JPH05282365A - Electronic dictionary device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To increase the retrieving processing speed of an electronic dictionary. CONSTITUTION:When a search key 14C is operated in a key input part 14, a CPU 10 searches the relevant dictionary area with the retrieving word stored in a retrieving word area 16B in response to the mode stored in a mode area 16A. Then the CPU 10 acquires a conversion address through a table (1) 18 and takes the translation data out of the corresponding dictionary area to display the data when a language A is converted into another. When the language A is not converted into another, the translation data is taken out of a dictionary area 12A and displayed by the address of the language A. Meanwhile the address of another language corresponding to the address of the language A is acquired through the table (1) 18 with conversion into a language excluding the language A. Then the translation data is taken out of the corresponding dictionary area and displayed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic dictionary device configured in a small electronic notebook or the like, and more particularly to speeding up a search according to a search direction of a plurality of types of dictionary databases.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a small electronic device called an electronic notebook or the like, one having a dictionary function of two or more languages, such as an English-German dictionary, is known. ..

The electronic dictionary device configured in such a small electronic device has a dictionary database provided for each language, and a word in a specific language key-inputted is searched from these dictionary databases, and is searched. It is configured to extract a dictionary in another language corresponding to the selected word and display both.

At this time, the spelling of the word to be searched can be accurately known by displaying the spelling of the word slightly different from the key input word and the corresponding words in other languages at the same time. Even if you don't, you can read the dictionary.

[0005]

However, since the conventional search method in the electronic dictionary device is performed without collectively managing a plurality of types of dictionary databases, a large number of search processes and CPU address space allocation processes are required. It was held once. Therefore, there are problems that the processing speed is slow and the software configuration is complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an electronic dictionary device capable of promptly acquiring the corresponding pointer by creating a simple dictionary address table and performing a dictionary search with a simple software configuration. The purpose is to provide.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, an electronic dictionary device according to the present invention has a database storage means for storing words of a fixed length in at least two or more languages and one specific language. A first table storing the storage position in the database storage means of a word of another language corresponding to the word of the specific language, and the specific language corresponding to a word of a language other than the specific language. Table for storing the storage position of the word in the database storage means, designation means for designating two languages for conversion, and designation of the designation means of the first and second tables And a conversion unit for converting the input word with reference to the table determined by.

[0008]

That is, according to the electronic dictionary device of the present invention, words of at least two or more languages are stored in a fixed length in the database storage means, and one specific language is used as a reference to correspond to the words of the specific language. First storing a storage position in a database storing means of a word in another language
Table and a second table for storing the storage position in the database storing means of the word of the specific language corresponding to the word of the language other than the specific language are prepared, and conversion is performed by the specifying means. When two languages are designated, the conversion means refers to the table determined by the designation of the designation means among the first and second tables and converts the input word.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic dictionary device according to an embodiment of the present invention applied to an electronic notebook.

In the figure, reference numeral 10 is a CPU that controls the entire electronic dictionary device, and reference numeral 12 is a dictionary memory that stores words in four different languages. The dictionary memory 12 has dictionary areas 12A to 1 for each language.
It has 2D, and each dictionary area stores words in a fixed length in alphabetical order. Here, the dictionary area 12
A is a word in language A (eg English), dictionary area 12B
Is a word in language B (for example, French (French)), dictionary area 12C is a word in language C (for example, German (German)), and dictionary area 12D is a word in language D (for example, Italian (Italian)) Is stored.

Reference numeral 14 is a key input section for selecting a mode and inputting data. The key input unit 14 has a character key 14A for inputting data such as a search word, a "mode" key 14B for mode selection, a "search" key 14C for instructing start of search, and the like. ing. By pressing the "mode" key 14B, English → French mode, English → German mode, English → Italian mode, French → English mode, French → German mode, French → Italian mode, German → English mode,
It is possible to select the search direction such as German → French mode, German → Italian mode, Italian → English mode, Italian → French mode, Italian → German mode.

Reference numeral 16 is a RAM used as a user area and a work area. The RAM 12 has a mode area 1 for temporarily storing the conversion mode designated by operating the "mode" key 14B of the key input unit 14.
2A and a search word area 1 for temporarily storing a search word input by operating the character keys 14A of the key input unit 14.
2B are configured.

Reference numeral 18 is a dictionary area 12 of the dictionary memory 12.
With one specific language A stored in A, in this case English, as a reference, the addresses in the dictionary memory 12 of the words of other languages B, C, D corresponding to the words of the specific language are stored. This is the table (1). That is, this table (1) 18 is a table in which the addresses of the corresponding words in each language are arranged in order according to the order of English words. For example, the first data in English is the tenth in French and the 100 in German. It is stored in the 48th Japanese and the 48th Italian language.

