CN102375871A - Kanji retrieval system, and Kanji retrieval method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

A Kanji retrieval system, a Kanji retrieval method and program are provided to easily retrieve and display pronunciation or relevant information about a Kanji of a retrieval object with pronunciation unknown. The Kanji retrieval system is provided with a word input and control part, a word confirmation part, a display and control part, a word inputting and obtaining part, a Kanji retrieval part, a user storage part, a data base part and a temporary memory part. The word input and control part is used for controlling a word input part, inputting input words corresponding with known single Kanji or known phrases of the Kanji of the retrieval object in the appointed Kanji position way, and storing the input words and the Kanji positions into the temporary memory part. The Kanji retrieval part is provided with a pronunciation Kanji retrieval part, an input word forecasting and generating part, and a phrase retrieval part. According to the input words and the Kanji positions obtained by the word inputting and obtaining part, retrieval Kanji candidates can be retrieved from single Kanji or phrases stored in the data base part.

Description

Chinese character index system, Chinese character search method and program

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of using a computer, Chinese character index system, Chinese character search method and program that the pronunciation of the single Chinese character that becomes searching object or phrase or relevant information etc. are retrieved and shown.Especially; Relate to a kind of mancarried device that uses portable game device, pocket telephone, electronic dictionary apparatus etc., Chinese character index system, Chinese character search method and program that the pronunciation of the single Chinese character that becomes searching object or phrase or relevant information etc. are retrieved and shown.

Background technology

All the time; Device as the meaning that is used to retrieve single Chinese character or phrase; Developed after the electronizations such as the pronunciation of single Chinese character or phrase or relevant information; Be stored in the database, and through input single Chinese character or phrase, thereby the meaning of single Chinese character or phrase is simply retrieved and the electronic dictionary apparatus that shows and personal digital assistant (PDA:Personal Digital Assistant) etc.

But; Electronic dictionary apparatus in the past is to import the pronunciation as the searching object Chinese character of single Chinese character that becomes searching object or phrase through the user; Thereby the meaning of this searching object Chinese character is retrieved and device shown; Do not know the user under the situation of pronunciation of searching object Chinese character, use in the past electronic dictionary apparatus can not retrieve the meaning of searching object Chinese character.

In addition; In recent years, because popularizing of computing machine uses the pronunciation single Chinese character hard to understand or the article of phrase etc. on market, to spread unchecked; The exploitation of the Chinese character index system that therefore, can retrieve the pronunciation of these single Chinese characters hard to understand or phrase simply and show is placed high hopes.

Therefore, even the someone has proposed not know under the situation of pronunciation of searching object Chinese character the user Chinese character index system that also can retrieve the pronunciation of searching object Chinese character or relevant information etc.For example; Disclose a kind of electronic dictionary apparatus in the patent documentation 1, its method of application is: in the phrase as the searching object Chinese character that is made up of a plurality of single Chinese characters, through importing the pronunciation of each single Chinese character; Thereby to each single Chinese character; Extraction comprises the candidate of the phrase of each single Chinese character, from respect to extracting common phrase the candidate of the phrase of each single Chinese character, as the candidate or the searching object Chinese character of searching object Chinese character; The relevant information of thus, will not know the searching object Chinese character of pronunciation is extracted and demonstration.

Patent documentation 1:JP spy opens the 2006-293676 communique

But; In patent documentation 1 disclosed electronic dictionary apparatus, there is following problem; Promptly; Must the searching object Chinese character be divided into the single Chinese character (being designated hereinafter simply as known single Chinese character) of knowing pronunciation, with " space " disconnection of each single Chinese character be distinguished, and imported the pronunciation of single Chinese character simultaneously; Perhaps be divided into known single Chinese character and the single Chinese character (being designated hereinafter simply as unknown single Chinese character) of not knowing pronunciation; The pronunciation of the single Chinese character of the unknown is made as " * "; The user must distinguish the disconnection of each single Chinese character on one side with " space "; The pronunciation that will constitute all single Chinese characters of searching object Chinese character on one side begins to import in order from first literal; When in input, having imported pronunciation by error, must return with the mode that the literal of being imported till the position that will arrive input error is deleted, import from this position once more.

In addition; The problem that also exists is: the gap at each single Chinese character must be imported " space "; For example, even the phrase (being designated hereinafter simply as known phrases) that the pronunciation of first continuous word of four word phrases and second word is all known also must be imported pronunciation in literal ground of a literal; That is, can not be with first literal and second literal as the input that combines of the pronunciation of known phrases.

In addition; The problem that also exists is: forgotten that the user pronunciation with the single Chinese character of the unknown is made as under " * " this regular situation; User self utilizes operation instructions or help function; Pronunciation to the single Chinese character of the unknown is inquired about for " * " this rule, then, must the pronunciation of searching object Chinese character be begun to import in order (problem of operating efficiency difference) from first literal.

Summary of the invention

The present invention realizes in order to solve above problem, its objective is a kind of Chinese character index system, Chinese character search method and program of can be easily the pronunciation of the searching object Chinese character of not knowing pronunciation or relevant information etc. being retrieved and being shown that provide.

The following invention that should solve above-mentioned the problems of the prior art is provided.

The Chinese character index system of first mode of the present invention; Being to use computing machine to retrieve becomes the Chinese character index system of the single Chinese character or the pronunciation that phrase is the searching object Chinese character of searching object; The aforementioned calculation facility have: Input Control Element; Its control literal input part; Thereby specify to constitute the Chinese character position of the desirable single Chinese character in the single Chinese character more than 1 of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character, and input and begin the continuous corresponding input characters of the Chinese character string more than 1 from specified above-mentioned Chinese character position; The input characters acquiring unit, its obtain through above-mentioned Input Control Element import as the above-mentioned input characters of Chinese character, hiragana, katakana or English alphabet and the above-mentioned Chinese character position corresponding with above-mentioned input characters; The Chinese character index unit; Its with through the accessed above-mentioned Chinese character position of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit as restriction condition; When through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit being hiragana, katakana or English alphabet, according to above-mentioned restriction condition, in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in database part; Retrieval comprises with above-mentioned input characters being the candidate of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation at least; When above-mentioned input characters is Chinese character, according to above-mentioned restriction condition, in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in database part; Retrieval comprises the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of above-mentioned single Chinese character as input characters at least, and extracts the pronunciation of the candidate of this searching object Chinese character that is retrieved; And indicative control unit, it controls display part, with the pronunciation of the candidate of the candidate that shows the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character that is retrieved through above-mentioned Chinese character index unit and this searching object Chinese character of retrieving.

At this; The so-called input characters corresponding with Chinese character string; Under situation about importing with hiragana, katakana or English alphabet, be meant: single Chinese character or the phrase that becomes searching object is known single Chinese character or the pronunciation of known phrases in the searching object Chinese character, under the situation of importing Chinese character with hand-written mode, is meant: the single Chinese character that constitutes hand-written searching object Chinese character.In addition, also can be with the pronunciation of continuous known single Chinese character as the pronunciation unification of known phrases as input characters.

In addition, the pronunciation of so-called single Chinese character or known phrases is when input characters is English alphabet, if Japanese then is the pronunciation with Rome English alphabet mark, if the language outside the Japanese then is a pronunciation of using the English alphabet mark corresponding with this language.

The Chinese character index system of second mode of the present invention is characterized as; Chinese character index system according to first mode of the present invention; Above-mentioned Input Control Element is controlled above-mentioned input part; Thereby also input constitutes the Chinese character number of words of the single Chinese character of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character; Above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit also obtains the above-mentioned Chinese character number of words of importing through above-mentioned Input Control Element, and above-mentioned Chinese character index unit will be through the accessed above-mentioned Chinese character position of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit and above-mentioned Chinese character number of words as above-mentioned restriction condition, when through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit being hiragana, katakana or English alphabet; According to above-mentioned restriction condition; In a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part, it is the candidate of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation that retrieval comprises with above-mentioned input characters at least, when above-mentioned input characters is Chinese character; According to above-mentioned restriction condition; In a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part, retrieval comprises the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of above-mentioned single Chinese character as input characters at least, and extracts the pronunciation of the candidate of this searching object Chinese character that is retrieved.

The Chinese character index system of Third Way of the present invention is characterized as; Chinese character index system according to of the present invention first or second mode; Above-mentioned Chinese character index unit has: pronunciation Chinese character index unit; It is when through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit being hiragana, katakana or English alphabet; In a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part, retrieval is to pass through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit all single Chinese character or phrases as pronunciation; With the phrase retrieval unit; It is according to above-mentioned restriction condition; In a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part; Retrieval comprises the candidate of conduct through the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of the single Chinese character of the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit at least; Or retrieval comprises the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of the single Chinese character that retrieves through above-mentioned pronunciation Chinese character index unit or phrase at least, and extracts the pronunciation of the candidate of this searching object Chinese character that is retrieved.

The Chinese character index system of cubic formula of the present invention is characterized as; Chinese character index system according to Third Way of the present invention; Above-mentioned Input Control Element is controlled above-mentioned input part; Thereby make as the above-mentioned Chinese character position of the single Chinese character through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit or constitute the single Chinese character that retrieved through above-mentioned pronunciation Chinese character index unit or the above-mentioned Chinese character position of each single Chinese character of phrase, move to desirable Chinese character position.

