JP2005165533A - Electronic apparatus and electronic dictionary device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus for enabling a user to easily input a Chinese character whose "reading" is not clear, and whose shape is vaguely recalled, and for improving a recognition rate. <P>SOLUTION: A user inputs a Chinese character configuring section by handwriting to a handwriting input region 20. The Chinese character configuring section is obtained as a dividable portion configuring Chinese characters. An electronic dictionary device displays the Chinese character configuring section as a candidate in a Chinese character configuring section candidate display region 21 based on the inputted Chinese character configuring section. The user selects a desired Chinese character configuring section from the candidate of the Chinese character configuring section, and moves it to a creation region 24. The electronic equipment displays Chinese characters including the moved Chinese character configuring section as candidates in a Chinese character candidate display region 25. When the user selects the desired Chinese character from the candidates of Chinese characters, the desired Chinese character is entered to the electronic dictionary device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device such as an electronic dictionary device that requires Kanji input.

  Electronic devices such as electronic dictionary devices often use a kana-kanji conversion function when a user inputs a character string including kanji into the electronic device. The kana-kanji conversion function is a function in which a character string is automatically converted into a kanji-kana mixed character string when the user inputs a character string of only “Kana” using the keyboard and presses a conversion key. “Kana” includes kanji “reading”, particles, auxiliary verbs and conjunctions. In an electronic device using the kana-kanji conversion function, when a user inputs kanji into the electronic device, the user inputs “reading” of the kanji into the electronic device using a keyboard and presses a conversion key. Then, the electronic device converts the kanji into the kanji corresponding to “reading” based on a database in which the correspondence between kanji and “reading” is registered in advance. By doing so, a desired kanji is input to the electronic device. In other words, when a user enters kanji into an electronic device, the user needs to input “reading” corresponding to the kanji from the keyboard. It is difficult to input using.

  Therefore, when the user inputs a kanji whose “reading” is unknown, the electronic device needs to use a function such as a handwriting input function other than the kana-kanji conversion function. In an electronic device using a handwriting input function, a user inputs kanji by handwriting on a coordinate input tablet. Then, the character recognition process is performed on the character pattern of the Chinese character input by the electronic device. By doing so, a desired kanji is input to the electronic device. In an electronic apparatus using a conventional handwriting input function, a user inputs a desired kanji by inputting the entire kanji into a predetermined area on the tablet by handwriting. Therefore, when a user inputs a kanji with a large number of strokes and a complicated shape by handwriting, the complicated portion is collapsed, the electronic device misrecognizes, and the desired kanji is not input. Become.

  As countermeasures against such misrecognition of Chinese character input by handwriting input, the handwriting input devices described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 have been proposed.

  In the handwriting input device described in Patent Literature 1, when a user inputs a kanji, first, the user inputs only the radical of the kanji by handwriting. The handwriting input device recognizes the radical input by handwriting, and displays the recognition result as a radical candidate. The user selects a desired radical from the radical candidates. The handwriting input device displays all Chinese characters having the selected radical as candidates. The user selects a desired kanji from the displayed candidates. By doing so, a desired kanji is input to the handwriting input device. In the handwriting input device described in Patent Literature 1, since the user inputs only the radicals of the kanji into the handwriting input device, the recognition error is higher than that of the conventional handwriting input device in which the user inputs the entire kanji by handwriting. It is a handwriting input device that is unlikely to occur.

  In the handwriting input device described in Patent Literature 2, when a user inputs kanji, first, the user inputs by hand a kanji radical and an abbreviated character for specifying the position of the radical in the kanji. . The handwriting input device recognizes the radical whose position is determined by the abbreviated character, and displays the recognition result as a radical candidate. The user selects a desired radical from the radical candidates. The handwriting input device displays all Chinese characters having the selected radical as candidates. The user selects a desired kanji from the candidates. By doing so, a desired kanji is input to the handwriting input device. In the handwriting input device described in Patent Document 2, the user inputs the kanji radicals and the abbreviated characters by handwriting into the handwriting input device, so compared to the conventional handwriting input device in which the user inputs the entire kanji by handwriting, This is a handwriting input device that is unlikely to cause erroneous recognition.

