JP2000099499A - Client and server - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a client and a server with which Japanese can be inputted by Japanese translation not only during communication between the client and server but also even on the condition of disabling the communication and the server can efficiently reconstruct the Japanese translated and inputted by the client on the condition of disabling the communication. SOLUTION: Character information and control information are transmitted to a server 1 provided with a main dictionary 5 storing the data of a Japanese translation dictionary and a main translation part 4 having a Japanese translating function for executing the Japanese translation based on the character information and control information to be used for the Japanese translation of the character information, the character information and control information are transmitted and the Japanese translated result is received from the server 1. In such a case, this device is provided with a sub dictionary 10 storing the data of the Japanese translation dictionary and a sub translation part 9 having the Japanese translating function for executing the Japanese translation based on the character information and control information while referring to the sub dictionary 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a client and server of a client-server type device capable of inputting Japanese by Japanese conversion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-2 discloses a client-server type device capable of inputting Japanese by Japanese conversion.
There is a conventional client-server type kana-kanji conversion dictionary learning device described in Japanese Patent No. 59117. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the conventional client-server type kana-kanji conversion dictionary learning device.

[0003] The server 15 includes a kana-kanji conversion server 16 and a kana-kanji conversion dictionary 18. The kana-kanji conversion server 16 stores the dictionary learning information 21 sent from the Japanese AP (application) 20 in a buffer 17.
And the dictionary learning information 21 stored in the buffer 17
To determine the candidate order of words to be conversion candidates, and send it to the Japanese AP 20.

The client 19 includes a Japanese AP 20 and dictionary learning information 21. The Japanese AP 20 exchanges messages with the Kana-Kanji conversion server 16 via a Japanese input API (application program interface) 22 to exchange Japanese messages. Make the input.

Next, the operation will be described. Japanese AP2
0, the Japanese input API 22 sends a connection request to the kana-kanji conversion server 16 and the kana-kanji conversion server 1
6 and the Japanese AP 20 are connected.

When the reading is input and the conversion key is pressed, the Japanese AP 20 sends a conversion request to the kana-kanji conversion server 16. The kana-kanji conversion server 16 checks whether the dictionary learning information 21 for the reading requested to be converted is in the buffer 17, and if the dictionary learning information 21 is in the buffer 17, converts the conversion candidate into Japanese based on the dictionary learning information 21. Sent to the word AP20.

On the other hand, if the dictionary learning information 21 is not in the buffer 17, the kana-kanji conversion server 16
Of the dictionary learning information 21 is requested. In response to this request, the Japanese AP 20 reads the dictionary learning information 21 for reading from the dictionary learning information 21 and sends it to the Kana-Kanji conversion server 16. The Kana-Kanji conversion server 16 stores the received dictionary learning information 21 in the buffer 17, and A conversion candidate is selected based on the learning information 21 and sent to the Japanese AP 20.

The Japanese AP 20 receiving the conversion candidate selects one word from the conversion candidate, and the kana-kanji conversion server 16
, The kana-kanji conversion server 16 determines the selected word, and the Japanese input by the Japanese conversion is completed.

At the end of the Japanese AP 20, the Japanese AP
I22 sends a request to disconnect the connection with the Kana-Kanji conversion server 16 to the Kana-Kanji conversion server 16, and the Kana-Kanji conversion server 1
6 and the Japanese AP 20 are disconnected.

As described above, according to the conventional kana-kanji conversion dictionary learning device, the client has dictionary learning information,
By temporarily storing in the server buffer at the time of Kana-Kanji conversion, even if the number of clients increases, the Japanese language can be input by the Kana-Kanji conversion server without overwhelming the memory space such as DISK of the Kana-Kanji conversion server with dictionary learning information. Can be. Even if the kana-kanji conversion server is switched, Japanese can be input by the kana-kanji conversion server using the same dictionary learning information.

[0011]

However, in the conventional client-server type device capable of inputting Japanese as described above, the kana-kanji conversion server of the server is connected to the Japanese AP of the client, and the two devices are connected. Since the Japanese conversion is performed by exchanging messages, there is a problem that the Japanese conversion cannot be performed in a situation where communication between the server and the client cannot be performed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. In a client-server type device, not only during communication between a client and a server, but also between a client and a server. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a client and a server capable of inputting Japanese by Japanese conversion even in a situation where communication cannot be performed between them.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a client and a server which can convert Japanese into Japanese at a client and convert the input Japanese efficiently at a server in a situation where communication between the client and the server cannot be performed. .

[0014]

According to the present invention, there is provided a client which stores a main dictionary storing data of a Japanese conversion dictionary, refers to the main dictionary, and is used for character information and for converting the character information into Japanese. Transmitting the character information and the control information to a server including a main conversion unit having a Japanese conversion function of performing a Japanese conversion based on the control information, and receiving a Japanese conversion result from the server. A sub-dictionary in which data of the Japanese-language conversion dictionary is stored, and a sub-conversion unit having the Japanese-language conversion function of executing the Japanese-language conversion based on the character information and the control information with reference to the sub-dictionary. It is provided.

Further, the client according to the next invention comprises a communication processing unit for detecting a communication state with the server, and the sub-conversion unit according to the communication state with the server, the main conversion unit or the sub-conversion unit. It is configured to determine which of the conversion units performs the Japanese conversion.

In the client according to the next invention, the sub-dictionary stores only a part of the data of the Japanese translation dictionary stored in the main dictionary.

Further, in the client according to the next invention, the sub-conversion unit has only a part of the Japanese conversion function of the Japanese conversion function of the main conversion unit.

