JP2001125559A - Method and device for displaying character and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively utilize a display region and to improve operability for a user by converting and display a character having voice sound or semi- voiced sound or an attached letter into one character. SOLUTION: A character display device receives character codes and displays characters. The device is provided with a shift codes recognizing means 110 which recognizes the inputted character codes, a character code converting means 111 which converts the character codes, that are shift code recognized by the means 110, into characters, a character code judging means 112 which judges whether the character converted by the means 111 is a character having an attached letter or not, a character converting means 114 which combines the character determined by the means 112 as an attached character with a previous character and converts the characters into one character, and a displayed means 115 which displays the character converted by the means 114 on a display section 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character display device and a character display device, and more particularly, to a character display device for converting a character with a subscript such as a clouded point or a semi-voiced point into one character and displaying the character, and a method for implementing the method. The present invention relates to a character display device and a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a character code (for example, a free word) sent as a two-digit number unit is received, and alphabets, numerals,
As a character display device for displaying a kana symbol or the like, for example, a mobile phone, a PHS, a pager, a pager, and the like are known. As this type of technology, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
Japanese Patent No. 2353 discloses a computer system for processing Japanese texts, which detects whether or not an input character is a character including a clouded point or a semi-voiced point. Has been disclosed in which two characters are displayed by separating characters one by one. Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-2
In Japanese Patent No. 05663, when a message character including a voiced or semi-voiced point is displayed in the last digit of each line of the display unit, the clear sound and the voiced or semi-voiced voice are always placed on the same line (the voiced or semi-voiced voice is immediately adjacent to the right of the voice). 2) is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 10-333667 discloses that a line feed is added when a character that is meaningful by being attached to the previous character, such as a voiced sound, a semi-voiced sound, a murmur, a prompting sound, etc. comes to the beginning of a line.
There has been disclosed a technology of a wireless device that performs display control such as carrying characters forward. That is, the wireless device includes shift code recognizing means for recognizing the received character code, character code converting means for extracting the character code by two digits at a time, and converting the character code into characters, and message display means for displaying the converted message. are doing.

[0004]

[0007] In the above-described related arts, when a voiced sound or a semi-voiced sound is displayed on the display unit, as shown in FIG. 7, one sound (for example, ga, pa,
In (d), a display area for two characters (an area indicated by an underline) is used, which hinders effective use of the display area in the display unit of the character display device in which the display area is limited.
Furthermore, there is a problem that a clear sound and a turbid point or a semi-void point are displayed apart from each other due to a line feed or the like (a part in FIG. 7), resulting in a display form that is difficult for the user to see.

[0005] In particular, in a portable character display device used by a user while carrying or moving, the size of the display unit is limited so as to be easily carried. However, since the amount of data to be displayed is increasing more and more, it is important to efficiently display the data on the display unit. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and aims at effectively utilizing a display area and improving user's convenience by converting a character with a subscript such as a clouded point or a semi-voiced point into one character and displaying it. It is an object to provide a character display device, a character display device, and a recording medium.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a character display method for inputting a character code and displaying the character on a display unit, wherein the character code is converted into a character or a subscript. Then, it is determined whether the converted character is a character or a subscript added before and after the character, and if it is a subscript, it is attached to the previous or next character and converted to one character and displayed in one character area. And

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the character display device according to the first aspect, wherein the suffix is a cloud point or a semi-voice point.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the character display device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the character code is sent as a unit of two digits, and the character code is taken out two digits at a time and converted into a character. It is possible to determine whether the converted character is a voiced or semi-voiced point, and if the character is a voiced or semi-voiced point, determine the previous character, and the character can be attached to the voiced or semi-voiced point. When it is determined that there is a sound, the sound is converted into an appropriate voice sound or semi-voice sound, and the converted character is displayed in one character area.

