CN101342820A - Character input device and tape printing device - Google Patents

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CN101342820A
CN101342820A CNA2008101276935A CN200810127693A CN101342820A CN 101342820 A CN101342820 A CN 101342820A CN A2008101276935 A CNA2008101276935 A CN A2008101276935A CN 200810127693 A CN200810127693 A CN 200810127693A CN 101342820 A CN101342820 A CN 101342820A
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The invention discloses a character input device, comprising a display part of a layout display area provided with printing layout; a layout display unit causing the printing layout to display in the layout display unitl; a forecast conversion alternate display unit causing the forecast conversion alternate to display in the layout display area based on an undetermined character string based on input; and a display switching unit switched from the forecast conversion alternate display displayed in the layout display area based on the input of the undetermined character string ti the printing layout.

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Character entry apparatus and tape printing apparatus
Technical field
The present invention relates to show the character entry apparatus and the tape printing apparatus of predictive conversion candidate.
Background technology
At present, as a kind of like this character entry apparatus, the known assumed name Chinese character predictive conversion device (with reference to patent documentation 1) that possesses the predictive conversion function.This assumed name Chinese character predictive conversion device has display unit (display part), and the character string of corresponding input is presented at the predictive conversion candidate on the display unit.(with reference to TOHKEMY 2006-65532 communique).
But the display (display part) that is arranged on the small-sized printing equipment of tape printing apparatus etc. is less display in design.At this moment, in order easily to edit, layout viewing area that shows printing layout and the input editing zone of carrying out input editing are set on display.
For example, in this small print device, when being suitable for above-mentioned character entry apparatus, owing to resetting the zone that shows the predictive conversion candidate, so consider in the layout viewing area, to show the predictive conversion candidate.
But, when in the layout viewing area, having shown the predictive conversion candidate, then can not confirm the demonstration of printing layout.At this moment, when confirming printing layout, can imagine to have such problem: for example, in case all the cancellation input determine character string, user's the operation complexity that will become.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem to be solved by this invention is to provide the character entry apparatus and the tape printing apparatus that can show conversion with shirtsleeve operation from the demonstration of predictive conversion candidate to the demonstration of printing layout.
Character entry apparatus of the present invention comprises: the display part that is provided with the layout viewing area that shows printing layout; The layout display unit that printing layout is shown in the layout viewing area; Determine character string shows the predictive conversion candidate in the layout viewing area predictive conversion candidate display unit based on input; And show the demonstration switch unit that switches to printing layout from the predictive conversion candidate that the layout viewing area, shows according to the input of determining character string.
Constitute according to this, can when printing layout is shown in the layout viewing area, can the predictive conversion candidate be shown in the layout viewing area according to the input of not determining character string.In addition, because by showing that switch unit can switch to the demonstration of printing layout from the demonstration of predictive conversion candidate, so in the input of not determining character string, can confirm the demonstration of printing layout.Based on this, owing to can show switching with shirtsleeve operation, so needn't force the user to carry out miscellaneous operation.In addition, in the layout viewing area, under the state that character is not imported, show blank printing layout, simultaneously, under the input state of determining character string, show the printing layout of character string arbitrarily.
At this moment, show that switch unit preferably by the demonstration of cancellation predictive conversion candidate, switches to the demonstration of described printing layout.
Constitute according to this, the demonstration by cancellation predictive conversion candidate does not need to show processing by predictive conversion candidate display unit, so can alleviate the burden that is added on the device.
At this moment, character entry apparatus preferably also comprises: will determine not that character string is tailor-made really is the start-up point, with definite after the interaction prediction candidate display unit that in the layout viewing area, shows as the interaction prediction candidate of the character string candidate that is associated of definite character string.
Constitute according to this and since can with determine after the character string candidate that is associated of definite character string show in the layout viewing area as the interaction prediction candidate, so can carry out character input operation in article is write etc. easily.
In this case, show that switch unit preferably can be shown to printing layout from the interaction prediction candidate switching that shows the layout viewing area.
Constitute according to this, can be by showing that switch unit switches to the demonstration of printing layout from the demonstration of the demonstration printing layout of interaction prediction candidate, so can confirm the demonstration of printing layout.Based on this, owing to can show switching with shirtsleeve operation, so needn't force the user to carry out miscellaneous operation.
Tape printing apparatus of the present invention comprises: above-mentioned character entry apparatus; And the print unit of printing being brought into line printing based on the input data that generate by character entry apparatus.
