Electronic book

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9323125-B2
Application number	US-201414556362-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 1, 2014
Priority date	Nov 30, 2013
Publication date	Apr 26, 2016
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016

Abstract

An electronic book includes an electronic paper display module, an electrochromic unit, a light source module, and a light detecting unit. The electrochromic unit is arranged on the electronic paper display module and configured for adjusting a brightness for the electronic paper display module. The light source module is arranged on the electrochromic unit and configured for illuminating the electronic paper display module. The light source module includes a light guide member and a light source, the light source arranged at one side of the light guide member. The light detecting unit includes a light detector, a storage unit, and a control unit. The light detector is configured for detecting a brightness of ambient light, the storage unit is used for storing a preset value range, and the control unit is used for controlling the light source module and the electrochromic unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic book comprising:
an electronic paper display module;
an electrochromic unit arranged above a side of the electronic paper display module that faces in an exposed direction and configured for adjusting a brightness for the electronic paper display module;
a light source module arranged above a side of electronic paper display module that faces in an exposed direction and configured to illuminate the electronic paper display module, the light source module comprising a light guide member and a light source, the light source arranged at one side of the light guide member, the light guide member comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and
a light detecting unit arranged on a second side of the light guide member opposite to the one side and comprising a light detector configured for detecting a brightness of ambient light, a storage unit for storing a preset value range, and a control unit for controlling the light source module and the electrochromic unit.

2. The electronic book of claim 1 , wherein the electrochromic unit is arranged between the electronic paper display module and the light source module, and the electrochromic unit contacts with the second surface of the light guide module.

3. The electronic book of claim 2 , wherein the second surface of the light guide member comprises a plurality of microstructures.

4. The electronic book of claim 3 , wherein further comprises a transparent substrate, the electrochromic unit is located between the light source module and the transparent substrate.

5. The electronic book of claim 4 , wherein the transparent substrate comprises a third surface adjacent to the electrochromic unit, the third surface comprises a plurality of microstructures.

6. The electronic book of claim 5 , wherein the electronic paper display module comprises a bottom substrate, a bottom electrode, an electrophoretic layer, a top electrode and a top substrate and layered in that sequence.

7. The electronic book of claim 1 , wherein the light guide member further comprises a switch, the switch is used for turning on and turning off of the light source.

8. The electronic book of claim 1 , wherein the electrochromic unit comprises a first transparent conductive layer, an ion storage layer for providing positive ions, an electrolyte layer, an electrochromic layer and a second transparent conductive layer layered in that sequence.

9. An electronic book comprising:
an electronic paper display module;
a light source module arranged above a side of the electronic paper display module that faces in an exposed direction and configured for illuminating the electronic paper display module, the light source module comprising a light guide member and a light source, a transparent substrate is arranged above the electronic paper display module;
an electrochromic unit is located between the transparent substrate and light source module, the electrochromic unit configured for adjusting a brightness for the electronic paper display module, the light source arranged at one side of the electrochromic unit; and
a light detecting unit arranged on the other side of the light guide member and comprising a light detector, a storage unit and a control unit, the light detector is configured for detecting a brightness of ambient light, the storage unit used for storage a preset value range, the control unit used for controlling the light source module and the electrochromic unit.

10. The electronic book of claim 9 , wherein the light source arranging at one side of the electrochromic unit.

11. The electronic book of claim 10 , wherein the light guide member comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the second surface contact with the electrochromic unit, the second surface comprises a plurality of microstructures.

12. The electronic book of claim 11 , wherein the transparent substrate comprises a third surface adjacent to the electrochromic unit, the third surface comprises a plurality of microstrucures.

13. The electronic book of claim 9 , wherein the electrochromic unit comprises a first transparent conductive layer, an ion storage layer for providing positive ions, an electrolyte layer, an electrochromic layer and a second transparent conductive layer layered in that sequence.

Assignees

• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Po-Chou

Classifications

• G02F2001/13312

  Physics · mapped topic

• G02F2001/133562

  Physics · mapped topic

• G02F2201/44

  Arrangements combining different electro-active layers, e.g. electrochromic, liquid crystal or electroluminescent layers · CPC title

• G02F2203/48

  Variable attenuator · CPC title

• G09G3/19

  using electrochromic devices · CPC title