JPH02297183A - Electronic book reader provided with sentence extracting function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To extract a desired part in a sentence through simple operation, and to save handling time required for an off-writing or retrieval by designating the range of the sentence to be extracted, and reading it out of a storage medium. CONSTITUTION:A display part 4 to display the sentence based on sentence data read out from the storage medium 1, a sentence extracting means 6 for designating the range of the sentence to be extracted in the displayed sentence, an extracted sentence storage part 7 to store the designated range of the sentence, and an extracted sentence reading means 8 for reading out the sentence data in the stored range of the sentence from the storage medium 1 are provided. Besides, a control circuit 2 which writes and reads the address of the designated range of the sentence and reads selectively the sentence data from the storage medium 1 and controls display in the display part 4 is provided. Thus, the sentence can be extracted quickly and exactly through the simple operation.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an electronic reading machine with a text extraction function.

[Prior art] Text data is stored in a storage medium such as an IC card,
By reading and displaying this text data as appropriate,
It is conceivable to configure an electronic reading machine.

[Problem to be solved] Readers often write down important passages in a text, or find the text later and read it again. Such excerpts and searches are very time consuming and time consuming. Additionally, mistakes may occur when copying.

Also, it is useful to record the date and time when making an excerpt, but if it is done by hand, you may forget to record it or make a mistake.

An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic reading machine with a text extraction function that can quickly and reliably register an extracted text with a simple operation and also register the date and time.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides an electronic reading machine that reads text data from a storage medium in which text data is stored and displays the text data as appropriate. a display section for displaying sentences; a sentence extraction means for specifying a sentence range to be extracted from among the sentences displayed on the display section; and an extracted sentence storage section for storing the sentence range specified by the sentence extraction means. , an extracted text reading means for reading text data of the text range stored in the extracted text storage unit from the storage medium; writing an address of the text range specified by the text extraction unit into the extracted text storage unit; By providing a control circuit for selectively reading text data from the storage medium and controlling the display on the display section, text can be extracted quickly and reliably with simple operations. .

It also includes a display section that displays sentences based on the text data read from the storage medium, a sentence extraction means for specifying a range of sentences to be extracted from among the sentences displayed on this display section, and a date and time counter. a sundial counting circuit that generates date and time data; an extracted text storage section that stores the text range designated by the text extraction means and the date and time data from the sundial counting circuit; extracted text reading means for reading text data of the text range designated by the text range from the storage medium; By providing a control circuit that writes and reads text data, selectively reads text data from the storage medium, and controls the display on the display section, text can be extracted quickly and reliably with simple operations, and the date and time at that time can be extracted. It also allows you to register.

[Example] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a storage medium such as a TC card that stores text data, 2 is a control circuit that performs various controls such as reading text data from the storage medium 1 and display control, and 3 is a storage medium 1 and An interface device is connected to the control circuit 2; 4 is a display section that displays text and the like under the control of the control circuit 2; and 5 is a sundial counter circuit that counts the date and time to generate date and time data. Reference numeral 6 denotes a text extracting means for specifying a text range to be extracted from among the texts displayed on the display section 4, and in this example, it is used as an extraction key. Reference numeral 7 denotes an extracted text storage unit that stores the text range specified by the text extracting means 6 and the date and time data from the sun clock counting circuit 5. Reference numeral 8 denotes extracted text reading means for reading text data of the text range stored in the extracted text storage section 7 from the storage medium 1, and in this example, it is used as a read key.

Next, the text extraction operation will be explained along the flowchart of FIG.

First, the mode changeover switch (not shown) is used to switch to reading mode and display text on the display section 4 (step 2).

Next, move the cursor to the beginning position of the sentence you want to extract using a cursor movement key (not shown) and operate the extraction key. Under the control of the control circuit 2, the address of the sentence data at the cursor position is changed to the extraction sentence beginning address. At the same time, a message indicating the final position of the extracted sentence is displayed on a part of the display section 4, asking "How far?" (Step 2).

Next, when the cursor is moved to the final position of the sentence to be extracted using the cursor movement key and the extraction key is operated, the address of the sentence data at the cursor position is set as the final address of the extracted sentence under the control of the control circuit 2. At that time, it is stored in the extracted text storage section 7 together with the date and time data generated from the sun clock counting circuit 5 (step
).