The Chinese character index system of the 5th mode of the present invention is characterized as; According to the Chinese character index system of cubic formula of the present invention, above-mentioned Input Control Element also has: the unit that the literal of selecting conduct to be set at hiragana, katakana or English alphabet in the above-mentioned input part is imported; And/or through the hand-written unit that Chinese character, hiragana, katakana or English alphabet are imported; Have above-mentionedly during through the hand-written unit of importing at above-mentioned Input Control Element, the aforementioned calculation machine also has by the above-mentioned input characters of handwriting input each literal confirmation unit of confirming according to Chinese character, hiragana, katakana or English alphabet.

For example, select to be imported by the literal that is provided with in advance as hiragana, katakana or English alphabet as touch-screen or button.

The Chinese character index system of the 6th mode of the present invention is characterized as; Chinese character index system according to the 5th mode of the present invention; Above-mentioned indicative control unit is according to specified above-mentioned searching object Chinese character from the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character that retrieved through above-mentioned Chinese character index unit; Obtain the relevant information relevant that is stored in the above-mentioned database part, and control above-mentioned display part, to show accessed above-mentioned relevant information with this searching object Chinese character.

The Chinese character index system of the 7th mode of the present invention is characterized as; Chinese character index system according to the 6th mode of the present invention; Above-mentioned Chinese character index unit also has prediction input characters generation unit; This prediction input characters generation unit is when through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit being hiragana, katakana or English alphabet; Prediction input characters search rule according to the rules; Generate with above-mentioned input characters and similarly predict input characters, also in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part, retrieval is all single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation with the above-mentioned prediction input characters that is generated through above-mentioned prediction input characters generation unit in above-mentioned pronunciation Chinese character index unit.

The Chinese character index system of all directions of the present invention formula is characterized as; Chinese character index system according to the 7th mode of the present invention; The aforementioned calculation machine also has the user and preserves the unit; This user preserves the unit and will be saved in the above-mentioned database part with the specified relevant above-mentioned relevant information of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character from the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character that retrieves through above-mentioned Chinese character index unit; Above-mentioned indicative control unit obtains and preserves selected 1 single Chinese character that goes out or the relevant above-mentioned relevant information of phrase in the single Chinese character more than 1 or the phrase the unit from being kept at above-mentioned user; And control above-mentioned display part, to show accessed above-mentioned relevant information.

The Chinese character index system of the 9th mode of the present invention is characterized as; In the Chinese character index system according to all directions of the present invention formula; Above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit is when above-mentioned input characters is Chinese character; Accessed single Chinese character is kept in the temporary transient storage part; Above-mentioned Chinese character index unit will be to be that the single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation is kept in the above-mentioned temporary transient storage part through above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit accessed hiragana, katakana or English alphabet, and above-mentioned Input Control Element is controlled above-mentioned input part, thus selected Chinese character or the phrase that goes out in the single Chinese character more than 1 or the phrase of input from be kept at above-mentioned temporary transient storage part.

The Chinese character search method of first mode of the present invention; Being to use computing machine to retrieve to become the single Chinese character or the phrase of searching object is the Chinese character search method of the pronunciation of searching object Chinese character; The aforementioned calculation facility have: step (a); Specify to constitute the Chinese character position of the desirable single Chinese character in the single Chinese character more than 1 of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character, and input and begin the continuous corresponding input characters of the Chinese character string more than 1 from specified above-mentioned Chinese character position; Step (b) step, obtain through above-mentioned steps (a) imported as the above-mentioned input characters of Chinese character, hiragana, katakana or English alphabet and the above-mentioned Chinese character position corresponding with above-mentioned input characters; Step (c); To pass through the accessed above-mentioned Chinese character position of above-mentioned steps (b) as restriction condition; When through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned steps (b) being hiragana, katakana or English alphabet, according to above-mentioned restriction condition, in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in database part; Retrieval comprises with above-mentioned input characters being the candidate of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation at least; When above-mentioned input characters is Chinese character, according to above-mentioned restriction condition, in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in database part; Retrieval comprises the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of above-mentioned single Chinese character as input characters at least, and extracts the pronunciation of the candidate of this searching object Chinese character that is retrieved; And step (d), the pronunciation of the candidate of the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character that will be retrieved through above-mentioned steps (c) and this searching object Chinese character that retrieves shows.

Being characterized as of the Chinese character search method of second mode of the present invention is according to the Chinese character search method of first mode of the present invention, in above-mentioned steps (a); Also input constitutes the Chinese character number of words of the single Chinese character of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character; In above-mentioned steps (b), also obtain the above-mentioned Chinese character number of words of being imported through above-mentioned steps (a), in above-mentioned steps (c); Will be through the accessed above-mentioned Chinese character position of above-mentioned steps (b) and above-mentioned Chinese character number of words as above-mentioned restriction condition; When through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned steps (b) being hiragana, katakana or English alphabet, according to above-mentioned restriction condition, in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part; Retrieval comprises with above-mentioned input characters being the candidate of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation at least; When above-mentioned input characters is Chinese character, according to above-mentioned restriction condition, in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part; Retrieval comprises that at least the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of above-mentioned single Chinese character as input characters retrieves, and extracts the pronunciation of the candidate of this searching object Chinese character that is retrieved.

Being characterized as of the Chinese character search method of Third Way of the present invention; According to of the present invention first or the Chinese character search method of second mode; Above-mentioned steps (c) comprising: step (c1); When through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned steps (b) being hiragana, katakana or English alphabet, in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part, retrieval is with through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned steps (b) all single Chinese character or phrases as pronunciation; Step (c2); According to above-mentioned restriction condition; In a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part; Retrieval comprises the candidate as the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of the single Chinese character through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned steps (b) at least, and perhaps retrieval comprises the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of the single Chinese character that retrieved through above-mentioned steps (c1) or phrase at least, and extracts the pronunciation of the candidate of this searching object Chinese character that is retrieved.

Being characterized as of the Chinese character search method of cubic formula of the present invention; Chinese character search method according to Third Way of the present invention; In above-mentioned steps (a); Will be as the above-mentioned Chinese character position of the single Chinese character through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned steps (b) or constitute the above-mentioned Chinese character position of each single Chinese character of the single Chinese character that retrieved through above-mentioned steps (c1) or phrase, move to desirable Chinese character position.

Being characterized as of the Chinese character search method of the 5th mode of the present invention; Chinese character search method according to cubic formula of the present invention; Above-mentioned steps (a) also comprises: step (a1), select to import as the literal that is set at hiragana, katakana or English alphabet in the above-mentioned input part; And/or step (a2), through hand-written Chinese character, hiragana, katakana or English alphabet are imported; The aforementioned calculation machine also has: step (e), and when above-mentioned steps (a) has above-mentioned steps (a2), to being confirmed by the above-mentioned input characters of handwriting input each according to Chinese character, hiragana, katakana or English alphabet.

Being characterized as of the Chinese character search method of the 6th mode of the present invention; Chinese character search method according to the 5th mode of the present invention; In above-mentioned steps (d); According to above-mentioned searching object Chinese character specified in the candidate by the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character that is retrieved through above-mentioned steps (c), obtain the relevant information relevant that is stored in the above-mentioned database part, and show accessed above-mentioned relevant information with this searching object Chinese character.

Being characterized as of the Chinese character search method of the 7th mode of the present invention; Chinese character search method according to the 6th mode of the present invention; Above-mentioned steps (c) also has: step (c3), and when through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned steps (b) being hiragana, katakana or English alphabet, prediction input characters search rule according to the rules; Generate with above-mentioned input characters and similarly predict input characters; In above-mentioned steps (c1), also in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part, retrieval is all single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation with the above-mentioned prediction input characters that is generated through above-mentioned steps (c3).

Being characterized as of the Chinese character search method of all directions of the present invention formula; Chinese character search method according to the 7th mode of the present invention; The aforementioned calculation machine also has: step (f); To be saved in the above-mentioned database part with the specified relevant above-mentioned relevant information of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character from the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character that retrieved through above-mentioned steps (c); In above-mentioned steps (d), obtain with single Chinese character more than 1 from be kept at above-mentioned steps (f) or phrase in selected 1 single Chinese character that goes out or the relevant above-mentioned relevant information of phrase, and show accessed above-mentioned relevant information.

Being characterized as of the Chinese character search method of the 9th mode of the present invention; Chinese character search method according to all directions of the present invention formula; In above-mentioned steps (b), when above-mentioned input characters is Chinese character, accessed single Chinese character is kept in the temporary transient storage part; In above-mentioned steps (c); Will be to be that the single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation is kept in the above-mentioned temporary transient storage part through above-mentioned steps (b) accessed hiragana, katakana or English alphabet, in above-mentioned steps (a), selected Chinese character or the phrase that goes out in the single Chinese character more than 1 or the phrase of input from be kept at above-mentioned temporary transient storage part.

The program of first mode of the present invention; Be the program of the processing retrieved of the pronunciation that computing machine carried out the single Chinese character that becomes searching object or phrase are the searching object Chinese character string, make the aforementioned calculation machine carry out the processing that realizes each unit of the Chinese character index system of any mode in the of the present invention the first to the 9th.

(invention effect)

Chinese character index system, Chinese character search method and program according to all modes of the present invention; Only through import known single Chinese character or the pronunciation of known phrases in the searching object Chinese character with the mode of specifying the Chinese character position; Just can retrieve the candidate (being designated hereinafter simply as the Chinese character retrieval candidate) of searching object Chinese character, and the pronunciation of this Chinese character retrieval candidate that retrieves and this Chinese character retrieval candidate is shown together.

