JP2003131776A - Information-processing device, character string-inputting device and confirmed history-controlling method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To preclude displaying unnecessary conversion candidates caused by a wrong confirming operation and improve usability in a determinative history-controlling operation which controls the order in displaying the conversion candidates based on the determinative history. SOLUTION: When kana-to-kanji conversion is made by a Japanese language word processor, an operation executed immediately after the kana-and-kanji conversion is made is monitored. Then, the operation executed immediately after the kana-to-kanji conversion is decided that a user has wrongly determined the character string when there is a deletion of a character string from what has been determined just before the operation, and deletes the history of the confirmed character string from the determinative history. In the file processing of a personal computer, when the conversion of a format and saving of a file are made, the user is judged to wrongly determine the saving and place where data and stored, and the format and place where the data are stored relating to the file deleted are deleted from the determinative history.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention stores a record of conversion confirmation processing by a user as confirmation history information in a system for performing various information processing such as character input (kana-kanji conversion) and file processing (save, format conversion). The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus having a history function that can be preferentially selected for the next processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a general kana-kanji conversion function provided in a Japanese word processor, when a character string as a conversion candidate called by a user's character input is confirmed by a user's confirmation operation, By storing the confirmation result as the conversion confirmation history, the confirmation frequency and the latest confirmation result for the same character can be grasped, and the function of changing the display order of the conversion candidates for the subsequent homophone input is provided. For example, character conversion confirmed result information is sequentially stored in a dedicated conversion confirmed history memory, and when the magnetic field character string is input, this conversion confirmed history memory is searched and the most recent character string input for the homophone is input. Is determined and displayed as the first conversion candidate character string for the character string.

As a method of displaying the conversion candidate character string in the kana-kanji conversion, the conversion candidate character string is placed in a waiting state for confirmation by underlining or reversing display at the input position designated by a cursor or the like, and the next candidate is selected. The conversion candidate character string is sequentially switched according to the method, and finally the confirmation operation is switched to the confirmation state display, the conversion candidate list is displayed by the pull-down window under the confirmation waiting state, and the character string There is a method of displaying a conversion candidate list in an area different from the input position of and selecting and confirming with a function key or the like. Therefore, in this case, displaying as the first conversion candidate character string means that it is displayed as the first conversion candidate character string according to the input of the character string, and that it is displayed as the first conversion candidate character string in the conversion candidate list. It includes both the meaning of displaying as a column.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional kana-kanji conversion function, when the character string is mistakenly decided once, the input of the next homophone character string is based on the above-mentioned conversion confirmation history. Then, the character string that has been erroneously determined in advance is displayed as the first conversion candidate character string. Further, in this case, it is conceivable that a general user may take a procedure of immediately deleting a mistakenly determined character string and re-inputting a correct character string.
However, in this re-input operation, the character string that was mistakenly confirmed and deleted previously is displayed as the first conversion candidate character string, and it is necessary to reselect and confirm the correct character string. Therefore, one wrong confirmation operation greatly complicates subsequent operations.

For example, when the user inputs the hiragana character "Kyoha hare wa so tsutsu" and performs kana-kanji conversion, it is converted to "it is sunny today, so it is thick", and is mistakenly confirmed. Suppose In other words, the part "thick" in this confirmation is an erroneous conversion. Therefore, in order to correct this confirmation result, if you delete the part "thick" with a method such as backspace and enter the word "attention" again, there is a history that the conversion confirmation as "thick" remains. , "Thick" is displayed as the first candidate. For example, in the case of a list display, “thick” is displayed at the top of the list, and “1.thick”, “2.hot”, and “3.hot” are sequentially displayed. Therefore, it is necessary to perform the re-conversion operation once or more in order to convert the correct "2. hot". This will require unnecessary action to the user. Therefore, it is necessary to simplify the correction operation for such an incorrect confirmation operation.

Further, such a problem occurs not only in the kana-kanji conversion function but also in an information processing apparatus for performing various file processes. For example, when a file is stored in a folder, the storage destination is mistakenly decided, and even if the file is deleted from that storage destination, there is an unnecessary storage destination candidate during the next storage process. If it is displayed as the first candidate, or if the wrong format is confirmed in the file format conversion process and the conversion process is executed, the next conversion will be performed even if the unnecessary format file is deleted. In processing, an unnecessary format may be displayed as the first candidate. Even in such a case, it is necessary to re-select the candidates and perform the re-processing, which complicates the operation. Therefore, as in the case of the kana-kanji conversion described above, an incorrect confirmation operation is performed. On the other hand, it is necessary to simplify the correction operation.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to make a wrong confirmation operation by a user in the process of performing various information processing operations using the conversion confirmation history function. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device, a character string input device, and a confirmed history control method that can simplify the correction operation in the case of performing the above.

[0008]

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a processing target designation means for designating a processing target based on a user's operation, a processing method storage means for storing a processing method for the processing target in advance. Search means for searching the processing method storage means for a processing method corresponding to the processing target specified by the processing target specifying means; and notification means for notifying the user of the processing method searched by the search means as a processing method candidate. A selection confirmation means for selecting and confirming the processing method notified by the notification means based on a user's operation, and a processing execution for executing processing for the processing target based on the processing method confirmed by the selection confirmation means Means and a confirmation history record for storing the processing method confirmed by the selection confirming means as a confirmation processing method for the processing target. Means and control means for controlling the notifying means so that, when the processing method candidate is notified by the notifying means, the confirmation processing method stored by the confirmation history storage means is notified as the first processing method candidate. And a deletion detection unit that detects that information generated by the execution of the confirmation processing method by the processing execution unit is deleted based on a user operation, and the control unit includes:
The definite processing method corresponding to the processing object whose deletion is detected by the deletion detection means is deleted from the definite history storage means.

The character string input device of the present invention further comprises a character string input means for inputting a character string based on a user's operation, a display means for displaying the character string input by the character string input means, and the character. Dictionary storage means for storing in advance the conversion candidate character strings corresponding to the columns; search means for searching the dictionary storage means for the conversion candidate character strings corresponding to the character strings input to the character string input means; The conversion candidate character string searched by the means is displayed on the display means, and the conversion candidate character string displayed by the conversion candidate notification means is selected based on a user operation, and the display means is selected. Selection confirmation means to be confirmed above,
A confirmation history storage unit that stores the character string confirmed by the selection confirmation unit as a confirmation character string, and a confirmation character stored by the confirmation history storage unit when the conversion candidate character string is displayed by the conversion candidate notification unit. Control means for controlling the conversion candidate notifying means so that the string is displayed as the first conversion candidate character string, and the character string confirmed by the selection confirming means is deleted on the display means by a user operation. And a deletion detection means for detecting
The control means deletes the fixed character string whose deletion is detected by the deletion detection means from the fixed history storage means.