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the user selects whether to display a subscripted message in one character area or a plurality of character areas, and displays the message in accordance with the selected display method.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a character display device for inputting and displaying a character code. The shift code recognizing means for recognizing the input character code and a character after the shift code recognition by the shift code recognizing means. Character code conversion means for converting a code into a character or a subscript, character code determination means for determining whether the result of the conversion by the character code conversion means is a character or a subscript, and a character code determined by the character code determination means using a subscript If there is, the character conversion means is attached to the previous or subsequent character and converted into one character, and a message display means for displaying the character converted by the character conversion means on a display unit.

The invention according to claim 6 relates to the invention according to claim 5, wherein the character code judging means judges whether the character code converted by the character code converting means is a voiced point or a semi-voiced point. If the character determined by the character code determination means is a voiced point or semi-voiced point, the character determination means for determining the immediately preceding character determines that the character can be attached to the voiced or semi-voiced point. It is characterized in that it is converted into an appropriate voice sound or semi-voice sound by a conversion means.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the fifth or sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display selection menu switch which allows a user to select whether to display a subscripted display in one character area or in a plurality of character areas. And displaying a message in accordance with a display method set in advance by a user using a display selection menu switch.

[0013] According to the present invention, the character code is converted into a character or a subscript, and it is determined whether the converted character is a character or a subscript added before and after the character. This is a recording medium that stores a character display program that is attached to a character, converted into one character, and displayed in a one-character area.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a character display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of a character code conversion table, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a usage example using an end code, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a character code conversion display example, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of the apparatus, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a message display example of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a conventional message display example.

The character display device shown in FIG. 1 is an example applied to a wireless data terminal, and a transmission signal sent from a transmitter is supplied to a wireless unit 2 via an antenna 1 and demodulated. The wireless unit 2 operates by receiving supply of a battery voltage from the battery 9. The signal demodulated by the radio unit 2 is transmitted to the control unit 3
When the decoded signal matches the individual identification signal given to the character display device, the user is notified that the incoming call has been received by the notification means 4 such as an LED, a sound or a vibration. If a message or the like is sent at the same time, a display is made on the display unit 5 and the RAM 1 of the control unit 3
04 is recorded.

The user can read the message contents at any time by pressing the switch 7 or the switch 8. The switch 6 is a menu switch for entering a menu mode for setting various functions. By pressing the switch 6, it is possible to return to the previous screen. The switch 7 is a confirmation switch at the time of selection when entering the menu mode, and can be read out in order from an old message to a new message when pressed when waiting for reception. The switch 8 is a selection switch at the time of selection when the menu mode is entered. When pressed during reception standby, the new message can be read in order from the oldest message. The booster 10 supplies a required voltage to the controller 3.

The decoder 101 compares the individual identification signal input from the radio unit 2 with the individual identification signal stored in the ROM 102 in advance, and when both match, the CPU 101
An incoming signal is sent to the terminal 103. CPU103
Receives an incoming signal, an incoming alert notification signal generating circuit 1
05 to generate an incoming notification signal. As a result, the incoming alarm notification signal generation circuit 10
5 sends an incoming notification signal to the notifying means 4. Further, if a message signal follows the individual identification signal input from the wireless unit 2, the decoder 101 transfers the message signal to the CPU 13, and the CPU 103 converts the message signal into a character font signal and sends it to the display unit 5. And display. At the same time, the CPU 103 outputs the message signal to R
It is stored in the AM 104. The decoder 101 is connected to a time counter 106 for counting the time.

The CPU 103 reads a shift code recognition subprogram, a character code conversion subprogram, a character code determination subprogram, a character determination subprogram, a character conversion subprogram, and a message display subprogram from an external storage device (not shown). When a character display program composed of a program and a program is read, a shift code recognizing means 110 for recognizing a shift code from received / detected data is controlled by the control of these subprograms, as shown in FIG. Character code converting means 111 for converting the character code into two-digit characters, and a character code determining means 112 for determining whether or not the character code converted by the character code converting means 111 is a cloud point.
If the character judged by the character code judging means 112 is a cloud point, a character judging means 113 for judging the immediately preceding character, and the character judging means 113 judges that the character can be attached to the cloud point. A character conversion means 114 for converting the sound into an appropriate voice sound;
14 and a message display means 115 for displaying the character converted by. The character code conversion table (see FIG. 2) and the contents of the conversion are set in advance and stored in the ROM 102.