That is to say, need not to use confirm unknown single Chinese character for example " * " or "? " Deng symbol.In addition, through importing the pronunciation of the known phrases in the searching object Chinese character, thereby can make user's input operation become easy with the mode of specifying the Chinese character position.That is, need not each single Chinese character is all carried out the operation of pronunciation input, just can import the pronunciation of the pronunciation of a plurality of single Chinese characters as phrase.

In addition; According to the Chinese character search method of the Chinese character index system and second mode of the present invention of second mode of the present invention, except above-mentioned, can also be through specifying the number of words (being designated hereinafter simply as the Chinese character number of words) of the single Chinese character that constitutes the searching object Chinese character; Dwindle the scope of Chinese character retrieval candidate; Can retrieve the Chinese character retrieval candidate at short notice, and, can make the user easily recognize the searching object Chinese character in the Chinese character retrieval candidate.

In addition; According to the Chinese character index system of cubic formula of the present invention and the Chinese character search method of cubic formula of the present invention; Except above-mentioned, also be imported into the wrong locational single Chinese character of Chinese character and move, thereby can easily retrieve the Chinese character retrieval candidate through easily making.

In addition; Chinese character search method according to the Chinese character index system and the 5th mode of the present invention of the 5th mode of the present invention; Except above-mentioned; Also through to being discerned by hand-written Chinese character with as input characters, thereby, also can retrieve the pronunciation of Chinese character retrieval candidate or searching object Chinese character even under the situation that a known single Chinese character does not have yet.

In addition; Chinese character search method according to the Chinese character index system and the 6th mode of the present invention of the 6th mode of the present invention; Except above-mentioned; Can also extract with the selected relevant relevant information (for example, the meaning, English translation etc.) of searching object Chinese character that goes out from the Chinese character retrieval candidate that retrieves and show.

In addition; Chinese character search method according to the Chinese character index system and the 7th mode of the present invention of the 7th mode of the present invention; Except above-mentioned, even the pronunciation of known single Chinese character or known phrases is made a mistake under the situation of having carried out input the user, also can be according to prediction input characters search rule; Generate with input characters and similarly predict input characters, and retrieval is the Chinese character retrieval candidate of pronunciation with the prediction input characters that is generated.For example; Even in user's input " gakkou (Ga っ こ ぅ) " but imported under the situation of " gakou (Ga こ ぅ) " of expecting; As the Chinese character retrieval candidate; Except " painter (Ga こ ぅ) " and " rough sketch (Ga こ ぅ) " etc., also can retrieve similarly " school (Ga っ こ ぅ) " and demonstration with " Ga こ ぅ ".Thus, even by the input characters of the unskilled foreigner of Japanese input, even the input characters of pronunciation easy error also can be retrieved the Chinese character retrieval candidate.

In addition; According to of the present invention the Chinese character index system and of the present invention the Chinese character search method of formula from all directions of formula from all directions; Except above-mentioned; The pronunciation or the relevant information of the searching object Chinese character that retrieves through preservation can generate single Chinese character or the single Chinese character of phrase or easy error or the simple and easy dictionary function of phrase aggregation individual subscriber together that the user is often used.

In addition; Chinese character search method according to the Chinese character index system and the 9th mode of the present invention of the 9th mode of the present invention; Except above-mentioned; Through storing as historical information by the single Chinese character or the phrase of input characters conversion, need not to import over once more the input characters of importing, just can retrieve the Chinese character retrieval candidate.

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The summary of portable game device 20 that Fig. 1 representes to carry out the Chinese character index system 10 of an embodiment of the invention constitutes.

Fig. 2 representes the example that the system of the Chinese character index system 10 of an embodiment of the invention constitutes.

Fig. 3 is the figure that is used to explain the literal input of having used literal input part 25; (a) be the figure that is used to explain the appointment of Chinese character position; (b) be to be used to explain use touch input part 25a carries out the literal input with hiragana figure; (c) be to be used to explain the figure that uses the handwriting input 25b of portion to carry out the literal input with Chinese character; (d) be to be used to explain the figure that uses the handwriting input 25b of portion to carry out the literal input with hiragana; (e) be the figure that is used to explain the picture that shows Chinese character retrieval candidate and its pronunciation.

Fig. 4 representes to import an example of the picture window of Chinese character number of words.

Fig. 5 is the figure that moves that is used to explain the Chinese character position.

Fig. 6 representes to be stored in historical information is carried out the picture displayed window with single Chinese character in the data portion 181 or phrase a example.

An example of picture displayed is carried out Chinese character retrieval candidate and its pronunciation in Fig. 7 (a) expression; (b) expression with searching object Chinese character and its pronunciation with and relevant information carry out an example of picture displayed.

Fig. 8 is the example of expression Chinese character conversion with the data formation of data portion 171.

Fig. 9 is the example of expression phrase retrieval with the data formation of data portion 172.

Figure 10 is the figure that is used to explain the binary bit retrieval.

Figure 11 is the figure that is used to explain linear retrieval.

Figure 12 is an example that is illustrated in the process flow diagram of the treatment step of the program of each operation of the Chinese character search method of execution an embodiment of the invention in the computing machine.

Figure 13 is the subsequent flow of Figure 12.

Among the figure:

10: the Chinese character index system

11: literal input control part

12: literal affirmation portion

13: display control unit

14: input characters obtains portion

15: Chinese character index portion

16: user's preservation portion

17: database part

18: temporary transient storage part

20: the portable game machine

21：CPU

22：ROM

23：RAM

24: display part

25: the literal input part

25a: touch input part

25b: handwriting input portion

25c: operating portion

151: pronunciation Chinese character index portion

152: prediction input characters generation portion

153: the phrase search part

171: data portion is used in the Chinese character conversion

172: data portion is used in the phrase retrieval

173: the user preserves data portion

181: historical information is used data portion

182: the result for retrieval data portion

Embodiment

With reference to accompanying drawing an embodiment of the invention are described.In addition, the embodiment that below will explain does not have the qualification effect just in order to describe to technical scope of the present invention.Therefore, those skilled in the art can understand: can adopt the embodiment of using the key element that is equal to them to replace these each key elements or all key elements, and these embodiments are also contained in the technical scope of the present invention.

In addition, in this manual, be that the situation of Japanese is that example describes with the pronunciation of single Chinese character or phrase.

An embodiment of the present invention, a character retrieval system 10 as follows: as a user does not know the pronunciation of the search objects for individual characters or phrase search target characters (for example, "Campsis", "hiba", "ladybird "and" dandelion ", etc.) the pronunciation, the display on the display unit, allowing the user to identify (in the above example," Full ぅ ぜ san ka ず ら "," ぁ す na ro "," te-と ぅ む expands "," ta san ぽ ぽ ", etc.) then, will instruct the relevant information displayed characters retrieve the object information (for example, meaning, in English translation, etc.) displayed on the display unit.For example, when retrieving objects kanji is "Campsis", the first three words are known in a single Chinese character "flower" in the case, the third character specifies the "wa na" as the input text, thus, retrieve third a text is "flower" search kanji candidate (for example, hydrangea, girl flowers, camellias, incense Fireworks, Campsis and impatiens, etc.), the retrieved search kanji candidate and the search characters alternate pronunciation with the display unit, so that user knows retrieve objects kanji "Campsis" pronunciation is "Full ぅ ぜ san ka ず ら."In addition, this system can also show through the relevant information of indication from the Chinese character retrieval candidate as " Chinese trumpet creeper " of searching object Chinese character, thereby the relevant information of the meaning of searching object Chinese character or English translation etc. is presented on the display part.In addition; Under the situation of the pronunciation of not knowing " flower "; That is to say, use this system, even under an also unacquainted situation of single Chinese character; Through with hand-written " flower " as input characters, also can show (is under the situation of " は な " at input characters) identical result when being known single Chinese character when " flower ".

At first, the general formation to the computing machine of the Chinese character index system 10 that carries out an embodiment of the invention describes.In addition, in this embodiment, computing machine can be the device that electronic dictionary apparatus, portable phone, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), portable game machine, home-use game machine, self computing machine etc. have CPU and storer etc.In addition, in this manual,, be that example describes with portable game machine 20 as computing machine.

Fig. 1 is the figure of general formation of the portable game machine 20 of the expression Chinese character index system 10 that carries out an embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 1, portable game machine 20 has: CPU (central processing unit) 21, ROM22, RAM23, display part 24 and literal input part 25.

CPU21 is used for realizing reading required information from the software of the performed Chinese character index system 10 of portable game machine 20 and the ROM22 of data from having stored, and carries out, and thus, realizes Chinese character index system 10.In addition, the RAM23 performance is as the regional function of executable operations of the memory storage and the software of the data that need in order to realize portable game machine 20 performed Chinese character index systems 10.