Further, a client according to the next invention is a re-conversion information recording apparatus for recording re-conversion information indicating that re-conversion is necessary for a Japanese conversion result obtained by performing the Japanese conversion by the sub-conversion unit. A sub-conversion unit that transmits the re-conversion information to the server that has a re-conversion function that is a type of the Japanese conversion function that performs re-conversion based on the re-conversion information.

The client according to the next invention further comprises an auxiliary information recording unit for recording auxiliary information for assisting re-conversion of a Japanese conversion result obtained by executing the Japanese conversion by the sub-conversion unit. The conversion unit transmits the auxiliary information to the server having a reconversion function, which is a type of the Japanese conversion function for performing reconversion based on the auxiliary information.

The client according to the next invention includes a dictionary information cache for temporarily storing a part of the data of the Japanese dictionary stored in the main dictionary. Referring to the above dictionary information cache,
It is configured to perform Japanese conversion based on the character information and the control information.

Further, in the client according to the present invention, the sub-dictionary stores data of a single-kanji conversion dictionary equivalent to the Japanese conversion dictionary stored in the main dictionary. It has a single kanji conversion function equivalent to the single kanji conversion function of the Japanese conversion function of the conversion unit, and refers to the sub-dictionary in which the data of the single kanji conversion dictionary is stored, based on the character information and the control information. This is to execute single kanji conversion.

Further, the server according to the next invention refers to the sub-dictionary in which the data of the Japanese-language conversion dictionary is stored, and based on the character information and the control information used to convert the character information into Japanese, The character information and the control information are received from a client including a sub-conversion unit having a Japanese conversion function for performing the conversion, and the character information and the control information are referred to by referring to a main dictionary in which data of the Japanese conversion dictionary is stored. And a main conversion unit for transmitting the Japanese conversion result to the client, wherein the main conversion unit is configured so that the sub conversion unit received from the client performs the Japanese conversion. Based on the re-conversion information indicating that re-conversion is required for the Japanese conversion result that has been executed, the sub-conversion unit re-converts the Japanese conversion result that has performed the Japanese conversion And it has a conversion function.

Also, in the server according to the next invention, the main conversion unit includes auxiliary information for assisting re-conversion of a Japanese conversion result received from the client, the Japanese conversion being performed by the sub-conversion unit. It has a re-conversion function for re-converting the Japanese conversion result by the sub-conversion unit based on the above.

Further, the server according to the next invention refers to the sub-dictionary in which the data of the Japanese conversion dictionary is stored, and based on the character information and the control information used for the conversion of the character information into Japanese, the Japanese language The character information and the control information are received from a client including a sub-conversion unit having a Japanese conversion function for performing the conversion, and the character information and the control information are referred to by referring to a main dictionary in which data of the Japanese conversion dictionary is stored. And a main conversion unit that transmits the Japanese conversion result to the client, wherein the main conversion unit refers to the main dictionary referred to when the Japanese conversion is performed. Is transmitted to the client.

[0025]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a client-server type device according to a first embodiment of the present invention relating to a client and a server of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a server which provides a function of converting Japanese into Japanese. 2 is capable of communicating with the server 1 and has an input processing function for Japanese input;
This client provides a Japanese conversion function equivalent to a part of the Japanese conversion function of the server 1. Reference numeral 3 denotes a communication unit that provides data communication between the server 1 and the client 2, and performs communication by, for example, telephone communication, satellite communication, or the like.

Reference numeral 4 denotes all functions relating to Japanese conversion, such as Roman-Kana conversion, Kana-Kanji conversion, Kanji-Kana conversion, and numeric-Kanji conversion. A main conversion unit that executes Japanese conversion based on information and control information used for Japanese conversion of the character information. The main dictionary 5 stores all data of the Japanese translation dictionary, for example, a basic word dictionary, a technical term dictionary, a personal name dictionary, a place name dictionary, and the like. 6
Is a communication processing unit in the server 1 that performs communication processing with the client 2 via the communication means 3.

Reference numeral 7 denotes an input means for inputting Japanese into the client 2, and here, a keyboard which outputs a key signal corresponding to the key by pressing the key. Reference numeral 8 denotes an input processing unit for performing input processing in the client 2;
Is converted into a code that can be processed by the client 2.

Reference numeral 9 interprets character information indicating Roman characters, kana and the like and control information such as conversion and candidate selection from the code converted by the input processing unit 8 and sets a communication state between the server 1 and the client 2. It is determined whether the server 1 or the client 2 executes the Japanese conversion in response thereto. If communication is possible, the character information and the control information are output to the communication processing unit 11, and the server 1 and the client 2 are output. 2 is a sub-conversion unit that performs Japanese conversion by referring to the sub-dictionary 10 when communication with the server 2 is not possible. Has only the function of conversion of the Roman alphabet kana that is uniquely determined.

The sub-dictionary 10 stores only a part of the data of the Japanese translation dictionary stored in the main dictionary 5 of the server 1. Here, only the Roman-Kana conversion dictionary is stored. Reference numeral 11 denotes a communication processing unit in the client 2 that detects a communication state with the server 1 via the communication unit 3 and performs a communication process with the server 1.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation when inputting Japanese in the first embodiment.

First, for example, when the user of the client 2 operates the keyboard which is the input means 7 for inputting Japanese, the key signal output from the keyboard can be processed by the client 2 by the input processing unit 8. After being converted into a code, it is input to the sub-conversion unit 9 and the operation starts.

The sub-conversion unit 9 interprets, from the input code, character information indicating Roman characters and kana, and control information such as conversion and candidate selection (step S1). Then, the sub-conversion unit 9 determines whether communication with the server 1 is possible or impossible based on the detection result of the communication state by the communication processing unit 11 (step S2). It is determined whether to perform the word conversion or the client 2 to perform the Japanese conversion. At this time, if the communication between the server 1 and the client 2 is not possible, the sub-conversion unit 9 determines that the Japanese translation is performed on the client 2 (step S3). If communication is possible, it is determined that the server 1 executes Japanese conversion (step S5).

