JP2000099522A - Plural dictionary consulting system and program recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plural dictionaries consulting system which can simultaneously retrieve and display a plurality of dictionaries when they exist. SOLUTION: A plurality of dictionaries (a), (b)... of prescribed languages, a dictionary manager 5 setting more than one dictionary among the dictionaries in the dictionary during use, a dictionary retrieval processing part 4 retrieving the dictionaries and consulting the dictionaries and a dictionary display processing part 3 transferring an index word inputted to an index word input part 2 in a display screen 1 to the dictionary retrieval processing part 4 and displaying dictionary consulted results on the windows W1, W2 and W3 of the respective dictionaries are installed. A plurality of dictionaries are simultaneously consulted by the input of the index word and data is displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a dictionary lookup system used for a translation support system and the like, and more particularly, to a dictionary lookup system for a plurality of dictionaries simultaneously.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional dictionary browsing tool used in combination with a translation system or the like or independently, one dictionary corresponds to one headword. Therefore, when an arbitrary headword is entered in the headword field and the dictionary tool is operated, the dictionary lookup result displayed in the window is obtained from only one preselected dictionary.

[0003]

However, for example, even if the same English-Japanese dictionary is used, the result of the dictionary lookup may be slightly different. In the translation work, using one dictionary is not functionally sufficient in many cases, and switching between dictionaries greatly reduces the efficiency of the translation work. was there.

An object of the present invention is to provide a dictionary lookup system for a plurality of dictionaries which can search and display these dictionaries simultaneously when there are a plurality of dictionaries.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a dictionary lookup system which improves operability when using a plurality of dictionaries.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of dictionaries storing words in a predetermined language and their meanings, and when a headword is input, a plurality of dictionaries are simultaneously dictionaryed by the headword. And control means for displaying the result on a display screen.

When a large number of dictionaries are in use in the system and a headword is entered in the headword field and the dictionary start button is operated, a plurality of dictionaries in these use states are simultaneously searched. The result is displayed in a window on the display screen. This allows the user to view the dictionary lookup results of a plurality of dictionaries at the same time, so that an appropriate one can be selected from the dictionary lookup results. For example, if an English-Japanese dictionary and a computer English-Japanese dictionary are searched at the same time during the English-Japanese translation work of a computer technical document, an appropriate meaning can be known from the dictionary lookup results.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dictionary control means for simultaneously setting a dictionary to be searched in accordance with a predetermined operation.

When there are multiple available dictionaries in the system, there is little need to always activate all dictionaries simultaneously. Thus, by leaving the selection of these dictionaries to the user, an optimal dictionary environment can be set according to the type of translation target, the difficulty level, and the user's ability.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the control means is configured to perform dictionary lookup for one dictionary and perform dictionary lookup for another dictionary using a headword at that time in accordance with a predetermined operation. It is a feature.

First, only one dictionary is selected.
After performing dictionary lookup using this dictionary, by performing dictionary lookup of other dictionaries with one-touch operation using the headword used at that time, operation for multiple dictionaries can be improved and translation work efficiency can be improved Can be.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the control means creates and records, as bookmark information, a headword and an in-use dictionary at that time in accordance with a predetermined operation in a state where a plurality of dictionaries are searched. Means for creating a bookmark stored in the section, means for displaying a list of the bookmark information on the display screen, and a bookmark word selected according to a predetermined operation from the bookmark information displayed in the list and a dictionary in use. Dictionary lookup means.

[0013] The dictionary lookup result is recorded as bookmark information, and the bookmark information is displayed as a list as necessary. For example, by looking at the bookmark information displayed in the list, it is possible to find a case where there is a word that is often referred to the dictionary. The efficiency of dictionary lookup can be improved. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the control means creates a history entry and a dictionary in use in the past, and stores the history information in a history recording unit, and displays the history information in a list on a display screen. And a means for performing a dictionary lookup with the entry word of the history information selected according to a predetermined operation from the history information displayed in the list and the dictionary being used.

By storing history information together with bookmark information, it is possible to increase the efficiency of a dictionary lookup operation when there are words that are often referenced in the dictionary.

[0015]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a multiple dictionary browsing tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The browsing tool is software installed on a computer such as a personal computer as a dictionary lookup system. On the display screen 1 of the monitor, a headword input unit 2 for inputting headwords for which all dictionaries are to be looked up in a dictionary is arranged. W1, W2, and W3 are displayed.

