JPH0962666A - Document processing method and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reflect the field information of a selected KANJI (Chinese character) on the calling function of external characters by determining the order of the external characters to be called and displayed corresponding to the field of the converted KANJI. SOLUTION: When an operator desires KANJI conversion, by moving a cursor to the position of a KANJI candidate by the key of a keyboard 103 and pressing a selection key, the KANJI is stored in the selected text butter TEXT of a RAM 2. In this case, relating to a selected KANA (Japanese syllabary)/KANJI conversion candidate, the field dictionary BUNYADIC of a ROM 101 is referred to, the field is specified and the field information is stored in conversion field state information BUNYASTA. Then an external character calling key is pressed. At the time, since it is after storing conversion field state data by KANA/KANJI conversion, the external characters provided with the specified field in the application field information of external character data are given priority and external character candidates are displayed on a window display screen. Then, by pressing the selection key, the external character selected at the point of time is stored in the butter TEXT.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document processing method and apparatus for creating a document, and more particularly to a document processing method having a function of converting a hiragana reading string into a predetermined character string and a function of calling and registering an external character. And its device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a document processing apparatus having a function of inputting a hiragana reading string and converting it into a predetermined character string, when converting the inputted hiragana reading string into a predetermined character string, the conversion field at that time is changed. Some have a function of making a judgment and prioritizing conversion candidates according to the field. There is also known a document processing apparatus capable of creating a pattern of special characters or symbols and registering the pattern as an external character.

[0003]

Such an external character pattern is registered with an ID for identifying the external character, and when the calling of the external character is instructed, the external character pattern is ordered in the order of the external character ID. Is read as a candidate character and displayed on the screen. Then, the operator is required to select a desired character or a desired pattern from the plurality of displayed external character candidates.

For example, even if an external character is called during creation of document data in a particular special field, the external character is not applied to the external character, so the external character is always in a fixed order (for example, the order of the external character ID). Is read and displayed as a candidate character string. For this reason, in order to select a desired external character, for example, it is necessary to press the cursor movement key many times or switch the screen to search for a desired external character.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional example, and by determining the order of external characters to be called and displayed according to the field of Chinese characters converted so far, the calling function of external characters can be provided until then. An object of the present invention is to provide a document processing method and an apparatus thereof that can reflect the field information of the selected Chinese character.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a document processing method and apparatus capable of reflecting the application field information (group information) of kana-kanji conversion on the external character function and preferentially presenting an external character having the same application field information. To do.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a document processing method and apparatus capable of efficiently presenting an external character desired by a user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a document processing method and an apparatus thereof which can preferentially present an external character related to an address book or a place name when inputting it.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the document processing apparatus of the present invention has the following configuration.
That is, a document processing device capable of registering and calling out external character information, conversion information for converting a hiragana reading string into a predetermined character string, and dictionary storage means for storing field information of the predetermined character string, and input. Conversion means for converting the hiragana reading string thus obtained into a predetermined character string by referring to the dictionary storage means, storage means for storing field information of the character string converted by the conversion means, and instructing calling of external character information It has an instructing means and a reading means for preferentially reading out the external character information having the same field information as the field information stored in the storage means when the calling of the external character information is instructed by the instructing means.

Further, the document processing method of the present invention comprises the following steps. That is, a document processing method in a document processing device capable of registering and calling external character information,
A conversion step of converting the input hiragana reading string into a predetermined character string by referring to a dictionary, a step of storing field information of the converted character string, a step of instructing calling of external character information, and a step of converting external character information. When the call is instructed, the external character information having the same field information as the stored field information is preferentially read.

[0011]

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a conversion candidate character string is displayed during kana-kanji conversion, and a desired character string is displayed from the displayed candidate character strings. When selected, the field information of the selected character string is stored in the storage means. As a result, the display order of the candidate characters is changed at the subsequent calling of the external character or at the time of displaying the candidate character string.

Further, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the display order of the other candidate character strings to be displayed is changed according to the field information of the selected character string during the kana-kanji conversion. It As a result, the display / selection of candidate characters becomes efficient.

Further, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the designated external character information is called and there is no external character information that matches the field information stored in the storage means,
The external character information is called in the order of the ID code.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
The external character candidates read by the reading means are displayed, and a desired character is selected from the displayed candidate characters.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of a document processing apparatus according to this embodiment.