The CPU 103 has three switches 6, 7,
8 is constantly monitored, and the state that each switch is pressed is detected by the logic of each switch input terminal to the CPU 103 changing from {H} to {L}. FIG. 2 shows a specific example of a conversion table of character codes (free words). Free words are English,
Symbols such as numbers and kana are sent in units of two digits.
It is assumed that the user can set permission / prohibition of matrix expansion before using the character display device. For example, * 3 ++
When the user specifies 4 as the shift code, * 3 +
* 4 + NN is displayed by expanding the combination of free words into free words (here, NN is a two-digit number (00 to 99)). In this way, following the preset shift code, the received data such as row / column / row / column... Is expanded according to FIG.

At the start of character code expansion, shift-in is performed using two digits of the shift code, and character codes are converted and displayed using two subsequent digits as one character. The end of character code expansion is recognized during shift-in by recognizing end codes such as SP (space code), {U}, {-} (hyphen), ┌) ┌ (right bracket), ┌ (┌ (left bracket). An example of use using these end codes is shown in Fig. 3. For example, in a space use example, a space code SP is received and the end code is displayed as it is (the same applies hereinafter). In the usage example, (* 3 + * 4) =
When (-,-), U10-20 is received, and when (* 3 + * 4) = (-,-) in the hyphen usage example,-
10-10 are received. If a message error occurs in the character code, the character code conversion is terminated at that point, and a message error operation is performed.

FIG. 4 shows an example of character code conversion display. In this example, an example of a received message when (* 3 + * 4) = (−, −) is specified and a message displayed on the display unit 5 are shown. Next, the operation of the character display device will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. After the power switch is turned on, the character display device enters a standby state, and the control unit 3 monitors transmission data (step S1). When the individual identification signal is received by the CPU 103 in the control section 3 (step S2), the shift code recognition means 111 in the CPU 103 determines whether or not the received individual identification signal is a shift code (step S2). S3) If the result of this determination is "YES", that is, if a shift code is detected, the shift code recognizing means 110 takes two digits from the shift code onward, and the character code converting means 1
11 (step S4). On the other hand, step S3
Is "NO", that is, if no shift code is detected, the received message is processed as a normal message (step S13), and the display unit 5
Is displayed (step S14).

The character code conversion means 111 determines whether or not the data after the transmitted shift code is an end code (step S5). If the data is not an end code, the data is converted into two-digit numbers in FIG. The free word conversion is started according to the free word conversion table (step S6). After the free word conversion, it is determined whether or not the converted data is a cloud point (step S7).
3 goes to judge the previous character (step S
8). As a result of judging the preceding character, it is judged whether or not it is possible to stick to the voiced point (step S9). If the voiced sound is obtained, character conversion is performed and the voiced sound is displayed as one character (step S10), and the display form is displayed. Is determined (step S11).