A dictionary display processing module (dictionary display processing module) obtains a headword (A in the figure) input to the headword input section 2 and performs control for displaying a dictionary lookup result in the windows W1 to W3. Part 3). When a headword is input to the headword input unit 2, the dictionary display processing unit 3 passes the headword to the dictionary search processing module (dictionary search processing unit) 4. The dictionary search processing unit 4 performs a dictionary lookup using the dictionary in use at that time, and passes the result to the dictionary display processing unit 3. The dictionary display processing unit 3 opens the windows W1 to W3 and displays the dictionary lookup results in the windows.

On the other hand, before the dictionary lookup operation, it is possible to set which dictionary is to be used in the window W4. The dictionary manager 5 performs this control. That is, in the window W4, a list of available dictionaries is displayed. Here, the dictionaries whose check boxes are checked are recognized, and the dictionaries are set as in-use dictionaries.

As described above, by inputting an arbitrary headword into the headword input unit 2, a plurality of dictionaries can be operated simultaneously, and the results can be displayed in separate windows.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a multiple dictionary browsing tool according to another embodiment of the present invention.

This tool is obtained by adding a synchronous display function to the tool shown in FIG.

The synchronous display function operates as follows.

One dictionary (dictionary a in the figure) is displayed on the display screen 1.
When a headword (headword B in the figure) is input to the headword input unit 10 for the individual dictionary in a state where the dictionary lookup display window W4 for
Displays the dictionary lookup result for dictionary a in window W4. In this state, when the all dictionary synchronous display button 11 arranged in the window W4 is pressed, the dictionary search by the headword B is simultaneously performed for all the dictionaries except the dictionary a among the in-use dictionaries set at that time. Is performed, and the result is displayed in another window. In the figure, the in-use dictionaries are a and b, and the dictionary lookup result for the dictionary b is displayed in the window W5. As described above, when the synchronous display function is used, one dictionary is usually used, and the operation becomes convenient when a plurality of dictionaries are to be viewed on the way.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a multiple dictionary browsing tool according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

In this tool, a bookmark function is further added to the tool of FIG. The bookmark function operates as follows.

When a window W6 for displaying a dictionary lookup result for one dictionary (dictionary a in the figure) appears on the display screen 1, a headword (headword B in the figure) is input to the headword input unit 10. Then, the dictionary lookup result for the headword B is displayed in the window W6. In this state, when the bookmark creation button 12 arranged in the window W6 is operated, the dictionary display processing unit 3 causes the bookmark processing unit 1 to operate.
The bookmark processing unit 13 records the bookmark information including at least the current headline and the name of the dictionary in the bookmark recording unit 14. Further, when a bookmark display operation is performed in a pull-down menu or the like, the bookmark processing unit 13 creates a window W7 and displays the bookmark information stored in the bookmark recording unit 14 in the window.
When any one of the bookmark information displayed in the window W7 is selected and double-clicked, a dictionary is searched based on the bookmark information, and the result is displayed.

In the above description, the operation is performed when the bookmark creation button 12 in the window W6 is operated. If a large number of dictionary lookups are performed, bookmark information for all the dictionary lookups is also collected. It can be stored in the bookmark recording unit 14. Bookmark creation in this case is performed when a bookmark creation button (not shown) provided around the headword input unit 2 is operated.

The bookmark processing function described above can improve the efficiency of dictionary lookup when there is a word that can be used in the dictionary.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a multiple dictionary browsing tool according to still another embodiment of the present invention. This tool is obtained by adding a search history processing function to the tool shown in FIG.

The search history processing function operates as follows.

In a window W8 for displaying a dictionary lookup result for the individual dictionary on the display screen 1, a headword entry unit 1 is displayed.
When a headword is input to 0 and the dictionary is searched, the search processing history module (search history processing unit) 16 obtains the information via the dictionary display processing unit 3, and searches for the headword and the dictionary used at that time. Information including at least a name is stored in the search history storage unit 17 as search history information. Similarly to the bookmark processing function, when a menu or the like for displaying search history information is selected from a pull-down menu or the like, the display screen 1 is displayed.
A window W9 for displaying search history information is created in the window, and a list of search history information is displayed in the window.
In this state, when any of the search history information is selected and double-clicked, a dictionary lookup is performed based on the selected information and displayed. In the same manner, when a headword to be searched for the entire dictionary is input to the headword input unit 2 of FIG. 1 and the dictionary is searched, the search history information for all the dictionaries searched is stored at once. A list is displayed in the window W9.

