CN102110118A - Electronic book query method and electronic book reading device - Google Patents

Electronic book query method and electronic book reading device Download PDF

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CN102110118A
CN102110118A CN2009102588515A CN200910258851A CN102110118A CN 102110118 A CN102110118 A CN 102110118A CN 2009102588515 A CN2009102588515 A CN 2009102588515A CN 200910258851 A CN200910258851 A CN 200910258851A CN 102110118 A CN102110118 A CN 102110118A
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The invention discloses an electronic book query method and an electronic book reading device. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring the identification tag of a real book by use of an image acquiring module of the electronic book reading device; extracting the ISBN code from the identification tag; on-line querying the book information, such as the book name or the author name, corresponding to the ISBN code; on-line querying the electronic book information corresponding to the book information; and displaying the electronic book information on the screen of the electronic book reading device. When the electronic book information includes downloading information, a user can directly one-line download the electronic book document from the electronic book reading device.

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E-book querying method and E-book reading device
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of e-book querying method and E-book reading device, particularly relevant for a kind of technology of the e-book version that allows the direct query entity book of user.
Background technology
Along with environmental consciousness is day by day popularized, with no paper reading has been the emphasis of many research institutions research and development.E-book (e-book), refer to the scheme that substitutes traditional Hard copy books with electronics and digital form, allow traditional papery read electronization, just with the book contents after portable electronic book reading device (e-reader) the reading digitizing of similar books, its content is the document of digitized text formatting or other form.In order to take into account power saving and continuity Hard copy reading experience, the screen of portable electronic book reading device configuration mostly is cholesterol liquid crystal screen, Electronic Paper (e-paper) screen or electric ink (e-ink) screen greatly.With the electronic paper screen is example, and they are different with our common general fibrous paper, is a kind of " conduction " " macromolecule " material that comprises many " small spheroid " (capsules), and its appearance and feature and general paper are the same, have pliability and can repeat video data again.
Among electronic paper technology, the size of small spheroid is represented display picture element (Pixel) size, wherein the characteristic of small spheroid is can be subjected to the driving of external voltage and change its state, and Electronic Paper just can be kept its state and not need continuous voltage to drive behind the change state, therefore has savings advantage; In addition, so the not luminous user of Electronic Paper itself relies on the displaying contents that external light source can be seen Electronic Paper clearly, this feature is similar to conventional paper; Another characteristic of Electronic Paper conduction is for being subjected to the change of extraneous driving voltage, so electronic paper screen can constantly change its displaying contents; It is the characteristic of emphasizing its having mercy on property (flexible) that last Electronic Paper is used macromolecular material, therefore can be as the same deflection of paper.
In sum, on display technique or user's demand demonstrates all that to read electronization be in the future trend.Yet current user has faced major issue when looking for digitized e-book archives.Tradition Hard copy books all have the recognition data of global general-use, and promptly International Standard Book Number (InternationalStandard Book Number) is called for short ISBN.Therefore the user can utilize this ISBN to inquire corresponding traditional Hard copy books, yet e-book does not still have the unified recognition data in the whole world at present, is each own coding of e-book publisher mostly, and this measure causes e-book inquiry difficulty.
Moreover, owing to be not that each this Hard copy books all can have the e-book version, when the user sees the Hard copy books in the shop, also can't learn whether these Hard copy books have the e-book version, more can't determine whether to buy these Hard copy books at that time.If can allow the user can inquire just when seeing the Hard copy books whether the e-book version is arranged, can allow the user increase the chance of buying e-book, and then reduce the consumption of paper.
Summary of the invention
Because above-mentioned prior art problems, the object of the invention just provides a kind of e-book querying method and E-book reading device, can allow the user inquire about e-book information more efficiently.