The definite history control method of the present invention further comprises the processing target designating step for designating a processing target based on a user's operation, and the processing method corresponding to the processing target designated by the processing target designating step. A search step of searching from a processing method storage unit that stores a processing method for an object, a notification step of notifying a user of the processing method searched by the search step as a processing method candidate, and a processing method notified by the notification step. A selection confirmation step of selecting and confirming based on a user's operation, a processing execution step of executing a process for the processing target based on the processing method confirmed by the selection confirmation step, and a selection confirmation step The confirmation history is recorded as the processing method for the processing target. And a notice that the confirmation processing method stored in the confirmation history storage step is notified as a first processing method candidate when the processing method candidate is notified in the confirmation history storage step and the notification step. Confirmation history control of information processing apparatus including control step for controlling step, and deletion detection step for detecting deletion of information generated by execution of the confirmation processing method by the processing execution step based on user operation The method is characterized in that a confirmation processing method corresponding to the processing target whose deletion is detected by the deletion detection step is deleted from the confirmation history storage means.

Further, in the defined history control method of the present invention, a character string input step of inputting a character string based on a user's operation, and a conversion candidate character string corresponding to the character string input in the character string input step are displayed. A search step of searching from the dictionary storage means, a conversion candidate notification step of displaying the conversion candidate character string searched by the search step on a display means, and the conversion candidate character string displayed by the conversion candidate notification step. Select based on user interaction,
A selection confirmation step for confirming on the display means, a confirmation history storage step for storing the character string confirmed by the selection confirmation step in the confirmation history storage means as a confirmation character string, and a conversion candidate character string by the conversion candidate notification step. Is displayed, the control step for controlling the conversion candidate notification step so that the confirmed character string stored by the confirmation history storing step is displayed as the first conversion candidate character string, and the confirmation by the selection confirming step. A definite history control method for a character input device, comprising: a deletion detection step of detecting that the generated character string has been deleted on the display means by a user operation, and the definite character whose deletion is detected by the deletion detection step. The column is deleted from the fixed history storage means.

In addition, the program of the present invention performs a processing target designation step for designating a processing target based on a user's operation and a processing method corresponding to the processing target designated by the processing target designation step in advance for the processing target. A search step of searching the processing method storing means that stores the method, a notification step of notifying the user of the processing method searched by the search step as a processing method candidate, and a user operation of the processing method notified by the notification step. A selection confirmation step for selecting and confirming based on the above, a processing execution step for executing processing for the processing object based on the processing method confirmed by the selection confirmation step, and a processing method confirmed by the selection confirmation step. Confirmation history storage means as a confirmation processing method for the processing target When the confirmation history storage step to be stored and the processing method candidate is notified by the notification step, the notification step is performed so that the confirmation processing method stored by the determination history storage step is notified as the first processing method candidate. Executing fixed history control of an information processing apparatus including a control step of controlling, and a deletion detection step of detecting that information generated by the execution of the finalization processing method by the processing execution step is deleted based on a user operation. And a control unit of the information processing apparatus for executing a process of deleting a confirmation processing method corresponding to the processing target whose deletion is detected by the deletion detection step from the confirmation history storage unit. Is characterized by.

Further, the program of the present invention includes a character string input step for inputting a character string based on a user's operation, and a dictionary storage means for storing the conversion candidate character string corresponding to the character string input in the character string input step. A search step for further searching, a conversion candidate notification step for displaying the conversion candidate character string searched for by the search step on a display means, and the conversion candidate character string displayed by the conversion candidate notification step for user operation. A selection confirmation step of selecting based on the display means, and a confirmation history storage step of storing the character string confirmed by the selection confirmation step as a confirmation character string in the confirmation history storage means,
When the conversion candidate character string is displayed by the conversion candidate notification step, the conversion candidate notification step is controlled so that the confirmed character string stored by the confirmed history storage step is displayed as the first conversion candidate character string. A program for executing the confirmation history control of a character input device, comprising: a control step; and a deletion detection step of detecting that the character string confirmed by the selection confirmation step is deleted on the display means by a user operation. And
It is characterized in that the control means of the information processing apparatus is caused to execute a process of deleting from the fixed history storage means the fixed character string for which deletion has been detected in the deletion detection step.

Further, the storage medium of the present invention includes a processing object designating step for designating a processing object based on a user operation.
A search step of searching a processing method corresponding to the processing target designated by the processing target designation step from a processing method storage unit that stores a processing method for the processing target in advance; and a processing method of the processing method retrieved by the search step. A notification step of notifying the user as a candidate,
A selection confirmation step of selecting and confirming the processing method notified by the notification step based on a user operation, and a processing execution step of executing processing for the processing target based on the processing method confirmed by the selection confirmation step And a confirmation history storage step of storing the processing method confirmed by the selection confirmation step in the confirmation history storage means as a confirmation processing method for the processing target,
When announcing the processing method candidate in the announcing step, a control step for controlling the announcing step so that the definite processing method stored in the announcing history storing step is announced as a first processing method candidate; A computer that stores a program for executing the confirmation history control of the information processing apparatus, which includes a deletion detection step of detecting that information generated by the execution of the confirmation processing method by the execution step is deleted based on a user operation. A program that is a readable storage medium and causes a control unit of the information processing apparatus to execute a process of deleting a confirmation processing method corresponding to the processing target whose deletion is detected by the deletion detection step from the confirmation history storage unit. Is stored.

Further, the storage medium of the present invention stores in a dictionary a character string input step of inputting a character string based on a user's operation and the conversion candidate character string corresponding to the character string input in the character string input step. A search step of searching by means, a conversion candidate notification step of displaying the conversion candidate character string searched by the search step on a display means, and a user operation of the conversion candidate character string displayed by the conversion candidate notification step. A selection confirmation step of selecting based on the display means, and a confirmation history storage step of storing the character string confirmed by the selection confirmation step as a confirmed character string in the confirmation history storage means,
When the conversion candidate character string is displayed by the conversion candidate notification step, the conversion candidate notification step is controlled so that the confirmed character string stored by the confirmed history storage step is displayed as the first conversion candidate character string. A program for executing the confirmation history control of a character input device, comprising: a control step; and a deletion detection step of detecting that the character string confirmed by the selection confirmation step is deleted on the display means by a user operation. Which is a computer-readable storage medium storing therein a program for causing the control means of the information processing apparatus to execute a process of deleting the fixed character string whose deletion is detected by the deletion detection step from the fixed history storage means. It is characterized by

In the above-described information processing apparatus of the present invention and the defined history control method thereof, when the processing target is designated based on the user's operation, the processing method corresponding to the designated processing target is stored in the processing method storage means. A search is performed and the processing method candidates obtained by this search are notified to the user. Here, when one processing method candidate is selected and confirmed, the processing for the processing object is executed based on the confirmed processing method, and the confirmed processing method is used as the confirmation processing method for the processing object. It is stored in the confirmation history storage means. After that, if the information generated by the execution of the processing target confirmation processing method is deleted based on the user operation, it is determined that the confirmation processing is incorrect, and the confirmation processing corresponding to the deleted processing target is performed. The processing method is deleted from the fixed history storage means. As a result, in the process of performing various information processing operations using the confirmation history function, if the user makes an incorrect confirmation operation, the confirmation history is automatically corrected by simply deleting the confirmation result data. Can be performed, and the operation can be simplified.