In addition, display part 24 shows display message (information, Chinese character retrieval candidate or its pronunciation that for example, is used to impel the user to operate, the pronunciation of searching object Chinese character or relevant information etc.) according to the order from CPU21.In addition, literal input part 25 bases are imported input information (for example, by user operation information of operating and the Word message of being imported etc.) from the order of CPU21, and are stored among the RAM23.Literal input part 25 has: thereby through each literal of the prior hiragana that has, katakana or English alphabet being specified the touch input part 25a that imports; And will be in the zone of regulation the 25b of handwriting input portion that imports of each literal of hand-written Chinese character, hiragana, katakana or English alphabet.In addition, except each literal of hiragana, katakana or English alphabet, touch input part 25a and also have each icon of carrying out picture switching, picture rolling and retrieval process etc.In addition, literal input part 25 also has operating portion 25c of operation push-button etc. etc.

In above-mentioned Chinese character index system 10; Though be used for realizing that the software of Chinese character index system 10 and data are stored in ROM22,, also can use communicator or external memory etc.; Obtain required software or data, and utilize portable game machine 20 to carry out.

Next, the system of the Chinese character index system 10 of an embodiment of the invention is constituted describe.Fig. 2 representes the example that the system of the Chinese character index system 10 of an embodiment of the invention constitutes.

As shown in Figure 2, the Chinese character index system 10 of an embodiment of the invention has: literal input control part 11, literal affirmation portion 12, display control unit 13, input characters obtain portion 14, Chinese character index portion 15, user's preservation portion 16, database part 17 and temporary transient storage part 18.

11 pairs of literal input parts 25 of literal input control part (touching input part 25a, the 25b of handwriting input portion and operating portion 25c etc.) of Chinese character index system 10 are controlled; Through specifying the mode of Chinese character position; Input with as known single Chinese character or the corresponding input characters of known phrases in the searching object Chinese character of the single Chinese character or the phrase that become searching object, and with the input characters of being imported and Chinese character location storage in temporary transient storage part 18.

At this; With known single Chinese character or the corresponding input characters of known phrases in the searching object Chinese character; Under the situation of having used touch input part 25a; Perhaps, under the situation of having used the hiragana input of the 25b of handwriting input portion, katakana input and English alphabet input, be meant known single Chinese character or the pronunciation of known phrases in the searching object Chinese character; Under the situation of the Chinese character input of having used the 25b of handwriting input portion, be meant the single Chinese character that constitutes hand-written searching object Chinese character.

In addition, under the situation of knowing the phrase of pronunciation (known phrases), can be with the pronunciation of known phrases as input characters, that is, also can be with the pronunciation of continuous known single Chinese character as known phrases, unified as input characters.In addition, the Chinese character position is that the expression input characters is the information of the literal that begins of which literal from the single Chinese character that constitutes the searching object Chinese character.In addition, in operating portion 25c, have under the situation of the button (hiragana, katakana and English alphabet) that is used for literal, can carry out and the identical processing of literal input that touches input part 25a by enough operating portion 25c.

Fig. 3 is the figure that is used to explain the literal input of using literal input part 25.Fig. 3 (a) is the figure that is used to explain the appointment of Chinese character position; Fig. 3 (b) is used for explanation to use touch input part 25a, the figure that carries out the literal input with hiragana; Fig. 3 (c) is used for explanation to use the handwriting input 25b of portion, carries out the figure of literal input with Chinese character; Fig. 3 (d) is used for explanation to use the handwriting input 25b of portion, carries out the figure of literal input with hiragana; Fig. 3 (e) is the figure that is used to explain the picture that shows Chinese character retrieval candidate and its pronunciation.

For example, the searching object Chinese character is " a line spices petard ", and when known single Chinese character is " flower " and " fire " (, when known phrases is " petard "), shown in Fig. 3 (a), the 3rd literal is appointed as in the Chinese character position.Then, shown in Fig. 3 (b), touch " は ", " な " and " び " of input part 25d, with " は な び " as input characters.At this moment, the 3rd literal is appointed as in the Chinese character position, touches " は " and " な " of input part 25a; " は な " as input characters, then, is appointed as the 4th literal with the Chinese character position; Touch input part 25a " ひ ", also can be with " ひ " as input characters.In this case, at first, " は な " imported as input characters; Chinese character converter section 15 by the back will be mentioned converts " flower " to from " は な ", then; " ひ " as input characters, by Chinese character converter section 15, converted to " fire " from " ひ ".

In addition, for example, shown in Fig. 3 (c); The 3rd literal is appointed as in the Chinese character position, in the 25b of handwriting input portion hand-written " flower ", with " flower " as input characters; Next, the 4th literal is appointed as in the Chinese character position, in the 25b of handwriting input portion hand-written " fire "; " fire " as input characters, imported.In addition, for example, shown in Fig. 3 (d), the 3rd literal is appointed as in the Chinese character position, hand-written " は ", " な " and " び " in the 25b of handwriting input portion, with " は な び " as input characters.In this case, also as illustrated, can be divided into " は な " and " ひ ", respectively as input characters with Fig. 3 (b).Through above-mentioned literal input, since the 3rd literal input " petard ", thus, the guide look of the Chinese character retrieval candidate shown in Fig. 3 (e) and its pronunciation is presented on the picture of display part 25.In addition, Fig. 3 (e) expression is: the Chinese character position is that the Chinese character retrieval candidate of the 3rd literal " petard " has only the situation of " line spices petard ".

In addition, 11 pairs of literal input parts 25 of literal input control part are controlled, and import the Chinese character number of words of searching object Chinese character, and the Chinese character number of words of input is stored in the temporary transient storage part 18.Fig. 4 is the figure of an example of the picture window of expression input Chinese character number of words.In picture window shown in Figure 4,, import the Chinese character number of words through selecting the Chinese character number of words of searching object Chinese character.

In addition; 11 pairs of literal input parts 25 of literal input control part are controlled; The Chinese character position of the single Chinese character that the Chinese character converter section 15 that comes the single Chinese character of having imported in the mobile search object Chinese character perhaps will mention through the back was changed; Chinese character location change before moving is the Chinese character position after moving, and is stored in the temporary transient storage part 18.For example, when having specified the Chinese character position by error, need not to import once more input characters, just under the situation with the Chinese character location change, using this function.For example, the searching object Chinese character is " ladybug ", when known single Chinese character is " worm ", by error the Chinese character position of " worm " is being appointed as under the situation of first literal, and using this function is second literal with the Chinese character location change of " worm ".Fig. 5 is the figure that moves that is used to explain the Chinese character position.As shown in Figure 5, before moving, input " worm " is as first literal (state before moving).If pin the icon (move operation) that the icon of first literal is dragged to second literal, after then moving, input " worm " in second literal (state after moving).At this moment, the Chinese character retrieval candidate that retrieves is single Chinese character or the phrase of " worm " phrase that to become second literal be " worm " from first literal also.

In addition; Literal input control part 11 control literal input parts 25; Selected single Chinese character or the phrase that goes out imported as input characters in the single Chinese character more than 1 that will import with the past the data portion 181 from the historical information that is stored in temporary transient storage part 18 or the phrase, and with the input characters of input and Chinese character location storage in temporary transient storage part 18.To be stored in historical information be as the known single Chinese character in the searching object Chinese character or known phrases with single Chinese character in the data portion 181 or phrase and single Chinese character of importing or phrase, hand-written single Chinese character.Fig. 6 representes to be stored in historical information is carried out the picture displayed window with single Chinese character in the data portion 181 or phrase a example.Selected single Chinese character or the phrase that goes out becomes input characters from the single Chinese character that picture window shown in Figure 6, shown or phrase.

As stated; Though 11 pairs of literal input parts 25 of literal input control part are controlled; Thereby not only will import with its Chinese character position with known single Chinese character or the corresponding input characters of known phrases in the searching object Chinese character; Also carried out the moving of Chinese character number of words, Chinese character position, from the taking-up of historical information with the input characters of data portion 181; But; As long as at least can with the searching object Chinese character in the corresponding input characters of known single Chinese character or known phrases import with its Chinese character position, for example, even can not from historical information with the structure of taking-up input characters the data portion 181, can not move the Chinese character position structure, can not to carry out the structure that the Chinese character number of words imports also passable.

In addition; Though having explained above can be through touching the structure that input part 25a and the 25b of handwriting input portion carry out the literal input; But even only through touching the structure that input part 25a carries out the literal input, or it is also passable only to carry out the structure of literal input through the 25b of handwriting input portion.

12 pairs of hand-written input characters of literal affirmation portion of Chinese character index system 10 are confirmed by each of Chinese character, hiragana, katakana and English alphabet.In addition, under the situation of the structure that does not have the 25b of handwriting input portion, can be structure with literal affirmation portion 12.

The display control unit 13 control display parts 24 of Chinese character index system 10; Be stored in temporary transient storage part 18 or the database part 17 various information (for example; Chinese character retrieval candidate and its pronunciation, searching object Chinese character and its pronunciation and its relevant information, historical information and user's preservation information etc.) take out, generate display message and show according to the information of being taken out.An example of picture displayed has been carried out Chinese character retrieval candidate and its pronunciation in Fig. 7 (a) expression; An example of picture displayed has been carried out searching object Chinese character and its pronunciation and its relevant information in Fig. 7 (b) expression.For example, the searching object Chinese character is " ladybug ", when known single Chinese character is " worm ", " worm " is imported as second literal, thus, retrieves the Chinese character retrieval candidate shown in Fig. 7 (a), and Chinese character retrieval candidate and its pronunciation are shown.In addition; Through having " ladybug " for the searching object Chinese character made to order from Chinese character retrieval candidate middle finger; Come the searching object Chinese character shown in the displayed map 7 (b) and its pronunciation (" て ん と ぅ む ") and its relevant information (for example, the meaning: " general name of Coccinellidae insect ", English translation " a ladybug:a ladybird (bug) " etc.).

