JP2004295629A - Information display controller, server, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow reretrieval about words and phrases, without assigning not always the words and phrases themselves of reretrieval objects. <P>SOLUTION: A cursor 150 for assigning a character and a retrieval proposal dictionary list 170 are displayed when operating a jump key to start up a jump function. Kinds of the dictionaries assigned by operations of dictionary keys 6a-6e are displayed to be correlated with retrieval word candidates serving as retrieval words when jumped to the dictionaries, in the proposal dictionary list 170. Any of the dictionary keys 6a-6e is operated to be jumped to the dictionary corresponding to the operated dictionary key 6, and the reretrieval is executed using the retrieval word candidate corresponding to the dictionary as the retrieval word. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an information display control device, a server, and a program.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known an information display control device called an electronic dictionary that incorporates various types of dictionary databases such as a Japanese language dictionary, an English-Japanese dictionary, and a Japanese-English dictionary. The dictionary database stores a large number of dictionary data in which a headword is associated with explanatory information for explaining and explaining the headword. By specifying the dictionary type and inputting the input characters, the user can display the explanation information corresponding to the headword matching the input characters.
[0003]
Some electronic dictionaries are provided with various functions such as a jump function in order to efficiently search for information desired by the user. This jump function is that, after displaying explanation information corresponding to a headword that matches a search word, when a word in the explanation information is specified and a predetermined instruction input is performed, the jumping function matches the specified word. This is a function of searching for a headword again and displaying explanation information corresponding to the headword.
[0004]
When a jump is performed between a plurality of dictionaries, a dictionary to be searched again (that is, a jump destination dictionary) can be specified as follows. (A) A method in which a user specifies a desired dictionary every time a jump is performed, or (b) a dictionary to which a jump is made is set in advance, and a jump is always made to the same dictionary (for example, see Patent Document 1). It is.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-134585 A
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the designation of the phrase to be searched again in the explanation information is performed by moving the cursor displayed on the screen to the position of the phrase to be searched again by operating a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, or formed integrally with the touch panel. In the case where a display is provided, touching the position of the phrase to be searched again on the display screen is realized.
[0007]
Therefore, regardless of the method, it is necessary to surely specify the phrase itself to be searched again. That is, since a phrase is specified in units of one Japanese character or one English word, if the cursor position is determined or the touch position is deviated even by one character, the search for the desired character is not performed again. Further, there is also a problem that the jump (re-search) itself is not executed unless a word having an appropriate character type is specified as the character type of the headword of the dictionary at the jump destination.
[0008]
In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to improve the usability of an information display control device by enabling a re-search for a phrase without necessarily specifying the phrase to be re-searched.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is:
Information storage means (for example, the ROM 40 in FIG. 3) storing set information (for example, a dictionary DB in the embodiment) in which headwords and information in which the description information of the headwords are associated with each other;
A headword selection unit (for example, the input unit 20 in FIG. 3; step S12 in FIG. 11) for selecting a headword from the set information stored in the information storage unit;
A first unit that reads, from the set information stored in the information storage unit, explanatory information corresponding to the headword selected by the headword selecting unit, and displays the read explanatory information and the selected headword; Information display control means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 3; step S12 in FIG. 11);
Position specifying means (for example, the cursor 150 in FIG. 2; the input unit 20 in FIG. 3; and steps S14 and S17 in FIG. 11) for specifying the target position from the information controlled by the first information display control means. S18),
Extracting means for extracting a search word candidate suitable for the character type of the headword of the set information from information controlled by the first information display control means based on the target position specified by the position specifying means ( For example, CPU 10 in FIG. 3; step S15 in FIG.
Search word candidate display control means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 3; step S16 in FIG. 11) for controlling to display the search word candidates extracted by the extraction means;
Second information display control means (for example, FIG. 3) for reading out the explanation information corresponding to the headword that matches the extracted search word candidate from the set information and displaying the read explanation information and the matching headword. 3 CPU 10: Step S20 in FIG.
(For example, the portable electronic dictionary 1 in FIG. 1).
[0010]
The invention described in claim 6 is
On the computer,
An information storage function of storing set information (for example, a dictionary DB in the embodiment) that collects information in which headwords and information describing the headwords are associated with each other;
A selection function (for example, step S12 in FIG. 11) for selecting a headword from the set information stored by the information storage function;
An information display for reading out the explanation information corresponding to the headword selected by the headword selection function from the collective information stored by the information storage function, and controlling to display the read explanation information and the selected headword; A control function (for example, step S12 in FIG. 11);
A position specifying function (for example, steps S14, S17: YES to S18 in FIG. 11) for specifying a position of interest from the information display-controlled by the information display control function;
An extraction function (for example, an extraction function that extracts a search word candidate suitable for the character type of a headword of the set information from information displayed and controlled by the information display control function based on the position of interest specified by the position specification function. Step S15 in FIG. 11),
A search word candidate display control function (for example, step S16 in FIG. 11) for performing control to display the search word candidates extracted by the extraction function;
A second information display control function (e.g., FIG. 3) that reads, from the set information, explanation information corresponding to a headword that matches the extracted search word candidate, and displays the read explanation information and the matching headword. 11 step S20),
Is a program for realizing.
[0011]
Here, “match” means that the search word candidate completely matches, or a part of the search word candidate partially matches a part of the headword.
[0012]
According to the first or sixth aspect of the present invention, the headword selected from the set information and the explanation information corresponding to the headword are displayed and controlled, and the headword specified from the display-controlled information is specified. Based on the target position, search word candidates suitable for the character type of the headword of the set information can be extracted. Then, while controlling the display of the extracted search word candidates, it is possible to control the display of the explanation information corresponding to the headword matching the search word candidate and the headword. That is, based on the target position, a phrase that matches the character type of the headword of the set information is extracted as a search word candidate. For example, even if the specified target position does not necessarily match the position of the phrase that the user wants to search, The word is extracted as a search word candidate, and the word can be searched again.
[0013]
Further, as in the invention according to claim 2, in the information display control device according to claim 1,
The information storage means is means for storing a plurality of types of the set information different in the character type of the headword,
The extracting means has a plurality of extracting means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 3; step S15 in FIG. 11) for extracting, for each of the plurality of types of set information, search word candidates suitable for the character type of the headword of the set information. And
The search word candidate display means is an associated display control means (for example, the CPU 10 of FIG. 3; FIG. 3) for controlling to display each of the search word candidates extracted by the plurality of extraction means in association with the type of the set information. Eleven steps S15).
It is good.
[0014]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the same effect as the first aspect of the invention is exhibited, and when a plurality of types of set information having different character types of headwords are stored, this set information For each type, search word candidates suitable for the character type of the headword can be extracted based on the position of interest, and the display can be controlled in association with the type of the aggregate information. Therefore, an appropriate search word candidate is extracted for each type of set information, and the search for the search word candidate can be performed again.
