JP2004213146A - Information display control unit and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately display explanatory information about a character string, by specifying the character string of the explanatory information of an entry word in an information display control unit, such as an electronic dictionary. <P>SOLUTION: A CPU 10 searches an entry word data which match a search word specified from the entry word data stored in a specified dictionary DB, responding to input of a search instruction and displays the corresponding explanatory data in a display section 30. The CPU 10 also generates connecting information, in compliance with a jump instruction and searches the entry word data which match the item entry word data selected for a jump destination, from the entry word data stored in a specified dictionary DB. After that, the CPU 10 reads the item entry word data, which have an associated relation with the item explanatory data selected at a jump source from the item entry word data which correspond to the relevant entry word data, based on the connecting information, and displays the relation explanatory part of the corresponding item explanatory data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an information display control device and a program for searching for corresponding explanation information based on designated headword data.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, there has been known an information display control device called an electronic dictionary in which several types of electronic dictionary data such as a Japanese language dictionary, an English-Japanese dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary, an English-English dictionary, and an encyclopedia are incorporated. If the jump function of the electronic dictionary is used, for example, a character string in the description information of the Japanese language dictionary is specified, and the character string is used as a search word, and a Japanese language dictionary that is the same dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary that is another dictionary, It is possible to display the explanation information of the headword of the encyclopedia.
[0003]
The jump function provided in the electronic dictionary (hereinafter referred to as “jump” as appropriate) means that when the explanation information corresponding to the headword is displayed, a part of the character string in the explanation information is designated. This is a function to perform a search again using the specified character string as a search word.
[0004]
Also, as one of the jump functions, in an electronic dictionary having a plurality of dictionaries, a function of setting a jump destination dictionary when jumping to another dictionary while using one dictionary is known. (See Patent Document 1).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2001-134585
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the conventional jump function described above, when a word in the displayed explanation information is selected, retrieves the explanation information for the selected word from the electronic dictionary data and simply displays it from the beginning. Was. For this reason, when the selected word has a plurality of meanings, the user needs to search for the desired explanation information from the displayed explanation information, which is inconvenient. In particular, in recent years, so-called full-content type electronic dictionaries in which a paper dictionary is entirely digitized have come into wide use. In this dictionary, there is a large amount of explanation information on one headword, which is displayed at a time. Therefore, it is necessary to move (scroll, etc.) many pages to search for desired explanation information.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional circumstances, and in an information display control device such as an electronic dictionary, a character string of description information of a headword is specified, and the description information about the character string is specified. The purpose is to display it properly.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the information display control device according to claim 1 is
An information storage means (for example, an English-Japanese dictionary DB44 shown in FIG. 2) for storing the character string of the headword and the character string of the explanation information of the headword in association with each other;
An entry word designating means (for example, the input unit 20 shown in FIG. 2; step A12 shown in FIG. 7) for designating an entry word;
First information reading means (for example, CPU 10 shown in FIG. 2; steps A16 to A24 shown in FIG. 7) for reading out the character string of the explanation information corresponding to the headword specified by the headword specifying means from the information storage means. )When,
First display control means (for example, CPU 10 shown in FIG. 2; step A26 shown in FIG. 7) for controlling display of the character string of the explanation information read by the first information reading means;
Jump destination designation means (for example, the input unit 20 shown in FIG. 2; step A28 shown in FIG. 7) for designating a part of the character string of the explanation information display-controlled by the first display control means as a jump destination;
Second information reading means (for example, CPU 10 shown in FIG. 2; jump destination display processing shown in FIG. 9) for reading out corresponding explanation information from the information storage means by using the character string specified by the jump destination specifying means as an entry word. )When,
Among the explanation information read by the second information reading means, the display control is performed such that a portion having a predetermined relation with the explanation information controlled by the first display control means is displayed at a predetermined position. 2 display control means (for example, CPU 10 shown in FIG. 2; steps B20 and B24 shown in FIG. 9; jump item detection processing shown in FIG. 11);
It is characterized by having.
[0009]
Further, the program according to claim 9 is:
On the computer,
An information storage function of storing the character string of the headword and the character string of the explanation information of the headword in association with each other;
A headword specification function for specifying a headword,
A first information reading function for reading a character string of the explanation information corresponding to the headword specified by the headword specifying function from the information storage function;
A first display control function for controlling display of a character string of the explanation information read by the first information reading function;
A jump destination designating function for designating a part of the character string of the explanation information which is display-controlled by the first display control function as a jump destination
A second information reading function for reading out corresponding explanation information from the information storage function using the character string designated by the jump destination designation function as a headword;
Among the explanation information read out by the second information reading function, the display control is performed such that a part having a predetermined relation with the explanation information display-controlled by the first display control function is displayed at a predetermined position. 2 display control function,
Is realized.
[0010]
According to the invention described in claim 1 or 9, when a word included in the explanation information controlled to be displayed by the first display control means is selected and designated as a jump destination, the second display control means In the explanation information corresponding to the word specified as the jump destination, a portion having a predetermined relation with the explanation information displayed by the first display control means can be displayed. Therefore, by specifying the character string of the description information of the entry word, the description information of the character string can be appropriately displayed.
[0011]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information display control device according to the first aspect,
The information storage means includes a plurality of dictionary information storage means (for example, an English-Japanese dictionary DB44 shown in FIG. 2, a Japanese-English dictionary) which stores a character string of an entry word and a character string of explanation information of the entry word in association with each other. Dictionary DB46),
A dictionary designating unit (for example, the input unit 20 shown in FIG. 2; step A10 shown in FIG. 7) for designating any one of the dictionary information storage units;
The jump destination designating means has a jump destination dictionary designating means (for example, the input unit 20 shown in FIG. 2; step A29 shown in FIG. 7) for designating any dictionary information storage means of the jump destination,
The second information reading means reads the corresponding explanation information from the dictionary information storage means specified by the jump destination dictionary specifying means, using the character string specified by the jump destination specifying means as an entry word (for example, CPU 10 shown in FIG. 2; steps A16 to A24 shown in FIG. 7).
[0012]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of dictionary information storage units are provided, a dictionary of a jump destination is specified, and the first dictionary information is read from the specified dictionary information storage unit. It is possible to display a portion that has a predetermined relationship with the explanation information that is display-controlled by the display control means. Therefore, for example, description information of another dictionary information storage unit can be appropriately displayed based on the dictionary information of the original dictionary information storage unit.
[0013]
The invention according to claim 3 is the information display control device according to claim 1 or 2,
The explanation information includes one or more item information items that associate the item entry data with the explanation information of the item entry data,
The jump destination designating unit is a unit (for example, the input unit 20 shown in FIG. 2; a step shown in FIG. 7) for designating item heading data included in the explanation information displayed and controlled by the first display control unit. A28),
The second display control means includes, among the explanation information read by the second information reading means, item information having a predetermined related item relationship with the item information of the item heading data designated by the jump destination designation means. (For example, CPU 10 shown in FIG. 2; steps B20 and B24 shown in FIG. 9; jump item detection processing shown in FIG. 11).