By the above-mentioned second operation, a desired text range from the text displayed on the display section 4 can be extracted and stored.

Next, the extraction sentence reading operation will be explained along the flowchart of FIG.

First, use the mode changeover switch to switch to the reading mode and display the text on the display section 4 (step ■'
).

In this example, it is assumed that the extracted sentences stored in the extracted sentence storage section 7 are numbered starting from 1 in order of the oldest registration date and time. In the figure, n represents the number of times the read key is operated and the extracted text number.

Next, when the above-mentioned read key is operated once, the extracted text number 1 is extracted from among the extracted text stored in the extracted text storage section 7 under the control of the control circuit 2 because it is n-1.
That is, the address of the oldest extracted text and its registration date and time data are read out, text data is read out from the storage medium 1 according to this address, and the M fortune extracted text is displayed on the display section 4 based on this text data. The registration date and time are also displayed (step ■').

Next, when the above read key is operated one more time, n-n
+1=2, and under the control of the control circuit 2, the address of the second oldest extracted text, that is, the extracted text with extracted text number 2, and its registration date and time data are read out from the extracted text storage unit 7, and the storage medium 1 is stored according to this address. The text data is read out from the display section 4 based on this text data.
The extracted sentence with the second oldest registration date and time is displayed, and its registration date and time are also displayed. In this way, each time the read key is operated, the extracted sentences are displayed in order of registration date and time (step 2).

” If the address of the extracted text with extracted text number n is not stored in the extracted text storage unit 7 when the read key is operated n times, the display unit 4 displays “Extracted text” under the control of the control circuit 2. A message is displayed indicating that the corresponding extracted sentence is not stored in the extracted sentence storage section 7 (step ■'').

Next, when the return key (not shown) is operated while the extracted sentence or a message indicating that there is no corresponding extracted sentence is displayed on the display section 4, the display on the display section 4 changes from the control circuit 2. The control returns to the screen display that was displayed on the display section 4 immediately before the readout key was operated for the first time (step ■').

Through the above-described operation, each time the read key is operated, the extracted sentences are displayed in order from the oldest registered date and time.

〔effect〕

According to the present invention, it is possible to extract a desired part of a sentence with a simple operation, and the extracted sentence can be easily read out anytime and anywhere, so you can extract parts you like or want to remember. If you do this, you can read that text over and over again with simple operations, which is very convenient as it saves you the trouble of extracting and searching like in the past. You can also register the extraction date and time, making it easy to see when the extracted sentence was extracted.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of FIG. 1. 1...Storage medium 2...Control circuit 4...Display section 5...Dial count circuit 6...Text extracting means 7...Extracted text storage section 8...Extracted text reading means Upper figure

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In an electronic reading machine that reads text data from a storage medium in which the text data is stored and displays it appropriately, a display unit that displays text based on the text data read from the storage medium; a sentence extraction means for specifying a range of sentences to be extracted from among the sentences displayed in the section; an extracted sentence storage section for storing the range of sentences specified by the sentence extraction means; Extracted text reading means for reading text data in a text range from the storage medium; Writing and reading an address of the text range designated by the text extracting unit into and from the extracted text storage unit, and reading text data from the storage medium. An electronic reading machine with a text extraction function, comprising: a control circuit that performs selective reading and controls display on the display section; (2) In an electronic reading machine that reads text data from a storage medium in which the text data is stored and displays it appropriately, a display section that displays text based on the text data read from the storage medium; a sentence extraction means for specifying a sentence range to be extracted from among the sentences displayed in the section; a sun clock counting circuit for counting date and time to generate date and time data; and a sentence range specified by the sentence extraction means and the above. an extracted text storage section for storing date and time data from the sun clock counting circuit; an extracted text reading means for reading text data of a range of texts stored in the extracted text storage section from the storage medium; and the extracted text storage section. Writing and reading out the address of the text range specified by the text extracting means and date and time data from the date/dial counting circuit to the section, selectively reading text data from the storage medium, and displaying the text on the display section. An electronic reading machine with a text extraction function, comprising: a control circuit for controlling;