Foldable landscape reader
The horizontally designed reader with a removable spine and colored dialogue addresses the challenges of conventional readers by enabling one-handed reading and clear speaker identification, improving readability in multi-character conversations.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2025002530U
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-26
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-17
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-07-26
AI Technical Summary
Conventional readers with glued spines are stiff, making it difficult to read text near the spine, require both hands to open, and struggle with identifying speakers in texts with multiple conversations due to solid black text and lack of quotation marks.
A horizontally designed reader with a removable spine and colored conversational text, allowing one-handed reading and easy speaker identification through colored dialogue, mimicking smartphone reading.
Enables one-handed reading in a small space and simplifies speaker identification in multi-character conversations, enhancing readability.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] This device involves printing horizontal text on the cover paper and the multiple pieces of paper for the text, which are rectangular in shape and sized for a paperback or hardback book. The longer side is placed horizontally and the shorter side is placed vertically, with the top horizontal edge forming the spine of the book, and the book can be opened up and down to be read. After printing, the horizontally long cover and the multiple pieces of paper for the text are placed horizontally and the shorter side is placed vertically, with the top horizontal edge forming the spine of the printed book, and the book can be opened up and down to be read. The horizontally long cover and the plurality of horizontally long text papers are set so that they can be folded, and holes of a conventional shape are made in the horizontally long cover and the plurality of horizontally long text papers by a conventional method without being fixed with an adhesive at the spine portion, and a conventional ring-shaped or spiral-shaped paper fixing device for fixing the horizontally long cover and the plurality of horizontally long text papers is fitted into the holes, so that after reading the first page of the printed reader, the paper is turned over upward, folded, and the second page on the back side is read, and then the next page on the back side is read while the paper is still folded. The horizontally long reader has no spine and can be read in the same way as looking at a smartphone screen, without having to open or fold the horizontally long reader up and down, and in order to make it easier to identify up to five main characters who are conversing in the conversational parts of the text of the horizontally long reader, the parentheses around the conversational parts have been removed, and instead of using the parentheses, the conversational text of the main characters is expressed in five different colors: navy blue, purple, brown, dark green, and red, which are easy to distinguish from other colored characters, and the conversation of three people ... and the conversation of three people is expressed in five different colors: navy blue, purple, brown, dark green, and red, and the conversation of three people In the case of a conversation between three people, the conversation between the three people is colored in navy blue, purple, and brown, respectively; in the case of a conversation between four people, the conversation between the four people is colored in navy blue, purple, brown, and dark green, respectively; and in the case of a conversation between five people, if one of the five people is a special person such as a visitor, the conversation between the five people is colored in navy blue, purple, brown, dark green, and a red color for the special person, respectively, by using an expression format that can also be used in electronic books, making it easy to read texts that include a lot of conversation. [Background technology]
[0002] Until now, a vertically foldable landscape reader has been developed in which the longer side of a rectangular reader is turned horizontally, the text is written horizontally, and the top horizontal side is the spine. Furthermore, the spine is not secured with adhesive, but holes are punched into the sheets of paper, and existing ring-shaped or spiral-shaped paper fastening devices for fastening the sheets of paper are inserted into the holes. After reading the first page of the reader, the paper is turned upside down, folded, and the second page is read on the back side. Then, while still folded, the next page is read on the back side. Furthermore, parentheses are eliminated from the dialogue in the text, and instead of using parentheses, the dialogue is written in color. This format has not existed. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0003] Conventional readers, which have spines that are glued together and have spine covers, have the inconvenience that when opened, the spine is stiff, making it difficult to see the text near the spine, and when opened, it is necessary to use both hands to read. Furthermore, vertically written text is difficult to read for people who are accustomed to horizontal text on smartphones. Furthermore, in novels and other texts with many conversations between multiple characters, it is difficult to identify the speaker in scenes where dialogue in quotation marks occurs repeatedly, as the text is written in solid black. [Means for solving the problem]