Further, by controlling the information processing apparatus by the program according to the present invention and the program stored in the storage medium, it is possible to realize the processing of the information processing apparatus and the fixed history control method thereof as described above. In the process of performing various information processing operations using the confirmation history function of the processing device, if the user makes an incorrect confirmation operation, the confirmation history is automatically corrected by simply deleting the confirmation result data. Can be performed, and the operation can be simplified.

Further, in the character input device and the defined history control method of the present invention, when a character string is input based on a user's operation, a conversion candidate character string corresponding to this character string is retrieved from the dictionary storage means. , The conversion candidate character string obtained by this search is displayed on the display means. Here, when one conversion candidate character string is selected and confirmed by the user, the character string is confirmed on the display means, and the confirmed character string is stored in the confirmation history storage means. After that, when the character string is deleted by the user on the display means, it is determined that the confirmation process is incorrect, and the deleted confirmed character string is deleted from the confirmation history storage means. As a result, in the process of inputting characters using the learning function based on the confirmation history, if the user performs an incorrect confirmation operation, simply deleting the confirmed character string on the display means will automatically The confirmation history can be corrected, and the operation can be simplified.

Further, by controlling the character input device by the program according to the present invention and the program stored in the storage medium, it is possible to realize the processing of the character input device and the fixed history control method thereof as described above. In the process of inputting characters using the confirmation history function of the input device, if the user makes an incorrect confirmation operation, the confirmed history is automatically corrected by simply deleting the confirmed character string. Therefore, the operation can be simplified.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, as a first embodiment (first and second embodiments) of the present invention, a character input device including a kana-kanji conversion function to which the present invention is applied and a definite history control method for the kana-kanji conversion will be described. Generally, in the Kana-Kanji conversion function provided in a Japanese word processor, after converting and confirming the input character string,
The confirmation history is stored, and the conversion candidate display order is changed according to the confirmation frequency. Therefore, in the present embodiment, during such a kana-kanji conversion process, the operation immediately after the kana-kanji conversion is monitored. It is determined that the column has been mistakenly decided, and the deleted definite character string is deleted from the definite history so that the Kana-Kanji conversion that was mistakenly definite will not remain in the definite history, and the same character will be used next time. When converting Kana-Kanji input, make sure that the character string that was accidentally confirmed is not displayed at the beginning of the conversion candidates.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing functional elements for realizing a kana-kanji conversion function of a character input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows each functional element shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the Japanese word processor implement | achieved by CPU. First, each component shown in FIG. 1 will be described. The kana-kanji conversion function of this character input device includes a dictionary storage means 11 and an input means 1.
2, a conversion control unit 13, a display unit 14, and a confirmation history information storage unit 15. The dictionary storage means 11 stores a headword and a conversion word corresponding to each headword, and the input means 12 inputs a character string including the headword. Further, the conversion control means 13 has the input means 12
The character string input by the user with respect to the dictionary storage means 11
Then, the headword is searched for by referring to the fixed history information storage means 15 and converted into a character string. The result converted into this character string is transmitted to the display means 14, and finally the finalized result is displayed to the user.

The hardware configuration shown in FIG. 2 will be described. The Japanese word processor shown in FIG. 2 uses the kana-kanji conversion device shown in FIG. 1 as an FEP (front end processor), and has a CPU 20, a main memory 21, a hard disk drive (HDD) 22, a keyboard 23, and It has a mouse 24, a CRT 25, and a floppy disk drive (FDD) 26. The hard disk 22A of the hard disk drive 22 includes a program file 221, such as FEP and a Japanese word processor, a dictionary file 222, and a document file 2.
23, the confirmation history file 224 and the like are stored. The dictionary file 222 constitutes the above-mentioned dictionary storage means 11, and the confirmation history file 224 constitutes the above-mentioned confirmation history information storage means 15.

The floppy disk drive 26 can exchange programs and texts with external devices. The hard disk drive 22 and the floppy disk drive 26 provide various auxiliary storage areas. Further, the CPU 20 constitutes the conversion control means 13 described above, and the program stored in the hard disk 22A is loaded into the main memory 21. The CPU 20 executes the program loaded in the main memory 21. The keyboard 23 is used by the user to input characters and various commands.
A pointing device 4 is used by the user to input various commands on the display screen of the CRT 25. CRT25
Performs various displays on the display screen.

When characters are input with such a configuration, a kana character string is input from the user via the keyboard 23, and the CPU 2 is input via the keyboard 23 and the mouse 24.
Command is sent to 0. The CPU 20 receives the input character string, the dictionary file 223, and the confirmed history file 224.
The conversion candidates obtained from are displayed on the CRT 25. CRT
Reference numeral 25 displays document data and the like before and after the kana-kanji conversion processing. Next, by operating the keyboard 23, the user selects one candidate from the conversion candidates and confirms the character string. The character string confirmed here is the confirmation history file 22.
No. 4 is sent and left in the history.

In FIG. 2, the hard disk 22
The dictionary file 222 in the inside corresponds to the dictionary storage means 11 in FIG. The keyboard 23 corresponds to the input means 12, and the CRT 25 corresponds to the display means 14. Also, CP
U20 corresponds to the conversion control means 13. Further, the confirmed history file 224 for storing the converted confirmed history corresponds to the confirmed history information storage means 15 in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the confirmation history file 224. For example, the character string “Today is hot” is entered from the keyboard 23,
Suppose that it is converted to "thick because it is sunny today". At this time, "thick" is an erroneous conversion. In the definite history file 224, "entry words" divided for each phrase and their "definite notations" are recorded in pairs. The confirmed history file 224 is additionally recorded each time Kanji conversion is performed, and when a kana-kanji conversion and a candidate are displayed thereafter, if there is an entry word in the confirmed history file 224, it is displayed at the head of the candidate. This allows
The same conversion candidate is displayed at the top of the character string that the user frequently inputs.

The fixed history file 224 has a fixed storage capacity, and when the storage capacity is full, it is erased in the oldest order and new kanji conversion data is stored. Further, here, an example will be described in which the character string fixed immediately before is additionally recorded in order at the end of the fixed history file 224. However, regarding the character strings (phrases) already stored in the history, At the time of confirmation, it is searched whether or not the “entry word” of the character string (clause) is in the confirmation history. The configuration may be changed to "fixed notation" and the history may be updated.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of a fixed history control procedure by the Japanese word processor of this example. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of kana-kanji conversion, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the dictionary file 222. The first embodiment of the method for controlling the fixed history of the character string input device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to these drawings. First, the CPU 20 reads a kana character string input by the user via the keyboard 23 (in the case of Roman character input, it is converted into a kana character string after input) (step S51).

