JP2002055765A - Information processing method and information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor capable of efficiently inputting characters the much smaller number of times of key depression at the time of inputting characters with the small number of data keys. SOLUTION: A data displacement table 36 is provided with a first data displacement table for displacing the input data of each key with data different according to the repeated operation and input mode of the key and a second data displacement table for displacing preliminarily set data with specific data. A data displacing part 32 displaces the key-inputted data by the first data displacement table, and displaces the data set in the second data displacement table among the data displaced by the first data displacement table with the specific data. That is, when the kind of input characters is specified, the data are displaced by the second data displacement table by using the data whose input order is higher than that of the input data among the unspecified data. Thus, it is possible to reduce the number of times of key depression.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing method and an information processing apparatus in a small electronic device such as a portable telephone and a portable information terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, mobile phones which have been rapidly spreading,
For PHS and home telephones, use a numeric keypad (10 keys) consisting of several symbol keys, from the "1" key to the "0" key, to enter characters such as English symbols and hiragana (50 letters). Methods are known. FIG. 12 shows a configuration example of the key input unit 1 in a mobile phone or the like. The key input unit 1 includes “1”, “2”,.
A "0" numeric keypad 2 and a function input key 3 are provided. The key input unit 1 has a small area and a small number of keys.
Approximately 17 characters of Kana, uppercase and lowercase letters are assigned. For example, for a kana character, "1",
For the numeric keys of “2”,..., “0”, as shown below, “1”: “Aioueo” “2”: “Kakikukeko” “3”: “Sashisuseso” "4": "Tatsutetsu""5":"Nanone""6":"Hahifueho""7":"Mamimumemo""8":"Yayuyoyo""9":"Larrelero""0":"Waon" is assigned. Similarly, each numeric key contains
Other characters are also assigned. For example, the key of the numeral "6" is assigned "ha-hi-fu-he-ho" as a hiragana character, "ha-hi-fu-he-ho" as katakana characters, and "M" as a capital letter. "NO", and the letters "mno" are assigned as lowercase letters. When performing character input, a method of switching the input mode to a corresponding character input mode and repeatedly pressing a key until a character to be input is displayed on a display unit is generally used.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional character input method has a problem in that the number of key operations is large, and it takes a long time to input. For example, in the case of inputting the character "Kyowa", after switching to the "Kana" mode with the "mode switching key", "2""2""8" as shown in FIG.
“8” “8” “8” “8” “8” “1” “1” “1”
Perform the key operation of “6”. In FIG. 13, the upper row shows keys to be pressed, and the lower row shows data input in accordance with the pressed keys. The underlined data indicates data that is finally adopted.

As described above, when inputting the character of "Kyoha", first press the key of "2" to select "K", and then press the key of "2" to select the character of "K" I do. Next, after pressing the “8” key and selecting “Ya line”,
Furthermore, the key "8" is pressed five times in succession to select "yo". Hereinafter, in the same manner, press the “1” key three times to “U”
And press the "6" key once to select "wa".

On the other hand, in personal computers, keyboards such as a QWERTY layout and an ASCII layout are known, and characters can be easily input. However, unlike a keyboard having a large number of data keys, a cellular phone or the like is not used. In the case of character input, the data input is performed with a small number of data keys, so that it is necessary to press the data key far more than the number of input characters as described above. For this reason, mistakes are likely to occur, and the operability is poor. In particular, it is very inconvenient to input a long text mail or the like.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when characters are input by a key input unit including a small number of data keys, efficient character input can be performed with a smaller number of key presses. It is an object to provide an information processing method and an information processing device.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method including an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key. A first data replacement table that replaces each data with a different data according to a mode, and a second data replacement table that replaces preset data with specific data, wherein the key-input data is replaced with the first data. Replace with reference to the table,
Of the data replaced by the data replacement table of
Data set in the second data replacement table is replaced with specific data and input. With the above configuration, when the type of character used for input is specified, such as a URL, of the non-specified data, data having an input rank higher than the data to be input is used. Then, by performing data replacement in the second data replacement table, desired data can be input with a small number of key operations.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method including input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein the input data of each key is different depending on the key repetition operation and the input mode. First to replace with data
A data replacement table and a second data replacement table for replacing predetermined data with specific data,
The keyed-in data is replaced with reference to the first data replacement table and displayed on the display unit in real time, and among the data replaced by the first data replacement table, the second data replacement table is displayed. The set data is replaced with specific data and displayed on the display unit in real time. With the above configuration, the same effect as that of the first invention can be obtained, and the replaced data is displayed in real time when data is input, so that the input processing can be performed quickly.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method including an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein input data of each key is different depending on a key repetition operation and an input mode. First to replace with data
A data replacement table and a second data replacement table for replacing predetermined data with specific data,
The keyed-in data is replaced with reference to the first data replacement table and displayed on the display unit in real time, and among the data replaced by the first data replacement table, the second data replacement table is displayed. The set data is replaced with specific data when the replacement is instructed. According to the above configuration, the data set in the second data replacement table is replaced with specific data when the replacement is instructed, so that the replacement process can be performed according to an arbitrary instruction of the user. .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing method including input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, input data of each key is different depending on a key repetition operation and an input mode. First to replace with data
A data replacement table and a second data replacement table for replacing predetermined data with specific data,
The keyed-in data is replaced with reference to the first data replacement table and displayed on the display unit in real time, and among the data replaced by the first data replacement table, the second data replacement table is displayed. For the set data, the input rank of the data before replacement and the data after replacement are compared, and if the data before replacement is higher than the input rank of the data after replacement, the replacement is performed with specific data. I do. With the above configuration, for data set in the second data replacement table, the input order of the data before replacement and the data after replacement are compared,
If the data before replacement is higher than or equal to the input order of the data after replacement, it is replaced with specific data, so that desired data can be input with a small number of key operations and data that you do not want to convert to specific data By performing data input in consideration of the data input order, data can be input as intended by the user.

