JP2000172683A - Character converting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform work such as the input of characters or preparation of a document in a short time by easily knowing the meaning of KANJI (Japanese syllabary) or the like displayed on the display of a word processor or computer. SOLUTION: This device 1 is constituted of a keyboard 2 having plural input keys 20, display 3, arithmetic processor 4 and storage device 10 or the like. Additionally, the input keys 20 are provided with a KANJI conversion key, retrieval key, function keys and confirm key or the like. The reading inputted by the input key 20 is converted to a conversion candidate by the KANJI convert key and the meaning or the like of the conversion candidate or designated character can be retrieved and displayed by the retrieve key. Moreover, the meaning of the conversion candidate or designated character can be displayed in Japanese or foreign language excepting Japanese by the function key.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character conversion device for input characters, for example, in a word processor (hereinafter referred to as "word processor") or a computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when characters or the like are input to a word processor or a computer, a keyboard is used as input means, and a CRT (cathode ray tube) type or liquid crystal type display is used as display means. The reading inputted by the keyboard is displayed on a display screen in a predetermined display form, for example, a hiragana. Thereafter, for example, by operating a kanji conversion key, the hiragana displayed on the screen can be converted into kanji. Therefore, when inputting a kanji, usually, first, a key to input a reading in a hiragana, katakana or alphabet mode, and then operate a kanji conversion key to convert it into kanji. At this time, for example, when there are a plurality of kanji characters identical to the key-input reading, the conversion candidates are sequentially displayed word by word each time the kanji conversion key is operated. Then, the displayed conversion candidate (hereinafter, referred to as a conversion candidate)
When the “conversion candidate” matches the target kanji, the confirmation processing is performed by operating, for example, a confirmation key (the confirmed character is hereinafter referred to as a “confirmed character”). If the conversion candidate does not match the target kanji, the user continues to operate the kanji conversion key until the conversion candidate matches the target kanji, and when the target conversion candidate is displayed, operates the confirmation key to perform the determination process.

As described above, when a kanji is converted from a reading input in the hiragana, katakana or alphabet mode, if there are a plurality of kanji corresponding to the reading, a desired kanji is selected from a plurality of conversion candidates. Must be selected to perform the confirmation processing. However, when the meaning of each of the conversion candidates is unclear, it is difficult to select the target kanji and perform the confirmation processing. In particular, it is difficult when the number of Chinese characters having similar meanings is large. In such a case,
It was necessary to check the meaning of the conversion candidate kanji using a dictionary or the like. Also, when it is necessary to know the meaning of a determined character that has already been determined, it is necessary to use a dictionary. Therefore, it takes time to select and confirm the target kanji from the conversion candidates, or it takes time to understand the meaning of the kanji, and it takes time to input characters and create documents. There was a problem.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem. The present invention makes it possible to easily understand the meaning of kanji and the like displayed on a display, and thereby to shorten the kanji. An object of the present invention is to provide a character conversion device capable of performing operations such as input of characters and creation of documents at a time.

[0005]

According to one aspect of the present invention, a character conversion system includes an input unit, a display unit, a storage unit for storing a dictionary database, and a control unit. In the apparatus, the control unit is configured to search the dictionary database for the meaning of a character input by the input unit and displayed on the display unit, and to display the meaning on the display unit. Claim 1
With the use of the character conversion device described in (1), the meaning of the character corresponding to the input reading can be easily searched, and the character can be input or a document can be created in a short time.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an input means, a display means, a storage means for storing a kanji database and a dictionary database, and a control means, wherein the control means is inputted by the input means. In a character conversion device for searching a kanji corresponding to a reading from a kanji database and displaying it as a conversion candidate on the display means, the control means searches the dictionary database for the meaning of the conversion candidate and displays the meaning on the display means. It is configured to be. With the use of the character conversion device according to the second aspect, in the process of converting the input reading into the conversion candidates, the meaning of the conversion candidates can be easily searched. Creation can be done.

[0007] The invention according to claim 3 provides the invention according to claim 1.
Wherein the control means is configured to search a foreign language corresponding to the character displayed on the display means from the dictionary database and to display the foreign language on the display means. By using the character conversion device according to the third aspect, the characters displayed on the display means can be translated, so that the input of characters in a foreign language and the creation of a document can be performed in a short time. Further, the use of the user can be expanded.

