JPH0720770A - E-book - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] The present invention relates to an electronic book for displaying picture books and learning software on a display device.
An object of the present invention is to realize an electronic book whose display is easy to see and its contents can be easily understood by inserting text data into the portion. [Structure] A control device 10 for page feed and display control, an image storage unit 20 for storing image data of picture books and learning software in page units, and text data to be written in image data of picture books and learning software. A text storage unit 30, a display screen storage unit 40 for storing a display screen in which the image data of the image storage unit 20 and the text data of the text storage unit 30 are stored, and an operation unit for designating page turning of screens of picture books and learning software. It comprises 50.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a picture book and an electronic book for displaying learning software on a display device. In recent years, with the development of computer technology, high-performance and inexpensive personal computers (hereinafter referred to as personal computers) have become easy to use on an individual level, and portable notebook-type personal computers that are convenient to carry are also available. The number of vehicles is increasing. Learning using such a personal computer (CA
I), or the provision of entertainment, is becoming popular.

For example, there is an electronic book displaying a comic as one of entertainment. In this system, the image data stored in the storage device is sequentially displayed on the display device so that the reader can read the image data.

Further, in the learning software, the question is displayed on the display device, the answer to the question is entered by the keyboard or the mouse, and it is judged whether or not the answer is correct. If the answer is correct, the process proceeds to the next step, In case of incorrect answers, we will provide guidance for them. It is possible to configure such learning software with text data only, but by using a large amount of image data and changing the screen,
We are trying to proceed with learning while attracting the interests of learners.

In such electronic books displaying images on the display device, there is a demand for an electronic book whose display screen is easy to see and whose contents can be easily understood.

[0005]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 12 is a block diagram for explaining a conventional example. In the figure, 10A is a program memory in which a program is written, and 10 is a control device that performs page control and display control according to the program in the program memory 10A.
Reference numeral 0A is a picture book, an image memory for storing the image data of the learning software in page units, 50A is a picture book, an operation button for designating page turning of the image data of the learning software, and 60 is a display device.

When displaying a comic with the above configuration,
A page to be displayed on the display device 60 is designated by the operation button 50A. Normally, reading of the first page is started, and when reading of the page is completed, the operation button 50A is operated to display the next page. In addition, it is possible to start reading from the middle by designating the page to be displayed with the operation button 50A.

In each page of such a comic, a plurality of frames are written, and in each frame, a person and an animal are drawn, and these persons and animals have dialogue. Is provided with a speech bubble, and dialogue is written in the speech bubble. Such balloons and dialogues are written as image data in the image memory 20A from the beginning.

[0008]

In the above-mentioned conventional example, each page is a fixed image data in which a speech bubble and a line are written from the beginning, and the image memory 20A is used.
, And pages are read by sequentially operating the operation button 50A.

In such a comic, a plurality of persons are often written in one frame, and when there is a dialogue in each frame, it is not known which dialogue should be read first.

Also, from the author's point of view, no picture can be written under the balloon, and if there are multiple people in one frame and each has a dialogue, the author should read the dialogue in the desired order. The composition must be considered in consideration of.

Further, when learning is advanced while inputting the answers to the questions displayed on the screen by the learning software, the software is designed to change from a fixed page of image data even if a part of the screen may be changed. Since it is configured, it is necessary to read and display the image data of a new page even in the case of a slight change.

According to the present invention, by deleting a part of the image data and inserting the text data in the part,
We aim to realize an electronic book whose display is easy to see and whose contents can be easily understood.

[0013]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the principle of the present invention. In the figure, 100 is an electronic book, 10 is a control device that performs page turning and display control, 20 is a picture book, an image storage unit that stores image data of learning software in page units, and 30 is a picture book and learning. A text storage unit that stores text data to be written in software image data.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a display screen storage unit for storing a display screen in which the image data of the image storage unit 20 and the text data of the text storage unit 30 are stored, and 50 designates the page turning of the screen of the picture book and the learning software. Reference numeral 60 denotes a display device, which is operated by the operation unit 50 to initially display the image data read from the image storage unit 20, and then displays the image data and the text storage unit in the image storage unit 20. A display screen in which 30 pieces of text data are combined is created and sequentially displayed on the display device 60.

[0015]

For example, in a comic, picture data is written in the image storage section 20 as image data. The speech spoken by the person in each frame is stored in the text storage unit 30 as text data.

First, when reading a comic, the operation unit 50
The first page is displayed according to the instruction from. At this time,
Initially, the image data of only the picture without balloons and dialogue is displayed.