  However, the handwriting input devices described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 have few misrecognitions during handwriting input, but display all kanji having the selected radical as candidates, so there are a large number of candidates. In this case, it is necessary to find a desired kanji from many candidates, which takes time.

  As measures against such input of Chinese characters, an information processing apparatus described in Patent Document 3 and a handwritten character recognition apparatus described in Patent Document 4 have been proposed.

  In the information processing apparatus described in Patent Document 3, when a user inputs a kanji, first, the user inputs only the radical of the kanji by handwriting in the input frame. The information processing apparatus displays the handwritten handwriting input as it is, and stores the handwriting as a radical image. The stored radical image is recognized based on the radical dictionary data, and the recognition result is changed to a handwriting and displayed as it is in the character frame. If the recognition result is correct, the user sends a “confirmation” sign, and inputs a hand other than the radical in the character frame in which the radical recognition result is displayed. The information processing apparatus recognizes a combination of the radical other than the input radical and the radical image based on the dictionary data, and displays the recognition result in a character frame. If the displayed recognition result is correct, the user sends a “confirm” sign. The information processing apparatus registers the recognition result as an input character.

  In the handwritten character recognition apparatus described in Patent Literature 4, when a user inputs a kanji, the user inputs each portion into which the kanji is divided into a separate input frame. The handwritten character recognition device searches the character pattern group using the character pattern input by handwriting as data, and stores the index of the matched character pattern as it is in the recognition buffer. The index is a number corresponding to the kanji part. The handwritten character recognition device searches for a kanji that matches one index or a combination thereof, and if there is a matching kanji, displays it as a candidate. The user decides if the candidate is correct. By confirming, a desired Chinese character is input to the handwritten character recognition device.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-154198 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-250046 JP-A-4-303279 JP-A-7-121660

  According to the information processing device disclosed in Patent Document 3, when a user inputs a kanji, the user can input a desired kanji by handwriting input into a radical and a part other than the radical. it can. However, when inputting complex kanji with a large number of strokes other than radicals, a complicated portion is crushed as in the case of conventional character input by handwriting input, and thus erroneous recognition is likely to occur. Furthermore, since it can only be divided into radicals and parts other than radicals, it is difficult to input a kanji that does not know which part is the radical.

  According to the handwritten character recognition device disclosed in Patent Document 4, a user can input a desired kanji character by handwriting input into separate input frames for each part such as a radical. However, the handwritten character recognition device stores the index corresponding to the character pattern as the character pattern input by handwriting matches the character pattern of the character pattern group without confirming with the user. This causes a case where an index that is not a character pattern is stored. Furthermore, when there is a kanji that matches one stored index or a combination thereof, the handwritten character recognition device displays that kanji as a candidate, so if there is no matching kanji, it displays even if a plurality of parts are input Is not performed and the user cannot confirm. In addition, if at least one of the stored indexes is different from the index of the desired character pattern, depending on the combination of the stored indexes, the combination is not established as a kanji, and the kanji candidates are not displayed on the handwritten character recognition device. In other words, the candidate is displayed as a kanji and the candidate is displayed, but the desired kanji is not displayed as a candidate. Therefore, when a desired Chinese character is not displayed on the handwritten character recognition device, the user needs to perform an operation of inputting the Chinese character from the beginning, and the operation is very complicated.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can easily input a kanji whose “reading” is unknown and whose shape is not clearly remembered, and has an improved recognition rate.

The present invention provides a handwriting input means for creating an input image from a kanji component input by handwriting in a plurality of handwriting input areas;
A partial candidate extracting means for comparing the created input image with the previously stored image of the kanji component and extracting a candidate for the kanji component based on the comparison result;
Partial candidate display means for displaying the extracted candidate for the Chinese character component;
Partial candidate selection means for selecting a kanji component from the displayed kanji component candidates;
A kanji candidate extraction means for comparing the selected kanji component with kanji information stored in association with the kanji and the kanji component constituting the kanji in advance, and extracting kanji candidates based on the comparison result;
Kanji candidate display means for displaying the extracted kanji candidates;
And kanji candidate selection means for selecting kanji from the displayed kanji candidates.