[0014]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the item headword data included in the displayed explanation information is specified as the jump destination, the item description information included in the explanation information of the jump destination is displayed on the display. The item explanation information having a predetermined relation with the item explanation information of the item entry word data designated as the jump destination can be selected and displayed from the given explanation information.
[0015]
Also, as in the invention according to claim 4, in the information display control device according to claim 3,
The item information display control means includes a character string of the explanation information corresponding to the item heading data designated by the jump destination designation means, and a character string of each explanation information included in the explanation information retrieved by the second information reading means. Matching item information display control means (e.g., CPU 10 shown in FIG. 2; FIG. 2; FIG. 2) for extracting items having the largest number of matching character strings and extracting and controlling the item information having the predetermined related item relationship. 9; Steps B20 and B24 shown in FIG. 9; Step D26) shown in FIG.
[0016]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the matching item information display control means can appropriately extract the item having the largest matching character string and display the item information. Therefore, by specifying the character string of the description information of the entry word, the description information of the character string can be appropriately displayed.
[0017]
The invention according to claim 5 is the information display control device according to claim 3 or 4,
The item entry data is phrase data composed of a plurality of words including the corresponding entry word data,
The jump destination designating means is a phrase designating means (for example, an input unit 20 shown in FIG. 2; a step shown in FIG. 7) for designating a phrase data included in the explanation information display-controlled by the first display control means as a jump destination. A28),
When the phrase data is designated by the phrase designating means, third reading means (for example, FIG. 2) for reading out the item finding data that matches the phrase data from the item finding data stored in the information storage means. CPU 10 shown in FIG. 9; jump destination display processing shown in FIG. 9);
Third display control means (for example, CPU 10 shown in FIG. 2; steps B20 and B22 shown in FIG. 9; FIG. 11) which controls the display of the item information corresponding to the item entry data read by the third reading means. Jump item detection processing)
Is further provided.
[0018]
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, by managing phrase data related to headword data in the dictionary database as item headword data, it is possible to jump directly to the phrase data. Therefore, by specifying the character string of the description information of the entry word, the description information of the character string can be appropriately displayed.
[0019]
Furthermore, the invention according to claim 6 is the information display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
If there is a character string that matches any of the entry word data stored in the information storage means, related word presence information (for example, related word presence information in the third embodiment) is included,
The second display control means controls the display by the first display control means based on the related word presence information when a word whose related word presence information is included in the explanation information is designated by the jump destination designation means. Means for controlling the display so that a portion having a predetermined relationship with the described explanation information is displayed at a predetermined position (for example, CPU 10 shown in FIG. 2; steps B20 and B24 shown in FIG. 9; jump item detection shown in FIG. 11). Processing).
[0020]
According to the invention described in claim 6, a character string corresponding to any of the entry word data stored in the dictionary database among character strings included in the description information stored in the dictionary database is corresponded in advance. Since the related word existence information which sets the jump destination to be associated is associated, when the character string is designated as the jump destination, the corresponding character string is included in the corresponding explanation information based on the related word existence information. Related parts can be displayed.
[0021]
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the information display control device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects,
The explanation information includes one or more example sentence data using the corresponding headword data,
The jump destination designating means has an example sentence display instructing means (for example, the input unit 20 shown in FIG. 2; step B30 shown in FIG. 9) for instructing display of example sentence data,
The second display control means, when the display of the example sentence data is instructed by the example sentence display instructing means, gives priority to the example sentence data included in the explanation information retrieved by the second information reading means, and controls the display. (Eg, CPU 10 shown in FIG. 2; step B28 shown in FIG. 9).
[0022]
According to the invention described in claim 7, when a word included in the displayed explanation information is specified and display of example sentence data is instructed, the specified word is set as entry word data. To search for corresponding explanation information, and preferentially display the example sentence data included in the searched explanation information. Therefore, the operability of the jump operation can be further improved.
[0023]
Further, the invention according to claim 8 is the information display control device according to claim 7,
When the second display control unit displays the example sentence data, the second display control unit includes a unit (for example, the CPU 10 shown in FIG. 2; a step B28 shown in FIG. 9) for identifying and displaying the already displayed portion and the other portion. Features.
[0024]
According to the invention described in claim 8, when the explanation information corresponding to the entry word data specified as the search word is displayed, and the explanation information includes the example sentence data, Among them, the example sentence data to be displayed for the first time can be displayed in a display form different from other example sentence data. Therefore, the user can identify the newly displayed example sentence data.
[0025]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the information display control device according to the present invention is applied to a foldable portable electronic dictionary will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
[0026]
The portable electronic dictionary incorporates various electronic dictionary data (dictionary databases) such as a Japanese dictionary, an English-Japanese dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary, a synonym dictionary, and a proverb dictionary. The electronic dictionary data stores character data, image data, moving image data, audio data, and the like for explaining the headword in association with the headword. The user can display the explanation information of the search term by selecting the dictionary type and inputting the search term. Further, it is possible to display the explanation information of the word included in the explanation information of the search word by using the jump function. Hereinafter, a case where two types of electronic dictionary data of an English-Japanese dictionary and a Japanese-English dictionary are incorporated in a portable electronic dictionary will be described as an example.
[0027]
FIG. 1 shows an example of a perspective outline view of a portable electronic dictionary 1 which is a kind of information display control device. As shown in FIG. 1, the portable electronic dictionary 1 includes a display 3 and various key groups 5. Each of the keys constituting the various key groups 5 is assigned a unique function, and the user operates the portable electronic dictionary 1 by pressing these keys.
[0028]
The portable electronic dictionary 1 includes a character input key, a dictionary type selection key, a jump key to a specified word, an enter key for inputting an operation confirmation instruction, and a cursor key for inputting a cursor movement instruction and a jump destination switching instruction. , A return key for returning to the previously displayed screen and the like, an example display key for the designated word, and the like.
[0029]
[First Embodiment]
First, a portable electronic dictionary according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0030]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional block diagram of the portable electronic dictionary 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the portable electronic dictionary 1 includes a CPU 10, an input unit 20, a display unit 30, a ROM 40, and a RAM 70.
[0031]
The CPU 10 executes a process based on a predetermined program according to the input instruction, performs an instruction to each functional unit, transfers data, and the like, and controls the portable electronic dictionary 1 overall. Specifically, the CPU 10 reads a program stored in the ROM 40 in response to a press signal or the like input from the input unit 20, and executes processing according to the program. Then, the processing result is stored in the RAM 70, and a display signal for displaying the processing result is appropriately output to the display unit 30 to display the corresponding display information.
[0032]
The input unit 20 is an input device provided with a key group necessary for inputting characters such as kana and alphabets, selecting functions, and the like, and outputs a pressing signal of a pressed key to the CPU 10. The key input in the input unit 20 realizes input means such as input of a search word, selection of a dictionary type, search execution instruction, jump execution instruction, mode switching instruction, and the like. The input unit 20 corresponds to the key group 5 shown in FIG.
[0033]
The display unit 30 displays various screens based on display signals input from the CPU 10, and is configured by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like. The display unit 30 corresponds to the display 3 shown in FIG.
