JP2004213342A - Information display controller and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To cause an information display controller of an electronic dictionary or the like to search for an example sentence that matches a word input as a search word and to display the sentence. <P>SOLUTION: A CPU 10 causes a search word and an input screen for inputting conditions for extracting an example sentence to be displayed in a display part 50. When a user inputs both a search phrase consisting of a plurality of words and the conditions for extracting an example sentence, the CPU searches an English-Japanese dictionary DB 22 for any example sentences including the search phrase, and causes an example sentence to be displayed in the display part 50 according to the conditions input. <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 performing control to display an example sentence using a headword matching an input word.
[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. One of the functions provided in the electronic dictionary is an example sentence search function.
[0003]
For example, the headword “look” is stored in the English-Japanese dictionary database (hereinafter, the database is referred to as “DB”) in association with the meaning information, and the headword “look” is included in the description information. Is included. The example sentence search function is a function of searching for and displaying an example sentence using a desired word from the example sentences included in the dictionary DB. As a technique for speeding up the example sentence search, for example, a technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-134567 A
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, even if the conventional example sentence search function is speeded up using the technique described in Patent Document 1, there is the following inherent problem. That is, for example, when the user performs an example sentence search using “look” and “up” as search terms, an example sentence including “look” and “up” is simply searched and displayed, and thus “Shame up” Example sentences that are not directly related to "look" or "up", such as "for a look at the new boy."
[0006]
If the number of example sentences displayed using the example sentence search function is two or three that can fit within one screen, there is little trouble for the user to search for a desired example sentence, but dozens of example sentences that cannot fit within one screen Is displayed, a feeling of frustration may be caused. In particular, in recent years, so-called full-content type electronic dictionaries in which a paper dictionary is entirely digitized have been widely used. In this electronic dictionary, a large amount of explanation information for one headword is stored, and a large number of example sentences are stored in proportion to the description information. Therefore, there are many cases where dozens of example sentences are searched and displayed by the example sentence search function. In such a case, the user needs to confirm the contents of the example sentences and scroll them one by one.
[0007]
An object of the present invention is to search for and display an example sentence suitable for a word input as a search word in an example sentence search in an information display control device such as an electronic dictionary.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, an information display control device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes:
An example sentence storage means (for example, the ROM 20 in FIG. 2; the example sentence table 224 in FIG. 2) for storing the example sentences in association with the entry words of the example sentences;
An example sentence word storage means (for example, ROM 20 in FIG. 2; a word example sentence table 226 in FIG. 2) for storing a word in association with an example sentence stored in the example sentence storage means containing the word;
Input means for inputting a plurality of words (for example, the key group 5 in FIG. 1 and the input unit 40 in FIG. 2);
Extracting means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A24 in FIG. 5) for extracting an example sentence including a plurality of words input from the input means from the example sentences stored in association with the example sentence word storage means;
The extraction unit extracts, by the extraction unit, an example sentence in which any one of a plurality of words or a word equivalent to any one of the plurality of words input from the input unit is stored in the example sentence storage unit in association with a headword. Display control means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5) for performing control for extracting and displaying the extracted example sentences.
It is characterized by having.
[0009]
The program according to the seventeenth aspect of the present invention stores the program in a computer,
An example sentence storage function (for example, ROM 20 in FIG. 2; example sentence table 224 in FIG. 2) for storing example sentences in association with the headword of the example sentence;
An example sentence word storage function (for example, the ROM 20 in FIG. 2; the word example sentence table 226 in FIG. 2) that stores a word in association with an example sentence stored in the example sentence storage function including the word;
An input function for inputting a plurality of words (for example, the key group 5 in FIG. 1 and the input unit 40 in FIG. 2);
An extraction function for extracting an example sentence including a plurality of words input by the input function from the example sentences stored in association with the example sentence word storage function (eg, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A24 in FIG. 5);
The extraction function extracts an example sentence in which any one of a plurality of words or a word equivalent to any one of the plurality of words input from the input function is stored in association with the example sentence storage function as a headword. A display control function (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5) for performing control for extracting and displaying the extracted example sentences.
Is realized.
[0010]
According to the invention described in claim 1 or 17, an example sentence including a plurality of words input as a search word by the extracting means or the extracting function is extracted. Then, the display control unit or the display control function extracts and controls the display of an example sentence in which a word equivalent to any one of the plurality of input words is a headword for the example sentence. Therefore, it is possible to display an example sentence that is strongly related to the input word and matches the headword of the example sentence.
[0011]
Further, as in the invention according to claim 2, the input means of the information display control device according to claim 1 is a means for inputting a plurality of words in order (for example, a key group 5 in FIG. 1, an input in FIG. 2). Unit 40), and the display control means controls the order of example sentences to be displayed in accordance with the order of words input from the input means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5). May be provided.
[0012]
According to the second aspect of the invention, the effects of the first aspect of the invention can be obtained, and more appropriate display control of example sentences can be realized by the display order control means. That is, since the display of the example sentences is controlled in accordance with the input order of the input words, the display of the example sentences can be controlled in an order according to the intention of the user, and in an intuitively understandable order.
[0013]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the information display control device according to the first or second aspect,
Word level storage means (for example, ROM 20 in FIG. 2; word level table 230 in FIG. 2) for storing a preset level of each word;
Level display control for controlling the display of each example sentence based on the highest level or the lowest level indicating the lowest level of the levels of each word included in the example sentence for each example sentence extracted by the extraction means Means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5);
Is further provided.
[0014]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the effects of the first or second aspect of the present invention can be obtained, and more appropriate display control of example sentences can be realized by the second display control means. That is, the second display control unit controls the display of the example sentences based on the extreme end level of the example sentences extracted by the extraction unit. Therefore, for example, it is possible to realize more appropriate display control of an example sentence such as not controlling display of an example sentence of a certain level or more, or controlling display of an example sentence in order of level.
[0015]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information display control device.
An example sentence word storage means (for example, the ROM 20 in FIG. 2; the word example sentence table 226 in FIG. 2) for storing a word in association with an example sentence including the word;
Word level storage means (for example, ROM 20 in FIG. 2; word level table 230 in FIG. 2) for storing a preset level of each word;
Input means for inputting a plurality of words (for example, the key group 5 in FIG. 1 and the input unit 40 in FIG. 2);
Extracting means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A24 in FIG. 5) for extracting an example sentence including a plurality of words input from the input means from the example sentences stored in association with the example sentence word storage means;
Level display control for controlling the display of each example sentence based on the highest level indicating the highest level or the lowest level among the levels of the words included in the example sentence for each example sentence extracted by the extraction means Means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5);
It is characterized by having.
[0016]
The program according to claim 18 stores the program in a computer,
An example sentence word storage function (for example, ROM 20 in FIG. 2; word example sentence table 226 in FIG. 2) for storing a word in association with an example sentence including the word;
A word level storage function (for example, ROM 20 in FIG. 2; word level table 230 in FIG. 2) for storing a preset level of each word;
An input function for inputting a plurality of words (input unit 40 in FIG. 2);
An extraction function (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A24 in FIG. 5) for extracting an example sentence including a plurality of words input by the input function from the example sentences stored in association with the example sentence word storage function;
Level display control for controlling the display of each example sentence based on the highest level or the lowest level indicating the lowest level among the levels of each word included in the example sentence for each example sentence extracted by the extraction function Functions (eg, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5);
Is realized.
[0017]
According to the invention described in claim 4 or 18, an example sentence including a plurality of words input as a search word by the extracting means or the extracting function is extracted. Then, the second display control means or the second display control function controls the display of the example sentence based on the extreme end level of the example sentence extracted by the extraction means. Therefore, for example, it is possible to realize more appropriate display control of an example sentence such as not controlling display of an example sentence of a certain level or more, or controlling display of an example sentence in order of level.
[0018]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the second display control means of the information display control device according to the third or fourth aspect causes the obtained example sentences to be displayed in accordance with the level order of the endmost level. A level order display control means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5) for controlling the order of the example sentences may be provided.
[0019]
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the effects of the third or fourth aspect of the present invention are exhibited, and the level order display control means performs a regular order according to a certain rule of the level order of the endmost level. Can control the display of example sentences. Therefore, for example, when the searched example sentences do not fit on one screen, it is necessary for the user to sequentially perform a scroll operation or the like to check the contents of each example sentence. However, since the display is controlled in an array according to a certain rule, it is possible to realize more appropriate display control of the example sentences that are easy for the user to understand and understand.