Reference numeral 20 is a table (2) which stores addresses in the dictionary area 12A of the words of the specific language A corresponding to the words of languages B, C, D other than the specific language A (English). is there. That is, this table (2) 20 is
This is a table in which the addresses of English words corresponding to the word order of each language are arranged. For example, each of French, German, and Italian has 10 addresses.
The th data is stored in the English first, 42nd and 98th formats. Reference numeral 22 denotes a display unit for displaying data input by the key input unit 14 and search results. Next, the operation in such a configuration is
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Now, it is assumed that the search word and the search direction are input by operating the character keys 14A and the "mode" key 14B of the key input unit 14 and are stored in the search word area 16B and the mode area 16A of the RAM 16. ..

When the "search" key 14B of the key input unit 14 is operated, it is first determined whether or not the result is displayed, that is, whether or not it is the first search process (step S1). That is, it is determined whether it is a search for a word corresponding to the search word or a conversion of a word with a spelling slightly different from the search word.

If the result is not displayed, the target dictionary area corresponding to the mode stored in the mode area 16A of the RAM 16 is searched with the search word also stored in the search word area 16B of the RAM 16 (step S2). The searched data is read and displayed on the display unit 22 (step S3). If the result is displayed, the target dictionary area has already been searched.
The retrieval process such as 2 is not performed, but the address from which the data was read last time is incremented by "+1" (step S4), and the data at the resulting address is read and displayed on the display unit 22 (step S3).

After displaying the above data, it is determined whether the mode stored in the mode area 16A of the RAM 16 is a conversion from the language A to another language B, C, or D (step S5).

In the case of conversion in this direction, the conversion address is obtained from the table (1) 18 (step S
6), the translated data by the address, the mode area 1
It is taken out from the dictionary area according to the mode stored in 6A (step S7) and displayed on the display unit 22 (step S8).

In step S5, the language A
If it is determined that it is not a conversion from
The address of the word in the corresponding language A is obtained from the table (2) 20 (step S9).

The mode area 16A of the RAM 16
It is determined whether to convert to the language A according to the mode stored in (step S10), and if so, the dictionary area 1 of the dictionary memory 12 is obtained from the acquired address of the language A.
The translated data is extracted from 2A (step S11) and displayed on the display unit 22 (step S8).

If it is determined in the above step S10 that the conversion is to a language other than the language A, for example, the conversion from the language B to the language C, it corresponds to the acquired address of the language A. The address of the language (language C) is acquired from the table (1) 18 (step S12), and the translated data is extracted from the corresponding dictionary area (12C) of the dictionary memory 12 by the address (step S1).
3), and display it on the display unit 22 (step S8).

Thus, from the specific language A to another language B,
In the case of conversion into C or D, the table (1) 18 is used, and a language other than the specific language B, C, or D is converted into the specific language A.
Table (2) 20 is used in the case of conversion into a language other than the specific language, and table (2) 20 is used in the case of conversion from a language B, C, or D other than the specific language into another language other than the specific language By using the table and (1) 18, that is, by returning to the specific language A once, a quick search can be performed.

In the above embodiment, the languages A, B, C, D are used.
Although the case of English, French, German, and Italian has been explained as above, other combinations can be similarly implemented. Also, the number of languages
It is not limited to four types. If the dictionary memory is provided in the form of a ROM card that can be attached to and detached from the main body of the electronic notebook, electronic dictionary devices for various languages can be provided.

[0025]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
By creating a simple dictionary address table, it is possible to provide an electronic dictionary device that can quickly obtain the corresponding pointer and can perform a dictionary search with a simple software configuration.

That is, according to the present invention, in order to search a plurality of types of dictionary databases in the search direction, one basic language is determined and two tables are provided as tables showing corresponding addresses. That is, by creating an address table from the basic language to another language and an address table from the other language to the basic language, there is an advantage that all the corresponding patterns can be searched appropriately in both tables and processed at high speed. Therefore, it is possible to provide an electronic dictionary device suitable for an electronic notebook as a small-sized simple translation material having a large amount of memory data.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of an electronic dictionary device according to an embodiment of the present invention applied to an electronic notebook.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of one embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... CPU, 12 ... Dictionary memory, 12A, 12B, 1
2C, 12D ... Dictionary area, 14 ... Key input section, 14A
... letter keys, 14B ... "mode" key, 14C ... "search" key, 16 ... RAM, 16A ... mode area, 16
B ... Search word area, 18 ... Table (1), 20 ... Table (2), 22 ... Display section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A database storage means for storing words of a fixed length in at least two or more languages, and the database storage of words of other languages corresponding to the words of the specific language with reference to one specific language. A first table for storing storage locations in the means, and a second table for storing storage locations in the database storage means for words in the specific language corresponding to words in languages other than the specific language; A specifying unit for specifying two languages for conversion; and a converting unit for converting an input word by referring to one of the first and second tables determined by the specifying unit. An electronic dictionary device.