If the client 2 decides to execute Japanese conversion, the sub-conversion unit 9 executes Japanese conversion based on the character information and control information with reference to the sub-dictionary 10 (step S4). . At this time, since the sub-conversion unit 9 has only the Romaji-Kana conversion function of the Japanese conversion functions, only the Romaji-Kana conversion is executed based on the character information and the control information. For example, if the character information is "han
a "and the control information is" Roman Kana conversion ", the Roman character" hana ", which is the character information, is converted to Kana" Hana "by the Roman character Kana conversion function.

On the other hand, when the server 1 determines to execute Japanese conversion, the sub-converter 9 outputs the character information and control information to the communication processor 11. Then, the communication processing unit 11 transmits the character information and the control information to the communication unit 3.
(Step S6). In the server 1, the communication processing unit 6 performs communication processing, and the character information and the control information are input to the main conversion unit 4 via the communication processing unit 6. The main conversion unit 4 refers to the main dictionary 5 and performs Japanese conversion based on the input character information and control information (step S7). Then, the communication processing unit 6 transmits the result of the Japanese conversion by the main conversion unit 4 to the client 2 via the communication unit 3 (step S8). At this time, since the main conversion unit 4 has all the functions related to the Japanese conversion, the conversion desired by the user is executed based on the character information and the control information.

For example, the character information is "hana",
If the control information is “Roman-Kana conversion”, the Roman character “hana” as the character information is converted to Kana “Hana” by the Roman-Kana conversion function. Further, when the control information “kana-kanji conversion” is input, the kana “hana” is converted to the kanji “hana” by the kana-kanji conversion function.

As described above, when the communication between the server 1 and the client 2 is not possible at the time of the step S2, the operation from the step S1 to the step S4 is performed, and the communication between the server 1 and the client 2 is performed at the time of the step S2. If the communication is possible, the operations from step S1 to step S8 are repeated until the conversion is completed (step S9). When the conversion is completed, the operation of Japanese input is completed.

Therefore, when the user of the client 2 inputs Japanese, it is determined whether the Japanese conversion is performed by the server or the client in accordance with the communication state between the client 2 and the server 1, and the communication is not performed. When possible, only the Romaji-Kana conversion of the user-desired Japanese conversion is executed by the sub-conversion unit 9 of the client 2, and when communication is possible, the user-desired Japanese conversion is executed by the main conversion unit 4 of the server 1. You.

As described above, according to the first embodiment,
By providing the client with a sub-conversion unit having a Japanese conversion function and a sub-dictionary in which data of the Japanese conversion dictionary is stored, it is possible to perform Japanese conversion on either the server or the client. If communication is not possible, by performing Japanese conversion using the Japanese conversion function of the sub-conversion unit and the Japanese conversion dictionary of the sub-dictionary, if communication between the server and client is possible In addition, even when communication between the server and the client is impossible, Japanese input can be performed.

The sub-conversion unit automatically switches the execution of the Japanese conversion by deciding whether to execute the Japanese conversion on the server or on the client in accordance with the communication state. It is possible to input Japanese not only when communication between the server and the client is possible but also when communication between the server and the client is not possible without increasing the user's switching operation load. It can be carried out.

Further, by limiting the dictionary data stored in the sub-dictionary to only the Roman alphabet kana conversion dictionary which is a part of the Japanese conversion dictionary stored in the main dictionary of the server, the client's Japanese Although the function of the conversion dictionary is reduced, the dictionary capacity of the client can be made extremely compact.

Also, the Japanese conversion function of the sub-conversion unit is only a Roman-Kana conversion function in which the conversion result for input, which is a part of the Japanese conversion function of the main conversion unit of the server, is uniquely determined. Although the Japanese translation function of the client is reduced by limiting to, the sub-conversion unit of the client can be made extremely compact and simple.

In the first embodiment, the case where the input means is a keyboard has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this as long as it has a function for inputting Japanese to the client. For example, an input unit such as a touch panel, a tablet and a pen, and a mouse can provide the same effects as those of the present embodiment.

Also, a case has been described where it is determined whether communication between the server and the client is possible or not, and if the communication is not possible, the client performs Japanese translation. The criterion for determining whether to perform the word conversion or the client to perform the Japanese conversion is not limited to this. For example, it may be configured to be determined according to the type of Japanese conversion. For example, if the type of Japanese conversion is Romaji-Kana conversion, which converts Roman characters to Hiragana, and Kana-Kana conversion, which converts Hiragana to Katakana, the client performs Japanese conversion,
If the type of Japanese conversion is other than that, the server may be configured to perform Japanese conversion.

Embodiment 2 The first embodiment described above is an embodiment in which either the server or the client executes the Japanese conversion according to the communication state between the server and the client. Next, the client executes the Japanese conversion. After that, an embodiment will be described in which the server performs reconversion, which is a type of Japanese translation, on the Japanese translation result.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a client-server type apparatus according to a second embodiment relating to the client and server of the present invention. The same or corresponding parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

Here, reference numeral 12 denotes a reconversion information recording unit for recording reconversion information indicating that reconversion is necessary for the Japanese conversion result obtained by the subconversion unit 9 executing the Japanese conversion. Reference numeral 13 denotes an auxiliary information recording unit that records auxiliary information for assisting re-conversion of the Japanese conversion result obtained by performing the Japanese conversion by the sub-conversion unit 9. Here, the auxiliary information indicates a segment break position. Further, the main conversion unit 4 performs a Japanese conversion by the sub-conversion unit 9 based on the re-conversion information recorded by the re-conversion information recording unit 12 and the auxiliary information recorded by the auxiliary information recording unit 13. It has a reconversion function for reconversion of the result.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation when inputting Japanese in the second embodiment.