[0020]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the information display control device according to the third or fourth aspect, the second display control means includes:
Level specifying means (for example, pull-down menu P102 in FIG. 8) for specifying a level;
Level designation display control means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5) for controlling an example sentence to be displayed based on the difference between the level designated by the level designation means and the obtained endmost level;
You may comprise so that it may have.
[0021]
According to the invention described in claim 6, the effects of the invention described in claim 3 or 4 can be obtained, and display control of an appropriate example sentence according to a designated level can be realized. That is, for example, display control can be performed on an appropriate example sentence according to the user's intention, such as extracting an example sentence at the same end level as the designated level and controlling the display.
[0022]
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the information display control device according to the sixth aspect, the level designation display control means includes an example sentence in which the obtained endmost level exceeds a level designated by the level designation means. Other means (eg, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5) for controlling the display of other example sentences may be used.
[0023]
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the effects of the sixth aspect of the invention are exhibited, and the display of example sentences other than the example sentences exceeding the designated level is controlled, that is, the example sentences within the designated level are displayed. Can be displayed.
[0024]
The information display control device according to the invention described in claim 8 is:
An example sentence word storage means (for example, the ROM 20 in FIG. 2; the word example sentence table 226 in FIG. 2) for storing a word in association with an example sentence including the word;
Level storage means (for example, ROM 20 in FIG. 2; example sentence table 224 in FIG. 2) for storing the level of each example sentence stored in association with this example sentence word storage means;
Input means for inputting a plurality of words (for example, the key group 5 in FIG. 1 and the input unit 40 in FIG. 2);
Extracting means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A24 in FIG. 5) for extracting an example sentence including a plurality of words input from the input means from the example sentences stored in association with the example sentence word storage means;
Display control means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5) for reading the level of each example sentence extracted by the extraction means from the level storage means and controlling the display of each example sentence based on the read level; ,
It is characterized by having.
[0025]
The program according to the nineteenth aspect stores the program in a computer.
An example sentence word storage function (for example, ROM 20 in FIG. 2; word example sentence table 226 in FIG. 2) for storing a word in association with an example sentence including the word;
A level storage function (for example, ROM 20 in FIG. 2; an example sentence table 224 in FIG. 2) for storing the level of each example sentence stored in association with the example sentence word storage function;
An input function for inputting a plurality of words (for example, the key group 5 in FIG. 1 and the input unit 40 in FIG. 2);
An extraction function for extracting an example sentence including a plurality of words input by the input function from the example sentences stored in association with the example sentence word storage function (eg, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A24 in FIG. 5);
A display control function (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5) for reading the level of each example sentence extracted by the extraction function from the level storage function and controlling the display of each example sentence based on the read level. ,
Is realized.
[0026]
According to the invention described in claim 8 or 19, an example sentence including a plurality of words input as a search word by the extracting means or the extracting function is extracted. Then, the display control unit or the display control function controls the display of the example sentences based on the level of the example sentences extracted by the extraction unit. Therefore, for example, it is possible to realize more appropriate display control of an example sentence such as not controlling display of an example sentence of a certain level or more, or controlling display of an example sentence in order of level.
[0027]
An information display control device according to a ninth aspect of the present invention
An example sentence storage means (for example, the ROM 20 in FIG. 2; the example sentence table 224 in FIG. 2) for storing the example sentences in association with the entry words of the example sentences;
A collocation storage means (for example, ROM 20 in FIG. 2; an example sentence table 224 in FIG. 2) for storing the collocations included in each example sentence stored in the example sentence storage means in association with the levels of the collocations;
Input means for inputting a plurality of words (for example, the key group 5 in FIG. 1 and the input unit 40 in FIG. 2);
Extracting means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A24 in FIG. 5) for extracting an example sentence including a plurality of words input from the input means from the example sentences stored in the example sentence storage means;
A collocation that is included in each example sentence extracted by the extraction unit and that includes a plurality of words input from the input unit is read from the collocation stored in the collocation storage unit, and the level of the read collocation is set to Display control means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5) for controlling the display of each example sentence based on the determined level by regarding the level as an example sentence including collocations;
It is characterized by having.
[0028]
The program according to the twentieth aspect stores the program in a computer.
An example sentence storage function (for example, ROM 20 in FIG. 2; example sentence table 224 in FIG. 2) for storing example sentences in association with the headword of the example sentence;
A collocation storage function (for example, ROM 20 in FIG. 2; an example sentence table 224 in FIG. 2) for storing the collocations included in each example sentence stored in the example sentence storage function in association with the levels of the collocations;
An input function for inputting a plurality of words (input unit 40 in FIG. 2);
An extraction function for extracting an example sentence including a plurality of words input by the input function from the example sentences stored in the example sentence storage function (eg, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A24 in FIG. 5);
A collocation included in each example sentence extracted by the extraction function, the collocation including a plurality of words input from the input function is read from the collocation stored in the collocation storage function, and the level of the read collocation is set to A display control function (e.g., CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5) for controlling the display of each example sentence based on the determined level by regarding the sentence as the level of the example sentence including collocations;
Is realized.
[0029]
According to the ninth or twentieth aspect of the present invention, an example sentence including a plurality of words input as a search word is extracted by the extracting means or the extracting function. Then, the display control unit or the display control function controls the display of the example sentences based on the level of the example sentences extracted by the extraction unit. For this reason, for example, it is possible to realize more appropriate display control of an example sentence such as not controlling display of an example sentence at a certain level or higher, or controlling display of an example sentence in order of levels.
[0030]
According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the display control means of the information display control device according to the eighth or ninth aspect controls the order of example sentences to be displayed in accordance with the level order of each example sentence. (For example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5).
[0031]
According to the tenth aspect, the effects of the eighth or ninth aspect are exhibited, and the level order display control means displays the example sentences in a regular order according to a certain rule of the level order. Can be controlled. Therefore, for example, when the searched example sentences do not fit on one screen, the user needs to confirm the contents of each example sentence by performing a scroll operation or the like sequentially. However, since the display is controlled in an arrangement according to a certain rule, it is possible to realize more appropriate display control of the example sentences which is easy for the user to understand and understand.
[0032]
Further, as in the invention according to claim 11, the display control means of the information display control device according to claim 8 or 9 comprises:
Level specifying means (for example, pull-down menu P102 in FIG. 8) for specifying a level;
Level designation display control means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5) for controlling an example sentence to be displayed based on a difference between the level designated by the level designation means and the level of each example sentence;
May be provided.
[0033]
According to the eleventh aspect, the effects of the eighth aspect or the ninth aspect can be obtained, and display control of an appropriate example sentence according to a designated level can be realized. That is, for example, it is possible to control the display of an appropriate example sentence according to the user's intention, such as extracting an example sentence at the same level as the designated level and controlling the display.
[0034]
Also, as in the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the level designation display control means of the information display control device according to the eleventh aspect outputs the example sentence other than the example sentence whose level exceeds the level designated by the level designation means. Means for controlling the display (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5) may be used.
[0035]
According to the twelfth aspect of the invention, it is possible to achieve the effect of the invention of the eleventh aspect and to control the display of example sentences other than the example sentences exceeding the designated level, that is, the example sentences within the designated level. Can be displayed.
[0036]
Further, as in the invention according to claim 13, in the information display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
An example sentence level storage means (for example, ROM 20 in FIG. 2; an example sentence table 224 in FIG. 2) for storing the level of each example sentence stored in association with the example sentence word storage means;
Third display control means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; CPU 10 in FIG. 5; read out the level of each example sentence extracted by the extraction means from the example sentence level storage means and controls the display of each example sentence based on the read level. Step A40),
May be further provided.
[0037]
According to the thirteenth aspect, the effects of the first to seventh aspects can be obtained, and the display control of the example sentence based on the level of the example sentence can be performed by the third display control means. For this reason, for example, it is possible to realize more appropriate display control of example sentences, such as not controlling display of example sentences at a certain level or higher, or controlling display of example sentences in order of level.