A fifth invention is an information processing method comprising an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein the input data of each key is different depending on the key repetition operation and the input mode. First to replace with data
A data replacement table and a second data replacement table for replacing predetermined data with specific data,
The keyed data is replaced with reference to the first data replacement table, and among the data replaced by the first data replacement table, data set in the second data replacement table The data is replaced with specific data, and further converted into a specific language by a data conversion table based on the data replaced by the first and second data replacement tables. According to the above configuration, based on the data replaced by the first and second data replacement tables, the data can be converted into a specific language by the data conversion table, and data can be input efficiently.

A sixth invention is an information processing method including an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein the input data of each key is different depending on a key repetition operation and an input mode. A data replacement table and a kanji conversion dictionary for replacing data, the keyed data is replaced with reference to the data replacement table, and the kanji conversion dictionary is based on the replaced data and the ending of the data. Is set and the conversion process is executed. With the above configuration, the conversion range of the kanji conversion dictionary is set based on the data replaced by the data replacement table and the ending of this data, so that the kanji conversion process can be performed efficiently.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus having input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, input data of each key is different depending on a key repetition operation and an input mode. First to replace with data
Data replacement table, a second data replacement table for replacing predetermined data with specific data, and a first data for replacing the key-input data with reference to the first data replacement table. Replacement means, and second data replacement means for replacing, among the data replaced by the first data replacement table, data set in the second data replacement table with specific data. Features. With the above configuration, when the type of character used for input is specified, such as a URL, of the non-specified data, data having an input rank higher than the data to be input is used. Then, by performing data replacement in the second data replacement table, desired data can be input with a small number of key operations.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in an information processing apparatus having input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, input data of each key is different depending on a key repetition operation and an input mode. First to replace with data
A data replacement table, a second data replacement table for replacing predetermined data with specific data, and a data replacement for the key-input data with reference to the first data replacement table, and a real-time display on the display unit. A first data replacement means for displaying the data set in the second data replacement table among the data replaced by the first data replacement table with specific data;
And a second data replacement means for displaying the data in real time on the display unit. With the above configuration, the same effect as that of the seventh aspect can be obtained, and the replaced data is displayed in real time when data is input, so that input processing can be performed quickly.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in an information processing apparatus having an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, input data of each key is different depending on a key repetition operation and an input mode. First to replace with data
Data replacement table, a second data replacement table for replacing predetermined data with specific data, and a first data for replacing the key-input data with reference to the first data replacement table. Replacing means for replacing the data replaced by the first data replacement table with the second data;
A specific data display means for displaying the presence of the specific replacement target data on the display unit when set in the data replacement table, a replacement instruction means for instructing replacement of the specific data displayed by the specific data display means, A second data replacement unit that executes a specific data replacement process by referring to the second data replacement table when data replacement is instructed by the replacement instructing unit; With the above configuration, when the input data is set in the second data replacement table, the presence of the specific replacement target data is displayed. Is replaced by the data of Therefore, the user can arbitrarily perform the replacement processing by the replacement instruction means.

