JP2011076384A - Information output device and information output program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display four voices of Chinese text, in an easy-to-understood manner for user. <P>SOLUTION: An electronic dictionary 1 includes a Chinese conversation database for storing the Chinese text, including a Chinese character string of Chinese and a pinyin character string corresponding to the Chinese character string. The Chinese character string and the pinyin character string are each extracted from the stored Chinese text to coordinate four-voice data included in the pinyin character string with each Chinese characters of the Chinese character string. A four-voice mark visually showing the intonation of a pronunciation of the four-voice data is displayed adjacent to each Chinese character associated with the four-voice data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information output device and an information output program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an information output device such as an electronic dictionary used for Chinese language learning, an apparatus that displays Chinese kanji and Pinyin as a reading thereof and outputs pronunciation sound is known. Such an information output device generally stores a plurality of example sentences of Chinese text including Chinese characters and Pinyin, and can download Chinese text from the Internet.

  By the way, in Chinese, most of the smallest constituent units that make sense are expressed by one syllable, and all of these one syllables are expressed by one kanji character. Each one of these syllables is pronounced with four kinds of tone, such as high and low, up and down, and this inflection is called four voices. There are four types of four voices, from 1 to 4 voices, and Pinyin adds a tone code representing the 4 voices to the main vowel. FIG. 13 shows tone codes and numbers (tone numbers) corresponding to four voices of 1 to 4 voices.

  These Chinese four voices are extremely difficult for non-Chinese people because of their different meanings depending on their combination with syllables. Therefore, an information output device has been proposed that has a learning program that generates four voices for each Pinyin single note, and a learning function that tests which voice is a Kanji reading that is output as a voice (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-268753

  However, in the conventional information output device, as shown in FIG. 14, since the Chinese characters and Pinyin are displayed independently of each other, it can be understood which tone code (four voices) corresponds to which Chinese character reading. Hateful.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an information output device and an information output program capable of displaying four voices of Chinese text in an easy-to-understand manner for a user.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is an information output device,
Text storage means for storing Chinese text including a Chinese character string and a Pinyin character string corresponding to the Chinese character string;
A character string extraction means for extracting a Chinese character string and a Pinyin character string from the Chinese text stored in the text storage means;
Kanji four-voice setting means for setting the four-voice data included in the Pinyin character string in association with each Kanji in the Kanji character string;
Character string display means for displaying the Kanji character string and the Pinyin character string;
A four-voice mark display means for displaying a four-voice mark visually indicating the inflection of pronunciation of the four-voice data near each kanji associated with the four-voice data by the kanji four-voice setting means;
It is characterized by providing.

The invention according to claim 2 is the information output device according to claim 1,
The Pinyin character string includes a tone number or tone code as four-voice data,
The kanji four-voice setting means includes:
Four voice data determination means for determining whether a tone number or a tone code is included in the Pinyin character string;
When it is determined by the four-voice data determination means that the Pinyin character string includes a tone number, the tone number is associated with each Kanji character in the Kanji character string, and it is determined that a tone code is included. Is a judgment-specific kanji four-voice setting means for associating the tone code with each kanji of the kanji character string;
It is characterized by comprising.

The invention according to claim 3 is the information output device according to claim 2,
The character string display means displays a pinyin character string with a tone code obtained by converting the tone number into a tone code when the tone number is included as four-voice data in the pinyin character string.

The invention according to claim 4 is the information output device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The character string display means includes:
The kanji character string is displayed by inserting a blank part for each word and separated, and the corresponding pinyin character string and position are displayed for each corresponding word.

Invention of Claim 5 is the information output device as described in any one of Claims 1-4,
The character string display means and the four-voice mark display means display the Chinese character string and the four-voice mark larger than the Pinyin character string.

The invention according to claim 6 is the information output device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Four-voice mark designation means for designating a four-voice mark displayed by the four-voice mark display means by a user operation;
Voice output means for outputting kanji voice corresponding to the four-voice mark designated by the four-voice mark designation means;
It is characterized by providing.

The invention according to claim 7 is the information output device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Text receiving means for receiving Chinese text from outside the device;
Display setting means for setting whether or not to display a four-voice mark when displaying Chinese text received by the text receiving means;
It is characterized by providing.

The invention according to claim 8 is the information output program,
On the computer,
A text storage function for storing Chinese text including a Chinese character string and a Pinyin character string corresponding to the Chinese character string;
A character string extraction function for extracting a Chinese character string and a Pinyin character string from the Chinese text stored in the text storage function;
Kanji four-voice setting function for setting the four-voice data included in the Pinyin character string in association with each Chinese character of the Kanji character string;
A character string display function for displaying the kanji character string and the pinyin character string;
A four-voice mark display function for displaying a four-voice mark visually indicating the inflection of pronunciation of four-voice data near each kanji associated with the four-voice data by the kanji four-voice setting function;
It is characterized by realizing.