[0038]
Also, as in the invention according to claim 14, in the information display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A collocation storage means (for example, ROM 20 in FIG. 2; an example sentence table 224 in FIG. 2) for storing the collocations included in each example sentence stored in the example sentence storage means in association with the levels of the collocations;
A collocation that is included in each example sentence extracted by the extraction unit and that includes a plurality of words input from the input unit is read from the collocation stored in the collocation storage unit, and the level of the read collocation is set to A fourth display control means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A40 in FIG. 5) for controlling the display of each example sentence based on the determined level by regarding the level as an example sentence including collocations;
May be further provided.
[0039]
According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the effects of the first to seventh and thirteenth aspects are exhibited, and the fourth example of the example sentence based on the level of the example sentence determined by the level of the collocation by the display control means is provided. Display control can be performed. For this reason, for example, display control of a more appropriate example sentence such as not controlling display of an example sentence at a certain level or higher or controlling display of an example sentence in order of levels, such as a level of an example sentence determined by a collocation level, is realized. Can be.
[0040]
Further, as in the invention according to claim 15, in the information display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 14,
An example sentence identification information storage unit (for example, the ROM 20 in FIG. 2; the word example sentence table 226 in FIG. 2) for storing identification information of an example sentence including the word for each word,
The extraction unit reads, for each word input from the input unit, example sentence identification information of an example sentence including the word from the example sentence identification information storage unit, and extracts an example sentence of example sentence identification information common to each word. (For example, CPU 10 in FIG. 2; step A24 in FIG. 5).
[0041]
According to the invention described in claim 15, in addition to the effects of the inventions described in claims 1 to 14, the following effects can be obtained. That is, since the example sentence identification information storage unit stores, for each word, the identification information of the example sentence including the word, the example sentence including the input word can be easily searched.
[0042]
Further, as in the invention according to claim 16, in the information display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 15,
The input means is a delimiter input means (for example, the key group 5 in FIG. 1, FIG. 18) for inputting a plurality of words separated by predetermined characters (for example, “blank” input in the search phrase input area P300 in FIG. 2 input sections 40),
The extraction means is means for extracting, when a plurality of words are input by being separated by the predetermined character by the separation input means, at least the example sentences in which the plurality of words appear in the input order (for example, ( b)).
[0043]
According to the invention of claim 16, in addition to the effects of the inventions of claims 1 to 15, the following effects can be obtained. That is, when a plurality of words are input separated by predetermined characters, the extraction unit extracts an example sentence in which the input words appear in the input order. For this reason, display control of an appropriate example sentence according to a user's intention can be realized.
[0044]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an electronic dictionary, which is a type of information display control device, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings with reference to FIGS. Is not limited to this.
[0045]
The electronic dictionary incorporates various electronic dictionary data (dictionary databases) such as a Japanese language dictionary, an English-Japanese dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary, and a proverb dictionary. In this dictionary database (hereinafter, the database is referred to as “DB”), description information such as character data for explaining the headword, image data, moving image data, and audio data is stored in association with the headword. Is done. By selecting a dictionary type and inputting a word, the user can display a commentary or the like on the word. In the following, a case will be described as an example in which the electronic dictionary includes a dictionary DB of an English-Japanese dictionary.
[0046]
FIG. 1 shows an overview of the electronic dictionary 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic dictionary 1 includes a display 3 and various key groups 5. Here, the keys constituting the various key groups 5 are respectively assigned unique functions, and the user operates the electronic dictionary 1 by pressing these keys. Specifically, the various key groups 5 include a character input key, a dictionary type selection key, a jump key to a specified word, an example display key of the specified word, and the like. , The function assigned to the key can be executed. For example, when the English-Japanese dictionary button is pressed, the mode is switched to the English-Japanese dictionary mode, and the English-Japanese dictionary DB can be searched.
[0047]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the electronic dictionary 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic dictionary 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 20, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 30, an input unit 40, and a display unit 50. .
[0048]
The CPU 10 executes a process based on a predetermined program in accordance with the input instruction, and performs instructions and data transfer to each functional unit. Specifically, the CPU 10 reads a program stored in the ROM 20 in response to an operation signal input from the input unit 40, and executes processing according to the program. Then, a display signal for displaying the processing result is output to the display unit 60 as appropriate, and the corresponding display information is displayed.
[0049]
The CPU 10 executes an example sentence search process according to an example sentence search program 24 stored in the ROM 20 which will be described later. The details of the example sentence search process will be described later, but the outline is as follows. First, the CPU 10 causes the display unit 50 to display an input screen for inputting a search term and a condition for extracting an example sentence. When the user inputs a search term including a plurality of words and a condition for extracting the example sentence, the user searches the English-Japanese dictionary DB 22 for an example sentence including the search term, and displays the example sentence on the display unit 50 according to the input condition. indicate.
[0050]
The ROM 20 stores an initial program for performing various initial settings, hardware inspection, or loading necessary programs. The CPU 10 sets the operating environment of the electronic dictionary 1 by executing this initial program when the electronic dictionary 1 is powered on.
[0051]
Further, the ROM 20 stores various processing programs relating to the operation of the electronic dictionary 1 such as menu display processing, various setting processing, various search processing, etc., programs for realizing various functions of the electronic dictionary 1, and the like. In addition, an English-Japanese dictionary DB 22 is stored. Further, an example sentence search program 24 is stored as a program.
[0052]
The English-Japanese dictionary DB 22 includes a headword table 222, an example sentence table 224, a word example sentence table 226, a variation table 228, and a word level table 230. The example sentence search program 24 stores a headword limitation program 242, a word level designation program 244, an example sentence difficulty degree designation program 246, and a collocation importance degree designation program 248.
[0053]
FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the headword table 222. The headword table 222 includes a headword 222a (for example, “get”) and explanatory information 222b (for example, “[passing] 1a <person> obtains <things / things> And an example sentence number 222c, which is identification information for identifying an example sentence included in the explanation information, are stored in association with each headword.
[0054]
The headword table 222 is a data table in which basic data of the English-Japanese dictionary DB 22 is stored. When a search word is input in the English-Japanese dictionary mode, a headword matching the search word is read, and the headword is read. It is displayed with the corresponding explanation information. For example, in FIG. 3A, the explanation information of the headword “get”, “[passion] 1a <person gets <things / things>, get ...” is displayed on the display unit 50. If there is an example corresponding to the headword to be displayed, an example sentence of the example is read out and displayed according to a predetermined operation. In FIG. 3A, the example sentences with the example sentence numbers “172” and “198” are read and displayed.
[0055]
FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating an example of the data configuration of the example sentence table 224. The example sentence table 224 stores an example sentence number, an example sentence corresponding to the example sentence number, a source entry word, an example sentence difficulty level, and a collocation importance level in association with each other. The meaning of the example sentence is also stored.
[0056]
The source headword indicates which headword in the headword table 222 the example sentence is associated with. For example, the example sentence “Itlooks [sounds] like the...” Of the example sentence number “126” is stored in association with the headword “like” in the headword table 222.
[0057]
The example sentence difficulty level is information indicating the difficulty level of the example sentence. The example sentence at the easiest level is A, and the example sentence at the next easiest level is B. The alphabetical order is used hereinafter. When level A and level B are compared, it is assumed that level A is treated as being larger, and then becomes smaller as B, C, D,. For example, when comparing the example sentence with the example sentence number “153” and the example sentence with the example sentence number “156”, the example sentence difficulty of the example sentence number “153” is “A”, and the example sentence difficulty of the example sentence number “156” is Since it is "B", the example sentence number "153" has a larger magnitude relationship than the sentence number "153". However, it goes without saying that the electronic dictionary 1 may be configured with the magnitude relationship reversed.
[0058]
The collocation importance indicates the level of importance of the collocation included in the example sentence. In each example sentence, the important sentences are stored in order from the most important one. In particular, when there is no collocation, no value is stored. For example, in the example sentence number “024”, there are two collocations “so that” and “look like”, but since “look like” is stored second, the collocation importance is “B”. On the other hand, since the example sentence number “126” is stored first, the collocation importance is “A”. When level A and level B are compared, it is assumed that level A is treated as being larger, and then becomes smaller as B, C, D,. However, it goes without saying that the electronic dictionary 1 may be configured with the magnitude relationship reversed.