Further, the present invention provides a handwriting input means for creating an input image from a kanji component part input by handwriting in one handwriting input area;
A partial candidate extracting means for comparing the created input image with the previously stored image of the kanji component and extracting a candidate for the kanji component based on the comparison result;
Partial candidate display means for displaying the extracted candidate for the Chinese character component;
Partial candidate selection means for selecting a kanji component from the displayed kanji component candidates;
An erasing means for erasing the kanji component input by handwriting in the handwriting input area after the kanji component is selected;
A kanji candidate extraction means for comparing the selected kanji component with kanji information stored in association with the kanji and the kanji component constituting the kanji in advance, and extracting kanji candidates based on the comparison result;
Kanji candidate display means for displaying the extracted kanji candidates;
And kanji candidate selection means for selecting kanji from the displayed kanji candidates.

The present invention further includes position determining means for determining position information indicating the position of the kanji constituent part for the kanji constituent part selected by the part candidate selecting means,
The kanji candidate extraction means compares the selected kanji component and the determined position information with the kanji information including the position information.

  The present invention is further characterized by further comprising detailed information display means for displaying detailed information associated with a kanji character using the kanji selected by the kanji candidate selecting means as a headword.

  According to the present invention, the electronic device has a plurality of handwriting input areas, and the user inputs a Chinese character component into the handwriting input area by handwriting. Specifically, the user uses a touch panel or the like to input a kanji component using a touch pen. The kanji component part is a part that can constitute and divide a kanji character, for example, regardless of the radical part such as heel, bias, crown and leg. The handwriting input means creates an input image of the kanji component part input by handwriting in the handwriting input area. Then, the partial candidate extraction unit compares the created input image with the previously stored image of the kanji component, and extracts the kanji component as a candidate based on the comparison result. Candidates for the selected kanji components are displayed.

  In order to select a desired kanji component from the displayed candidate kanji components, the user selects a desired kanji component using the candidate selection unit. Specifically, when the touch panel is used as described above, the user selects a desired kanji component by touching the desired kanji component with a touch pen. When the user inputs a plurality of kanji components into different handwriting input areas and selects all kanji components using the partial candidate selection means, the kanji candidate extraction means selects all the selected kanji components. The portion is compared with the kanji information stored in association with the kanji and the kanji constituent portions constituting the kanji in advance, and kanji candidates are extracted based on the comparison result. The kanji candidate display means displays the extracted kanji candidates.

  In order to select a desired kanji from the displayed kanji candidates, the user selects a desired kanji using kanji candidate selection means. Specifically, as in the case of the partial candidate selection unit, the user selects a desired kanji by touching the desired kanji with the touch pen. By doing so, the desired kanji is input to the electronic device.

Further, the desired kanji constituent parts to be selected using the partial candidate selection means do not have to be all candidates for the kanji constituent parts, but may be a part of the candidates for the kanji constituent parts.
Furthermore, the number of kanji components to be input by handwriting need not be plural, and may be one.

  From this, when the user inputs kanji into the electronic device, it is the kanji component that the user inputs to the electronic device by hand, and the kanji component is a part of the kanji and the shape is simple. There are few misrecognitions even for complex kanji with a large number of strokes. Furthermore, the Chinese character component input by handwriting on the electronic device is displayed as a candidate for the Chinese character component, and the user can select a desired Chinese character component from the displayed candidate for the Chinese character component. Recognition is reduced.

  In addition, the kanji components that are handwritten are only kanji components that have a clear shape, and it is not necessary to care about whether or not they are radical parts. The user can input kanji that they do not remember into the electronic device.

  As described above, it is possible to easily input a kanji whose “reading” is unknown and whose shape is not clearly remembered, and to provide an electronic device with a further improved recognition rate.

  Further, according to the present invention, the electronic device has one handwriting input area, and the user inputs a Chinese character component into the handwriting input area by handwriting. Specifically, the user uses a touch panel or the like to input a kanji component on the touch panel with a touch pen. The handwriting input means creates an input image of the kanji component part input by handwriting in the handwriting input area. Then, when the partial candidate extracting means compares the created input image with the previously stored image of the kanji constituent part and extracts the kanji constituent part as a candidate based on the comparison result, the partial candidate display means extracts Candidates for the selected kanji components are displayed.