[0015]
Also, as in the invention according to claim 3, in the information display control device according to claim 2,
A set information specifying key (eg, dictionary key 6 in FIG. 1) corresponding to each set information for specifying set information;
The search word candidate display means is a display position control means for controlling display of the search word candidates extracted by the plurality of extraction means in an array in accordance with the arrangement positional relationship of the set information designation key (for example, FIG. CPU 10; having step S15) in FIG.
The second display control means reads, from the set information specified by operating the set information specifying key, description information corresponding to a headword that matches a search word candidate for the specified set information, and reads the read description. Having designated information display control means (for example, CPU 10 in FIG. 3; step S20 in FIG. 11) for controlling display of information and the matching headword.
It is good.
[0016]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the same effect as that of the second aspect of the invention is obtained, and the set information specified by operating the set information specifying key is matched with the search word candidate for the set information. The display information corresponding to the headword and the headword can be controlled. Further, the display of the extracted search word candidates can be controlled in an array in accordance with the arrangement positional relationship of the set information designation key corresponding to each set information. For this reason, the user can easily find and operate the set information designation key for designating the set information to be searched again.
[0017]
Further, as in the invention according to claim 4, in the information display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
When the character type of the character located at the position of interest designated by the position designating unit is an alphabet, the extracting unit converts the character of the alphabet into a kana character, thereby making the converted character a search word candidate. (For example, CPU 10 in FIG. 3; step S15 in FIG. 11).
[0018]
According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the same effect as that of the first aspect of the invention is provided, and the character type of the character located at the designated target position is an alphabet. In this case, by converting the characters of the alphabet into kana characters (including hiragana and katakana), the converted characters can be extracted as search word candidates. For this reason, for example, not only dictionaries such as English-Japanese dictionaries in which the character type of the headword is alphabetic, but also characters in the alphabet are converted into kana characters, and the character type of the headword such as a Japanese language dictionary is “hiragana” or “katakana” , A re-search is possible.
[0019]
The invention according to claim 5 is
In a server connected to the user terminal via a predetermined communication line,
An information storage unit (for example, the storage unit 2060 in FIG. 16) storing set information (for example, a dictionary DB in the embodiment) in which headwords and information in which the description information of the headwords are associated are collected;
A headword receiving unit (for example, the communication unit 2070 in FIG. 16) that receives a headword selected from the set information stored in the information storage unit from the user terminal;
The explanation information corresponding to the headword received by the headword receiving means is read from the set information stored in the information storage means, and the read explanation information and the received headword are transmitted to the user terminal. A first information transmission unit (for example, the CPU 2010 and the communication unit 2070 in FIG. 16);
Attention position receiving means (for example, the communication unit 2070 in FIG. 16) for receiving, from the user terminal, an attention position designated from the information transmitted by the first information transmission means;
Extraction means (for example, extracting a search word candidate suitable for the character type of the headword of the set information from the information transmitted by the first information transmission means based on the attention position received by the attention position reception means CPU 2010 in FIG. 16),
A search word candidate transmitting unit (for example, the communication unit 2070 in FIG. 16) for transmitting the search word candidate extracted by the extracting unit to the user terminal;
A second information transmitting unit (for example, a second information transmitting unit that reads, from the set information, explanatory information corresponding to a headword that matches the extracted search word candidate, and transmits the read description information and the matching headword to the user terminal. , CPU 2010 in FIG. 16),
It is characterized by having.
[0020]
The invention according to claim 7 is
A computer connected to the user terminal via a predetermined communication line,
An information storage function of storing set information in which headwords and information associated with the description information of the headwords are collected,
A headword receiving function of receiving a headword selected from the set information stored by the information storage function from the user terminal;
The explanation information corresponding to the headword received by the headword reception function is read from the set information stored by the information storage function, and the read explanation information and the received headword are transmitted to the user terminal. A first information transmission function;
An attention position receiving function of receiving, from the user terminal, an attention position designated from the information transmitted by the first information transmission function;
An extraction function of extracting, from the information transmitted by the first information transmission function, a search word candidate suitable for the character type of the headword of the set information, based on the target position received by the target position reception function;
A search word candidate transmission function of transmitting a search word candidate extracted by the extraction function to the user terminal;
A second information transmission function of reading, from the set information, explanation information corresponding to the headword that matches the extracted search word candidate, and transmitting the read explanation information and the matching headword to the user terminal;
Is a program for realizing.
[0021]
According to the fifth or seventh aspect of the present invention, the headword selected from the set information and the explanation information corresponding to the headword are transmitted to the user terminal and designated from the transmitted information. A search word candidate suitable for the character type of the headword of the collective information can be extracted based on the focused attention position. Then, the extracted search word candidate can be transmitted to the user terminal, and the explanation information corresponding to the headword matching the search word candidate and the headword can be transmitted to the user terminal. That is, based on the target position, a phrase that matches the character type of the headword of the set information is extracted as a search word candidate. For example, even if the specified target position does not necessarily match the position of the phrase that the user wants to search, The word is extracted as a search word candidate, and the word can be searched again.
[0022]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following, a case where the information display control device according to the present invention is applied to a foldable portable electronic dictionary will be described, but the application of the present invention is not limited to this.
[0023]
In the present embodiment, the portable electronic dictionary has a built-in dictionary database (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as “dictionary DB”) of various dictionaries such as a Japanese language dictionary, an encyclopedia, and an English-Japanese dictionary. The dictionary DB is associated with headwords and explanation information such as text (character) data, table (table) data, still image data, moving image data, and audio data for explaining and explaining the headwords. The system collectively collects the collected information and systematically configures it so that it can be searched for using a computer. By specifying the type of dictionary and selecting a headword, the user can display the explanation information of the headword.
[0024]
In addition, the user can use the jump function to further display the headword or the explanation information that matches the characters included in the explanation information of the headword. Here, the jump function is to display descriptive information for a headword, specify a part of the character string in the descriptive information, and further specify the type of dictionary. This is a function in which a search using a column as a search term is executed again.
[0025]
[appearance]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an external perspective view of a portable electronic dictionary 1 to which the present invention is applied. According to FIG. 1, the portable electronic dictionary 1 includes a display 3 for displaying a headword, explanation information, and the like, and various key groups 5 for inputting a search word and a search execution instruction.
[0026]
Each key constituting the various key groups 5 is assigned a unique function, and the user operates the portable electronic dictionary 1 by pressing these keys. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3B, the various key groups 5 include character keys 5a for inputting characters, cursor keys 5b for moving a cursor, which will be described later, and various kinds of determination instructions. , A jump key 5d for activating a jump function, a power key 5e for turning on / off the power of the portable electronic dictionary 1, a dictionary key 6 for designating a dictionary type, and the like.
[0027]
The dictionary key 6 has five dictionary keys 6a to 6e to which different types of dictionaries are assigned. By operating each of the dictionary keys 6a to 6e, the user can specify the dictionary indicated by the dictionary keys 6a to 6e in the figure. Specifically, the user operates the dictionary key 6a to operate the Japanese language dictionary, the dictionary key 6b to operate the encyclopedia, the dictionary key 6c to operate the first English-Japanese dictionary, and the dictionary key 6d. By operating the dictionary key 6e, the second English-Japanese dictionary can be used to specify the Chinese-Japanese dictionary.