The input characters of Chinese character index system 10 obtains portion 14 and makes literal input control part 11, literal affirmation portion 12 and display control unit 13 interlocks, thus obtain with the searching object Chinese character in known single Chinese character or corresponding input characters and its Chinese character position and the Chinese character number of words of known phrases.In addition, under the situation of not importing the Chinese character number of words, be made as " no number of words is specified ".

Known single Chinese character or the corresponding input characters and its Chinese character position and Chinese character number of words of known phrases in Chinese character index portion 15 bases of the Chinese character index system 10 searching object Chinese character accessed with obtain portion 14 through input characters, from the Chinese character conversion that is stored in database part 17 with retrieving the Chinese character retrieval candidate in a plurality of single Chinese character the data portion 171 or the phrase.In addition, as shown in Figure 2, Chinese character index portion 15 has: pronunciation Chinese character index portion 151, prediction input characters generation portion 152 and phrase search part 153.

All single Chinese character or phrase that pronunciation Chinese character index portion 151 retrievals of Chinese character index portion 15 are changed from the input characters that has carried out input with hiragana, katakana and English alphabet.That is, from being stored in Chinese character conversion with in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase the data portion 171, retrieving all is the single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation with the input characters, and the result that will retrieve is stored in the result for retrieval data portion 182 of temporary transient storage part 18.For example, the input text is "ki ょ ぅ ど castle", the search "common", "coordination", "Collaboration," and "longitude Church", etc. are converted all of the individual characters or phrases.

Fig. 8 is the example of expression Chinese character conversion with the data formation of data portion 171.As shown in Figure 8, by each single Chinese character and phrase, corresponding relation ground is set up in Chinese character (Chinese character literal code), pronunciation (hiragana literal code), relevant information and address store.In addition, each single Chinese character and phrase are according to the order of first button with pronunciation (hiragana literal code), and the order that second button has carried out ordering with the order of Chinese character (Chinese character literal code) is stored.In addition, as relevant information, also store contents such as the meaning and English translation.Therefore, pronunciation Chinese character index portion 151 will convert the hiragana literal code to each literal code that katakana and English alphabet have carried out the input characters of input, and the hiragana literal code is retrieved single Chinese character and phrase as key word.As an example of search method, enumerate the method for utilizing binary bit retrieval and linear retrieval to retrieve that the back will be mentioned in this manual.

In addition; Though above-mentioned Chinese character conversion is to have stored pronunciation with the hiragana literal code with the data formation of data portion 171; But also can store data portion or the pronunciation that pronunciation is the katakana literal code in advance in addition is the data portion of English alphabet literal code.In this case; Pronunciation Chinese character index portion 151 is not that each literal code with the input characters that has carried out input with katakana and English alphabet converts the hiragana literal code to; But with katakana literal code or English alphabet literal code as key word, retrieve single Chinese character and phrase.

In addition; Though above-mentioned Chinese character conversion is situation of Japanese with the data formation of data portion 171; But; In the language outside Japanese, can be by each single Chinese character and phrase, Chinese character (Chinese character literal code), corresponding with language outside Japanese pronunciation (English alphabet literal code), relevant information and the address of representing with English alphabet are set up corresponding relation ground and stored.

The prediction input characters generation portion 152 of Chinese character index portion 15 is to the input characters that has carried out input with hiragana, katakana and English alphabet, and prediction input search rule according to the rules generates with this input characters and similarly predicts input characters.In addition, retrieve as the single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation with the prediction input characters that is generated by prediction input characters generation portion 152 through 151 pairs in pronunciation Chinese character index portion.

Next, about prediction input search rule, describe by way of example.For example, when having carried out input,, generate the prediction input characters that has carried out modification as follows according to prediction input search rule with English alphabet.

(pattern 1): the prediction input characters after having more of consonant made amendment

For example, when having imported " kekkka: け k っ か ", generate " kekka: け っ か (result) " as the prediction input characters.In addition, single Chinese character or the phrase that becomes converting objects put down in writing in the Chinese character in (), and the prediction input characters that is generated is the hiragana that is converted into English alphabet or katakana literal code.

(pattern 2): to the prediction input characters after lacking " N " and making amendment

For example, when having imported " onna: ぉ ん ぁ ", generate " onnna: ぉ ん な (woman) " as the prediction input characters.

(mode 3): to the prediction input characters after lacking vowel and making amendment

For example, when having imported " nyuryoku: To ゅ り ょ く ", generate " nyuuryoku: To ゅ ぅ り ょ く (going into power) " as the prediction input characters.In addition, when having imported " kerei: け れ ぃ ", generate " keirei: け ぃ れ ぃ (saluting) " as the prediction input characters.

(pattern 4): to the prediction input characters after lacking consonant and making amendment

For example, when having imported " gakou: Ga こ ぅ ", generate " gakkou: Ga っ こ ぅ (school) " as the prediction input characters.

(pattern 5): the prediction input characters after nonstandard English alphabet made amendment

When having imported English alphabet " b ", " p " and " m ", be transfused at its previous literal under the situation of " m ", generate the prediction input characters that " m " is converted to " n ".For example, when having imported " kampai: か m ぽ ぃ ", generate " kanpai: か ん ぽ ぃ (cheers) " as the prediction input characters.

In addition, when having imported " t " of English alphabet, import under the situation of " ch ", generating the prediction input characters that " t " is converted to " c " as two literal of its back.For example, when input " etchuu: ぇ t Chi ゅ ぅ ", generate " ecchuu: ぇ っ Chi ゅ ぅ (more) " as the prediction input characters.

In addition, when input " o " and " u " this long, generate the prediction input characters that has increased " o " and " u ".For example, when having imported " ono: ぉ ", generate " oono: ぉ ぉ (big wild) " as the prediction input characters; When having imported " saito: さ ぃ と ", generate " saitou: さ ぃ と ぅ (Hitoshi rattan) " as the prediction input characters.

(pattern 6): the prediction input characters after " じ " and " ぢ ", " ず " made amendment with the mistake of " づ "

For example, when input when " tsuzura: っ ず ら ", generate " tsudura: っ づ ら! Ge ?) " as the prediction input characters.When input " jiditu: じ ぢ っ ", generate in addition, " jijitu: じ じ っ! the Shi real) " as the prediction input characters.

(mode 7): when the next literal of the literal in " ぉ " of 50 sound picture section is " ぉ ", carried out it is replaced to the amended prediction input characters of " ぅ "

For example, when input " hooseki: ほ ぉ せ I ", generate " houseki: ほ ぅ せ I (jewel) " as the prediction input characters.In addition, when input " ooenn: ぉ ぉ ぇ ん ", generate " ouenn: ぉ ぅ ぇ ん (ying is helped) " as the prediction input characters.

(pattern 8): the amended prediction input characters that has carried out daimonji is converted to little literal

For example, when input " siyougai: ょ ぅ Ga ぃ ", generate " syougai: ょ ぅ Ga ぃ (hindering) " as the prediction input characters.

(pattern 9): the amended prediction input characters that has carried out making common English alphabet unification

For example, when input " tu: っ ", generate " tsu: っ " as the prediction input characters.When input " zya: じ ゃ ", generate " ja: じ ゃ " as the prediction input characters.When input " xa: ぁ ", generate " la: ぁ " as the prediction input characters.When input " fu: ふ ", generate " hu: ふ " as the prediction input characters.When input " ca: か ", generate " ka: か " as the prediction input characters.

Though above-mentioned prediction input search rule is a situation of importing input characters with English alphabet,, also generation forecast input characters equally under the situation of hiragana and katakana.In addition, above-mentioned rule is an example, in addition, also can pattern or the mistaken easily mode initialization of pronunciation that the unskilled foreigner's input of Japanese makes mistakes be rule.In addition, also can possess learning functionality, set the rule of easy error, generation forecast input characters by each different user.

In addition, though above-mentioned prediction input search rule is the rule to Japanese,, under the situation of the language beyond Japanese, can set the rule corresponding with this language.

The phrase search part 153 of Chinese character index portion 15 is according to single Chinese character or the phrase changed through pronunciation Chinese character index portion 151; Perhaps obtain the accessed single Chinese character of portion 14 by input characters through Chinese character hand-written input; To obtain Chinese character position and the Chinese character number of words that portion 14 obtains through input characters is restriction condition; From being stored in the Chinese character conversion with in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase the data portion 171, retrieval Chinese character retrieval candidate.Promptly; With the Chinese character literal code of single Chinese character or phrase as key word; Use the phrase retrieval of database part 17 to change with data portion 171, retrieve the Chinese character retrieval candidate, and the result that will retrieve is stored in the result for retrieval data portion 182 of temporary transient storage part 18 with data portion 172 and Chinese character.In addition, be that restriction condition has only the Chinese character position under the situation of " no number of words is specified " in the Chinese character number of words.For example, when the phrase "plant", character position is the first three words, kanji words is four word, as the search character candidate, to retrieve " withhold any flowering plant (ぃ san ka shi ょ ku shabu っ)", "Observation leaf plant (ka sanょ ぅ expands ょ ku shabu っ) "," Microscopic flowering plants (cliff ぃ ka shi ょ ku shabu っ) "and" Carnivorous plants (expands ょ ku Of which ゅ ぅ expands ょ ku shabu っ), "etc., by the first and fourth words consisting of the phrase is" Plant "The four-character phrase.

