JPS58192174A - Electronic dictionary - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To avoid oversight and to prevent hallucination, by displaying character information outputted just before character information different from input character information is retrieved and displayd and identificating information on the same screen over a prescribed time, in an electronic dictionary. CONSTITUTION:In inputting ''KOU''(expressed in Kana) with a Kana(Japanese syllabary) input key group K1 depressed, it is displayed on a display DIS and stored in an RAM memory M4. In depressing a retrieval key K2, a data of ''KOU''(expressed in Kana) of a reading storage section M12 of an address 0301 of an ROM memory M1 is read out, compared with the content of the memory M4, and when they are coincident, a Kanji(Chinese character) pattern is read out from an ROM memory M2 with the Kanji code stored in a Kanji code storage section M14 of the same address to display ''KOU(school)''(expressed in Kanji). In depressing the retreival key K2, the address of the next memory M1 is read out, similar processing is done. When the head character ''KOU''(expressed in Kana) only is coincident and the low-order characters are dissident, six ''?'' symbols are displayed on the display DIS for 0.5sec, allowing to indicate for the user that the word having the same head character is being retrieved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic dictionary, and more particularly to an electronic dictionary that searches for a word that is the same as input character information or has the same initial letter according to the input character information.

For example, you can input characters using Kanajin Kaki and output kanji or idioms that have the same pronunciation as the inputted kana characters, or output the same initial character as the inputted kana characters, such as "Aka".
There are kanji dictionaries with search methods such as inputting ``Akai'' → ``Red'' and displaying the characters ``Akai'' → ``Red'', and English dictionaries such as ``B'' and the alphabet ``rBEJ...rBOY''. Various Japanese dictionaries have been proposed that display words or output their Japanese translations.

If you pay attention to the search method of so-called electronic dictionaries, for example, if you enter "denshi" in a kanji dictionary and continue searching, you will get "electronic" and "train".

They are displayed sequentially in alphabetical order, such as ``denshin'', and beginners may think that all of these kanji are pronounced ``denshi'', and even those who have learned kanji to some extent may experience an illusion. This often happens.

In order to prevent these inconveniences from occurring, we also add 1 at the end of the output word when switching from a kanji that has the same reading as the input to a kanji that has the same initial reading.
Confusion and illusions can be avoided by displaying a "?" mark only once at the beginning (7) as text information, or by displaying a mark to that effect along with other marks with the same meaning towards the edge of the screen. Some try to prevent it.

However, even if such a method is adopted, it is difficult to inform users of electronic dictionaries that they are searching for items with the same initial letter each time, and the search method is extremely confusing for users. It has become.

The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology, and is capable of displaying information in a manner that clearly distinguishes it when a search and display of information different from the input character information is started. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electronic dictionary having an identification means that can be used to identify users.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts a configuration in which identification information is always displayed on the same screen as the output character information immediately before searching and outputting character information different from input character information. .

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

Figure 1 and the following diagrams explain one embodiment of the present invention.
The figure shows a block diagram of a control circuit using a kanji learning machine as an example. In FIG. 1, the reference numeral 1 indicates a group of kana and human power keys, which are used to input the pronunciation of the kanji or compound word to be searched, and are made up of 1-tone keys.

Reference numeral 2 is a search key, which is used to search for and output and display a kana that is the same as the kana entered by pressing 1 in the group of kana manual keys or has the same initial letter. By pressing this search key once in step 2, one kanji word or compound word is output.

Further, 3 is a return key, which is used to return to the previous display of the searched kanji or compound word.

3 to the key Kl- mentioned above is to the central processing unit CPU.
“The device is connected to a well-known read-only memory (R
OM) method, based on the input data by pressing 3 on the key Kl-, the reading information of kanji and compound words stored in the fixed storage device old and the kanji pattern information stored in the fixed storage device M2 are read. The signal is called up and subjected to various signal processing to be converted into one display value number and guided to the display drive circuit OR, and a display drive signal is applied to the display taDIS to display kana, kanji, compound words, etc.

This central processing, the device CPU is, for example, a 1-chip L
SI, which includes a control unit C0NT, a read-only memory M3. It has a built-in random access memory M4, and controls the entire system using a known ROM control method based on input data.

The old S display is configured as a dot matrix liquid crystal display with 16 dots horizontally and 53 dots vertically.
One character is made up of 8 x 20 dots, and up to two characters can be displayed. For kana and symbols, one character is made up of 12 x 8 dots, and up to six characters can be displayed.

In this example, before searching for the first letter with the same pronunciation as the input kana character information and displaying kanji or compound words, the kana is displayed using a "?" symbol of the same size as a single kana character as an identification mark. It is configured so that 6 items can be displayed in the same position.

2. The principle structure of the stored contents of the fixed storage device M1 is explained in FIG.

M, 12 is a reading storage section, in which the readings of kanji and idioms are stored in alphabetical order according to the address section Mll.

M13 is a reading memory section, which stores the number of reading parts excluding Okurigana in the case of kanji, and the number of readings of the first kanji in the case of idioms. It is used to show the divisions in the reading of time.

The kanji code storage unit M14 stores kanji codes corresponding to their readings, and stores one kanji code and two idiom codes. Then, based on this kanji code, kanji pattern information corresponding to the kanji code is derived from the fixed storage device M2, and the kanji pattern is displayed.