[0028]
In the present embodiment, when the jump function is activated by operating the jump key 5d after displaying the explanation information corresponding to the headword, the display screen shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the display 3, for example. You.
[0029]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen when the jump function is activated. According to the figure, a headword 110 selected by the user and explanation information 130 corresponding to the headword 110 are displayed on the display screen. In addition, a cursor 150 is displayed on the display characters, and a search word candidate list 170 is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
[0030]
The display position of the cursor 150 is moved by operating the cursor key 5b. If the character at the display position is Japanese (that is, the character type is “hiragana”, “katakana”, or “kanji”), one character is designated, and English (that is, the character type is “alphabet”) If so, specify one English word starting from the display position.
[0031]
The search word candidate list 170 is displayed in a three-line table format. In the first row of the table, a comment is displayed to inform the user that the following character strings can be searched by operating the dictionary key 6.
[0032]
In the second line, the types of dictionaries that can be jumped by operating the dictionary key 6 (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as “jump destination candidate dictionaries”) are arranged according to the arrangement positions of the dictionary keys 6a to 6e. Is displayed. Specifically, from the left side of the figure, "Japanese dictionary", "encyclopedia", "first English-Japanese dictionary", "second English-Japanese dictionary", and "Chinese-Japanese dictionary" are displayed in this order.
[0033]
In the third line, a phrase that becomes a search word when jumping to the jump destination candidate dictionary (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as “search word candidate”) corresponds to the arrangement of dictionary types in the second line. Is displayed.
[0034]
Then, when the dictionary key 6 is operated on this display screen to specify the type of dictionary, a jump is made to the specified dictionary, and a search is performed using a search word candidate corresponding to the specified dictionary as a search word. For example, when the Japanese language dictionary is designated by operating the dictionary key 6a in the state shown in FIG. 2, a jump is made to the Japanese language dictionary, and a search using the corresponding search word candidate "Chinese" as a search word is executed. When the dictionary key 6b is operated to specify an encyclopedia, a jump to the encyclopedia is performed, and a search is performed using the search word candidate “Chinese” corresponding to the encyclopedia. Further, when the first English-Japanese dictionary is designated by operating the dictionary key 6c, a jump is made to the first English-Japanese dictionary, and a search is performed using the corresponding search word candidate "tea" as a search word. Further, when the second English-Japanese dictionary is designated by operating the dictionary key 6d, a jump is made to the second English-Japanese dictionary, and a search using the corresponding search word candidate "tea" as a search word is executed. Then, when the Chinese-Japanese dictionary is designated by operating the dictionary key 6e, a jump is made to the Chinese-Japanese dictionary, and a search is performed using the corresponding search word candidate "medium" as a search word.
[0035]
The search word candidate list 170 is appropriately updated and displayed according to the movement of the cursor 150. Although all (five) dictionaries are shown in FIG. 5, not all dictionaries are displayed, and dictionaries that cannot be jumped are not displayed.
[0036]
[Internal configuration]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the portable electronic dictionary 1. According to FIG. 1, the portable electronic dictionary 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10, an input unit 20, a display unit 30, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 40, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 50. You.
[0037]
The CPU 10 executes a predetermined process based on a predetermined program in accordance with the input instruction, performs an instruction to each functional unit, transfers data, and the like, and controls the portable electronic dictionary 1 in an integrated manner. Specifically, the CPU 10 reads a program stored in the ROM 40 in response to a key press signal or the like input from the input unit 20, and executes processing according to the program. Then, the processing result is stored in the RAM 50, and a display signal for displaying the processing result is output to the display unit 30 to display the corresponding display information.
[0038]
Further, in the present embodiment, the CPU 10 executes a dictionary search process (see FIG. 11) according to the dictionary search program 48 in the ROM 40.
[0039]
The input unit 20 is composed of an input device provided with keys required for inputting characters such as kana and alphabets, selecting functions, and the like, and outputs a pressing signal of the pressed key to the CPU 10. By the key operation of the input unit 20, input means such as input of input characters, search execution instruction, jump function activation instruction, dictionary type designation, and the like are realized. The input unit 20 corresponds to the various key groups 5 in FIG.
[0040]
The display unit 30 is configured by a display device that displays various screens based on a display signal input from the CPU 10, and is configured by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an ELD (Electronic Luminescent Display), or the like. The display unit 30 corresponds to the display 3 in FIG.
[0041]
The ROM 40 stores an initial program for performing various initial settings, checking hardware, loading necessary programs, and the like. The CPU 10 sets the operating environment of the portable electronic dictionary 1 by executing this initial program when the portable electronic dictionary 1 is powered on.
[0042]
Further, the ROM 40 stores various processing programs related to the operation of the portable electronic dictionary 1, programs and data for realizing various functions of the portable electronic dictionary 1, and the like. In particular, in the present embodiment, a Japanese language dictionary DB41 which is a dictionary DB of a Japanese language dictionary, an encyclopedia DB42 which is a dictionary DB of an encyclopedia, a first English-Japanese dictionary DB43 which is a first English-Japanese dictionary DB, and a second English-Japanese dictionary A second English-Japanese dictionary DB44, a Japanese-Japanese dictionary DB45 of a Chinese-Japanese dictionary, an English-Kana conversion table 46, a search word candidate extraction reference table 47, and a dictionary search program 48 are stored.
[0043]
Here, the data configuration of each dictionary DB will be described by taking a data part according to the present embodiment as an example.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the Japanese language dictionary DB 41. According to the figure, in the Japanese language dictionary DB 41, a headword (41a) whose character type is “hiragana” or “katakana” and explanation information (41b) that explains and explains the meaning of the headword (41a) in Japanese. ) And are stored in association with each other. The headword (41a) includes a kanji notation corresponding to the kana notation or a subheadword spelled in a foreign language (a character string shown in parentheses [] in the figure).
[0044]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the encyclopedia DB 42. According to the figure, in the encyclopedia DB 42, a headword (42a) whose character type is "hiragana" or "katakana" and explanation information (42b) in which the meaning of the headword (42a) is explained and explained in Japanese. ) And are stored in association with each other. The headword (42a) includes a kanji notation corresponding to the kana notation or a subheadword spelled in a foreign language (indicated in parentheses [] in the figure).
[0045]
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the first English-Japanese dictionary DB43. According to the figure, the first English-Japanese dictionary DB 43 stores headwords (43a), which are English words, and explanation information (43b), which is a Japanese translation of the headwords (43a), in association with each other. I have.
[0046]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the second English-Japanese dictionary DB44. According to the figure, in the second English-Japanese dictionary DB 44, a headword (44a) which is an English word and explanatory information (44b) which is a Japanese translation of the headword (44a) are stored in association with each other. I have.