Next, when there is a dialogue, the image data of the portion where the dialogue is written is saved, a balloon is provided there, the dialogue is written in the balloon, and the display screen is synthesized.
indicate.

When the page is read, the operation unit 50
Instruct the display of the next page from and read while repeating such operations.

[0019]

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 10A is a program memory in which a program is written, and 10 is a control device for page turning and display control by the program in the program memory 10A,
20A is an image memory for storing image data of picture books and learning software in page units, 30A is a text memory for storing text data to be written in an image, 4
Reference numeral 0B is a screen display control unit for synthesizing the display screen and controlling the display screen by writing the text data in the text memory 30A to the image data in the image memory 20A, and 40A is the text data in the image data. A display screen memory that stores the combined display screen, 50A is a picture book, an operation button that specifies page turning of image data of learning software, 60 is a display device, and 90 is an external storage device interface (displayed as INF in the drawing). .

The operation of the above configuration will be described with an example of displaying a comic. 3 to 6 are flowcharts (1) to (4) of the embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the present invention will be described below with reference to the flowchart. In the following description, the comic image data is referred to as picture data.

Operation of the flowchart (1) of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. ST1 When the power is turned on, the electronic book is put into operation. Usually, an electronic book contains a plurality of documents, and a list of document names is displayed on the display device 60. (ST in the figure means step STEP of the process) ST2 The operation button 50A (called a key in the figure) is operated to select a document.

ST3 The first page of the image memory 20A for the selected document is displayed. At this time, only the picture is displayed. The ST4 operation button 50A is operated to "forward" to proceed to ST5. If a "return" operation is performed here, the document selection screen of ST1 is returned to.

[0023] ST5 When the "send" operation is performed in ST4, it is next determined whether or not there is a dialogue. If there is ST6 dialogue, the screen display control unit 40B saves the picture data in the balloon.

ST7 The screen display controller 40B stores the text data to be written in the balloon in the text memory 30A.
Read out, and the picture data of the balloon is combined with the saved image data, stored in the display screen memory 40A, and displayed on the display device 60.

If there is no dialogue in ST8 and ST5, the display of that page is completed, and it is determined whether or not there is a next page. ST9 If there is a next page, only the picture data on the next page is displayed.

ST10 Then, a "forward" operation is performed with the operation button 50A. Operation of the flowchart (2) of the embodiment of the present invention in FIG. ST1 In ST7 of FIG. 3, a balloon is provided in the picture data, and the speech is written therein. Here, when the "forward" operation is performed in ST10, the presence or absence of the next dialogue is determined.

If there is ST2 dialogue, it is determined whether or not the dialogue is in the same speech balloon. ST3 In the case of dialogue in the same speech balloon, the display of only the dialogue in the speech balloon is changed.

ST4 If the dialogue is not in the same balloon, the saved picture data is restored. ST5 Save the picture data of the part displaying the new balloon.

ST6 A new balloon is displayed, and the dialogue is displayed in it. ST7, ST8 If there is no dialogue in ST1, S in FIG.
The operation is the same as T8 and ST9.

The operation of the flowchart (3) of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. ST1 to ST6 The operation when the "return" operation is performed in the state where the balloon is provided and the dialogue is displayed in ST10 of FIG. 3 is the same as the operation of ST1 to ST6 of FIG. To do.

ST7, ST8 If there is no dialogue in ST1, the process proceeds to the previous page and the picture data is displayed. Operation of the flowchart (4) of the embodiment of the present invention in FIG.

ST1 If it is determined in ST8 of FIG. 3 that there is no next page, that page is the last page, and therefore the last page is displayed. At this time, the picture data of the portion displaying the message is saved.

ST2 It is determined whether or not to return to the document selection screen. ST3 If the screen does not return to the document selection screen, the saved picture data is restored and displayed. By the above operation, the image data and the text data read from the image memory 20A and the text memory 30A are combined and displayed.

When such an electronic book is configured by a personal computer, the hard disk or the like built in the personal computer itself is used for the data of the electronic book. However, the external storage device interface 90 shown in FIG. It can also be connected to an external storage device such as a card or a CD-ROM.