In FIG. 1, a CPU 100, which is, for example, a microprocessor, performs arithmetic operations for character processing, logical decisions, etc., and has an address bus AB and a control bus C.
B, each component connected to those buses is controlled via the data bus DB. Address bus AB is CPU
An address signal indicating a component to be controlled by 100 is transferred. The control bus CB is the CPU 10
A control signal for each component controlled by 0 is transferred. The data bus DB transfers data between the components including the CPU 100. ROM 101
Is a read-only fixed memory, and a kana-kanji conversion that stores a control program that stores a control procedure executed by the CPU 100, which will be described later with reference to FIGS. 8 to 15, and a dictionary that is referred to when kana-kanji conversion is performed. Dictionary (K
NCNVDIC) fixed data and field dictionary (BUNYA) having application field information of each word in the Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary
Fixed data such as DIC) is stored. The field dictionary BUNYADIC, as will be described later with reference to FIG. 6, has a word ID, reading information, notation information, part-of-speech information,
It is a dictionary that stores application field information.

The RAM 102 is a writable random access memory having a structure of 1 word and 16 bits, and is used for temporarily storing various data from each constituent element.
In the RAM 102, TEXT is a text buffer, which stores document data handled by this document processing device in an internal format, as described later with reference to FIG. K
BBUF is a key buffer for storing a reading string input from the keyboard (KB) 103. BUNYA
The STA is conversion field state data which stores a field to be converted preferentially in the kana-kanji conversion process or is preferentially presented in the external character calling process. YOMIBUF
Is a reading input buffer for storing the input reading of kana-kanji conversion. KOUHOBUF is a candidate output buffer for storing candidates created as a result of the kana-kanji conversion processing. GAIZI is external character data that stores external character IDs of external characters and font information. GAIZI
BNY is external character application field data that stores application field information corresponding to external character data GAIZI. The external character application field data GAIZIBNY is data storing an external character ID and application field information corresponding to the external character data GAIZI, as described later with reference to FIG.

Reference numeral 103 denotes a keyboard (KB), which is a character signal input key such as an alphabet key, a hiragana key, and a katakana key, a conversion key, a cursor movement key,
Various function keys for instructing various functions for the character processing device such as an external character calling key and a selection key are provided. Reference numeral 104 denotes a hard disk (DISK) or a floppy driver, which is an external storage for storing document data, and stores document data created in the text buffer TEXT according to an instruction from the KB 103 or stores data from the KB 103. Instructed by this DISK104
Document data stored in the text buffer (TEX
T) can be read. Reference numeral 110 is a magnetic recording medium such as a floppy disk.

Reference numeral 105 denotes a cursor register (CR), which is C
The PU 100 can read and write the contents of this cursor register 105. A CRT controller (CR
TC) displays the cursor at the position on the screen of the display unit 108 corresponding to the address stored in the cursor register 105. 107 is a display buffer memory (DBU
In F), the pattern data of the display data to be displayed is stored. When displaying document data on the display unit 108, DBUF is referred to by referring to the character generator 109 based on the data (character code) in the text buffer TEXT.
This is done by expanding the pattern of the document data in 107. CRTC 106 is cursor register CR1
05 and the contents stored in the display buffer DBUF 107 are displayed on the display unit 108. In addition, the display unit 1
Reference numeral 08 denotes a display device using, for example, a cathode ray tube or a display device such as a liquid crystal display. The display pattern of the dot configuration and the cursor display on the display unit 108 are CRTC10.
It is controlled by 6. Further, 109 is a character generator (CG), which stores pattern information such as characters and symbols displayed on the display unit 108 in association with the code.

The document processing apparatus of the present embodiment based on the above configuration operates in response to various inputs from the keyboard KB103, and when an input signal is supplied from the keyboard KB103, first, the keyboard 103. An interrupt signal indicating that there is an input from CPU1
00, and various control signals stored in the ROM 101 are read by the CPU 100, and various controls are performed in accordance with these control signals.

The control program executed by the CPU 100, which is shown in the flow charts of FIG. 8 and later described later, is stored in, for example, the hard disk 104 or the floppy disk 110 in addition to being stored in the ROM 101, and is stored in the RAM 102. It may be loaded into the area 111 and executed.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example displayed on the display unit 108 of the document processing apparatus of this embodiment.