The second embodiment operates in substantially the same manner as the first embodiment. First, for example, as in the first embodiment, the input means for the user of the client 2 to input Japanese. When the keyboard 7 is operated, a key signal output from the keyboard is converted by the input processing unit 8 into a code that can be processed by the client 2 and then input to the sub-conversion unit 9 to start operation.

The sub-conversion unit 9 interprets character information and control information from the input code (step S 1), and based on the result of the communication processing unit 11 detecting the communication state, the server 1.
It is determined whether communication with the server is possible or not (step S2), and it is determined whether the server 1 executes the Japanese conversion or the client 2 executes the Japanese conversion.

When the server 1 determines that the Japanese conversion is to be executed (step S5), the sub-converter 9 performs the communication processing of the character information and the control information in accordance with the flowchart of FIG. When output to the unit 11,
The communication processing unit 11 transmits the character information and the control information to the server 1 via the communication unit 3 (Step S
6) After the main conversion unit 4 executes the Japanese conversion (step S7), the communication processing unit 6 transmits the Japanese conversion result to the client 2 via the communication means 3 (step S8). This operation is repeated until the conversion is completed (step S9). When the conversion is completed, the operation of Japanese input is completed.

On the other hand, if the client 2 determines to execute the Japanese conversion (step S3), the sub-conversion unit 9 refers to the sub-dictionary 10 and performs the Japanese conversion based on the character information and the control information. Execute (step S4).
At this time, as in the first embodiment, the sub-conversion unit 9 has only the Romaji-Kana conversion function of the Japanese conversion function, so that only the Romaji-Kana conversion is performed based on the character information and the control information. However, at this time, there is a portion where conversion desired by the user, for example, kana-kanji conversion cannot be performed.

Then, the re-conversion information recording unit 12 records re-conversion information indicating that re-conversion is necessary for the result of the Roman character kana conversion for the character information (step S10). For example, as the re-conversion information, the conversion result “the beautiful rose is missing” obtained by the Romaji-Kana conversion function of the sub-conversion unit 9 is recorded. Also,
Here, for example, by configuring a display unit (not shown) to underline or reverse display the conversion result based on the re-conversion information, the user can visually recognize a portion requiring re-conversion.

Further, the auxiliary information recording unit 13 records auxiliary information for assisting the re-conversion of the Roman character kana conversion result for the character information (step S11). For example, the user operates the keyboard of the input means 7 in response to the above-mentioned re-conversion information "Utility of beautiful roses." In accordance with the user's specification, the auxiliary information recording unit 13 records the phrase delimiter information indicating the phrase delimiter position between the phrases as auxiliary information as shown in FIG.

Then, from step S1 to step S11
Is repeated until the conversion is completed (step S9). When the conversion is completed, the operation of Japanese input is completed.

Thereafter, when the communication between the server 1 and the client 2 is restored, the operation of Japanese input is started automatically or by the user's designation, and the server 1 executes the Japanese input operation based on the communication state. It is determined to perform the conversion (step S5), and the conversion result converted by the sub-converter 9 of the client 2 is re-converted.

For example, the display means (not shown) displays the re-conversion information, that is, a part which is converted by the sub-conversion unit 9 and needs to be re-converted, in this case, a part of "beautiful rose peeling". When the reverse display is performed, the user confirms the reverse display by the display means, and inputs the reverse-converted re-conversion information to the client 2 for re-conversion. Then, first, the sub-conversion unit 9 outputs the re-conversion information, control information, and auxiliary information to the communication processing unit 11. The communication processing unit 11 transmits the information to the server 1 via the communication unit 3 (Step S12).

In the server 1, the above information is input to the main conversion unit 4 via the communication processing unit 6. Main converter 4
Refers to the main dictionary 5 on the basis of the input information, that is, the re-conversion information, control information, and auxiliary information, and executes Japanese conversion (step S7). Here, for the re-transformation information “A beautiful rose is long,” the auxiliary information indicating the segment break position is used for each phrase,
Based on the control information "Kana-Kanji conversion", the sub-conversion unit 9 performs the re-conversion of the Japanese conversion for each of the clauses "Utashii", "Barano", "Hanaga", and "Sai wa". After that, the communication processing unit 6 transmits the result of the Japanese conversion by the main conversion unit 4 to the client 2 via the communication unit 3 (step S8). This operation is repeated until the conversion is completed (step S9). When the conversion is completed, the operation of Japanese input is completed.

As described above, when communication between the server 1 and the client 2 is impossible, the sub-converter 9 of the client 1
The part converted by the limited Japanese conversion function is recorded as a part that needs to be re-converted, and further, auxiliary information indicating a phrase break position is specified by the user, and communication between the server 1 and the client 2 is performed. Is restored, the main conversion unit 4 of the server 1 efficiently re-converts the Japanese conversion by the client 2 using the re-conversion information and the auxiliary information.

As described above, according to the second embodiment,
In addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the sub-conversion unit records re-conversion information indicating that re-conversion is necessary for the Japanese conversion result obtained by performing the Japanese conversion, so that the sub-conversion unit can Since the portion that needs to be re-converted because the Japanese conversion has been performed can be easily input to the server, the re-conversion of the Japanese conversion by the sub-converter can be performed efficiently.

