JP2005202519A - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic device for displaying the dictionary information of electronic dictionary data by a simple operation by associating it with dates. <P>SOLUTION: When a dictionary is selected by a user, and a "today" key installed in an input part 12 is depressed, a CPU 101 refers to the storage area of the selected object dictionary of a dictionary storage part 104, and decides whether or not index data are stored. When the index data are stored, the CPU 101 acquires the current date from a clock part 105, and acquires the address of the storage area of the dictionary information corresponding to the acquired date based on index data. The CPU 101 reads the dictionary information of the pertinent address from the dictionary data, and displays it at a display part 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device having an electronic dictionary function.

  When a character string to be searched for is input by a user by operating an input means such as a keyboard, the electronic dictionary function searches for a headword in electronic dictionary data stored in advance, and the input character string This is a function for displaying dictionary information consisting of matching or similar headwords and their explanations.

  Electronic dictionary data includes data obtained by digitizing a cooking dictionary, a proverb dictionary, a four-letter idiom dictionary, and the like. Users may use these electronic dictionary data for cooking menus, conversation topics, speech writing, etc., but because the number of dictionary information is very large, appropriate dishes, proverbs or four-letter phrases, etc. It is difficult to choose.

  In the menu display device described in Patent Document 1, based on the menu information corresponding to the date stored in advance, the control means reads the menu information of the day and displays it on the display means. By selecting the menu information based on the date, the annoyance of thinking about the daily menu can be eliminated.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-11583 (page 5, FIG. 2)

  Since the dictionary information of the electronic dictionary data is not stored in correspondence with the date, the dictionary information of today cannot be displayed like the menu display device described in Patent Document 1. Further, even if the dictionary information of the electronic dictionary data corresponds to the date, in order to display the dictionary information of today, the date of today must be input as a search key character string, which is troublesome. .

  An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic apparatus capable of displaying dictionary information of electronic dictionary data in association with a date with a simple operation.

The present invention provides a dictionary storage means for storing dictionary data including a plurality of dictionary information composed of a headword and an explanatory text of the headword,
Dictionary search means for searching the dictionary data stored in the dictionary storage means based on the input character string;
An electronic device having display means for displaying a search result by the dictionary search means,
A clock means for outputting the current date;
Selecting means for selecting dictionary information related to the current date output by the clock means from the dictionary data stored in the dictionary storage means;
An instruction means for instructing the selection means to select dictionary information by a user operation;
The display means is an electronic device that displays the dictionary information selected by the selection means.

The present invention also includes related information storage means for storing related information indicating the relationship between the date and the dictionary information,
The selection means selects dictionary information based on related information.
In addition, the present invention is characterized by comprising related information creating means for creating the related information.

  Further, according to the present invention, the related information creating means searches the dictionary data stored in the dictionary storage means for a character string representing a date, and the relationship between the dictionary information including the character string representing the date and the date It is characterized by creating the related information indicating.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, when the related information creation unit cannot find dictionary information including a character string representing a date, the selection unit randomly selects dictionary information.

  In addition, the present invention is characterized by comprising history creating means for creating a history of selected dictionary information when the selecting means randomly selects dictionary information.

  In addition, the present invention is characterized by comprising a changing means for changing the operation of the instruction means so as to be valid or invalid.

  Further, according to the present invention, when there is dictionary information related to the current date output from the clock means, the changing means validates the operation of the instruction means, and the dictionary information related to the current date output from the clock means is If not, the operation of the instruction means is invalidated.

In the present invention, the clock means outputs a time including a date,
The selecting means selects dictionary information related to the date of the next day when the time when the clock means outputs the current date is after a predetermined time.

  The present invention is characterized in that the predetermined time can be changed by a user.

  According to the present invention, dictionary data including a plurality of dictionary information composed of a headword and an explanatory text of the headword is stored in the dictionary storage means, and the dictionary search means stores the dictionary based on the input character string. When the dictionary data stored in the storage means is searched, the display means displays the search result.

  When the user operates the instruction unit to instruct the selection unit to select dictionary information, the selection unit selects dictionary information related to the current date output by the clock unit, and the display unit selects the selection unit. Displays the dictionary information selected by.

Since the user operates the instruction means, for example, the dictionary information related to the current date is displayed only by pressing a key, the dictionary information of the electronic dictionary data can be displayed related to the date with a simple operation. According to the present invention, the related information indicating the relationship between the date and the dictionary information is stored in the related information storage means, and the selecting means selects the dictionary information based on the related information.

  Thereby, the selection means can easily select dictionary information related to the current date only by referring to the related information.

  Further, according to the present invention, the related information creating unit searches the dictionary data stored in the dictionary storage unit for a character string representing a date, and the relationship between the dictionary information including the character string representing the date and the date Create related information that indicates.

  When the related information is not stored in the related information storage unit in advance, the selection unit cannot refer to the related information. Even when the related information is not stored, the selection means can easily select the dictionary information related to the current date by searching the character string representing the date from the dictionary data and creating the related information. it can.