  In order to select a desired kanji component from the displayed candidate kanji components, the user selects a desired kanji component using the candidate selection unit. Specifically, when the touch panel is used as described above, the user selects a desired kanji component by touching the desired kanji component with a touch pen. After that, the erasing unit erases the kanji constituent portion input by handwriting in the handwriting input area. Since the user manually inputs the kanji component in the erased handwriting input area by the erasing means, the user can input a plurality of kanji components by handwriting. When a plurality of kanji component parts are input, the kanji candidate extraction means compares all the selected kanji component parts with the kanji information stored in association with the kanji and the kanji component parts constituting the kanji characters in advance. Kanji candidates are extracted based on the comparison result. The kanji candidate display means displays the extracted kanji candidates.

In order to select a desired kanji from the displayed kanji candidates, the user selects a desired kanji using kanji candidate selection means. Specifically, as in the case of the partial candidate selection unit, the user selects a desired kanji by touching the desired kanji with the touch pen. By doing so, a desired kanji is input to the electronic device.
Further, the number of kanji components to be input by handwriting need not be plural, and may be one.

  From this, when the user inputs kanji into the electronic device, it is the kanji component that the user inputs to the electronic device by hand, and the kanji component is a part of the kanji and the shape is simple. There are few misrecognitions even for complex kanji with a large number of strokes. Furthermore, the Chinese character component input by handwriting on the electronic device is displayed as a candidate for the Chinese character component, and the user can select a desired Chinese character component from the displayed candidate for the Chinese character component. Recognition is reduced.

  In addition, the kanji components that are handwritten are only kanji components that have a clear shape, and it is not necessary to care about whether or not they are radical parts. The user can input kanji that they do not remember into the electronic device.

  As described above, it is possible to easily input a kanji whose “reading” is unknown and whose shape is not clearly remembered, and to provide an electronic device with a further improved recognition rate.

  Further, according to the present invention, the position determining means is a position indicating the position of the Chinese character component based on the position where the user drags and releases or touches the Chinese character component selected by the partial candidate selecting device. Determine information. The kanji candidate extraction unit compares the selected kanji component and the determined position information with the kanji information including the position information, and extracts kanji candidates based on the comparison result.

  As a result, when extracting kanji by the kanji candidate extracting means, the position information is added to the kanji component as an object to be compared with the kanji information, so that the extracted kanji candidates are narrowed down. Therefore, it becomes easy to select a desired kanji from kanji candidates displayed by the kanji candidate display means.

  Further, according to the present invention, the detailed information display means displays the detailed information associated with the kanji with the kanji selected by the kanji candidate selecting means as the headword. As a result, detailed information associated with the input kanji can be displayed. The detailed information includes the total number of strokes, radicals, division codes, JIS (Japanese Imdusrial Standards) code, shift JIS code, sound reading, kanji reading, meaning, idiom, and the like.

In the present embodiment, an electronic dictionary device will be described as one of electronic devices.
FIG. 1 is an external view of an electronic dictionary device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic dictionary device 1 includes a device main body 2 and a touch pen 8. The device main body 2 includes a display unit 3, function keys 4, character keys 5, a power key 6, and a search key 7. The display unit 3 is realized by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and displays a menu screen, an input character string, a search result, and the like. Further, a transparent touch panel is arranged on the surface of the display unit 3 so that coordinate input can be performed. The function key 4 includes, for example, a Hanwa dictionary key, a Chunichi dictionary key, and the like. It is operated when selecting various operation modes such as the Chunichi dictionary mode for displaying information such as the meaning. The character key 5 is an alphabet key or the like, and is an input key that is operated when a character string to be searched is input by, for example, a Roman character input method. The power key 6 is operated when the electronic dictionary device 1 is turned on and off. The search key 7 is operated when displaying the search result searched by the input character string or the like. The touch pen 8 is used when performing coordinate input on the display unit 3.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the electronic dictionary device 1. The electronic dictionary device 1 includes a microprocessor 16, a display unit 3, a key input unit 18, and a touch panel 19. The microprocessor 16 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10, a handwriting recognition unit 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a display control unit 14, and an input control unit 15. It is configured. The display unit 3 displays a menu screen, an input character string, a search result, and the like. The key input unit 18 is operated to input a character string or a control command, and corresponds to the function key 4, the character key 5, the power key 6, and the search key 7 in FIG. 1. The touch panel 19 is integrated with the display unit 3, and is operated to input coordinates by handwriting input on the display unit 3 of FIG. 1 with the touch pen 8. The input control unit 15 transmits information input by the key input unit 18 and the touch panel 19 to the CPU 10. The display control unit 14 causes the display unit 3 to display information transmitted from the CPU 10. The ROM 12 stores an image of kanji components, kanji information, and detailed information. The handwriting recognition unit 11 creates an input image input with coordinates by the touch panel 19, extracts the created input image based on data stored in the ROM 12, and stores the extraction result in the RAM 13.

