JP2015166905A - Electronic apparatus with dictionary display function, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable an electronic apparatus having a dictionary function to display dictionary information on neighbouring index words in an easy-to-find manner like a paper dictionary when retrieving an index word that a user desires.SOLUTION: When an index word (word) and its explanation information retrieved from a dictionary are acquired in accordance with an input retrieval word, display sizes of the index word and its explanation information for a screen area (G) of a touch panel display part 15 are calculated, and it is determined whether the screen area has a margin. When it is determined that the screen area has a margin, the index word right after the retrieved index word in the dictionary and its explanation information, the index word right before the retrieved index word and its explanation information, and third and succeeding index words and their explanation information are acquired in order, a display size for both each index word and its explanation information is calculated at each time, and it is determined whether the screen area has a margin. Then respective index words and their explanation information acquired while it is determined that the screen area has a margin are spread and displayed on the display part 15.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus having a dictionary display function for searching for a dictionary entry word and displaying its explanation information, and a control program therefor.

  Electronic dictionaries that display headwords (words) searched from dictionary data and their explanation information on a display screen corresponding to search words input by a user have been put into practical use.

  In general, a conventional electronic dictionary has one headword searched with an exact match with the search word and its description information, or one headword selected from the headwords searched with a forward match with the search word. The explanation information is displayed on the display screen.

  For this reason, when the amount of information of one headword to be displayed on the display screen and its explanation information is small, a large margin remains on the display screen.

  In a conventional dictionary information display control device, when a headword search is performed for a plurality of dictionaries, the explanation information of the meaning of the headword in the main dictionary and the same headline in another dictionary corresponding to this explanation information It is considered that the explanation information of the meaning of a word is arranged in parallel on a display screen set to be divided into upper and lower parts (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-202859 A

  In a conventional electronic dictionary, a headword corresponding to a user-desired search word and its explanation information can be searched and displayed more quickly than when a paper dictionary is drawn. On the other hand, in the case of a paper dictionary, when a user-desired headword is drawn, other headwords around the desired headword and their explanation information can always be viewed as a list. There is an advantage that it is easy to find dictionary information of other headwords related to the word or of interest to the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem. When searching for a headword desired by a user, a dictionary that enables easy display of dictionary information of surrounding headwords such as a paper dictionary. An object is to provide an electronic device having a display function and a control program thereof.

  An electronic apparatus having a dictionary function according to the present invention includes a display unit, a headword designating unit for designating one headword from dictionary data in accordance with a user operation, and the display information for the designated headword And display control means for adding and displaying the description information of the headword adjacent to the designated headword when displayed on the screen.

  According to the present invention, when searching for a headword desired by a user, it is possible to display easily the dictionary information of peripheral headwords like a paper dictionary.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the electronic dictionary apparatus 10 which concerns on embodiment of the electronic device provided with the dictionary display function of this invention. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic circuit of the electronic dictionary device 10. FIG. The figure which shows the content of the item currently acquired as explanatory information matched with the headword (word) of the dictionary of the said electronic dictionary apparatus. The figure which shows the content of the filter (display item and aspect) setting data 22c memorize | stored in the said electronic dictionary apparatus. 4 is a flowchart showing word search processing of the electronic dictionary device 10. 6 is a flowchart showing a next word specifying process associated with a word search process of the electronic dictionary device 10; 7 is a flowchart showing a filter setting process based on filter (display item / mode) setting data 22c of the electronic dictionary device 10; The figure which shows the display operation | movement of the word information accompanying the word search process of the said electronic dictionary apparatus. The figure which shows the display operation | movement of the word information according to the filter (display item and aspect) setting process of the said electronic dictionary apparatus.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of an electronic dictionary device 10 according to an embodiment of an electronic device having a dictionary display function of the present invention.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electronic circuit of the electronic dictionary device 10.

  The electronic dictionary device 10 is configured as a portable device dedicated to the electronic dictionary described below, or a touch panel PDA (personal digital assistants), a PC (personal computer), a cellular phone, an electronic book, It is configured as a portable game machine or the like.