  According to the present invention, when the related information creation unit cannot find dictionary information including a character string representing a date, the selection unit randomly selects the dictionary information.

  Even when the related information is not stored in advance in the related information storage unit and there is no dictionary information related to the date, the selection unit can select the dictionary information.

  According to the present invention, when the selecting means randomly selects the dictionary information, the history creating means creates a history of the selected dictionary information.

  When the selection means randomly selects dictionary information, there is a possibility that the same dictionary information may be selected continuously. However, by referring to the history in which the selection means was created, the same dictionary is continuously selected. It is possible to prevent selecting information.

  According to the invention, the changing means is changed so that the operation of the instruction means becomes valid or invalid. When there is dictionary information related to the current date output from the clock means, the operation of the instruction means is valid, and when there is no dictionary information related to the current date output from the clock means, the operation of the instruction means is invalidated. And

  If there is no dictionary information related to the current date and the operation of the instruction means is valid, it is necessary to perform error processing such as notifying the user that the dictionary information cannot be displayed when the instruction means is operated. However, it is not necessary to perform error processing by disabling the operation of the instruction means.

  According to the invention, the selecting means selects dictionary information related to the date of the next day when the time when the clock means outputs the current date is after a predetermined time.

  It is possible to deal with cases where it is more useful to display dictionary information related to tomorrow's date.

  According to the present invention, the predetermined time is changed by the user. Thereby, the setting according to a user's liking is attained.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Hereinafter, a facsimile apparatus having an electronic dictionary function will be described as an example of the electronic apparatus. The present invention is characterized in that information relating to the current date, that is, “today”, is displayed by a simple operation from a dictionary installed in the facsimile apparatus.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a facsimile machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The facsimile apparatus 100 has an input realized by a display unit 11 realized by a liquid crystal display device (LCD) having a dot matrix configuration on the front surface and a keyboard including various keys for inputting numbers, characters, instruction commands, and the like. The unit 12 includes a user who operates the input unit 12 while looking at an operation menu displayed on the display unit (display unit) 11 to perform a telephone call, facsimile communication, dictionary search, and the like. When making a telephone call, the handset 13 provided on the side is used. In addition, it is good also as a structure which laminates | stacks a transparent touch panel on the surface of the display part 11. FIG. In this case, the user can perform a telephone call, facsimile transmission, dictionary search, and the like by operating the transparent touch panel and the input unit 12.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a key layout of the input unit 12. The input unit 12 is a numeric key 14 for inputting characters such as numbers, a cursor key 15 for moving a cursor on various operation screens displayed on the display unit 11, and selecting items, specifying a position, and the like. “Determination” key 16 for confirming input characters and selection items, “dictionary” key 17 for activating the dictionary search mode, and dictionary information relating to today (hereinafter abbreviated as “today information”). "Today" key 18 for searching and displaying the text, and although not shown, in the dictionary search mode, the next heading key for searching for the next headword and the previous heading key for searching for the previous headword And so on.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the facsimile apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The facsimile apparatus 100 includes a CPU (central processing unit) 101, a RAM (random access memory) 102, a ROM (read only memory) 103, a dictionary storage unit 104, a clock unit 105, a printing unit 106, a communication unit 107, and a display unit. 11, an input unit 12, and a handset 13.

  The CPU 101 controls the entire facsimile apparatus 100 based on a control program stored in the ROM 103. In addition to the control program, the ROM 103 stores various programs such as a search program for searching a dictionary and a communication control program for performing telephone communication and facsimile communication. The RAM 102 temporarily stores calculation values required when the facsimile apparatus 100 operates based on various programs, image data to be displayed on the display unit 11, and the like. A part of the RAM storage area consists of non-volatile memory such as EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable ROM) or flash memory, and various phonebook data that associates telephone numbers with their users. Various setting parameters necessary for data, dictionary search and communication control are stored.

  The dictionary storage unit 104 is a dictionary storage unit that stores one or a plurality of dictionary data and a related information storage unit. In the present embodiment, the dictionary data of three dictionaries of the first to third dictionaries are stored, and the three storage areas of the first dictionary storage area 110, the second dictionary storage area 111, and the third dictionary storage area 112 are stored. Have. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a storage area of each dictionary. 4A shows the first dictionary storage area 110, FIG. 4B shows the second dictionary storage area 111, and FIG. 4C shows the third dictionary storage area 112. Dictionary data 110a and index data 110b are stored in the first dictionary storage area 110, and dictionary data 111a and 112a are stored in the second dictionary storage area 111 and the third dictionary storage area 112. The dictionary title indicating the dictionary name of each dictionary is stored in dictionary data or a predetermined area in each storage area. Here, the dictionary data is data in which dictionary information including a headword and an explanatory text related to the headword is described in a predetermined order, for example, alphabetical order or Iweo order based on the headword. For example, in the case of dictionary data of a proverb dictionary, dictionary information including a proverb that is a headword and the meaning of the proverb is described in the order of sayings. As will be described in detail later, the index data is related information in which a date and a storage position in the dictionary data of dictionary information related to the date are described. The facsimile machine 100 performs today information display processing for displaying today information on the display unit 11 based on the index data.