According to purpose of the present invention, a kind of e-book querying method is proposed, be used to use the e-book information of E-book reading device inquiry correspondent entity books, E-book reading device has image capture module, networking module, screen and data processing module.This e-book querying method comprises the following step: use the image capture module to obtain the identification label of physical book, re-use the data processing module and analyze International Standard Book Number (International Standard Book Number, ISBN) sign indicating number from identification label.Then, the book information of using networking module line to inquire about corresponding ISBN sign indicating number re-uses the e-book information that networking module line is inquired about the corresponding book information that is inquired, and then, e-book information is shown in screen.
Wherein, screen is cholesterol liquid crystal screen, electronic paper screen or electric ink screen.
Wherein, book information is inquired about gained from the ISBN database, and this book information preferably comprises at least a in author's title, title, publisher's title, publication date, books type and the translator's title.
Wherein, when e-book information comprised download message, this e-book querying method also comprised according to download message the e-book archives of correspondent entity books is downloaded to E-book reading device.
This e-book querying method also comprises the demonstration specification information according to E-book reading device, filtering electronic letter breath.
Wherein, show that specification information comprises the color display message or the screen reaction time information of this screen.
According to purpose of the present invention, reintroduce a kind of E-book reading device, it comprises image capture module, networking module, screen and data processing module.The image capture module is obtained the identification label of physical book, the data processing module analyzes the ISBN sign indicating number from identification label, control the book information that networking module line is inquired about corresponding ISBN sign indicating number again, the e-book information of the corresponding book information that is inquired of line inquiry is shown in screen with e-book information more again.
Wherein, this screen is cholesterol liquid crystal screen, electronic paper screen or electric ink screen.
Wherein, networking module line ISBN database to be inquiring book information, and this book information preferably comprises at least a in author's title, title, publisher's title, publication date, books type and the translator's title.
Wherein, this E-book reading device also comprises user interface, and when e-book information comprised download message, the user-operable user interface was downloaded E-book reading device so far according to download message with the e-book archives of correspondent entity books.
Wherein, the data processing module is according to showing specification information, filtering electronic letter breath.
Wherein, show that specification information comprises the color display message or the screen reaction time information of this screen.
According to purpose of the present invention, propose to retrieve the method for corresponding e-book again by the entity book, comprise the following step: the image capture module of use E-book reading device is obtained the identification label of physical book, analyze the ISBN sign indicating number according to identification label again, according to this ISBN sign indicating number, author's title, title or publisher's title of the networking module line query entity books by E-book reading device, the relevant information with e-book is shown in screen at last.
In sum, according to e-book querying method of the present invention and E-book reading device, can have following advantage:
This e-book querying method and E-book reading device can directly be obtained the relevant information of correspondent entity books by the image capture module, thereby can allow the user inquire about e-book information more efficiently.
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Fig. 1 is the block diagram of E-book reading device of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the enforcement block diagram of E-book reading device of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of e-book querying method of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the implementing procedure figure of e-book querying method of the present invention.
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With reference to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the block diagram of E-book reading device of the present invention.Among Fig. 1, E-book reading device comprises image capture module 11, networking module 12, screen 13, data processing module 14 and stores module 17.Screen 13 is preferably suitable demonstration e-book content such as cholesterol liquid crystal screen, electronic paper screen or electric ink screen read and took into account the power saving effect for the user screen.Image capture module 11 is obtained the identification label 101 of physical book 10.Wherein, image capture module 11 is preferably barcode reader (bar code reader), complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) or Charged Coupled Device image sensors such as (CCD), and above-mentioned so-called identification label 101 is corresponding light signal or image that printing ISBN sign indicating number zone is gone up on physical book 10 surfaces.Then, data processing module 14 analyzes International Standard Book Number (International Standard Book Number, ISBN) sign indicating number 102 from identification label 101.
Afterwards, data processing module 14 control networking modules 12 line ISBN databases 161, with the book information 151 that inquires corresponding ISBN sign indicating number 102, for example author's title, title, publisher's title, publication date, books type or translator's title; In addition, as needs also again other site for service 162 of line to inquire peddling place, the price amount of money, book review or reading extra book information 152 such as gains in depth of comprehension of this physical book 10.Wherein, networking module 12 is preferably cable network module or wireless network module, for example WLAN module, WIFI module, WiMax module, or wireless telecommunications module, for example GPRS module or 3G module.