  An electronic dictionary device 1 having a plurality of handwriting input areas will be described as a first embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 3 is a display example of an initial screen in the Han-Japanese dictionary mode in the electronic dictionary device 1 according to the first embodiment. When the user presses the Hanwa dictionary key, which is one of the function keys 4 in FIG. 1, a plurality of handwriting input areas 20 are displayed on the display unit 3 in FIG. The scroll buttons 26 are respectively displayed on the right of the handwriting input area 20. Further, an enter key 22, a search key 23, a creation area 24, a kanji candidate display area 25, and a scroll button 27 are displayed.

  An operation for inputting a kanji character as a headword to the electronic dictionary device 1 according to the first embodiment will be described. The headword is an item for the electronic dictionary device to search for information. In the electronic dictionary device 1 according to the first embodiment, when a user inputs a plurality of kanji constituent parts in different handwriting input areas 20, candidates for kanji constituent parts are displayed in the kanji constituent part candidate display area 21. Is done. The user can input a Chinese character by selecting a Chinese character component from the displayed candidates for the Chinese character component and moving the selected Chinese character component to the creation area 24. The kanji component part is a part that can be divided into kanji characters, regardless of the radical parts such as 旁, partial, crown and legs. For example, when inputting the kanji `` 藷 '' “Gonben”, “Kusakamuri” and “Oigashira”.