[0034]
The ROM 40 stores an initial program for performing various initial settings, hardware inspection, or loading necessary programs. The CPU 10 sets the operating environment of the portable electronic dictionary 1 by executing this initial program when the portable electronic dictionary 1 is powered on.
[0035]
The ROM 40 stores various processing programs related to the operation of the portable electronic dictionary 1, programs for realizing various functions of the portable electronic dictionary 1, and the like. A jump destination display program 44, an English-Japanese dictionary database (hereinafter, the database is referred to as “DB”) 46, and a Japanese-English dictionary DB 48 are stored. The jump destination display program 44 includes a jump destination detection program 44a and a jump item detection program 44b.
[0036]
The CPU 10 executes a dictionary search process in accordance with the dictionary search program 42 stored in the ROM 40, and in accordance with a search instruction, a headword stored in a specified dictionary DB (hereinafter, referred to as “designated dictionary DB”). The search unit searches the data for entry word data that matches the specified search term, and causes the display unit 30 to display the corresponding explanation data.
[0037]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the English-Japanese dictionary DB 46. The English-Japanese dictionary DB 46 includes an entry word data table 46a shown in FIG. 3A, an item entry data table 46b shown in FIG. And an explanation data table 46c shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7A, the entry word data table 46a is a data entry in which entry words No, entry data, and head data of the description data corresponding to the entry data are associated with each other. It is a table.
[0038]
Further, as shown in (b), the item headword data table 46b is a data table in which the headword No., the description No., the item headword data, and the association information are associated with each other.
[0039]
Then, as shown in (c), the explanation data table 46c is a data table in which explanation No. and item explanation data are associated with each other.
[0040]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the Japanese-English dictionary DB 48. In the Japanese-English dictionary DB 48, the entry word data table 48a shown in FIG. 10A, the item entry word data table 48b shown in FIG. ) Is provided.
[0041]
The processing of the CPU 10 until searching and displaying the description data based on the entry word data is as follows. That is, first, the CPU 10 searches the headword data table for headword data that matches the specified search word, and reads out the corresponding headword No.
[0042]
Next, based on the headword data corresponding to the read headword No., the CPU 10 reads all the item headword data associated with the headword No. from the item headword data table. Then, the CPU 10 performs a process of reading the item description data corresponding to the description No. associated with the read item entry word data from the explanation data table for all the read item entry word data, and displays the same on the display unit 30. Let it.
[0043]
Further, the CPU 10 starts execution of the jump destination display program 44 in response to the jump instruction, and performs jump destination display processing. For example, a case will be described below in which the jump key is pressed while the explanation data corresponding to the headword data “gentle” is displayed, and a jump to the English-Japanese dictionary is instructed.
[0044]
First, the CPU 10 refers to the entry word data table 48a of the Japanese-English dictionary DB 48 shown in FIG. 4 and reads the entry word No. “25431” corresponding to “gentle”. Next, the CPU 10 reads the item entry word data corresponding to the entry word No. “25431” from the top by referring to the item entry word data table 48b, and sets it as the jump source candidate entry word data. Execute the process. That is, the CPU 10 first reads the record L1, and sets the item entry word data “kind” as the jump source candidate entry word data. Next, the CPU 10 reads the association information associated with the jump source candidate entry word data “kind”, and stores it in the jump item data storage area 72 in association with the jump source candidate entry word data. Then, the CPU 10 sequentially reads the item headword data associated with the headword No. “25431”, sets the data as the jump source candidate headword data, and repeats the above processing.
[0045]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the jump item data storage area 72. As shown in the figure, the jump item data storage area 72 is a data table in which jump source candidate entry word data and association information are associated. For example, as shown in the record L10, the association information “kind2, [form] 1a” is stored in association with the jump source candidate entry word data “kind”.
[0046]
When searching for the association information corresponding to the jump source candidate entry data in the item entry word data table 48b, the CPU 10 stores the information in the English-Japanese dictionary DB 46 when there is no corresponding information. A character string that matches the jump source candidate entry word data is searched from the entry word data, and all the corresponding item entry word data are extracted. Then, the CPU 10 converts the word included in the item description data corresponding to the extracted item headword data and the item description data corresponding to the jump source candidate headword data (hereinafter, referred to as “candidate item description data”). A process of comparing the included words and counting the number of matching words is performed for all the extracted item entry word data.
[0047]
Specifically, the CPU 10 first searches the entry word data table 46a of the English-Japanese dictionary DB 46 for entry word data that matches the jump source candidate entry word data, and reads out the corresponding head item entry word data. To set the comparison item entry word data. Subsequently, the CPU 10 reads item description data (hereinafter, referred to as “comparison item description data”) corresponding to the comparison item entry word data, and includes the words included in the candidate item description data and the comparison item description data. The number of matching words is stored in the matching word number storage area 74 by comparing the number of matching words.
[0048]
FIG. 6 shows an example of the matching word number storage area 74. As shown in the figure, the matching word number storage area 74 is a data table in which the comparison item entry word data and the counted number of matching words are associated with each other. After counting the number of matching words in all the item headword data corresponding to the jump source candidate headword data, the CPU 10 extracts the comparison item headword data having the largest number of matching words.
[0049]
Subsequently, the CPU 10 creates association information based on the extracted comparison item entry word data. That is, the CPU 10 reads the first word of the corresponding comparison item explanation data, and creates association information in association with the comparison item entry word data. Then, the CPU 10 stores the jump source candidate entry word data and the created association information in the jump item data storage area 72 in association with each other.
[0050]
For example, as shown in a record L2 of FIG. 4B, the association information is not associated with the item entry word data “gentle”. When the jump source candidate entry word data is “gentle”, the CPU 10 first associates the entry word data “gentle” from the entry word data table 46a of the English-Japanese dictionary DB 46 shown in FIG. The retrieved entry No. "5431" is read.
[0051]
Next, the CPU 10 refers to the item entry word data table 46b shown in FIG. 3B and sequentially reads the records L5 to L7 associated with the entry word No. from the top. Execute the following process for the target. That is, first, the CPU 10 sets “gentle1” as the comparison item entry word data, and reads the comparison item explanation data according to the associated explanation number. Next, the CPU 10 compares a word included in the candidate item explanation data corresponding to the jump source candidate entry word data “gentle” with a word included in the comparison item explanation data corresponding to the comparison item explanation data “gentle1”. And count the number of matching words. Next, the CPU 10 stores the number of matching words in the matching word number storage area 74 in association with the comparison item entry word data “gentle1”. The above processing is repeated for the records L6 and L7.
[0052]
Next, the CPU 10 extracts the comparison item headword data having the largest number of acquired matching words, and updates the jump item data storage area 72 in association with the jump source candidate headword data as described above.
[0053]
Further, when the jump destination determination instruction is input, the CPU 10 refers to the jump item data storage area 72 and displays the corresponding item description data on the display unit 30 based on the association information. For example, when the jump source candidate entry word data “kind” is selected, the association information is read with reference to the jump item data storage area 72. Then, the CPU 10 searches the item entry word data “kind2” from the item entry word data stored in the item entry word data table 46b of the English-Japanese dictionary DB 46, and reads out the corresponding item description data. Then, the CPU 10 searches the read item description data for the character string “[shape] 1a” so that a corresponding portion (hereinafter, “related description portion”) is displayed on the first line of the display screen. Then, the item description data is displayed on the display unit 30.