  The clock unit 105 is clock means for outputting the current time including the date. The printing unit 106 is realized by a thermal transfer printer, an inkjet printer, or the like, and prints received facsimile data and displayed image data on a sheet.

  The communication unit 107 functions as a connection interface with a public telephone line, and performs transmission / reception of voice signals in telephone calls and transmission / reception of image data in facsimile communication in accordance with a predetermined protocol. The handset 13 includes a microphone and a speaker. The microphone captures the user's voice and outputs it to the communication unit 107 as a voice signal. The speaker outputs the audio signal input from the communication unit 107 to the outside as audio.

  The dictionary search means, selection means, related information creation means, history creation means, and change means are configured by the CPU 101, RAM 102, and ROM 103, and are realized by the CPU 101 performing processing based on each program stored in the ROM 103. .

An operation procedure of the user until the information of today is displayed on the display unit 11 will be described.
(1) Activation of Dictionary Mode First, the user activates the dictionary mode by pressing the “Dictionary” key 17.
The dictionary mode is an operation mode of the facsimile apparatus 100 capable of performing a dictionary search process for searching a dictionary word entry using a character string input by a user as a search key based on a search program stored in the ROM 103. It is. Other operation modes of the facsimile apparatus 100 include a telephone mode for performing a telephone call, a facsimile mode for performing facsimile communication, and a setting mode for changing input of various setting parameters.

(2) Target dictionary selection Next, the user selects a target dictionary for displaying information for today.
In the present embodiment, since three dictionary data are stored in the dictionary storage unit 104, one of the three dictionaries is selected. Specifically, the dictionary titles of the three dictionaries stored in the dictionary storage unit 104 are displayed on the display unit 11, and the user operates the cursor key 15 to select and determine any one dictionary title. When the key 16 is pressed, the target dictionary is selected.

(3) Pressing “Today” Key Finally, the user presses the “Today” key 18 with the target dictionary selected.
When the target dictionary is selected in the procedure (2), it becomes possible to input a character string as a search key. When a normal dictionary search is desired, the search key is input and the target dictionary is searched. When the “today” key 18 is pressed without inputting the search key, today's information is displayed on the display unit 11 based on the index data of the selected target dictionary.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the index data 110b. In FIG. 5, the dictionary data 110a and the corresponding date are shown side by side for easy understanding. The first dictionary is, for example, a dish dictionary of “seasonal dishes”, and describes the dishes related to the daily date. Specifically, the dictionary title is “seasonal dishes”, and the dictionary data 110a includes the dictionary information including the name of the dish as a headword and the description of the dish in order of date from January 1st. ing. In FIG. 5, “Osechi cuisine” and “Osechi cuisine on January 1…” are described as dictionary information related to the date of January 1st. In the index data 110b, the relative address of the storage area in which each dictionary information is stored is described with reference to the top of the dictionary data 110a. The first dictionary is a dictionary in which index data is stored, that is, a dictionary in which dictionary information related to dates is described. Therefore, the index data stored in the storage area of the dictionary storage unit 104 is written in date order. Specifically, the first relative address “00100” of the index data 110b is a relative address indicating the January 1 dictionary information, and the second relative address “00145” is the January 2 dictionary information. The 365th relative address “14702” is a relative address indicating the December 31 dictionary information.

  When the “today” key 18 is pressed by the user in step (3), the CPU 101 obtains the current date output from the clock unit 105, calculates the elapsed days based on January 1, and calculates the elapsed days Based on the numerical value D, the D-th relative address of the index data 110b is acquired. By selecting and reading out the dictionary information stored in the storage area indicated by the address obtained by adding the acquired relative address to the absolute address at the beginning of the dictionary data 110a, the dictionary information related to today can be displayed on the display unit 11. it can.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the display screen 20 for today's information. 6A shows a display screen 20 in which the “today” key 18 is pressed and dictionary information is displayed as today's information. FIG. 6B shows a display screen 30 displayed by a normal dictionary search process. Show. As can be seen by comparing FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, when displaying the dictionary information as today's information, the date 21 is displayed so as to be emphasized compared to the date 31 on the display screen 30. Specific examples of displaying the date 21 with emphasis include increasing the size of the character, making the character bold or italic, and making the date 21 font different from the dictionary information 22, 32 or the date 31 font. (For example, the typeface of date 21 is Mincho, the type of dictionary information 22 and 32, and the typeface of date 31 is Gothic.) When the date 21 is surrounded by a frame, it is displayed around the date 21 (for example, “ * "Etc.), the display character color of the date 21 is different from the color of the display information of the dictionary information 22, 32 or the date 31 (for example, the display character color of the date 21 is red, The display character color of the dictionary information 22 and 32 and the date 31 is black.)