[0047]
When the character type of the character designated by the cursor 150 (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as “cursor designated character”) is “alphabet”, the English-Kana conversion table 46 converts the cursor designated character into katakana reading in katakana. FIG. 8 is a table showing a correspondence relationship at the time of conversion, and FIG. 8 shows an example of the data configuration.
[0048]
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of the English-Kana conversion table 46. According to the figure, in the English-Kana conversion table 46, one uppercase alphabet (46a) and katakana reading (46b) of the alphabet (46a) are stored in association with each other. According to the example shown in the figure, the alphabet "A" is converted into katakana reading "A", the alphabet "B" is converted into katakana reading "B", and the alphabet "C" is converted into katakana reading "sea". Is converted.
[0049]
The search term candidate extraction criterion table 47 is a table showing criteria for extracting search term candidates for each dictionary, and FIG. 9 shows an example of the data configuration.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the search word candidate extraction criterion table 47. According to the figure, the search word candidate extraction criterion table 47 stores criteria for extracting search word candidates for each of the character type (47a) of the cursor designation character and the dictionary type (47b). . The criterion is set so as to realize search word candidates suitable for the character type of the headword of each dictionary.
[0050]
According to the example shown in the figure, when the character type of the cursor designating character is “Hiragana” or “Katakana”, “Japanese word including the cursor designating character” is searched in the Japanese language dictionary and encyclopedia. The word is extracted as a candidate word, and “one kanji character closest to the cursor-designated character” is extracted as a search word candidate for the Kan-wa dictionary, and the “closest English word to the cursor-designated character” is extracted from the first English-Japanese dictionary and the first 2 Extracted as search word candidates for the English-Japanese dictionary.
[0051]
However, when extracting search terms for Japanese language dictionaries and encyclopedias, there is an exception that (1) the cursor designation character is included in the headword and (2) the sub-headword of the headword is a kanji notation. If the condition is satisfied, the subheadword is extracted as a search word candidate.
[0052]
If the character type of the cursor designating character is “Kanji”, “Japanese word including the cursor designating character” is extracted as a search word candidate for the Japanese language dictionary and encyclopedia, and the “cursor designating character” "Itself" is extracted as a search word candidate for the Chinese-Japanese dictionary, and "the closest English word of the cursor designated character" is extracted as a search word candidate for the first English-Japanese dictionary and the second English-Japanese dictionary.
[0053]
If the character type of the cursor designating character is “lowercase alphabet”, “the closest Japanese word to the cursor designating character” is extracted as a search word candidate for the Japanese language dictionary and encyclopedia, The "one kanji character closest to the designated character" is extracted as a search word candidate for the Chinese-Japanese dictionary, and the "cursor designated character itself" is extracted as a search word candidate for the first English-Japanese dictionary and the second English-Japanese dictionary.
[0054]
If the character type of the cursor-specifying character is “uppercase alphabet”, “Katakana reading of the cursor-specifying character” is extracted as a search word candidate for the Japanese language dictionary and encyclopedia, and “ The "most recent kanji character" is extracted as a search word candidate for the Chinese-Japanese dictionary, and "the cursor designated character itself" is extracted as a search word candidate for the first English-Japanese dictionary and the second English-Japanese dictionary.
[0055]
Here, when extracting the search word candidates for the Japanese language dictionary and encyclopedia, by converting each of the alphabets constituting the cursor designated character into kana reading according to the English-kana conversion table 46 described above, The conversion to "Katakana reading of the cursor specification character" is realized.
[0056]
Each time the cursor 150 is moved and the cursor-specified character is changed, the CPU 10 refers to the search word candidate extraction criterion table 47 and, for each dictionary, according to the criterion corresponding to the character type of the cursor-specified character. A search word candidate suitable for the character type of the dictionary entry word is extracted. Then, the extracted search word candidates are stored in a search word candidate table 70 described below in association with the type of dictionary.
[0057]
The RAM 50 includes a storage area (memory) for temporarily storing various processing programs executed by the CPU 10 and data related to the execution of these programs. In particular, in the present embodiment, a designated dictionary storage area 51 for holding the type of dictionary specified by the user, a cursor designated character storage area 52 for holding cursor designated characters, and a search term candidate holding the search term candidate table 70 There is provided a storage area 53 and a jump destination dictionary storage area 64 for holding a type of a dictionary to which a jump has been made (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as a “jump destination dictionary”).
[0058]
The search word candidate table 70 is a table in which the extracted search word candidates are stored, and FIG. 10 shows an example of data storage.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of data storage in the search word candidate table 70. According to the figure, in the search word candidate table 70, extracted search word candidates (70b) are stored in association with each dictionary type (70a). The search word candidate table 70 is updated as needed in accordance with the change of the cursor designated character due to the movement of the cursor 150. The symbol “*” in the figure indicates that there is no corresponding data.
[0059]
[motion]
Next, the operation will be described.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of portable electronic dictionary 1 according to the dictionary search process in the present embodiment. This dictionary search process is realized by turning on the power of the portable electronic dictionary 1 and causing the CPU 10 to read and execute the dictionary search program 48 in the ROM 40.
[0060]
According to FIG. 11, when the type of dictionary is specified by the user (step S11), the CPU 10 causes the display unit 30 to display a character input screen for inputting search word input characters for the specified dictionary. On this character input screen, the user operates the character keys 5a and the like to input input characters.
[0061]
When an input character is input, the CPU 10 searches the dictionary DB of the designated dictionary for a candidate for a headword matching the input character, and displays the list. Then, the description information corresponding to the headword selected by the user from these (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as “selected headword”) is read from the dictionary DB of the designated dictionary, and the read description information and the selected headword are included. The search result screen displaying the information is displayed on the display unit 30 (step S12).
[0062]
Next, when the jump key 5d is operated on the search result screen (step S13: YES), the CPU 10 displays the cursor 150 at the position of the first character of the selected headword on the screen (step S14).
[0063]
Subsequently, the CPU 10 determines the character pointed to by the cursor 150 (that is, the cursor designating character) and refers to the search word candidate extraction criterion table 47 to extract, for each dictionary, search word candidates suitable for the character type of the dictionary. Then, the search word candidate table 70 is updated. Here, when there is no search word candidate according to the criterion, there is no search word candidate (*) (step S15).
[0064]
After extracting the search word candidates for all the dictionaries, the CPU 10 displays a search word candidate list 170 based on the extracted search word candidates on the search result screen (step S16). At this time, a dictionary in which the corresponding search word candidate is not stored in the search word candidate table 70 is not displayed in the search word candidate list 170.
[0065]
When the cursor key 5b is operated on the search result screen displaying the search word candidate list 170 (step S17: YES), the CPU 10 changes the display position of the cursor 150 according to the operation of the cursor key 5b. Thereafter (step S18), the process proceeds to step S15, and the same processing is executed again.