[0004] The reader is rectangular in shape and the size of a paperback or hardback book, and the cover paper and multiple pieces of paper for text are placed with the longer side horizontal and the shorter side vertical, so that the top horizontal side becomes the spine of the reader, and the reader can open it up and down to read. After printing horizontal text on the cover paper and the multiple pieces of paper for text, the printed horizontally long cover and multiple pieces of paper for horizontally long text are placed with the longer side horizontal and the shorter side vertical, so that the top horizontal side becomes the spine of the printed reader, and the reader can open it up and down to read. The spine is set so that the horizontally long cover and the plurality of horizontally long text papers are not fixed with adhesive, but holes of a conventional shape are made in the horizontally long cover and the plurality of horizontally long text papers by a conventional method, and a conventional ring-shaped or spiral-shaped paper fixing device for fixing the horizontally long cover and the plurality of horizontally long text papers is fitted into the holes, so that after reading the first page of the printed reader, the paper is turned over upward, folded, and the second page on the back side is read, and then, while it is still folded, the next page on the back side is read. The horizontally long reader has no spine and can be read in the same way as looking at a smartphone screen, without having to open or fold the horizontally long reader up and down, and in order to make it easier to identify up to five main characters who are having a conversation in the conversational parts of the text of the horizontally long reader, the parentheses around the conversational parts have been removed, and instead of using the parentheses, the conversational text of the main characters is expressed in five different colors: navy blue, purple, brown, dark green, and red, which are easy to distinguish from other colored characters, and In the case of a conversation between two people, the conversational text of three people is colored in navy blue, purple, and brown, respectively, and in the case of a conversation between four people, the conversational text of the four people is colored in navy blue, purple, brown, and dark green, respectively, and in the case of a conversation between five people, if one of the five people is a special person such as a visitor, the conversational text of the five people is colored in navy blue, purple, brown, dark green, and a red color for the special person, respectively, by using an expression format that can also be used in electronic books, and a horizontally long reader that can be folded up and down is devised that is characterized by making it easy to read text that includes a lot of conversation. [Effects of the Invention]
[0005] The folding horizontal reader of this invention is a new type of reader that can be read with one hand in a small space, just like looking at a smartphone screen, and will help popularize readers. [Brief explanation of the drawings]
[0006] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the entire top-bottom folding landscape reader 1, seen from diagonally above right. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a plan view from directly above of the horizontally written, horizontally long text paper 8 that constitutes the top-to-bottom folding horizontal reader 1 when it is opened upside down, and shows an example sentence of a continuous conversation between four characters written horizontally in the top-to-bottom folding horizontal reader 1, in which the conversation between the four speakers W, X, Y, and Z is expressed in general terms using parentheses. [Figure 3] Figure 3 is a plan view from directly above of the horizontally written horizontally long text paper 8 that constitutes the top-down folding horizontal reader 1 when it is opened upside down, and shows an example sentence of a continuous conversation between four characters written horizontally in the top-down folding horizontal reader 1, in which the conversation between the four speakers W, X, Y, and Z is expressed in four different color characters - navy blue, purple, brown, and red - without using quotation marks, making it easy to distinguish from other color characters. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0007] First, horizontally written text is printed on the cover paper and the papers for the text, which are rectangular in shape and the size of a paperback or hardback, with the longer side horizontal and the shorter side vertical, and the top horizontal side becomes the spine of the reader, so that it can be opened up and down to be read, and then the horizontally long cover paper and the multiple horizontally long papers for the text, which have been printed, are set with the longer side horizontal and the shorter side vertical, so that the top horizontal side becomes the spine of the printed reader, so that it can be opened up and down to be read.
[0008] Next, holes of an existing shape are made in the horizontally long cover and the plurality of horizontally long writing papers at the spine of the reader by an existing method without fixing with adhesive, and an existing ring-shaped or spiral-shaped paper fixing device for fixing the horizontally long cover and the plurality of horizontally long writing papers is fitted into the holes, so that after reading the first page of the reader, the paper is turned over upwards, folded, and the second page on the back side is read, and then the next page on the back side is read while the paper remains folded, thereby creating a horizontally long reader that can be read like looking at a smartphone screen without having to open the reader up and down and in a folded state.
[0009] Separately, in conversational sections of the text of a horizontally long reader, in order to make it easier to identify up to five main characters who are conversing, parentheses are removed from the conversational sections and, instead of using parentheses, the conversational text of the main characters is expressed in five different colors - navy blue, purple, brown, dark green, and red - which are easy to distinguish from other colored text. In the case of a conversation between three people, the conversational text of the three people is in navy blue, purple, and brown, respectively; in the case of a conversation between four people, the conversational text of the four people is in navy blue, purple, brown, and dark green, respectively; and in the case of a conversation between five people, if one of the five people is a special person such as a visitor, the conversational text of the five people is in navy blue, purple, brown, dark green, and the red color reserved for the special person. By using this format that can also be used in e-books, texts that include a lot of conversation are made easier to read.
[0010] Through the above process, a top-to-bottom folding landscape reader was created, which allows users to read the book in the same way as they would look at a smartphone screen, without having to open it upside down, and makes it easier to read texts that contain a lot of dialogue. [Example]
[0011] First, horizontally written text is printed on the cover paper and the multiple pieces of paper for the text, which are rectangular in shape and the size of a paperback or hardback book, with the longer side horizontal and the shorter side vertical, and the top horizontal side becomes the spine of the reader, so that it can be opened up and down and read.