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing today's information display processing by the facsimile apparatus 100.

  When the dictionary mode is activated in the above procedure (1) and the target dictionary can be selected, this processing is started.

  The CPU 101 monitors a key input signal from the input unit 12, and in step S1, determines whether or not the determination key 16 has been pressed and the target dictionary has been selected. If the target dictionary is selected, the process proceeds to step S2, and if not selected, monitoring of the key input signal is continued.

  In step S <b> 2, the CPU 101 monitors a key input signal from the input unit 12 and determines whether or not the “today” key 18 is pressed. If the “today” key 18 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S3, and if not, the process proceeds to step S4.

  In step S4, the CPU 101 monitors the key input signal from the input unit 12, and determines whether or not the numeric key 14 is pressed and a character string serving as a search key is input. If a character string is input, a normal dictionary search process is performed in step S5. If not, the process returns to step S2 to continue monitoring the key input signal.

  In step S <b> 3, the CPU 101 refers to the storage area of the selected target dictionary in the dictionary storage unit 104 and determines whether index data is stored. If no index data is stored, the process proceeds to step S6, and if stored, the process proceeds to step S7. In the present embodiment, when the first dictionary is selected as the target dictionary, the CPU 101 refers to the first dictionary storage area 110 and the index data 110b is stored, so the process of step S7 is performed. When the second and third dictionaries are selected, the CPU 101 refers to the second and third dictionary storage areas 111 and 112 and performs the process of step S6 because no index data is stored.

  In step S6, the user is notified that the information cannot be displayed today (it is an error). For example, the fact that it cannot be displayed on the display unit 11 is displayed as characters, and an error sound or sound is output from a speaker. In step S <b> 7, the CPU 101 acquires the current date from the clock unit 105. In step S8, the relative address corresponding to the acquired date is acquired by referring to the index data. In step S9, from the acquired relative address and the absolute address of the selected target dictionary, the dictionary information of the corresponding address is read from the dictionary data and displayed on the display unit 11.

  As described above, since today's information is displayed simply by pressing the “today” key 18 by the user, the dictionary information of the electronic dictionary data can be displayed in association with the date with a simple operation.

  In this embodiment, a card-type semiconductor memory (memory card) that can be attached to and detached from the facsimile apparatus main body may be provided as an external storage unit. The card-type semiconductor memory has an in-card dictionary storage unit having the same function as the dictionary storage unit 104, and stores one or more dictionaries. Therefore, when the card-type semiconductor memory is attached, when the CPU 101 performs processing for the dictionary storage unit 104, the CPU 101 performs the same processing for the in-card dictionary storage unit. Thus, by using a card-type semiconductor memory, dictionary data and the like can be easily added, improving usability.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the facsimile apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the facsimile apparatus 200 is similar to that of the facsimile apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3 except that the creation index storage unit 108 is provided. Note that parts that perform the same operations as the parts of the facsimile apparatus 100 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, for a dictionary in which index data is stored in the dictionary storage unit 104, the present day information is displayed based on the index data, and the index data is not stored. In order to make it possible to display today's information, index data is created and stored in the created index storage unit 108, which is related information storage means.

  Each dictionary stored in the dictionary storage unit 104 in the present embodiment is the same as each dictionary in the first embodiment. That is, the dictionary data 110a and the index data 110b are stored in the first dictionary storage area 110, and the dictionary data 111a and 112a are stored in the second dictionary storage area 111 and the third dictionary storage area 112. The user's procedure for displaying today's information is also the same as in the first embodiment. The difference from the first embodiment is that the CPU 101 determines whether or not the index data of the selected dictionary is stored when the target dictionary is selected in step (2), and is not stored. Is a configuration capable of searching dictionary data and creating index data.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the created index storage unit 108. A case where index data is created for the second dictionary will be described. When the second dictionary is selected as the target dictionary in the procedure (2), referring to the second dictionary storage area 111 of the dictionary storage unit 104, the index data is not stored, so the CPU 101 is based on the dictionary data 111a. The second dictionary index data 108a is created and stored in the created index storage unit 108.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the second dictionary index data 108a. In FIG. 10, the dictionary data 111a are shown side by side in order to explain the creation procedure. The second dictionary is, for example, a cuisine dictionary called “world cuisine” and describes the world cuisine such as Japanese and Western dishes. More specifically, the dictionary title is “world cuisine”, and the dictionary data 111a categorizes the dictionary information including the name of the dish that is the headword and the description of the dish into Japanese food, Western food, and country. Has been described.

