Patent ID: 6313828
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
An electronic book operating with local or remote optical/electronic sources, comprising:two rectangular liquid crystal screen units of the touch screen type attached together by an assembling element provided therebetween to be freely spread out flat or folded up in half;interconnecting elements required to interconnect hardware components;a power supply system for operating the book; switch means for operating the book;a slot for admittance of electronic/optical storing means;inlet connections for interconnecting the electronic book with external devices;a PCMCIA slot to add to said electronic book additional devices;wherein said hardware components further comprise:a RAM memory to store a part or all of the information of a compact disc being read, and also to store the information from a remote source,said RAM memory comprising a first part corresponding to memory circuits of said electronic book, and a second part corresponding to support circuits for the maintenance of the information contained in said RAM memory;a hard disc to store information and/or partially or wholly download the files conforming said displayed book as well as the proper operation of said electronic book, and to store a part of a master program, which also is contained in a ROM type memory;an audio processor for transforming the digital information contained on said compact disc or the remote source, into an analogical signal ready to be listened, including said audio processor and audio outlet to provide stereo audio through headphones or outer loudspeakers;at least a video processor to manipulate the displaying of information, a digitalized keyboard, text selection, icons and/or menus, by means of said two screens of the electronic book, with all of the capabilities and flexibilities as determined by said master program; anddigitalizing devices to show to said master program the position of a pointer on the screens of the electronic book, and to associate the position of said pointer with the menu options, the displayed information, the icons, the digitalized keyboard, the text selections, and also for enabling the different processes and functions available.