  According to the present invention, the four-voice data included in the Pinyin character string is associated with each kanji of the kanji character string, and the four-voice mark visually indicating the inflection of the pronunciation of the four-voice data is It is displayed near each associated kanji. Thereby, the user can visually recognize easily the inflection of the pronunciation of each Chinese character by the four-voice mark. Therefore, four voices of Chinese text can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner for the user.

It is a top view of the electronic dictionary to which the information output device concerning the present invention is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the electronic dictionary to which the information output device which concerns on this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the structure of a pinyin kanji table. It is a figure which shows the structure of a pinyin notation conversion table. It is a figure which shows the structure of a four voice data conversion table. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of a Chinese conversation display process. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of a four-voice mark display process. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a text viewer display process. It is a figure which shows the example of a display content in a Chinese conversation display process. It is a figure for demonstrating a four-voice mark display process. It is a figure which shows the example of a display content in a text viewer display process. It is a figure which shows the example of a display content in a text viewer display process. It is a figure which shows the kind of tone, a tone code, and a tone number. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the conventional Chinese conversation example sentence.

Hereinafter, an electronic dictionary which is an embodiment of an information output apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
First, the configuration of the electronic dictionary in the present embodiment will be described.

[Appearance configuration]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of the electronic dictionary 1.
As shown in this figure, the electronic dictionary 1 includes a display 10, speakers 12, and a keyboard 2.

  The display 10 is a part that displays various data such as characters and codes according to the operation of the keyboard 2 by the user, and is configured by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an ELD (Electronic Luminescence Display), or the like. Moreover, the display 10 in this embodiment is formed integrally with the touch panel 10a (see FIG. 2), and an input operation corresponding to the pressed position is possible by pressing the surface.

  The speaker 12 is a part that outputs sounds such as example sentences according to the operation of the keyboard 2 by the user.

  The keyboard 2 has various keys for the user to operate the electronic dictionary 1. Specifically, the keyboard 2 has a translation / decision key 2b, a character key 2c, a Chinese conversation activation key 2d, a text viewer activation key 2e, a cursor key 2f, a return key 2g, and the like. Yes.

  Here, the translation / decision key 2b is a key used to validate settings and the like input by a user operation. The character key 2c is a key used for inputting characters by the user. The Chinese conversation activation key 2d is a key used to activate a Chinese conversation display mode to be described later. The text viewer activation key 2e is a key used to activate a text viewer display mode to be described later.

  The cursor key 2f is a key used for the reverse display position in the screen, that is, the movement of the cursor position, and in the present embodiment, the up / down / left / right directions can be designated. The return key 2g is a key used when returning to the previously displayed screen.

[Internal configuration]
Next, the internal configuration of the electronic dictionary 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the electronic dictionary 1.

  As shown in this figure, the electronic dictionary 1 includes a display unit 40, an input unit 30, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 20, a transmission control unit 50, an audio output unit 60, a flash ROM (Read Only Memory) 80, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 90, and each part is configured to be connected to each other via a bus B so that data communication is possible.

  The display unit 40 includes the display 10 described above, and displays various information on the display 10 based on a display signal input from the CPU 20.

  The input unit 30 includes the keyboard 2 and the touch panel 10a described above, and outputs a signal corresponding to the pressed key or the position of the touch panel 10a to the CPU 20.

  The CPU 20 executes processing based on a predetermined program in accordance with an input instruction, performs an instruction to each function unit, data transfer, and the like, and comprehensively controls the electronic dictionary 1. Specifically, the CPU 20 reads various programs stored in the flash ROM 80 according to an operation signal or the like input from the input unit 30, and executes processing according to the program. Then, the CPU 20 stores the processing result in the RAM 90 and causes the display unit 40 or the audio output unit 60 to output the processing result as appropriate.

The transmission control unit 50 includes a communication interface, and transmits and receives data to and from a communication device (such as a personal computer) connected to a communication network.
The audio output unit 60 includes the speaker 12 described above, and causes the speaker 12 to reproduce audio data based on the audio output signal input from the CPU 20.

  The flash ROM 80 is a memory that stores programs and data for realizing various functions of the electronic dictionary 1. In the present embodiment, the flash ROM 80 includes an information output program 81 according to the present invention, a dictionary database group 82, a Chinese conversation database 83, a Pinyin kanji table 86, a Pinyin notation conversion table 87, and a four-voice data conversion. A table 88 is stored.

  Among these, the information output program 81 is a program for causing the CPU 20 to execute a Chinese conversation display process (see FIG. 6) and a text viewer display process (see FIG. 8) described later.

  The dictionary database group 82 includes a plurality of dictionary databases 84,... In this embodiment, the dictionary database 84a of the Chunichi dictionary, the dictionary database 84b of the China dictionary, and the like are included. These dictionary databases 84 store a plurality of headwords in association with explanation information including the meaning content of the headwords.