In FIG. 2, DSP means a display screen. TS is a screen portion for displaying text data, and the content (document image) of the document data stored in the text buffer (TEXT) is displayed. KS
Indicates an area for displaying softkeys. In this area, keys necessary for the operation situation, such as conversion keys, cursor movement keys, external character calling keys, and selection keys, are displayed. By pressing the key of the keyboard KB103 corresponding to the position of
The function of this softkey is achieved. The WDSP is an area in which character string candidates created after the kana-kanji conversion processing or external character calling candidates are displayed. Further, YS is an area for displaying the reading input input for Kana-Kanji conversion.

FIG. 3 shows a general document processing apparatus.
It is a diagram explaining the transition of the screen display during the process of automatically determining the conversion field by Kana-Kanji conversion and calling the external character before storing the conversion field state data. This operation is similar to the operation of the conventional document processing device. is there.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the conventional document processing apparatus. When the document processing apparatus in FIG. 3A can create a document, when a key of the keyboard 103 corresponding to the external character calling key is depressed. Since the conversion field state data is not stored by the kana-kanji conversion, the external character candidates are displayed on the window display screen WDSP in the order of the external character ID of the external character data, as shown in FIG. 3B. Then, the operator presses the soft key corresponding to "Select",
The external character “//” selected in FIG. 3B (number 1) is input and stored in the text buffer TEXT (FIG. 3).
(C)).

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example in which, in the document processing apparatus of the present embodiment, the conversion field is automatically determined by Kana-Kanji conversion, the conversion field state data is stored, and the external character is called. Here, the screen transition is described based on an example in which the application field information (group information) for kana-kanji conversion is reflected in the external character function, and the external character having the same application field information is preferentially presented.

When the operator uses the alphabet keys or the hiragana key of the keyboard 103 to input a reading in a state where the document processing apparatus can create a document, the input is made in the area YS for displaying the reading input for kana-kanji conversion. The read "Haneda" is displayed (FIG. 4 (a)). Then, the keyboard 10 corresponding to the "conversion" soft key
Pressing the 3 key, WDSP window display screen
A character string candidate that has been converted to Kana-Kanji is displayed in FIG.
(B)).

In FIG. 4B, the kana-kanji conversion field is not affected, so that the kanji candidate character strings corresponding to the reading "haneda" are first "feather" in the order of word frequency.
"Haneda" is displayed next, and "Haneda" is displayed at the end.
Here, when the operator desires the Chinese character “Haneda”, the operator moves the cursor to the position of the Chinese character candidate “Haneda” by the cursor movement (up and down) keys of the keyboard 103 (FIG. 4).
(C)). Then, in this state, the operator presses the key of the keyboard 103 corresponding to the "select" soft key to store the Chinese character "Haneda" in the selected text buffer TEXT.

Here, regarding the notation “Haneda” of the selected kana-kanji conversion candidate word, the field dictionary BUNYADIC
It is present when a search process is performed to find out whether or not it is stored in. Further, since "place name" is stored as application field information (see FIG. 6).
Processing), a process of storing "place name" as field information in the conversion field status information BUNYASTA is performed.

Next, in the state of FIG. 4D, the key of the keyboard 103 corresponding to the soft key "call external character" is pressed. At this time, since the conversion field state data "place name field" is stored by the kana-kanji conversion, the external character having "place name field" in the application field information of the external character data is given priority on the window display screen WDSP, and the external character candidate is selected. Is displayed.
Further, in addition to the external character, external character candidates are successively displayed in the order of the external character ID (FIG. 4 (e)).

Then, in the state of FIG. 4 (e), the operator presses the key of the keyboard 103 corresponding to the soft key "select", so that "..." Selected at that time is stored in the text buffer TEXT. (Fig. 4
(F)).

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the structure of the external character application field data GAIZIBNY in which the application field information corresponding to the external character data GAIZI is stored in the document processing apparatus of this embodiment.

Application field data GAIZIBNY for external characters
As shown in FIG. 5, the external field I has application information, and the external character I
D, application field information. The information is stored in the application field data of the external character in the ascending order of the external character ID. For example, in the example of FIG.
The application field information corresponding to 1 "is the" place name ".
This is an external character indicating "..." In the external character data GAIZI.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the structure of a field dictionary BUNYADIC having application field information of each word of the Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary in the document processing apparatus of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6, the field dictionary BUNYAD
The IC has application field information of the Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary, and is composed of word ID, reading information, notation information, part-of-speech information, and application field information. Here, the order in which information is stored in the field dictionary is the character code (JISX0208) of the word reading information.
Codes are in ascending order (ascending order). For example, the word ID
For "140001", reading information is "Haneda", notation information is "Haneda", part-of-speech information is "proper noun", and application field information "place name" is stored.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the document data structure in the text buffer TEXT of the document processing apparatus of this embodiment. FIG. 7A shows the document data structure consisting of a plurality of lines, and FIG. ) Indicates the structure of one-line data composed of a plurality of characters.

