JPS62164157A - Coding of kanji and feed execution system by key board - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a kanji encoding system, by which kanji are fed to an electronic computer, telex or teleprinter, etc., and by which kanji are indexed into a kanji dictionary. is also used.

To date, there are more than 400 methods for encoding kanji, and British Patent No. 2100899 describes and claims that kanji can be encoded using numerical notation, but there are not many practical methods. . Generally speaking, there are five categories of Kanji encoding and input methods.

1. Phonetic Alphabetic Method This type of method is only applicable to professional computer operators who are competent enough to write Chinese characters alphabetically.

Only when the alphabetic notation is 100% accurate,
Can identify characters. Since there are many homonyms for kanji, it is extremely difficult or almost impossible for someone who does not know the alphabetical representation of kanji or lacks knowledge about it to do so. It's impossible.

2. Large keyboard system In this system, all characters are fed into the computer by only one key. Only the characters on the keyboard will be sent to the computer. A very large keyboard is required, which occupies a large amount of space.

Furthermore, it takes a lot of time to become familiar with such keyboards. For those who have no intention of doing so, the practice is of no interest, and it is impossible to use it for typing or feeding into a computer without looking at it.

3. Partial method In this method, a Chinese character is divided into several parts, one of which is given a code (or digit), which is then fed to the computer. The advantage of this method is that easily segmented Kanji characters, such as 日十月=明, 4+王= Crazy, are quickly fed to the computer. Such a feed relies on a 100-bit accurate division of the characters, otherwise character identification would not be possible. For example, 1L curtain,
For certain characters, such as ``高'', it is almost impossible to divide them into several parts, especially for those who are not familiar with kanji. To make this even more difficult, However, there are no strict rules for such division, and the division of characters varies from person to person, so it is not easy to accurately divide characters.

4. Numeric code method This is a better method that is relatively easy to practice. However, it usually contains long codes, and some characters have the same code as different characters. The encoding procedure under this system is to first divide a character into several parts and then give each part a digit. There are no strict rules for dividing a character into several parts, and since different characters are given different digits in a stroke, a certain
There is some hesitation in assigning codes to individual characters.

5. Word, Clause, and Sentence Method This coding method has a high level of logicality for kanji. In this method, the kanji that form as many as 200,000 phrases and sentences are encoded, and all passages or sentences are fed into the computer. This scheme is only suitable for computers with good execution performance and large storage space.

In summary, it is recognized that each of the five schemes described above has its own significant drawbacks. It is extremely difficult to divide Kanji into several parts and then encode them. In addition to this, it is inconvenient to encode Kanji characters stroke by stroke, and the codes are extremely long. What constitutes a kanji is a building part and a body part or stroke. How to divide them is extremely difficult.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a simple encoding system for kanji characters, and in particular, to provide a system in which characters are encoded in a format suitable for easy and rapid input into electronic computers. It is in.

According to this invention, each kanji character is considered as a plan view and is divided into two parts: a construction part and a main part.

The construction part is represented by one code element, and the main part is represented by four code elements (digits).

First, the code element for the construction part is fed to the computer, then the code element for the body part is fed, and the entire Chinese character is fed to the computer.

Since the encoding scheme of this invention is not based on a phonetic alphabet or handwritten stroke order,
It is particularly suitable for those who are not familiar with kanji. The encoding scheme of the invention allows anyone to feed Chinese characters into a computer without difficulty, regardless of whether they know the phonetic alphabet for Chinese characters and the handwriting rules for Chinese characters.

The keyboard of this invention is used for Kanji and Roman alphabet characters, but it can be used anywhere in the world.

Additionally, the keyboard is touch capable, meaning that you can type without looking at the keyboard.

According to the invention, 82 parts are arranged on 65 keys. 3 on each key in the second row from the top
There are two making parts arranged (see FIG. 1), and two making parts are arranged on each key in the third and fifth rows. With the help of the key of the making part, the operator can easily divide the kanji into the making part and the main part, and can also divide the kanji into the making part and the main part without having to think to divide them. It reduces confusion, reduces memory, reduces rotational thinking, and increases encoding speed.

For the main body part, there are 10 stroke shapes L or L
There are l, 口, ノ, also, -, fu, shi, 2, which are 1.2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 (i.e. keys A, S, D) respectively. ,F,0.H,,T,to,+). Since it is necessary to press the key on the main body part three or four times for the kanji for big man, the main body part key should be placed in the frequently used position so that the frequency of finger movement is reduced and the encoding speed is increased. It is appropriate to arrange the keys of the parts.