[0054]
The RAM 70 includes a memory area for temporarily storing various programs executed by the CPU 10 and data related to the execution of these programs. In particular, in order to realize the first embodiment, a jump item data storage area 72 and a matching word number storage area 74 are provided.
[0055]
Next, the operation of the portable electronic dictionary 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 9 to 11 show an operation flow of the portable electronic dictionary 1, and FIGS. 8 and 12 to 14 show transition examples of screens displayed on the display unit 30, respectively.
[0056]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the portable electronic dictionary 1 according to the execution of the dictionary search process. As shown in the figure, when a dictionary designation operation is input (step A10), the CPU 10 causes the display unit 30 to display a search term input screen. Then, when a search word is input (step A12) and a search execution is instructed (step A14), the process proceeds to step A16.
[0057]
FIG. 8A shows an example of the search term input screen 120. The search word input screen 120 shown in FIG. 5 is an example of a screen displayed when a Japanese-English dictionary is specified, and a search word “easy” is input into a search word input box 122.
[0058]
In response to the search execution instruction, the CPU 10 first searches the entry word data table of the designated dictionary DB designated in step A10 for entry word data that matches the designated search term (step A16). If the CPU 10 searches for entry word data that completely matches the search term (step A18: YES), the CPU 10 sets the search term to entry word data (step A20).
[0059]
If the CPU 10 determines in step A18 that the search word does not completely match the entry word data (step A18: NO), the display unit 30 displays a list of search word candidates (step A22). Here, the case where the search word and the entry word data do not completely match includes, for example, a case where there is a plurality of entry word data that matches the character string of the search word, and If there is a plurality of data, the list is displayed as a candidate.
[0060]
FIG. 8B shows an example of the search term selection screen 124 displayed on the display unit 30 at this stage. As shown in FIG. 8, a list of search word candidates is displayed based on the search word "easy" input on the search word input screen 120 shown in FIG.
[0061]
When any one of the search word candidates displayed in step A22 is selected, entry word data is set according to the selection input (step A24).
[0062]
Next, the CPU 10 reads and displays the explanation data corresponding to the set entry word data (step A26).
[0063]
For example, when "gentle" is selected on the search term selection screen 124 shown in FIG. 8B, the description data corresponding to the entry word data "gentle" is displayed on the search result display screen 126 shown in FIG. 8C. You.
[0064]
Further, the CPU 10 receives various operation inputs on the search result display screen 126 shown in FIG. Then, when the jump key is pressed (step A28) and the dictionary of the jump destination is specified (step A29), the CPU 10 executes a jump destination display process (step A30), and stores the selected word in the entry word data. Is set, and the corresponding description data is retrieved from the designated dictionary DB and displayed.
[0065]
When the cursor key is pressed (step A32), the CPU 10 scrolls the explanation data and updates the display (step A34).
[0066]
When the example key is pressed (step A36), the CPU 10 first reversely displays the first example (step A38). Subsequently, when the cursor key is pressed (step A40), the CPU 10 switches the example of the designated destination by moving the inverted display (step A42). When the enter key is pressed (step A44: YES), the CPU 10 displays the contents of the example highlighted in the dictionary (step A46).
[0067]
When the return key is pressed (step A48), the process returns to step A28 to accept various operation inputs.
[0068]
Next, a jump destination display process executed when the jump key is pressed will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the portable electronic dictionary 1 according to the execution of the jump destination display process. As shown in the figure, the CPU 10 first executes a jump destination detection process (step B10).
[0069]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the portable electronic dictionary 1 according to the execution of the jump destination detection process. As shown in the figure, first, the CPU 10 reads the head item headword data, sets it as jump source candidate headword data (step C10), and executes a jump item detection process (step C12).
[0070]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the portable electronic dictionary 1 according to the execution of the jump item detection processing. As shown in the figure, when the association information corresponding to the jump source candidate entry word data exists (step D12: YES), the CPU 10 associates the association information with the jump source candidate entry word data. Then, the data is stored in the jump item data storage area 72 (step D14), and the process ends.
[0071]
If there is no association information (step D12: NO), the CPU 10 first reads candidate item explanation data (step D15). Next, the CPU 10 searches the entry word data table of the designated dictionary DB for entry word data that matches the jump source candidate entry word data, reads out the corresponding top item description data, and sets the corresponding item description data as comparison item description data. It is set (step D16). Next, the CPU 10 compares the word included in the candidate item explanation data with the word included in the comparison item explanation data (step D18), counts the number of matching words, and updates the matching word number storage area 74 (step D18). Step D20).
[0072]
Next, the CPU 10 reads out the next item entry word data and sets it as the comparison item entry word data (step D22). When the CPU 10 determines that the next comparison item headword data cannot be set in step D22 and determines that all of the item headword data included in the searched headword data have been read out in step D16 (step D22). D24: YES), referring to the matching word number storage area 74, extracting the comparison item entry word data having the largest number of matching words, creating association information, and updating the jump item data storage area 72 (step D26). ).
[0073]
When the CPU 10 determines that the next comparison item headword data is set in step D22 and determines that all item headword data corresponding to the searched headword data has not been read out in step D16, ( (Step D24: NO), the process returns to step D16, and the above processing is repeated.
[0074]
When the jump item detection process is completed, as shown in FIG. 10, the CPU 10 reads out the next item entry word data and sets it as jump source candidate entry word data (step C14). If has been searched all the way to the end (step C16: YES), this process ends. If it has not been searched to the end (step C16: NO), the process returns to step C12 to repeat the above-described process.
[0075]
When the jump destination detection process is completed, as shown in FIG. 9, the CPU 10 accepts various operation inputs and, when the cursor key is pressed (step B12), moves the highlighted display to indicate the jump destination. The words are switched (step B14).
[0076]
When the enter key is pressed (step B16), the CPU 10 determines the specified word as a jump destination (step B18), and causes the display unit 30 to display the first line of the corresponding explanation data and (Step B20), the corresponding association information is read from the jump item data storage area 72, and the corresponding item description data is displayed (Step B24).
[0077]
For example, on the search result display screen 126 shown in FIG. 8C, the user operates the jump key and the cursor key to specify the word "kind" as a jump destination, presses the enter key, and specifies the English-Japanese dictionary to jump. When the execution instruction is input, as shown in (d), the process jumps to the English-Japanese dictionary, and in the item description data "kind2" corresponding to the entry word data "kind", the description portion of "[form] 1a" That is, a related explanation portion related to the explanation data "kind ..." corresponding to the "kind" selected on the search result display screen 126 shown in (c) is displayed. Specifically, the first line of "kind2" is displayed in the first line display area 128a shown in (d), and the item explanation data is displayed in the item explanation data display area 128b such that the related explanation part is first. .
[0078]
Subsequently, when the example key is pressed (step B26), the display mode of the example to be displayed for the first time is changed to display the instructed example (step B28).