[0008] The invention described in claim 4 is the first invention.
Or the character conversion device according to item 2, wherein the meaning is displayed in a foreign language. By using the character conversion device according to the fourth aspect, it is possible to search the characters displayed on the display means and the meaning of the conversion candidates, so that the input of characters in a foreign language and the creation of a document can be performed in a short time. be able to. Further, the use of the user can be expanded.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the character conversion device 1 includes a keyboard 2, a display 3, an arithmetic processing unit (CPU, central processing unit) 4, a storage device 10, and the like. Also,
The keyboard 2, the display 3, and the storage device 10 are all connected to the arithmetic processing unit 4. The means for connecting these may be a wireless method other than a wired method using a cord or the like, or may use an infrared ray or the like. The keyboard 2 has a plurality of input keys 20 for inputting characters and symbols. The keyboard 2 is provided with a kanji conversion key, a search key, a function key, a decision key, and the like (not shown). By operating the kanji conversion key, the input reading can be converted into a predetermined character form, for example, kanji and displayed. By operating the search key, the conversion candidate converted by the kanji conversion key and the meaning of the designated character from the displayed characters can be searched and displayed. By operating the function key, the mode of displaying the conversion candidate converted by the kanji conversion key and the meaning of the specified character in Japanese, or the mode of displaying foreign languages other than Japanese, for example, English, Japanese A mode for converting words and the like into English can be selected. The above-described functions obtained by operating the search key and the function keys can also be set on a screen of the display 3 (for example, a screen for environment setting). Therefore, for example, various display modes and conversion modes can be set and changed on the screen. Conversion candidates, meanings of designated characters, and the like can be automatically displayed. In this case, for example, each time the kanji conversion key is operated, the conversion candidate and its meaning are displayed, and when the confirmation key is operated, the kanji of the conversion candidate is determined as a determined character, and the display of the meaning is erased. You. Also,
When a character is specified, the meaning of the character is displayed, and when the next operation (for example, selection of a character, input operation, operation of a kanji conversion key, etc.) is performed, the display of the meaning is automatically erased.
The display 3 is, for example, a CRT (cathode ray tube) type and is configured to be able to display characters, symbols, and the like input by the input keys 20 via the arithmetic processing device 4. The storage device 10 is, for example, a hard disk, MO, F
D and the like, and includes a kanji database 11, various dictionary databases 12, and the like. The kanji database 11 stores readings and a list of kanji corresponding to the readings. The dictionary database 12 has Japanese and dictionary data in foreign languages other than Japanese.

Note that the keyboard 2 corresponds to the input means of the present invention, and the display 3 corresponds to the display means of the present invention.
The arithmetic processing unit 4 corresponds to the control unit of the present invention, and the storage device 10 corresponds to the storage unit of the present invention.

In the present invention, “characters” are words,
It contains phrases and idioms. When the reading input by the input means is a word, the kanji corresponding to the word can be searched and its meaning can be displayed. If the input reading is a phrase, only the portion that can be converted to kanji is searched, and other portions that cannot be converted to kanji, such as particles, are displayed as they are. Then, the meaning of the portion corresponding to the kanji can be displayed. Such a form is also referred to in the present invention as “a character conversion device that searches a kanji database corresponding to a reading input by the input means from a kanji database and displays the kanji on the display means as conversion candidates. The meaning of the conversion candidate is retrieved from the dictionary database and displayed on the display means. "