Further, auxiliary information indicating a segment break position for assisting re-conversion of the Japanese conversion result obtained by executing the Japanese conversion by the sub-conversion unit is recorded. By performing the reconversion of the Japanese conversion by the subconversion unit, the user does not need to specify the segment break position again at the time of reconversion, so that the reconversion of the Japanese conversion by the subconversion unit can be performed efficiently. it can.

In the second embodiment, when communication between the server and the client is restored and re-conversion is performed,
The description has been given of the case where the display means reversely displays the portion requiring reconversion based on the reconversion information, and the user confirms and specifies the portion. However, the specification of the portion requiring reconversion is not limited to this. Not something. For example, based on the reconversion information, the sub-conversion unit recognizes a part that needs reconversion,
The part which needs the re-conversion may be automatically transmitted to the server.

Embodiment 3 In Embodiment 2 described above,
This is an embodiment in which auxiliary information indicating a segment break position is recorded according to a user's specification. Next, auxiliary information indicating a conversion range is automatically recorded based on Japanese conversion in a sub-conversion unit of a client. Is shown.

The block diagram showing the main configuration of the client-server type apparatus according to the third embodiment relating to the client and the server of the present invention is the same as the main configuration diagram according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. However, in the third embodiment, the sub-conversion unit 9 has only a Romaji-Kana conversion function and a basic Kana-Kanji conversion function.
There are only Roman-Kana conversion dictionary and basic Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary. Further, the auxiliary information recording unit 13 records auxiliary information for automatically performing re-conversion based on a user's operation of Japanese conversion by the sub-conversion unit 9. Here, the auxiliary information indicates a range to be reconverted.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIGS. The third embodiment operates almost in the same manner as the second embodiment. However, in step S3, when it is determined that the Japanese conversion is to be performed by the client 2, the sub-conversion unit 9 of the client 2 refers to the sub-dictionary 10 to perform the Japanese conversion based on the character information and the control information. (Step S4) Since the sub-conversion unit 9 has only the Romaji-Kana conversion function and the basic Kana-Kanji conversion function of the Japanese conversion function, the Romaji-Kana conversion and the basic Kana-Kanji are performed based on the character information and the control information. Only conversion is performed.

However, at this time, the sub-conversion unit 9 and the sub-dictionary 10 of the client 2 support only the Roman-Kana conversion and the basic Kana-Kanji conversion of the Japanese conversion, and have all the functions of the Japanese conversion. Since there is no conversion, some portions cannot be converted by the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the sentence “Beautiful roses are blooming” is input, the word “rose” is not in the sub-dictionary 7 of the client 2 but is in the main dictionary of the server 1. It is assumed that there was in 10. In this case, the part "rose" can be converted when communication between the server 1 and the client 2 is possible, but not when communication is not possible.

Then, after the reconversion information recording unit 12 records reconversion information indicating that reconversion is necessary in the Japanese conversion result for the character information (step S10),
Further, the auxiliary information recording unit 13 records auxiliary information for re-conversion in the Japanese conversion result for the character information (step S11). For example, it remained without conversion,
Auxiliary information indicating the range of the re-conversion target is recorded before and after the character information of "rose".

At this time, the method of designating the range of the re-conversion object, which is the auxiliary information, is arbitrary. For example, the user may explicitly specify using the input unit 7, or the auxiliary information recording unit 13 may detect and specify the user's Kana-Kanji conversion operation.

The user's operation depends on the Japanese input processing procedure of the input means 7 and the sub-conversion unit 9. The user operation when a part of the input sentence cannot be converted as described above is, for example, as follows. become that way.

(1) Batch conversion of kana to kanji characters is executed. (2) The conversion range is narrowed down to a part that has not been normally converted, and candidates are displayed. (3) If there is no desired character in the candidate, return to kana and confirm.

Accordingly, the auxiliary information recording unit 13 detects such a user operation, and specifies a range to be re-converted. Specifically, when a hiragana is selected from the candidate display, the range is designated as a range to be re-converted.

Then, from step S1 to step S11
Is repeated until the conversion is completed (step S9). When the conversion is completed, the operation of Japanese input is completed.

Thereafter, when the communication between the server 1 and the client 2 is restored and the conversion is started automatically or by the user's designation, the server 1 executes the Japanese conversion based on the communication state. Is determined (step S
5) The conversion result converted by the sub-conversion unit 9 of the client 2 is re-converted.

For example, the display means (not shown) is underlined with the re-conversion information, that is, the part that is converted by the sub-conversion unit 9 and needs to be re-converted, in this case, the part of “beautiful roses are blooming”. When displayed, the user confirms the underline display by the display means, and inputs the underlined reconversion information to the client 2 for reconversion. Then, first, the sub-conversion unit 9 outputs the re-conversion information, control information, and auxiliary information to the communication processing unit 11. The communication processing unit 11 transmits the information to the server 1 via the communication unit 3 (Step S12).

In the server 1, each piece of information is input to the main conversion section 4 via the communication processing section 6. Main converter 4
Refers to the main dictionary 5 on the basis of the input information, that is, the re-conversion information, control information, and auxiliary information, and executes Japanese conversion (step S7). Here, for the re-conversion information “Beautiful roses are blooming.”, The control information “Kana-Kanji conversion” is used only for the re-conversion range “Bara no” based on the auxiliary information indicating the re-conversion target range. , The sub-conversion unit 9 performs re-conversion of the Japanese conversion. After that, the communication processing unit 6 transmits the result of the Japanese conversion by the main conversion unit 4 to the client 2 via the communication unit 3 (step S8). This operation is repeated until the conversion is completed (step S9). When the conversion is completed, the operation of Japanese input is completed.