According to a tenth aspect, in an information processing apparatus provided with input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, input data of each key is different depending on a key repetition operation and an input mode. A first data replacement table for replacing data with data, a second data replacement table for replacing predetermined data with specific data, and data by referring to the first data replacement table for the keyed data. First data replacing means for replacing, and, among data replaced by the first data replacement table, input ranks of data before replacement and data after replacement for data set in the second data replacement table And a comparison unit that compares the data before the replacement with the input order of the data after the replacement by the comparison unit. Characterized by comprising a second data substituting unit for performing the conversion process. According to the above configuration, the comparison unit compares the input order of the data set in the second data replacement table with the data set before the replacement and the data set after the replacement. When it is determined that the data is higher than the rank, the replacement processing of the specific data is executed. For the data that is not desired to be converted into the specific data, the data input is performed in consideration of the data input rank. Data can be entered as intended.

According to an eleventh aspect, in the information processing apparatus provided with input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, input data of each key is different depending on a key repetition operation and an input mode. A first data replacement table for replacing data with data, a second data replacement table for replacing predetermined data with specific data, and data by referring to the first data replacement table for the keyed data. First data replacement means for replacement, and second data replacement means for replacing data set in the second data replacement table with specific data among data replaced by the first data replacement table. And data for converting data replaced by the first and second data replacement tables into a specific language with reference to a data conversion table. Characterized by comprising a switch means. According to the above configuration, the input data is replaced with the first and second data replacement tables, and further, the input data is converted into the specific language by the data conversion table based on the replaced data. Data input can be performed efficiently.

According to a twelfth aspect, in an information processing apparatus provided with input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, input data of each key is different depending on a key repetition operation and an input mode. A data replacement table for replacing data, a kanji conversion dictionary, data replacement means for performing data replacement on the keyed data with reference to the data replacement table, data replaced by the data replacement means, and data A conversion candidate search unit that sets a conversion range of the kanji conversion dictionary based on the ending and searches for a kanji conversion candidate, and a display unit that displays a kanji conversion candidate extracted by the search unit on a display unit;
Selecting means for selecting a kanji conversion candidate displayed by the display means. According to the above configuration, the conversion range of the kanji conversion dictionary is set based on the data replaced by the data replacement unit and the ending of the data, and the kanji in this conversion range is extracted as a conversion candidate and displayed on the display unit. Therefore, an arbitrary kanji conversion candidate can be selected from a plurality of displayed kanji conversion candidates and input, and kanji input can be performed efficiently.

According to a thirteenth aspect, in an information processing apparatus having an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, input data of each key is different depending on a key repetition operation and an input mode. A data replacement table for replacing data, a kanji conversion dictionary, data replacement means for performing data replacement by referring to the data replacement table for the keyed-in data, and an ending of the data replaced by the data replacement means. Comparing means for comparing the input order of the data set in the data replacement table to obtain data lower than the input order of the ending of the replacement data, and data lower than the input order of the ending of the replacement data obtained by the comparing means; Is set in the search range of the kanji conversion dictionary and kanji conversion candidates are extracted. Display means for displaying on the display unit kanji conversion candidates, characterized by comprising a selection means for selecting a kanji conversion candidates displayed by the display means.

According to the above configuration, the ending of the data replaced by the data replacing means is compared with the input order of the data set in the data replacement table by the comparing means, and the ending of the replaced data is not more than the input order. The data is set as a search range of the kanji conversion dictionary, and kanji in the search range are extracted as conversion candidates. Therefore, unnecessary extraction of kanji conversion candidates can be eliminated, and kanji input can be performed efficiently.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIGS. 1 and 2 show an example in which the present invention is applied to a mobile phone. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external configuration of the mobile phone, and FIG. 2 is an internal circuit configuration. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, an antenna 12 is provided at an upper end of a portable telephone 11, and a speaker 13 is provided at an upper part of a front surface. A display unit 14 using a liquid crystal display panel or the like, a key input unit 15, a microphone 16, and the like are provided on the front surface of the mobile phone 11. The key input unit 15 includes, for example, a cursor key 17, a character input mode key 18, a menu key 19, a data replacement instruction key 20 for instructing replacement of input characters, a telephone start key 21 for making a call, a clear key 22, Various function keys such as a telephone end key 23 for turning on / off the power are provided, and a numeric keypad 24 including “numeric keys (0 to 9)”, “*” and “#” keys is provided.

A plurality of characters such as kana, kana, uppercase and lowercase letters are assigned to each numeric key of the numeric keypad 24 as shown below.

"1": "a line", "2": "ka line, ABC""3":"sa line, DEF""4":"ta line, GHI""5":"na line, JKL "6": "ha row, MNO""7":"ma row, PQRS""8":"ya row, TUV""9":"ra row, WXYZ""0":"waon , Symbol (,.,.;: //) "When the numeric key of" 0 "is repeatedly pressed in the English character input mode, the symbol is changed to", "". "", "". "";"" : """""/"
If the "0" key is pressed again when "/" has been input, the input returns to ",", and data can be input cyclically. Also,
The “*” key is assigned a voiced point “゛” and a semi-voiced point “゜”. Above "Kana / Kana / Uppercase / Lowercase"
Are switched by the character input mode key 18.