  The electronic dictionary device 10 includes a foldable case whose main body case 11 and lid case 12 can be opened and closed via a hinge portion 13. A key input unit 14 is provided on the surface of the main body case 11 in which the folding case is developed.

  The key input unit 14 includes a [Menu] key for displaying a menu screen in which functions including various dictionaries are displayed as selection items, in addition to a character input key for inputting characters such as a search term. There are provided a [decision] key for deciding a search term and a selected item, a [return] key for returning the operation state one step at a time, and the like.

  Further, a touch panel display unit 15 with a backlight is provided on the entire surface of the lid case 12 over the entire surface thereof. The touch panel display unit 15 has a structure in which a touch position detection device that detects a position touched by a user with a pen, a finger, or the like and a display device are integrated, and a transparent touch panel is superimposed on the backlit color liquid crystal display screen. Composed.

  The electronic dictionary device 10 is configured by a computer that reads a program recorded on various recording media and whose operation is controlled by the read program. The electronic circuit includes a CPU (central processing unit) 21. It is done.

  The CPU 21 executes a device control program 22a stored in advance in the storage device 22 by using the RAM 26 as a working memory, and controls the operation of each part of the circuit. The device control program 22a is read from an external recording medium 23 such as a ROM card into the storage device 22 via the recording medium reading unit 24, or from a Web server (in this case, a program server) 30 on the Internet N. The data may be read into the storage device 22 via the communication unit 25.

  The device control program 22 a stored in the storage device 22 is an input signal corresponding to a user operation from the key input unit 14, the touch panel display unit 15, or each Web server on the Internet N connected via the communication unit 25. It is activated in response to a communication signal with 30.

  As described above, the storage device 22, the recording medium reading unit 24, the communication unit 25, the RAM 26, the key input unit 14, and the touch panel display unit 15 are connected to the CPU 21.

  The device control program 22a stored in the storage device 22 includes a system program that controls the overall operation of the electronic dictionary device 10, each Web server 30 on the Internet N via the communication unit 25, and an external PC (not shown). A communication program for data communication with a personal computer) is stored. The device control program 22a includes a search word input process, a headword search process corresponding to the search word, a list display process of search headwords (words), a meaning / pronunciation / correspondence corresponding to the specified headword (word). Processing for reading and displaying explanation information composed of various items such as parts of speech and example sentences, and filter setting processing for arbitrarily setting the display target item of the explanation information and whether or not to display each item with a line feed The next heading in the dictionary of the headword (word) within the screen area of the touch panel display unit 15 according to the display size of the headword (word) corresponding to the search word and the explanation information. Dictionary database 22b in the storage device 22, filter, such as dictionary information addition display processing for reading and displaying words (words), previous headwords (words) and their explanation information Dictionary search program for controlling the retrieval and read and display process in general based on the constant data 22c is stored.

  The dictionary database 22b includes, for example, a national language dictionary in which Japanese headwords (words) and their explanation information are collected in association with each other, English headwords (words) and their Japanese explanation information. Various dictionaries, such as English-Japanese dictionaries collected in association with each other, English-English dictionaries in which English headwords (words) and their English explanation information are collected in association with each other, are stored in advance or read and stored externally. Is done.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of items collected as explanatory information associated with a headword (word) in the dictionary of the electronic dictionary device 10.

  Each dictionary stored in the dictionary database 22b has, for each entry word in the dictionary, its entry word number, entry word (word), phonetic symbol, part of speech, meaning number, meaning, explanation, example sentence, phrase, derivation Words are collected in association with each other.

  FIG. 4 is a view showing the contents of the filter setting data 22c stored in the electronic dictionary device 10. As shown in FIG.

