Electronic book game apparatus

Abstract

An electronic book apparatus displays an event invitation icon along with contents of a book wherein the event invitation icon represents event data that includes a text file and/or a game data file that relates to contents of a specified part of the contents of the book. When a player selects the event invitation icon while reading the contents of the book, the apparatus presents the text as shown in the text file or executes a game from the game data file.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic book apparatus, comprising:
 a processor;   a memory that stores contents data; and   a display having a screen configured to display the contents data and also function as a touch panel,   wherein the contents data includes original contents data and event data, the original contents data being in a form of digitizing contents of one or more paper medium books as the contents are included in the one or paper medium books, the event data being related to contents of one or more specified parts of the original contents data,   the display displays a predetermined icon on the screen when the one or more specified parts are displayed on the screen, and   the processor executes an event based on the event data when the predetermined icon is selected.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic book apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the event data is data with which identification information and processing contents of the one or more specified parts are associated, and   the processor executes the event based on the processing contents corresponding to the identification information of the one or more specified parts when the predetermined icon is selected.   
     
     
         3 . The electronic book apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the event data includes at least one of a text file and a game data file that is not included in the original contents data and is related to the contents of the one or more specified parts of the original contents data, and   the processor executes presentation of a screen based on the text file or the game data file corresponding to the predetermined icon as the event when the predetermined icon is selected.   
     
     
         4 . The electronic book apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the one or more paper medium books includes at least one of a comic book, a picture book, a novel, a kids book, an essay, and a review.   
     
     
         5 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium including an electronic book program product causing a computer to function as an electronic book apparatus, the computer comprising a processor, a memory that stores contents data, and a display having a screen configured to display the contents data and also function as a touch panel, the contents data including original contents data and event data, the original contents data being in a form of digitizing contents of one or more paper medium books as the contents are included in the one or paper medium books, the event data being related to contents of one or more specified parts of the original contents data, the electronic book program product causing the computer to execute:
 displaying a predetermined icon on the screen when the one or more specified parts are displayed on the screen; and   executing an event based on the event data when the predetermined icon is selected.