Next, the configuration of the key input data processing section provided in the portable telephone 11 will be described with reference to FIG. The key input unit 15 is connected to the CPU 30. The CPU 30 includes a data processing unit 31, a data replacement unit 32, a comparison unit 33, and a data conversion unit 34. The data processing unit 31 includes a program memory 35
Various data processing is executed by executing a software program stored in the. The data replacement unit 32 refers to the data replacement table 36 and performs data replacement processing according to the comparison result of the comparison unit 33. The comparison unit 33 compares the input character with the input order of the character set in the data replacement table 36, and outputs the comparison result to the data replacement unit 32. The data replacement unit 32 determines whether or not to perform replacement in accordance with the comparison result from the comparison unit 33. Further, the data conversion unit 34
Refers to the kana-kanji conversion dictionary (data conversion table) 37 and executes a kanji conversion process according to the comparison result of the comparison unit 33.

The data replacement table 36 includes a first data replacement table 36a for replacing each character key with corresponding character data when each numeric key is pressed, as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b). When symbol data “,” “,” “.” “;” “.” Is input as shown in FIG. 4C, “.” “.” “.” “:” “ / B "is converted to the symbol data of" / ".
It has. FIG. 4A shows a replacement table for [Kana input mode], and FIG. 4B shows a replacement table for [Lowercase alphabet input mode]. Is similarly set. FIG. 4C shows an example of a table in the case of inputting “URL” in e-mail, for example. That is, in the “URL”, the symbols “,” “.” “,” “;” “•” are not used, so if “,” “.” “,” Is input, it is converted to “.”. In addition, ";" is converted to ":" and "." Is converted to "/".

The kana-kanji conversion dictionary 37 is a dictionary for converting kana input characters into kanji. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a conversion candidate "kanji, kana" is stored in association with "reading". . In FIG. 5, the kana-kanji conversion dictionary 37
Are shown.

Next, the character conversion processing in the above embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, for example, a certain UR
A case in which 13 characters of L “www.input.com” are input will be described. In the conventional input method, first, the character input mode key 18 is used to change to the lowercase alphabet input mode, and then the keys are continuously pressed as shown in FIG.
When the same character continues, such as "www", it is common to once confirm the data by pressing the enter key or the right cursor key each time the character is input. In the following description, the right cursor key is indicated by “→”. The symbol key is also used as the "0" key. In FIG. 6A, the upper row indicates a key to be pressed,
The lower part shows data input in accordance with the pressed key. The underlined data indicates data that is finally adopted. When a conventional input method is used, 25 key operations are required to input 13 characters as shown in FIG. 6A.

According to the present invention, as shown in FIG.
The input of "input.com" can be performed by the input operation of "www, input, com". That is, "." Can be input by inputting data "," to reduce the number of input operations.

Hereinafter, the input data replacement process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The data processing section 31 checks whether or not data has been input from the key input section 15 (step A1). When data is input from the key input unit 15, it is determined whether or not the data is to be replaced (step A).
2) If it is a replacement target, the data replacement unit 32 performs a replacement process with reference to the first data replacement table 36a (step A3). For example, if the numeric key “9” is pressed, the character is replaced with the character “w”. If the key “symbol” is pressed, the character is replaced with the symbol “,”. Further, it is determined whether or not the replaced data is set in the second data replacement table 36b, that is, whether or not there is a specific replacement target (step A4). , Preparing for the next data entry.

When the symbol "," is input,
Since this symbol "," is set in the second data replacement table 36b, it is determined that "specific replacement target exists" and the process proceeds to step A5. For example, a mark "specific replacement target exists" is displayed on the display unit 14. I do. When the “specific replacement target” mark is displayed, the user operates the data replacement instruction key 20 as necessary. The operation of the data replacement instruction key 20 can be performed for each input character.
It may be performed after all character input is completed.

After the mark of "there is a specific replacement target" is displayed on the display unit 14 as described above, the data replacement instruction key 20 is displayed.
Is determined (step A6), and when the data replacement instruction key 20 is pressed, the data replacement unit 32
The specific replacement target data is replaced with reference to the data replacement table 36b (step A7). In this case, the symbol "," is replaced with ".", The data after the replacement is displayed on the display unit 14, and the process for the input character is completed.

The display of the data after the replacement may be performed by replacing the input data, or may be performed when the replacement is instructed. If it is determined in step A6 that the data replacement instruction key 20 has not been pressed,
The above conversion process is not performed, and the process ends.