Constitute according to this, can switch to the demonstration of printing layout from the demonstration of predictive conversion candidate by showing switch unit, so can confirm the demonstration of printing layout with shirtsleeve operation.
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Fig. 1 is that the related tape printing apparatus of embodiments of the invention is at the stereoscopic figure that closes under the state of lid.
Fig. 2 is the stereoscopic figure of the related tape printing apparatus of present embodiment under the state of uncapping.
Fig. 3 is the ideograph of the formation of expression display.
Fig. 4 is the control block diagram of tape printing apparatus.
Fig. 5 A~Fig. 5 H is the demonstration transition figure about the display of a series of operation that shows switching from the predictive conversion candidate to printing layout.
Fig. 6 J~Fig. 6 P is the demonstration transition figure (demonstration variation diagram) about the display of a series of operation that shows switching from the interaction prediction candidate to printing layout.
Fig. 7 A and Fig. 7 B are the ideographs of the label made.
Fig. 8 A~Fig. 8 H-3 is the demonstration transition figure of the display in showing the variation of switching.
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Below, describe with reference to the tape printing apparatus of accompanying drawing the character entry apparatus that is suitable for present embodiment and relates to.This tape printing apparatus is based on the not definite character string that is transfused to, when display (display part) is gone up a plurality of predictive conversion candidates of demonstration, select a predictive conversion candidate and on display, show printing layout, copy this printing layout to make the device of label based on definite character string of determining.
As shown in Figures 1 and 2, tape printing apparatus 1 comprises: apparatus main body 11 prints processing for handling band (type belt); Tape drum C, its loading and unloading are installed on the apparatus main body 11 freely, contain to handle band T and China ink band R.
Apparatus main body 11 forms shell by device case 12, first half upper surface at device case 12 disposes keyboard 17, a plurality of function keys 15 that keyboard 17 possesses a plurality of character entry keys 13 that are used for input character etc. and is used to carry out various selections and determines to handle etc.Here, form etc. various that in function key 15, include bandwidth, belt length and the white space of set handling band T and character etc. be provided with key 15a, to about being presented at that options on the display 24 selects (about) key 15b, will import determine character string 82 determine as the character of (carrying out input editing) in the definite key 15c that determine character string 83, the deletion input editing etc. delete key 15d, be used to carry out display switching key (being described in detail later) 15f etc. that label is made the printing key 15e of processing and is used to switch display frame.
Latter half of upper surface at device case 12 is provided with open-close lid 21 commodiously, on the upper surface of open-close lid 21, be formed with the installation/uninstalled observation window 22 that is used to observe tape drum C, simultaneously, be provided with the lid that is used to open this open-close lid in the front side of open-close lid 21 and open button 23.In addition, on latter half of upper right surface, be formed with the display 24 of input results of being used to show from keyboard 17 etc.
As shown in Figure 3, display 24 has rectangular display frame, shows that on display 24 input, editing pictures are as acquiescence picture (initial picture).Input, editing pictures comprise be arranged on the bottom be used to carry out the input editing zone 24a of input editing and the layout viewing area 24b that shows printing layout one by one that is arranged on top.In addition, under the state that character is not imported, printing layout shows the layout of character string arbitrarily based on definite character string 83 of importing in the layout that shows blank sheet of paper.
In the regional 24a of input editing, show that from the character string of keyboard 17 inputs, when character string related to most row, arrangement showed up and down line by line with writing across the page.Character string in being input to input editing zone 24a is during for definite character string 82, the black white reverse display string is as bright point (with reference to Fig. 5 B), on the other hand, when determining that not character string 82 is defined as determining character string 83 by definite key, display string is as dim spot (with reference to Fig. 5 E) usually.In addition, the cursor 81 of display line head note 80 and sign editor input position in the 24a of input editing zone, described capable head note 80 shows how many row are each character string be positioned at.
In the left side of the layout viewing area of display 24 24b, in the belt length that shows detected bandwidth with less numerical value and make, the right side that shows at its numerical value shows printing layout significantly.Based on this, can before print processing, confirm size, configuration balance and the white space etc. of the label made.