  The Chinese conversation database 83 stores a plurality of example sentences of Chinese conversation. In this embodiment, the Chinese conversation database 83 is divided into a large item (for example, “when leaving the country”) and a small item (for example, “on the plane”). An example sentence of Chinese conversation used in each situation (for example, “Where is my seat in Japanese?”) Is stored for each situation. The example sentences stored in the Chinese conversation database 83 include a Japanese sentence, a Chinese text that is a Chinese translation thereof, and an English translation thereof. Of these, the Chinese text includes a Chinese kanji character string and a Pinyin character string corresponding to the kanji character string. The Chinese conversation database 83 stores voice information of Pinyin character strings corresponding to example sentences, and also stores voice information of Chinese characters for each word.

  In addition, the Pinyin character string included in the Chinese text includes a tone number or tone code representing the four voices as the four voice data that is the information of the four voices and the light voice. The tone number is attached to each syllable after the last alphabet of the syllable, and the tone code is attached above the alphabet of the main vowel (see FIG. 4). Note that the four-voice data has nothing added on the main vowel in the Pinyin character string that includes the tone code as a syllable without a number after the last alphabet in the Pinyin character string that includes the tone number. As syllables, each voice can be recognized as a syllable.

In the pinyin kanji table 86, as shown in FIG. 3, Chinese kanji and its pinyin are stored in association with each word. The pinyin stored in the pinyin kanji table 86 includes a tone code as four-voice data.
In the pinyin notation conversion table 87, as shown in FIG. 4, pinyin written with a tone number and pinyin written with a tone code are stored in association with each word. Yes.

  In the four-voice data conversion table 88, as shown in FIG. 5, the tone code, tone number, four-voice number, and four-voice mark for five voices of light voice and four voices (1 to 4 voices). Are stored in association with each other. Here, the four-voice number is a numerical expression of “0” for light voice and “1” to “4” for voices 1 to 4. Further, the four-voice mark is a visual indication of the inflection of the pronunciation of the four-voice data, and includes a mark indicating a light voice with “·”.

  The RAM 90 includes a memory area that temporarily holds various programs executed by the CPU 20 and data related to the execution of these programs. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the RAM 90 includes a text data storage area 91, a language mode setting storage area 92, and a four-voice setting data storage area 93 in the present embodiment.

  Among these, the text data storage area 91 stores example sentences designated by the user in the Chinese conversation display process and the text viewer display process described later. As will be described later, the text data storage area 91 is a work area for processing Chinese text in a specified example sentence. The text data storage area 91 can also store example sentences received by the transmission control unit 50 via the communication network.

The language mode setting storage area 92 stores the language set by the user in the text viewer display process described later. In the present embodiment, as will be described later, any one of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean can be set as the language.
In the four-voice setting data storage area 93, the four-voice number associated with each kanji in the kanji character string is stored as four-voice setting data in the four-voice mark display process described later.

[Operation]
<Chinese conversation display processing>
Next, the operation of the Chinese conversation display process among the operations of the electronic dictionary 1 will be described.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of Chinese conversation display processing that the CPU 20 reads and executes the information output program 81, and FIG. 7 shows a flow of four-voice mark display processing executed during the Chinese conversation display processing. It is a flowchart which shows.

  First, as shown in FIG. 6, when the Chinese conversation start key 2d is operated by the user to start the Chinese conversation display mode (step S1), the CPU 20 classifies the situation where the Chinese conversation example sentence is used. Are read from the Chinese conversation database 83 and displayed on the display 10 as a list.

  Next, when the user operates the cursor key 2f and the translation / decision key 2b and any one of the large items displayed in the list is designated (step S2), the CPU 20 is included in the designated large item. Are read from the Chinese conversation database 83 and displayed on the display 10 as a list.

  Next, when the user operates the cursor key 2f and the translation / decision key 2b to specify any of the small items displayed in the list (step S3), the CPU 20 includes the specified small item. The Japanese sentence of the example sentence to be read is read from the Chinese conversation database 83 and displayed as a list on the display 10.

  Next, when the cursor key 2f and the translation / decision key 2b are operated by the user and any one of the Japanese sentences in the displayed example sentence is designated (step S4), the CPU 20 designates the designated Japanese sentence. Are read from the Chinese conversation database 83 and displayed on the display 10 together with the Japanese sentence (step S5).

  Next, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the four-voice mark display is set to ON by the user (step S6). Here, the setting of the four-voice mark display is switched ON / OFF by a four-voice mark display setting window 10b (see FIG. 9B) displayed on the display 10 by a user operation.

  If it is determined in step S6 that the four-voice mark display is not set to ON (step S6; No), the CPU 20 proceeds to a process in step S9 described later. On the other hand, when it is determined that the four-voice mark display is set to ON by the user operation (step S6; Yes), the CPU 20 stores the example sentence specified in step S4 in the text data storage area 91 of the RAM 90. (Step S7), a four-voice mark display process is performed (Step S8).

