames.

13. A method of turning pages of data including frames of a dynamic picture, said method comprising steps of:

setting a parameter of displaying the dynamic picture;

starting a timer for counting a display interval of displaying each one of the pages of the data; and

displaying one page of the data, until the timer completes counting said display interval to a predetermined interval,

said step of setting a parameter comprising setting a priority of the display interval counted by the timer.

14. The method of turning pages of the data according to claim 13, said displaying step including a step of:

interrupting a display of said one page after the timer completes counting said predetermined interval if the priority of the display interval is higher than said interval of displaying said one page.