JPH02148166A - Kana input system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To constitute the input system so that apparatuses provided with ten keys can all be handled as input apparatuses by constituting said system so that numeric information inputted from the ten keys can be converted to 'KANA' (Japanese syllabary) character information and handled as a KANA character. CONSTITUTION:The input system is constituted of an input device 1 provided with ten keys, a numeric information input means 21, a processing means 22, a conversion rule table 23, an output means 24, a transmitting means 25, a display device 3, a transmitting means 4, and a host computer 5. In such a state, the numeric information input means 21 identifies numeric information inputted from the input device 1 and transfers it to the processing means 22, and the processing means 22 converts the numeric information from the numeric information input means 21 to KANA character information in accordance with a conversion rule of a conversion rule table 23, and delivers it to the output means 24 and the transmitting means 25. In such a way, an exclusive input apparatus for inputting a KANA character becomes unnecessary.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a kana character input method.

[Conventional technology]

Traditionally, when entering kana characters, for example, if you want to input ``nihon'', you will need to input the characters ``ni'', ``ha'', and ``n'' using the kana keys that are not arranged on the kana keyboard as shown in Figure 4. '' and press the key directly, or as shown in Figure 5, by sequentially pressing the Romaji keys arranged on the kana keyboard as NI HON.
It was converted into characters such as "Nihon".

Here, the numeric keypad is not limited to kana keyboards, but also TVs,
As the name suggests, the array on the video remote control only required numerical information to be entered.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The conventional kana character input method described above requires an input device to input kana characters, and even when inputting with a dedicated kana keyboard, the arrangement of kana characters on the keyboard or the romaji There was a drawback that it took time for those who were unfamiliar with the arrangement to find the kana characters.

[Means to solve the problem]

The kana character input method of the present invention includes: a numerical information input means for inputting numerical information; a conversion rule table storing conversion rule information that associates numerical information with character information; and the input numerical information according to the conversion rule information. and processing means for converting the text into kana character information.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is an input device equipped with a numeric keypad, 21 is numerical information input means, and 22
23 is a processing means, 23 is a conversion rule table, 24 is an output means, 25 is a transmission means, 3 is a display device, 4 is a transmission means, and 5 is a host computer.

The input device 1 is a device for inputting numerical information, and the numerical information can be input as kana characters according to the combination of numbers described later.

The input device 1 is provided with a kana input start key 11 and a consonant key 12 in addition to ten numeric keys numbered 0 to 9. The kana input start key 11 is mainly used to change the normal numerical information input state to the kana input state, or conversely, to switch the kana input state to the numerical information input state. By pressing the kana input start key 11 and the consonant input key 12 at the same time, the state changes from the numerical information input state to the kana input state.
Change the state from kana input state to numeric information input state. The consonant input key 12 is used by pressing it alone when it is necessary to input a consonant in the kana input state.

The numerical information input means 21 identifies the numerical information input from the input device 1 and transmits it to the processing means 22. Processing means 22
converts the numerical information from the numerical information input means 21 into kana character information according to the conversion rules of the conversion rule table 23, and delivers the converted information to the output means 24 and the transmission means 25.

The conversion rule table 23 defines rules for converting combinations of numerical information into kana character information. Output means 2
4 is for outputting the state of the converted kana character information delivered from the processing means 22 to the display bag M3;
The communication means 25 temporarily holds the converted kana character information,
It has a function of transmitting information to the host computer 5 via the communication line 4.

FIG. 2 shows an example of conversion rules stored in the conversion rule table 3. In Figure 2, the combination of the numbers 0 to 9 marked as (consonants) and arranged horizontally and the numbers 1 to ra marked as (vowels) arranged vertically results in -kana characters or commas, etc. is specified.

For example, if you want to convert certain numerical information to the kana character [to J, you can do so by combining the consonant number "5" and the vowel number "2" in the diagram to create the number "52". can get. Similarly, the kana character ``ha'' is the consonant ``ha''.
The number 6 is a combination of the number 6 and the vowel 5.
5'' gives the conversion.