The search history processing function described above can also improve the efficiency of dictionary lookup when there are words that are frequently referenced in the dictionary, similar to the bookmark processing function.

Although not shown, each of the plural dictionary browsing tools shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is a CD-ROM.
It can be provided as software by such a medium.

Next, the operation of the multiple dictionary browsing tool including all the functions shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a main flowchart.

The main flow chart includes steps ST1 to ST4.
, Ie, a dictionary manager process, a dictionary display process, a bookmark process, and a search history process. These processes of ST1 to ST4 are repeated until the tool ends.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart (flow chart 2) showing the dictionary manager process in ST1. The dictionary manager process is performed in the dictionary manager unit 5 of FIG. First, access each dictionary and use available dictionaries /
Data of dictionary in use / dictionary not in use is obtained (ST1)
0). The usable dictionary is a dictionary displayed in the window W4. The dictionary in use is a dictionary whose check box is checked. An unused dictionary is a dictionary that is not used and whose check box is not checked. Next, the dictionary usage status is displayed in window W
4 is displayed as a list (ST11). In window W4,
It is determined whether an operation of checking or unchecking by the user has been newly performed, that is, whether the usage status has been changed by the user (ST12), and when the usage status has been changed, the dictionary state is updated accordingly. Is performed (ST13).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart (flow chart 3) showing the operation of the dictionary display processing performed in ST2 of FIG.
It is.

In ST20, it is determined whether or not all the dictionary entry words in use have been input and a search command has been issued. When a headword is input to headword input unit 2 in FIG. 1 and a search command (a search button (not shown) is operated), ST21 is input.
Then, all the in-use dictionaries are searched with the specified headword (dictionary lookup), dictionary data is obtained for each dictionary, and displayed in the corresponding dictionary lookup window (ST26). The searched entry is stored in the search history storage unit 17 as search history data together with the name of the dictionary (ST22).
When a window corresponding to one dictionary is selected, a headword is input to the headword input unit 10 (see FIG. 2), and a search command (operation of a button not shown) is performed (ST23). The specified dictionary is searched for using the specified headword (by dictionary lookup) to obtain dictionary data (ST24), and the headword and the used dictionary are stored in the search history storage unit 17 as search history data (ST25). Subsequently, the dictionary data is displayed in the corresponding window according to the dictionary data display method of each dictionary (specified separately) (S
T26). If a bookmark is specified, the currently displayed headword and the name of the dictionary are stored as bookmark information in the bookmark storage unit 14 (ST28). When the all dictionary synchronization display button 11 (see FIG. 2) is operated (ST2).
9) Retrieve all in-use dictionaries with the same headword (dictionary lookup) and display the result as "all-in-use dictionary headword search command issued" (ST30), and end. Therefore, when the dictionary display process is executed in the next cycle, the process proceeds from ST20 to ST21, and all the in-use dictionaries are looked up by the specified headword.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart (flow chart 4) showing the bookmark processing operation in ST3 of FIG.

When bookmark information is obtained by accessing the bookmark storage unit (ST40), a list of the bookmark information is displayed in a window W7 as shown in FIG. 3 (ST41). In this state, when the user selects a bookmark and double-clicks it,
The dictionary corresponding to the bookmark is searched for by the bookmark entry word, and the result is displayed as "the dictionary entry information has a keyword entry search command". As a result, FIG.
In step ST23, the in-use dictionary is individually cleared of the entry word search instruction (here, bookmark information is also regarded as having a search instruction), and the search is performed in ST24 to obtain dictionary data.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart (flow chart 5) showing the operation of the search history processing in ST4 of FIG.

When the search history storage unit 17 is accessed in ST50 to obtain the search history information, the search history information is displayed in a list on the window W9 (ST51). Subsequently, when it is detected that one of the search histories is selected and double-clicked by the user (ST52), the corresponding dictionary corresponding to the search history is searched for by the headword of the search history, and the result is displayed. Then, it is assumed that "the corresponding dictionary has a headword search command in the search history information" (ST53). This allows
When the process proceeds to the dictionary display processing step (ST2) of the next cycle, the process exits from ST23.
The process proceeds to T24), and the designated dictionary is searched to obtain dictionary data.