[0012] Next, as shown in Figure 1, the printed horizontally long cover 2 and the multiple horizontally long text sheets 3 are placed with the longer side horizontal and the shorter side vertical, and the top horizontal side is set as the spine of the printed reading book so that it can be opened up and down and read.
[0013] Next, as shown in Figure 1, instead of fixing the spine of the reader with adhesive, holes 4 of an existing shape are made in the horizontally long cover 2 and the multiple horizontally long writing papers 3 using an existing method, and an existing ring-shaped or spiral-shaped paper fixing device 5 for fixing the horizontally long cover 2 and the multiple horizontally long writing papers 3 is fitted into the holes 4.This allows the reader to read the first page of the reader, then turn the paper over upwards, fold it, and read the second page on the back side, and then read the next page on the back side while it is still folded.This creates a horizontally long reading book that can be read like looking at a smartphone screen, without having to open the reader up and down, but in the folded state.
[0014] Separately, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, in conversational sections of the text of a horizontally long reader, in order to make it easier to identify up to five main characters who are conversing, quotation marks are removed from the conversational sections. Instead of using quotation marks, the conversational text of the main characters is expressed in five colors that are easy to distinguish from other colors: navy blue, purple, brown, dark green, and red. In the case of a conversation between three people, the conversational text of the three people is in navy blue, purple, brown, and dark green, respectively. In the case of a conversation between four people, the conversational text of the four people is in navy blue, purple, brown, and dark green, respectively. Furthermore, in a conversation between five people, if one of the five people is a special person such as a visitor, the conversational text of the five people is in navy blue, purple, brown, dark green, and the red color reserved for the special person. By using an expression format that can also be used in e-books, texts that include a lot of conversation are made easier to read.
[0015] Through the above work, we have created a top-to-bottom folding landscape reader, as shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3. This reader can be opened and folded up top-to-bottom, without having to open it up top-to-bottom, allowing you to read like you are looking at a smartphone screen, and it also makes it easier to read texts that contain a lot of dialogue. [Industrial Applicability]
[0016] The vertically foldable landscape reader of this invention can be used in industries that deal with readers. [Explanation of symbols]
[0017] As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, a reader's cover paper and multiple pieces of paper for text are rectangular in shape and sized for a paperback or hardback, and are placed with their longer sides horizontal and their shorter sides vertical, with the top horizontal edge forming the spine of the reader, so that the reader can be opened up and down to read. Horizontally written text is printed on the cover paper and the multiple pieces of paper for text, and then the printed horizontally long cover 2 and multiple pieces of paper for horizontally long text 3 are placed with their longer sides horizontal and their shorter sides vertical, with the top horizontal edge forming the spine of the printed reader. The book is set so that it can be opened upside down and read, and holes 4 of a conventional shape are made in the horizontally long cover 2 and the plurality of horizontally long writing papers 3 by a conventional method without fixing them with adhesive at the spine. An existing ring-shaped or spiral-shaped paper fixing device 5 for fixing the horizontally long cover 2 and the plurality of horizontally long writing papers 3 is fitted into the holes 4, so that after reading the first page of the printed reader, the paper is turned over upward, folded, and the second page on the back side is read, and then, while still folded, The horizontally long reader has no spine and can be read in the same way as looking at a smartphone screen, without having to open or fold the reader up and down, and in order to make it easier to identify up to five main characters who are conversing in the dialogue parts of the text of the horizontally long reader, the dialogue parts are not enclosed in quotation marks, and instead the dialogue parts of the main characters are displayed in five colors that are easy to distinguish from other colored characters: navy blue, purple, brown, dark green, and red. This folding landscape reader is characterized by the fact that it makes texts containing a lot of conversation easier to read by using a format that can also be used in e-books, such as using Ra characters to express the conversation between three people in navy blue, purple, and brown colors, respectively, and in the case of a conversation between four people, the conversation between the four people in navy blue, purple, brown, and dark green colors, respectively, and in the case of a conversation between five people, if one of the five people is a special person such as a visitor, the conversation between the five people in navy blue, purple, brown, dark green, and the special person's red color. 2 As shown in Figure 1, the horizontally long cover that constitutes the top and bottom folding horizontally long reader 1 has the title and other information printed horizontally. 3 As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of horizontally long, horizontally written sheets of paper on which the text of the reader is printed horizontally constitute a vertically foldable horizontally long reader 1. As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the horizontally long cover 2 and the plurality of horizontally long writing sheets 3 that constitute the vertically foldable horizontal reader 1 are provided with holes of a conventional shape that are opened by a conventional method in the spine portion. 5 As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, an existing ring-shaped or spiral-shaped paper fixing device is fitted into a hole 4 of an existing shape made in a vertically foldable landscape reader 1 by an existing method. 