[0066]
When the dictionary key 6 is operated on the search result screen displaying the search word candidate list 170 (step S17: NO to S19: YES), the CPU 10 determines the dictionary specified by the operation of the dictionary key 6. And a search is performed using the search word candidate for the jump destination dictionary as a search word. That is, from the dictionary DB of the jump destination dictionary, search for candidate headwords that match the search word candidates, and display them in a list, and explanation information corresponding to the headword selected by the user from among these candidate headwords. Is read out from the dictionary DB of the jump destination dictionary and displayed together with the selected headword (step S20).
[0067]
Thereafter, if the end of this processing is not instructed (step S21: NO), the CPU 10 proceeds to step S13 and executes the same processing. When the end of this process is instructed (step S21: YES, S22: YES), this dictionary search process is ended.
[0068]
Five operation examples of the portable electronic dictionary 1 configured as described above will be sequentially described below.
[0069]
(First operation example)
First, a first operation example will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a transition example of the display screen in the first operation example.
[0070]
In the first operation example, first, a Japanese language dictionary is specified (step S11). Then, when the input character is input, a list of candidate headwords that match the input character is displayed. When a headword “zei” is selected from these, the corresponding headword “zei” is selected. Is read from the Japanese language dictionary DB 41, and a search result screen for the headword “zei” is displayed as shown in FIG. 12A (step S12).
[0071]
According to FIG. 12A, the selected entry 110a and explanation information 130a corresponding to the entry 110a are displayed on the search result screen.
[0072]
When the jump key 5d is operated on this display screen (step S13: YES), a search result screen displaying the cursor 150 and the search word candidate list 170 is displayed as shown in FIG. S14 to S16).
[0073]
According to FIG. 12B, on the search result screen, the cursor 150a is displayed at the position of the character "ze" in the headword 110a, and a search word candidate list 170a is displayed at the bottom of the screen. The search word candidate list 170a displays, as jump destination candidate dictionaries, three types of dictionaries, “Japanese dictionary”, “Encyclopedia”, and “Kan-Japanese dictionary”, and search word candidates for each of these dictionaries. , “Tax”, “tax” and “tax” are displayed.
[0074]
At this time, the character designated by the cursor 150a (cursor designated character) is "ze" and its character type is "hiragana". Therefore, the search term candidates for the Japanese language dictionary and the encyclopedia are extracted based on the search term candidate extraction table 47 shown in FIG. 9, but in this case, the above-mentioned exceptional condition is satisfied; Since the character "ze" is included in the headword 110a and (2) the subheadword "tax" of the headword 110a is written in Chinese characters, the subheadword "tax" of the headword 110a is extracted. In addition, a kanji character “tax” of one character closest to (specifically, backward of) the cursor designation character “ze” is extracted as a search word for the Chinese-Japanese dictionary. In addition, since the search word candidates for the first English-Japanese dictionary and the second English-Japanese dictionary do not include any English words in the headword 110a and the description information 130a, no search word candidates are extracted. Therefore, in the search word candidate list 170a, three dictionaries except the first English-Japanese dictionary and the second English-Japanese dictionary are displayed together with the extracted search word candidates as jump destination candidate dictionaries.
[0075]
When the cursor key 5b is operated on this display screen (step S17: YES), a search result screen in which the cursor 150a is moved according to the operation of the cursor key 5b is displayed as shown in FIG. (Steps S18 to S16).
[0076]
According to FIG. 12 (c), the cursor 150a has been moved to the position of the character "place" in the explanation information 130a, and the search word candidate list updated according to the movement of the cursor 150a is displayed at the bottom of the screen. 170b is displayed. In the search word candidate list 170b, three types of dictionaries, “Japanese dictionary”, “Encyclopedia”, and “Kan-Japanese dictionary” are displayed as jump destination candidate dictionaries, and search word candidates for each of these dictionaries are displayed. , “Income tax”, “income tax” and “place” are displayed.
[0077]
At this time, the cursor designation character is “place” and the character type is “kanji”. Therefore, based on the search word candidate extraction criterion table 47 shown in FIG. 9, the Japanese word “income tax” including the cursor designation character “place” is extracted as a search word candidate for the Japanese language dictionary and encyclopedia, and As a search word candidate of “<”, “place” which is the cursor designation character itself is extracted. Also, search word candidates for the first English-Japanese dictionary and the second English-Japanese dictionary are not extracted as in the case of FIG. 12B described above. Therefore, in the search word candidate list 170b, three dictionaries other than the first English-Japanese dictionary and the second English-Japanese dictionary are displayed as jump destination candidate dictionaries together with the extracted search word candidates.
[0078]
(Example of second operation)
Next, a second operation example will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a transition example of the display screen in the second operation example.
[0079]
In the second operation example, first, the first English-Japanese dictionary is designated (step S11). When an input character is input, a list of candidate headwords that match the input character is displayed in a list. If a headword “tea” is selected from these, a description corresponding to the selected headword “tea” is displayed. Information is read from the first English-Japanese dictionary DB 43, and a search result screen for the headword "tea" is displayed as shown in FIG. 13A (step S12).
[0080]
According to FIG. 13A, on the search result screen, the selected headword 110b and explanation information 130b corresponding to the headword 110b are displayed.
[0081]
When the jump key 5d is operated on this display screen (step S13: YES), a search result screen displaying the cursor 150 and the search word candidate list 170 is displayed as shown in FIG. 13B (step S13). S14 to S16).
[0082]
According to FIG. 13B, on the search result screen, the cursor 150b is displayed at the position of the character "tea" in the headword 110b, and the search word candidate list 170c is displayed at the bottom of the screen. In addition, the search word candidate list 170c includes five types of jump destination candidate dictionaries: “Japanese dictionary”, “Encyclopedia”, “First English-Japanese dictionary”, “Second English-Japanese dictionary”, and “Kan-Japanese dictionary” Are displayed, and "Chinese", "Chinese", "tea", "tea", and "medium" are displayed as search word candidates for each of these dictionaries.
[0083]
At this time, the character (cursor designating character) pointed to by the cursor 11b is "tea", and its character type is "lowercase alphabet". Therefore, based on the search word candidate extraction criterion table 47 shown in FIG. 9, as a search word candidate for the Japanese language dictionary and encyclopedia, the Japanese word "(specifically, backward) closest to the cursor designating character" tea "is specified. "Chinese" is extracted, and one kanji character "Medium" closest to (specifically behind) the cursor designating character "tea" is extracted as a search word candidate for the Chinese-Japanese dictionary. 2 The cursor designation character "tea" itself is extracted as a search word candidate for the English-Japanese dictionary. Therefore, the search word candidate list 170b is displayed as shown in FIG.
[0084]
When the dictionary key 6 is operated on this display screen to specify the second English-Japanese dictionary (step S17: NO to S19: YES), the display jumps to the specified second English-Japanese dictionary and searches for the second English-Japanese dictionary. A search is performed using the word candidate "tea" as a search word, and a search result screen for the search word "tea" is displayed (step S20).