Even when the input operation of "www, input, com" is performed as described above, "www.input.com" can be input by referring to the second data replacement table 36b. In this case, since the input order of the symbol “,” is earlier than that of “.”, The number of key presses can be reduced by that much.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the data replacement instruction key 20 is provided to perform the replacement instruction has been described. However, the specific replacement target data is replaced and displayed in real time without providing the data replacement instruction key 20. You may do it.

(Second Embodiment) In the second embodiment, a processing example in which a character set as the specific replacement target data in the second data replacement table 36b is not desired to be replaced is described. It is shown. For example, a case where the characters “www.input, com” are input will be described. In this example, the data “.” Of the fourth character is to be replaced, and the data “,” of the tenth character is not to be replaced. In this case, "www, inpu
t, com ". That is, the data “.” Of the fourth character is input as “,”, and the data “,” of the tenth character is input as it is.

Hereinafter, an example of processing in the second embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. Since the processing of steps A1 to A4 is the same as that of FIG. 7, the detailed description is omitted. That is, the first "www"
Are processed in the same manner as in FIG. Then, when the fourth character "," is input, the symbol "," is set in the second data replacement table 36b, so that it is determined in step A4 that "there is a specific replacement target" and step B1 is performed. Proceed to processing. In step B1, the comparing unit 33 compares the order of the specific replacement target data with the replaced data. That is, it is determined whether or not the rank of the specific replacement target data is equal to or higher than the rank of the replaced data. If the rank of the specific replacement target data is equal to or higher than the replaced data rank, the process proceeds to step A5, and If it is lower, the processing for the character is terminated.

If the specific replacement target data is ",", the data after replacement becomes ".". Therefore, in step B1, the input rankings of "," and "." Are compared. When the symbol keys are continuously pressed, the first replacement table 36a stores ",""."",""."";"":"".""/" As described above.
It is set to input data in the order of
It is determined that the data “,” is ranked higher than “.”. In this case, the process proceeds to step A5, and a mark of “there is a specific replacement target” is displayed on the display unit 14. When the data replacement instruction key 20 is operated in this state (step A6), a replacement process is executed (step A7).

Thereafter, when data "," of the tenth character is input, since this data "," is set in the second data replacement table 36b, it is determined that "specific replacement target exists" in step A4. Then, as in the case of the data ",", the process proceeds to step B1, where the comparison unit 33 compares the data with the rank of the replaced data.

If the specific replacement target data is ",", the data after replacement is ".", And therefore, in step B1, the ranks of the data "," and "." Are compared. In this case, since the data “,” has a rank lower than “.”, The replacement processing is not performed, and the data “,” is processed as it is as an input character.

As described above, even if the input character is a specific replacement target, if the input rank is lower than the data after the replacement, that is, if the input character has passed the data position after the replacement, the replacement process is not performed. That is, when data having a lower rank than the data after the replacement is input, it is determined that the replacement is not intended even for the specific replacement target set in the second data replacement table 36b. , The data replacement process is not executed.

(Third Embodiment) This third embodiment shows a case where data input processing is performed by kana-kanji conversion. For example, in the kana-kanji conversion, "sensu" is input, and the result "fan" is obtained. In a case where the kana-kanji conversion is to be used in the next processing, for example, the mail text creation editor, the "kana input mode" is first set by the character input mode key 18. After the designation, as shown in FIG. 9, a numeric key corresponding to "sensu" is pressed.

In FIG. 9, the upper row shows the key to be pressed, and the data inputted with the key pressed to the lower row. The underlined data indicates "sensu" data used for kana-kanji. In FIG.
Although a case where data of “sens” is input is shown, in this embodiment, a plurality of kanji conversion candidates including “fan” are displayed when “sens” is input.

Hereinafter, the processing operation in the third embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
The data processing section 31 checks whether or not data has been input from the key input section 15 (step C1). When data is input from the key input unit 15, it is determined whether or not the data is to be replaced (step C2). If the data is to be replaced, the data replacement unit 32 causes the first data replacement table 36a shown in FIG.
To perform data replacement processing, and display the data on the display unit 14 (step C3). For example, if the numeric key “3” is pressed, it is replaced with the character “sa”, and then “3”
Each time the numeric key is pressed, “S” → “S” →
Replace with "se" sequentially. Next, when the numeric key “0” is pressed, the character is replaced with the character “W”, and the character input of “SE”, which was input immediately before, is determined. Hereinafter, character input is performed in the same manner.