In such a text display, there may be a case where there is an explanation of the background as well as the dialogue. In such a case, for example, a text display dedicated area is set at the bottom of the display device 60. , It is also possible to display text data there as needed. further,
Although balloons are provided in FIGS. 3 to 6 and the dialogue is displayed therein, the dialogue can be displayed in the text display dedicated area.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram for explaining another embodiment (1) of the present invention. In the configuration shown in the figure, a display speed setting unit 70 is added to the configuration shown in FIG. In the configuration of FIG. 2, the operation button 50A is operated to perform page turning, but in the configuration of FIG. 7, the display speed setting unit 70 is previously set.
The page feed speed (the speed at which dialogue is displayed) is, for example,
By setting 30 seconds / page, 1 minute / page, etc., dialogue can be automatically written at the set speed and the page can be turned.

FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of another embodiment (2) of the present invention. FIG. 8 is obtained by adding ST7 ′ to the flowchart of FIG. 3, and is provided with a balloon so that when a dialogue is displayed, the dialogue is output by voice. Since the technique of inputting text data and outputting voice is a known technique, here,
The description of the contents is omitted.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram for explaining another embodiment (3) of the present invention. The configuration shown in the figure is obtained by adding a moving image memory 80 to the configuration shown in FIG. In the configuration of FIG. 2, the picture data in the image memory 20A is still image data. However, when there is a dialogue, the picture data of the mouth of the person who speaks the dialogue is cut off, and a moving image is recorded in that portion. By inserting and displaying the moving image of the mouth portion read out from the image memory 80, it seems that the person is speaking the dialogue, and it becomes easier for the reader to understand.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of FIG.
This is a modification of ST7 ′ to ST7 ″. When a speech bubble is provided and a dialogue is displayed, the dialogue is output as a voice and the person moves his / her mouth.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram for explaining another embodiment (4) of the present invention. The configuration shown in the figure is obtained by adding a pointing device 40C to the configuration shown in FIG. For example, when it is desired to retrieve information about a person displayed on the display device 60, the information about the designated person is displayed as a text at the bottom of the display device 60 by designating with a pointing device 40C such as a mouse or a trackball. It is displayed in a dedicated area.

Although the above description has been made on the example of displaying a comic, it is also possible to display a novel, and by designating a person with the pointing device 40C,
You can also view the person's profile.

In the case of using the learning software, for example, in the case of a fill-in-the-blank question or the like, the hole of the question is initially displayed as a blank on the screen, and when the learner wants to know the answer, that part is pointed By designating with the device 40C, the answer can be displayed and also output as a voice.

[0043]

According to the present invention, for example, when displaying a comic, when there are a plurality of persons in one frame and each has a dialogue, a balloon is provided in the speaking order and the dialogue is displayed so that the reader can understand. Easier to do. With such a function, the author does not need to consider the position of the balloon in the layout of the picture or the like, and the degree of freedom in producing increases.

Further, reading is facilitated by setting the line display speed and the page feed speed and automatically feeding, and the understanding is further facilitated by moving the mouth of the person who speaks the line.

Also, with a pointing device,
By instructing the display screen, it is possible to provide data regarding the designated portion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart (1) of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart (2) of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart (3) of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart (4) of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating another embodiment (1) of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of another embodiment (2) of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating another embodiment (3) of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of another embodiment (3) of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating another embodiment (4) of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 electronic book 10 control device 10A program memory 20 image storage unit 20A image memory 30 text storage unit 30A text memory 40 display screen storage unit 40A display screen memory 40B screen display control unit 40C pointing device 50 operation unit 50A operation button 60 display Device 70 Display speed setting unit 80 Moving image memory 90 External storage device interface

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kazuo Sato 1015 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Fujitsu Limited (72) Inventor, Yoshimasa Kadooka 1015, Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Fujitsu Limited

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An electronic book (100) for displaying a picture book and learning software on a display device (60), comprising: a control device (10) for page turning and display control; and image data of the picture book and learning software. An image storage unit (20) for storing in page units, a text storage unit (30) for storing text data to be written in the image data of the picture book and learning software, image data of the image storage unit (20) and the A display screen storage unit (40) for storing a display screen in which text data of the text storage unit (30) is combined;
An electronic book comprising an operation unit (50) for designating page turning of a screen of learning software. 2. The electronic book (100) according to the preceding paragraph, wherein a display speed setting unit (7) for setting the display speed and page feed speed is set.
0) is provided, and the display and the page feed are performed at the speed set by the display speed setting unit (70). 3. The electronic book (100) according to claim 1, wherein a moving image memory (80) for displaying the image data of the image storage unit (20) as a moving image is provided, and when a person in the moving image speaks a line. The electronic book according to claim 1, wherein the still image in the image storage unit (20) and the moving image in the moving image memory (80) are combined and displayed so that the mouth of the person moves.