Fig. 9 is the example of expression phrase retrieval with the data formation of data portion 172.As shown in Figure 9; In phrase is retrieved with data portion 172; With the Chinese character position is benchmark; According to the order of first button, corresponding relation has been set up in the Chinese character conversion with single Chinese character in the data portion 171 or phrase Chinese character (Chinese character literal code) and address are stored and be stored in to second button with the order that the order of pronunciation (hiragana literal code) sorts, with Chinese character (Chinese character literal code).

For example; With first literal be benchmark phrase retrieval with data portion 172 (data portion a) in, store Chinese character literal code order (second button is a hiragana literal code order) Chinese character (Chinese character literal code) and address after quilt sorts in order with first literal.In the phrase that is benchmark with second literal is retrieved with data portion 172 (data portion b), store in order with Chinese character (Chinese character literal code) and address after the Chinese character literal code order quilt ordering of second literal.In the phrase that is benchmark with the 3rd literal is retrieved with data portion 172 (data portion c), store in order with Chinese character (Chinese character literal code) and address after the Chinese character literal code order quilt ordering of the 3rd literal.

Therefore, from the Chinese character position be the phrase retrieval of benchmark with the data portion 172, the Chinese character literal code of single Chinese character or phrase as key word, is retrieved the Chinese character retrieval candidate.From the address of the Chinese character retrieval candidate that retrieved, use the Chinese character conversion with data portion 171, obtain pronunciation and the relevant information of Chinese character retrieval candidate etc.As an example of search method, enumerated the method that binary bit is retrieved and linear retrieval is retrieved of utilizing the back to mention in this manual.

Next, binary bit retrieval and linear retrieval are described.Figure 10 is the figure that is used to explain the binary bit retrieval; Figure 11 is the figure that is used to explain linear retrieval.In addition, be that example describes with the situation that the Chinese character literal code is retrieved the Chinese character retrieval candidate as key word.In addition, be that benchmark " closes " with the Chinese character that will retrieve with first literal, and (situation that data portion stores individual single Chinese character of N or phrase in a) is that example describes with data portion 172 in the phrase retrieval that is benchmark with first literal.

Shown in figure 10, the binary bit search method is following: at first, the single Chinese character or the number N of phrase that are stored among the data portion a are set at E, are set at S with 1.Secondly; According to the order that is stored among the data portion a; With S single Chinese character or phrase is benchmark, takes out [E/2] individual single Chinese character or phrase, and the Chinese character literal code of first literal of single Chinese character that is taken out or phrase and " 5408 " as the Chinese character literal code of " closing " are compared; Under " 5408 " big situation, E is set [E/2]-1; Under " 5408 " little situation, S is set [E/2]+1, E is set E-[E/2], be to carry out repeatedly till single Chinese character or the phrase of " 5408 " up to the Chinese character literal code that retrieves first literal.Under the situation of Figure 10, through carrying out repeatedly 3 times, and the Chinese character literal code that retrieves first literal is the single Chinese character or the phrase of " 5408 ".In addition, [E/2] is the integer that is no more than E/2.

Shown in figure 11; The method of linear retrieval is following: when the single Chinese character that will be retrieved through binary bit retrieval or phrase during as i; Take out the single Chinese character or the phrase of i-1 (or i+1); The Chinese character literal code of first literal of single Chinese character that is taken out or phrase is compared with " 5408 "; Carry out on one side this operation repeatedly, with the Chinese character literal code of first literal be the single Chinese character of " 5408 " or the first address of phrase and the Chinese character literal code of first literal be number (retrieval number) taking-up of single Chinese character or the phrase of " 5408 " on one side.

Under the situation of Figure 11, the Chinese character literal code of first literal is that the single Chinese character or the phrase of " 5408 " is " closing seal ", " closing key " and " side of closing ", so the address of " closing seal " becomes first address, the retrieval number becomes 3.Therefore, begin, take out three addresses, and take out the Chinese character corresponding and change Chinese character retrieval candidate, thus, also can extract the pronunciation of Chinese character retrieval candidate with data portion 171 with address separately according to ascending order from address as first address " closing seal ".Through above-mentioned binary bit retrieval and linear retrieval, phrase search part 153 retrieval Chinese character retrieval candidates, pronunciation Chinese character index portion 151 single Chinese character of retrieval and phrases.In addition, though above-mentioned situation is the situation of taking out first address, also can be the situation of taking out the tail address.That is, begin to take out three addresses, and take out the Chinese character corresponding and change Chinese character retrieval candidate, thus, also can extract the pronunciation of Chinese character retrieval candidate with data portion 171 with address separately by descending from address as " side of closing " of tail address.

Though the Chinese character converter section 15 of above-mentioned Chinese character index system 10 is an object with all single Chinese characters or the phrase that is stored in the database part 17; Retrieve the Chinese character retrieval candidate; (for example specify searching field but also can be provided with; Place name, name of station, by the employed language of each sphere of learning (economy, IT, physics and biology etc.), botanical name and fish title etc.) function, single Chinese character or the phrase relevant with specified field are retrieved.For example, when being appointed as searching field to place name (when having specified the place name icon 30 of Fig. 3 (a)), only with place name as searching object.Thus, can retrieve the Chinese character retrieval candidate of the searching object Chinese character of wanting to retrieve to the user at short notice, and dwindle the scope of the quantity of Chinese character retrieval candidate, can make the user easily recognize the searching object Chinese character.

User's preservation portion 16 of Chinese character index system 10 will preserve in the data portion 173 with the user that Chinese character (Chinese character literal code), pronunciation (hiragana literal code), relevant information and the address that corresponding relation set up in searching object Chinese character specified from the Chinese character retrieval candidate that is retrieved through phrase search part 153 are stored database part 17 into.

In addition; Be kept at the user and preserve single Chinese character or phrase in the data portion 173 through touching the preservation data read outgoing label (TAB) of input part 25a; And be presented on the display part 24; Through specifying single Chinese character or phrase, can show the pronunciation or the relevant information of specified single Chinese character or phrase.That is, be kept at user's preservation portion 16 and user through use and preserve single Chinese character or the read out function of phrase in the data portion 173, can set up different simple and easy dictionary functions each user.

Though in the Chinese character index system 10 of an embodiment of the invention, have user's preservation portion 16, also can be formation with user's preservation portion 16.In addition, in the Chinese character index system 10 of an embodiment of the invention, though in Chinese character index portion 15, have prediction input characters generation portion 152,, also can be formation with prediction input characters generation portion 152.In addition, also can be to specify the formation that prediction input characters generation portion 152 is carried out through the user.

Chinese character index system 10 according to the embodiment of the invention described above; Can be only through specifying the Chinese character position to import known single Chinese character or the pronunciation of known phrases in the searching object Chinese character; Thereby the candidate of searching object Chinese character (below be called the Chinese character retrieval candidate) is retrieved, and the pronunciation of the Chinese character retrieval candidate that retrieves with this Chinese character retrieval candidate shown.That is, also need not to use confirm unknown single Chinese character, for example " * " or "? " Deng symbol.In addition, can import the pronunciation of the known phrases in the searching object Chinese character, thus, make that user's input operation is easier through specifying the Chinese character position.That is, need not to import the operation of the pronunciation of each single Chinese character, just can import the pronunciation of the pronunciation of a plurality of single Chinese characters as phrase.

In addition; The number of words of the single Chinese character through specify constituting the searching object Chinese character (below be called the Chinese character number of words); Can dwindle the scope of Chinese character retrieval candidate, can retrieve the Chinese character retrieval candidate at short notice, and can make the user easily discern the searching object Chinese character in the Chinese character retrieval candidate.

In addition; Even user error imported under the situation of pronunciation of known single Chinese character or known phrases; According to prediction input characters search rule; Also can generate with input characters and similarly predict input characters, and can retrieve the Chinese character retrieval candidate that pronunciation is the prediction input characters that generated.Thus, even the input characters of being imported by the unskilled foreigner of Japanese, even the input characters of pronunciation easy error also can be retrieved the Chinese character retrieval candidate.

In addition, move, can easily retrieve the Chinese character retrieval candidate through easily making the locational single Chinese character of Chinese character that is imported into mistake.

In addition, through discerning hand-written Chinese character and,, also can retrieving the pronunciation of Chinese character retrieval candidate or searching object Chinese character even under the situation that a known single Chinese character does not have yet as input characters.

In addition, also can be with extracting and show with the selected relevant relevant information (for example, the meaning, English translation etc.) of searching object Chinese character that goes out from the Chinese character retrieval candidate that retrieves.

In addition,, can generate single Chinese character or phrase that the user is often used through the pronunciation or the relevant information of the searching object Chinese character that retrieves are preserved, or the single Chinese character of easy error mistake or the simple and easy dictionary function of phrase aggregation individual subscriber together.

In addition,, need not to import once more the input characters of input in the past, just can retrieve the Chinese character retrieval candidate through being stored as historical information by single Chinese character or phrase after changing from input characters.

Next, the Chinese character search method to an embodiment of the invention describes.

Figure 12 and Figure 13 are examples that is illustrated in the process flow diagram of the treatment step of the program of each operation of the Chinese character search method of execution an embodiment of the invention in the computing machine.