  In the four-voice mark display process, first, as shown in FIG. 7, the CPU 20 reads the Chinese text of the designated example sentence from the text data storage area 91 (step T1), and then, from this Chinese text, kanji characters are displayed. A column and a Pinyin character string are respectively extracted (step T2).

  Next, the CPU 20 divides the kanji character string by inserting a blank portion for each word in accordance with the Pinyin character string previously written for each word (step T3).

  Next, the CPU 20 determines whether or not a number is included in the Pinyin character string (step T4). That is, the CPU 20 determines which one of the tone number and tone code represented by a number is included in the Pinyin character string as four-voice data.

When it is determined in this step T4 that the Pinyin character string does not include a number (Step T4; No), that is, when it is determined that the Pinyin character string includes a tone code, the CPU 20 performs four-voice data. Is set in association with each Chinese character of the Chinese character string (step T5).
Specifically, the CPU 20 refers to the pinyin kanji table 86 and associates the kanji character string with the pinyin character string for each word, and the four-voice numbers “0” to “0” corresponding to the tone code of the corresponding pinyin part. “4” is associated with each Chinese character by referring to the four-voice data conversion table 88. At this time, a four-voice number “0” indicating a light voice is associated with a kanji character to which the tone code is not attached to the corresponding pinyin portion. For words that contain multiple kanji characters, if the number of tone codes and kanji characters match, they should be associated with each other in order from the beginning. If the number of tone codes is less than kanji characters, Syllables without tone codes are regarded as light voices, and the numbers of tone codes and kanji characters are matched to each other, and the syllables are associated with each other in order from the top. It should be noted that the pinyin portion of the pinyin kanji table 86 is made to store in advance the tone codes of all four voice numbers “0” to “4” including the four voice number “0” indicating a light voice in the pinyin portion of the pinyin kanji table 86. The four voice numbers “0” to “4” corresponding to the tone codes of the voices are associated with each Chinese character by referring to the four voice data conversion table 88, and all the four voice numbers “0” including the light voice are stored in the Pinyin Chinese character table 86. ”To“ 4 ”may be directly associated with each Chinese character. Then, the CPU 20 stores the four voice numbers associated with the respective Chinese characters as the four voice setting data in the four voice setting data storage area 93, and then proceeds to the process of step T8 described later.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step T4 that the Pinyin character string includes a number (Step T4; Yes), that is, if it is determined that the Pinyin character string includes a tone number, the CPU 20 The tone number, which is data, is set in association with each kanji in the kanji character string (step T6).
Specifically, the CPU 20 refers to the pinyin kanji table 86 and the four-voice data conversion table 88 to associate the kanji character string with the pinyin character string for each word, and according to the tone number of the corresponding pinyin part. The four voice numbers “0” to “4” are associated with each Chinese character by referring to the four voice data conversion table 88. At this time, a four-tone number “0” indicating a light voice is associated with a kanji character that does not have a tone number assigned to the corresponding pinyin portion. For words that contain multiple kanji characters, if the number of tone numbers and kanji characters match, they can be associated with each other in order from the beginning. If the tone number is less than kanji characters, The syllables that are not numbered are regarded as light voices, and the numbers of the tone numbers and kanji characters are matched to each other, and the syllables are associated with each other in order from the top. Then, the CPU 20 stores the four-voice number associated with each Chinese character in the four-voice setting data storage area 93 as four-voice setting data.

  Next, the CPU 20 converts the tone number included in the Pinyin character string into a tone code (step T7). Specifically, the CPU 20 refers to the Pinyin notation conversion table 87 and converts the Pinyin character string with the tone code to convert the Pinyin character string notation with the tone code. .

  Next, the CPU 20 displays the Pinyin character string on the display 10 with small characters (step T8). Here, “small character” means a character that is smaller than the size of each character of the kanji character string and the four-voice mark displayed in steps T9 and T10 described later.

  Next, the CPU 20 displays the Chinese character string at the lower part of the Pinyin character string on the display 10 (step T9). At this time, the CPU 20 displays the kanji character string by associating the pinyin character string with the position for each corresponding word, and displays the kanji character string using characters larger than each character of the pinyin character string.

  Next, the CPU 20 displays a four-voice mark at the lower part of the kanji character string on the display 10 (step T10). Specifically, the CPU 20 reads the four-voice setting data stored in the four-voice setting data storage area 93 and refers to the four-voice data conversion table 88 to obtain the four voices corresponding to the four-voice number of the four-voice setting data. Set the mark to each corresponding kanji. Then, the CPU 20 displays the four-voice mark set for each kanji in a size larger than each character of the Pinyin character string near each kanji.

  Next, the CPU 20 reads data other than Chinese text from the text data storage area 91 and displays it on the display 10 (step T11). In this embodiment, a Japanese sentence and its English translation are read and displayed.