  In this filter setting data 22c, display item setting data (On / Off) indicating whether or not to display the explanation information of the item is stored for each item of the explanation information associated with the entry word of the dictionary. The Further, in order to make it easy to read in the normal display, the explanation information includes line breaks at necessary places. However, the line breaks can be eliminated and the information can be packed and displayed. The filter setting data 22c also stores display mode setting data (On / Off) indicating whether or not to display the item to be displayed on a new line. Each display item and display mode setting data (On / Off) are set and registered in accordance with the user operation of the filter setting menu M displayed in response to the touch operation of the filter icon F (see FIG. 9), as will be described later. The

  In the RAM 26, a display data memory 26a, a search word data memory 26b, and the like are secured.

  In the display data memory (display buffer) 26a, display data to be displayed on the touch panel display unit 15 is expanded and stored in a bitmap pattern.

  The search word data memory 26b stores a character string of a search word input in a search word input area of a dictionary designated as a search target.

  Then, as an ordinary dictionary function, the electronic dictionary device 10 has a headword that matches the input character string forward each time a character of the search word is input to the search word input area of the headword search screen one by one. Incremental search function for searching for, a headword list display function for extracting and displaying a series of headwords that match the search word in accordance with the incremental search, and displaying a list according to the user operation It has a description information display function or the like for expanding and displaying the description information of the specified headword (word) in accordance with the display target item / mode set in the filter setting data 22c. In addition, the specified headline In accordance with the display size of the word (word) and the explanation information thereof, the headword (word) is within a margin in the screen area of the touch panel display unit 15. Have the following lemma (word) or previous lemma (word) and its respective description information also dictionary information additional display function of displaying to expand in the dictionary.

  In the electronic dictionary device 10 configured as described above, the CPU 21 uses the device control program 22a (search word input processing, headword search processing, headword list display processing, explanation information display processing of designated headword, filter setting processing, The operation of each part of the circuit is controlled in accordance with the instructions described in (including a program for executing a dictionary information addition display process, etc.), and the software and hardware operate in cooperation. Implement the functions described.

  Next, the operation of the electronic dictionary device 10 configured as described above will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing word search processing of the electronic dictionary device 10.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the next word specifying process associated with the word search process of the electronic dictionary device 10.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a filter setting process based on the filter setting data 22 c of the electronic dictionary device 10.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display operation of word information accompanying the word search process of the electronic dictionary device 10.

  An arbitrary dictionary is designated in accordance with a user operation of the key input unit 14, and an entry word search screen (not shown) of the designated dictionary is displayed on the touch panel display unit 15. When a desired search word is input and displayed in the search word input area (step S1), a headword (word) that matches the input search word is searched from the specified dictionary (step S2). Each searched entry word (word) is displayed as a list on the entry word search screen (step S3).

  When a user-desired headword (word) is designated from the headwords (words) displayed in a list on the headword search screen (step S4 (Yes)), the designated headword (word) ) And the description information (see 22b in FIG. 3) collected in the designated dictionary is acquired (step S5).

  Then, display item data indicating whether or not to display the item description information set as the filter setting data 22c is extracted from the acquired description information (step S6).

  Further, the display mode data indicating whether or not to display a line feed, which is set as the filter setting data 22c, is confirmed (step S7).

  And among the explanation information acquired corresponding to the specified headword (word), based on the explanation information of the display item set as a filter and the display mode (presence of line feed for each display item), The specified headword (word) occupying the screen area (explanation information display screen G (see FIG. 8)) of the touch panel display unit 15 and the display size (display information amount) of the explanation information are calculated (step S8). Then, when this display size is displayed, it is determined whether or not there is an empty area in the screen area, that is, whether or not there is room to display other information (step S9).

  If it is determined that there is room to display other information, the process moves to the next word specifying process in FIG. 6 (step S10).

  In the next word specifying process, it is determined how many words are additionally displayed on the screen with a margin, and the word before or after the headword specified according to the number is specified. First, if it is determined that the first word is specified (step S101 (Yes)), the next entry word (word) after the designated entry word (word) in the designated dictionary is identified. (Step S102).