Like Figure 12 and shown in Figure 13; Chinese character index is handled; At first through specifying the Chinese character position, importing with conduct becomes known single Chinese character or the corresponding input characters (step 101:S101) of known phrases in the searching object Chinese character of single Chinese character or phrase of searching object.For example; The searching object Chinese character is " a line spices petard ", when known single Chinese character is " flower " and " fire " (, when known phrases is " petard "); The 3rd literal (with reference to like Fig. 3 (a)) is appointed as in the Chinese character position, " は な び " imported (with reference to Fig. 3 (b)) as input characters.In addition, when carrying out handwriting input, the 3rd literal is appointed as in the Chinese character position, " flower " imported (with reference to Fig. 3 (c)) as input characters, then, the 4th literal is appointed as in the Chinese character position, " fire " imported as input characters with Chinese character.

Next, whether be that handwriting is judged (step 102:S102) to the input characters of importing in step 101, at input characters (S102: be) under the situation of handwriting, carry out inputting words and confirm (step 103:S103).Next, the Chinese character number of words (step 104:S104) of input searching object Chinese character.In addition, also can not import the Chinese character number of words.

Next, obtain input characters, Chinese character position and the Chinese character number of words of being imported (step 105:S105).In addition, if step 104 before step 105, then can be carried out the user in the desirable moment.

Next; Judge whether input characters is Chinese character (step 106:S106); Be (S106: be) under the situation of Chinese character at input characters, according to input characters, with Chinese character position and Chinese character number of words as restriction condition; From being stored in the Chinese character conversion with in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase the data portion 171, retrieval Chinese character retrieval candidate (step 107:S107).Promptly; With the Chinese character literal code of input characters as key word; Use the phrase retrieval of database part 17 to change with data portion 171, retrieve the Chinese character retrieval candidate, and the result that will retrieve is stored in the result for retrieval data portion 182 of temporary transient storage part 18 with data portion 172 and Chinese character.

On the other hand, at input characters be not under the situation of Chinese character (S106: not), that is, be under the situation of hiragana, katakana and English alphabet at input characters, retrieval from input characters by all single Chinese characters after changing or phrase (step 108:S108).That is, from being stored in Chinese character conversion with in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase the data portion 171, retrieving all is the single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation with the input characters, and the result that will retrieve is stored in the result for retrieval data portion 182 of temporary transient storage part 18.

Next; Prediction input search rule according to the rules; Generate with input characters and similarly predict input characters (step 109:S109), identical with step 108, all single Chinese characters or phrase (step 110:S110) that retrieval is changed from the prediction input characters that is generated.

Next, be presented at single Chinese character or the phrase (step 111:S111) that step 108 and step 110 retrieve.Next; According to selected single Chinese character or the phrase that goes out from the single Chinese character that retrieves in step 108 and step 110 or phrase; With Chinese character position and Chinese character number of words is restriction condition, changes with retrieval Chinese character retrieval candidate (step 112:S112) in a plurality of single Chinese character the data portion 171 or the phrase from being stored in Chinese character with step 107 identically.

Next, be presented at the Chinese character retrieval candidate (step 113:S113) that step 107 or step 112 retrieve.Next; Judge the demonstration (step 114:S114) of whether having specified relevant information; Under the situation of the demonstration of having specified relevant information (S114: be); From Chinese character conversion with extract the data portion 171 with the Chinese character retrieval candidate in specified searching object Chinese character set up the relevant information of corresponding relation, and relevant information is shown (step 115:S115) together with the pronunciation of searching object Chinese character and this searching object Chinese character.

At last; Judge whether will the searching object Chinese character be kept in user's preservation portion 16 (step 116:S116); Under the situation that will the searching object Chinese character be kept at user's preservation portion 16 (S116:Yes); To preserve (step 117:S117) in the data portion 173 with the user that Chinese character (Chinese character literal code), pronunciation (hiragana literal code), relevant information and the address of having set up corresponding relation with the searching object Chinese character that is extracted the data portion 171 from Chinese character conversion are stored in database part 17, and finish the Chinese character index processing.

Chinese character search method according to the embodiment of the invention described above; Only through import known single Chinese character or the pronunciation of known phrases in the searching object Chinese character with the mode of specifying the Chinese character position; Just can retrieve the candidate (below be called the Chinese character retrieval candidate) of searching object Chinese character, and the pronunciation of the Chinese character retrieval candidate that retrieves with this Chinese character retrieval candidate shown.That is to say, need not to use confirm unknown single Chinese character for example " * " or "? " Deng symbol.In addition, through importing the pronunciation of the known phrases in the searching object Chinese character, thereby can make user's input operation become easy with the mode of specifying the Chinese character position.That is, need not each single Chinese character is all carried out the operation of pronunciation input, just can import the pronunciation of the pronunciation of a plurality of single Chinese characters as phrase.

In addition; Can be through specifying the number of words (being designated hereinafter simply as the Chinese character number of words) of the single Chinese character that constitutes the searching object Chinese character; Dwindle the scope of Chinese character retrieval candidate; Can retrieve the Chinese character retrieval candidate at short notice, and, can make the user easily recognize the searching object Chinese character in the Chinese character retrieval candidate.

In addition; Even it is the pronunciation of known single Chinese character or known phrases is mistaken and carried out under the situation of input the user; Also can be according to prediction input characters search rule; Generate with input characters and similarly predict input characters, and retrieval is the Chinese character retrieval candidate of pronunciation with the prediction input characters that is generated.Thus, even by the input characters of the unskilled foreigner of Japanese input, even the input characters of pronunciation easy error also can be retrieved the Chinese character retrieval candidate.

In addition, move through easily making the locational single Chinese character of Chinese character that is imported into mistake, thereby can easily retrieve the Chinese character retrieval candidate.

Through identification hand-written Chinese character and as input characters, thereby even under the situation that a known single Chinese character does not have yet, also can retrieve the pronunciation of Chinese character retrieval candidate or searching object Chinese character.

In addition, can show extracting with the relevant information (for example, the meaning, English translation etc.) that the selected searching object Chinese character that goes out is relevant from the Chinese character retrieval candidate that retrieves.

In addition, the pronunciation or the relevant information of the searching object Chinese character that retrieves through preservation can generate single Chinese character or the single Chinese character of phrase or easy error or the simple and easy dictionary function of phrase aggregation individual subscriber together that the user is often used.

In addition,, need not to import over once more the input characters of importing, just can retrieve the Chinese character retrieval candidate through being stored as historical information by single Chinese character or phrase after changing from input characters.

In addition; Though the Chinese character index system 10 of an embodiment of the invention described above and Chinese character search method have been to use the system and the method for portable game machine 20; But be not limited to this, also can be applied in the mancarried device of portable phone, electronic dictionary apparatus, personal digital assistant etc., home-use game machine, free-standing computing machine, the work standing posture computer systems and networks type computer system etc.

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1. Chinese character index system, being to use computing machine to retrieve becomes the Chinese character index system of the single Chinese character or the pronunciation that phrase is the searching object Chinese character of searching object, and this Chinese character index system is characterized as,

The aforementioned calculation facility have:

Input Control Element; Its control literal input part; Thereby specify to constitute the Chinese character position of the desirable single Chinese character in the single Chinese character more than 1 of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character, and input and begin the continuous corresponding input characters of the Chinese character string more than 1 from specified above-mentioned Chinese character position;

The input characters acquiring unit, its obtain through above-mentioned Input Control Element import as the above-mentioned input characters of Chinese character, hiragana, katakana or English alphabet and the above-mentioned Chinese character position corresponding with above-mentioned input characters;

The Chinese character index unit; Its with through the accessed above-mentioned Chinese character position of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit as restriction condition; When through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit being hiragana, katakana or English alphabet, according to above-mentioned restriction condition, in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in database part; Retrieval comprises with above-mentioned input characters being the candidate of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation at least; When above-mentioned input characters is Chinese character, according to above-mentioned restriction condition, in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in database part; Retrieval comprises the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of above-mentioned single Chinese character as input characters at least, and extracts the pronunciation of the candidate of this searching object Chinese character that is retrieved; With

Indicative control unit, it controls display part, with the pronunciation of the candidate of the candidate that shows the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character that is retrieved through above-mentioned Chinese character index unit and this searching object Chinese character of retrieving.

2. Chinese character index according to claim 1 system is characterized by,

Above-mentioned Input Control Element is controlled above-mentioned input part, thus the Chinese character number of words of the single Chinese character of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of also input formation,

Above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit also obtains the above-mentioned Chinese character number of words of importing through above-mentioned Input Control Element,

Above-mentioned Chinese character index unit will be through the accessed above-mentioned Chinese character position of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit and above-mentioned Chinese character number of words as above-mentioned restriction condition; When through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit being hiragana, katakana or English alphabet; According to above-mentioned restriction condition; In a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part; Retrieval comprises with above-mentioned input characters being the candidate of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation at least; When above-mentioned input characters is Chinese character, according to above-mentioned restriction condition, in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part; Retrieval comprises the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of above-mentioned single Chinese character as input characters at least, and extracts the pronunciation of the candidate of this searching object Chinese character that is retrieved.