Note that the kanji written on the right side of the kanji code storage section M14 are added for reference, and this information is not stored in the fixed storage device.

By the way, in this embodiment, the readings and kanji information of 11,345 commonly used kanji, their sounds, and two-character compound words that combine these kanji are located at addresses r0OOOJ~r8
8182 words are recorded at address 191J.

Next, the operation of this embodiment configured as above will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3.

In addition, in the following explanation, inputting the pronunciation of ``Kou'' and searching for kanji and idioms that are read as ``Kou'', ``Kou''
I will explain using an example of searching for kanji and phrases starting with .

First, in step AI of Fig. 3, press Kana human power key group Kl and input "Kou". In step A2, the previous display is erased on the old S display and "Kou" is displayed.
The input data "Kou" is stored in the random access memory M4 after erasing the previous input data.

Next, the process proceeds to step A3, and when 2 is pressed on the search key, the process proceeds to step A4, and with the input data "Kou",
Fixed storage device old r 0301” How to read the address Storage part M
Read out the data of 12 “Kou”.

This operation can be performed, for example, depending on the first two characters of the human data, "a" and "space" are at address r00004, "a" and "ka" are at address roo15J, and "ko" and "u" are at r00004.
Address 301J, the beginning of "Kou" in the old fixed storage device by the so-called jump table 03QL
Reading the 1st address is carried out using the method number X.

Next, the process proceeds to step A5, where the input data and the reading data derived from the fixed storage device Ml are compared to determine whether they are the same. In the above case, since they are the same, step ALL advances to rQ301, and the kanji code r O? 83J, the kanji pattern information corresponding to the kanji code is stored in the fixed storage device M2 to ``r0763'', and ``school'' is displayed on the display old S.
Display. Unit 1. N, the process advances to step A7, where it is determined whether or not 2 has been pressed on the search key. If 2 is pressed in the search key, proceed to step 88,
Here, +1 is added to the address r0301J of the fixed storage device M1 where the currently displayed kanji information of 1, r 0302" display the kanji character [effect] for the address.

On the other hand, if it is determined that 2 has not been pressed on the search key, the process proceeds from step A7 to step DI, where it is determined whether or not 3 has been pressed on the return key. If it has not been pressed, the process returns to step 80 and continues displaying the kanji characters in step 80.

If it is determined in step D1 that 3 has been pressed on the return key, the process proceeds to step D2, where the address-gipo address -1 is performed, and the process returns to step A5, where the kanji information for the previous address is read.

In this way, by continuously pressing 2 on the search key, the address is 1.
Go forward one address at a time, and if 2 is pressed on the search key while the kanji "Ku" at address r 034EIJ is displayed, r 0
The pronunciation data for address 3474 "Koka" can be read out,
In step A5, it is determined that the data is different from the input data,
Proceed to step B1.

In step B1, a comparison is made to see if the input data "Kou" and the pronunciation data "Kouka" have the same initial letter. In this case, since the initial letters are the same, a match is obtained, and the process proceeds to step B2.

In step B2, since the retrieved pronunciation data is the same as the input data only in the first letter, six "?" symbols are displayed on the old S display for 0.5 seconds, and the user is asked to read the same first letter as the input data. Identify what you are searching for. After that, proceed from step B2 to step 80 and step A7, and then press 2 on the search key. Informs you that you are searching for something with the same characters only.

In this way, the fixed storage old address [0350
If you press 2 on the search key while displaying "Koukai" at address 4, the pronunciation data "Koe" for address "r0351" will be read out, proceed to step A5 and step B1, and enter with Bl. It is compared with the data "Kou" and since the first two letters do not match, the process proceeds to step C1 and displays some message, for example "End", informing the end of the search for kanji and phrases starting with "Kou".

In addition, in the step old, if the return key is pressed, the process proceeds to step D2, and the address r0351, which was derived by pressing the search key just before, is subtracted by 1 from rQ35.
The pronunciation data "Koukai" of address 0J is read out, and in step A5, it is compared with the input data "Kou", and since there is a mismatch, the process goes to step B1, where a match is found, and the process goes to step B2, where "?" After displaying the symbol,
“Voyage” will be displayed after 0.5 seconds.

In this way, when pressing the return key 3, a ``?'' symbol is always displayed before searching for a kanji with the same initial letter and outputting that kanji.

In the above embodiment, a kanji dictionary was explained as an example of an electronic dictionary, but English and other foreign language dictionaries in which character information is entered using alphabet keys can also be arranged in alphabetical order instead of alphabetical order. It goes without saying that the same discrimination effect can be obtained if the same operation as described above is carried out by employing .

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, immediately before searching and displaying character information different from input character information, identification information is displayed on the same screen as the output character information for a predetermined period of time. Because of this structure, compared to the conventional format in which the symbols are displayed together with other symbols, they are more visible to the user, are not overlooked, and do not cause confusion or illusions.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures explain one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 is a block diagram of a control circuit, Figure 2 is a front page explaining the principle structure of a fixed storage device, and Figure 3 is an explanation of control operation. It is a flowchart figure.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In an electronic dictionary that allows you to input character information and search for character information that is the same as this character information or that is the same only in the first letter, when searching for character information that is the same only in the first letter, 1. An electronic dictionary characterized in that the identification information is displayed on the same display as the characters for a predetermined period of time. (2) The display of the identification information is configured so that it can be displayed even during a return search. Electronic dictionary as described in Section 1 or Section 2.