As described above, the auxiliary information indicating the range to be re-converted is automatically recorded based on the user's kana-kanji conversion operation, and when the communication between the server 1 and the client 2 becomes possible, the auxiliary information Thus, the re-conversion is executed only for the range, and the re-conversion of the Japanese conversion by the client is efficiently performed.

As described above, according to the third embodiment,
In addition to the effects of the above-described embodiment, since the sub-conversion unit of the client has a basic Kana-Kanji conversion function as a Japanese conversion function, Kana-Kanji conversion can be performed by the sub-conversion unit of the client, so re-conversion is necessary. The number of opportunities to be used can be reduced, and the load on the user can be reduced.

Further, auxiliary information indicating the range of the re-conversion is recorded as auxiliary information for performing the re-conversion, and the main conversion unit of the server uses the auxiliary information to re-execute the Japanese conversion by the sub-conversion unit of the client. By performing the conversion, the range of the re-conversion object can be limited, so that the sub-conversion unit can efficiently perform the re-conversion of the Japanese conversion.

Further, since the auxiliary information recording unit records the auxiliary information indicating the range to be re-converted based on the user's kana-kanji conversion operation, the user does not need to specify the conversion range. Work load can be reduced.

In the third embodiment, when communication between the server and the client is restored and re-conversion is performed,
The description has been given of the case where the display means underlines the portion requiring reconversion based on the reconversion information, and the user confirms and specifies the portion. However, the specification of the portion requiring reconversion is not limited to this. Not something. For example, based on the reconversion information, the sub-conversion unit recognizes a part that needs reconversion,
The part which needs the re-conversion may be automatically transmitted to the server. Further, the sub-conversion unit recognizes a portion requiring re-conversion based on auxiliary information indicating a range of a re-conversion target, and automatically transmits the portion requiring re-conversion to a server. May be.

Embodiment 4 In the above embodiment, when the communication between the server and the client is impossible, the Japanese conversion executed by the sub-conversion unit of the client is limited to the range of the dictionary prepared in advance in the sub-dictionary of the client. Next, an embodiment in which the client is provided with a cache for temporarily storing the dictionary information of the main dictionary of the server to improve the conversion efficiency in the sub-converter of the client will be described. .

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a client-server type apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention relating to the client and server. The same or corresponding parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

However, the main conversion unit 4 outputs the data of the main dictionary 5 referred to at the time of Japanese conversion to the communication processing unit 6 in addition to the functions described above. Further, the communication processing unit 6 transmits the data of the main dictionary 5 output from the main conversion unit 4 to the client 2. Further, 14 is a dictionary information cache for temporarily storing a part of the data of the main dictionary 5,
The data of the main dictionary 5 transmitted by the main conversion unit 4 is temporarily stored. The sub-conversion unit 9 has a Roman-Kana conversion function and a Kana-Kanji conversion function.
Then, Japanese translation is performed with reference to the dictionary information cache 14.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIGS. The fourth embodiment operates almost in the same manner as the first embodiment. However, in step S7, the communication processing unit 6 transmits the data of the main dictionary 5 referred to when the main conversion unit 4 of the server 1 performs the Japanese conversion together with the result of the Japanese conversion in step S8. To the client 2 via. Then, the client 2 receiving the data of the main dictionary 5 temporarily stores the data in the dictionary information cache 14.

At this time, the received data is stored in the sub dictionary 10
Is determined, and only data that does not exist in the sub-dictionary 10 of the client 2 is stored in the dictionary information cache 14. The dictionary information cache 14
If the storage capacity exceeds the predetermined value, the FIFO (first
The stored data is deleted according to the rule of "in first out".

In step S4, when the Japanese translation is performed by the sub-conversion unit 9 of the client 2, the sub-conversion unit 9 uses the sub-conversion unit 9 prepared in advance in the client 2 as dictionary information for conversion. The dictionary 10 and the data in the dictionary information cache 14 are referred to. Thereby, even if the frequently used words are not stored in the sub-dictionary 10, they are temporarily stored in the dictionary information cache 14, so that the words are referred to when the sub-conversion unit 9 executes the Japanese conversion. And conversion efficiency is improved.

As described above, according to the fourth embodiment,
In addition to the effects of the above-described embodiment, the client is provided with a dictionary information cache for temporarily storing a part of the data of the main dictionary, and the data of the main dictionary referred to when the Japanese conversion is executed by the main conversion unit Is temporarily stored in the dictionary information cache, so that frequently used Japanese dictionary data is stored in the dictionary information cache even if it is not stored in the sub dictionary in advance. Reference can be made when performing Japanese conversion, and the conversion efficiency of Japanese conversion by the sub-conversion unit can be improved without increasing the dictionary capacity of the sub-dictionary.

In the fourth embodiment, a case has been described in which only data that does not exist in the client's sub-dictionary is stored in the dictionary information cache. However, the data storage rules are arbitrary, and the present invention is not limited to this. is not. For example, although the capacity of the dictionary information cache is wasted, all the data of the main dictionary referred to when the main conversion unit performs Japanese conversion regardless of the data stored in the sub-dictionary in advance. May be stored.

Further, the case has been described where the data stored in the dictionary information cache is deleted according to the FIFO rules. However, the rules for deleting data are arbitrary, and the present invention is not limited to this. For example, although the process of detecting data to be deleted becomes complicated, data that is used less frequently may be deleted first.

Embodiment 5 In the above embodiment, when the communication between the server and the client is not possible, the Japanese sentence input only by the Japanese conversion function of the sub-conversion unit of the client may not be able to perform the conversion desired by the user. Re-conversion was necessary when communication between the client and the client was restored. Next, the client's sub-conversion unit has the same function as the main conversion unit, but only for single kanji conversion. An embodiment for eliminating the problem will be described.