The document data is composed of a plurality of line data having a fixed length, and each line data is also composed of a plurality of character data. Here, each character data is 1 character 2
It is composed of bytes and is stored, for example, in JISX0208 code. The position of each character is represented by the Y coordinate indicating the line position and the X coordinate indicating the character position within the line. For example, the position of the fourth character from the left on the third line from the beginning of the document data is represented by X coordinate = 4 and Y coordinate = 3. Similarly, the position on the screen of the display unit 108 where the cursor pointed by the cursor register 105 is currently displayed is also expressed by using the X coordinate and the Y coordinate.

Next, the control operation of the document processing apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS.

In FIG. 8, when the conversion field is automatically determined by the Kana-Kanji conversion, and the external field is called after the conversion field status data is stored, the application field information (group information) of the Kana-Kanji conversion is preceded by the Kana-Kanji conversion. 9 is an overall schematic flowchart showing a process of reflecting the applied field information in the external character function and preferentially presenting an external character having the same application field information as that of Kana-Kanji conversion.

First, in step S1, the keyboard KB10
Waiting for key input from 3, and receiving key input from the keyboard 103, the input key data (code)
Is loaded into the key buffer KBBUF. If the code stored in the key buffer KBBUF is the code of the hiragana key (including the input of Roman characters), step S2
If it is a conversion key, it branches to step S3. If it is an external character calling key, it branches to step S4, and if it is not a hiragana key (including numbers and alphabetical keys), conversion key, external character calling key, what process Without performing step S
Go to 1.

In step S2, reading is added to the reading input buffer YOMIBUF in accordance with the input hiragana key, display processing is performed, and the flow proceeds to step S1. Also,
When the conversion key is input, the process proceeds to step S3, and FIG.
As will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5, the kana-kanji conversion process including the field process is performed and the process returns to step S1. Further, in the case of the external character calling key, the process proceeds to step S4, as will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
The external character calling process having the field process is performed and step S1 is performed.
Proceed to.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the details of the external character calling process having field processing, which corresponds to the process of step S4 of FIG.

First, in step S11, whether there is an external character having application field information that matches the conversion field state data is searched from the application field data of the external character. If there is, it branches to step S12, and if not, step S13. Branch to. In step S12, the external character having the applicable field information that matches the conversion field state information is prioritized to display the list of external characters, and the external character list display process is performed in the order of the external character ID of the external character data after that. On the other hand, when there is no external character having application field information that matches the conversion field state data, the process proceeds to step S13, and as shown in FIG. 3, the external character list display process is performed in the order of the external character ID of the external character data.

Thus, step S12 or step S1
After step 3, the process proceeds to step S14, where the keyboard KB10
When the input from 3 is awaited and the key input is received, the input key data (code) is fetched into the key buffer KBBUF. Here, if the code of the key buffer KBBUF is the code corresponding to the up / down cursor key, the process branches to step S15, and if it is the selection key, the process branches to step S16. It returns to the key input waiting of step S14 without performing.

Step S by pressing the up and down cursor keys
In the process of 15, the external character candidate group called from the external character data is displayed on the window display screen WDSP, and the cursor position (contents of CR105) of the window display screen WDSP for selecting the candidate is changed according to the input of the up and down cursor keys. It proceeds to step S14.

In step S16 when the selection key is input, the selected external character is determined according to the contents of CR105, and the selected external character is stored in the text buffer TEXT.
F. Store and edit. And step S1
In step 7, the selected external character is displayed and edited. Then, in step S18, the window display screen WDSP displaying the external character list is erased.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the details of a kana-kanji conversion process having field processing, which corresponds to the process of step S3 of FIG. 8, and is a kana-kanji conversion dictionary KNCN.
VDIC processing for creating kana-kanji conversion candidates from reading input and changing the display priority of kana-kanji conversion candidates,
7 is a partial detailed flowchart of a process of editing a candidate character string selected from the created kana-kanji conversion candidates into TEXT and a process of setting conversion field state information.