  Next, the CPU 20 determines whether there is a next example sentence in which the four-voice mark is not displayed among the example sentences specified in step S4 described above (step T12). (Step T12; Yes), the process proceeds to the above-described step T1 to display the four-voice mark for the next example sentence. If it is determined that the four-voice mark is not displayed (Step T12; No), the four-voice mark display End the process.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the audio output mode is selected by the user (step S <b> 9). If it is determined that the user does not select (step S <b> 9; No), the CPU 20 will be described later. The process proceeds to step S14. If it is determined that the audio output mode is selected (step S9; Yes), the CPU 20 determines whether or not the audio output mark 10c (see FIG. 9D) is touched on the touch panel 10a by the user. Determine (step S10).

  If it is determined in step S10 that the voice output mark 10c has been touched (step S10; Yes), the CPU 20 reads out the voice information of the entire Pinyin character string from the Chinese conversation database 83, and the pinyin character string from the speaker 12. After the full text is output (step S11), the process proceeds to step S9. When it is determined that the voice output mark 10c is not touched (step S10; No), the CPU 20 determines whether or not the four-voice mark is touched on the touch panel 10a by the user (step S12).

  If it is determined in step S12 that the four-voice mark is not touched (step S12; No), the CPU 20 proceeds to another process. In this case, the case where the four-voice mark itself is not displayed on the display 10 is also included. If it is determined that the four-voice mark has been touched (step S12; Yes), the CPU 20 reads out the kanji speech information corresponding to the touched four-voice mark from the Chinese conversation database 83 and from the speaker 12. After outputting only the kanji (step S13), the process proceeds to step S9 described above.

  Next, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the return key 2g has been operated by the user (step S14). If it is determined that the return key 2g has been operated (step S14; Yes), the process of step S4 described above is performed. Migrate to If it is determined that the return key 2g is not operated (step S14; No), the CPU 20 determines whether or not the Chinese conversation display process is ended by the user operation (step S15). When it determines (step S15; No), it transfers to another process. And when it determines with complete | finishing (step S15; Yes), CPU20 complete | finishes a Chinese conversation display process.

<Text viewer display processing>
Next, the operation of the text viewer display process among the operations of the electronic dictionary 1 will be described.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of a text viewer display process in which the CPU 20 reads and executes the information output program 81.

  First, as shown in FIG. 8, when the text viewer start key 2e is operated by the user to start the text viewer display mode (step U1), the CPU 20 converts the Chinese conversation example sentence that can be selected by the user into text data. The file names are read from the storage area 91 and displayed as a list on the display 10. Here, a description will be given assuming that a plurality of example sentences are received in advance by a user operation via a communication network, and each is given a file name and stored in the text data storage area 91. In addition, the example sentence of the Chinese conversation only needs to include at least Chinese text, that is, a Chinese character string and a Pinyin character string.

  Next, when the user operates the cursor key 2f and the translation / decision key 2b to specify one of the displayed file names (step U2), the CPU 20 reads the language mode setting storage area 92. Referring to this, it is determined whether or not the language of the example sentence has already been set by the user (step U3). If it is determined that the language of the example sentence has already been set (step U3; Yes), the CPU 20 determines whether or not Chinese is set as the language (step U4). If it is determined that it is not set (step U4; No), the process proceeds to another process. If it is determined that the language is set to Chinese (step U4; Yes), the CPU 20 proceeds to the process of step U10 described later.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step U3 that the language of the example sentence has not yet been set (step U3; No), the CPU 20 sets a language setting window 10d for setting the language of the example sentence (see FIG. 11B). Is displayed on the display 10 (step U5). In the present embodiment, any one of Japanese, Chinese and Korean can be designated by the language setting window 10d.

  Next, when the user operates the cursor key 2f and the translation / decision key 2b to specify the language of the example sentence, the CPU 20 stores the specified language in the language mode setting storage area 92 and sets it (step U6). ). Then, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the set language is Chinese (step U7). When it is determined that the language is not set to Chinese (step U7; No), the CPU 20 proceeds to another process. If it is determined that Chinese is set (step U7; Yes), the CPU 20 sets the language for the four-voice mark display ON / OFF button for setting whether or not to display the four-voice mark. The window is displayed in the window 10d (step U8), and the user operates the cursor key 2f and the translation / decision key 2b to set the four-voice mark display ON / OFF (step U9).

  Next, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the four-voice mark display is set to ON (step U10). If it is determined that the four-voice mark display is not set to ON (step U10; No), the above-described step U2 The example sentence with the file name specified in step S1 is read from the text data storage area 91 and displayed on the display 10 as it is (step U11), and then the process proceeds to step U13 described later.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step U10 that the four-voice mark display is set to ON (step U10; Yes), the CPU 20 performs the above-described example of the file name specified in step U2 described above. A four-voice mark display process is performed in the same manner as the process of step S8 in the Chinese conversation display process (step U12).