For voiced sounds, conversion can be obtained by adding the number ``04'', which is a combination of the digit ``0'' for the consonant and the digit ``4'' for the vowel6.For example, the kana character ``bi'' is converted into the digit ``hi''. The combination of numbers required to convert to kana characters is ``6''.
The number r6204 is obtained by adding "04" to "2".

For semi-voiced sounds, the consonant r□, the number and the vowel r5.
Conversion can be obtained by adding the number "05J" which is a combination of numbers.For example, the kana character "bi" is converted to the kana character "hi" by the combination of numbers "62".
is obtained by adding "05" to the number r6205).

Regarding the consonant, in this input state, the consonant-containing key-1
By pressing 2, the signal is transmitted to the processing means 22 via the numerical information input means 21, and only one set of numbers input from the input device 4 immediately after this is processed as a consonant.

The operation of this embodiment will now be described for the case where "Japan 1" is input from the device 1 in FIG. 1.

(1) A signal generated by pressing the kana input start key 11 and the consonant input key 12 at the same time is sent to the numerical information input means 21.
It is transmitted to the processing means 22 via. As a result, the processing means 22 converts all numerical information transmitted thereafter into kana character information.

(2) The operator inputs the number "52" from the input device 1. This numerical signal is transmitted to the processing means 22 via the numerical information input means 21, and the processing means 22 converts this number "r52" into kana character information "ni" from the conversion rule table 23, and transmits it to the output means 24. to the means 25. The output means 24 outputs the converted character information to the display device 3 as a screen signal.

(3) The operator presses the consonant key from the input device 1. As a result, only the numeric information immediately following the digit is treated as a consonant. Therefore, by inputting the number [43J], this number signal is converted to the consonant "tsuJ" and displayed on the display device 3.

(4) After this, if you continuously input the number [650503J] from the input device 1, it will be converted to the kana character ``Bon J''.

(5) A signal generated by simultaneously pressing the kana input start key 11 and the consonant input key 12 again is transmitted to the processing means 22 via the numerical information input means 21. As a result, the processing means 22 treats the numeric information inputted from now on as numeric information as it is, and does not convert it into kana character information.

(6) Input the number "1" from the input device.

As described above, the numerical information is converted to "Nippon 1". The converted kana character information is sequentially displayed on the display device 3 by the output means 24, and is transmitted all together to the host computer 5 etc. by the transmitting means 25.

Note that inputting can be further facilitated by marking the first kana character of each column of the conversion rule table 23 as a heading on the ten keys arranged in the input device 1, as shown in FIG.

An example of the application of the present invention is to input kana characters from the numeric keypad of a television remote control and transmit the kana character information to a host computer while checking the converted kana characters on the television screen.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention has a structure in which numerical information input from a numeric keypad is converted into kana character information and can be treated as kana characters, so any device with a numeric keypad can be treated as a kana input device. There is.

For example, even a television remote control device with only a numeric keypad can be used as a simple input terminal to a host computer. Furthermore, even if the keyboard is dedicated for kana input, if the keyboard has a numeric keypad, there is no need to search for the kana key on the kana keyboard, which can speed up the input boot time for people who are unfamiliar with the keyboard layout.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an exchange rule table in this embodiment, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an input device equipped with a numeric keypad, and FIGS. The figure shows an example of the arrangement of conventional input devices. 1... Input device, 11... Kana input start key 12
...Kaki with consonants-21...Numeric information input means, 22
. . . processing means, 23 . . . conversion rule table, 24.
... Output means, 25... Transmission means, 3... Display device, 4... Communication line, 5... Host computer.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A numerical information input means for inputting numerical information; a conversion rule table storing conversion rule information for associating numerical information with character information; and converting the input numerical information into kana characters according to the conversion rule information. A kana character input method characterized by comprising a processing means for converting into information.