Next, the CPU 20 divides the input kana character string into an appropriate number of clauses by referring to "reading" in the dictionary, and applies the "notation" to the kana characters separated by the clauses. Obtain a character string mixed with kanji and kana (a character string including "notation"). Here, the character string divided into clauses is
By referring to the dictionary file 222 as shown in FIG. 6 and the fixed history file 224 as shown in FIG. 3, a kana-kana mixed character string corresponding to the read kana character string is converted according to a predetermined conversion processing procedure. (Step S5
2). The dictionary file 222 shown in FIG. 6 is provided with columns of "heading" which is a headword, "notation" which is a conversion word corresponding to the reading, and "part of speech" which is information such as inflections related to the notation. .

Therefore, the CPU 20 first searches the confirmed history file 224 for an entry word that matches "reading", and then searches the confirmed history file 224 for "reading".
If there is an entry word that matches with, it is set as the first conversion candidate. Similarly, the dictionary file 222 is also searched for an entry word corresponding to "yomi" and is set as a candidate that follows in the order of search. Then, the conversion candidates obtained by repeating such a procedure are arranged in order and the character string of the conversion word is displayed (step S53). Here, the next key input is awaited (step S54), and if there is a phrase segmentation rekey key or a key input for displaying the next candidate or the previous candidate, the display is performed according to that. After that, when the key for moving the focused phrase is input, the conversion candidates of the selected phrase are displayed.
If the input cancel key is pressed, the process starts over from step S51.

When the enter key is entered in step S54, the set of "reading" and "notation" of the confirmed character string is additionally recorded at the end of the confirmed history file 224 (step S55). . In FIG. 3, the confirmed history information file 224 in the case where the character string “today is hot” is converted to “today is sunny and thick”
Shows the data inside. Also, with this, CP
The number of characters of the “notation” of the finally fixed character string (clause) is stored in the counter fixed held inside the U20. In the above example, "thick" character number 2 is entered. In addition, a counter for counting the number of times the delete key (backspace key in this example) described later is continuously input.
Is set to 0 (step S56). Then, the result of the confirmed character string is displayed to the user through the CRT 25 (step S57).

Thereafter, the key input is accepted again (step S58), but if the character string is input next, the process returns to step S51. When the delete key is input, the character string is deleted from the display RAM of the CRT (step S59), and the text displayed on the display screen is corrected in response to the user's deletion instruction. Also, step S5
The counter counts the number of times the delete key is input in 10.
er, and the length of the character string (phrase) determined immediately before in step S511 (counter fixed)
It is determined whether or not That is, the two counters f
Compare the values of fixed and counter. If the two are equal, it means that the character string (clause) fixed immediately before is deleted. This is highly likely that the user has accidentally fixed the character string. In other words, if you make a mistake in the process of inputting a certain sentence and performing the confirmation process for each phrase in normal sentence input work, you can operate the backspace key immediately after that and confirm it immediately before. Often, the phrase is deleted and the correct character string (phrase) is input again. Therefore, in step S511 described above,
The number of fixed characters immediately before and the number of deleted characters immediately after are compared by the values of two counters fixed and counter, and when both match, it is determined that there is a mistake in the determination,
In the next step S512, the previous confirmation history is deleted from the confirmation history file 224. In the example of FIG. 3, the item “thick” having the finalized confirmation number 4 is deleted. Then, the process proceeds to the reading of the next character string (step S51).

If the result of the previous erroneous conversion remains in the history when the conversion process of step S52 is performed again, when the character "ATSU" is input, the step S52 is executed.
According to the procedure of 53, as shown in the display example (A) of FIG.
"Thick" is displayed as the first candidate. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, steps S58 to S51.
Since "2" has been processed, "thick" has already been deleted from the confirmed history file 224, and steps S52, S
According to the conversion process of 53 and the display of the converted character string, candidates are displayed as shown in the display example (B) of FIG. For the character string deleted from the confirmation history, for example, the dictionary file 222
It is assumed that the conversion candidates are displayed according to the default order preset on the side. That is, since the history of erroneous conversion is deleted, the character string previously erroneously converted is not displayed at the beginning of the candidates.

By applying the above embodiment, the following effects can be added to the Japanese word processor. That is, in the conventional Japanese word processor, when the Kana-Kanji conversion is performed, the fixed character string is left in the fixed history file, and when the same character string is converted later, the notation already existing in the fixed history is The function of displaying 1 as a conversion candidate is very convenient for a user who converts the same character string many times. However, the result of mistaken conversion is also recorded in the confirmation history file, so the mistakenly converted confirmation history is repeatedly displayed as a candidate, which causes inconvenience. . Moreover, the key input from the user who deletes the confirmed history that was erroneously converted was not used in the conversion method because it was unrelated to the subsequent conversion operation. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the above inconvenience can be eliminated by monitoring the key input immediately after the conversion and deleting the fixed character string from the fixed history file when the fixed character string is deleted. . Further, by effectively using the key input from the user other than when the character string for conversion is being input, it is possible to provide a method for efficiently performing the subsequent character string conversion.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the above-described first embodiment, deletion of the immediately preceding fixed character string (clause) is detected character by character, and it is determined whether the number of fixed characters and the number of deleted characters match. However, in the second embodiment,
It is intended to provide a method for controlling a confirmation history when performing batch deletion by designating a range of a confirmed character string. In the second embodiment, when the range of the fixed character string is designated, the character string is stored in the temporary storage means (for example, the RAM in the CPU or the main memory), and after the deletion, the temporarily stored character is stored. The column is searched in the confirmed history file 224, and if there is a corresponding character string, the confirmed history is deleted.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a part of the operation in such a second embodiment, and shows the operation after step S57 shown in FIG. That is, in this example, the steps up to step S57 described above are the same as those in the first example, and a description thereof will be omitted. Then, in the second embodiment, after the confirmation processing is executed in step S57 described above, in step S61, it is monitored whether or not there is a range specification of the confirmed character string and a collective deletion operation, and there is a deletion operation. In this case, the character string to be deleted is stored in, for example, the RAM in the CPU (step S62). Further, the character string is deleted from the display RAM of the CRT, and the sentence displayed on the display screen is corrected in response to the user's deletion instruction (step S6).
3).

Next, it is searched whether or not the deleted character string exists in the confirmed history file 224, and if it exists, the character string is deleted (step S64). In addition,
If the deleted character string consists of multiple clauses, the fixed history is deleted for each clause. Then, regarding the character strings deleted from the confirmed history in this way, the conversion candidates are displayed in the default order preset on the dictionary file 222 side, for example. Accordingly, when the deleted confirmed character string is re-input, the display order of the conversion candidates due to an incorrect confirming operation can be corrected.
After that, the process returns to step S51 of FIG. 4 described above, and the process proceeds to the reading process of the next character string.