Specifically describe, in the 24b of the layout viewing area of display shown in Figure 3 24, carry out black white reverse for the printing layout of definite character string 83 (" cyan ") of bandwidth (18mm) and belt length (6cm) input and show, will be with as dim spot (cloudy point) character as bright point (positive point).In addition, on the 24b of the layout viewing area of display 24, substitute the demonstration of printing layout and show a plurality of predictive conversion candidates, show simultaneously to be predicted to be the interaction prediction candidate 84 (being described in detail later) that can be associated with the definite character string 83 after determining according to the character string of importing 82 of determining.And, on display 24, not only show above-mentioned displaying contents, also show various setting menus etc. by operating and setting key 15a etc.Here, what above-mentioned display switching key 15f was based on input determines character string 82, the button that a plurality of predictive conversion candidates 85 of showing in the 24b of layout viewing area and printing layout are shown switching.
Internal recess at open-close lid 21 is formed with the tape drum installation portion 31 that is used to install tape drum C, disposes the printhead 41 (with reference to Fig. 2) that the processing band T that sends successively from tape drum C is printed processing in tape drum installation portion 31.
In the left side of device case 12, form the band delivery outlet 32 that is communicated with tape drum installation portion 31 and device outside, in the face of being built-in with, this band delivery outlet 32 is used to cut off the cutting unit 33 of handling band T in device case 12.In addition, though in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, omitted diagram,, also loaded the circuit substrate of the control part 60 that constitutes total member control apparatus main body 11 in the inside of device case 12.
In tape drum installation portion 31, protrude and be provided with: printhead 41, it has temperature-sensitive element, and is printed head-shield 40 coverings; Positioning convex 42 is used to carry out the location of roll coil of strip dish 51 described later; Platen driving shaft 43 is used to carry the processing band T of tape drum C and China ink to be with R, and is oppositely arranged (face-off) with printhead 41; And batch driving shaft 44, be used to batch China ink band R.In addition, in tape drum installation portion 31, a plurality of tested gaging hole that correspondence is formed on the inside of cassette housing 50 is provided with band identification sensor 26 (with reference to Fig. 4).In addition, in tape drum installation portion 31, also be built-in with the printing that is used to drive platen driving shaft 43 and batch driving shaft 44 and carry engine 46 (with reference to Fig. 4) and reducing gear train etc. (omitting diagram).
Tape drum C contains roll coil of strip dish 51 that reel to handle band T and emits reel 52 and China ink reels reel 53 at the China ink band that its right lower quadrant is wound with China ink band R in the inside of cassette housing 50.In addition, at the lower left quarter of roll coil of strip dish 51, be formed with the pass through openings 54 that is used to be inserted into the printing head-shield 40 that covers printhead 41.And alignment processing band T and the overlapping part of China ink band R are provided with platen roller 55 chimeric with above-mentioned platen driving shaft 43 and that rotatablely move.
When in tape drum department of assembly 31, tape drum C being installed, in printing head-shield 40, insert pass through openings 54 respectively, on locator protrusions 42, insert roll coil of strip dish 51, the insertion China ink reels reel 53 on the driving shaft 44 batching, on platen driving shaft 43, insert platen roller 55, when closing open-close lid 21 in this state ShiShimonoseki, then these parts link, thereby printhead 41 is with R to be connected to platen roller 55 across handling band T and China ink, enters the printing holding state.When generating print data by input editing, then, rotate platen driving shaft 43 synchronously and batch driving shaft 44 based on the print data that generates, limit transport process band T and China ink band R limit print processing by printhead 41.Meanwhile, emitting perforated wall that China ink band R that reel 52 emits successively encloses pass through openings 54 from the China ink band is rotated in China ink and reels the reel 53 and batched.Processing band T after the print processing cuts off it by full clipper 34 and printed the part that is over, and the processing band T that will cut off is discharged to the outside as label from band delivery outlet 32.
Handle band T and comprise different a variety of of band kind (bandwidth, band color, China ink band color, band matter etc.), constitute by the record paper T1 that is coated with adhering agent layer overleaf and by the band T2 that peels off that this adhering agent layer is pasted on record paper T1.Be formed with a plurality of little tested gaging holes (omitting diagram) in the inside of cassette housing 50, pass through to detect these a plurality of tested gaging holes by above-mentioned band identification sensor 26, thereby can discern the kind of handling band T.
Then, with reference to Fig. 4 the formation of the control system of tape printing apparatus 1 is described.Tape printing apparatus 1 comprises: operating portion 61, test section 62, printing portion 63, cut-out portion 64, drive division 65 and the control part 60 that connects these each control tape printing apparatus 1 integral body.