[0059]
FIG. 4B is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the word example sentence table 226. The word example sentence table 226 stores a word and an example sentence number of an example sentence including the word in association with each other.
[0060]
FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the change type table 228. The variation table 228 stores the variations related to each original word. Here, the original word may be a word in the original form or a word in a modified form such as the past form. In addition, the variation differs depending on the part of speech of the original word, such as a verb, adjective, or pronoun. For example, in the case of a verb, the original form of the verb, the third person singular form in which the third person singular "s" is added to the original form of the verb, the past form, the past participle form, the present progressive form, and the like are stored. For example, as shown in FIG. 3B, in the case of “get”, “get, gets, got, getting, gotton” and the like are stored in association with each other. The relationship between the original word and the variant word associated here is referred to as an “equivalent” relationship. For example, “get” and “got” are equivalent words.
[0061]
FIG. 3C is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the word level table 230. The word level table 230 stores a word and a level indicating the difficulty level of the word in association with each other. The difficulty level increases in the alphabetical order of A, B, C,... When level A and level B are compared, it is assumed that level A is treated as being larger, and then becomes smaller as B, C, D,.
[0062]
The example sentence search program 24 is a program for causing the CPU 10 to execute an example sentence search process of searching the English-Japanese dictionary DB 22 for an example sentence based on the search term input by the user and the designated condition, and displaying the example sentence on the display unit 50.
[0063]
The entry word limitation program 242 is a subroutine program included in the example sentence search program 24, and selects, from among the extracted example sentences, an example sentence in which the search word included in the search phrase and the source entry word of the example sentence are equivalent. This is a program for causing the CPU 10 to execute a possible headword limitation process. Here, the search word refers to each word when a plurality of words are input as search phrases. Also, a set of a plurality of input search words is referred to as a multiple search phrase. In addition, the term “search phrase” simply refers to a phrase input for search by a user, and includes both a case where it is composed of one word and a case where it is composed of a plurality of words (ie, a plurality of search phrases).
[0064]
The word level designation program 244 is a subroutine program included in the example sentence search program 24, and is for causing the CPU 10 to execute a word level designation process of extracting an example sentence from the extracted example sentences based on the designated word level. Program.
[0065]
The example sentence difficulty level designation program 246 is a subroutine program included in the example sentence search program 24, and executes an example sentence difficulty level designation process of selecting an example sentence from the extracted example sentences according to the difficulty level of the designated example sentence. It is a program to make it.
[0066]
The collocation importance designation program 248 is a subroutine program included in the example sentence search program 24, and executes a collocation importance designation process for selecting an example sentence from the extracted example sentences according to the designated collocation importance. It is a program to make it.
[0067]
The RAM 30 includes a memory area that temporarily stores various programs executed by the CPU 10 and data related to the execution of these programs. In the present embodiment, a search phrase storage area 302, an example sentence number storage area 304, a first work area 306, a second work area 308, and a third work area 310 are provided.
[0068]
The search phrase storage area 302 stores the search phrase input by the input unit 40. The example sentence number storage area 304 stores a list of extracted example sentence numbers. The first work area 306, the second work area 308, and the third work area 310 store data temporarily used in each program.
[0069]
The input unit 40 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 signal of a pressed key to the CPU 10. By key input in the input unit 40, input means such as input of a search term, selection of a dictionary mode, and a search execution instruction are realized. The input unit 40 corresponds to the key group 5 shown in FIG. The input unit 40 is not limited to the key group 5, but may be a touch panel or the like.
[0070]
The display unit 50 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 50 corresponds to the display 3 shown in FIG.
[0071]
Next, the operation of the electronic dictionary 1 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the example sentence search process executed by the CPU 10 according to the example sentence search program 24. The flow of the example sentence search process will be described with reference to FIG.
[0072]
First, when a user inputs a search term in the search term input area P100 (Step A12; Yes), the input search term is stored in the search term storage area 302 (Step A14).
[0073]
Then, the first search word of the input search phrase is selected (step A16), and the example sentence number corresponding to the search word is extracted from the word example sentence table 226 and stored in the first work area 306 (step A18). Next, when the search word still remains (Step A20; No), the next search word is selected (Step A22), and the same processing is performed. After the extraction of the example sentence numbers is completed for all the search words (step A20; Yes), the common number of the example sentence number for each search word is extracted and stored in the example sentence number storage area 304 (step A24).
[0074]
For example, when “look & like” is input as a search term, the first search word is “look” and the next search word is “like”. First, the CPU 10 extracts the example sentence number “..., 6,..., 24,...” Corresponding to “look” from the word example sentence table 226 and stores it in the first work area 306. Next, an example sentence number "..., 24, ..., 48, ..." corresponding to "like" is extracted from the word table 266 and stored in the first work area 306. At this time, the information stored in the first work area 306 is as shown in FIG.
[0075]
Next, the CPU 10 extracts an example sentence number common to all search words from the example sentence numbers corresponding to the search words stored in the first work area 306, and stores the example sentence numbers in the example sentence number storage area 304. . For example, an example sentence number common to “like” and “look” is extracted from the state of the first work area 306 shown in FIG. Here, “24, 126, 153, 156, 315,...” Are extracted and stored in the example sentence number storage area 304. At this time, the information stored in the example sentence number storage area 304 is as shown in FIG.
[0076]
Next, the CPU 10 executes a process according to the process selected by the user (step A26). Here, the processes selected by the user include a headword limiting process (step A28; FIG. 6), a word level designation process (step A30; FIG. 12), an example sentence difficulty level designation process (step A32; FIG. 14), There is a collocation importance designation process (step A34; FIG. 16). Details of each processing content will be described later.
[0077]
FIG. 8A shows an example of the input screen in step A26. In FIG. 8A, when the user inputs a search term in the search term input area P100 and selects any one of the execution buttons B100, B102, B104, and B106, the CPU 10 executes the selected processing. . Specifically, when the execution button B100 is selected, the entry word limitation processing is performed, when the execution button B102 is selected, the word level specification processing is performed, and when the execution button B104 is selected, the example sentence difficulty level specification processing is performed. When the execute button B106 is selected, the collocation importance designation processing is executed.
[0078]
Next, if there is a duplicate number in the example sentence numbers stored in the example sentence number storage area 304, the CPU 10 deletes the rest except one number (step A36). In this state, the process waits for a user instruction to display the example sentence number or to repeat the processing of steps A28 to A34. At this time, an instruction input may be waited by a window display. Then, when an instruction to repeat the processing is input (Step A38; Yes), the CPU 10 shifts the processing to Step A26 and performs the processing of Steps A26 to A38 again.
[0079]
On the other hand, when the instruction not to repeat is input (step A38; No), the CPU 10 sets the example sentence table corresponding to the example sentence number stored in the example sentence number storage area 304 in the order in which the example sentences are stored. Out of the read example sentence, a special display is given to a character string portion equivalent to the search phrase stored in the search phrase storage area 302 and displayed on the display unit 50.
[0080]
For example, when the example sentence number “24” is stored in the example sentence number storage area 304, the example sentence table 224 is searched, and “The water...” Which is the example sentence of the example sentence number “24” is displayed on the display unit 50. At this time, a special display is given to a character string portion equivalent to the search phrase. This special display may be in any form as long as it can be visually different from other parts, such as underlining, changing the font, and performing color change display.
[0081]
Next, the operation of the electronic dictionary 1 when the user selects the headword limiting process in step A26 of the example sentence search process (FIG. 5) will be described. In addition, specific examples will be described as appropriate using an example of data stored in each storage area of the RAM 30 and an example of a display screen.
[0082]
At step A26 of the example sentence search process (FIG. 5), the search term is input to the search term storage area P100 on the input screen of FIG. The execution of the program 242 is started, and a headword limitation process is executed.
[0083]
6, first, the CPU 10 copies the example sentence number stored in the example sentence number storage area 304 to the second work area 308 (step B10). Next, the first search word is read from the search words stored in the search word storage area 302 (step B12). Then, one of the example sentence numbers stored in the second work area 308 is selected (step B14). Next, the CPU 10 reads the source headword of the example sentence corresponding to the selected example sentence number with reference to the example sentence table 224 (step B16), and checks whether or not the search word and the source headword are equivalent (step B18). . For example, as described above, the headword limitation process is performed using “look” and “like” as search terms. Then, first, the example sentence number as shown in FIG. 7B is stored in the example sentence number storage area 304.