  In order to create index data, it is searched whether the dictionary information described in the dictionary data includes a character string corresponding to a date (hereinafter abbreviated as “date character string”), and the date character string is When the dictionary information including it is found, the date and the relative address of the dictionary information are stored in the storage area of the second dictionary index data 108a of the creation index storage unit 108. In FIG. 10, for example, the dictionary data 111 a includes a date character string “May 5” in the dictionary information whose headword is “Chimaki”, and the CPU 101 uses the date “May 5”. And the relative address “06200” of the dictionary information whose headword is “Chimaki” is stored in the storage area of the second dictionary index data 108a. Further, the date character string 41 “January 1” is included in the dictionary information whose headword is “Osechi”, and the CPU 101 determines “1/1” indicating the date “January 1”, The relative address “00100” of the dictionary information whose headword is “Osechi” is stored in the storage area of the second dictionary index data 108a. The second dictionary index data 108a is described in date order.

  Index data can be created by storing all dates found and relative addresses of dictionary information in the created index storage unit 108 in one dictionary data. The search for the date character string is not limited to the format of (numeric value) “month” (numeric value) “day” such as the character string “January 1”, but (numeric value) “1/1”. / (Numeric) format, (1.2) (numeric value) “.” (Numeric) format, “1st Jan” (ordinal) (English month name), “Monthly” Search in various formats such as “monthly” (numerical value) “day” such as “2nd”, “odd month” or “even month” (numerical) “day”, such as “odd month 2nd” Configure as possible.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing today's information display processing by the facsimile apparatus 200.

  When the dictionary mode is activated in the above procedure (1) and the target dictionary can be selected, this processing is started.

  The CPU 101 monitors a key input signal from the input unit 12, and in step S11, determines whether or not the determination key 16 has been pressed and the target dictionary has been selected. If the target dictionary is selected, the process proceeds to step S2, and if not selected, monitoring of the key input signal is continued.

  In step S12, the CPU 101 refers to the storage area of the selected target dictionary in the dictionary storage unit 104 and the created index storage unit 108, and determines whether or not the index data of the selected target dictionary is stored. If no index data is stored, the process proceeds to step S13, and if stored, the process proceeds to step S14.

  In step S13, index data of the selected target dictionary is created. In step S <b> 14, the CPU 101 monitors a key input signal from the input unit 12 and determines whether the “today” key 18 is pressed. If the “today” key 18 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S15, and if not, the process proceeds to step S16.

  In step S <b> 16, the CPU 101 monitors a key input signal from the input unit 12, and determines whether the numeric key 14 has been pressed and a character string serving as a search key has been input. If a character string is input, a normal dictionary search process is performed in step S17. If not, the process returns to step S14 to continue monitoring the key input signal.

  In step S <b> 15, the CPU 101 acquires the current date from the clock unit 105. In step S18, it is determined whether the current date is described in the index data by referring to the index data. If it is described, the process proceeds to step S19. If not described, the process proceeds to step S20. In step S19, a relative address corresponding to the acquired date is acquired, and from the acquired relative address and the absolute address of the selected target dictionary, dictionary information of the corresponding address is read from the dictionary data and displayed on the display unit 11. To do. In step S20, the user is notified that the information cannot be displayed today (it is an error). For example, the fact that it cannot be displayed on the display unit 11 is displayed in characters, and an error sound or voice is output from an external speaker provided in the facsimile apparatus.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the index data creation process in step S13 of FIG. If the index data of the selected target dictionary is not stored in step S12 of FIG. 11, this processing is started.

  In step S21, index data is initialized. The initialization of the index data is a process for securing the index data storage area in the created index storage unit 108 and clearing the data in the area. In step S22, the pointer is initialized in order to search the dictionary data of the selected target dictionary. The initialization of the pointer is a process of setting a pointer indicating the search position at the head position of the dictionary data.

  In step S23, the dictionary information where the pointer is located is searched. In step S24, it is determined whether or not a date character string is included in the dictionary information. If it is included, the process proceeds to step S25, and if it is not included, the process proceeds to step S27. In step S25, the date and the relative address of the dictionary information are written in the index data storage area. In step S26, the date is rearranged in order of date to update the index data.

  In step S27, the pointer is set to the position of the next dictionary information and updated. In step S28, it is determined whether all the dictionary information of the dictionary data has been searched. If the pointer is positioned at the last dictionary information of the dictionary data, the process ends because all searches are completed. If the pointer is not located in the last dictionary information, there is dictionary information that has not been searched, so the process proceeds to step S23, and the processes of steps S23 to S27 are repeated.

  As described above, even when a dictionary in which index data is not stored in advance is selected, today's information can be displayed by creating index data.

  In this embodiment, a card-type semiconductor memory (memory card) that can be attached to and detached from the facsimile apparatus main body may be provided as an external storage unit. The card-type semiconductor memory may have only an in-card dictionary storage unit having the same function as that of the dictionary storage unit 104, and further includes an in-card created index storage unit having the same function as the creation index storage unit 108. One or a plurality of dictionaries may be stored. Therefore, when the card-type semiconductor memory is mounted, when the CPU 101 performs processing for the dictionary storage unit 104 and the created index storage unit 108, the in-card dictionary storage unit and the in-card created index storage unit are also targeted. The same processing is performed. Thus, by using a card-type semiconductor memory, dictionary data and the like can be easily added, improving usability.

  FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a facsimile apparatus 300 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the facsimile apparatus 300 is similar to that of the facsimile apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 8 except that the selection table storage unit 109 is provided. Parts that perform the same operations as the parts of the facsimile machines 100 and 200 are given the same reference numerals, and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.

  For a dictionary in which index data is not stored in the dictionary storage unit 104, when index data is created, if the date data string is not included at all in the dictionary data, the index data cannot be created. In the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, for a dictionary in which index data is stored in the dictionary storage unit 104, today's information is displayed based on the index data, and as in the second embodiment, For dictionaries that do not store index data, index data is created and today's information is displayed, and even if index data cannot be created, today's information can be displayed, so index data cannot be created. Randomly select dictionary information of dictionary data and display it as today's information.

  Each dictionary stored in the dictionary storage unit 104 in this embodiment is the same as each dictionary in the first and second embodiments. That is, the dictionary data 110a and the index data 110b are stored in the first dictionary storage area 110, and the dictionary data 111a and 112a are stored in the second dictionary storage area 111 and the third dictionary storage area 112. The user's procedure for displaying today's information is also the same as in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating the selection table storage unit 109. Assuming that index data cannot be created for the third dictionary, a case will be described in which the data is randomly selected from the dictionary information of the dictionary data 112a and displayed. When one dictionary information is randomly selected from a plurality of dictionary information and displayed, the same dictionary information may be displayed continuously. In order to prevent this, the selection history of dictionary information previously selected and displayed is stored as a selection table. In the present embodiment, a third dictionary selection table 109 a that is a selection table for the third dictionary is created and stored in the selection table storage unit 109.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of the third dictionary selection table 109a. The third dictionary is, for example, a dictionary whose dictionary title is “four-character idiom dictionary”. In the dictionary data 112a, dictionary information including a four-character idiom as a headword and the meaning of the four-character idiom is read as a idiom. Are listed in the order of their Iueo. In the third dictionary selection table 109a, a selection number 51 assigned to each dictionary information, a relative address 52 of an area where each dictionary information is stored, and a selection date 53 which is a date when the dictionary information is selected are described. .

  In the selection process for selecting the dictionary information to be displayed, the target dictionary is selected in step (2), and the number of date character strings included in the dictionary data is equal to or less than the threshold at the end of the index data creation process. If you do. When the threshold is set to 0, the selection process is performed when no date character string is included in the dictionary data. For example, after it is determined in step S28 in FIG. 12 that the search is completed, the number of date character strings included in the dictionary data is compared with a threshold value, and if it is equal to or less than the threshold value, a selection table is created. Specifically, the CPU 101 extracts a relative address of each dictionary information of the dictionary data, assigns a selection number in order, and stores it in the selection table storage unit 109. Since no dictionary information has been selected at the time of creation, nothing is written in the selection date.

  When the “today” key 18 is pressed in step (3), the CPU 101 obtains the current date from the clock unit 105, generates a random number within a range where the maximum value of the selected number is the maximum value, and generates the generated numerical value. Reads the relative address of the same selection number as. The relative address is read and the current date is entered in the selection table as the selected date. In FIG. 15, it is assumed that selection numbers 41 are from 1 to 10, that is, ten dictionary information are described in the dictionary data 112a. FIG. 15A shows a state in which the third dictionary selection table 109a is created and 4 is selected as the selection number by generating a random number on January 1st. If the third dictionary is also selected on the next day (January 2), it is stored as a history that the dictionary information with the selection number 4 was selected on the previous day, so a dictionary with a selection number other than 4 is stored. Information can be selected. After the random number is generated, before the relative address having the same number as the generated numerical value is read, the selection date 53 is confirmed. If the date is not described, the relative address is read and the current date is set in the selection table as the selection date. . The dictionary information with the selection number 9 is selected on January 2 due to random number generation (see FIG. 15B). The selection number is 2 on January 3, the selection number is 6 on January 4, and 6 is January. It is assumed that the dictionary information with the selection number 10 on the day and the selection number 7 on January 6 is selected (see FIG. 15C). For example, if the number generated by random number generation on January 7 is 2, the dictionary information with selection number 2 is selected on January 3 from the description of selection date 53, so the selection number is 2 The dictionary information cannot be selected. In such a case, the date is not described in the selection date 53, and the selection number closest to the generated numerical value is selected. In the case as shown in FIG. 15C, the date is not described in the selection date 53, and the selection number closest to the generated numerical value 2 is either 1 or 3. If there are two selection numbers with the same condition, it may be determined in advance whether to select a smaller number or a larger number. Here, when there are two selection numbers under the same condition, if a larger number is selected, 3 is selected as the selection number (see FIG. 15D).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15 (d), when many dates are described in the selection date 53, the dictionary information of the selection number of the numerical value generated with random numbers increases in many cases. When the ratio of the dictionary information that has not been reached falls below a predetermined ratio, the description of the selection date 53 is partially cleared. If all are cleared, there is a possibility that the same dictionary information may be selected continuously. For example, if the predetermined ratio is 30% and the predetermined number of days is three days, the ratio of the dictionary information that is not selected is 30% in the state shown in FIG. The description is cleared by leaving three days from the latest date (see FIG. 15E). Note that the predetermined ratio and the predetermined number of days can be set by the user entering numerical values by activating the setting mode.