By the way, according to the second embodiment, when the fixed character strings are collectively deleted, the contents of the character strings are searched in the conversion history file 224, a match is judged and the contents are deleted from the conversion history. As in the above-described first embodiment, the conversion history file 224 can be searched for a corresponding character string to optimize the conversion history, even if it is not necessarily the character string determined immediately before. However, if you delete a character string after a certain amount of time has passed after it was confirmed, it is unknown whether the cause of the deletion was due to a mistake at the time of confirmation or other reasons, and the conversion It is possible that a problem may occur if the history is modified. Therefore,
For example, when a certain fixed character string is deleted, the elapsed time from the fixed character string to the deletion or the number of processing steps is determined, and only the deletion within a predetermined time or the deletion within the predetermined number of steps is converted. History file 22
4 may be corrected.

Further, in the above-mentioned first and second embodiments,
When deleting from the confirmation history, the conversion candidate display order for re-entering the character string is as follows.
Although the display (notification) is performed according to the default order preset to 24, this method also has a possibility that the deleted fixed character string is displayed again as the first conversion candidate. Therefore, for the deleted character string, the display order on the confirmed history file 224 side may be modified so that another character string is displayed as the first conversion candidate. Further, the respective processes of the above-described first and second embodiments have been described as separate processes for the sake of simplicity of description, but it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which two processes are combined.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention (second,
As a fourth embodiment, an information processing apparatus having a file processing function to which the present invention is applied and a fixed history control method for the file processing will be described. This information processing apparatus is, for example, in a general-purpose personal computer,
When a file (processing target) is subjected to format conversion processing or storage processing, the format or storage destination is notified as a processing method candidate, and the user selects and confirms this to execute the processing. Then, when such a file process is confirmed, the confirmation history is recorded in the confirmation history file. After that, when the same process is designated, the history of the process is referred from the confirmation history file, The processing method candidate of 1 is announced. Therefore, in the second embodiment of the present invention, after the file processing method is confirmed and executed, the file generated as a result of the processing (information generated by the execution of the confirmation processing method) is deleted. It is determined to be incorrect, the processing method for the processing target is deleted from the confirmed history file, and the notification order of the processing method candidates is corrected.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing functional elements for realizing the file processing function of the information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 shows each functional element shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the personal computer implement | achieved by CPU. As shown in FIG. 8, the file processing function of this information processing apparatus has a file conversion information storage unit 31, an input unit 32, a conversion control unit 33, a display unit 34, and a confirmed history information storage unit 35. And a plurality of file storage means 36. The file conversion information storage unit 31 stores information such as a format used for file conversion, and the input unit 32 specifies various files such as a file when performing file processing, processing specification, and various confirmation instructions. It is for inputting. The conversion control unit 33 performs various conversion processes such as file format conversion, and the display unit 34.
Displays various types of files, conversion candidates, storage destinations, and the like. The confirmed history information storage means 35 stores the confirmed history of file processing, and the file storage means 36 stores the file by various methods.

A personal computer that realizes such a file processing function includes a CPU 40, a main memory 41, a hard disk drive (HDD) 42, and
It has a keyboard 43, a mouse 44, a CRT 45, and a floppy disk drive (FDD) 46.
The hard disk 42A of the hard disk drive 42 stores program files 4 such as FEP and file processing.
21, a document file 422, a confirmation history file 423, etc. are stored. The program file 421 constitutes the above-mentioned file conversion information storage means 31, and the document file 422 constitutes the above-mentioned file storage means 3.
It makes up one of the six. The confirmation history file 423
This constitutes the confirmed history information storage means 35.

Further, the CPU 40 constitutes the conversion control means 33 described above, and the program stored in the hard disk 42A is loaded into the main memory 41. The CPU 40 executes the program loaded in the main memory 41. In addition, the floppy disk drive 46
This makes it possible to exchange programs and texts with external devices. Further, the floppy disk drive 46 constitutes one of the above-mentioned file saving means 36. The keyboard 43 is used by the user to input characters and various commands, and the mouse 44 is a CR.
The pointing device allows the user to input various commands on the display screen of T45. The CRT 45 performs various displays on the display screen.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing a file saving process involving format (file format) conversion of a designated file in the information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The file format used here is, for example, ".doc", Ex if the language is Word.
".xls" for cel, ".bm" for image
“P”, “.jpg”, “.gif”, etc. In the following, a third embodiment of the defined history control method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

First, when the user gives a file format conversion instruction for a designated file using the keyboard 43 or the like (step S71), the CPU 40 causes the program file 421 to be executed.
The save file format storage area in which the file format is stored is searched (step S72), and the searched save file format candidates are displayed on the CRT 45 (step S73). After that, when the save file format is determined according to the user operation (step S74), the file format is converted to the determined file (step S74).
75), the converted file is stored in the file storage means 36.
(Step S76). In this example, the storage destination of the file does not have any particular meaning, so it may be stored in any storage destination. When the file format is converted and saved in this way, the saved file format is stored in the confirmed history information storage means 35 (step S77). As a result, in the subsequent save file format conversion, the save file format stored in the confirmed history information storage means 35 is displayed (notified) as the first save file format candidate.

However, after this, the fixed history information storage means 3
When the save file in the save file format stored in 5 as the first save file format candidate is deleted at the save destination (step S78), it is stored in the confirmed history information storage means 35 as the first save file format candidate. The saved file format is deleted (step S79). As a result, the save file format displayed as the first save file format candidate when the save file format is converted becomes the first save file format candidate set in the save file format storage area in advance. In this way, when the next save file format conversion is designated, not the file format of the deleted save file but another file format will be announced as the first file format candidate, and the user's The number of steps can be reduced.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing a file saving process in which the save destination is designated in the information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Note that the file storage destination here is, for example, a language of Word or Excel.
If so, it is “MyDocument” or the like. Less than,
A fourth embodiment according to the confirmed history control method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

First, when the user gives an instruction to select the save destination of the specified file using the keyboard 43 or the like (step S8).
1) The CPU 40 searches the file save destination storage area in which the file save destination in the program file 421 is stored (step S82), and displays the searched file save destination (step S83). After that, when the file save destination is determined according to the user operation (step S84), the file is saved in the determined file save destination (step S85). Further, when the file saving destination is selected and the file is saved in this way, the file saving destination is determined by the history information storing means 35.
(Step S86). As a result, in the subsequent file saving, the confirmed history information storage means 35
The file save destination stored in is displayed (notified) as the first save destination candidate.

However, after this, the fixed history information storage means 3
When the save destination file stored as the first file save destination candidate in 5 is deleted (step S87), the file save destination stored as the first file save destination candidate in the confirmed history information storage means 35 is deleted. Yes (step S8)
8). As a result, the save destination displayed as the first save destination candidate at the time of saving the file is the top save destination set in advance in the save destination storage area. In this way, when the next file save is specified, the other save destination is notified as the first save destination candidate instead of the save destination of the deleted file, reducing the user's trouble. it can.