[0079]
FIG. 12 shows another example of screen transition for explaining the change of the display form of the example. FIG. 10A shows a search result display screen 130 when a search term “sweet” is input, and a search is executed by specifying a Japanese-English dictionary. (B) shows an example of a screen when the explanation data is scrolled by operating a cursor key on the search result display screen 130 shown in (a). For example, when the jump key, the cursor key, and the enter key are operated to input a jump execution instruction to the English-Japanese dictionary of the word “easy” displayed on the search result display screen 130 shown in FIG. As described above, the user jumps to the English-Japanese dictionary and finds the explanation part of “3a” in the item entry word data “easy” corresponding to the entry word data “easy”, that is, A related explanation portion related to the item explanation data “sweet” is displayed.
[0080]
Further, when the example key is pressed on the search result display screen 134 shown in (c), the search result display screen 136 shown in (d) displays the example data related to "3a" in the item entry word data "easy". Is displayed. At this time, the example displayed for the first time (for example, an example other than the example once displayed on the search result display screen 132 shown in FIG. 12B) is displayed in bold.
[0081]
Note that the example to be displayed for the first time is displayed in bold, but the display form is not limited to this. For example, a display form that can be distinguished from other parts, such as underlining or changing the background color. Should be fine.
[0082]
When a word included in the explanation data is selected and the example key is pressed (step B30), the process proceeds to step B28, where the display mode of the example to be displayed for the first time is changed to display the specified example. Let it.
[0083]
For example, on the search result display screen 132 shown in FIG. 12B, when the jump key, the cursor key, and the example key are operated to designate an English-Japanese dictionary and input an example display instruction of the word “easy”, (d) Is displayed, and the example corresponding to the entry word data “easy 3a” is immediately displayed together with the corresponding item description data.
[0084]
As described above, according to the first embodiment, even when there are a plurality of meanings of a jump source word, explanation information and examples related to the explanation information of the word selected when the jump instruction is input are provided. Can be automatically displayed.
[0085]
Here, the difference between the related art and the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13 shows a screen transition example of a conventional portable electronic dictionary. FIG. 7A is a diagram showing an example of a search term designation screen 100 when a Japanese-English dictionary is designated. When "HOKO" is entered in the search word input box 102 on the search word designation screen 100 shown in FIG. 4 and a search execution is instructed, the explanation information of "HOKO" is displayed on the search result display screen 104 shown in FIG. Is done.
[0086]
On this search result display screen 104, when the word “way” included in the explanation information is selected, and an English-Japanese dictionary is specified and a jump instruction is input, a list of jump destination candidates is displayed as shown in (c). The jump destination list display screen 106 is displayed. When, for example, "way1" is selected on the jump destination list display screen 106, the description information of the headword "way1" is displayed on the search result display screen 108 shown in FIG. Is displayed from the meaning of. Thereafter, the user needs to scroll the display to search for the meaning of the “direction” of the entry word “way1”.
[0087]
Next, FIG. 14 shows a screen transition example of the portable electronic dictionary 1 according to the first embodiment to which the present invention is applied. For example, in the search word designation screen 110 shown in FIG. 7A, when “Houkou” is entered in the search word input box 112 and a search execution is instructed, “Houkou” appears in the search result display screen 114 shown in FIG. Is displayed. Then, on this search result display screen 114, when the word “way” included in the explanation information is selected, and an English-Japanese dictionary is specified and a jump instruction is input, the user jumps to the English-Japanese dictionary as shown in (c), On the search result display screen 116, explanation information of “way 13a” is displayed.
[0088]
Specifically, the list of jump destination candidates described with reference to FIG. 13C is not displayed, and the following internal processing is executed. That is, from the candidates for the jump destination as shown in FIG. 13C, the description information “directions...” Of the word “way” designated as the jump destination on the search result display screen 114 shown in FIG. This is an internal process of automatically selecting the description information of “way1 3a”.
[0089]
Then, when an example display instruction is input on the search result display screen 116, an example of the word “way1 3a” can be displayed on the search result display screen 118 as shown in (d). Further, in the search result display screen 114 shown in FIG. 14B, when the word “way” included in the explanation information is selected, and the English-Japanese dictionary is designated and the example display instruction is input, as shown in FIG. Then, an example of the word “way1 3a” can be immediately displayed on the search result display screen 118.
[0090]
Therefore, the user does not need to search for the corresponding explanation information by a scroll operation or the like, so that a convenient jump function can be realized. In addition, since the example to be displayed for the first time and the already displayed example can be displayed in different display forms according to the example display instruction, the user can identify the newly displayed example.
[0091]
[Second embodiment]
Next, a portable electronic dictionary according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Note that the configuration of the portable electronic dictionary according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the portable electronic dictionary 1 shown in FIG. 2 in the first embodiment except that the ROM 40 is replaced with the ROM 50 and the RAM 70 shown in FIG. Is replaced by the RAM 80 shown in FIG. 7B, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.
[0092]
Next, configurations of the ROM 50 and the RAM 80 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 15A shows the configuration of the ROM 50, and FIG. 15B shows the configuration of the RAM 80. In particular, a dictionary search program 52, a jump destination display program 54, an English-Japanese dictionary DB 56, and a Japanese-English dictionary DB 58 are stored, and the jump destination display program 54 includes a jump destination detection program 54a and a jump item detection program 54b. . Further, as shown in (b), the RAM 80 includes a jump item data storage area 82.
[0093]
The CPU 10 executes a dictionary search process in accordance with the dictionary search program 52 stored in the ROM 50, and, in response to a search instruction, an entry that matches the specified search word from the entry word data stored in the specified dictionary DB. The data is searched, and the corresponding explanatory data is displayed on the display unit 30.
[0094]
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of the English-Japanese dictionary DB56. The storage format of the English-Japanese dictionary DB 56 is the same as the English-Japanese dictionary DB 46 shown in FIG. 3 and described in the first embodiment, and the entry word data table 56a shown in FIG. An entry word data table 56b and an explanation data table 56c shown in (c) are provided.
[0095]
FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of the Japanese-English dictionary DB 58. The storage format of the Japanese-English dictionary DB 58 is the same as the Japanese-English dictionary DB 58 shown in FIG. 4 and described in the first embodiment, and the entry word data table 58a shown in FIG. A headword data table 58b and an explanation data table 58c shown in FIG.
[0096]
Further, the CPU 10 executes a jump destination display process according to the jump destination display program 54 in response to the jump instruction. For example, a case will be described below in which the jump key is pressed and the jump to the English-Japanese dictionary is instructed while the explanation data corresponding to the headword data “living” is displayed.
[0097]
First, the CPU 10 reads the entry word No. “1041” corresponding to the entry word “living” with reference to the entry word data table 58a of the Japanese-English dictionary DB 58 shown in FIG. Next, the CPU 10 reads the item headword data corresponding to the headword No. “1041” from the head by referring to the item headword data table 58b, sets the data as the jump source candidate headword data, and The association information associated with the original candidate item entry word data is read and stored in the jump item data storage area 72.
[0098]
At this time, when the record L30 is read and the item headword data “getalong”, which is a phrase, is set as the jump source candidate headword data, first, the record L30 corresponds to the jump source candidate headword data “get along”. The assigned association information is read and stored in the jump item data storage area 82 in association with the jump source candidate entry word data. At this time, the CPU 10 sets the phrase search flag to “ON”.