Afterwards, data processing module 14 is controlled the e-book information 153 of the corresponding book information 151 that is inquired of at least one electronic book data storehouse 163 inquiry of networking module 12 lines again, for example the price amount of money of the electronics books of corresponding this physical book 10, archives size, suitable reader kind, whether include content of multimedia, publisher that publishes this e-book or the like arranged.Then, data processing module 14 is shown in screen 13 with this e-book information 153 again.Data processing module 14 is preferably microprocessor or controller, and its above-mentioned function can be implemented or implement with the software mode of programmable chip execution specific program by hardware mode.In addition, owing to still there is not the unified e-book specification in the whole world at present, so there are compatible problem in each tame e-book merchant's e-book archives and E-book reader, so data processing module 14 optionally also can filter the e-book information 153 that is received according to the demonstration specification information of E-book reading device.The File Format information that color display message, screen reaction time information or the data processing module 14 that so-called demonstration specification information can comprise screen can be handled, thus determine that the e-book archives that the user downloads according to this e-book information can be in this E-book reading device execution.
So, when the user sees the Hard copy books in the shop, can learn conveniently just at that time whether these Hard copy books have e-book version and other relevant information; And the user need not key in literal and just can carry out efficient inquiry; In addition, each e-book is published the commercial city and is to use the database of oneself at present, so which e-book publisher the user might not know to have, and inquiry is less than e-book.So E-book reading device of the present invention can address the above problem effectively.
With reference to Fig. 2, the enforcement block diagram of Fig. 2 E-book reading device of the present invention.Among the figure, E-book reading device comprises CMOS module 21, WIFI module 22, electronic paper screen 23, microcontroller 24, flash memory 27 and user interface 29.CMOS module 21 is used to capture the written area image 201 of going up the ISBN sign indicating number of printing of physical book 10, and microcontroller 24 reads image identification program 271 and carries out it from flash memory 27, thereby identifies the ISBN sign indicating number 102 of physical book 10 from image 201.Because the Hard copy books in the whole world all have unique ISBN sign indicating number 102, utilize ISBN sign indicating number 102 can find the related data of physical book 10, so microcontroller 24 is by WIFI module 22 and ISBN database 161 lines, find the book information 151 of physical book 10, for example title, author's title and publisher's title according to ISBN sign indicating number 102.
At present as yet not with all e-book of above-mentioned ISBN ink recorder system standard, different e-book publishers has it from the books administrative mechanism of ordering, so microcontroller 24 by WIFI module 22 respectively with the first electronic book data storehouse 262 and the second electronic book data storehouse, 263 lines, to inquire about in two electronic book data storehouses according to book information 151 respectively, to obtain whether corresponding e-book and download message 253,254 are arranged.After microcontroller 24 receives first download message 253 and second download message 254, according to the demonstration specification information first download message 253 and second download message 254 are filtered by data filtering units 241.It is shown on the electronic paper screen 23, and the user can select one by user interface 29, and microcontroller 24 is just downloaded e-book archives 28 by the selected electronic book data of WIFI module 22 lines storehouse.After the download, microcontroller 24 can be carried out read routine 272 unlocking electronic book-end cases 28, reads for the user to show to be dissolved in it on e-book screen 23.
With reference to Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of e-book querying method of the present invention.Among the figure, the method is used to use the e-book information of E-book reading device inquiry correspondent entity books, E-book reading device has image capture module, networking module, screen and data processing module, the method comprises the following step: use the image capture module to obtain the identification label of physical book in step 31, use the data processing module to analyze International Standard Book Number (International Standard BookNumber, ISBN) sign indicating number in step 32 from identification label.Then,, use networking module line to inquire about the e-book information of the corresponding book information that is inquired, then, e-book information is shown in screen in step 35 in step 34 in the book information that step 33 uses networking module line to inquire about corresponding ISBN sign indicating number.