First, in step S21, the kana-kanji conversion candidate creation process by the kana-kanji conversion dictionary KNCNVDIC and the output unit of the kana-kanji conversion candidate including the word having the field of the conversion field status information BUNYASTA are given the highest priority, and output to the candidate output buffer. Perform the process. Next, in step S22, the candidate output buffer KOUHOBUF
(F) The conversion candidates are displayed in the order in which they are output.

In step S23, the keyboard KB10
Waiting for a key input from 3, and when the key input is received, the code data corresponding to the key is fetched into the key buffer KBBUF. Here is the key buffer KBBUF
If the code stored in is a code corresponding to the up / down cursor key, the process branches to step S24; if the code is the select key, the process branches to step S25; Proceed to S23.

In step S24, the candidate output buffer KOUHOBUF created in the Kana-Kanji conversion candidate creation process
The character string group is displayed on the window display screen WDSP, and the cursor position on the window display screen WDSP for selecting a candidate is changed according to the input of the up and down cursor keys, and the process returns to step S23.

When the selection key is pressed, the process proceeds to step S25, the selected character string is determined according to the contents of CR105, and the selected character string is stored in the text buffer TEX.
The process of storing in T and editing is performed. Next, step S2
In step 6, the selected character string is displayed and edited. Further, the process proceeds to step S27, in which notation of the selected kana-kanji conversion candidate word and field dictionary BUNYADIC
Perform processing to search for data that matches the notation information of.

In step S28, it is determined whether or not there is matching data, and if so, the process proceeds to step S29, and if not, the process proceeds to step S30. In step S29, the field information of the field dictionary matched in step S27 is
The conversion field status information BUNYASTA is stored.

Then, in step S30, it is determined whether or not there is an undetermined phrase. If not, the process ends, and if there is, the process proceeds to step S31. In step S31, the output order of the kana-kanji conversion candidates including the word having the field of the conversion field state information BUNYASTA is given the highest priority, and the process of re-outputting to the candidate output buffer KOUHOBUF is performed, and the process proceeds to step S22.

As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, according to the field information of the word converted by the previously executed Kana-Kanji conversion processing, the field of the external character information read as the external character. Is defined, the external character information can be read out more efficiently.

[Other Embodiments] In the first embodiment, the field of the selected character is selected by using the means for preferentially calling the external character information having the same application field information as the automatically determined conversion field. It has been explained that the result of the Kana-to-Kanji conversion that automatically determines is reflected in the external character function, and the external character having the same application field information can be preferentially presented.

In the second embodiment, when the address book creation key is input, the place name field is automatically determined, the result of the conversion attribute stage of the place name field is reflected in the external character function, and the external character having application field information of the place name field is reflected. Will be given priority.

In the second embodiment, in the key input waiting process of step S1 of FIG. 8 described above, an "address book creation" key is added as the type of key to be entered, and this address book creation key is entered. If so, “place name field” is stored in the conversion field state information. FIG. 11 shows a flowchart of the processing at this time.

In FIG. 11, the processes of steps S41 to S44 are the same as steps S1 to S4 of FIG.
Since the processing is the same as that of step 1, its description is omitted. FIG.
In step S45, when the key on the keyboard 103 corresponding to the "address book creation" soft key is pressed.
To the conversion field status information BUNYAS of the RAM 102.
The “place name field” is stored in TA.

Similarly, after the place name conversion, if an external character instruction is input, it is automatically determined that the external character is a place name field, and the determination result is reflected in the external character calling function. The external character having the application field information of the place name field may be preferentially presented. The processing at this time is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

Also in FIG. 12, steps S51 to S5.
Since the processing of No. 4 is the same as the processing of steps S1 to S4 of FIG. 8 described above, the description thereof will be omitted.

When the key of the keyboard 103 corresponding to the "place name conversion key" of the soft key is pressed, step S55
Then, the place name conversion process is performed and the applicable field information is set as the "place name field".

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the place name conversion processing of step S55 of FIG.

First, in step S61, a process of creating a place name conversion candidate by a place name conversion dictionary from the reading input to the reading input buffer YOMIBUF and a process of outputting to the candidate output buffer KOUHOBUF are performed. In step S62, the candidate output buffer KOUHO
The process of displaying the place name conversion candidates is performed in the order of output to the BUF. In step S63, the keyboard KB103
Waits for input from the keyboard 103
The key code is read into the key buffer KBBUF. If the code stored in the key buffer KBBUF is the key code of the up / down cursor key, the process branches to step S64, and if it is the selection key, step S6.
It branches to 5, and if it is not the up / down cursor keys and the select key,
The process returns to step S63 without performing any processing.