[0099]
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the jump item data storage area 82. As shown in the figure, the jump item data storage area 82 is a data table in which jump source candidate entry word data is associated with association information and phrase search flags. For example, as shown in the record L20, the association information “get along” and the phrase flag “ON” are stored in association with the jump source candidate entry word data “get along”.
[0100]
Further, when the jump destination determination instruction is input, the CPU 10 refers to the jump item data storage area 82 and displays the corresponding item description data on the display unit 30 based on the association information. Specifically, the CPU 10 first determines a phrase search flag associated with the relevant jump source candidate entry word data. When "ON" is set in the phrase search flag, a plurality of words included in the item entry word data are set as a set, and a matching character string is entered in the item entry word data table of the designated dictionary DB. Is searched from the item headword data stored in the item, and the corresponding item description data is read and displayed.
[0101]
For example, when the jump source candidate entry word data “get along” is selected, the CPU 10 refers to the record L20 in the jump item data storage area 82 and reads out the association information “get along”. Then, the CPU 10 refers to the item entry word data table 56b of the English-Japanese dictionary DB 56 shown in FIG. 16 and searches for the item entry word data “get along” to read the record L40. Next, the CPU 10 reads out the item description data corresponding to the description No. “153” associated with the item entry word data “get along” from the description data table 56c, and displays it on the top line of the display screen. Then, the item description data is displayed on the display unit 30.
[0102]
When the phrase search flag is “OFF”, as described in the first embodiment, first, the CPU 10 stores the entry word data table of the designated dictionary DB based on the association information. From the entry word data, search is made for entry word data that matches the selected jump source candidate entry word data. Next, the CPU 10 searches for the corresponding item entry word data. Next, the CPU 10 searches for a related explanation part of the item explanation data corresponding to the item entry word data, and displays the item explanation data on the display unit 30 so that the related explanation part is displayed on the first line of the display screen. To be displayed.
[0103]
Next, the operation of the portable electronic dictionary according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The processing related to the execution of the dictionary search program 52 is the same as the operation flow of the portable electronic dictionary 1 described with reference to FIG. 7 in the first embodiment and the processing related to the execution of the jump item detection program 54b. Since the operation flow is the same as the operation flow shown and described in FIG. 11, the description is omitted.
[0104]
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the operation of the portable electronic dictionary according to the second embodiment relating to the execution of the jump destination detection program 54a. In the first embodiment, the same processing steps as those shown and described in FIG. 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
[0105]
The CPU 10 reads the head item headword data and sets it as candidate item headword data (step C10), and determines whether the candidate item headword data is a phrase (step E10). Then, the CPU 10 sets the phrase search flag to “ON” when the candidate item entry word data is determined to be a phrase (step E14), and sets “OFF” to the phrase search flag when determined to be a word. (Step E16). Next, the process proceeds to step C12 to execute the same processing as the processing illustrated and described in FIG.
[0106]
FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the operation of the portable electronic dictionary according to the second embodiment relating to the execution of the jump destination display program 54. Note that, in the first embodiment, the same processing steps as those shown and described in FIG. 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
[0107]
After executing the above-described jump destination detection process (step B10), when the enter key is pressed (step B16), the CPU 10 determines the character string which is highlighted at the time as the jump destination (step B16). Step B18). Next, referring to the jump item data table, if “ON” is set in the phrase search flag associated with the determined item headword data (step F10; YES), the phrase is determined. Are set as a set, and based on the related information, a matching phrase is searched from the item entry word data stored in the item entry word data table of the designated dictionary DB (step F12). Further, when the phrase search flag is set to “OFF”, the CPU 10 is associated with the entry word data stored in the entry word data table of the designated dictionary DB based on the association information. From the entry word No, the corresponding item entry word data is searched (step F14). Next, the process proceeds to step B20 to execute the same processing as the processing described with reference to FIG.
[0108]
As described above, according to the second embodiment, it is possible to automatically display explanation information of a phrase selected when a jump instruction is input.
[0109]
Here, the difference between the related art and the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 21 shows an example of screen transition in a conventional portable electronic dictionary. For example, when the search execution is instructed by specifying “living” as the search term, a search result display screen 200 displaying the explanation information of “living” is displayed as shown in FIG. On the search result display screen 200, the phrase “get along” included in the explanation information is displayed.
[0110]
Conventionally, when the user jumps to the English-Japanese dictionary to display the explanation information of the phrase "get along", first, as shown in (b), "get" is specified and a jump instruction to the English-Japanese dictionary is input. , "Get" is displayed. When a phrase display instruction is input on the search result display screen 202, a list of phrases using "get" is displayed as shown in (c). By selecting the phrase "get along" on the phrase list display screen 204, the search result display screen 206 shown in (d) is displayed, and the explanation information of the phrase "get along" is displayed.
[0111]
Next, FIG. 22 shows a screen transition example of the portable electronic dictionary according to the second embodiment to which the present invention is applied. For example, when a search term is designated to search for “living” and a search execution is instructed, a search result display screen 210 displaying explanation information of “living” is displayed as shown in FIG. (B) shows an example of a screen when the explanation data is scrolled by operating a cursor key on the search result display screen 210 shown in (a).
[0112]
Then, on the search result display screen 210 shown in (b), when the phrase "get along" included in the explanation information is selected, and the English-Japanese dictionary is specified and a jump instruction is entered, the English-Japanese dictionary is displayed as shown in (c). It is possible to jump to the dictionary and immediately display the search result display screen 212 in which the explanation information corresponding to the phrase “get along” is displayed.
[0113]
Specifically, the explanation information of the English word “get” is displayed as shown in FIG. 21B, and the phrase related to the search word “get” is displayed as described in FIG. The list is not displayed and the following internal processing is executed. That is, this is an internal process for automatically selecting the explanation information of the English word “get along” from the English-Japanese dictionary.
[0114]
Therefore, the user does not need to search for the description information of the phrase by a scroll operation or the like, and can realize a convenient jump function.
[0115]
[Third Embodiment]
Next, a portable electronic dictionary according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration of the portable electronic dictionary according to the third embodiment is the same as that of the portable electronic dictionary 1 shown in FIG. 2 in the first embodiment except that the ROM 40 is replaced with the ROM 60 and the RAM 70 shown in FIG. Is replaced by the RAM 90 shown in FIG. 9B, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.
[0116]
Next, the configurations of the ROM 60 and the RAM 90 provided in the portable electronic dictionary according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in (a), in order to implement the third embodiment, the ROM 60 stores a dictionary search program 62, a jump destination display program 64, an English-Japanese dictionary DB66, and a Japanese-English dictionary DB68. The jump destination display program 64 includes a jump destination detection program 64a and a jump item detection program 64b. Further, as shown in (b), the RAM 90 includes a jump item data storage area 92 and a display dictionary data storage area 94.
[0117]
The CPU 10 executes a dictionary search process according to the dictionary search program 62 stored in the ROM 60.