[0085]
Next, the jump key 5d is operated (step S21: NO to S13: YES), and the cursor key 5b is further operated (steps S14 to S17: YES), and the cursor 150 moved according to the operation of the cursor key 5b and The search result screen on which the search word candidate list 170 is displayed is displayed as shown in FIG. 13C (steps S18 to S16).
[0086]
According to FIG. 13C, the search result screen displays a headword 110c and explanation information 130c corresponding to the headword 110c read from the second English-Japanese dictionary DB44. A cursor 150c is displayed at the position of the character "red" in the explanation information 130c, and a search word candidate list 170d is displayed at the bottom of the screen. The search word candidate list 170d displays five types of dictionaries, “Japanese dictionary”, “Encyclopedia”, “First English-Japanese dictionary”, “Second English-Japanese dictionary”, and “Kan-Japanese dictionary” as jump destination candidate dictionaries. In addition, “tea”, “tea”, “plant”, “plant”, and “red” are displayed as search word candidates for each of these dictionaries.
[0087]
At this time, the character (cursor designating character) pointed to by the cursor 150c is “red” and its character type is “kanji”. Therefore, based on the search word candidate extraction criterion table 47 shown in FIG. 9, the Japanese word "tea" including the cursor designating character "red" is extracted as a search word candidate for the Japanese language dictionary and encyclopedia dictionary. Is extracted as a search word candidate for the first character and the second (or more specifically, in front) of the cursor specification character "Red" is extracted as a search word candidate for the first English-Japanese dictionary and the second English-Japanese dictionary. The English word "plant" is extracted. Therefore, the search word candidate list 170d is displayed as shown in FIG.
[0088]
(Third operation example)
Next, a third operation example will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a transition example of the display screen in the third operation example.
[0089]
In the third operation example, first, the first English-Japanese dictionary is designated (step S11). Then, when the input character is input, a list of candidate headwords that match the input character is displayed, and the headword "OECD" is selected from these. Next, when the jump key 5d is operated (step S13: YES), a search result screen for the headword "OECD" in which the cursor 150 and the search word candidate list 170 are displayed is displayed as shown in FIG. (Steps S14 to S16).
[0090]
According to FIG. 14A, on the search result screen, the selected headword 110d and explanation information 130d corresponding to the headword 110d read from the first English-Japanese dictionary DB 43 are displayed. A cursor 150d is displayed at the position of the character "OECD" in the headword 110d, and a search word candidate list 170e is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
[0091]
In the search word candidate list 170e, five types of dictionaries, “Japanese dictionary”, “Encyclopedia”, “First English-Japanese dictionary”, “Second English-Japanese dictionary” and “Kan-Japanese dictionary” are displayed as jump destination candidate dictionaries. In addition, “OCD”, “OCD”, “OECD”, “OECD”, and “Kyo” are displayed as search word candidates for these dictionaries.
[0092]
At this time, the character pointed by the cursor 150d (cursor designating character) is “OECD”, and its character type is “uppercase alphabet”. Therefore, based on the search word candidate extraction criterion table 47 shown in FIG. 9, the cursor designation character "OECD" is formed as a search word candidate for the Japanese language dictionary and the encyclopedia based on the English-Kana conversion table 46 shown in FIG. "ODD" converted to katakana reading is extracted for each character. In addition, as a search word candidate for the Chinese-Japanese dictionary, one kanji character “Kei” closest to (specifically, after) the cursor designating character “OECD” is extracted, and the first and second English-Japanese dictionaries are extracted. The cursor designation character “OECD” itself is extracted as a search word candidate. Therefore, the search word candidate list 170e is displayed as shown in FIG.
[0093]
When the user operates the dictionary key 6 to specify a Japanese language dictionary on this display screen (steps S17 to S19: YES), the display jumps to the specified Japanese language dictionary and searches for a Japanese language dictionary search term candidate "OCD". Is performed as a search word, and a search result screen for this search word "OCD" is displayed as shown in FIG. 14C (step S20).
[0094]
According to FIG. 14C, a headword 110e and explanation information 130e corresponding to the headword 110e read from the national language dictionary DB 41 are displayed.
[0095]
When the dictionary key 6 is operated to specify an encyclopedia on the display screen shown in FIG. 14B (step S17: NO to 19: YES), the process jumps to the designated encyclopedia and corresponds to the encyclopedia. A search is performed using the search word candidate “OCD” as a search word, and a search result screen for the search word “OCD” is displayed as shown in FIG. 14D (step S20).
[0096]
According to FIG. 14D, the search result screen displays a headword 110f and explanation information 130f corresponding to the headword 110f read from the encyclopedia DB 42.
[0097]
(Fourth operation example)
Next, a fourth operation example will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a transition example of the display screen in the fourth operation example.
[0098]
In the fourth operation example, first, when an encyclopedia is specified (step S11) and an input character is input, a list of candidate headwords that match the input character is displayed. ". Next, when the jump key 5d is operated (step S13: YES) and subsequently the cursor key 5b is operated (step S17: YES), the cursor 150 and the search word candidate list moved according to the movement of the cursor key 5b The search result screen on which 170 is displayed is displayed as shown in FIG. 15A (steps S18 to S16).
[0099]
According to FIG. 15A, the selected entry 110g and the description information 130g corresponding to the entry 110g read from the encyclopedia DB 42 are displayed on the search result screen. A cursor 150e is displayed at the position of the character "DNA" in the explanation information 130g, and a search word candidate list 170f is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
[0100]
The search word candidate list 170f displays five types of jump destination candidate dictionaries: “Japanese dictionary”, “Encyclopedia”, “First English-Japanese dictionary”, “Second English-Japanese dictionary”, and “Kan-Japanese dictionary” In addition, "DNA", "DNA", "NDA", "DNA", and "class" are displayed as search word candidates for each of these dictionaries.
[0101]
At this time, the character pointed by the cursor 150e (cursor designating character) is “DNA”, and its character type is “uppercase alphabet”. Therefore, based on the search word candidate extraction criterion table 47 shown in FIG. 9, the cursor designation character “DNA” is used as a search word candidate for the Japanese language dictionary and encyclopedia based on the English-Kana conversion table 46 shown in FIG. "DNA" converted into katakana reading is extracted for each constituent character. In addition, as a search term candidate for the Chinese-Japanese dictionary, one kanji “kin” closest to (specifically, in front of) the cursor designating character “DNA” is extracted, and the first English-Japanese dictionary and the second English-Japanese dictionary are extracted. The cursor designation character “DNA” itself is extracted as a search word candidate. Therefore, the search word candidate list 170f is displayed as shown in FIG.
[0102]
Then, when the dictionary key 6 is operated on this display screen to specify a Japanese language dictionary (step S17: NO to S19: YES), the display jumps to the specified Japanese language dictionary, and the search word candidate "DNA" for the Japanese language dictionary is retrieved. Is executed, and a search result screen for this search term "DNA" is displayed (step S20).
