JPH07129604A - Remote library system for purchased electronic book data - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To see electronic book data once purchased by a user at all times without severally keeping them in an external storage medium like FD by the user. CONSTITUTION:Data are transferred from an electronic book data supply center 1 to an electronic book data selling machine 2 and an electronic book 3 through the various kinds of communication means. The catalog of the electronic book data purchased by the user in the past is recorded for each user and when the user desires to see the electronic book data purchased in the past once again, selection is made from the recorded purchased electronic book data catalog of the user. The selected purchased electronic book data are extracted from the electronic book data library of the supply center 1 and transferred to the electronic book memory of the user.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system in which electronic book data such as books, newspapers and magazines purchased by a user are collectively stored by an electronic book data supply center instead of the user's library. .

Data displayed on an electronic book is read from an external storage medium such as an FD, obtained from an electronic book data vending machine, or directly received from an electronic book data supply center through various communication means. It is stored in the user's electronic book memory. All the data to be displayed on the electronic hook is temporarily stored in the electronic book memory, so that the user can read and view the data as many times as desired as long as the desired content is in the memory.

Since the capacity of the electronic book memory is limited, if new electronic book data is to be stored, the existing information will be destroyed. Therefore, when the user wants to see the new information, the existing information is saved somewhere. Need to let.

[0004]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, electronic book data once purchased by a user is stored in an FD
It was necessary to store it in a removable external storage medium such as.

[0005]

If all the electronic book data purchased once by the user is to be stored, each user will have a large amount of external storage media such as FD. In addition, the same data flooded everywhere, and there was a problem that resources could not be effectively used as a whole.

In view of these points, an object of the present invention is to construct a remote archive system for purchased electronic book data, share resources, and effectively utilize electronic book data resources.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following constitution.

That is, recording means for recording a list of electronic book data purchased by the user for each user, and extraction display means for extracting and displaying the list of purchased electronic book data of the user from the recording means. A selection means for selecting necessary electronic book data from a list of purchased electronic book data displayed by the extraction display means, and the purchased electronic book data of the user selected by the selection means as electronic book data of a supply center. A remote archive system for purchased electronic book data, which is composed of an electronic book data supply center including extraction and transfer means for extracting from a library and transferring the electronic book data to a user's electronic book memory.

[0009]

The storage means records a list of electronic book data purchased by the user in the past for each user. The extraction display means extracts and displays a list of the purchased electronic book data of the user.

The selecting means selects necessary electronic book data from the list of the purchased electronic book data. The extraction transfer means extracts the purchased electronic book data of the selected user from the electronic book data library of the supply center and transfers it to the electronic book memory of the user.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, an electronic book data supply center 1 performs user management, library management, transfer service and the like.

The user management manages the user's qualification information, the charge / storage status of charges, and a list of electronic book data purchased by the user in the past.

The list of electronic book data purchased by the user in the past can be held not on the supply center but on the electronic hook side of the user. In that case, the list is transferred from the supply center to the user's electronic book. You don't have to.

The library management manages the electronic book data held by the supply center and its inventory.

The transfer service transfers data to an electronic book data vending machine or an electronic book memory of a user through a communication means such as a telephone line and broadcast radio waves.

The data to be transferred is a list of electronic book data purchased by the user in the past, electronic book data held by the supply center and the list thereof.

The list of electronic book data purchased by the user in the past serves as a menu for selecting the electronic book data that the user wants to transfer.

The list of electronic book data held by the supply center serves as a menu for the user to select new electronic book data to be purchased.

Reference numeral 2 is an electronic book data vending machine, which transfers electronic book data to the electronic book memory of the user and collects the charge according to the user's request while communicating with the electronic book data supply center.

The electronic book data is generally acquired through an electronic book data vending machine, but the user can also receive the electronic book data directly from the electronic book data supply center.

An electronic book 3 includes a display unit, a storage unit,
It is composed of an operation unit.

The display unit displays the contents of the electronic book data and the menu of the electronic book data list.

The storage unit is an electronic book memory and temporarily stores all the data to be displayed on the display unit.

The operation unit controls the display of electronic book data and selects a menu of electronic book data list.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the exchange of the electronic book with the electronic book data supply center according to the embodiment of the present invention. The exchange is performed in the following procedure.

Prior to the communication, first, the electronic book user number and personal identification number are transmitted from the electronic book to the supply center.

At the supply center, after checking the received user number and personal identification number, the user's qualification and fee payment status are examined, and a response indicating whether or not the establishment is possible is sent to the electronic book.

If the opening is possible, the following processing is performed in the following procedure.

When it is desired to newly purchase the electronic book data in the supply center, a request code for new purchase is transmitted from the electronic book to the supply center.

The supply center checks the received request code and sends a list of electronic book data genres requested by the user to the electronic book.

In the electronic book, a list menu of the received electronic book data is displayed on the display device of the electronic book.

When the user selects the desired electronic book data from the displayed catalog menu, the electronic book sends the electronic book data code to the supply center.

At the supply center, the received electronic book data code is checked and recorded in the purchased electronic book data list of the user.

When the electronic book data is transmitted at the same time as the purchase, the electronic book data transmission process is continuously performed.

When the user wants to see the electronic book data purchased in the past again, the transfer request code is transmitted from the electronic book to the supply center.

The supply center checks the received request code and sends a list of the purchased electronic book data of the user to the electronic book.

In the electronic book, a list menu of the received electronic book data of the received user is displayed on the display device of the electronic book.

When the user selects the desired electronic book data from the displayed catalog menu, the electronic book sends the electronic book data code to the supply center.

The supply center checks the received electronic book data code, extracts the corresponding electronic book data from the library, and sends it to the electronic book.

In the electronic book, the received electronic book data is sequentially stored in the storage device of the electronic book.

[0043]

As described above, according to the present invention, the electronic book data once purchased by the user can be extracted from the electronic book data library of the supply center at any time and transferred to the electronic book memory of the user for viewing. You can Therefore, according to the present invention, it is not necessary for the user to store the electronic book data purchased in the past in the removable external storage medium such as the FD for the next time, and the resource sharing As a result, it is possible to effectively utilize the electronic book data resource.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an operation explanatory view showing the exchange of electronic books with the electronic book data supply center of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Electronic Book Data Supply Center 2 Electronic Book Data Vending Machine 3 Electronic Book

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Recording means for recording a list of electronic book data purchased by a user for each user, and extraction display means for extracting and displaying a list of user's purchased electronic book data from the recording means. A selection means for selecting necessary electronic book data from the list of purchased electronic book data displayed by the extraction display means, and the purchased electronic book data of the user selected by the selection means as electronic book data of a supply center A remote archive system for purchased electronic book data that can be transferred to the electronic book memory of the user for viewing at any time by including an extraction transfer unit that extracts the library and transfers it to the electronic book memory of the user.