[0118]
Specifically, first, the CPU 10 searches the entry word data stored in the designated dictionary DB for entry word data that matches the specified search term in response to the input of the search instruction, and performs a corresponding explanation. The data is displayed on the display unit 30. More specifically, the display dictionary data storage area 94 is updated by creating display explanation data in which related word existence information to be described later is deleted from the explanation data, and the created display explanation data is displayed.
[0119]
FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a storage format of the Japanese-English dictionary DB 68. As shown in the figure, the Japanese-English dictionary DB 68 stores dictionary data in which entry word data and explanation data are associated with each other. Further, the explanation data includes related word existence information indicating that there is a predetermined relation with any of the dictionary data stored in the English-Japanese dictionary DB 66.
[0120]
Specifically, for example, in the dictionary data shown in the record L50, the related word presence information 68a corresponding to the English word “kind” included in the description data “⇒kind2, [form] 1a” and the related word presence information 68b “⇒gentle, [form] 1” is included. For example, the related word presence information 68a includes, among the explanation data corresponding to the entry word data “kind” stored in the English-Japanese dictionary DB 66, explanation data (hereinafter, “kind 2”) corresponding to the meaning of “[form] 1a” , “Partial explanation data”).
[0121]
FIG. 25 shows an example of the storage format of the English-Japanese dictionary DB 66. As shown in the figure, the English-Japanese dictionary DB66 stores dictionary data in which entry word data and explanation data are associated with each other, similarly to the Japanese-English dictionary DB68. “Kind” included in the description data of the dictionary data of L50 illustrated in FIG. 24 is “kind2” of “kind2” in the description data corresponding to the entry word data “kind” illustrated in the record L60 illustrated in FIG. [Form] It is associated with partial explanation data corresponding to the meaning of 1a ″.
[0122]
Further, the CPU 10 starts executing the jump destination display program 64 in response to the input of the jump instruction, and performs a jump destination display process. For example, when the jump key is pressed on the search result display screen on which the description data corresponding to “gentle” is displayed, the CPU 10 outputs the description data (jump source) corresponding to the headword data “gentle” from the Japanese-English dictionary DB 68. The description data) is read out, and the jump item data storage area 92 is updated based on the related word presence information searched by scanning the description data from the beginning.
[0123]
FIG. 26 shows an example of the jump item data storage area 92. As shown in the figure, the jump item data storage area 92 is a data table in which jump source candidate entry word data and jump destination data are associated with each other. For example, as shown in the record L70, in association with the jump source candidate entry word data "kind", the head information "kind2, [type] for extracting the partial explanation data corresponding to the jump destination entry word data" kind " ] 1a ″ is stored.
[0124]
That is, the CPU 10 searches the description data shown in the record L50 of FIG. 24 for the information with the related word. For example, when searching for “⇒kind2, [form] 1a”, the CPU 10 searches the jump destination entry word data “kind”. The jump destination data associated with the head information “kind2, [form] 1a” is stored in the jump item data storage area 92 in association with the jump source candidate entry word data “kind”.
[0125]
Then, for example, when “kind” in the description data of “gentle” is designated as the jump destination, the CPU 10 refers to the jump item data storage area 92 and sets the jump source candidate entry word data “kind”. The corresponding jump destination data is read out, and character strings "kind2" and "[form] 1a" are sequentially searched from the description data corresponding to the entry word data "kind" stored in the English-Japanese dictionary DB 66, and the corresponding portion is searched. The explanation data is read out and displayed on the display unit 30.
[0126]
Next, an operation of the portable electronic dictionary according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The processing related to the execution of the jump destination display program 64 is the same as the operation flow described with reference to FIG.
[0127]
FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the operation of the portable electronic dictionary in the third embodiment relating to the execution of the dictionary search program 62. In the first embodiment, the same processing steps as those shown and described in FIG. 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
[0128]
The CPU 10 sets headword data that matches the specified search word (step A20), or sets headword data in response to a selection input of a specified search word candidate list (step A24). ), And read out the explanation data corresponding to the set entry word data (step H10). Then, the CPU 10 updates the display dictionary data storage area 94 by creating the explanation data for display by deleting the related word existence information starting with the character “⇒” included in the explanation data, and updates the display dictionary data storage area 94. Is displayed (step H12). Next, the process proceeds to step A28 to execute the same processing as the processing described with reference to FIG.
[0129]
FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the operation of the portable electronic dictionary in the third embodiment relating to the execution of the jump destination detection program 64a.
[0130]
As shown in FIG. 28, the CPU 10 first reads jump source explanation data (step G10).
[0131]
Then, the CPU 10 refers to the jump item data storage area 92 and searches for related word presence information included in the read jump source description data (step G12). If related word presence information exists (step G14) : YES), the related word existence information is stored in the jump item data storage area 92 (step G16), and this processing ends. Specifically, when the CPU 10 searches for the character “⇒” from the jump source explanation data, the CPU 10 determines that there is related word existence information, and updates the jump item data storage area 92 according to the character string after “⇒”. I do.
[0132]
On the other hand, when the related word presence information does not exist (step G14: NO), the CPU 10 ends this processing.
[0133]
As described above, according to the third embodiment, when a word included in the description data displayed by inputting a search word and instructing search execution is specified and a jump instruction is input, Based on the related word existence information of the word, the corresponding partial explanation data among the explanation data corresponding to the entry word data designated as the jump destination can be displayed.
[0134]
As described above, in the three embodiments, a portable electronic dictionary including an electronic dictionary, an electronic encyclopedia, and the like has been described as an application example. However, the present invention is not limited to such a product, and is not limited to such a product. The present invention can be applied to electronic devices in general.
[0135]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first or ninth aspect of the present invention, when a word included in the explanation information controlled to be displayed by the first display control means is selected and designated as a jump destination, the second display control means causes In the explanation information corresponding to the word specified as the jump destination, a portion having a predetermined relation with the explanation information displayed by the first display control means can be displayed. Therefore, by specifying the character string of the description information of the entry word, the description information of the character string can be appropriately displayed.
[0136]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of dictionary information storage units are provided, a dictionary of a jump destination is specified, and the first display of the description information of the jump destination is specified from the specified dictionary information storage unit. It is possible to display a portion that has a predetermined relationship with the explanation information that is display-controlled by the control means. Therefore, for example, description information of another dictionary information storage unit can be appropriately displayed based on the dictionary information of the original dictionary information storage unit.
[0137]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the item headword data included in the displayed explanation information is designated as the jump destination, the item headword data is displayed from the item explanation information included in the explanation information of the jump destination. Item explanation information having a predetermined relationship with the item explanation information of the item entry word data designated as the jump destination from the explanation information described above, can be displayed.
[0138]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the matching item information display control means can appropriately extract the item having the largest matching character string and display the item information. Therefore, by specifying the character string of the description information of the entry word, the description information of the character string can be appropriately displayed.
[0139]
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, by managing phrase data related to headword data in the dictionary database as item headword data, it is possible to jump directly to the phrase data. Therefore, by specifying the character string of the description information of the entry word, the description information of the character string can be appropriately displayed.