[0084]
The CPU 10 copies the example sentence number stored in the example sentence number storage area 304 to the second work area 308 (step B10). FIGS. 7C and 7I show examples of example sentence numbers stored in the second work area 308 in this state. The second work area 308 stores example sentence numbers “24, 126, 153, 156, 315,...” Which are common to the example sentence numbers of the search words “look” and “like”. Next, the first search word is read. Here, since “look” and “like” have been input, the first search word is “look”. Next, one of the example sentence numbers “24” stored in the second work area 308 is selected, and the source entry word of the example sentence is read out with reference to the example sentence table 224. According to FIG. 4A, the headword of the example sentence with the example sentence number “24” is “calm”. Then, the CPU 10 compares whether or not the search word “like” is equivalent to the headword “calm”.
[0085]
The description returns to FIG. Next, the CPU 10 determines whether or not the search word and the source headword are equivalent with reference to the word level table 230 (step B18). If the search word and the headword are equivalent (step B18; YES), the corresponding example sentence number is additionally copied to the end of the third work area 310 (step B20). If the search word is different from the headword, no processing is performed (step B18; No).
[0086]
If all the example sentence numbers have not been determined (step B22; No), the CPU 10 selects the next example sentence number stored in the second work area 308 and proceeds to the next example sentence (step B24). ), The processing of steps B16 to B22 is repeatedly performed. When the processing has been completed for all the example sentence numbers (Step B22; Yes), the CPU 10 determines whether or not all the search words have been compared. If search words remain (step B26; No), the CPU 10 repeats the processing of steps B14 to B26 for the next search word (step B28), and performs processing for all search words. (Step B26; Yes), the example sentence number storage area 304 is updated with the example sentence number stored in the third work area 310 (Step B30), and the headword limiting process is ended.
[0087]
When the second work area 308 and the third work area 310 are in the state of FIGS. 7C and 7I described above, “24, 126, 153, 156, 315” is stored in the second work area 308. Nothing is stored in the third work area. In this state, the CPU 10 first determines whether or not the first search word “look” is equivalent to the source headword. According to the example sentence table 224 in FIG. 4, since the source headwords of the example sentence numbers “153” and “156” are equal to “look”, the example sentence numbers “153” and “156” are added to the third work area 310. ((Ii) in FIG. 7 (c)).
[0088]
Next, the CPU 10 determines whether or not the search word “like” is equivalent to the source headword. Then, since the source headwords of the example sentence number “126” are the same, the example sentence number “126” is added to the end of the third work area 310 ((iii) in FIG. 7C). Then, the example sentence number storage area 304 is updated by using the contents of the third work area 310 (step B30), and the headword limitation processing ends. Thereafter, the example sentence search process is restarted from step A36. FIG. 8B shows an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 50 as a result at this time. In FIG. 8B, in the order of the input search words, an example sentence of the headword “look” equivalent to the search word “look” is displayed first, and the headword “like” equivalent to the search word “like” is displayed. Is displayed later. In addition, a character string portion equivalent to the search words “look” and “like” is specially displayed T1.
[0089]
Next, an example of a case where “got” and “up” are input as search terms and the headword limiting process is executed is shown in FIG. 9B, an example of an example sentence table 224 shown in FIG. 9A. A description will be given with reference to an example of the word example sentence table 230.
[0090]
Before the headword limiting process, the example sentence number using the search words “got” and “up” is stored in the first work area 306 by the example sentence search processing, and the common example sentence number is stored in the example sentence number storage area 304. It is stored (FIGS. 10A and 10B).
[0091]
Then, first, in the headword limiting process, the CPU 10 copies the example sentence number stored in the example sentence number storage area 304 to the second work area 308. FIGS. 10C and 10I show the state at this time. “36, 172, 210” is stored in the second work area 308, and nothing is stored in the third work area 310.
[0092]
Next, it is determined whether or not the search word and the source headword are equivalent. The determination as to whether or not they are equivalent is made with reference to the variation table 226. Specifically, for example, in FIG. 3B showing an example of the variation table 226, “get” is stored as a variation for the original word “got”. Therefore, it is determined that “got” and “get” are equivalent.
[0093]
Then, the state of the third work area 310 when the example sentence number having “get” equivalent to the search word “got” as the source entry word is selected with reference to the example sentence table 224 of FIG. 9A is shown. The figure is FIG.10 (c) (ii). Next, FIGS. 10 (c) and (iii) show a state in which an example sentence number having “up” equivalent to the search word “up” as a headword is added to the third work area. Then, the CPU 10 updates the example sentence number storage area 304 with the example sentence number stored in the third work area 310. FIG. 11 shows a screen example in which the example sentences are displayed on the display unit 50 using the example sentence numbers stored in the example sentence number storage area 304. In FIG. 11, an example sentence of a headword "get" equivalent to the search word "got" is displayed first in the order of the input search words, and an example sentence of the headword "up" equivalent to the search word "up". Is displayed later. Further, a character string portion equivalent to the search words “got” and “up” is specially displayed T1.
[0094]
As described above, according to the headword limiting process, it is possible to display only the example sentences having the search word as the source headword, and to display based on the order of the search words. Therefore, it is possible to display an example sentence that is strongly related to the input search word and matches the source entry word of the example sentence, and it is possible to realize an appropriate display of the example sentence.
[0095]
Next, the operation of the electronic dictionary 1 when the user selects the word level designation process in step A26 of the example sentence search process (FIG. 5) will be described. In addition, as an example of data stored in each storage area of the RAM 30 and an example of a display screen, a case where “look & like” is input in the search term input area P100 of FIG. I do.
[0096]
In step A26 of the example sentence search process (FIG. 5), after the search phrase "look &like" is input on the input screen of FIG. 8A, the word level is specified in the pull-down menu P104, and the execution button B102 is selected. As a result, the CPU 10 starts executing the word level designation program 244 and executes a word level designation process. In the word level specification process, the word level to be specified is a level displayed as a junior high school student level, a high school student level, a college student level, etc. in the pull-down menu P104, and the levels “A”, “B”, Level “C” is set. Further, the word level of each word is stored in the word level table 230 in association with each other. Note that the pull-down menu refers to a menu from which one item can be selected from a plurality of items.
[0097]
12, first, the CPU 10 copies the example sentence number stored in the example sentence number storage area 304 to the second work area 308 (step C10). An example of the contents stored in the second work area 308 at this time is shown in FIGS. Next, the level specified by the user is read (step C12). For example, in the pull-down menu P104 in FIG. 8, since the word level is designated as "high school student", it is determined that the level "B" corresponding to the high school student level is the level designated by the user. Hereinafter, the level specified by the user is referred to as a specified level.
[0098]
Next, the CPU 10 selects one of the example sentence numbers stored in the second work area 308 (Step C14), and determines an example sentence word level (Step C16). Here, the example sentence word level refers to the difficulty of the example sentence determined from the word level of each word included in the example sentence, and refers to the smallest word level among the words included in the example sentence. . For example, as shown in FIG. 13B, in the case of the example sentence with the example sentence number “24”, the level read from the word level table 230 is assigned to each word included in the example sentence. Here, while the calm is at the word level “B”, all other words are at the word level “A”, so the example sentence word level of this example sentence number “24” is set to “B”. In the case of the example sentence with the example sentence number “153”, since the word level of all the words is “A”, the example sentence word level of the example sentence number “153” is “A”. In this embodiment, among the word levels of the words included in the example sentence, the smallest word level is set as the example sentence word level, but the largest word level may be set as the example sentence word level.
[0099]
Next, the CPU 10 compares the example sentence word level with the designated level (step C18). If the example sentence word level is smaller than the designated level, the example sentence number from among the example sentence numbers stored in the second work area 308. Then, the selected example sentence number determined to be small is deleted (Step C20; Yes). For example, when the user specifies a high school student level (level B), an example sentence whose example sentence word level is a college student level (level C) is not displayed.
