E-BOOK READ APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF

• US 20110231752A1
• Filed: 02/11/2011
• Published: 09/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: I O Interconnect Limited
• Original Assignee: I O Interconnect Limited
• Inventors: Kung, Gary, Zeung, Ping-Shun
• Application Number:
  US13/025,705
• Publication Number:
  US 20110231752A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/243
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1462 with means for detecting differences between the image stored in the host and the images displayed on the remote displays
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/14 Electronic books and readers
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2092 Details of a display terminals using a flat panel, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/003; specific for a CRT G09G1/165

Abstract

An e-book read apparatus has a screen, a storage unit, a processing module and a layout tool. The storage saves at least one e-book having a plurality of chapters and sections, and pages. The processing is coupled to the storage unit for showing the e-book on the screen for responsing a read request. In addition, the layout is installed in the processing module or the storage unit for re-typeset the e-book for responsing a re-layout request.

Claims

1. An e-book read apparatus, comprising:

a storage unit, saving at least one e-book having a plurality of chapters and sections, and pages;

a processing module, coupled to the storage unit for obtaining the e-book for responsing a read request;

a screen, coupled to the processing module for displaying the e-book; and

a layout tool, installed to one of the storage unit and the processing module for re-typesetting the e-book for responsing a re-layout request.

2. The e-book read apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a operation module has at least one operation unit.

3. The e-book read apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the storage unit is a hard disk.

4. An operation method for an e-book, which has a plurality of chapters and sections, and the operation method comprises:

displaying the e-book for responsing a read request; and

laying the chapters and sections with a key word in front of the chapters and sections without the keyword for responsing a re-layout request, so as to re-typeset the e-book.

5. The operation method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the steps of re-layout the e-book comprises:

requesting a user to input the keyword;

searching the e-book to find the chapters and sections with the keyword; and

arranging the sequences of the chapters and sections with the keyword, and the sequences of the chapters and sections without the keyword according to the sequence of each of the chapters and sections.

6. An operation method for an e-book, which has a plurality of pages, and the operation method comprises:

displaying the e-book for reponsing a read request;

allowing a user to mark a selection block in the content of one of the pages for responsing a selection request; and

showing both of the selection block and the page read currently for reponsing a comparison request.

7. The operation method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the selection block is a diagram.

8. The operation method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the step of showing both of the selection block and the page read currently comprises making the selection block to float on the page read currently.

9. The operation method as claimed in claim 8, the floated selection block moved to any position of the page read currently according to a move operation.

10. The operation method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the step of showing both of the selection block and the page read currently comprises showing the selection block and the page read currently side by side in a display screen.

11. An operation method for an e-book, which has a plurality of chapters and sections, and pages, and the operation method comprises:

displaying the e-book for reponsing a read request;

laying the chapters and sections in front of the chapters and sections without the keyword for reponsing a re-layout request, so as to re-typeset the e-book;

allowing a user to mark a selection block in the content of one of the pages for responsing a selection request; and

showing both of the selection block and the page read currently for reponsing a comparison request.