The block diagram showing the main configuration of the client-server type apparatus according to the fifth embodiment relating to the client and the server of the present invention is the same as the main configuration diagram in the first embodiment shown in FIG. However, in the fifth embodiment, the sub-conversion unit 9 has a Roman-Kana conversion function and a single-kanji conversion function equivalent to the main conversion unit 4 of the server 1.
The sub-dictionary 10 is a single-kanji dictionary equivalent to the Roman-Kana conversion dictionary and the main dictionary 5 of the server 1.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIGS. The fifth embodiment operates in substantially the same manner as the first embodiment. However, in step S3, when it is determined that the Japanese conversion is to be performed by the client 2, the sub-conversion unit 9 of the client 2 refers to the sub-dictionary 10 to perform the Japanese conversion based on the character information and the control information. (Step S4) Since the sub-conversion unit 9 has a Japanese-language conversion function and a Roman-Kana conversion function and a single-Kanji conversion function, the Roman-Kana conversion and the Single-Kanji conversion are executed based on the character information and control information. .

At this time, the sub-conversion unit 9 of the client 2
Has a function equivalent to that of the server 1 with respect to single kanji conversion, so that by performing the conversion for each character, it is possible to perform a complete Japanese input equivalent to that of the server 1.

As described above, according to the fifth embodiment,
In addition to the effects of the above-described embodiment, the sub-conversion unit of the client has a single-kanji conversion function equivalent to the main conversion unit of the server as a Japanese conversion function. Since the single-kanji conversion equivalent to the above can be executed, the necessity of re-conversion can be eliminated, and the load on the user can be reduced.

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As described above, according to the client of the present invention, the sub-dictionary storing the data of the Japanese-language conversion dictionary and the sub-dictionaries are referred to to convert the character information and the Japanese-language conversion of the character information. By providing a sub-conversion unit having a Japanese-language conversion function for executing Japanese-language conversion based on control information to be used, the Japanese-language conversion can be performed on either the server or the client. If the translation is not possible, the Japanese translation function of the sub-conversion unit and the Japanese translation dictionary of the sub-dictionary are used to perform the Japanese translation, not only when communication between the server and client is possible. Also, even when communication between the server and the client is impossible, Japanese input can be performed.

Further, according to the client of the next invention,
A communication processing unit that detects a communication state with the server,
The sub-conversion unit is configured to determine whether to perform the Japanese conversion by the Japanese conversion function of the server or the Japanese conversion function of the client according to a communication state with the server. Since the switching of the execution of Japanese conversion can be performed automatically, not only when the communication between the server and the client is possible without increasing the user's switching operation load, the communication between the server and the client is also possible. Japanese language input can be performed even when it is not possible.

Further, according to the client of the next invention,
Since the sub-dictionary stores only a part of the data of the Japanese translation dictionary stored in the main dictionary of the server, the dictionary capacity of the client can be made extremely compact.

According to the client of the next invention,
The sub-conversion unit has only a part of the Japanese conversion function of the Japanese conversion function of the main conversion unit of the server, so that the sub-conversion unit of the client can be made extremely compact and simple. .

According to the client of the next invention,
A re-conversion information recording unit for recording re-conversion information indicating that re-conversion is necessary for the Japanese conversion result in which the sub-conversion unit has performed the Japanese conversion, and re-converted based on the re-conversion information By transmitting the re-conversion information to the server having a re-conversion function, which is a type of the Japanese conversion function, the re-conversion of the Japanese conversion by the sub-conversion unit can be performed efficiently.

Further, according to the client of the next invention,
An auxiliary information recording unit for recording auxiliary information for assisting re-conversion of a Japanese conversion result obtained by performing the Japanese conversion by the sub-conversion unit, and performing the re-conversion based on the auxiliary information; By transmitting the auxiliary information to the server having a re-conversion function, which is one of the functions, the sub-conversion unit can efficiently perform the re-conversion of the Japanese conversion.

Further, according to the client of the following invention,
A dictionary information cache for temporarily storing a part of the data of the Japanese dictionary stored in the main dictionary of the server; the sub conversion unit refers to the sub dictionary and the dictionary information cache, And performing the Japanese conversion based on the control information, the data of the Japanese dictionary referred to by the main conversion unit of the server can be stored in the dictionary information even if it is not stored in the sub-dictionary in advance. Since the data is stored in the cache, it can be referred to when performing the Japanese conversion in the sub-conversion unit, and without increasing the dictionary capacity of the sub-dictionary, the conversion efficiency of the Japanese conversion by the sub-conversion unit can be improved. Can be improved.

According to the client of the next invention,
The sub-dictionary stores single-kanji conversion dictionary data equivalent to the Japanese conversion dictionary stored in the main dictionary of the server,
The sub-conversion unit has a single-kanji conversion function equivalent to the single-kanji conversion function of the Japanese conversion function of the main conversion unit of the server, and refers to a sub-dictionary in which data of the single-kanji conversion dictionary is stored. By performing single-kanji conversion based on the character information and the control information, the single-kanji conversion equivalent to the main conversion unit of the server can be executed by the sub-conversion unit of the client, thereby eliminating the need for re-conversion. And the load on the user can be reduced.

Further, according to the server of the next invention,
The main conversion unit receives re-conversion information indicating that re-conversion is necessary for the Japanese conversion result obtained when the sub-conversion unit of the client has performed the Japanese conversion, and performs the re-conversion based on the re-conversion information. By having the re-conversion function, which is a kind of conversion function, the re-conversion of the Japanese conversion by the sub-conversion unit can be performed efficiently.