As for the file processing described in the third and fourth embodiments as described above, if the interval from the confirmation of file format conversion or file saving to the file deletion is within the processing time or within the predetermined number of steps. In this case, the information of the first candidate stored in the confirmed history information storage means 35 may be deleted. Further, the respective processes of the above-described third and fourth embodiments have been described as separate processes for the sake of simplicity of description, but it is also possible to have a configuration in which two processes are combined. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the file format conversion processing and the file saving processing as described above, but after the conversion etc. is confirmed for another processing target, the confirmation history is stored, so that the same processing target in the subsequent processing is stored. It is possible to apply to various cases in the processing used for notifying the selection candidates.

The control operation in each of the first to fourth embodiments as described above can be realized by causing the CPU of the character input device or the information processing device to read a program for executing each control procedure. The program in this case is also included in the present invention. Further, a computer-readable storage medium storing such a program, for example, a CDROM, a CD-R, another optical disk or a magneto-optical disk, a magnetic disk such as a floppy disk, or a card medium using a semiconductor memory is used. It is also possible to take it in the device by the medium reading means of the character input device or the information processing device and make it executed by the CPU, and the storage medium in this case is also included in the present invention.

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As described above, according to the information processing apparatus and the confirmation history control method of the present invention, after the processing method for the processing target is determined and executed, the information generated by the execution is used for the user operation. When it is deleted based on the above, it is determined that the confirmation processing is wrong, and the confirmation processing method corresponding to the deleted processing target is deleted from the confirmation history storage means. If the user makes an incorrect confirmation operation in the process of performing various information processing tasks, the confirmation history can be automatically corrected by simply deleting the confirmation result data. It can be simplified. Further, by controlling the information processing apparatus by the program according to the present invention and the program stored in the storage medium, the processing of the information processing apparatus and the determination history control method thereof as described above can be realized. In the process of performing various information processing operations using the confirmation history function, if the user makes an incorrect confirmation operation, the confirmation history can be automatically corrected by simply deleting the confirmation result data. Therefore, the operation can be simplified.

Further, according to the character input device and the confirmed history control method of the present invention, input is performed by a user operation,
When the confirmed character string is deleted by the user on the display means, it is determined that the confirmation process is incorrect, and the deleted confirmed character string is deleted from the confirmed history storage means. In the process of inputting characters using the learning function based on the confirmation history, if the user makes an incorrect confirmation operation, simply delete the confirmed character string on the display means and the confirmation history is automatically displayed. Corrections can be made and operations can be simplified. Further, by controlling the character input device by the program according to the present invention and the program stored in the storage medium, it is possible to realize the processing of the character input device and the fixed history control method thereof as described above. In the process of inputting characters using the confirmation history function, if the user makes an incorrect confirmation operation, the confirmed history can be automatically corrected by simply deleting the confirmed character string. It becomes possible to simplify the operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing functional elements of a character input device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the character input device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a confirmation history file of the character input device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a character string determination process of the character input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of kana-kanji conversion of the character input device shown in FIG.

6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a dictionary file of the character input device shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a part of a character string determination process of the character input device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing functional elements of an information processing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a file format conversion process of the information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a file saving process of an information processing device according to a fourth example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... Dictionary storage means, 12 ... Input means, 13 ... Conversion control means, 14 ... Display means, 15 ... Confirmed history information storage means, 20, 40 ... CPU, 21, 41 ... Main memory, 22, 42 ... Hard disk drive (HD
D), 22A, 42A ... Hard disk, 23, 43
...... Keyboard, 24,44 ... Mouse, 25,45 ...
... CRT, 26, 46 ... floppy disk drive (FDD), 31 ... file conversion information storage means, 3
2 ... Input means, 33 ... Conversion control means, 34 ... Display means, 35 ... Confirmed history information storage means, 36 ... File storage means, 221, 421 ... Program files,
222 ... Dictionary file, 223, 422 ... Document file, 224, 423 ... Confirmed history file.

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Claims (48)