[0100]
Then, the CPU 10 determines whether or not the processing has been performed for all the example sentence numbers. If not (step C22; No), the CPU 10 selects the next example sentence number stored in the second work area 308. Moving to the next example sentence (step C24), the processing of steps C14 to C22 is repeated. When the processing is completed for all the example sentence numbers (step C22; Yes), the example sentence numbers stored in the second work area 308 are sorted at the example sentence word level (step C26), and the example sentence number storage area 304 is stored. Update (step C28). For example, in step C10, even if the example sentence numbers are stored in the second work area 308 in the order shown in FIGS. 13 (a) and 13 (i), they are sorted at the example sentence word level in step C26. The example sentence numbers stored in the second work area 308 are updated in the order as shown in FIGS.
[0101]
FIG. 13C shows an example of a screen displayed as a processing result based on the updated example sentence number storage area 304. Similar to the processing result screen of the headword limitation processing shown in FIG. 8, a character string portion equivalent to the search word is specially displayed T1.
[0102]
By making the determination in step C18 “example sentence word level 単 語 designated level”, a process of deleting the example sentence number of the example sentence whose example sentence word level is not the designated level from the second work area 308 may be performed. In that case, only the example sentence of the designated level can be displayed.
[0103]
As described above, according to the word level designation processing, an appropriate example sentence can be displayed based on the designated word level. That is, since an example sentence using a word that is difficult for the user is not displayed, an appropriate example sentence according to the user's intention can be displayed. In addition, since the displayed example sentences are also displayed in the order of the example sentence word level, for example, the words used are displayed from simple example sentences, and even when a plurality of example sentences are displayed at once. This makes it easy to check the contents of each example sentence.
[0104]
Next, the example sentence difficulty level designation process will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. As a data example and a display screen example stored in each storage area of the RAM 30, a case where “look & like” is input in the search term input area P100 of FIG. 8A will be described as an example.
[0105]
At step A26 of the example sentence search process (FIG. 5), after inputting the search term "look &like" on the input screen of FIG. 8A, the difficulty level of the example sentence is specified in the pull-down menu P106, and the execution button B104 is selected. Accordingly, the CPU 10 starts executing the example sentence difficulty level designation program 246, and starts execution of the example sentence difficulty level designation process. Here, the example sentence difficulty level is a level displayed as A, B, C, etc. in the pull-down menu P106, and is internally set as level “A”, level “B”, level “C”,. Have been. Further, as shown in the example sentence table 224 of FIG. 4A, each example sentence difficulty is stored as “example sentence difficulty” in association with each example sentence.
[0106]
14, first, the CPU 10 copies the example sentence number stored in the example sentence number storage area 304 to the second work area 308 (step D10). An example of the contents stored in the second work area 308 at this time is shown in FIGS. Next, the difficulty level designated by the user is read (step D12). For example, in the pull-down menu P106 in FIG. 8, since the example sentence difficulty level is designated as "B", it is determined that the difficulty level "B" is the difficulty level designated by the user. Hereinafter, the difficulty level designated by the user is referred to as a designated difficulty level.
[0107]
Next, the CPU 10 selects one of the example sentence numbers stored in the second work area 308 (Step D14), and reads out the example sentence difficulty (Step D16). Specifically, for example, for the example sentence with the example sentence number “24”, the difficulty level “B” of the example sentence is read out with reference to the example sentence table 224 of FIG.
[0108]
Next, the CPU 10 compares the example sentence difficulty level with the designated difficulty level. If the example sentence difficulty level is smaller than the designated difficulty level (step D18; Yes), the difficulty level is stored in the second work area 308. From the example sentence numbers, the selected example sentence number determined to be small is deleted (step D20). For example, when the designated difficulty level is “B”, the example sentences with the example sentence difficulty levels “C” and “D” are not displayed.
[0109]
Then, the CPU 10 determines whether or not the processing has been performed for all the example sentence numbers. If not (step D22; No), the CPU 10 selects the next example sentence number stored in the second work area 308. The process moves to the next example sentence (step D24), and the processes of steps D14 to D33 are repeated. When the processing is completed for all the example sentence numbers (step D22; Yes), the example sentence numbers stored in the second work area 308 are sorted by the difficulty level of the example sentence (step D26), and the example sentence number storage area 304 is stored. Update (step D28). For example, in step D10, even if the example sentence numbers are stored in the second work area 308 in the order shown in FIGS. 15A and 15I, in step D26, the example sentences are sorted according to the difficulty level of the example sentences. Therefore, the example sentence numbers stored in the second work area 308 are updated in the order as shown in FIGS.
[0110]
FIG. 15B shows an example of a screen displayed as a processing result based on the updated example sentence number storage area 304. Similar to the processing result screen of the headword limitation processing shown in FIG. 8, a character string portion equivalent to the search word is specially displayed T1.
[0111]
Note that by making the determination in step D18 “example sentence difficulty / designated difficulty”, a process of deleting the example sentence number of an example sentence whose example sentence difficulty is not the designated difficulty from the second work area 308 may be performed. . In that case, only the example sentence of the designated difficulty level can be displayed.
[0112]
As described above, according to the example sentence difficulty level designation process, an appropriate example sentence can be displayed based on the designated example sentence difficulty level. That is, an example sentence that is difficult for the user is not displayed, so that an appropriate example sentence according to the user's intention can be displayed. In addition, since the displayed example sentences are also displayed in the order of the difficulty level of the example sentences, for example, the difficulty level of the example sentences is displayed from the simple example sentences, and even if a plurality of example sentences are displayed at once, The task of confirming the contents of each example sentence becomes easy.
[0113]
Next, the collocation importance designation process will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. As a data example and a display screen example stored in each storage area of the RAM 30, a case where “look & like” is input in the search term input area P100 of FIG. 8A will be described as an example.
[0114]
In step A26 of the example sentence search process (FIG. 5), after the search phrase "look &like" is input on the input screen of FIG. 8A, the collocation importance is specified in the pull-down menu P108, and the execution button B106 is selected. As a result, the CPU 10 starts execution of the collocation importance designation program 248, and starts execution of the collocation importance designation process. Here, the collocation importance is a level displayed as A, B, C, etc. in the pull-down menu P108, and is internally set as level “A”, level “B”, level “C”. Have been. Further, as shown in the example sentence table 224 of FIG. 4A, each collocation importance is stored in association with each collocation included in each example sentence as “composition importance”. Then, among the stored collocation importances, the collocation importance matching the search phrase is set as the collocation importance of the corresponding example sentence with respect to the search phrase.
[0115]
16, first, the CPU 10 copies the example sentence number stored in the example sentence number storage area 304 to the second work area 308 (step E10). One example of the contents stored in the second work area 308 at this time is shown in FIGS. Next, the degree of importance specified by the user is read (step D12). For example, in the pull-down menu P108 of FIG. 8, since the collocation importance is designated as "B", it is determined that the importance "B" is the importance designated by the user. Hereinafter, the importance designated by the user is referred to as designated importance.
[0116]
Next, the CPU 10 selects one of the example sentence numbers stored in the second work area 308 (Step E14), and determines the collocation importance of the example sentence with reference to the example sentence table 224 (Step E16). ). Specifically, for example, as for the example sentence with the example sentence number “24”, referring to the example sentence table 224 in FIG. 4A, “look” and “like” input as the search terms are important for the corresponding example sentence. It is stored as "B". Therefore, the collocation importance of the corresponding example sentence is determined to be “B”.
[0117]
Next, the CPU 10 compares the collocation importance of the example sentence with the designated importance. If the collocation importance of the example sentence is smaller than the designated importance (step E18; Yes), the CPU 10 stores the collocation importance in the second work area 308. From the stored example sentence numbers, the selected example sentence number determined to be smaller is deleted (step E20). For example, when the designated importance is “B”, the example sentence having the collocation importance of the example sentence such as “C” or “D” is not displayed.
[0118]
Then, the CPU 10 determines whether or not the processing has been performed for all the example sentence numbers. If not (step E22; No), the CPU 10 selects the next example sentence number stored in the second work area 308. Then, the processing shifts to the processing for the next example sentence (step E24), and the processing of steps E14 to E22 is repeated. When the processing is completed for all the example sentence numbers (step E22; Yes), the example sentence numbers stored in the second work area 308 are sorted by the collocation importance of the example sentences (step E26), and the example sentence number storage area 304 is updated (step E28). For example, even if, in step E10, example sentence numbers are stored in the second work area 308 in the order shown in FIGS. 17A and 17I, in step E26, the example sentences are sorted according to the level of collocation importance of the example sentences. Therefore, the example sentence numbers stored in the second work area 308 are updated in the order as shown in FIGS.