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 show flowcharts of data processing by the character conversion device of the present invention. In the case of performing kanji conversion by Japanese input, as shown in FIG. 2, first, a target character is read using the input key 20 in, for example, a hiragana mode (step S1-1). The input reading information is input to the arithmetic processing unit 4. Also, the display 3
The input character is displayed in hiragana (step S1
-2). Note that an underline indicating that the character is not converted is displayed in the hiragana, for example, by a dotted line. Next, when the kanji conversion key is operated (step S1)
-3), the arithmetic processing device 4 searches the kanji database 11 for a kanji corresponding to the input reading and sets it as a conversion candidate. Then, according to the priority information such as the frequency of use, or the priority information based on the meaning or flow of the surrounding text,
The conversion candidate with the higher priority is displayed by overwriting the hiragana displayed in step S1-2 (step S1-
4). Note that the conversion candidate is displayed in a display mode different from the determined character that has already been determined to indicate that conversion is being performed, for example, by an outline character, and an underline indicating that conversion is being performed is indicated by, for example, a solid line. Is displayed. The display of unconverted hiragana and conversion candidates can be performed in other forms, for example, inversion characters, colored characters, or the like. Here, if you do not know the meaning of the conversion candidate,
Operate the search key. Therefore, the arithmetic processing unit 4 determines whether or not the search key has been operated (step S1-
5). When the search key is operated, a sentence or the like indicating the meaning of the displayed conversion candidate is read from the dictionary database 12 of the storage device 10 and displayed in a predetermined position, for example, in Japanese below the conversion candidate. (Step S1-6). If the search key is not operated, the process proceeds to step S1-7. Then, from the meaning of the displayed conversion candidate,
If the conversion candidate is the target kanji, the enter key is operated. Therefore, it is determined whether or not the enter key has been operated (step S1-7). When the enter key is operated with the desired kanji, an enter process is performed (step S1).
-8). When the confirmation process is performed, the solid underline indicating that the conversion is being performed is deleted.

If the displayed conversion candidate is not the desired kanji, the process returns to step S1-3 and operates the kanji conversion key again to display the next priority conversion candidate. Hereinafter, step S1 is performed until the target kanji is displayed.
The operation from -3 to step S1-7 is repeated. Then, when it is determined that the conversion candidate being displayed is the target kanji, the finalizing process is performed by operating the finalizing key. A sentence or the like indicating the meaning of the conversion candidate is erased when, for example, the enter key or the kanji conversion key is operated. By function key,
The meaning of the conversion candidate may be selected to be displayed in a foreign language, for example, English. If the mode in which the meaning is displayed in English is selected by the function key, and the search key is operated in step S1-5, the meaning of the conversion candidate is displayed in English. In step S1-6, the mode in which the meaning is displayed in Japanese can be switched to the mode in which the meaning is displayed in English using the function keys. In addition to Japanese, foreign languages, such as English, can be input. Then, as in the case of inputting Japanese, the meaning corresponding to the English can be displayed by operating the search key. Even in this case, by operating and selecting the function keys, the meaning can be selected to be displayed in Japanese or, for example, English.

To display the meaning of a confirmed character which has already been converted and is confirmed, a confirmed character whose meaning is to be displayed is designated by a mouse, for example, as shown in FIG. 3 (step S2-1). At this time, the confirmed character is displayed in a display mode different from that of the already confirmed confirmed character, for example, a blank character or the like to indicate that the character is being designated (step S2-2). Also, in step S2-1, when the mouse is put on a character without specifying a range, starting from there or returning to a place where a delimiter is good, an appropriate word or phrase is automatically specified. You can also. For example, when the mouse is placed on the “now” portion or the “day” portion of a sentence including “today is”, “today” can be automatically specified. Next, by operating the search key (step S2-3), a sentence or the like indicating the meaning of the designated confirmed character is read from the dictionary database 12, and displayed in a predetermined position, for example, in Japanese below the confirmed character. Is performed (step S2-4). The document or the like indicating the meaning of the selected character is automatically deleted when the next operation is performed, for example, the operation of selecting the character. Note that a mode in which the meaning of the determined character is displayed in a foreign language, for example, English, can also be selected by the function key. In this case, when the search key is operated in step S2-3, the meaning of the determined character is displayed in English.

An example of kanji conversion at the time of actual text creation in the above-described operation will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
Here, a case where the word “today” is created on a word processor will be described. First, when the reading of "Kyoto" is inputted by a key through the keyboard 2 in the hiragana input mode, "Hiragana" is displayed in Hiragana. At this time,
An underline indicating unconverted is displayed by a dotted line (steps S1-1 to S1-2). Next, when the kanji conversion key is operated (step S1-3), a kanji having a high priority, for example, a kanji of "supplied" is selected from the kanji database 11 of the storage device 10 as a conversion candidate. , "Today" is overwritten and displayed in the "Today" part (step S1-4). At this time, “provide” is displayed by outline characters, and an underline indicating that conversion is being performed is displayed by a solid line. Next, when the search key is operated, for example, the sentence "Provide. Send out. Together" is displayed on the line next to "Provider" (steps S1-5 to S1-6). . Judging from this sentence, since “supplied” is not the kanji to be converted, the kanji conversion key is operated again. As a result, the sentence “Provide. Send out. Together” is deleted, “Today” is selected as the next conversion candidate, and “Today” is overwritten and displayed on the “Today” part. Further, when the search key is operated, for example, a sentence “This day you are spending today. Today” indicating the meaning of “Today” is displayed on the line next to “Today”. Since the conversion candidate is the target kanji, the confirmation processing is executed by operating the confirmation key (step S1-8). At this time, the underline displayed in the character of "today" is deleted.
When inputting the reading of the phrase “Kyoha” instead of the word “Kyo” and converting it to kanji, the conversion candidate for the part of “Kyoha” that can be converted to kanji in the phrase “Kyoha” is Just displayed, the particle "ha"
Is not converted and the display is not changed. When a mode in which English corresponding to the conversion candidate is displayed by the function key is selected, by operating the search key, for example, "today" is displayed in English on the line following the character of "today". Further, by operating the function key, the meaning of "today" can be displayed in, for example, English. In this case, for example, "this present day" is displayed in English.