[Claims] 1. A processing target designation means for designating a processing target based on a user's operation, a processing method storage means for storing a processing method for the processing target in advance, and a processing target designated by the processing target designating means. Retrieval means for retrieving the corresponding processing method from the processing method storage means, notification means for notifying the user of the processing method retrieved by the search means as a processing method candidate, and the processing method announced by the notification means for the user Selection confirming means for selecting and confirming based on the operation, processing executing means for executing processing for the processing target based on the processing method confirmed by the selection confirming means, and processing confirmed by the selection confirming means A confirmation history storage unit that stores the method as a confirmation processing method for the processing target, and a process performed by the notification unit. When announcing a law candidate, a control unit that controls the announcing unit so that the definite processing method stored by the definite history storing unit is announced as a first processing method candidate; and the definite by the process executing unit. And a deletion detection unit that detects that information generated by the execution of the processing method is deleted based on a user operation, and the control unit is a confirmation corresponding to the processing target whose deletion is detected by the deletion detection unit. An information processing apparatus, characterized in that a processing method is deleted from the fixed history storage means. 2. The confirmation history storage means stores a new confirmation processing method in order based on a confirmation operation by a user and sequentially erases an old confirmation processing method. The information processing device described. 3. The confirmation history storage means searches for the same processing target from the confirmation history stored at that time when there is a confirmation operation by the user, and when there is a corresponding processing target. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the confirmation history is updated by rewriting the confirmation processing method of the processing target to the confirmation processing method of this time. 4. When the processing target from which the fixed processing method has been deleted from the fixed history storage means is designated, the notification means sends each processing method candidate to the user in the order preset in the processing method storage means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the information processing apparatus is notified to the information processing apparatus. 5. When the deletion is detected by the deletion detection means, the control means stores the confirmation processing method corresponding to the processing target only for those deleted within a predetermined time from the confirmation, the confirmation history storage. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is deleted from the means. 6. The control means, when the deletion is detected by the deletion detection means, determines the confirmation processing method corresponding to the processing target only for those deleted within a predetermined number of processing steps from the confirmation. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is deleted from the history storage means. 7. The control means deletes, when the deletion is detected by the deletion detection means, a confirmation processing method corresponding to the processing target from the confirmation history storage means only for those deleted immediately after confirmation. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 8. The kana-kanji conversion process for inputting a character string is performed as the processing target, and the definite history storage means stores a definite history of kana-kanji conversion method for each character string in response to a kana-kanji conversion definite operation, and the control is performed. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means deletes the kana-kanji conversion method for the character string from the fixed history storage means when the character string after kana-kanji conversion is deleted. 9. The processing target is a format conversion process of a data file, and the confirmation history storage means stores a confirmation history of the format conversion process for each data file in response to a confirmation operation of the format conversion process, and the control is performed. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means deletes the format conversion processing method for the data file from the fixed history storage means when the data file after the format conversion is deleted. 10. The processing object is a data file saving process, the confirmation history storage means stores a confirmation history of a storage method for each data file in response to a confirmation operation of the storage method, and the control means: The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the saved data file is deleted, the saving method for the data file is deleted from the fixed history storage means. 11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the storage method includes a storage location. 12. A character string input means for inputting a character string based on a user's operation, a display means for displaying the character string input by the character string input means, and a conversion candidate character string corresponding to the character string. Dictionary storing means for storing in advance, search means for searching the conversion candidate character string corresponding to the character string input to the character string input means from the dictionary storing means, and the conversion candidate searched for by the searching means. Conversion candidate notifying means for displaying a character string on the display means, and selection confirming means for selecting the conversion candidate character string displayed by the conversion candidate notifying means based on a user operation and confirming it on the display means. , A confirmation history storage means for storing the character string confirmed by the selection confirming means as a confirmed character string, and the conversion candidate character string is displayed by the conversion candidate notifying means. And a control means for controlling the conversion candidate notifying means so that the confirmed character string stored by the confirmation history storage means is displayed as a first conversion candidate character string, and a character string confirmed by the selection confirming means. A deletion detection unit that detects that the deletion has been performed on the display unit by a user operation, and the control unit deletes the fixed character string whose deletion is detected by the deletion detection unit from the fixed history storage unit. A character input device characterized in that 13. The character input device according to claim 12, wherein the confirmed history storage means stores an input character string and a confirmed character string in association with each other. 14. The confirmation history storage means stores new confirmed character strings in order based on a confirming operation of a user, and erases old confirmed character strings in order. Character input device described. 15. The confirmation history storage means retrieves the same input character string from the confirmation history stored at that time when a confirmation operation is performed by the user, and the corresponding input character string exists. The character input device according to claim 13, wherein in this case, the confirmed history is updated by rewriting the confirmed character string of the input character string to the confirmed character string of this time. 16. When a character string deleted from the fixed history storage means is input, the conversion candidate notifying means notifies the user of each character string candidate in the order preset in the dictionary storage means. The character input device according to claim 12, 17. The control means, when the deletion is detected by the deletion detection means, deletes the fixed character string from the fixed history storage means only for those deleted within a predetermined time after the confirmation. The character input device according to claim 12, 18. The control means, when the deletion is detected by the deletion detection means, deletes the confirmed character string from the confirmation history storage means only for those deleted within a predetermined number of processing steps from the confirmation. The character input device according to claim 12, wherein 19. The definite character string, when the deletion is detected by the deletion detecting means, only if the deletion is performed by a deletion operation performed without any other operation from the definite operation. 13. The character input device according to claim 12, wherein is deleted from the fixed history storage means. 20. The character input device according to claim 12, wherein the deletion detecting means detects an operation of deleting the fixed character string one character at a time. 21. The character input device according to claim 12, wherein the deletion detecting means detects an operation of collectively deleting the confirmed character string. 22. When a character string is deleted by a user operation, the control means has a counting means for counting the number of deleted characters, and the control means is determined immediately before the count value by the counting means and deletion. The number of characters in the character string is compared, and when the number of characters matches, the deleted fixed character string is searched from the fixed history storing means, and when there is a matching fixed character string, the fixed character string is set to the above. 20. The character input device according to claim 19, wherein the character input device is deleted from the fixed history storing means. 23. A processing target designating step for designating a processing target based on a user's operation, and a processing method corresponding to the processing target designated by the processing target designating step, in which the processing method for the processing target is stored in advance. A search step of searching from the method storage means, a notification step of notifying the user of the processing method searched by the search step as a processing method candidate, and a processing method announced by the notification step are selected based on the user's operation. , A selection confirmation step for confirming, a processing execution step for executing processing for the processing target based on the processing method confirmed by the selection confirmation step, and a processing method confirmed by the selection confirmation step for confirming the processing method for the processing target. A fixed history record stored in the fixed history storage means as a processing method. And a control step for controlling the notification step such that when the processing method candidate is notified by the notification step, the confirmed processing method stored by the confirmed history storage step is notified as the first processing method candidate. A confirmation history control method for an information processing apparatus, comprising: a deletion detection step of detecting that information generated by the execution of the confirmation processing method by the processing execution step has been deleted based on a user operation. A definite history control method, wherein a definite processing method corresponding to the processing target whose deletion is detected by the detection step is deleted from the definite history storage means. 24. The confirmation history storing step stores new confirmation processing methods based on a confirmation operation by a user in order and erases old confirmation processing methods in order. Definite history control method described. 25. When the user performs a confirming operation, the confirming history storing step retrieves the same processing target from the confirming history stored at that time, and when the corresponding processing target exists. 24. The confirmation history control method according to claim 23, wherein the confirmation history is updated by rewriting the confirmation processing method of the processing target to the confirmation processing method of this time. 26. When a processing target for which a definite processing method is deleted from the definite history storage means is designated, the notification step is performed by the user by processing the processing method candidates in an order preset in the processing method storage means. 26. The confirmed history control method according to claim 25, characterized in that the confirmation history is controlled. 27. When the deletion is detected by the deletion detecting step, deleting the confirmation processing method corresponding to the processing target from the confirmation history storage means only for those deleted within a predetermined time after confirmation. 24. The fixed history control method according to claim 23. 28. When the deletion is detected by the deletion detection step, the confirmation processing method corresponding to the processing target is deleted from the confirmation history storage means only for those deleted within a predetermined number of processing steps after confirmation. 24. The fixed history control method according to claim 23, wherein: 29. When the deletion is detected by the deletion detecting step, the confirmation processing method corresponding to the processing target is deleted from the confirmation history storage means only for the one deleted immediately after the confirmation. Claim 23