In step S64, the character string group of the candidate output buffer KOUHOBUF created by the place name conversion candidate creating process is displayed on the window display screen WDSP, and the cursor position (content of CR105 of the window display screen WDSP for selecting the candidate character string is displayed. ) Is changed according to the input of the up and down cursor keys, and step S6 is performed.
Go to 3.

In step S65, the selected character string is determined based on the contents of the CR 105 when the selection key is pressed, and the selected character string is stored in the text buffer TEXT. Next, in step S66, the selected character string is displayed on the display screen and edited. In step S67, conversion field status information BUNY
The process of storing the "place name field" in ASTA is performed. Similarly, if the Kanji level setting for Kana-Kanji conversion is set to regular or grade level, it is automatically determined to be in the school document field, and the determination result is reflected in the external character function.
It is also possible to preferentially present an external character having application field information in the school document field.

At this time, in the key input waiting process of step S1 of FIG. 8, a "Kanji conversion level key" is added as a key to be entered, and if this Kanji conversion level key is entered, the Kanji conversion level is entered. Selection and setting processing of. Details of this will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The processes of steps S71 to S74 of FIG. 14 are the same as steps S1 to S4 of FIG.

Then, when the key of the keyboard 103 corresponding to the Kanji conversion level key of the soft key is pressed, the process proceeds to step S75, and the Kanji conversion level selection screen for selecting the Kanji conversion level for kana-Kanji conversion is displayed. It proceeds to step S76. In this step S76, a key input from the keyboard KB103 is waited, and when the key input is received, a process of fetching the input data into the key buffer KBBUF is performed. If the code stored in the key buffer KBBUF is the up / down cursor key, the process branches to step S77, and if the code is the select key, the process proceeds to step S78.
If it is not the up / down cursor key or the select key, the process returns to step S76 without performing any processing.

In step S77, the window display screen WD for selecting the kanji conversion level for kana-kanji conversion
Move the SP cursor position according to the up / down cursor input
The changing process is performed and the process returns to step S76.

When the selection key is input, the process proceeds to step S78, the kanji conversion level indicated on the window display screen WDSP of the display unit 108 and indicated by the cursor is determined, and the kanji level setting data corresponding thereto is stored in the RAM1.
02 is stored. Next, in step S79, it is determined whether or not the kanji level is other than the regular character, and if so, the process proceeds to step S80 to set the conversion field state data in the school document. On the other hand, if the Kanji character level is other than regular in step S79, the process proceeds to step S81, and processing for removing the in-school document from the setting of the conversion field state data is performed. When the process of step S80 or step S81 is completed in this way, the process proceeds to step S82, and the process of deleting the display of the Kanji conversion level selection screen is performed.

FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing the external character registration processing in the document processing apparatus of this embodiment.

First, in step S91, the keyboard 103
Enter the external character pattern using, etc., and step S92
Then, the external character code (external character I) corresponding to the external character pattern
Enter D). Next, in step S93, field information corresponding to the external character is input. In step S94,
Waiting for an instruction whether to register the external character or to perform other work such as correction, when the registration key is pressed, step S
Proceed to 95 and enter the external character I in GAIZI of RAM 102.
D and external character fonts are stored in GAIZIBNY as application field information, and the information is stored in a disc (DIS
K) 104. In this way, an external character pattern (font) having desired field information can be registered.

As described above, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, when the address book creation key is input, the place name field is automatically determined, and the conversion attribute stage result of the place name field is reflected in the external character function, Since the external character having the application field information of the place name field can be preferentially presented, the external character can be efficiently called.

Further, when the external character instruction is input after the place name conversion, it is automatically judged that the external character is in the place name field, and the judgment result is reflected in the external character calling function.
By preferentially presenting the external character having the application field information of the place name field, the calling field of the external character can be set according to the place name conversion processing, so that the efficiency of calling the external character can be improved.