  As described above, today's information can be displayed even when the date data is not included in the dictionary data and index data cannot be created. Furthermore, by creating a history of displayed dictionary information as a selection table, it is possible to prevent the same dictionary information from being displayed continuously as today's information.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, even if the user presses the “today” key 18 and there is no today information to be displayed, an error message is displayed and an error sound is output. When the key is realized by a touch panel or a soft key, the “today” key can be invalidated if there is no today information to be displayed. Soft keys are different from keys that have fixed assignment of functions such as characters or commands to each key, such as numeric keys on the keyboard. The assignment of functions to keys is changed by a predetermined software program. It is a key that can be done.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the “today” key is realized by a soft key. General-purpose keys 61, 62, and 63 are provided in the vicinity of the display unit 11, and function display areas 71, 72, and 73 are provided in an area closest to the general-purpose key of the display unit 11 so that the correspondence with each general-purpose key is clear. Provide. The function to which the general-purpose key 61 is currently assigned is displayed in the function display area 71, the function to which the general-purpose key 62 is currently assigned is displayed in the function display area 72, and the function to which the general-purpose key 63 is currently assigned is displayed. Displayed in the display area 73. Here, it is assumed that the same function as the “today” key 18 is assigned to the general-purpose key 61, and the characters “today” are displayed in the function display area 71.

  In the first embodiment, when the index data of the target dictionary selected in step (2) is not stored, the index data of the target dictionary selected in step (2) is created in the second embodiment. However, if there is no today's date in the date of the created index data, the characters “today” are not displayed in the function display area 71 or the characters “today” are displayed in gray as shown in FIG. Thus, the user is informed that the “today” key is invalid, that is, that there is no information for today in the selected target dictionary. Further, when there is no today's information to be displayed, no processing is performed even when the user presses the general-purpose key 61.

  Further, when a touch panel is provided instead of the general-purpose key, for example, when a touch panel area corresponding to the function display area in FIG. 16 is touched, the displayed function can be realized. When disabling the “Today” key, the “Today” character is not displayed in the function display area, or the “Today” character is grayed out, and the current day information does not exist as in the case of the soft key. This is notified, and the processing is not performed even if the corresponding area of the touch panel is touched. The user can confirm that today's information is not displayed without pressing the “today” key by seeing such a display change. Further, since no processing is performed even when a key is pressed, there is no need to perform error processing.

  In each of the embodiments described above, it may be useful to display dictionary information related to tomorrow's date instead of today, depending on the dictionary selected by the user or the time zone in which the information for today is to be displayed. For example, when the user selects a dish-related dictionary such as the first and second dictionaries as a reference for cooking menus, the menu for tomorrow is displayed rather than displaying today's dishes at a later time after dinner. For reference, it is more useful to display dictionary information about tomorrow's date. In addition, when the user selects a four-character idiom dictionary like the third dictionary to reference tomorrow's speech, it is more useful to display dictionary information regarding tomorrow's date. Therefore, when the time acquired from the clock unit 105 when the “today” key is pressed is after a predetermined time, the relative address corresponding to the date of the next day of the current date is read by referring to the index data. Then, search switching processing for displaying the dictionary information on the display unit 11 is performed. A predetermined time (hereinafter referred to as “switching time”) may be configured to be arbitrarily set by a user input. The switching time is stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 102. When the user wants to change the switching time, the setting mode is activated, for example, the change of the switching time is selected from the menu, and the desired switching time is input. When a new switching time is input by the user, the switching time stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 102 is rewritten to the newly input switching time.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the switching time setting screen 80. When changing the switching time is selected from the menu when the setting mode is activated, a setting screen 80 is displayed. On the setting screen 80, the next day search start time (switching time) is displayed in 24-hour notation, and a cursor 81 is displayed in an overlapping manner. The user presses the left key or the right key of the cursor key 15 to move the cursor 81 to a desired position. The cursor 81 can be moved to the tens place and the 1's place of the value representing the hour, and the tens place and the 1's place representing the minute. When the numeric key 14 is pressed while the cursor 81 is displayed, the cursor position is displayed. The number is changed to the number of the pressed number key and displayed. When a desired time is input by moving the cursor 81 and entering a number, the user presses the lower key of the cursor key 15, moves the cursor 81 to “OK”, and presses the OK key 16. As a result, a new switching time is determined, and the switching time stored in the RAM 102 is rewritten.

  Further, when the “today” key is realized by a soft key or a touch panel and the search switching process is performed, the display of the function display area 71 after the switching time is changed from “today” to “tomorrow” as shown in FIG. You may comprise as follows. By viewing this display, the user can confirm that not only today's dictionary information but also tomorrow's dictionary information is displayed when the general-purpose key 61 is pressed.