  Next, CPU20 determines whether ON / OFF of a four-voice mark display is changed by a user (step U13), and when it determines with changing (step U13; Yes), the above-mentioned step The process proceeds to U8. If it is determined that the sound output mode is not changed (step U13; No), the CPU 20 determines whether or not the audio output mode is selected by the user (step U14). And when it determines with audio | voice output mode not being selected (step U14; No), CPU20 transfers to the process of below-mentioned step U17.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step U14 that the audio output mode has been selected (step U14; Yes), the CPU 20 determines whether or not a four-voice mark has been touched on the touch panel 10a by the user (step U15). And when it determines with a four-voice mark not being touched (step U15; No), CPU20 transfers to another process. In this case, the case where the four-voice mark itself is not displayed on the display 10 is also included.

  If it is determined in step U15 that the four-voice mark has been touched (step U15; Yes), the CPU 20 reads the kanji speech information corresponding to the touched four-voice mark from the Chinese conversation database 83, and Voice output of only the kanji is performed from the speaker 12 (step U16).

  Next, CPU20 determines whether a text viewer display process is complete | finished by user operation (step U17), and when it determines with not complete | finishing (step U17; No), it transfers to another process. And when it determines with complete | finishing (step U17; Yes), CPU20 complete | finishes a text viewer display process.

[Operation example]
Next, the above-described Chinese conversation display processing and text viewer display processing will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 9, FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are diagrams showing a display screen of the display 10 in this operation example, and FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a four-voice mark display process.

(Operation example 1)
In this operation example 1, a Chinese conversation display process will be described.
First, after the user operates the Chinese conversation activation key 2d to activate the Chinese conversation display mode (step S1), the user operates the cursor key 2f and the translation / decision key 2b to increase the number of example sentence categories. When “departure time”, “in-flight”, and “where is my seat?” Are sequentially specified as the Japanese sentences of items, sub-items, and example sentences (steps S2 to S4), FIG. As shown, the Japanese sentence, English translation, kanji character string, and pinyin character string of the example sentence are read from the Chinese conversation database 83, arranged in this order from the top, and displayed on the display 10 (step S5).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the four-voice mark display setting window 10b is displayed on the display 10 by the user operation and the four-voice mark display is set to ON (step S6; Yes), the example sentence is changed. After being stored in the text data storage area 91 (step S7), a four-voice mark display process is performed (step S8).

  In this four-voice mark display process, as shown in FIG. 10 (a1), first, a Chinese character string and a Pinyin character string are extracted from the Chinese text of the example sentence read from the text data storage area 91 ( Step T1, T2). Then, as shown in FIG. 10 (a2), in accordance with the Pinyin character string preliminarily written for each word, the kanji character string is divided by inserting a blank portion for each word (step T3).

Next, since the Pinyin character string includes a tone code (step T4; No), the tone code is set in association with each kanji in the kanji character string (step T5).
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10 (a3), the pinyin kanji table 86 is referred to associate the kanji character string and the pinyin character string for each word, and the tone code of the associated pinyin portion. The four-voice numbers “0” to “4” corresponding to each are associated with each Chinese character based on the four-voice data conversion table 88. At this time, the four-tone number “0” is associated with the Chinese character “target” in which the tone code is not attached to the associated pinyin portion. Moreover, two tone codes of the associated Pinyin portion are associated in order from the beginning with each kanji of the word “za sitting” including two kanji characters. In addition, each kanji of the word “Na (in the drawing, Kuchi-nin-Na) ri” whose tone code of the associated Pinyin part is less than that of the Kanji is the syllable “ li ”is regarded as a light voice, and the number of tone codes and kanji including this is set to two, and the tone codes are associated in order from the top. The four-voice number associated with each Chinese character is stored in the four-voice setting data storage area 93 as four-voice setting data.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10 (a4), the pinyin character string is displayed in small characters (step T8), and the lower part shows a kanji character string in which the pinyin character string and the position correspond to each corresponding word. Is displayed in a larger character than each character of the Pinyin character string (step T9). In the lower part of the kanji character string, the four-voice mark set for each kanji is displayed in a size larger than each character of the Pinyin character string near each kanji (step T10). The four-voice mark at this time is based on the four-voice data conversion table 88, and the one corresponding to the four-voice number of the four-voice setting data read from the four-voice setting data storage area 93 is assigned to each corresponding Chinese character. Is set. The display data of the Chinese text processed in this way is displayed on the display 10 as it is as shown in FIG.

  After the Japanese sentence and its English translation are read from the text data storage area 91 and displayed again on the display 10 (step T11), there is no next example sentence for displaying the four-voice mark (step T12; No). The four-voice mark display process ends.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9D, when the audio output mark 10c is touched on the touch panel 10a by the user (step S9; Yes, S10; Yes), the audio output mark 10c is highlighted and displayed. The voice information of the entire Pinyin character string is read from the Chinese conversation database 83, and the entire Pinyin character string is output as voice from the speaker 12 (step S11).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9 (e), when the voice output mark 10c is not touched (step S10; No), when the four-voice mark corresponding to the Chinese character “za” is touched (step S12; Yes), The corresponding Chinese text portion is highlighted and the voice information of the Chinese character “za” corresponding to the touched four-voice mark is read from the Chinese conversation database 83 and the Chinese character “za” is read from the speaker 12. Only the voice is output (step S13).

  Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 9 (f), when two four-voice marks corresponding to the two kanji characters “sitting position” forming the word are touched in succession (step S12; Yes), the corresponding Chinese text portion. Is displayed in reverse video, and the voice information of the two Chinese characters “sitting position” corresponding to the two touched four-voice marks is read from the Chinese conversation database 83 and the Chinese character “sitting position” is output from the speaker 12 as a voice. (Step S13).

  When no more voice is output (step S9; No), the return key 2g is not operated (step S14; No), and the end of the Chinese conversation display process is operated by the user (step S15; Yes), the Chinese conversation display process ends.

(Operation example 2)
Subsequently, in the second operation example, a text viewer display process will be described.
In the second operation example, as shown in FIG. 11 (a), two Japanese sentences such as "Can you make it cheaper" and "Is there a Japanese menu?" It is assumed that an example sentence is received in advance via the communication network and stored in the text data storage area 91 with a file name “Chinese example sentence.txt”.

  First, after the text viewer start key 2e is operated by the user to start the text viewer display mode (step U1), the cursor key 2f and the translation / decision key 2b are operated by the user as shown in FIG. 11B. Then, when the file name “Chinese example sentence.txt” is designated (step U2), the language setting window 10d is displayed on the display 10 because the language of the example sentence has not been set yet (step U3; No). Step U5). Also, the designated file name “Chinese example sentence.txt” is highlighted.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 11C, when the user operates the cursor key 2f and the translation / decision key 2b to set “Chinese” as the language of the example sentence (steps U6, U7; Yes), A four-voice mark display ON / OFF button is displayed in the language setting window 10d (step U8). When the user operates the cursor key 2f and the translation / decision key 2b to set the four-voice mark display to ON (Steps U9, U10; Yes), the four-voice mark display process is sequentially performed on two example sentences. Is performed (step U12).

In this four-voice mark display process, for the Chinese text of the Japanese sentence “Can you make it cheaper” among the two example sentences, as shown in FIGS. 10 (b1) to (b4), the above operation is performed. The display process is performed in the same manner as the four-voice mark display process in Example 1.
On the other hand, for the Chinese text of the Japanese sentence “Is there a Japanese menu?” Of the two example sentences, since the Pinyin character string of the Chinese text includes a tone number instead of a tone code, the above operation example A display process slightly different from the four-voice mark display process in 1 is performed.

  Specifically, for the Chinese text of the Japanese sentence “Is there a Japanese menu?”, First, as shown in FIG. 10 (c1), the Chinese character is read from the Chinese text read from the text data storage area 91. A character string and a Pinyin character string are extracted (steps T1 and T2). Then, as shown in FIG. 10 (c2), the kanji character string is divided by inserting a blank portion for each word in accordance with the Pinyin character string previously written for each word (step T3).

Next, since the Pinyin character string includes a tone number (step T4; Yes), the tone number is set in association with each kanji in the kanji character string (step T6).
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10 (c3), the pinyin kanji table 86 and the four-voice data conversion table 88 are referred to associate the kanji character string with the pinyin character string for each word. The four voice numbers “0” to “4” corresponding to the tone numbers of the Pinyin portion thus made are associated with each Chinese character based on the four voice data conversion table 88. At this time, the four-tone number “0” is associated with the Chinese character “target” in which the tone number is not assigned to the associated pinyin portion. In addition, two tone codes of the associated Pinyin portion are sequentially associated with each Chinese character of a word including two Chinese characters from the top. The four-voice number associated with each Chinese character is stored in the four-voice setting data storage area 93 as four-voice setting data.

  Next, the pinyin notation conversion table 87 is referred to and the pinyin character string notation is converted by converting the pinyin to which the tone number is assigned into one having the tone code attached (step T7). Then, as shown in FIG. 10 (c4), the display data of the Pinyin character string, the kanji character string and the four-voice mark is created and displayed on the display 10 as shown in FIG. 12 (a) (steps T8 to T8). T10). In this process and the subsequent processes (steps T11 to T12), the display process is performed in the same manner as the four-voice mark display process in the first operation example.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 12B, the language setting window 10d on which the four-voice mark display ON / OFF button is displayed is called by a user operation (step U13; Yes, U8), and the four-voice mark display is turned off. (Steps U9, U10; No), as shown in FIG. 12C, the original example sentence on which the four-voice mark is not displayed is read from the text data storage area 91 and is displayed on the display 10 as it is. It is displayed (step U11).

  Then, when the user does not operate the change of the four-voice mark display or the selection of the voice output mode (Step U13; No, U14; No) and the end of the text viewer display process is operated (Step U17; Yes), The text viewer display process ends.

