Mobile E-Book Reader Tactile Audio Feedback System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile devices with e-book reader functions lack sensitive feedback mechanisms, such as tactile and audio cues, when turning pages, failing to replicate the experience of reading a physical book.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that provides sensitive feedback by detecting touch gestures on a touch screen, using audio feedback based on page turning operations, and storing user input information to recreate the experience of turning physical pages, including tactile and audio effects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If sight feedback is provided by instantly replacing current page with next page, then page turning operation is simple and fast, but tactile and audio feedback are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies mechanical vibration through a vibration motor that generates tactile feedback when a user turns a page. The vibration motor produces vibrations that simulate the tactile sensation of turning physical pages, thereby resolving the contradiction between fast page turning and the loss of tactile feedback.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the purely visual mechanical page turning system with an enhanced system that includes acoustic and tactile feedback mechanisms. Audio feedback elements and vibration motors are integrated into the electronic page turning system to provide multi-sensory experience, substituting the incomplete visual feedback with a more comprehensive sensory system.
2Ease of operation
If audio feedback is provided during page turning, then user engagement is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by integrating audio feedback elements into the existing page turning mechanism. The same system that handles visual page rendering also manages audio feedback through stored audio files associated with pages, allowing one system to perform multiple functions (visual display, audio feedback, and tactile vibration) without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by storing audio feedback files corresponding to each page in advance. Instead of generating audio in real-time, the system copies pre-stored audio files associated with specific pages and plays them when users turn to those pages. This approach simplifies the real-time processing requirements while maintaining high user engagement through personalized audio feedback.
3Ease of operation
If multiple feedback types (sight, audio, tactile) are provided, then reading experience is enhanced, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies periodic action by providing audio and tactile feedback only at specific moments when page turning occurs, rather than continuously. The vibration motor activates only during page turning transitions, and audio feedback is played only when pages are turned, creating periodic rather than continuous energy consumption patterns. This maintains enhanced reading experience while minimizing overall energy usage.
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AI summary
A system and method that provides various types of feedback associated with an e-book in a mobile device with an e-book reader function are provided. The method includes displaying a page of an e-book on a touch screen of the mobile device, detecting a touch on the page, detecting a movement of the touch, beginning a page turning operation in response to the movement of the touch, and providing audio feedback based on a history corresponding to the page, according to the page turning operation.