  Then, the processing of steps S5 to S9 is repeated in the same manner, and the next headword (word) specified is targeted based on the description information and display mode of the display item set as the filter. The display size (display information amount) of the headword (word) and the description information thereof is calculated, and in addition to the designated headword (word) and the display size of the description information, the screen area of the display unit 15 is further displayed. It is determined whether there is room to display other information.

  Here, if it is determined that there is room to display other information (step S9 (Yes)), the process proceeds to the next word specifying process in FIG. 6 again (step S10).

  In the second specifying process, it is determined that the specifying process is the second word specifying process (step S103 (Yes)), and the entry word (word) preceding the specified entry word (word) in the specified dictionary. Is identified (step S104).

  Then, the processes in steps S5 to S9 are repeated in the same manner, and based on the description information and the display mode of the display item set as the filter for the specified previous headword (word), The display size (display information amount) of the previous headword (word) and its explanation information is calculated, the display size of the designated headword (word) and its explanation information, the next headword (word) and its explanation Along with the display size of the information, it is determined whether or not there is room to display other information in the screen area of the display unit 15.

  Here, if it is determined that there is room to display other information (step S9 (Yes)), the process proceeds to the next word specifying process in FIG. 6 again (step S10).

  In the specifying process from the third time, it is determined that the specifying process is for the third or more words (step S105 (Yes)), and the heading next to the specified headword (word) in the specified dictionary is determined. The words (words) are identified in order (step S106).

Specifically, if the designated headword retrieved from the English-Japanese dictionary (22b) is “hi ¹ ”, the display size of the explanation information is calculated, and there is room in the screen area of the display unit 15. Is determined (steps S1 to S9 (Yes)), the next headword “hi ² ” after the designated headword “hi ¹ ” is specified (step S101 (Yes) → S102).

Then, said specified entry word "hi ^1" and describes the next entry word said identified on the display size of the information "hi ^2" and the combined display size of the explanatory information, the screen area of the display unit 15 If it is determined that there is still room (steps S5 to S9 (Yes)), the headword “HHS” before the designated headword “hi ¹ ” is specified (step S103 (Yes) → S104).

Further, the specified headword “hi ¹ ” and the display size of the explanation information thereof, and the next headword “hi ² ” and the display size of the explanation information of the previous headword “HHS” specified and the If it is determined that there is still room in the screen area of the display unit 15 in accordance with the display size of the description information (steps S5 to S9 (Yes)), the second entry after the specified headword “hi ¹ ”. The headword “HI” is specified (step S105 (Yes) → S106).

Thereafter, similarly, the designated headword “hi ¹ ”, the next headword “hi ² ”, the previous headword “HHS”, the second headword “HI”, and their respective explanatory information When it is determined that there is still room in the screen area of the display unit 15 (steps S5 to S9 (Yes)), the headword three times after the designated headword “hi ¹ ”. “Hi ah” is specified (step S105 (Yes) → S106).

Further, when the headword “hi-a le ah” four times after the designated headword “hi ¹ ” and the headword “hi-a tus” five times later are specified (step S105 (Yes ) → S106) When it is determined that there is no more room in the screen area of the display unit 15 (steps S5 to S9 (No)), the designated entry word (word) that is determined to have the room and is stored. “Hi ¹ ”, the next headword “hi ² ”, the previous headword “HHS”, the second headword “HI”, the third headword “hi ah”, the fourth headword “ hi-a le ah "and the respective explanation information are written in the display buffer (display data memory 26a) (step S11), and as shown in FIG. It is displayed (step S12).

According to this, it is possible to display other headwords around the designated headword “hi ¹ ” and their explanation information in a list as easily as a paper dictionary.

In this case, since a plurality of other headwords including the designated headword “hi ¹ ” and their explanation information are also displayed, as shown in FIG. The display portion corresponding to the word “hi ¹ ” and its explanation information may be highlighted H by coloring the background.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display operation of word information according to the filter (display item / mode) setting process of the electronic dictionary device 10.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, in the explanatory information display screen G displayed on the touch panel display unit 15 according to the word search process, the filter icon F displayed in the icon input area 15a at the left end of the screen G is touched. When selected (step T1 (Yes)), each display item and display mode setting data (On / Off) of the filter setting data 22c (see FIG. 4) stored in the storage device 22 are operated by the user. A filter setting menu M for setting accordingly is displayed at the lower end of the screen G (step T2).

