ELECTRONIC BOOK READING APPARATUS AND UPDATING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20100060566A1
• Filed: 12/31/2008
• Published: 03/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: DONG, ZONG-HUI, PAN, CHUN-WEI, HSIEH, KUAN-HONG, WANG, HAN-CHE, LI, XIAO-GUANG, DUAN, BIN-GANG
• Application Number:
  US12/346,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20100060566A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/107
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/022 in absence of operation, e.g. no data being entered during a predetermined time
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/34 by control of light from an independent source

Abstract

A method of updating content applied on an E-book, which includes: an electronic paper display, a first power supply, a RTC, a second power supply, a power manager, and a central processor. The method includes: keep time; generating a control signal for turning on the first power supply when it is time to update; turning on the first power supply in response to the control signal; updating content displayed on the electronic paper display; and cutting off the first power supply after updating is completed.

Claims

1. An electronic book reading apparatus (E-book), comprising:

an electronic paper display;

a first power supply for supplying electrical power to the display;

a real-time clock (RTC) configured for keeping time and generating a control signal for turning on the first power supply at predetermined intervals during sleep mode;

an second power supply, connected with the RTC, for supplying power to the RTC when the first power supply is cut off;

a power manager, for managing the second power supply;

a central processor, connected with the RTC and the power manager, configured for controlling the power manager to turn on the first power supply in response to the control signal from the RTC, and updating content displayed on the electronic paper display;

the central processor being further configured for controlling the power manager to cut off the first power supply after updating is completed.

2. The E-book as described in claim 1, wherein the predetermined interval is a default parameter of the RTC, and is able to be defined by a user manually when the E-book is turned on.

3. The E-book as described in claim 1, wherein the central processor runs those system functions needed to accomplish the updating of the content on the electronic paper display.

4. The E-book as described in claim 1, further comprising a memory, wherein the memory stores a predetermined content display setting, wherein the predetermined content display setting includes at least one of information of news, weather, road traffic, or stock quotes.

5. The E-book as described in claim 4, wherein when the RTC determines that it is time to update, the central processor controls the power manager to turn on the first power supply and displays the predetermined content display setting on the electronic paper display.

6. The E-book as described in claim 5, wherein the central processor retrieves the predetermined content display setting from the memory and displays it on the electronic paper display.

7. A method of updating displayed content on an electronic book reading apparatus (E-book), wherein the E-book comprises:

an electronic paper display;

a first power supply; and

a real-time clock (RTC);

the method comprising;

generating a control signal by the RTC for turning on the first power supply when it is time to update;

turning on the first power supply in response to the control signal;

updating content displayed on the electronic paper display; and

turning off the first power supply after updating is completed.

8. The method as described in claim 7, further comprising:

running only those system functions required to accomplish updating content displayed on the electronic paper display.

9. The method as described in claim 7, further comprising:

retrieving a predetermined content display setting, wherein the predetermined content display setting includes at least one of information of news, weather, road traffic, or stock quotes.