In the step S7, as a result of the judgment by the free word judging means 20, if it is not a voiced dot, the display is determined as it is (step S11). Even if it is a voiced dot, the character judging means 113 does not stick to the previous character. Is determined (step S9), the display is determined as it is (step S11). When the display mode is determined, the next two digits are obtained (step S12), and the processing after step S5 is repeated. In step S5, when the shift code indicating the end of the free word conversion is recognized, the data thereafter is replaced with ordinary data. It is treated as a message (step S13). After determining all data and determining the display mode, the message display unit 115 displays a message according to the determined display mode on the display unit 5 (step S14). FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of the message display method of the present invention. When displaying a voiced sound or a semi-voiced sound, the conventional example of FIG. 7 uses an area for two characters, but FIG. It can be seen that the image is displayed using the area for one character.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and there are design changes and the like that do not depart from the gist of the present invention. Is also included in the present invention. For example, the character display device described above is an example of a wireless data terminal. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is applicable to not only communication devices but also devices having a display unit such as a computer, a personal computer, and a word processor. In addition, English,
Although an example of a free word in which symbols such as numbers and kana are transmitted in units of two digits has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and all coded characters can be applied. In the above embodiment, only the turbid point has been described. However, the present invention is applicable not only to the semi-voiced point but also to all characters of so-called lower case subscripts (letters, numbers, and symbols) that are attached to the upper or lower part of the preceding or succeeding character. For example, the present invention can be applied to all characters with subscripts as shown in FIGS. In the case of a voiced point or a semi-voiced point, the character determining means 113 determines whether or not the character is attached to the previous character (clear sound). In the case of other subscripts, all characters are displayed in one character area together with the preceding and following characters. What should I do? Further, the user can select whether to use a two-character area or a one-character area for displaying a message with a subscript, and display the message according to the selected display method. For example, by pressing a menu switch 6 for entering a menu mode for setting various functions, the conventional two-character area is used and the one shown in this embodiment is used.
The display mode in the character area may be displayed according to the display method set by the user.

[0025]

As described above, according to the character display device and the character display device of the present invention, when displaying a character with a subscript, the two-character configuration of the character + the subscript is converted into the one-character configuration. In the display unit of the character display device in which the display area is limited, the display area can be more effectively utilized, and the display form is easy for the user to see, so that a more convenient character display apparatus can be provided. It becomes possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a character display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of a conversion table of a free word.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a usage example using an end code.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a free word conversion display.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the character display device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a message display example of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing examples of characters and subscripts to be displayed.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a conventional message display example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 display unit 110 shift code recognition means 111 free word conversion means 112 free word determination means 113 character determination means 114 character conversion means 115 message display means

Claims (8)

[Claims] In a character display method for inputting a character code and displaying a character on a display unit, the character code is converted into a character or a subscript, and it is determined whether the converted character is a character or a subscript added before and after the character. A character display method comprising: attaching a subscript to a preceding or succeeding character, converting the character into one character, and displaying the character in a one-character area. 2. The character display method according to claim 1, wherein the subscript is a cloud point or a semi-voice point. 3. The character code is sent as a two-digit number unit, the character code is taken out two digits at a time and converted into a character, and it is determined whether or not the converted character is a voiced or semi-voiced character. If the character is a voiced or semi-voiced voice, the previous character is determined, and if it is determined that the character can be attached to the voiced or semi-voiced voice, the character is converted to an appropriate voice or semi-voiced voice and converted. 3. The character display method according to claim 2, wherein characters are displayed in one character area. 4. A display device according to claim 1, wherein the user selects whether to display the subscripted character in one character area or in a plurality of character areas, and display the character according to the selected display method. The character display method described. 5. A character display device for inputting and displaying a character code, a shift code recognizing means for recognizing the input character code, and converting the character code into a character or a subscript after the shift code is recognized by the shift code recognizing means. Character code converting means, character code determining means for determining whether a character converted by the character code converting means is a character or a subscript, and a character before or after if the character code determined by the character code determining means is a subscript A character display device comprising: character conversion means for attaching the character conversion means to one character; and message display means for displaying the character converted by the character conversion means on a display unit. 6. A character code judging means for judging whether the character code converted by the character code converting means is a voiced point or a semi-voiced point. 6. The character display device according to claim 5, wherein when the character judging means judges that the character can be attached to the voiced point or semi-voiced sound, the character converting means converts the sound into an appropriate voiced sound or semi-voiced sound. 7. A display selection menu switch which allows a user to select whether to display a subscripted display in one character area or use a plurality of character areas, and to display a message in accordance with a display method set in advance by the user using the display selection menu switch. The character display device according to claim 5, wherein the display is performed. 8. A character code is converted into a character or a subscript, and it is determined whether the converted code is a character or a subscript added before and after the character.
A recording medium that stores a character display program that converts characters into characters and displays the characters in one character area.