6 As shown in Figure 1, in order to clearly show that the title of the folding horizontal reader 1 is written horizontally, an example of the title is placed on the horizontally written horizontal cover 2. 7 As shown in FIG. 1, the vertically foldable landscape reader 1 is designed so that after reading the first page of the reader, the reader turns the paper over upward, folds it, and then reads the second page on the back side. Then, while it is still folded, the reader reads the next page on the back side. To clearly show this, an explanatory curved solid arrow is used to indicate the direction in which the landscape-oriented cover 2 and the plurality of landscape-oriented text sheets 3 are turned over. 8 As shown in Figures 2 and 3, a horizontally long, horizontally long paper on which text is printed constitutes the top-bottom folding horizontally long reader 1. As shown in Figure 2, the horizontally long, horizontally long paper 8 that constitutes the top-down folding horizontal reader 1 contains the conversational sentences of speaker W, written horizontally in a general way using brackets to clearly express the state of the conversation. As shown in Figure 2, the horizontally long, horizontally long paper 8 that constitutes the top-down folding horizontal reader 1 contains the conversational sentences of speaker X, written horizontally in a general expression using brackets to clearly express the state of the conversation. 11 As shown in Figure 2, the horizontally long, horizontally long text paper 8 that constitutes the top and bottom folding horizontally long reader 1 contains the conversational sentences of speaker Y, written in horizontally in order to clearly express the state of the conversation. As shown in Figure 2, the horizontally long, horizontally long paper 8 that constitutes the top-down folding horizontal reader 1 contains the conversational sentences of speaker Z, written horizontally in a general expression using brackets to clearly express the state of the conversation. 13 As shown in Figure 3, the conversational text of speaker W is written horizontally on horizontally long text paper 8, which constitutes the top and bottom folding horizontal reader 1. In order to clearly show that the conversational text is written in navy blue colored characters that are easily distinguishable from other colored characters, rather than using the common method of parentheses as shown in Figure 2, the example of the conversational text is written horizontally. 14 As shown in Figure 3, on the horizontally long writing paper 8 that constitutes the top and bottom folding horizontal reader 1, the conversational sentences of speaker X are written in purple-colored letters that are easily distinguishable from other colored letters, without using the common method of expression in brackets as shown in Figure 2. 15 As shown in Figure 3, on the horizontally long writing paper 8 that constitutes the folding horizontal reader 1, the conversational text of speaker Y is written in brown colored characters that are easily distinguishable from other colored characters, without using the common method of parentheses as shown in Figure 2. 16 As shown in Figure 3, on the horizontally long writing paper 8 that constitutes the folding horizontal reader 1, the conversation of speaker Z is written in horizontally written text to clearly show that it is written in special red-colored characters that are easy to distinguish from other colored characters, without using the common method of expression, as shown in Figure 2. 17 As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, explanatory brackets are used to indicate the range of the entire product or the range of parts.
Claims
[Claim 1] The reader is rectangular in shape and sized for a paperback or hardback, and the cover paper and multiple pieces of paper for the text are placed with the longer side horizontal and the shorter side vertical, so that the top horizontal side becomes the spine of the reader, and the reader can open it up and down to continue reading. After printing the text on the cover paper and the multiple pieces of paper for the text, the printed horizontally long cover and multiple pieces of paper for the text are placed with the longer side horizontal and the shorter side vertical, so that the top horizontal side becomes the spine of the printed reader, and the reader can open it up and down to continue reading. The horizontally long cover and the plurality of horizontally long text sheets are set so that they can be read, and holes of a conventional shape are made in the horizontally long cover and the plurality of horizontally long text sheets by a conventional method without being fixed with an adhesive at the spine portion, and a conventional ring-shaped or spiral-shaped paper fixing device for fixing the horizontally long cover and the plurality of horizontally long text sheets is fitted into the holes, so that after reading the first page of the printed reader, the paper is turned over upward, folded, and then the second page on the back side is read, and then the next page on the back side is read while the paper is still folded. In order to make it easier to identify up to five main characters who are having a conversation in the dialogue parts of the text of the horizontally long reader, the dialogue parts of the dialogue parts are eliminated and instead of using the dialogue parts, the dialogue parts of the main characters are written in five different colors, navy blue, purple, brown, dark green, and red, which are easy to distinguish from other colored characters. In the case of a conversation between three people, the conversation between the three people is expressed in navy blue, purple, and brown colors, respectively; in the case of a conversation between four people, the conversation between the four people is expressed in navy blue, purple, brown, and dark green colors, respectively; and in the case of a conversation between five people, if one of the five people is a special person such as a guest, the conversation between the five people is expressed in navy blue, purple, brown, dark green, and a red color reserved for the special person, respectively. This is a folding landscape reader characterized by making texts containing a lot of conversation easier to read by using an expression format that can also be used in electronic books.