Electronic reader

Abstract

The invention relates to an electronic reader used for indicating position of the current reading text, the electronic reader comprises a display unit, an audio output device, a memory cell, a text capturing module, a text display module, a text analysis module, a synchronization control module, a text highlighting display processing module, a speech synthesis module and a player module, wherein the text capturing module is used for capturing a text from a text source and saving the text in the memory cell; the text display module is used for displaying the text in the memory cell to the display unit; the text highlighting display processing module is used for highlighting the text read by the text analysis module to the display unit; the speech synthesis module is used for converting the text read by the text analysis module into speech; and the player module is used for outputting the speech converted and generated by the speech synthesis module to the audio output device for play. According to the technical scheme of the invention, the electronic reader can highlight the current read text at the same time of the speech reading, thus a user can keep up with the schedule of the speech reading and obtain preferable use experience.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an electronic reader, in particular to an electronic reader which can indicate the position of the currently read text while reading aloud. Background technique [0002] Following the digitization of video, audio and images, e-readers have set off a wave of book digitization in recent years, especially the advent of electronic paper books with electronic ink (E-ink) as the display technology, which has accelerated the popularization of e-readers. process. Due to the mature development of text-to-speech technology (TTS: Text to Speech), more and more e-readers are equipped with the function of reading aloud, allowing users to "listen" to books while reading, which brings great benefits to users. Convenience and audio-visual enjoyment. However, at present, such e-readers with the function of reading aloud, generally speaking, during speech synthesis, they will first extract a paragraph of text, and then use the speech synthesis...

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Problems solved by technology

However, at present, such e-readers with the function of reading aloud, generally speaking, during speech synthesis, they will first extract a paragraph of text, and then use the speech synthesis engine to convert the text into speech, and then play it out. If the text range is large Or when the voice is in a foreign language that the user is not familiar with, the user often cannot keep up with the speed of the voice because he does not focus on the text and voice for a while, and cannot clearly know the position of the text currently being read aloud in the full text , bringing certain barriers to users

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