Definite history control method described. 30. The processing target is kana-kanji conversion processing of character string input, and the definite history storage means stores definite history of kana-kanji conversion method for each character string in response to a definite operation of kana-kanji conversion, and kana-kanji conversion. 24. The fixed history control method according to claim 23, wherein, when a subsequent character string is deleted, the kana-kanji conversion method for the character string is deleted from the fixed history storage means. 31. The processing target is a format conversion process of a data file, and the confirmation history storage means stores a confirmation history of the format conversion process for each data file in response to a confirmation operation of the format conversion process,
24. The fixed history control method according to claim 23, wherein when the data file after the format conversion is deleted, the format conversion processing method for the data file is deleted from the fixed history storage means. 32. The processing target is a data file saving process, and the confirmation history storage means stores a confirmation history of a storage method for each data file in response to a confirmation operation of the storage method, and the stored data file. 24. The storage method for the data file is deleted from the fixed history storage means when the is deleted.
Definite history control method described. 33. The fixed history control method according to claim 32, wherein the storage method includes a storage location. 34. A character string input step of inputting a character string based on a user's operation, and a searching step of searching the conversion candidate character string corresponding to the character string input in the character string input step from a dictionary storage means. And a conversion candidate notification step of displaying the conversion candidate character string searched by the search step on a display unit, and selecting the conversion candidate character string displayed by the conversion candidate notification step based on a user operation, A selection confirmation step for confirming on the display means, a confirmation history storage step for storing the character string confirmed by the selection confirmation step as a confirmation character string in the confirmation history storage means, and a conversion candidate character string for the conversion candidate notification step. Is displayed, the confirmed character string stored in the confirmation history storing step is the first conversion candidate character string. A control step of controlling the conversion candidate notifying step so that the display is displayed as follows, and a deletion detecting step of detecting that the character string confirmed by the selection confirming step has been deleted on the display means by a user operation. A fixed history control method for a character input device, comprising: deleting a fixed character string whose deletion has been detected in the deletion detection step from the fixed history storage means. 35. The fixed history control method according to claim 34, wherein the fixed history storing means stores an input character string and a fixed character string in association with each other. 36. The fixed history storing step stores new fixed character strings in order based on a user's fixing operation, and erases old fixed character strings in order. Definite history control method described. 37. The confirmation history storing step retrieves the same input character string from the confirmation history stored at that time when a confirmation operation is performed by the user, and the corresponding input character string exists. 37. In the case, the confirmed history control method according to claim 36, wherein the confirmed history is updated by rewriting the confirmed character string of the input character string to the confirmed character string of this time. 38. When a character string deleted from the confirmed history storage means is input, the conversion candidate notifying step notifies the user of each character string candidate in the order preset in the dictionary storage means. The confirmed history control method according to claim 34. 39. When the deletion is detected by the deletion detecting step, the fixed character string is deleted from the fixed history storing means only for the deleted one within a predetermined time from the fixed. Item 34. The fixed history control method according to Item 34. 40. When the deletion is detected by the deletion detecting step, the fixed character string is deleted from the fixed history storing means only for the deleted ones within a predetermined number of processing steps from the fixed. Claim 3
4. The fixed history control method described in 4. 41. When the deletion is detected by the deletion detecting step, the fixed character string is stored in the fixed history only for the deletion that is performed by the deletion operation performed without the other operation from the fixing operation. 35. The fixed history control method according to claim 34, wherein the method is deleted from the means. 42. The confirmation history control method according to claim 34, wherein the deletion detection step detects an operation of deleting the fixed character string one character at a time. 43. The method according to claim 34, wherein the deletion detecting step detects an operation of collectively deleting the fixed character strings. 44. When a character string is deleted by a user operation, the method has a counting step of counting the number of deleted characters, and the count value by the counting step and the number of characters of the character string confirmed immediately before deletion. When the numbers of characters match, the deleted fixed character string is searched from the fixed history storing means, and when there is a matching fixed character string, the fixed character string is read from the fixed history storing means. 42. The fixed history control method according to claim 41, wherein the method is deleted. 45. A processing target designating step for designating a processing target based on a user's operation, and a processing method corresponding to the processing target designated by the processing target designating step, in which the processing method for the processing target is stored in advance. A search step of searching from the method storage means, a notification step of notifying the user of the processing method searched by the search step as a processing method candidate, and a processing method announced by the notification step are selected based on the user's operation. , A selection confirmation step for confirming, a processing execution step for executing processing for the processing target based on the processing method confirmed by the selection confirmation step, and a processing method confirmed by the selection confirmation step for confirming the processing method for the processing target. A fixed history record stored in the fixed history storage means as a processing method. And a control step for controlling the notification step such that when the processing method candidate is notified by the notification step, the confirmed processing method stored by the confirmed history storage step is notified as the first processing method candidate. A program for executing the confirmation history control of the information processing apparatus, comprising: a deletion detection step of detecting that information generated by the execution of the confirmation processing method by the processing execution step is deleted based on a user operation. The control means of the information processing apparatus causes the confirmation processing method corresponding to the processing target of which the deletion is detected by the deletion detection step to be deleted from the confirmation history storage means. program. 46. A character string input step of inputting a character string based on a user's operation, and a search step of searching the dictionary storage means for the conversion candidate character string corresponding to the character string input in the character string input step. And a conversion candidate notification step of displaying the conversion candidate character string searched by the search step on a display unit, and selecting the conversion candidate character string displayed by the conversion candidate notification step based on a user operation, A selection confirmation step for confirming on the display means, a confirmation history storage step for storing the character string confirmed by the selection confirmation step as a confirmation character string in the confirmation history storage means, and a conversion candidate character string for the conversion candidate notification step. Is displayed, the confirmed character string stored in the confirmation history storing step is the first conversion candidate character string. A control step of controlling the conversion candidate notifying step so that the display is displayed as follows, and a deletion detecting step of detecting that the character string confirmed by the selection confirming step has been deleted on the display means by a user operation. A program for executing fixed history control of a character input device provided, wherein the control means of the information processing apparatus deletes the fixed character string whose deletion is detected by the deletion detection step from the fixed history storage means. A program characterized by: 47. A processing target designating step for designating a processing target based on a user's operation, and a processing method corresponding to the processing target designated by the processing target designating step, in which the processing method for the processing target is stored in advance. A search step of searching from the method storage means, a notification step of notifying the user of the processing method searched by the search step as a processing method candidate, and a processing method announced by the notification step are selected based on the user's operation. , A selection confirmation step for confirming, a processing execution step for executing processing for the processing target based on the processing method confirmed by the selection confirmation step, and a processing method confirmed by the selection confirmation step for confirming the processing method for the processing target. A fixed history record stored in the fixed history storage means as a processing method. And a control step for controlling the notification step such that when the processing method candidate is notified by the notification step, the confirmed processing method stored by the confirmed history storage step is notified as the first processing method candidate. A program for executing the confirmation history control of the information processing apparatus, comprising: a deletion detection step of detecting that information generated by the execution of the confirmation processing method by the processing execution step is deleted based on a user operation. A stored computer-readable storage medium, wherein the control means of the information processing apparatus is provided with processing for deleting a confirmation processing method corresponding to the processing target whose deletion is detected by the deletion detection step from the confirmation history storage means. A storage medium storing a program to be executed. 48. A character string input step of inputting a character string based on a user's operation, and a searching step of searching the conversion candidate character string corresponding to the character string input in the character string input step from a dictionary storage means. And a conversion candidate notification step of displaying the conversion candidate character string searched by the search step on a display unit, and selecting the conversion candidate character string displayed by the conversion candidate notification step based on a user operation, A selection confirmation step for confirming on the display means, a confirmation history storage step for storing the character string confirmed by the selection confirmation step as a confirmation character string in the confirmation history storage means, and a conversion candidate character string for the conversion candidate notification step. Is displayed, the confirmed character string stored in the confirmation history storing step is the first conversion candidate character string. A control step of controlling the conversion candidate notifying step so that the display is displayed as follows, and a deletion detecting step of detecting that the character string confirmed by the selection confirming step has been deleted on the display means by a user operation. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for executing a confirmation history control of a provided character input device, wherein the control means of the information processing device stores the confirmed character string whose deletion is detected by the deletion detection step as described above. A storage medium, which stores a program for executing a process of deleting from a fixed history storage means.