[0140]
According to the invention described in claim 6, a character string corresponding to any of the entry word data stored in the dictionary database among the character strings included in the description information stored in the dictionary database in advance. Since the related word presence information for which the jump destination is set is associated, when the character string is designated as the jump destination, based on the related word presence information, the relevant description information is associated with the character string. Related parts can be displayed.
[0141]
According to the invention described in claim 7, when a word included in the displayed explanation information is specified and the display of the example sentence data is instructed, the specified word is set as the entry word data. The corresponding explanation information can be searched, and the example sentence data included in the searched explanation information can be preferentially displayed. Therefore, the operability of the jump operation can be further improved.
[0142]
According to the invention described in claim 8, when the explanation information corresponding to the entry word data specified as the search word is displayed, and the explanation information includes the example sentence data, The example sentence data to be displayed for the first time can be displayed in a different display form from the other example sentence data. Therefore, the user can identify the newly displayed example sentence data.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a perspective overview of a portable electronic dictionary to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional block diagram of the portable electronic dictionary according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a storage format of an English-Japanese dictionary DB according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a storage format of a Japanese-English dictionary DB according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a jump item data storage area according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a matched word count storage area according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a view showing an operation flow of the portable electronic dictionary relating to the execution of the dictionary search processing in the first embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of screen transition in the first embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a view showing an operation flow of the portable electronic dictionary according to the execution of the jump destination display process in the first embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a view showing an operation flow of the portable electronic dictionary according to the execution of the jump destination detection process in the first embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a view showing an operation flow of the portable electronic dictionary relating to the execution of the jump item detection processing in the first embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a screen transition example according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a screen transition example of a conventional portable electronic dictionary.
FIG. 14 is a view showing an example of screen transition of the portable electronic dictionary according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 15 illustrates an example of a configuration of a ROM (a) and a configuration of a RAM (b) according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a storage format of an English-Japanese dictionary DB according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a storage format of a Japanese-English dictionary DB according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 18 illustrates an example of a jump item data storage area according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 19 is a view showing an operation flow of the portable electronic dictionary according to the execution of the jump destination detection processing in the second embodiment.
FIG. 20 is a view showing an operation flow of the portable electronic dictionary according to the execution of the jump destination display process in the second embodiment.
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a screen transition example of a conventional portable electronic dictionary.
FIG. 22 is a view showing an example of screen transition of the portable electronic dictionary according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 23 illustrates an example of a configuration of a ROM (a) and a configuration of a RAM (b) according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a storage format of a Japanese-English dictionary DB according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an example of a storage format of an English-Japanese dictionary DB according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating an example of a jump item data storage area according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an operation flow of the portable electronic dictionary relating to the execution of the dictionary search processing according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 28 is a view showing an operation flow of the portable electronic dictionary relating to execution of a jump item detection process in the third embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Portable electronic dictionary
10 CPU
20 Input section
30 Display
40 ROM
42 dictionary search program
44 Jump destination display program
44a Jump destination detection program
44b Jump item detection program
46 English-Japanese Dictionary DB
46a Headword Data Table
46b Item headword data table
46c Explanation data table
48 Japanese-English Dictionary DB
48a Headword Data Table
48b Item headword data table
48c Explanation data table
70 RAM
72 Jump item data storage area
74 Match word storage area

Claims (9)

An information storage means for storing the character string of the headword and the character string of the explanation information of the headword in association with each other;
Entry word designating means for designating an entry word;
First information reading means for reading, from the information storage means, a character string of explanation information corresponding to the headword specified by the headword specifying means;
First display control means for controlling display of a character string of the explanation information read by the first information reading means;
Jump destination designation means for designating a part of the character string of the explanation information display-controlled by the first display control means as a jump destination;
A second information reading means for reading corresponding explanation information from the information storage means by using the character string designated by the jump destination designation means as a headword;
Among the explanation information read by the second information reading means, the display control is performed such that a portion having a predetermined relation with the explanation information controlled by the first display control means is displayed at a predetermined position. 2 display control means;
An information display control device comprising: The information storage unit includes a plurality of dictionary information storage units that store the character string of the entry word and the character string of the explanation information of the entry word in association with each other,
A dictionary specifying unit for specifying any one of the dictionary information storage units;
The jump destination designating means has a jump destination dictionary designating means for designating any dictionary information storage means of the jump destination,
The second information reading means includes means for reading corresponding explanation information from the dictionary information storage means specified by the jump destination dictionary specifying means, using the character string specified by the jump destination specifying means as an entry word. The information display control device according to claim 1, wherein: The explanation information includes one or more item information items that associate the item entry data with the explanation information of the item entry data,
The jump destination designating means has means for designating, as a jump destination, item heading data included in the explanation information display-controlled by the first display control means,
The second display control means includes, among the explanation information read by the second information reading means, item information having a predetermined related item relationship with the item information of the item heading data designated by the jump destination designation means. 3. The information display control device according to claim 1, further comprising an item information display control unit that controls display of the information. The item information display control means includes a character string of the explanation information corresponding to the item entry data designated by the jump destination designation means, and a character string of each explanation information included in the explanation information retrieved by the second information reading means. 4. A matching item information display control unit that compares character strings with each other, extracts an item having the largest number of matching character strings, and controls display of the item information having the predetermined related item relationship. An information display control device according to item 1. The item entry data is phrase data composed of a plurality of words including the corresponding entry word data,
The jump destination designating means has phrase designating means for designating phrase data included in the explanation information display-controlled by the first display control means as a jump destination,
A third reading unit that reads, when the phrase data is designated by the phrase designating unit, the item finding data that matches the phrase data from the item finding data stored in the information storage unit;
Third display control means for controlling display of item information corresponding to the item entry data read by the third reading means;
The information display control device according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising: If there is a character string that matches any of the entry word data stored in the information storage means, the related word existence information is included,
The second display control means controls the display by the first display control means based on the related word presence information when a word whose related word presence information is included in the explanation information is designated by the jump destination designation means. The information display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: display control means for displaying a portion having a predetermined relationship with the provided explanation information at a predetermined position. The explanation information includes one or more example sentence data using the corresponding headword data,
The jump destination designating means has example sentence display instructing means for instructing display of example sentence data,
The second display control means, when the display of the example sentence data is instructed by the example sentence display instructing means, gives priority to the example sentence data included in the explanation information retrieved by the second information reading means, and controls the display. The information display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: 8. The information display control device according to claim 7, wherein the second display control means includes means for identifying and displaying the already displayed part and the other part when displaying the example sentence data. On the computer,
An information storage function of storing the character string of the headword and the character string of the explanation information of the headword in association with each other;
A headword specification function for specifying a headword,
A first information reading function for reading a character string of the explanation information corresponding to the headword specified by the headword specifying function from the information storage function;
A first display control function for controlling display of a character string of the explanation information read by the first information reading function;
A jump destination designating function for designating a part of the character string of the explanation information which is display-controlled by the first display control function as a jump destination
A second information reading function for reading out corresponding explanation information from the information storage function using the character string designated by the jump destination designation function as a headword;
Among the explanation information read out by the second information reading function, the display control is performed such that a part having a predetermined relation with the explanation information display-controlled by the first display control function is displayed at a predetermined position. 2 display control function,
The program to realize.

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