Operating portion 61 has the function of user interface, carries out from the demonstration of the display 24 of input such as the data of the character entry key on the keyboard 17 13, function key 15 etc. and print data etc. etc.Test section 62 has band identification sensor 26, is used to detect the kind of handling band T (tape drum C).Printing portion 63 has tape drum C, printhead 41 and prints and carry engine 46, and limit transport process band T and China ink band R limit are handled band T based on the print data that generates by 41 pairs of printheads and printed processing.Cut-out portion 64 has by full clipper 34 that cut off to handle band T and drives the cutter unit 33 that the full clipper engine 35 of full clipper 34 is formed, and the processing band T that in printing portion 63 print processing is over cuts into the length of regulation, makes label.Drive division 65 has display driver 66, print head driver 67, prints and transmit motor drive 68 and cutter motor drive 69, and each one is driven.
Control part 60 comprises: CPU (Central Processing Unit: central processing unit) 71, has ROM (the Read Only Memory: read-only storage) 72 that is used for being undertaken the control program of various controls processing by CPU 71, the RAM that the working region of being handled by various controls is formed (Random Access Memory: random access memory) 73 and import the input-output control unit of the input and output of data or control signal (hereinafter referred to as " IOC:Input Output Controller ": IOC) 74, and these are interconnected by internal bus 75 with each one of tape printing apparatus 1.
In ROM 72, store will input the layout display routine 72b that in the 24b of the layout viewing area of display 24, shows as printing layout of definite character string; Registration has a plurality of predictive conversion candidates of assumed name Chinese character, Roman capitals, numeral and picture writing etc. and the predictive conversion dictionary 72a of interaction prediction candidate; From predictive conversion dictionary 72a, read predictive conversion candidate fetch program 72c based on the character string 82 of determining more than or equal to one predictive conversion candidate by keyboard 17 input; The predictive conversion candidate more than or equal to one that reads is presented at the predictive conversion candidate display routine 72d among the layout viewing area 24b of display 24; From predictive conversion dictionary 72a, read interaction prediction candidate fetch program 72e with determining that character string is tailor-made really for starting point more than or equal to one interaction prediction candidate; And the interaction prediction candidate display routine 72f that in the 24b of the layout viewing area of display 24, shows of the interaction prediction candidate more than or equal to that will read.In addition, in ROM 72, also store display suppression program 72g, predictive conversion candidate that shows in the 24b of layout viewing area and the printing layout demonstration that shows definite character string are switched.
That is to say, in ROM 72, store display suppression program 72g, this program is used for for printing layout being presented at the layout viewing area 24b of display 24, to operate display switching key 15f as the start-up point, cancel the demonstration of predictive conversion candidate and the interaction prediction candidate of layout viewing area 24b for the time being, promptly, the execution of predictive conversion candidate display routine 72d and interaction prediction candidate display routine 72f is ended for the time being.
And CPU 71 is according to above-mentioned formation, according to the various control programs in the ROM 72, by various signals and the data of IOC 74 inputs from the each several part in the tape printing apparatus 1.In addition, handle various data in the RAM 73, and export various signals, data, the control of import, processing being cut off in editing and processing and printing by the each several part of IOC 74 to tape printing apparatus 1 in based on the various signals of input and data
Specifically, passing through character entry key 13 in input, editor imports when determining character string, then CPU 71 will determine not that character string display is in the 24a of the input editing zone of display 24, simultaneously, according to predictive conversion candidate program 72c and the predictive conversion candidate display routine 72d in the ROM 72, will be shown to (predictive conversion candidate display unit) among the 24b of layout viewing area according to a plurality of predictive conversion candidates of not determining the character string prediction of input.In addition, CPU 71 can be presented at (interaction prediction candidate display unit) among the 24b of layout viewing area with a plurality of prediction candidates that are connected that definite character string is associated according to interaction prediction candidate read routine 72e and interaction prediction candidate display routine 72f in the ROM 72.And, when pressing when determining that key 15c determines to determine character string, then CPU 71 is presented at the character determined etc. among the 24a of input editing zone, simultaneously, the definite character string that will determine according to layout display routine 72b is presented at (layout display unit) among the 24b of layout viewing area as printing layout.In addition, when pressing display switching key 15f, then the predictive conversion candidate that shows in the 24b of layout viewing area according to display suppression program 72g cancellation of CPU 71 and the demonstration of interaction prediction conversion are presented at (demonstration switch unit) among the 24b of layout viewing area with printing layout.