  In this filter setting menu M, the [ON / OFF] button displayed in association with each display item (meaning / pronunciation / part of speech / example sentence / sentence / explanation / derivation) and display mode (line feed) is touched and [ON ] Or [OFF] (step T3), the setting data (On / Off) for each display item and display mode of the filter setting data 22c is updated and registered (step T4).

  Then, as shown in FIG. 9 (A), each display item of the explanation information corresponding to each headword displayed on the explanation information display screen G is changed to the setting data (On / Displayed or hidden according to (Off) and displayed, and the contents of each displayed item are displayed as line feeds or non-line feeds.

The designated headword “hi ¹ ” displayed on the explanation information display screen G and the explanation information thereof, and the headwords before and after the designated headword “hi ¹ ” and the explanation information thereof. Of these, as shown in FIG. 8B and FIG. 9A, not only the designated headword “hi ¹ ” and the display portion of the explanation information are highlighted H, but FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, it is also possible to display a plurality of headwords and their explanation information more easily by highlighting the display portions of the individual headwords.

  Therefore, according to the electronic dictionary device 10 having the above-described configuration, when the headword (word) searched from the dictionary data (22b) corresponding to the user-inputted search word and the explanation information thereof are acquired, the touch panel display unit The display size of the headword and its explanatory information for the 15 screen areas (G) is calculated, and it is determined whether or not there is room in the screen area. When it is determined that there is room in the screen area, the next headword in the dictionary data of the searched headword and its explanation information, the previous headword and its explanation information, and the headlines after the second A word and its explanation information are acquired in sequence, and each time a display size is calculated by combining each headword and its explanation information, it is determined whether there is room in the screen area. Then, each headword obtained by determining that the screen area has a margin (contains) and the explanation information thereof are expanded and displayed on the display unit 15.

  Thus, when searching for a user-desired headword, it is possible to display the dictionary information of peripheral headwords in an easy-to-find manner like a paper dictionary.

  Further, according to the electronic dictionary device 10 having the above-described configuration, each filter included in the description information of the headword is determined by a filter (display item / mode) setting process according to a user operation (see FIGS. 3, 4, and 7). You can set display items for whether to display each item (meaning / pronunciation / part of speech / example sentence / single phrase / commentary / derivation) and set the display mode for whether to display each display item on a new line. it can.

  Thereby, it is possible to set the amount of explanation information for each headword to be displayed in the screen area (G) together with the searched headword and its display mode.

  It should be noted that each processing method by the electronic dictionary device 10 described in each of the embodiments, that is, the word search process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the next word specifying process associated with the word search process shown in the flowchart of FIG. Each method such as filter setting processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7 is a program that can be executed by a computer, such as a memory card (ROM card, RAM card, etc.), a magnetic disk (floppy disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical disc (CD). -ROM, DVD, etc.), can be stored and distributed in a medium (23) of an external recording device such as a semiconductor memory. Then, the computer (control device) of the electronic device having the dictionary database (22b) and the display unit (15) reads the program stored in the medium (23) of the external recording device into the storage device (22), and When the operation is controlled by the read program, the word search function and the filter setting function described in the above embodiments can be realized, and the same processing by the method described above can be executed.

  Further, program data for realizing each of the above methods can be transmitted on the communication network (N) in the form of a program code, and from a computer device (program server) connected to the communication network (N). The program data can be taken into an electronic device having a dictionary database (22b) and a display unit (15) and stored in the storage device (22) to realize the word search function and the filter setting function described above.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention when it is practiced. Further, each of the embodiments includes inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements. For example, even if some constituent elements are deleted from all the constituent elements shown in each embodiment or some constituent elements are combined in different forms, the problems described in the column of the problem to be solved by the invention If the effects described in the column “Effects of the Invention” can be obtained, a configuration in which these constituent requirements are deleted or combined can be extracted as an invention.