During encoding, a Chinese character is first divided into a construction part and a body part, the corresponding construction part key on the keyboard is found and pressed, and then the code representing the construction part is sent to the computer. For example, if you want to send the kanji 6-kinku to a computer, first write ``h-'' as ``.
Divided into ``body'' and 1 ward. The “body” is the making part. On the keyboard, find the making part key for ``making part 1 body'' and press it, and the making part ``body'' is sent to the computer. However, the lower part and the right part of the character, these correspond to the making part. These parts are not called making parts even if they Although this "ISo" part has a key representing the same thing as the make part on the keyboard, the "door" part of the character is not input by that key. Thus, the character "3F" is treated only as a combining character.

An example of this distinction is “throat”. This "fallen" part will not be input by the same made part key. This letter board!
” is entered only as a combining character.

After the construction part is fed into the computer, the body part of the character is subsequently encoded. The number of strokes extracted from the main body portion is at most four. The basic rule for taking strokes is to take the strokes upwards first, then downwards.

For example, looking at the character “Imamasa”, its making part is “su”, and the first four strokes of the main body are 1
-'', '1n1 "1n and 1-" whose corresponding code elements (digits) are 7, 3.3 and 7, so the code for the character "false" is 'r 73
It is 37. As an example of the difference, the kanji ``Ding'' is divided into the making part - う and the body part ``Ding''. The strokes of this body portion are 1-" and "J', corresponding to digits 7 and 6, and therefore the code for 4-cho" is t73.

For some kanji, the main body part is divided into a left part and a right part. There are different rules for stroking these characters: first to the left, then to the right. For example, the body part "tai" of the character "right" is divided into "mata" and "sun". In encoding, first take the stroke number of the left part and the stroke "dimension" of the right part according to the rule of first upwards and then downwards.

For certain Kanji characters that are split into outer and inner parts, the rule for taking the stroke is first outer, then inner. Of course, for the inner subdivision relative to the outer subdivision, the rule of first above and then below still applies. For example, for the character "5 box" which has a main body part 1p, its outer part is 10", the inner part is "釆", and the first 4 of the main body part is 10".
The strokes are L''('',7'' and ``J'').

A combining character is a character that has no built-in parts. Therefore, the code for such a character is taken for each stroke.

The number of strokes that can be made from a combined character is at most five. The rules for taking codes for combining characters are the same as for the body parts of characters.

For example, the code for the character "" is 656, and the code for the character "9" is 07547.

The keyboard in this invention is a normal Roman keyboard (see Figure 1). The keys in the first row act as function keys and select the feeding mode. For example, what Fil represents is the feeding mode of the encoding scheme according to the invention. What F2 represents is the phonetic alphabetic feeding mode, and so on.

The 2nd, 3rd and 5th rows on the keyboard act as 1-part keys. 82 basic parts are arranged on 35 keys.

In the fourth row, the ten keys from the left act as "body keys", each of which corresponds to two similar strokes (see FIG. 2).

The lowest bar key on the keyboard acts as a feed key and is used after encoding. Of course, this key is also the space key.

Additionally, the last two lines on the bottom of the computer screen serve as the "attention window" and are made up of two columns of 22 Kanji characters and their codes. The computer operator can see the kanji and their codes on this screen, and the operator can practice the codes through the "attention window".
There is no need to search in code handbooks for codes for characters that are difficult to encode.

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Now, for example, the character ``guest'' whose construction part is
Assume that you are trying to send a file to a computer.

First, press the key “on the surface” in the creation section, and the creation will begin.

The 22 kanji characters that have a ``reverse part'' or ``1 earth'' are shown in the top 6 attention windows, many of which have codes consisting of 4 digits.

---m-' 1, l, ,, ,--=- --m-11-) The main part of "customer" is "each", whose first stroke "1 no" is in digit 5. Because of the correspondence, the second step is to press the body part key “5”.Have a making part “6” or “earth”, and add the first stroke “ to the body part in the character. Some characters with “ノ”
These characters are shown in the attention window ". Since these characters leave a code of at most three digits and the second stroke of the main body part "each" is one stroke corresponding to digit 8, the third stroke The step is to press the body part key '8''.The second stroke "f" is applied to that body part.
Several characters with are shown in the attention window. These characters have at most two digits left.

Since the third stroke of the body part "each" corresponds to digit 6, the fourth step is to press the "6" of the body part key. Several characters with "\" are shown in the "6 Attention Window".

The fourth stroke 10'' of the body portion corresponds to digit 4.

In the fifth step, press the key 14'' on the body part. The character ``Customer'' is what remains in the ``Attention Window'' by pressing the bar key, and then feed this character ``Customer'' to the computer. can be sent.

In a similar manner, Kanji are fed into the computer by a phonetic alphabet system.

