Electronic book device and method for operating the same

• US 8,305,354 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2010
• Issued: 11/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Inventors: Tu, Wen-Ching, Lin, Shun-Hsing
• Primary Examiner(s): Awad, Amr
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bukowski, Kenneth
• Application Number:
  US12/725,835
• Publication Number:
  US 20100238130A1
• Time in Patent Office: 965 Days
• Field of Search: 345 11- 13, 345156-178
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0216 Constructional details or arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers

Abstract

An electronic book device and a method for operating the electronic book device are disclosed, wherein the electronic book device includes a memory module, an electronic paper, a touch display and a first touch control module. The touch display is separate from the electronic paper and has a touch panel. The memory module can store an electronic book. The electronic paper can display a first frame according to the electronic book. The first touch control module can control the first frame when the touch panel is touched.

Claims

1. An electronic book device comprising:

a memory module for storing an electronic book;

an electronic paper for displaying a first frame according to the electronic book;

a touch display separate from the electronic paper and comprising a touch panel and a color display disposed under the touch panel for displaying a second frame according to the electronic book; and

a first touch control module for controlling the first frame when the touch panel is touched;

a first switch for disabling the first touch control module;

a second touch control module used to control the second frame when the first touch control module is disabled and the touch panel is touched, wherein the first switch is further used for enabling the second touch control module; and

a synchronizing module for directing the color display to display the second frame corresponding with the first frame, wherein the second touch control module is further used for enlarging at least a picture in the second frame if the picture is selected through the touch panel.

2. The electronic book device of claim 1, wherein the first switch is further used for disabling the second touch control module and for enabling the first touch control module, in order to control the first frame by the first touch control module when the touch panel is touched and the second touch control module is disabled.

3. The electronic book device of claim 1, further comprising:

a second switch used for activating the color display to display the picture in the first frame if the picture is selected through the touch panel.

4. The electronic book device of claim 1, further comprising:

an image processing module for searching for the picture in the electronic book and for directing the color display to display the picture.

5. A method for operating an electronic book device comprising an electronic paper, a color display, and a touch panel separate from the electronic paper, the method comprising:

storing an electronic book;

displaying a first frame on the electronic paper according to the electronic book;

controlling the first frame when the touch panel is touched;

displaying a second frame on the color display according to the electronic book, the color display disposed under the touch panel;

stopping controlling the first frame by a switch; and

controlling the second frame when the touch panel is touched, including enlarging at least a picture in the second frame if the picture is selected through the touch panel.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

stopping controlling the second frame.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of displaying the second frame comprises:

displaying the second frame corresponding with the first frame.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the method further comprises:

activating the color display to display the picture in the first frame if the picture is selected through the touch panel.

9. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

searching for the picture in the electronic book; and

directing a color display to display the picture.