[0103]
Thereafter, the jump key 5d is operated (step S21: NO to S13: YES), and subsequently, the cursor key 5b is operated (step S17: YES), and the cursor 150 moved according to the operation of the cursor key 5b and The search result screen on which the search word candidate list 170 is displayed is displayed as shown in FIG. 15B (steps S18 to S16).
[0104]
According to FIG. 15B, a headword 110h and explanation information 130h corresponding to the headword 110h read from the Japanese language dictionary DB 41 are displayed. A cursor 150f is displayed at the position of the character "U" in the explanation information 130h, and a search word candidate list 170g is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
[0105]
In the search word candidate list 170g, five types of dictionaries, "Japanese dictionary", "Encyclopedia", "First English-Japanese dictionary", "Second English-Japanese dictionary", and "Kan-Japanese dictionary" are displayed as jump destination candidate dictionaries. In addition, “virus”, “virus”, “DNA”, “DNA”, and “name” are displayed as search word candidates for each of these dictionaries.
[0106]
At this time, the character (cursor designating character) pointed to by the cursor 150f is “U”, and its character type is “Katakana”. Therefore, based on the search word candidate extraction criterion table 47 shown in FIG. 9, the Japanese word “virus” including the cursor designation character “U” is extracted as a search word candidate for the Japanese language dictionary and the encyclopedia dictionary. As a search word candidate for, a kanji “kan” of one character closest to (specifically, forward of) the cursor designation character “U” is extracted, and as a search word candidate for the first English-Japanese dictionary and the second English-Japanese dictionary, The English word “DNA” closest to (specifically, behind) the cursor designation character is extracted. Therefore, the search word candidate list 170g is displayed as shown in FIG. Note that, here, with respect to a compound word, a phrase separated by a hyphen (-) is extracted as one word, but the entire compound word (ie, "DNA virus") may be extracted.
[0107]
[Action / Effect]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, after the search result screen is displayed by specifying the dictionary type, when the jump key 5d is operated, the cursor 150 and the search word candidate list 170 are displayed on the search result screen. You. In the search word candidate list 170, search word candidates based on the character (cursor designated character) where the cursor 150 is located correspond to each of the five types of dictionaries included in the portable electronic dictionary 1, such as a Japanese language dictionary, an encyclopedia dictionary, and an English-Japanese dictionary. Displayed with Then, when the dictionary type is specified by operating the dictionary key 6, the specified dictionary is jumped, and a re-search is performed using the corresponding search word candidate as a search word.
[0108]
As described above, not only the character itself where the cursor 150 is positioned but also a phrase that matches the character type of the dictionary entry word, such as a phrase including this character or a nearby (closest) phrase, is extracted as a search word candidate. Even if the user does not move the cursor 150 to the desired phrase, the user can cause the corresponding phrase to be searched again by designating the corresponding dictionary when the desired phrase is displayed as a search term candidate.
[0109]
[Modification]
The application of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.
[0110]
(1) Information display control device
In the above-described embodiment, the electronic dictionary has been described as an application example. However, the information display control device of the present invention is not limited to such a product, and may be a mobile phone, a personal computer (PC), an electronic The present invention is applicable to all electronic devices such as watches and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants).
[0111]
(2) Electronic dictionary system
In the above-described embodiment, the portable electronic dictionary 1 has been described as a so-called stand-alone device that operates alone. However, the device to which the present invention can be applied is not limited to this. Specifically, it is also possible to implement a device according to the present invention by incorporating a communication device or being connectable, and communicating with a server. This will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
[0112]
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic dictionary system in which an electronic dictionary terminal 1000 having a built-in communication device and a server 2000 are communicably connected via a communication line N. The server 2000 includes, for example, a general-purpose workstation or a computer for a server, and the electronic dictionary terminal 1000 includes a mobile phone, a personal computer having a built-in communication device, a portable electronic dictionary having a built-in communication device, and the like. Is what is done. The communication line N is a wired / wireless telephone network, the Internet network, or the like.
[0113]
In FIG. 16, the functional units having the main functions of the portable electronic dictionary 1 according to the above-described embodiment are indicated by thick lines. The dictionary search process executed by the CPU 10 of the portable electronic dictionary 1 is executed by the CPU 2010 of the server 2000. Further, data (various dictionary DBs and tables, etc.), programs (dictionary search program 54), and the like stored in the ROM 40 of the portable electronic dictionary 1 are stored in the storage unit 2060 of the server 2000 including a hard disk. Data associated with the execution of the dictionary search process is stored in the RAM 2050 of the server 2000.
[0114]
On the other hand, the input unit 20 and the display unit 30 of the portable electronic dictionary 1 correspond to the input unit 1020 and the display unit 1030 of the electronic dictionary terminal 1000, respectively.
[0115]
That is, the server 2000 forms a host (or server), and the electronic dictionary terminal 1000 forms a host-terminal system (or server-client system) corresponding to a terminal (or client). Then, the input characters and the like input from the input unit 1020 of the electronic dictionary terminal 1000 are transmitted to the server 2000 via the communication unit 1060, and the CPU 2010 of the server 2000 reads the dictionary according to various data and various programs stored in the storage unit 2060. The search processing is executed, and the processing result is transmitted to the electronic dictionary terminal 1000 via the communication unit 2070 and displayed on the display unit 1030. As described above, the present invention can be realized by a system including the server 2000 and the electronic dictionary terminal 1000. In this case, the electronic dictionary terminal 1000 does not need to store data such as various dictionary DBs and tables, the dictionary search program 54, and the like, and does not need to execute a dictionary search process or the like. Therefore, the electronic dictionary terminal 1000 may be an electronic dictionary terminal 1000 such as a mobile phone including the CPU 10 having a relatively low arithmetic processing capability and the ROM 1040 having a relatively small storage capacity.
[0116]
【The invention's effect】
According to the invention as set forth in claim 1 or 6, display control of the headword selected from the set information and the explanation information corresponding to the headword is performed, and the attention specified from the display-controlled information. Based on the position, a search word candidate suitable for the character type of the headword of the set information can be extracted. Then, while controlling the display of the extracted search word candidates, it is possible to control the display of the explanation information corresponding to the headword matching the search word candidate and the headword. That is, based on the target position, a phrase that matches the character type of the headword of the set information is extracted as a search word candidate. For example, even if the specified target position does not necessarily match the position of the phrase that the user wants to search, The word is extracted as a search word candidate, and the word can be searched again.
[0117]
According to the second aspect of the invention, when a plurality of types of set information having different character types of headwords are stored, a search that matches the character type of the headword is performed for each type of the set information. Word candidates can be extracted based on the position of interest, and display control can be performed in association with the type of set information. Therefore, an appropriate search word candidate is extracted for each type of set information, and the search for the search word candidate can be performed again.
[0118]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, from the set information specified by operating the set information specifying key, the description information corresponding to the headword matching the search word candidate for the set information and the headword are displayed and controlled. can do. Further, the display of the extracted search word candidates can be controlled in an array in accordance with the arrangement positional relationship of the set information designation key corresponding to each set information. For this reason, the user can easily find and operate the set information designation key for designating the set information to be searched again.