The present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. The present invention can also be applied to the case where it is achieved by supplying a program for implementing the present invention to a system or an apparatus. In this case, the storage medium storing the program according to the present invention constitutes the present invention. Then, by reading the program from the storage medium to the system or device, the system or device operates according to the program.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when calling an external character, the external character information having the same application field information as the previously converted application field is preferentially called so that the application field of the kana-kanji conversion can be obtained. Information (group information)
The external character can be reflected in the external character function, and the external character having the same application field information can be preferentially presented.

Therefore, it is possible to immediately present, as a candidate, an external character that is desired to be called, which corresponds to the optimum field.

As described above, an easy-to-use document processing device suitable for the operator can be realized.

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As described above, according to the present invention, by determining the order of the external characters to be called and displayed according to the field of the Kanji converted up to that time, the external character calling function can be provided until then. It is possible to reflect the field information of the selected kanji.

Further, according to the present invention, the application field information (group information) for kana-kanji conversion is reflected in the external character function, and the external character having the same application field information can be preferentially presented.

Further, according to the present invention, there is an effect that the external character desired by the user can be efficiently presented.

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[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a document processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of a display unit according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the same example as a conventional example in which a conversion field is automatically determined by kana-kanji conversion in the present embodiment, and an external character is called before storing conversion field state data.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a process in the document processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an external character ID of an external character and application field information according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a field dictionary in the Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a structure of document data in a text buffer in the document processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing overall processing in the document processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing external character calling processing in the document processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing kana-kanji conversion processing in the document processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing overall processing in the document processing apparatus of the second exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing overall processing in a document processing device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a place name conversion process in a document processing device of another embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a Kanji conversion level setting process in a document processing apparatus according to another embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an external character registration process in the document processing device of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 CPU 101 ROM 102 RAM 103 Keyboard (KB) 104 Hard Disk (DISK) 105 Cursor Register (CR) 106 Display Controller (CRTC) 107 Display Data Buffer (DBUF) 108 Display Unit 109 Character Generator (CG) 110 Floppy Disk 111 Program area

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A document processing device capable of registering and calling external character information, wherein dictionary storage means stores conversion information for converting a hiragana reading string into a predetermined character string and field information of the predetermined character string. A conversion unit for converting the input Hiragana reading string into a predetermined character string by referring to the dictionary storage unit; a storage unit for storing field information of the character string converted by the conversion unit; and a call for external character information. And an instructing means for instructing to call the external character information by the instructing means,
A document processing device comprising: a reading unit that preferentially reads out external character information having the same field information as the field information stored in the storage unit. 2. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conversion means displays a candidate character string.
It has selection means for selecting a desired character string from the candidate character strings displayed on the display means, and field setting means for storing field information of the character string selected by the selection means in the storage means. 3. The document processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the conversion unit further sets the display order of the other candidate character strings displayed on the display unit to the character string selected by the selection unit. Change according to the field information of. 4. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reading unit, when calling the external character information instructed by the instructing unit, matches the external character that matches the field information stored in the storage unit. When there is no information, the external character information is called in the order of the ID code. 5. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the external character candidate display means for displaying the external character candidates read by the reading means and the candidate characters displayed on the external character candidate display means. It further has external character selecting means for selecting a desired character from. 6. A document processing method in a document processing device capable of registering and calling external character information, comprising: a converting step of converting an input hiragana reading string into a predetermined character string by referring to a dictionary; Storing the field information of the stored character string, instructing the calling of the external character information, and when the calling of the external character information is instructed, the external character information having the same field information as the stored field information is given priority. And a step of reading the document into a document processing method. 7. The document processing method according to claim 6, wherein the dictionary stores conversion information for converting a hiragana reading string into a predetermined character string and field information of the predetermined character string. 8. The document processing method according to claim 6, wherein the converting step includes a step of displaying a candidate character string, and a step of selecting a desired character string from the displayed candidate character strings. , Storing the field information of the selected character string. 9. The document processing method according to claim 8, wherein the converting step further changes a display order of other candidate character strings to be displayed according to field information of the selected character string. . 10. The document processing method according to claim 6, wherein, in the reading step, when the designated external character information is called, and there is no external character information that matches the stored field information, the external character is stored. The information is called in the order of the ID code. 11. The document processing method according to claim 6, wherein a step of displaying the external character candidates read in the reading step and selecting a desired character from the displayed external character candidate characters. It has a process further. 12. A storage medium storing a control program for executing the document processing method according to claim 6. 13. An information processing apparatus that loads and executes a program from the storage medium according to claim 12.