  Hereinafter, the invention described in the scope of claims of the present application will be appended.

[1]
A display unit;
Headword designating means for designating one headword from the dictionary data in response to a user operation;
Display control means for adding and displaying the description information of the headword adjacent to the specified headword when displaying the description information of the specified headword on the display unit;
An electronic device having a dictionary display function characterized by comprising:

[2]
A dictionary storage means for storing dictionary data in which a plurality of headwords and explanation information of each headword are associated;
The display control means includes
Display amount calculation means for calculating the display amount of the explanation information;
A determination means for determining whether the display screen of the display unit has a margin based on the calculated display amount;
When the determining means determines that there is room, the description information of the headword adjacent to the specified headword is added and displayed.
An electronic device provided with the dictionary display function according to [1].

[3]
In accordance with a user operation, the display item setting means for setting an item to be displayed from the explanation information having a plurality of items,
The display amount calculation means calculates a display amount based on the explanation information of the item set as a display target by the display item setting means.
An electronic device provided with the dictionary display function according to [2].

[4]
Comprising display mode setting means for setting the display mode of the explanation information in response to a user operation,
The display amount calculation means calculates the display amount of the explanation information when displayed in the display mode set by the display mode setting unit.
An electronic device provided with the dictionary display function according to [2].

[5]
The display control means is configured to add and display descriptive information of headwords before and after the designated headword when the judgment means determines that there is room on the screen of the display unit.
An electronic device provided with the dictionary display function according to [2].
[6]
A program for controlling a computer of an electronic device having a display unit,
The computer,
A headword designating means for designating one headword from dictionary data in response to a user operation;
Display control means for adding and displaying description information of a headword adjacent to the specified headword when displaying the description information of the specified headword on the display unit;
A computer-readable program designed to function as a computer.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Electronic dictionary apparatus 14 ... Key input part 15 ... Touch-panel display part 21 ... CPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 22 ... Memory | storage device 22a ... Device control program 22b ... Dictionary database 22c ... Display item and aspect data 23 ... External recording medium 24 ... Recording medium reading part 25 ... Communication part 26 ... RAM
26a ... Display data memory 26b ... Search term data memory 30 ... Web server N ... Communication network

Claims (6)

A display unit;
Headword designating means for designating one headword from the dictionary data in response to a user operation;
Display control means for adding and displaying the description information of the headword adjacent to the specified headword when displaying the description information of the specified headword on the display unit;
An electronic device having a dictionary display function characterized by comprising: A dictionary storage means for storing dictionary data in which a plurality of headwords and explanation information of each headword are associated;
The display control means includes
Display amount calculation means for calculating the display amount of the explanation information;
A determination means for determining whether the display screen of the display unit has a margin based on the calculated display amount;
When the determining means determines that there is room, the description information of the headword adjacent to the specified headword is added and displayed.
An electronic apparatus having a dictionary display function according to claim 1. In accordance with a user operation, the display item setting means for setting an item to be displayed from the explanation information having a plurality of items,
The display amount calculation means calculates a display amount based on the explanation information of the item set as a display target by the display item setting means.
An electronic apparatus having a dictionary display function according to claim 2. Comprising display mode setting means for setting the display mode of the explanation information in response to a user operation,
The display amount calculation means calculates the display amount of the explanation information when displayed in the display mode set by the display mode setting unit.
An electronic apparatus having a dictionary display function according to claim 2. The display control means is configured to add and display descriptive information of headwords before and after the designated headword when the judgment means determines that there is room on the screen of the display unit.
An electronic apparatus having a dictionary display function according to claim 2. A program for controlling a computer of an electronic device having a display unit,
The computer,
A headword designating means for designating one headword from dictionary data in response to a user operation;
Display control means for adding and displaying description information of a headword adjacent to the specified headword when displaying the description information of the specified headword on the display unit;
A computer-readable program designed to function as a computer.

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