[0119]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the character type of the character located at the designated position of interest is an alphabet, this alphabetic character is converted into kana characters (including hiragana and katakana). Thus, the converted characters can be extracted as search word candidates. For this reason, for example, not only dictionaries such as English-Japanese dictionaries in which the character type of the headword is alphabetic, but also characters in the alphabet are converted into kana characters, and the character type of the headword such as a Japanese language dictionary is “hiragana” or “katakana” , A re-search is possible.
[0120]
Furthermore, according to the invention as set forth in claim 5 or 7, the headword selected from the set information and the explanation information corresponding to the headword are transmitted to the user terminal, and from the transmitted information, Based on the designated position of interest, a search word candidate suitable for the character type of the headword of the set information can be extracted. Then, the extracted search word candidate can be transmitted to the user terminal, and the explanation information corresponding to the headword matching the search word candidate and the headword can be transmitted to the user terminal. That is, based on the target position, a phrase that matches the character type of the headword of the set information is extracted as a search word candidate. For example, even if the specified target position does not necessarily match the position of the phrase that the user wants to search, The word is extracted as a search word candidate, and the word can be searched again.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a view showing an example of the appearance of a portable electronic dictionary to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the portable electronic dictionary.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of a Japanese language dictionary DB.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of an encyclopedia DB.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of a first English-Japanese dictionary DB.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of a second English-Japanese dictionary DB.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of an English-Kana conversion table.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of a search word candidate extraction criterion table.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a data storage example of a search word candidate table.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the portable electronic dictionary relating to the dictionary search process.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a transition example of a display screen in a first operation example.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a transition example of a display screen in a second operation example.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a transition example of a display screen in a third operation example.
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a transition example of a display screen in a fourth operation example.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic dictionary system.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Portable electronic dictionary
10 CPU
20 Input section
30 display unit
40 ROM
41 Japanese Language Dictionary DB
42 Encyclopedia DB
43 1st English-Japanese Dictionary DB
44 Second English-Japanese Dictionary
45 Kanwa Dictionary DB
46 English Kana Conversion Table
47 Search term candidate extraction criteria table
48 Dictionary Search Program
50 RAM
51 Specified dictionary storage area
52 Cursor specified character storage area
53 Search word candidate storage area
54 Jump destination dictionary storage area
70 Search word candidate table

Claims (7)

Information storage means for storing set information in which headwords and information associated with the description information of the headwords are collected,
A headword selection means for selecting a headword from the set information stored in the information storage means,
A first unit that reads, from the set information stored in the information storage unit, explanatory information corresponding to the headword selected by the headword selecting unit, and displays the read explanatory information and the selected headword; Information display control means,
Position designating means for designating a target position from information controlled by the first information display control means;
Extracting means for extracting, from the information controlled by the first information display control means, a search word candidate suitable for the character type of the headword of the set information, based on the position of interest specified by the position specifying means; ,
Search word candidate display control means for controlling display of the search word candidates extracted by the extraction means;
Second information display control means for reading out the explanation information corresponding to the headword matching the extracted search word candidate from the set information, and controlling to display the read explanation information and the matching headword;
An information display control device comprising: The information storage means is means for storing a plurality of types of the set information different in the character type of the headword,
The extraction means, for each of the plurality of types of set information, has a plurality of extraction means for extracting a search word candidate suitable for the character type of the headword of the set information,
The search word candidate display means has an associated display control means for performing control to display each of the search word candidates extracted by the plurality of extraction means in association with the type of the set information,
The information display control device according to claim 1, wherein: Further comprising a set information designation key corresponding to each set information for designating set information;
The search word candidate display means has a display position control means for performing control to display the search word candidates extracted by the plurality of extraction means in an array in accordance with the arrangement positional relationship of the set information designation key,
The second display control means reads, from the set information specified by operating the set information specifying key, description information corresponding to a headword that matches a search word candidate for the specified set information, and reads the read description. Having designated information display control means for controlling display of the information and the matching headword;
The information display control device according to claim 2, wherein: When the character type of the character located at the position of interest designated by the position designating unit is an alphabet, the extracting unit converts the character of the alphabet into a kana character, so that the converted character is a search word candidate. The information display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a conversion extraction unit configured to extract the information as (1). In a server connected to the user terminal via a predetermined communication line,
Information storage means for storing set information in which headwords and information associated with the description information of the headwords are collected,
A headword receiving means for receiving, from the user terminal, a headword selected from among the set information stored in the information storage means,
The explanation information corresponding to the headword received by the headword receiving means is read from the set information stored in the information storage means, and the read explanation information and the received headword are transmitted to the user terminal. First information transmission means;
A target position receiving unit that receives, from the user terminal, a target position designated from the information transmitted by the first information transmitting unit;
Extracting means for extracting, from the information transmitted by the first information transmitting means, a search word candidate suitable for the character type of the headword of the set information, based on the target position received by the target position receiving means;
A search word candidate transmitting unit that transmits the search word candidate extracted by the extracting unit to the user terminal;
Second information transmitting means for reading out the explanation information corresponding to the headword matching the extracted search word candidate from the set information, and transmitting the read explanation information and the matching headword to the user terminal;
A server comprising: On the computer,
An information storage function of storing set information in which headwords and information associated with the description information of the headwords are collected,
A headword selection function for selecting a headword from the set information stored by the information storage function,
An information display for reading out the explanation information corresponding to the headword selected by the headword selection function from the collective information stored by the information storage function, and controlling to display the read explanation information and the selected headword; Control functions,
A position designating function for designating a target position from information controlled by the information display control function;
An extraction function of extracting a search word candidate suitable for the character type of the headword of the set information, from information displayed and controlled by the information display control function, based on the target position specified by the position specification function;
A search word candidate display control function for controlling display of the search word candidates extracted by the extraction function,
A second information display control function of reading description information corresponding to a headword matching the extracted search word candidate from the set information, and performing control to display the read description information and the matching headword;
The program to realize. A computer connected to the user terminal via a predetermined communication line,
An information storage function of storing set information in which headwords and information associated with the description information of the headwords are collected,
A headword receiving function of receiving a headword selected from the set information stored by the information storage function from the user terminal;
The explanation information corresponding to the headword received by the headword reception function is read from the set information stored by the information storage function, and the read explanation information and the received headword are transmitted to the user terminal. A first information transmission function;
An attention position receiving function of receiving, from the user terminal, an attention position designated from the information transmitted by the first information transmission function;
An extraction function of extracting, from the information transmitted by the first information transmission function, a search word candidate suitable for the headword of the set information, based on the target position received by the target position reception function;
A search word candidate transmission function of transmitting a search word candidate extracted by the extraction function to the user terminal;
A second information transmission function of reading, from the set information, explanation information corresponding to the headword that matches the extracted search word candidate, and transmitting the read explanation information and the matching headword to the user terminal;
The program to realize.

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