Then, with reference to the demonstration transition figure of the display 24 of Fig. 5 A~Fig. 5 H, the character string of determining that will import is defined as determining that a series of operation of character string describes.In addition, in following input editing example, be that example describes to make the label shown in Fig. 7 A " love " 89.
When " ON " state that the power supply of tape printing apparatus 1 is in by the user, then on display 24, show input, editing pictures (with reference to Fig. 5 A) as the acquiescence picture.When user's operational character enter key 13 input characters " あ " (roman character is input as " A "), do not determine that then character " あ " 86 is presented among the 24a of input editing zone, simultaneously, be presented at (with reference to Fig. 5 B) among the 24b of layout viewing area based on a plurality of predictive conversion candidates 85 of not determining character " あ " 86 predictions.Here, when mistake has been imported input character " あ " 86, press delete key 15d and delete input character " あ " 86, then display 24 returns the original state shown in Fig. 5 A.In addition, when not based on the predictive conversion candidate 85 of predictions such as input character, make and determine that character " あ " is presented among the 24a of input editing zone, but layout viewing area 24b is keeping original state (with reference to Fig. 5 H).
Then, under the state of Fig. 5 B, user's operation key 15b is up and down selected required predictive conversion candidate from a plurality of predictive conversion candidates 85, by determining that the definite predictive conversion candidate of selecting 83 of key 15c is as determining character string (with reference to Fig. 5 C, D).At this moment, make predictive conversion candidate digital display be shown in the left side of layout viewing area 24b, in the present embodiment, 30 predictive conversion candidates 85 have been shown.In addition, square (linked network) shows the predictive conversion candidate (for example, the predictive conversion candidate shown in Fig. 5 C " phase hand " 87) in selecting.
In the present embodiment, the user selects the predictive conversion candidate " Love " 88 of second demonstration from the options of 30 predictive conversion candidates, and key 15c is determined in operation, then CPU 71 as when definite character string display is in the 24a of input editing zone, shows the layout (with reference to Fig. 5 E) of determining character string " Love " 88 at " Love " 88 of the predictive conversion candidate that will select in the 24b of layout viewing area.Afterwards, when continuing the input editing processing, repeat above-mentioned same processing.On the other hand, when character string is determined in printing,, implement to cut off processing after the enforcement print processing and generate label 89 by pressing printing key 15e.
In addition, at not determining under the state (state of Fig. 5 B, Fig. 5 C, Fig. 5 D) of predictive conversion candidate " Love " 88, can eliminate (wiping) by the key of operating provision and not determine character string 82.Specifically, when the shift key of pressing function key 15 simultaneously and delete key 15d, then when picture 90 is wiped in demonstration, can by select to wipe in full 91 and paragraph wipe wipe (with reference to Fig. 5 F) that any method for deleting of 92 carries out article.On the other hand, make under the state of wiping the picture demonstration, when operation delete key 15d, then can turn back to the state of Fig. 5 B.In addition, in function key 15, be provided with the resetkey that turns back to previous processing picture (omitting diagram), for example, under the state of Fig. 5 E, when pressing resetkey, shown in Fig. 5 G, then can show the predictive conversion candidate, and turn back to the picture of the state of non-selected predictive conversion candidate.
Here, under the show state of the display 24 shown in Fig. 5 B, Fig. 5 C, Fig. 5 D, when pressing display switching key 15f, the demonstration of a plurality of predictive conversion candidates of cancellation in the 24b of layout viewing area shows printing layout (with reference to Fig. 5 H) in the 24b of layout viewing area.In addition, when when this state is pressed display switching key 15f once more, because the demonstration of cancellation predictive conversion candidate, so turn back to the state of Fig. 5 B.Like this,, can change the demonstration of candidate and the demonstration of printing layout by conversion estimation, alleviate user's burden by demonstration with simple key operation cancellation predictive conversion candidate.
But, when under the show state of the display 24 shown in Fig. 5 B, Fig. 5 C, Fig. 5 D, pressing display switching key 15f, owing to do not exist any one to determine character string, so layout viewing area 24b becomes original state (Fig. 5 H).But, when under the state of Fig. 8 C and Fig. 8 D, pressing display switching key 15f, can not definite character string determine as temporary transient, in the 24b of layout viewing area, show its temporarily definite character string (with reference to Fig. 8 H-2, Fig. 8 H-3).