[0119]
FIG. 17B shows an example of a screen displayed as a processing result based on the updated example sentence number storage area 304. Similar to the processing result screen of the headword limitation processing shown in FIG. 8, a character string portion equivalent to the search word is specially displayed T1.
[0120]
In addition, by making the determination in step E18 “the collocation importance degree ≠ designation importance degree”, a process of deleting the example sentence number of the example sentence whose collocation importance degree is not the designated importance degree may be performed from the second work area 308. . In that case, only the example sentence of the designated importance can be displayed.
[0121]
Thus, according to the collocation importance designation process, an appropriate example sentence can be displayed based on the designated collocation importance. That is, based on the collocation importance specified by the user, the example sentence including the collocation that is not important in the example sentence is not displayed, so that an appropriate example sentence according to the intention of the user can be displayed. Further, since the displayed example sentences are also displayed in the order of the collocation importance, for example, the more important example sentences are displayed in comparison with the search phrase, and the user can easily check the contents of the example sentences. Becomes possible.
[0122]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the contents of the above embodiments, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in order to realize a search for an example sentence including a collocation or a phrase that uses the words “look” and “like” continuously, an input with a space between “look” and “like” may be allowed.
[0123]
For example, FIG. 18A is an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 50 in step A12 of the example sentence search process. Here, in the search phrase input area P300, a search phrase separated from “look like” by a space is input. When a search term separated by the space is input, the CPU 10 extracts only the example sentence number in which the search words “look” and “like” are used consecutively in step B18, and By adding to the end of the third work area 310, it is possible to realize a search for an example sentence in which search words are continuously used. FIG. 18B shows an example of the search result screen at this time. In the same figure, unlike the screen example of FIG. 8B in which “look & like” is input and displayed, only example sentences in which “look” and “like” are used consecutively are displayed. For this reason, it is possible to search for and display an example sentence suitable for the purpose.
[0124]
【The invention's effect】
According to the invention described in claim 1 or 17, an example sentence including a plurality of words input as a search word by the extracting means or the extracting function is extracted. Then, the display control unit or the display control function extracts and controls the display of an example sentence in which a word equivalent to any one of the plurality of input words is a headword for the example sentence. Therefore, it is possible to display an example sentence that is strongly related to the input word and matches the headword of the example sentence.
[0125]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the effects of the first aspect of the present invention can be obtained, and more appropriate display control of example sentences can be realized by the display order control means. That is, since the display of the example sentences is controlled in accordance with the input order of the input words, the display of the example sentences can be controlled in an order according to the intention of the user, and in an intuitively understandable order.
[0126]
According to the third aspect of the invention, the effects of the first or second aspect of the invention can be obtained, and more appropriate display control of example sentences can be realized by the second display control means. That is, the second display control unit controls the display of the example sentences based on the extreme end level of the example sentences extracted by the extraction unit. Therefore, for example, it is possible to realize more appropriate display control of an example sentence such as not controlling display of an example sentence of a certain level or more, or controlling display of an example sentence in order of level.
[0127]
According to the invention described in claim 4 or 18, an example sentence including a plurality of words input as a search word by the extraction means or the extraction function is extracted. Then, the second display control means or the second display control function controls the display of the example sentence based on the extreme end level of the example sentence extracted by the extraction means. Therefore, for example, it is possible to realize more appropriate display control of an example sentence such as not controlling display of an example sentence of a certain level or more, or controlling display of an example sentence in order of level.
[0128]
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the effects of the third or fourth aspect of the present invention are exhibited, and the level order display control means controls the order of the endmost level in a regular order. Example sentences can be displayed and controlled. Therefore, for example, when the searched example sentences do not fit on one screen, it is necessary for the user to sequentially perform a scroll operation or the like to check the contents of each example sentence. However, since the display is controlled in an array according to a certain rule, it is possible to realize more appropriate display control of the example sentences that are easy for the user to understand and understand.
[0129]
According to the invention described in claim 6, the effects of the invention described in claim 3 or 4 can be obtained, and display control of an appropriate example sentence according to the designated level can be realized. That is, for example, display control can be performed on an appropriate example sentence according to the user's intention, such as extracting an example sentence at the same end level as the designated level and controlling the display.
[0130]
According to the invention described in claim 7, the effects of the invention described in claim 6 are exhibited, and the display of example sentences other than the example sentence exceeding the designated level is controlled, that is, the example sentences in the designated level are displayed. The display can be controlled.
[0131]
According to the invention described in claim 8 or 19, an example sentence including a plurality of words input as a search word by the extracting means or the extracting function is extracted. Then, the display control unit or the display control function controls the display of the example sentences based on the level of the example sentences extracted by the extraction unit. Therefore, for example, it is possible to realize more appropriate display control of an example sentence such as not controlling display of an example sentence of a certain level or more, or controlling display of an example sentence in order of level.
[0132]
According to the ninth or twentieth aspect, an example sentence including a plurality of words input as a search word is extracted by the extracting means or the extracting function. Then, the display control unit or the display control function controls the display of the example sentences based on the level of the example sentences extracted by the extraction unit. Therefore, for example, it is possible to realize more appropriate display control of an example sentence such as not controlling display of an example sentence of a certain level or more, or controlling display of an example sentence in order of level.
[0133]
According to the tenth aspect, the effects of the eighth or ninth aspect are exhibited, and the level order display control means controls display of example sentences in a regular order in accordance with a certain rule of the level order. can do. Therefore, for example, when the searched example sentences do not fit on one screen, it is necessary for the user to sequentially perform a scroll operation or the like to check the contents of each example sentence. However, since the display is controlled in an array according to a certain rule, it is possible to realize more appropriate display control of the example sentences that are easy for the user to understand and understand.
[0134]
According to the eleventh aspect, the effects of the eighth aspect or the ninth aspect can be obtained, and appropriate display control of an example sentence according to a designated level can be realized. That is, for example, it is possible to control the display of an appropriate example sentence according to the user's intention, such as extracting an example sentence at the same level as the designated level and controlling the display.
[0135]
According to the twelfth aspect of the invention, it is possible to obtain the effect of the invention of the eleventh aspect and to control the display of example sentences other than the example sentences exceeding the specified level, that is, to display the example sentences within the specified level. The display can be controlled.
[0136]
According to the thirteenth aspect, the effects of the inventions according to the first to seventh aspects can be obtained, and the display control of the example sentence based on the level of the example sentence can be performed by the third display control means. For this reason, for example, it is possible to realize more appropriate display control of example sentences, such as not controlling display of example sentences at a certain level or higher, or controlling display of example sentences in order of level.
[0137]
According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the effects of the first to seventh and thirteenth aspects are exhibited, and the display of the example sentence based on the level of the example sentence determined by the level of the collocation by the fourth display control means. Control can be performed. For this reason, for example, display control of a more appropriate example sentence such as not controlling display of an example sentence at a certain level or higher or controlling display of an example sentence in order of levels, such as a level of an example sentence determined by a collocation level, is realized. Can be.
[0138]
According to the invention set forth in claim 15, the following effects can be achieved in addition to the effects of the inventions described in claims 1 to 14. That is, since the example sentence identification information storage unit stores, for each word, the identification information of the example sentence including the word, the example sentence including the input word can be easily searched.
[0139]
According to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effects of the first to fifteenth aspects. That is, when a plurality of words are input separated by predetermined characters, the extraction unit extracts an example sentence in which the input words appear in the input order. For this reason, display control of an appropriate example sentence according to a user's intention can be realized.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an electronic dictionary according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an electronic dictionary according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a data configuration of (a) a headword table, (b) a variation table, and (c) a word level table.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of (a) an example sentence table and (b) a word example sentence table.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation flow of an example sentence search process.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation flow of a headword limitation process.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a work area in headword limitation processing.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen for inputting search terms and specifying extraction conditions, and a diagram showing a display example when a headword limiting process is executed.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of (a) a headword table and (b) a word example sentence table.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a work area in headword limitation processing.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example when a headword limitation process is executed.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an operation flow of a word level designation process.