After performing the above data replacement,
The data conversion unit 34 executes the kana-kanji conversion process with reference to the kana-kanji conversion dictionary 37 automatically or by operating a conversion instruction key, for example, the data replacement instruction key 20 (step C4). Now, for example, assuming that the kana-kanji conversion dictionary 37 shown in FIG. 5 is prepared and kana-kanji conversion is performed in a state where “sensa” has been input, the ending “sa” of “sensa” is shown in FIG. This is compared with ““ 3 ”Sashisusesoso” in the first data replacement table 36a shown in FIG. This data replacement table "3"
When "3" key is pressed repeatedly, "sa""shi"
This indicates that data is input in the order of "su", "se", and "so".

The data replacement unit 32 first calls the data conversion unit 34 that performs kana-kanji conversion by reading "sensa". The data conversion unit 34 obtains “Sen-sashi / delicate / snoop” corresponding to “sensa” (matching forward) using the kana-kanji conversion dictionary 37 shown in FIG. Thereafter, in step C5, it is determined whether or not there is replacement data, and if there is replacement data, the process returns to step C3 to perform replacement processing. In this example, the data replacement unit 32 advances the character in the first data replacement table 36a by one, and calls the data conversion unit 34 that performs kana-kanji conversion by reading “Senshi”. As a result, the data conversion unit 34 obtains “war dead / war history / advanced / dedicated / sensational line” corresponding to “senshi” (coincident in front).

The data replacing unit 32 similarly reads “sens”, “sens”, and “senso” and calls the data conversion unit 34 to read “sensashi, delicate, snooping, war dead, War history, advanced, devotion, line judge, folding fan,
Sense, teacher, pre-emption, war. "

The input kanji candidates thus converted are displayed on the display unit 14 together with the numbers "1, 2, 3,..." (Step C6). If the display unit 14 cannot display all the information at once, the display unit 1 is divided into, for example, five candidates.
4 is displayed. These candidate characters can be switched and displayed by, for example, a vertical cursor key. Then, when the desired kanji is displayed, the input of the kanji is determined, for example, by selecting the number of the kanji using the numeric keys (step C7).

It is necessary to press the key ten times to input the above "sensu". By the above input processing, a desired "fan" candidate can be obtained by eight key presses up to the "sensa". This means that the number of key presses can be reduced.

(Fourth Embodiment) In the fourth embodiment, in the third embodiment, the last character of the reading is compared with the corresponding line of the first data replacement table 36a, and Data replacement is not performed for characters with higher ranks.

In the fourth embodiment, as shown in the flow chart of FIG. 11, the processes of steps D1 and D2 are further provided in the third embodiment of FIG.
Other processes are the same as those in the third embodiment, and thus detailed description is omitted.

Now, assuming that kana-kanji conversion is to be performed in a state where "Senshi" has been input, steps C1 to C1 are performed.
Up to C3, the same input processing as in the third embodiment is performed. Then, when the data up to “Senshi” is input as described above, “S”, which is the ending of “Senshi”, and the data of the corresponding row in the first data replacement table 36a shown in FIG. , That is, "3"
Are compared (step D1).

The data replacing section 32 first compares the data of "shi" with the data of "sa" by the comparing section 33, and determines whether or not the data of "shi" is equal to or higher than the input order of "sa" (step). D2). In this case, since the data of “shi” is lower than the input order of “sa”, no data replacement is performed. next,
The data replacement unit 32 compares the input ranks of “shi” and “shi”. Since the two ranks are the same, the data replacement unit 32 calls the data conversion unit 34 that performs kana-kanji conversion by reading “senshi”. The data conversion unit 34 obtains “war dead, war history, advanced, dedication, and line-of-sight” corresponding to “senshi” using the kana-kanji conversion dictionary 37 shown in FIG. 5 (step C).
4).

Further, the data replacement unit 32 advances the character in the data replacement table 36 by one, and calls the data conversion unit 34 which performs kana-kanji conversion as "sensu" reading. As a result, the data replacement unit 32 obtains “fan / sense” corresponding to “sensu”.

Similarly, by calling the data converter 34 as a reading for "sens" and "senso" as well, finally "war dead, war history, advanced, dedication, line judge, folding fan,
Sense, teacher, pre-emption, war. "

The input kanji candidates converted as described above are displayed on the display unit 14 together with the numbers “1, 2, 3,...” (Step C6). Then, when a desired kanji is displayed, the number of the kanji is selected by a numeric key (step C7), and the input of the kanji is determined.

As described above, the last character of the reading is compared with the corresponding line of the first data replacement table 36a, and the data of the preceding character in that line is not replaced. , The number of kanji candidates can be reduced.