  According to the electronic dictionary 1 described above, as shown in steps T5, T6, and T10 of FIG. 7 and FIG. 10 and the like, the four-voice data included in the Pinyin character string is associated with each Chinese character of the Chinese character string, A four-voice mark that visually indicates the inflection of the pronunciation of the four-voice data is displayed near each Chinese character associated with the four-voice data. Thereby, the user can visually recognize easily the inflection of the pronunciation of each Chinese character by the four-voice mark. Therefore, four voices of Chinese text can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner for the user.

  In addition, as shown in steps T3 and T9 of FIG. 7, FIG. 10 and the like, a kanji character string is displayed with a blank portion inserted for each word and separated, and a Pinyin character string for each corresponding word. Since the positions are displayed in correspondence with each other, the user can more easily recognize the correspondence between kanji and pinyin. Therefore, the four voices of Chinese text can be displayed in a more easily understandable manner for the user.

  In addition, as shown in steps T9 and T10 of FIG. 7 and FIG. 10 and the like, the kanji character string and the four-voice mark are displayed larger than the pinyin character string, so that the user can further understand the four voices of the Chinese text. It can be displayed easily.

  Further, as shown in steps S12 and S13 of FIG. 6, steps U15 and 16 of FIG. 8, FIGS. 9E and 9F, etc., the Chinese text corresponding to the four-voice mark designated by the touch operation Is displayed in reverse and a kanji voice corresponding to the four-voice mark is output, so that the user can more accurately recognize the correspondence between the kanji and its reading.

  The embodiments to which the present invention can be applied are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, the information output device according to the present invention has been described as the electronic dictionary 1, but those to which the present invention is applicable are not limited to such products, but are mobile phones, personal computers, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), and game machines. It can be applied to information output devices in general. Further, the information output program 81 according to the present invention may be stored in a memory card, CD, or the like that can be attached to and detached from the electronic dictionary 1.

  In the text viewer display process, the example sentence is described as being received by the transmission control unit 50 via the communication network. However, the example sentence is stored via a memory card, a CD, or the like that is removable from the electronic dictionary 1. It is also good to do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic dictionary 10 Display 10a Touch panel 10b Four-voice mark display setting window 12 Speaker 20 CPU
30 Input unit 50 Transmission control unit 81 Information output program 83 Chinese conversation database

Claims (8)

Text storage means for storing Chinese text including a Chinese character string and a Pinyin character string corresponding to the Chinese character string;
A character string extraction means for extracting a Chinese character string and a Pinyin character string from the Chinese text stored in the text storage means;
Kanji four-voice setting means for setting the four-voice data included in the Pinyin character string in association with each Kanji in the Kanji character string;
Character string display means for displaying the Kanji character string and the Pinyin character string;
A four-voice mark display means for displaying a four-voice mark visually indicating the inflection of pronunciation of the four-voice data near each kanji associated with the four-voice data by the kanji four-voice setting means;
An information output device comprising: The Pinyin character string includes a tone number or tone code as four-voice data,
The kanji four-voice setting means includes:
Four voice data determination means for determining whether a tone number or a tone code is included in the Pinyin character string;
When it is determined by the four-voice data determination means that the Pinyin character string includes a tone number, the tone number is associated with each Kanji character in the Kanji character string, and it is determined that a tone code is included. Is a judgment-specific kanji four-voice setting means for associating the tone code with each kanji of the kanji character string;
The information output device according to claim 1, comprising:   The said character string display means displays the pinyin character string with a tone code which converted this tone number into a tone code, when a tone number is contained as four voice data in the said pinyin character string. The information output device described. The character string display means includes:
4. The Kanji character string is displayed with a blank portion inserted for each word and separated, and the corresponding Pinyin character string and position are displayed for each corresponding word. The information output device according to claim 1.   The information output according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the character string display means and the four-voice mark display means display a kanji character string and a four-voice mark larger than a pinyin character string. apparatus. Four-voice mark designation means for designating a four-voice mark displayed by the four-voice mark display means by a user operation;
Voice output means for outputting kanji voice corresponding to the four-voice mark designated by the four-voice mark designation means;
The information output device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: Text receiving means for receiving Chinese text from outside the device;
Display setting means for setting whether or not to display a four-voice mark when displaying Chinese text received by the text receiving means;
The information output device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: On the computer,
A text storage function for storing Chinese text including a Chinese character string and a Pinyin character string corresponding to the Chinese character string;
A character string extraction function for extracting a Chinese character string and a Pinyin character string from the Chinese text stored in the text storage function;
Kanji four-voice setting function for setting the four-voice data included in the Pinyin character string in association with each Chinese character of the Kanji character string;
A character string display function for displaying the kanji character string and the pinyin character string;
A four-voice mark display function for displaying a four-voice mark visually indicating the inflection of pronunciation of four-voice data near each kanji associated with the four-voice data by the kanji four-voice setting function;
An information output program characterized by realizing the above.

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