3. Chinese character index according to claim 1 and 2 system is characterized by,

Above-mentioned Chinese character index unit has:

Pronunciation Chinese character index unit; It is when through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit being hiragana, katakana or English alphabet; In a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part, retrieval is to pass through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit all single Chinese character or phrases as pronunciation; With

The phrase retrieval unit; It is according to above-mentioned restriction condition; In a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part; Retrieval comprises the candidate of conduct through the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of the single Chinese character of the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit at least; Or retrieval comprises the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of the single Chinese character that retrieves through above-mentioned pronunciation Chinese character index unit or phrase at least, and extracts the pronunciation of the candidate of this searching object Chinese character that is retrieved.

4. Chinese character index according to claim 3 system is characterized by,

Above-mentioned Input Control Element is controlled above-mentioned input part; Thereby make as the above-mentioned Chinese character position of the single Chinese character through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit or constitute the single Chinese character that retrieved through above-mentioned pronunciation Chinese character index unit or the above-mentioned Chinese character position of each single Chinese character of phrase, move to desirable Chinese character position.

5. Chinese character index according to claim 4 system is characterized by,

Above-mentioned Input Control Element also has:

The unit that the literal of selecting conduct to be set at hiragana, katakana or English alphabet in the above-mentioned input part is imported; And/or

Through the hand-written unit that Chinese character, hiragana, katakana or English alphabet are imported,

Have above-mentionedly during through the hand-written unit of importing at above-mentioned Input Control Element, the aforementioned calculation machine also has by the above-mentioned input characters of handwriting input each literal confirmation unit of confirming according to Chinese character, hiragana, katakana or English alphabet.

6. Chinese character index according to claim 5 system is characterized by,

Above-mentioned indicative control unit is according to specified above-mentioned searching object Chinese character from the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character that retrieved through above-mentioned Chinese character index unit; Obtain the relevant information relevant that is stored in the above-mentioned database part with this searching object Chinese character; And control above-mentioned display part, to show accessed above-mentioned relevant information.

7. Chinese character index according to claim 6 system is characterized by,

Above-mentioned Chinese character index unit also has prediction input characters generation unit; This prediction input characters generation unit is when through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit being hiragana, katakana or English alphabet; Prediction input characters search rule according to the rules; Generate with above-mentioned input characters and similarly predict input characters

Also in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part, retrieval is all single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation with the above-mentioned prediction input characters that is generated through above-mentioned prediction input characters generation unit in above-mentioned pronunciation Chinese character index unit.

8. Chinese character index according to claim 7 system is characterized by,

The aforementioned calculation machine also has the user and preserves the unit; This user preserves the unit and will be saved in the above-mentioned database part with the specified relevant above-mentioned relevant information of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character from the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character that retrieves through above-mentioned Chinese character index unit

Above-mentioned indicative control unit obtains and preserves selected 1 single Chinese character that goes out or the relevant above-mentioned relevant information of phrase in the single Chinese character more than 1 or the phrase the unit from being kept at above-mentioned user; And control above-mentioned display part, to show accessed above-mentioned relevant information.

9. Chinese character index according to claim 8 system is characterized by,

Above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit is kept at accessed single Chinese character in the temporary transient storage part when above-mentioned input characters is Chinese character,

Above-mentioned Chinese character index unit will be being that the single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation is kept in the above-mentioned temporary transient storage part through above-mentioned input characters acquiring unit accessed hiragana, katakana or English alphabet,

Above-mentioned Input Control Element is controlled above-mentioned input part, thus selected Chinese character or the phrase that goes out in the single Chinese character more than 1 or the phrase of input from be kept at above-mentioned temporary transient storage part.

10. Chinese character search method, being to use computing machine to retrieve to become the single Chinese character or the phrase of searching object is the Chinese character search method of the pronunciation of searching object Chinese character, it is characterized by,

The aforementioned calculation facility have:

Step (a) specify to constitute the Chinese character position of the desirable single Chinese character in the single Chinese character more than 1 of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character, and input and begin the continuous corresponding input characters of the Chinese character string more than 1 from specified above-mentioned Chinese character position;

Step (b), obtain through above-mentioned steps (a) imported as the above-mentioned input characters of Chinese character, hiragana, katakana or English alphabet and the above-mentioned Chinese character position corresponding with above-mentioned input characters;

Step (c); To pass through the accessed above-mentioned Chinese character position of above-mentioned steps (b) as restriction condition; When through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned steps (b) being hiragana, katakana or English alphabet, according to above-mentioned restriction condition, in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in database part; Retrieval comprises with above-mentioned input characters being the candidate of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation at least; When above-mentioned input characters is Chinese character, according to above-mentioned restriction condition, in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in database part; Retrieval comprises the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of above-mentioned single Chinese character as input characters at least, and extracts the pronunciation of the candidate of this searching object Chinese character that is retrieved; With

Step (d), the pronunciation of the candidate of the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character that will be retrieved through above-mentioned steps (c) and this searching object Chinese character that retrieves shows.

11. Chinese character search method according to claim 10 is characterized by,

Above-mentioned steps (a), also input constitutes the Chinese character number of words of the single Chinese character of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character,

Above-mentioned steps (b) is also obtained the above-mentioned Chinese character number of words of being imported through above-mentioned steps (a),

Above-mentioned steps (c); Will be through the accessed above-mentioned Chinese character position of above-mentioned steps (b) and above-mentioned Chinese character number of words as above-mentioned restriction condition; When through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned steps (b) being hiragana, katakana or English alphabet, according to above-mentioned restriction condition, in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part; Retrieval comprises with above-mentioned input characters being the candidate of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation at least; When above-mentioned input characters is Chinese character, according to above-mentioned restriction condition, in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part; Retrieval comprises the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of above-mentioned single Chinese character as input characters at least, and extracts the pronunciation of the candidate of this searching object Chinese character that is retrieved.

12. according to claim 10 or 11 described Chinese character search methods, it is characterized by,

Above-mentioned steps (c) comprising:

Step (c1); When through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned steps (b) being hiragana, katakana or English alphabet; In a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part, retrieval is to pass through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned steps (b) all single Chinese character or phrases as pronunciation;

Step (c2); According to above-mentioned restriction condition; In a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part; Retrieval comprises the candidate as the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of the single Chinese character through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned steps (b) at least, and perhaps retrieval comprises the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character of the single Chinese character that retrieved through above-mentioned steps (c1) or phrase at least, and extracts the pronunciation of the candidate of this searching object Chinese character that is retrieved.

13. Chinese character search method according to claim 12 is characterized by,

Above-mentioned steps (a); To or constitute above-mentioned Chinese character position as the above-mentioned Chinese character position of the single Chinese character through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned steps (b), move to desirable Chinese character position through above-mentioned steps (c 1) the single Chinese character that is retrieved or each single Chinese character of phrase.

14. Chinese character search method according to claim 13 is characterized by,

Above-mentioned steps (a) also comprises:

Step (a1) is selected to import as the literal that is set at hiragana, katakana or English alphabet in the above-mentioned input part; And/or

Step (a2) is imported Chinese character, hiragana, katakana or English alphabet through hand-written,

The aforementioned calculation machine also has:

Step (e) is when above-mentioned steps (a) has above-mentioned steps (a2), to being confirmed by the above-mentioned input characters of handwriting input each according to Chinese character, hiragana, katakana or English alphabet.

15. Chinese character search method according to claim 14 is characterized by,

Above-mentioned steps (d); According to above-mentioned searching object Chinese character specified in the candidate by the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character that is retrieved through above-mentioned steps (c); Obtain the relevant information relevant that is stored in the above-mentioned database part, and show accessed above-mentioned relevant information with this searching object Chinese character.

16. Chinese character search method according to claim 15 is characterized by,

Above-mentioned steps (c) also has:

Step (c3), when through the accessed above-mentioned input characters of above-mentioned steps (b) being hiragana, katakana or English alphabet, prediction input characters search rule according to the rules generates with above-mentioned input characters and similarly predicts input characters,

Above-mentioned steps (c1), also in a plurality of single Chinese character or phrase from be stored in above-mentioned database part, retrieval is all single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation with the above-mentioned prediction input characters that is generated through above-mentioned steps (c3).

17. Chinese character search method according to claim 16 is characterized by,

The aforementioned calculation machine also has:

Step (f) will be saved in the above-mentioned database part with the specified relevant above-mentioned relevant information of above-mentioned searching object Chinese character from the candidate of the above-mentioned searching object Chinese character that retrieved through above-mentioned steps (c),

Above-mentioned steps (d), obtain with single Chinese character more than 1 from be kept at above-mentioned steps (f) or phrase in selected 1 single Chinese character that goes out or the relevant above-mentioned relevant information of phrase, and show accessed above-mentioned relevant information.

18. Chinese character search method according to claim 17 is characterized by,

Above-mentioned steps (b) when above-mentioned input characters is Chinese character, is kept at accessed single Chinese character in the temporary transient storage part,

Above-mentioned steps (c) will be being that the single Chinese character or the phrase of pronunciation is kept in the above-mentioned temporary transient storage part through above-mentioned steps (b) accessed hiragana, katakana or English alphabet,

Above-mentioned steps (a), selected Chinese character or the phrase that goes out in the single Chinese character more than 1 or the phrase of input from be kept at above-mentioned temporary transient storage part.

19. a program is the program of the processing retrieved of the pronunciation that computing machine carried out the single Chinese character that becomes searching object or phrase are the searching object Chinese character string, it is characterized by,

Make the aforementioned calculation machine carry out realize in the claim 1 to 9 processing of each unit of each described Chinese character index system.

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