13A is a diagram illustrating an example of a work area in a word level designation process, FIG. 13B is a diagram illustrating a step of determining an example sentence word level, and FIG. 13C is a display example when the word level designation process is executed. FIG.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an operation flow of an example sentence difficulty level designation process.
15A is a diagram illustrating an example of a work area in the example sentence difficulty level designation process, and FIG. 15B is a diagram illustrating a display example when the example sentence difficulty level designation process is executed.
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an operation flow of a collocation importance designation process.
17A is a diagram illustrating an example of a work area in a collocation importance designation process, and FIG. 17B is a diagram illustrating a display example when the collocation importance designation process is executed.
18A is a diagram illustrating a screen for inputting a search term and specifying extraction conditions, and FIG. 18B is a diagram illustrating a display example when a headword limiting process is executed.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 electronic dictionary
10 CPU
20 ROM
22 English-Japanese Dictionary DB
222 headword table
224 Example sentence table
226 Word Example Sentence Table
228 Variant table
230 Word Level Table
24 Example sentence search program
242 Headword Limited Program
244 Word Level Designation Program
246 Example sentence difficulty designation program
248 Collocation importance designation program
30 RAM
302 Search word storage area
304 Example sentence number storage area
306 First Work Area
308 Second Work Area
310 third work area
40 Input unit
50 Display

Claims (20)

An example sentence storage means for storing the example sentence in association with the headword of the example sentence,
An example sentence word storage means for storing a word in association with an example sentence stored in the example sentence storage means containing the word,
Input means for inputting a plurality of words;
Extracting means for extracting an example sentence including a plurality of words input from the input means from the example sentences stored in association with the example sentence word storage means;
The extracting unit extracts an example sentence in which any one of a plurality of words or a word equivalent to any one of the plurality of words input from the input unit is stored in the example sentence storage unit in association with a headword. Display control means for performing control for extracting and displaying from the example sentence,
An information display control device comprising: The input means is means for inputting a plurality of words in order,
2. The information display control device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit includes a display order control unit that controls an order of example sentences to be displayed according to an order of a word input from the input unit. 3. . Word level storage means for storing a preset level of each word;
Level display control for controlling the display of each example sentence based on the highest level or the lowest level indicating the lowest level among the levels of each word included in the example sentence for each example sentence extracted by the extraction means Means,
The information display control device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: An example sentence word storage means for storing a word in association with an example sentence including the word,
Word level storage means for storing a preset level of each word;
Input means for inputting a plurality of words;
Extracting means for extracting an example sentence including a plurality of words input from the input means from the example sentences stored in association with the example sentence word storage means;
Level display control for controlling the display of each example sentence based on the highest level or the lowest level indicating the lowest level among the levels of each word included in the example sentence for each example sentence extracted by the extraction means Means,
An information display control device comprising: 5. The information according to claim 3, wherein the level display control unit includes a level order display control unit that controls an order of example sentences to be displayed in accordance with a level order of an endmost level of each of the obtained example sentences. Display control device. The level display control means includes:
A level specifying means for specifying a level,
Level designation display control means for controlling an example sentence to be displayed based on a difference between the level designated by the level designation means and the obtained endmost level;
The information display control device according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising: The said level designation | designated display control means is a means which performs the control which displays the example sentence other than the example sentence in which the calculated | required extreme level exceeded the level designated by the said level designation means. Information display control device. An example sentence word storage means for storing a word in association with an example sentence including the word,
Level storage means for storing the level of each example sentence stored in association with the example sentence word storage means;
Input means for inputting a plurality of words;
Extracting means for extracting an example sentence including a plurality of words input from the input means from the example sentences stored in association with the example sentence word storage means;
Display control means for reading the level of each example sentence extracted by the extraction means from the level storage means, and controlling the display of each example sentence based on the read level;
An information display control device comprising: An example sentence storage means for storing the example sentence in association with the headword of the example sentence,
A collocation storage means for storing a collocation included in each example sentence stored in the example sentence storage means and the level of the collocation in association with each other;
Input means for inputting a plurality of words;
Extracting means for extracting an example sentence including a plurality of words input from the input means from among the example sentences stored in the example sentence storage means;
A collocation that is included in each example sentence extracted by the extraction unit and that includes a plurality of words input from the input unit is read from the collocation stored in the collocation storage unit, and the level of the read collocation is set to the level. Display control means for controlling the display of each example sentence based on the determined level by regarding the example sentence including the collocations as a level;
An information display control device comprising: 10. The information display control device according to claim 8, wherein the display control means includes a level order display control means for controlling an order of example sentences to be displayed in accordance with a level order of each example sentence. The display control means,
A level specifying means for specifying a level,
Level designation display control means for controlling an example sentence to be displayed based on a difference between the level designated by the level designation means and the level of each example sentence;
The information display control device according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising: 12. The information display control according to claim 11, wherein the level designation display control means is a means for controlling to display an example sentence other than an example sentence whose level exceeds the level designated by the level designation means. apparatus. An example sentence level storage unit that stores a level of each example sentence stored in association with the example sentence word storage unit;
Third display control means for reading the level of each example sentence extracted by the extraction means from the example sentence level storage means and controlling display of each example sentence based on the read level;
The information display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising: A collocation storage unit that stores the collocations included in each example sentence stored in the example sentence storage unit in association with the level of the collocation,
A collocation that is included in each example sentence extracted by the extraction unit and that includes a plurality of words input from the input unit is read from the collocation stored in the collocation storage unit, and the level of the read collocation is set to the level. A fourth display control unit that controls display of each example sentence based on the determined level by regarding the level of the example sentence including the collocation;
The information display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising: For each word, further comprises an example sentence identification information storage means for storing identification information of an example sentence including the word,
The extracting means reads, for each word input from the input means, example sentence identification information of an example sentence including the word from the example sentence identification information storage means, and extracts an example sentence of example sentence identification information common to each word. The information display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the information display control device is a unit that performs the operation. The input means has a delimiter input means for inputting a plurality of words separated by predetermined characters,
The extraction means is means for extracting an example sentence in which at least the plurality of words appear in the input order when a plurality of words are input by being separated by the predetermined character by the separation input means. The information display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein On the computer,
An example sentence storage function of storing an example sentence in association with a headword of the example sentence,
An example sentence word storage function of storing a word in association with an example sentence stored in the example sentence storage function including the word,
An input function for inputting multiple words,
An extraction function of extracting an example sentence including a plurality of words input by the input function from the example sentences stored in association with the example sentence word storage function;
The extraction function extracts an example sentence in which any one of a plurality of words or a word equivalent to any one of the plurality of words input from the input function is stored in association with the example sentence storage function as a headword. A display control function for performing control to extract and display from the example sentence,
The program to realize. On the computer,
An example sentence word storage function for storing a word in association with an example sentence including the word,
A word level storage function for storing a preset level of each word;
An input function for inputting multiple words,
An extraction function of extracting an example sentence including a plurality of words input by the input function from the example sentences stored in association with the example sentence word storage function;
Level display control for controlling the display of each example sentence based on the highest level or the lowest level indicating the lowest level among the levels of each word included in the example sentence for each example sentence extracted by the extraction function Features and
The program to realize. On the computer,
An example sentence word storage function for storing a word in association with an example sentence including the word,
A level storage function for storing the level of each example sentence stored in association with this example sentence word storage function,
An input function for inputting multiple words,
An extraction function of extracting an example sentence including a plurality of words input by the input function from the example sentences stored in association with the example sentence word storage function;
A display control function of reading the level of each example sentence extracted by the extraction function from the level storage function and controlling the display of each example sentence based on the read level;
The program to realize. On the computer,
An example sentence storage function of storing an example sentence in association with a headword of the example sentence,
A collocation memory function for storing a collocation included in each example sentence stored in the example sentence storage function and the level of the collocation in association with each other;
An input function for inputting multiple words,
An extraction function of extracting an example sentence including a plurality of words input by the input function from the example sentences stored in the example sentence storage function;
A collocation included in each example sentence extracted by the extraction function, the collocation including a plurality of words input from the input function is read from the collocation stored in the collocation storage function, and the level of the read collocation is set to A display control function of controlling display of each example sentence based on the determined level by regarding the sentence as a level of an example sentence including collocations;
The program to realize.

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