Then, with reference to Fig. 6 J~Fig. 6 P, a series of operation that the demonstration from the interaction prediction candidate is transformed into the demonstration of printing layout describes.In following input editing example, be that example describes to make the label shown in Fig. 7 B " cyan " 93.
Under the state (state of Fig. 5 B, Fig. 5 C, Fig. 5 D) of the not definite character that shows input character " あ ", at input character " あ " input character " お " (roman character is input as " O ") afterwards, when then CPU 71 shows the input character " あ お " 94 of input in the 24a of input editing zone, in the 24b of layout viewing area, show a plurality of predictive conversion candidates 85 (with reference to Fig. 6 J) according to input character " あ お " prediction.
Then, required conversion candidate (, selecting " cyan " here) (with reference to Fig. 6 K, Fig. 6 L) is selected in user's operation key 15b up and down from a plurality of predictive conversion candidates 85, and the predictive conversion candidate 85 that the definite key 15c of operation determines to select is as determining character string 83.At this moment, in the 24b of layout viewing area, show a plurality of interaction prediction candidates (with reference to Fig. 6 M) that can be associated with definite character string " cyan ".Afterwards, required interaction prediction candidate (, selecting " " here) (with reference to Fig. 6 N) is selected in user's operation key 15b up and down from a plurality of interaction prediction candidates 84, and the interaction prediction candidate 84 that the definite key 15c of operation determines to select is as determining character string 83.At this moment, as with interaction prediction candidate 84 that definite character string 83 " " is associated the time, similarly carry out above-mentioned processing, on the other hand, when not having interaction prediction candidate 84, in the 24b of layout viewing area, show printing layout (with reference to Fig. 6 O).
Here, in the show state of the display 24 shown in Fig. 6 M, Fig. 6 N, when pressing display switching key 15f, the demonstration of a plurality of interaction prediction candidates 84 of cancellation in the 24b of layout viewing area shows printing layout (with reference to Fig. 6 P) in the 24b of layout viewing area.
As mentioned above, the tape printing apparatus 1 that relates to according to present embodiment, even in the 24b of the layout viewing area of display 24, show predictive conversion candidate 85 and interaction prediction candidate 84, also can show printing layout with shirtsleeve operation by pressing display switching key 15f.In addition, in the present embodiment, show the demonstration of cancelling predictive conversion candidate 85 (interaction prediction candidates 84) and the formation that shows printing layout, but also can only switch to the formation (among Fig. 8 A~Fig. 8 H-3, showing) of the demonstration of printing layout with dotted line from the demonstration of predictive conversion candidate 85 (interaction prediction candidate 84).At this moment, also can switch to the demonstration of predictive conversion candidate 85 (interaction prediction candidate 84), realize reciprocally switching from the demonstration of printing layout.
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1 tape printing apparatus 15f display switching key
24b layout viewing area, 24a input editing zone
71CPU                    72ROM
72a predictive conversion dictionary 72b layout display routine
72c predictive transformation candidate is chosen program 72d predictive transformation candidate display routine
72e interaction prediction candidate is chosen program 72f interaction prediction candidate display routine
72g display suppression program 73RAM
74IOC 75 internal bus
82 determine character string 83 definite character strings
84 interaction prediction candidates, 85 predictive transformation candidates

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1. a character entry apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
Be provided with the display part of the layout viewing area that shows printing layout;
The layout display unit that printing layout is shown in described layout viewing area;
Determine character string shows the predictive conversion candidate in described layout viewing area predictive conversion candidate display unit based on input; And
Show the demonstration switch unit that switches to described printing layout from the described predictive conversion candidate that described layout viewing area, shows according to the input of not determining character string.
2. character entry apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described demonstration switch unit switches to the demonstration of described printing layout by the demonstration of the described predictive conversion candidate of cancellation.
3. character entry apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Interaction prediction candidate display unit, described interaction prediction candidate display unit will determine not that character string is tailor-made really and be the start-up point, with definite after the character string candidate that is associated of definite character string show in described layout viewing area as the interaction prediction candidate.
4. character entry apparatus according to claim 3 is characterized in that,
Described demonstration switch unit is shown to described printing layout from the described interaction prediction candidate switching that shows described layout viewing area.
5. a tape printing apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
The described character entry apparatus of claim 1; And
Printing is brought into the print unit of line printing based on the input data that generate by described character entry apparatus.
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