For example, the letters “with the phonetic alphabet “Fei”
Fertilizer shall be supplied.

In the first step press the key F, then some letters with the phonetic alphabet F appear in one attention window”
shown within. In the far right area it is shown that the alphabet has been fed into the computer.

Press the second step key "e". Then, many characters are displayed in the "attention window".

Press the third step key "1". All characters with the same phonetic alphabet "Fei" and their notes are shown in the "attention window". Here, 6 fertilizers are selected from among them.

A different advantage of this invention is that 2 characters per character.
There must be more than one code.

This advantage brings great benefits to the operator.

When there is only one code for one character, 1
00ch depends on accurate encoding and feeding. Otherwise, the characters cannot be discovered. Encoding becomes significantly easier when there are more than one code for a single character. For example, the character “Ma” is YO59
It has two codes: j and YW 工.
Through this, the characters are sent to the computer,
Its feeding speed and efficiency are improved.

This Kanji encoding scheme is also used for indexing Kanji dictionaries. This is a new development in kanji indexing. Under this scheme, characters with the same code are placed on the same page of the dictionary. This is a new development of Kanji index. Under this method, the making part code and the main part code are used as the page number of the Kanji dictionary, making it easier to search for words in such a dictionary.

Now, for example, if we are trying to search for the character "逓", the procedure for searching for this character "1 ship" is as follows.

(1) First, determine the construction part code. From FIG. 3, it is found that the code for "tsu" is 17, which corresponds to page 17 of the dictionary.

(2) Determine the body part code. In this case, the main part is "wo". The first sloaf of "moxibustion" is "ノ" and corresponds to digit 5.

(3) Therefore, the character 6ta-na” is the page “+7-5”
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[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a keyboard arranged according to the encoding method of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram of the relationship between 10 basic strokes and corresponding keys on the keyboard according to the encoding method of the present invention, FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram of an index of a kanji dictionary compiled using the encoding method of the present invention. FIG. 1

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. Each character is considered as a plane and has at least a first part with at least one stroke, optionally a first part with at least one stroke and called the main part. A method for encoding and inputting Chinese characters having one or more additional parts, the first part corresponding to one of a number of specialized construction parts, the first part being a whole. , and each stroke of the body portion is input separately, such that the first portion does not correspond to any of the specified make-up portions, and each stroke of the first portion and the body portion are input separately. is inputted separately. 2. For the encoding and input of Kanji, each character is divided into two parts, each character is considered as a plan view, divided into two parts, and the first part is the making part. , and the second part is called the body part, the first part of the character is entered as a whole, and the body part is entered stroke by stroke. Method described. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the principle of encoding the kanji is to encode the created part before encoding the main body part. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein 4.82 basic construction parts are extracted from all Kanji characters, and each construction part is entered with only one key. 5. A method according to claim 2, wherein at most four strokes are taken from the body part of the character for encoding and inputting the body part. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein each of the six and four strokes is one of ten basic strokes provided for encoding and inputting the body portion. 7. The rule to take the stroke of the body part is first the top, then the bottom; when the body part is divided into a left part and a right part, or an outer part and an inner part, the rule to take a part is first on the left, then on the right, or first on the outside and then on the right; when a part is divided into subsections, the rules for taking strokes in each subsection are still first on the top, then on the right; 7. The method of claim 6, wherein: 8. In order to encode and input Chinese characters into a machine with a screen, there is a "attention window" on the bottom of the screen.
8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the wafers are provided in two rows. Any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a combined character is input by taking and encoding at most five strokes from a character according to the same rules as in the main body part. The method described in Section 1. 10. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein one character is encoded in many different ways. 11. A kanji dictionary in which characters are encoded by the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, and the order of the codes arranged in the dictionary is such that the same digits are encoded. A Kanji dictionary in which all starting codes are grouped together and subdivided. 12. A keyboard for inputting coded Kanji characters, which is characterized in that it is based on the keyboard of an ordinary Roman typewriter. 13. The 35 keys arranged in 3 rows on the keyboard are 82
13. A keyboard according to claim 12, wherein two or three basic construction parts are input by pressing one construction part key. 14. The keyboard of claim 13, wherein a row of function keys is provided on the keyboard for selecting different input modes. 15. The keyboard according to claim 14, wherein the one row of main body keys is arranged at the most frequently used position on the keyboard, that is, at the position where the operator's hand is normally placed. 16. A keyboard according to claim 15, wherein Roman alphabets according to features or strokes actuated by the same key are selected by pressing different function keys. 17. The keyboard of claim 16, wherein after encoding, the kanji characters are automatically fed to the computer by pressing the space bar once. 18. The keyboard of claim 17, wherein the keyboard is formed as shown in FIG.