As described above, according to the character conversion apparatus of the present invention, the meaning of a conversion candidate and the like can be searched by operating the search key provided on the keyboard 2, so that character input and document input can be performed. Creation can be performed easily and in a short time. In addition, during the conversion of the conversion candidate, the meaning of the conversion candidate can be displayed on the display 3 for confirmation, so that the work efficiency is high. Further, if the setting is made to automatically display the meaning of the conversion candidate, the work of operating the search key can be omitted, so that the work efficiency can be further improved. Also,
By operating the function keys, kanji displayed in Japanese can be translated into a foreign language, and the meaning of the specified character can be displayed on the display 3 in a foreign language. Input and document creation in a short time.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the meaning can be displayed by operating the search key, but the content displayed by the search key is not limited to the meaning. For example, various changes such as synonyms and antonyms or related proverbs are possible. Although the kanji database 11 and the dictionary database 12 are provided in the storage device 10, these databases can be variously changed or added depending on the use of the character conversion device 1. Although the kanji conversion key, the search key, the function key, and the like are provided on the keyboard 2, they may be provided at other places. For example, it can be provided on a mouse. In addition, the conversion candidate corresponding to the input reading is configured to be overwritten and displayed on the reading. However, it is not necessary to overwrite the conversion, for example, the conversion candidate is displayed in another place on the screen while the reading is displayed. A list can also be displayed. In this case, a desired kanji is selected from the list, and a number given to the converted character is input, for example, so that it can be determined as a confirmed character. Further, conversion candidates can be sequentially selected by moving a cursor or the like, and the meaning of the selected conversion candidate can be displayed by operating a search key here. In addition, although the conversion and search for creating a word have been described, the conversion and search of a phrase can also be performed. Further, the meaning and the like are displayed on the line next to the conversion candidate by operating the search key, but the display position is not limited and can be changed.

[0018]

As described above, the use of the character conversion apparatus according to claim 1 facilitates the operation of searching for the meaning of a conversion candidate to determine a fixed character and the operation of searching for the meaning of a fixed character. It is possible to input characters and create documents in a short time. Further, by using the character conversion device according to the second aspect, it is possible to input characters and create a document in a shorter time. Claim 3 or 4
Using the character conversion device described in (1), input of characters in a foreign language and creation of a document can be performed in a short time. Also,
The use of the user can be expanded.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation flowchart of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation flowchart of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a screen display when the present invention is implemented.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Character converter 2 ... Keyboard 3 ... Display 4 ... Arithmetic processing unit 10 ... Storage device 11 ... Kanji database 12 ... Dictionary database 20 ... Input key

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A character conversion device comprising an input unit, a display unit, a storage unit for storing a dictionary database, and a control unit, wherein the control unit is inputted by the input unit and displayed on the display unit. A character conversion device that retrieves the meaning of a given character from the dictionary database and displays it on the display unit. 2. An input means, a display means, a storage means for storing a kanji database and a dictionary database, and a control means, wherein the control means converts a kanji corresponding to the reading inputted by the input means into a kanji database. A character conversion device that retrieves the conversion candidate from the dictionary database and displays the meaning of the conversion candidate on the display unit. 3. The character conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit searches a foreign language corresponding to the character displayed on the display unit from the dictionary database and displays the foreign language on the display unit. Character conversion device. 4. The character conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the meaning is displayed in a foreign language.