Next, an example of a display state at each stage during the above operation is shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 shows a window displayed by the dictionary manager process. In the leftmost dictionary icon, the dictionary of the icon with the opened shape is the in-use dictionary, and the dictionary of the icon with the closed shape is the unused dictionary. The user can change the usage status by selecting the dictionary displayed in the list. FIG. 11 shows a display example of the window W4 in FIG. A bookmark creation button, an all-dictionary synchronous display button, and a headword input section are provided. The pop-up list arranged on the right side of the bookmark creation button is used to specify the result of dictionary lookup. When "Full text" is selected, the full text in the dictionary is displayed. Other options include “sense”, “phrase example”, and “example sentence”. FIG.
Shows this pop-up list.

FIG. 13 shows a bookmark information window of the window W7 of FIG. In this example, the bookmark information includes a headword (word / idiom), a dictionary name, and an update date. FIG. 14 shows a window W9 showing the search history information shown in FIG. Although not shown, the search history information includes a dictionary name in addition to a headword.

FIG. 15 shows an example in which a dictionary lookup window for a plurality of dictionaries and windows for a dictionary manager, bookmark information, and search history information are simultaneously displayed. As the plurality of dictionary lookup windows, two windows are shown here, such as a research company, a new English-Japanese dictionary, and a computer-related dictionary.

[0047]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the dictionary lookup results of a plurality of dictionaries can be displayed at the same time, there is an advantage that the dictionary lookup efficiency and the translation work efficiency at the time of translation can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is an advantage that an optimal dictionary environment can be set according to the translation target and the level of difficulty of translation, and the ability of the user.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the meaning of a headword displayed in a frequently used dictionary can be instantly looked up in a different dictionary, and the efficiency of dictionary lookup and translation can be increased.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, by using the bookmark information, it is possible to increase the efficiency of the dictionary lookup operation and the translation operation when there is a word that is frequently looked up in the dictionary.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the efficiency of dictionary lookup and translation can be improved as in the case of bookmark information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a multiple dictionary browsing tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a multiple dictionary browsing tool according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a multiple dictionary browsing tool according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a multiple dictionary browsing tool according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a main flowchart showing the operation of the multiple dictionary browsing tool of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a subroutine.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a subroutine.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a subroutine.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a subroutine.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example at each stage during operation.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example at each stage during operation.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a display example at each stage during operation.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example at each stage during operation.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display example at each stage during operation.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a display example at each stage during operation.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. When a plurality of dictionaries storing words in a predetermined language and their meanings and a headword are inputted, a plurality of dictionaries are simultaneously searched according to the headword and the result is displayed on a display screen. A dictionary lookup system for a plurality of dictionaries. 2. The multiple dictionary dictionary lookup system according to claim 1, further comprising dictionary control means for setting a dictionary to be searched simultaneously with a dictionary according to a predetermined operation. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to perform dictionary lookup on one dictionary, and perform dictionary lookup on another dictionary by using a headword at that time in accordance with a predetermined operation. Item 2. A dictionary lookup system for multiple dictionaries according to item 1 or 2. 4. The control means, in a state where a plurality of dictionaries are looked up in a dictionary, creates a headword and an in-use dictionary at that time as bookmark information in accordance with a predetermined operation, and stores the created information in a recording unit. Creating means, means for displaying a list of the bookmark information on the display screen, means for performing a dictionary lookup with the headword of the bookmark information selected according to a predetermined operation from the displayed bookmark information and the dictionary being used. Comprising,
The dictionary lookup system for a plurality of dictionaries according to claim 1. 5. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit generates a dictionary entry and a dictionary in use in the past as history information and stores the history information in a history recording unit, and displays the history information in a list on a display screen. And means for performing a dictionary lookup using a dictionary and a headword of history information selected according to a predetermined operation from history information displayed in a list.
4. A dictionary lookup system for a plurality of dictionaries according to any one of Items 1 to 3. 6. When a headword is input, a step of simultaneously searching a plurality of types of dictionaries in which words in a predetermined language and their meanings are stored according to the headword and displaying the result on a display screen. A dictionary lookup program recording medium for a plurality of dictionaries in which programs are recorded. 7. The program according to claim 1, further comprising a step of performing dictionary lookup for one dictionary using a headword at that time according to a predetermined operation while dictionary lookup is performed for one dictionary. A storage medium for storing a plurality of dictionaries according to claim 6.