JPH03160555A - Japanese word input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable even foreigners to easily use the Japanese input device by holding information in foreign language which is useful to identify homonyms and displaying the information when it is necessary. CONSTITUTION:When Japanese is inputted on a keyboard 1 in Roman or KANA (Japanese syllabary) character strings, an input part 2 decides the codes of the string and sends them as characters to a conversion part 3 in order and the conversion part 3 retrieves a dictionary 4 according to the input character string and converts the string into a KANJI(Chinese character) and KANA mixed sentence. Further, a homonym processing means 5 displays homonyms and substitutes the sentence with homonyms selected by receiving selection indications. Then the information based upon foreign words are held in the dictionary 4 and when the homonyms are displayed, the information based upon the foreign words is also displayed together. Consequently, even foreigners easily use the Japanese input device.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Gomoku Natsu This invention relates to Japanese input devices, more specifically, belongs to technical fields such as kana-kanji conversion, text creation support, CAI, etc., and for example, Japanese language education for foreigners. It is suitable for application to.

Previous Japanese word processors were implicitly intended to be used by Japanese people, so they were not necessarily easy to use for foreigners.

Specifically, there were the following problems. With the Kana-Kanji conversion method, selecting homophones is always a problem and is difficult for foreigners. The current kana-kanji conversion system does not have information to support this, so even if you input romaji based on the pronunciation and convert it, the result is the ``target'', but the notation does not have knowledge of the word you want to enter. It became impossible to do without it. In other words, it is impossible to judge whether the word is ``target,''``contrast,''``symmetric,'' or ``general'' unless you know how the word is written from the beginning. As a result, incorrect sentences are often created.

The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances.
In particular, it was created with the aim of providing a Japanese input method that is easier for foreigners to use by retaining information in foreign languages that is useful for identifying homophones and displaying it when necessary.

In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a means for inputting Japanese characters as Roman characters or kana character strings, a dictionary that holds notations corresponding to Roman characters or kana characters, and corresponding part-of-speech information, and input. means for searching the dictionary based on the selected character string and converting it into a kanji/kana-mixed sentence based on the result; displaying homophones (groups); and accepting selection instructions for the selected homophones; A Japanese input device having a homophone processing means for replacing words with words,
The above dictionary holds information based on foreign language, homophone(s)
This feature is characterized in that when displaying the notation, information based on the foreign language is also displayed together with the notation, and furthermore, the information based on the foreign language is bilingual. Alternatively, the system is characterized by having a dictionary that holds information based on the foreign language for a plurality of foreign languages, and displaying information on a designated foreign language among the information based on the plurality of foreign languages together with the notation. That is. Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on examples.

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram for explaining an embodiment of a Japanese input device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention. is an input section, 3 is a conversion section, 4 is a dictionary, 5 is a homophone processing section, 6 is a conversion result memory, 7 is an output section, and 8 is a display section. a keyboard 1 for inputting words as romaji or kana character strings;
A dictionary 4 that holds notations corresponding to Roman characters or kana and corresponding part-of-speech information, etc., and means 3 for searching the dictionary 4 based on an input character string and converting it into a kanji-kana mixed sentence based on the result. and a homophone processing means 5 for displaying homophones (groups), accepting selection instructions regarding them, and replacing them with the selected homophones, and retaining information based on the foreign language in the dictionary 4, When displaying homophones (groups), information based on the foreign language mentioned above is also displayed along with the notation. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of dictionary data. (a) is a diagram showing that word data corresponding to Roman alphabet notation ('a number is also possible) is stored side by side, (b) is a diagram showing each word data (Q) is a diagram showing that it consists of notation, foreign language information (here translated word) that serves as a clue for foreigners, part of speech, and other information (for example, priority, frequency, etc.). A schematic diagram of word data corresponding to the Roman alphabet notation "Let's try". (d) is a diagram showing the word M structure for a plurality of foreign languages.

Note that dictionary data is stored in the dictionary in a so-called electronic state and is searched during the conversion process by the conversion unit, but the physical dictionary structure and specific search algorithm are established as conventional technology. , I will not discuss the details here.

In addition, as supplementary information, ■Bilingual words ■Description ■Examples can be considered.

Among these, the parallel words are especially easy to understand.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, English is used as an example of the foreign language, but other languages may be used, and the structure of the dictionary for multiple foreign languages may be as shown in FIG. 3(d). This can be handled by In this case, it is sufficient to provide a means for instructing which language to select and display the corresponding dictionary field, and this can be achieved using known technology. Hereinafter, a detailed explanation will be given based on examples.

Now, the worker says in romaji, for example, rwatasi wa nihon no toki.
When you enter oJ one item at a time, the input section identifies the code and sends it as a character to the conversion section.The conversion section adds each character to the string to be converted, and displays the result on the screen. indicate. These processes can be easily realized using conventional techniques.

Next, when the operator inputs a conversion instruction, it is determined by the input unit and the conversion process is started. As is well known, the conversion process can be performed using dictionary searches and grammatical connection tests, so I will not go into details, but as a result, the first converted word string is, for example, ``I am the master of Japanese pottery.'' ” is displayed.

Here, when the operator presses the force key to confirm the conversion result, the cursor moves correspondingly and the homophone at that position is displayed.

For example, when the cursor is moved to the position of "General", its homophones are displayed in the form shown in FIG. Based on the translation column, the worker selects the “
``Target'' is selected, and homophones are replaced based on this instruction. This display processing can be achieved using well-known techniques.

Isao - As is clear from the explanation given above, according to the present invention, even if one does not know the correct spelling, one can select homophones based on auxiliary information that one can understand. Therefore, even foreigners can easily select homophones. You can create Japanese sentences.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an embodiment of the Japanese language input device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of dictionary data. The schematic diagram, FIG. 4, is a schematic diagram of the display screen in a certain state during input. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Keyboard, 2... Input unit, 3... Conversion unit, 4... Dictionary, 5... Homophone processing unit, 6... Conversion result memory, 7... Output unit, 8...Display section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A means for inputting Japanese words as Roman characters or kana character strings, a dictionary holding notations corresponding to Roman characters or kana, and corresponding part-of-speech information, etc., and searching said dictionary based on the input character strings, Japanese language having a means for converting into a kanji/kanji mixed sentence based on the result, and a homophone processing means for displaying homophones (groups), accepting selection instructions for them, and replacing them with the selected homophones. The input device is characterized by having a homophone processing means that holds information based on a foreign language in the dictionary and displays the information based on the foreign language together with the notation when displaying a homophone (group). Japanese input device.