Timetable-Based E-Book Management for Class Scheduling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current e-book management interfaces on smartphones lack a user-friendly format for students and participants, particularly for educational content, failing to provide a timely and organized display of e-books and related materials during class or lecture times.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for managing e-books in a timetable form, where e-books are mapped to class textbooks by time zone, allowing for automatic opening during class times, and integrating homework, memo, and reference document functions within the user interface for seamless class-oriented management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If e-books are displayed in a traditional list form or bookshelf form, then the interface is simple and easy to understand, but it lacks organization by class time and does not provide timely access to educational materials during lectures
Solution Approach 1:
The interface dynamically changes based on the current time and class schedule. The timetable form automatically updates to show different e-books at different time periods, transitioning from a static list/bookshelf view to a time-aware dynamic display that shows relevant educational materials for the current or upcoming class period
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-organizes e-books according to the class timetable in advance. By mapping e-books to specific time zones and class schedules beforehand, the system ensures that the required educational materials are immediately available when class time arrives, eliminating the need for students to search through lists or bookshelves during lectures
2Ease of operation
If e-books are organized by reception date, author, or title in a list form, then sorting and searching is convenient, but it does not integrate with class schedules or provide context-aware access to materials
Solution Approach 1:
The timetable form serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a class schedule display, an e-book library, and a time-based access control system. By integrating these functions into a single interface, the system provides both the sorting/searching capabilities of traditional lists and the schedule-integration benefits of a timetable, making it adaptable to educational contexts
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the class timetable information with the e-book collection into a unified display structure. Instead of separating the schedule from the material library, the system combines them so that each time slot in the timetable directly links to the relevant e-books, creating a unified interface that provides both organizational sorting and contextual access
3Device complexity
If a traditional e-book management interface is used, then the system structure is simple, but it requires multiple separate applications or steps to access different educational materials and functions
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges homework management, memo functions, reference document access, and e-book reading into a single timetable-based interface. By combining these previously separate functions into one unified application, the system maintains relatively simple underlying structure while dramatically improving ease of operation, as students can access all educational resources through one interface rather than switching between multiple applications
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AI summary
A method for managing an electronic book (e-book) is provided. The method includes mapping e-books corresponding to class textbooks by time zone based on a timetable, displaying the timetable comprising objects corresponding to the e-books mapped by time zone and class related information, and, if any one of the objects corresponding to the e-books is touched, opening and displaying a page of an e-book corresponding to the touched object.