Further, according to the server of the next invention, the main conversion section includes auxiliary information for assisting re-conversion of a Japanese conversion result received from the client and executed by the sub-conversion section to perform Japanese conversion. Based on the above, by having a re-conversion function which is a kind of the Japanese conversion function for re-converting the Japanese conversion result by the sub-conversion unit, the Japanese conversion by the sub-conversion unit can be efficiently performed Can be.

Further, according to the server of the next invention,
The main conversion unit is configured to transmit a part of the data of the Japanese dictionary stored in the main dictionary referred to when performing the Japanese conversion to the client,
When performing the Japanese conversion in the sub-conversion unit of the client, it becomes possible to refer to the data of the Japanese dictionary referred to in the main conversion unit, without increasing the dictionary capacity of the sub-dictionary of the client, The conversion efficiency of the Japanese conversion by the sub conversion unit of the client can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a client and a server according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing operations of a client and a server according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a client and a server according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing operations of a client and a server according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the concept of reconversion information and auxiliary information according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the concept of reconversion information and auxiliary information according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a client and a server according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional client-server type kana-kanji conversion dictionary learning device.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 server 2 client 3 communication unit 4 main conversion unit 5 main dictionary 6 server communication processing unit 7 input unit 8 input processing unit 9 sub-conversion unit 10 sub-dictionary 11 client communication processing unit 12 re-conversion information recording unit 13 auxiliary information recording Part 14 Dictionary information cache 15 Server 16 Kana-Kanji conversion server 17 Buffer 18 Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary 19 Client 20 Japanese AP 21 Dictionary learning information 22 Japanese input API

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A main dictionary in which data of a Japanese conversion dictionary is stored, and a Japanese conversion is executed based on character information and control information used for Japanese conversion of the character information with reference to the main dictionary. A client that transmits the character information and control information to a server having a main conversion unit having a Japanese conversion function and receives a Japanese conversion result from the server; A client comprising: a dictionary; and a sub-conversion unit having the Japanese-language conversion function for performing Japanese-language conversion based on the character information and the control information with reference to the sub-dictionary. 2. A communication processing unit for detecting a communication state with the server, wherein the sub-conversion unit performs Japanese-language conversion by either the main conversion unit or the sub-conversion unit according to a communication state with the server. 2. The client of claim 1, wherein the client is configured to determine whether to perform. 3. The client according to claim 1, wherein the sub-dictionary stores only a part of the data of the Japanese translation dictionary stored in the main dictionary. 4. The client according to claim 1, wherein the sub conversion unit has only a part of the Japanese conversion function of the Japanese conversion function of the main conversion unit. 5. A re-conversion information recording section for recording re-conversion information indicating that re-conversion is necessary for a Japanese conversion result obtained by executing the Japanese conversion by the sub-conversion section, 2. The client according to claim 1, wherein the client transmits the reconversion information to the server having a reconversion function, which is a kind of the Japanese conversion function for performing reconversion based on the reconversion information. . 6. An auxiliary information recording unit for recording auxiliary information for assisting re-conversion of a Japanese conversion result obtained by performing the Japanese conversion by the sub-conversion unit, wherein the sub-conversion unit stores the auxiliary information in the auxiliary information. 6. The client according to claim 5, wherein the auxiliary information is transmitted to the server having a reconversion function, which is a type of the Japanese conversion function for performing reconversion based on the information. 7. A dictionary information cache for temporarily storing a part of data of the Japanese dictionary stored in the main dictionary, wherein the sub-conversion unit refers to the sub-dictionary and the dictionary information cache, 2. The client according to claim 1, wherein the client is configured to execute Japanese conversion based on the character information and the control information. 8. The sub-dictionary stores data of a single-kanji conversion dictionary equivalent to the Japanese conversion dictionary stored in the main dictionary, and the sub-conversion unit has a Japanese conversion function of the main conversion unit. Has a single kanji conversion function equivalent to the single kanji conversion function of, and refers to a sub-dictionary in which the data of the single kanji conversion dictionary is stored, and executes single kanji conversion based on the character information and control information. The client of claim 1, wherein the client is a client. 9. A Japanese conversion function for performing a Japanese conversion based on character information and control information used for the Japanese conversion of the character information with reference to a sub-dictionary storing data of the Japanese conversion dictionary. Receiving the character information and the control information from the client having the sub-conversion unit having, and performing Japanese conversion based on the character information and the control information with reference to the main dictionary in which the data of the Japanese conversion dictionary is stored. A server having a main conversion unit having the Japanese conversion function of transmitting the Japanese conversion result to the client,
The main conversion unit, based on the re-conversion information indicating that re-conversion is required for the Japanese conversion result that the sub-conversion unit received from the client has performed the Japanese conversion,
A server having a re-conversion function, which is a kind of the Japanese conversion function, for re-converting a Japanese conversion result in which the sub-conversion unit has performed the Japanese conversion. 10. The sub-conversion unit, based on auxiliary information received from the client for assisting re-conversion of a Japanese conversion result obtained by the sub-conversion unit executing Japanese conversion, The server according to claim 9, further comprising a reconversion function that is a kind of the Japanese conversion function for reconverting a Japanese conversion result. 11. A Japanese conversion function for performing a Japanese conversion based on character information and control information used for the Japanese conversion of the character information with reference to a sub-dictionary storing data of the Japanese conversion dictionary. Receiving the character information and the control information from the client having the sub-conversion unit having, and performing Japanese conversion based on the character information and the control information with reference to the main dictionary in which the data of the Japanese conversion dictionary is stored. A server having a main conversion unit for transmitting the Japanese conversion result to the client, wherein the main conversion unit includes a part of the Japanese dictionary stored in the main dictionary referred to when performing the Japanese conversion. A server configured to send data to the client.