  If the user does not want to perform the search switching process, it can be set not to perform the search switching process. In this case, a flag for search switching processing is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 102. For example, 1 is stored in the flag when the search switching process is performed, and 0 is stored when the search switching process is not performed. After obtaining the current date in step S7 in FIG. 7 and the like, the CPU 101 refers to the search switching process flag. If the flag is 1, the CPU 101 compares the switching time stored in the RAM 102 with the current time. I do. If the flag is 0, the process of step S8 is performed without comparing the switching time with the current time. The flag can be changed by operating the setting screen 80 shown in FIG. When the user presses the cursor key 15, moves the cursor 81 to “cancel”, and presses the enter key 16, 0 is stored in the flag as not performing the search switching process. When performing the search switching process, when a desired time is input, and the cursor 81 is moved to “OK” in the displayed state and the OK key 16 is pressed, 1 is stored in the flag.

  In this embodiment, a card-type semiconductor memory (memory card) that can be attached to and detached from the facsimile apparatus main body may be provided as an external storage unit. The card-type semiconductor memory may have only an in-card dictionary storage unit having the same function as the dictionary storage unit 104, or a card having the same function as the in-card dictionary storage unit and the created index storage unit 108. May have an internal created index storage unit, and may further have an in-card selection table storage unit having the same function as the selection storage unit 109, and stores one or more dictionaries. . Therefore, when the card-type semiconductor memory is attached, the CPU 101 performs the processing for the dictionary storage unit 104, the creation index storage unit 108, and the selection table storage unit 109, so that the in-card dictionary storage unit, The same processing is performed for the created index storage unit and the in-card selection table storage unit. Thus, by using a card-type semiconductor memory, dictionary data and the like can be easily added, improving usability.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a facsimile machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the keyboard layout of the input part 12. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a facsimile machine 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the memory area of each dictionary. It is a figure which shows the example of the index data 110b. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen 20 of today's information. 3 is a flowchart showing today's information display processing by the facsimile apparatus 100. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the facsimile apparatus 200 which is the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a creation index storage unit 108. It is a figure which shows the example of the 2nd dictionary index data 108a. 4 is a flowchart showing today's information display processing by the facsimile apparatus 200. It is a flowchart which shows the index data creation process of step S13 of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the facsimile apparatus 300 which is the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a selection table storage unit 109. It is a figure which shows the example of the 3rd dictionary selection table 109a. It is a figure which shows the example at the time of implement | achieving a "today" key with a soft key. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the setting screen 80 of a switching time. It is a figure which shows the example at the time of changing the display of a function display area to "Tomorrow."

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Display part 12 Input part 13 Handset 14 Number key 15 Cursor key 16 "Determination" key 17 "Dictionary" key 18 "Today" key 61, 62, 63 General-purpose key 71, 72, 73 Function display area 100, 200, 300 Facsimile Device 101 CPU (Central processing unit)
102 RAM (random access memory)
103 ROM (read only memory)
104 dictionary storage unit 105 clock unit 106 printing unit 107 communication unit 108 creation index storage unit 108a second dictionary index data 109 selection table storage unit 109a third dictionary selection table 110 first dictionary storage area 110a, 111a, 112a dictionary data 110b index Data 111 Second dictionary storage area 112 Third dictionary storage area

Claims (10)

Dictionary storage means for storing dictionary data including a plurality of dictionary information consisting of a headword and a description of the headword;
Dictionary search means for searching the dictionary data stored in the dictionary storage means based on the input character string;
An electronic device having display means for displaying a search result by the dictionary search means,
A clock means for outputting the current date;
Selecting means for selecting dictionary information related to the current date output by the clock means from the dictionary data stored in the dictionary storage means;
An instruction means for instructing the selection means to select dictionary information;
The electronic device is characterized in that the display means displays the dictionary information selected by the selection means. Having related information storage means for storing related information indicating the relationship between the date and the dictionary information;
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the selection unit selects dictionary information based on related information.   The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a related information creating unit that creates the related information.   The related information creating means searches the dictionary data stored in the dictionary storage means for a character string representing a date, and obtains related information indicating the relevance between the dictionary information including the character string representing the date and the date. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the electronic device is created.   5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein when the related information creation unit cannot find dictionary information including a character string representing a date, the selection unit randomly selects dictionary information.   6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising: a history creation unit that creates a history of the selected dictionary information when the selection unit randomly selects dictionary information.   The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a changing unit that changes the operation of the instruction unit to be valid or invalid.   The changing means validates the operation of the instruction means when there is dictionary information related to the current date output by the clock means, and indicates that there is no dictionary information related to the current date output by the clock means. 8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the operation of the means is invalidated. The clock means outputs a time including a date,
The selection means selects dictionary information related to the date of the next day when the time when the clock means outputs the current date is after a predetermined time. The electronic device as described in.   The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the predetermined time is configured to be changeable by a user.

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