With reference to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is the implementing procedure figure of e-book querying method of the present invention.Among Fig. 4, this implementing procedure is applicable to the E-book reader shown in the 2nd figure.Use the CMOS module to obtain the image of physical book in step 41.Use the data processing module to go out the International Standard Book Number sign indicating number in step 42 from above-mentioned image analysing computer.In step 43 line International Standard Book Number data base querying book information.The e-book information that comprises download message at least one electronic book data library inquiry of step 44 line.Filter above-mentioned e-book information in step 45.Can be according to showing specification information, for example the color display message of screen or screen reaction time information are filtered; Or filter, thereby determine that the e-book archives that the user downloads according to this e-book information can carry out at this E-book reading device according to the File Format information that the data processing module can be handled.
Then, show that in step 46 e-book information of having filtered is in electronic paper screen.Judge the e-book whether user selects desire to download in step 47, if then download the e-book archives from selected electronic book data storehouse to E-book reader in step 48.
The above only is an illustrative, rather than restrictive.Anyly do not break away from spirit of the present invention and category, and, all should be contained in the claim its equivalent modifications of carrying out or change.

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1. e-book querying method, use the e-book information of E-book reading device inquiry correspondent entity books, this E-book reading device has image capture module, networking module, screen and data processing module, and this e-book querying method comprises following steps:
Use this image capture module to obtain the identification label of this physical book;
Use this data processing module to analyze the international standard book number number from this identification label;
Use the inquiry of this networking module line to book information that should the International Standard Book Number sign indicating number;
Use the inquiry of this networking module line to e-book information that should book information;
This e-book information is shown in this screen.
2. e-book querying method as claimed in claim 1, wherein this screen is cholesterol liquid crystal screen, electronic paper screen or electric ink screen.
3. e-book querying method as claimed in claim 1, wherein this e-book information obtains from different data base queryings with this book information.
4. e-book querying method as claimed in claim 1, when this e-book information comprised download message, this e-book querying method also comprised:
To be downloaded to this E-book reading device to e-book archives that should physical book according to this download message.
5. e-book querying method as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
Demonstration specification information according to this E-book reading device filters this e-book information.
6. e-book querying method as claimed in claim 5, wherein this demonstration specification information comprises the color display message or the screen reaction time information of this screen, or the File Format information that can handle of this data processing module.
7. E-book reading device comprises:
The image capture module is obtained the identification label of physical book;
The networking module;
Screen;
The data processing module, analyze the international standard book number number from this identification label, control the inquiry of this networking module line to book information that should the International Standard Book Number sign indicating number, the line inquiry is shown in this screen with this e-book information again to e-book information that should book information again.
8. E-book reading device as claimed in claim 7, wherein this screen is cholesterol liquid crystal screen, electronic paper screen or electric ink screen.
9. E-book reading device as claimed in claim 7, wherein this networking module line disparate databases is to inquire this book information and this e-book information respectively.
10. E-book reading device as claimed in claim 7, also comprise user interface, when this e-book information comprises download message, the user can operate this user interface will be downloaded to this E-book reading device to e-book archives that should physical book according to this download message.
11. E-book reading device as claimed in claim 7, wherein this data processing module filters this e-book information according to showing specification information.
12. E-book reading device as claimed in claim 11, wherein this demonstration specification information comprises the color display message or the screen reaction time information of this screen, or the File Format information that can handle of this data processing module.
13. retrieve the method for corresponding e-book by the entity book for one kind, comprise the following step:
The image capture module of use E-book reading device is obtained the identification label of physical book;
Analyze the international standard book number number from this identification label;
According to this international standard book number number, inquire about author's title, title or publisher's title of this physical book by the networking module line of this E-book reading device;
According to this author's title, this title or this publisher's title, use the relevant information of this networking module line inquiry, and the relevant information of this e-book can be shown in the screen of this E-book reading device to this e-book that should physical book;
The relevant information of this e-book is shown in this screen.
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