Further, as used in recent kana-kanji conversion processing, by applying an input prediction function for predicting an input character from a type of kanji in the same sentence, for example,
The number of kanji candidates can be further reduced. Further, it goes without saying that other input complementing / input support methods may be applied.

In the third and fourth embodiments,
The case where the last character of the reading is compared with the corresponding line of the first data replacement table 36a and the Kana-Kanji conversion is performed according to each reading in the line has been described. Kana-Kanji conversion may be performed in accordance with the corresponding rows of the table 36a in order and in accordance with each of these readings. When the reading is changed from the first character in this way, the number of kanji candidates increases, but the number of key presses can be further reduced.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a portable telephone is shown. However, the present invention can be applied to a small electronic device for inputting data with a small number of keys, and a great effect can be exerted.

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As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when the type of character used for input is specified, such as a URL, the data to be input out of the unspecified data Second using the data with higher input rank
By performing data replacement using the data replacement table described above, desired data can be input with a small number of key operations. When the input data is set in the second data replacement table, the fact that a specific replacement target exists is displayed by a mark or the like, and when the replacement is instructed, the specific data is replaced. I decided to
The user can arbitrarily perform the replacement process according to the replacement instruction.

According to the present invention, the conversion range of the kanji conversion dictionary is set based on the data replaced by the data replacement means and the ending of the data, and the kanji in this conversion range is extracted and displayed as conversion candidates. Therefore, an arbitrary kanji conversion candidate can be selected and input from a plurality of displayed kanji conversion candidates, and kanji input can be performed efficiently.

Further, according to the present invention, the ending of the data replaced by the data replacing means is compared with the input order of the data set in the data replacement table. Is set as a search range, and the kanji in the search range is extracted and displayed as conversion candidates. Therefore, unnecessary extraction of kanji conversion candidates can be eliminated, and kanji input can be performed efficiently.

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FIG. 1 is an exemplary front view showing the configuration of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exemplary block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the mobile phone according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary view showing a configuration example of a memory according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing an example of data setting of a data replacement table in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an exemplary view showing a part of a kana-kanji conversion dictionary in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary view showing an example of character input in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an exemplary flowchart illustrating a process of replacing input data in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating input data replacement processing according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of character input according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an exemplary flowchart illustrating a process of replacing input data in the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating input data replacement processing according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a key input unit in a conventional mobile phone.

FIG. 13 is a view showing an example of character input in a conventional mobile phone.

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 Reference Signs List 11 mobile phone 12 antenna 13 speaker 14 display unit 15 key input unit 16 microphone 17 cursor key 18 character input mode key 19 menu key 20 data replacement instruction key 21 telephone start key 22 clear key 23 telephone end key 24 numeric keypad 30 CPU 31 data Processing unit 32 Data replacement unit 33 Comparison unit 34 Data conversion unit 35 Program memory 36 Data replacement table 37 Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary

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[Claims] 1. An information processing method comprising an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein input data of each key is replaced with different data in accordance with a key repetition operation and an input mode. A first data replacement table and a second data replacement table for replacing predetermined data with specific data, wherein the keyed data is replaced with reference to the first data replacement table; An information processing method characterized in that, of the data replaced by the first data replacement table, data set in the second data replacement table is replaced with specific data and input. 2. An information processing method comprising an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein input data of each key is replaced with different data in accordance with a key repetition operation and an input mode. A first data replacement table and a second data replacement table for replacing predetermined data with specific data; replacing the keyed-in data with reference to the first data replacement table; In addition to displaying the data in real time, of the data replaced by the first data replacement table, the data set in the second data replacement table is replaced with specific data and displayed on the display unit in real time. An information processing method, comprising: 3. An information processing method comprising an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein input data of each key is replaced with different data in accordance with a key repetition operation and an input mode. A first data replacement table and a second data replacement table for replacing predetermined data with specific data; replacing the keyed-in data with reference to the first data replacement table; It is displayed in real time, and among the data replaced by the first data replacement table, the data set in the second data replacement table is replaced with specific data when replacement is instructed. Characteristic information processing method. 4. An information processing method comprising an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein input data of each key is replaced with different data according to a key repetition operation and an input mode. A first data replacement table and a second data replacement table for replacing predetermined data with specific data; replacing the keyed-in data with reference to the first data replacement table; In addition to displaying the data in real time and comparing the data set in the second data replacement table among the data replaced by the first data replacement table, the input order of the data before replacement and the data after replacement is compared. An information processing method for replacing data before replacement with specific data when the data before replacement is equal to or higher than the input rank of the data after replacement. 5. An information processing method comprising an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein input data of each key is replaced with different data according to a key repetition operation and an input mode. A first data replacement table and a second data replacement table for replacing predetermined data with specific data, wherein the keyed data is replaced with reference to the first data replacement table; Of the data replaced by the first data replacement table, data set in the second data replacement table is replaced with specific data, and further replaced by the first and second data replacement tables. An information processing method comprising: converting a data into a specific language using a data conversion table based on data. 6. An information processing method comprising an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein input data of each key is replaced with different data according to a key repetition operation and an input mode. A data replacement table and a kanji conversion dictionary are provided, and the keyed data is replaced with reference to the data replacement table. Based on the replaced data and the ending of the data, the conversion range of the kanji conversion dictionary is changed. An information processing method comprising: setting and executing a conversion process. 7. An information processing apparatus having an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein input data of each key is replaced with different data according to a key repetition operation and an input mode. A first data replacement table, a second data replacement table that replaces preset data with specific data, and a first data replacement table that replaces the keyed-in data with reference to the first data replacement table. Of the data replaced by the first data replacement table.
And a second data replacement means for replacing data set in the data replacement table with specific data. 8. An information processing apparatus provided with an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein the input data of each key is replaced with different data in accordance with a key repetition operation and an input mode. A first data replacement table, a second data replacement table that replaces preset data with specific data, and a display unit that replaces the keyed data with reference to the first data replacement table. A first data replacing means for displaying the data in real time, and replacing data set in the second data replacement table with specific data among the data replaced by the first data replacement table. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a second data replacement unit for displaying the data in real time in a unit. 9. An information processing apparatus having an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein the input data of each key is replaced with different data in accordance with a key repetition operation and an input mode. A first data replacement table, a second data replacement table that replaces preset data with specific data, and a first data replacement table that replaces the keyed-in data with reference to the first data replacement table. Data replacement means, and specific data display means for displaying the presence of the specific replacement target data on the display unit when the data replaced by the first data replacement table is set in the second data replacement table;
Replacement instruction means for instructing replacement of specific data displayed by the specific data display means; and replacement of specific data by referring to the second data replacement table when replacement of data is instructed by the replacement instruction means. An information processing apparatus comprising: a second data replacement unit that executes a process. 10. An information processing apparatus having an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein input data of each key is replaced with different data in accordance with a key repetition operation and an input mode. A first data replacement table, a second data replacement table that replaces preset data with specific data, and a first data replacement table that replaces the keyed-in data with reference to the first data replacement table. Of the data replaced by the first data replacement table.
Comparing means for comparing the input order of the data before replacement and the data after replacement with respect to the data set in the data replacement table, and determining that the data before replacement is equal to or higher than the input order of the data after replacement by the comparing means. An information processing apparatus comprising: a second data replacement unit that executes a specific data replacement process when the determination is made. 11. An information processing apparatus provided with an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein the input data of each key is replaced with different data according to a key repetition operation and an input mode. A first data replacement table, a second data replacement table that replaces preset data with specific data, and a first data replacement table that replaces the keyed-in data with reference to the first data replacement table. Of the data replaced by the first data replacement table.
Second data replacement means for replacing data set in the data replacement table with specific data, and data replaced by the first and second data replacement tables with reference to a data conversion table in a specific language. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a data conversion unit that converts data into data. 12. An information processing apparatus having an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein input data of each key is replaced with different data in accordance with a key repetition operation and an input mode. A data replacement table, a kanji conversion dictionary, data replacement means for performing data replacement of the keyed data with reference to the data replacement table, and data replaced by the data replacement means and an ending of the data. A conversion candidate search unit that sets a conversion range of the kanji conversion dictionary and searches to extract kanji conversion candidates; a display unit that displays the kanji conversion candidates extracted by the search unit on a display unit; and a display unit that displays the kanji conversion candidates. An information processing apparatus comprising: a selection unit that selects a selected kanji conversion candidate. 13. An information processing apparatus having an input means for selectively inputting a plurality of data with one key, wherein the input data of each key is replaced with different data according to a key repetition operation and an input mode. A data replacement table, a kanji conversion dictionary, data replacement means for performing data replacement of the keyed-in data with reference to the data replacement table, and an ending of the data replaced by the data replacement means and the data replacement table. Comparing means for comparing the input order of the set data with the input order of the ending of the replacement data to obtain data lower than the input order of the ending of the replacement data; and converting the data lower than the input order of the ending of the replacement data obtained by the comparing means to the kanji conversion. Conversion candidate search means for setting a dictionary search range to extract kanji conversion candidates, and kanji conversion candidates extracted by the search means. Display means for displaying on the display unit candidates, the information processing apparatus being characterized in that includes a selection means for selecting a kanji conversion candidates displayed by the display means.