  The handwriting input unit includes the CPU 10, the handwriting recognition unit 11, the ROM 12, the RAM 13, the input control unit 15, and the touch panel 19. The partial candidate extraction means is constituted by the CPU 10, ROM 12 and RAM 13. The partial candidate display means, the kanji candidate display means, and the detailed information display means are the display unit 3. The partial candidate selection means includes the CPU 10, ROM 12, RAM 13, and touch panel 19. The kanji candidate extracting means is constituted by the CPU 10, ROM 12 and RAM 13. The kanji candidate selection means is constituted by the CPU 10, ROM 12, RAM 13 and touch panel 19. The position determining means includes the CPU 10, the handwriting recognition unit 11, the ROM 12, the RAM 13, the input control unit 15, and the touch panel 19. Note that the present invention is not limited to the touch panel 19 and a mouse or the like may be used. Furthermore, not a touch input device such as the touch panel 19 and a mouse, but a non-contact input device may be used.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an operation for displaying the first kanji component candidate in the kanji component candidate display area 21a. As shown in FIG. 4A, the user inputs by hand with the touch pen 8 the “Gonben” portion, which is the first Chinese character component, in the handwriting input area 20 a. As shown in FIG. 4B, when the user touches the enter key 22 with the touch pen 8, the handwritten input area 20 a directly input the “Kanben” portion which is the first kanji component portion. The candidate for the first kanji component is displayed in the kanji component candidate display area 21a. When the candidate for the first kanji constituent part exists beyond the displayable range of the kanji constituent part candidate display area 21a, the user touches the scroll button 26a with the touch pen 8, thereby the kanji constituent part. It is possible to scroll the first kanji component candidate displayed in the candidate display area 21a and display the first kanji component candidate that is not displayed. That is, when “Gonben”, which is a desired Chinese character component, is not displayed, “Gonben”, which is a desired Chinese character component, is displayed using the scroll button 26a.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an operation for displaying the second kanji component candidate in the kanji component candidate display area 21b. As shown in FIG. 5A, the user inputs the handwritten input of the “Kusakanmuri” portion, which is the second kanji component, with the touch pen 8 in the handwriting input area 20 b. As shown in FIG. 5B, when the user touches the enter key 22 with the touch pen 8, the kanji directly above the handwriting input area 20 b where the second kanji component “kusakumuri” is input by handwriting. Candidates for the second Chinese character component are displayed in the component candidate display area 21b. Note that when the candidate for the second Chinese character component exists beyond the displayable range of the Chinese character component candidate display area 21b, the user touches the scroll button 26b with the touch pen 8 so that the Chinese character component is displayed. It is possible to scroll the first kanji component candidate displayed in the candidate display area 21b and display the second kanji component candidate that is not displayed. In other words, when “Kakukanmuri”, which is a desired Chinese character component, is not displayed, “Kakukanmuri”, which is a desired Kanji component, is displayed using the scroll button 26b.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an operation for displaying the third kanji component candidate in the kanji component candidate display area 21c. As shown in FIG. 6A, the user inputs by hand with the touch pen 8 the part of “Oigashira” that is the third Kanji component part in the handwriting input area 20 c. As shown in FIG. 6B, when the user touches the enter key 22 with the touch pen 8, the portion of “Oigashira” that is the third kanji component is directly above the handwritten input area 20 c where the handwritten input is performed. A candidate for a third Chinese character component is displayed in a certain Chinese character component candidate display area 21c. When the candidate for the third Chinese character component is present beyond the displayable range of the Chinese character component candidate display area 21c, the user touches the scroll button 26c with the touch pen 8 to thereby display the Chinese character component. The candidates for the third Chinese character component portion displayed in the candidate display area 21c can be scrolled to display the candidates for the third Chinese character component portion that is not displayed. In other words, when “Oigashira” which is a desired Chinese character component is not displayed, “Oigashira” which is a desired Chinese character component is displayed using the scroll button 26c.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an operation of moving the first Chinese character component from the Chinese character component candidate display area 21 a to the creation area 24. As shown in FIG. 7A, the user selects “Gonben” as the first Chinese character component from the Chinese character component candidate display area 21 a, and uses the touch pen 8 to select a desired character on the creation area 24. By dragging to the position of the deviation, which is the position, the “Kanben” which is the first Chinese character component is moved to the position of the deviation which is a desired position on the creation area 24. In addition, instead of moving by dragging such a user, after the user touches the “Kenben”, which is the first kanji component in the kanji component candidate display area 21a, with the touch pen 8. The touch pen 8 may once again touch and move at a biased position, which is a desired position on the creation area 24. As shown in FIG. 7B, the first kanji component can be displayed at a desired position on the creation area 24. In other words, “Gonben” can be displayed at a biased position on the creation area 24.

  FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram in which the creation area 24 is enlarged. The creation area 24 has a plurality of recognition areas 28a, 28b, 28c, 28d, 28e, 28f, 28g, 28h, and 28i. When the user drags the kanji component from the kanji component candidate display area 21 to the creation area 24 by touching the touch pen 8 or touches it with the touch pen 8, the kanji component is moved from the kanji component candidate display area 21 to the creation area 24. Moved. At this time, the selected kanji component is based on the recognition areas 28a, 28b, 28c, 28d, 28e, 28f, 28g, 28h, and 28i where the user has released the touch pen 8 or touched the touch pen 8. Displayed at a predetermined position.

  For example, when the user releases the touch pen 8 on 28a, 28b or 28c or touches it with the touch pen 8, the “word” is moved to the position on the left side of the creation area 24 (“Govern”), “Gonben” is displayed at that position.

  In this case, if the user releases the touch pen 8 at the wrong position or touches the touch pen 8, the kanji component may be displayed at the wrong position. Therefore, the position where each kanji component part can be displayed in the creation area 24 is determined for each kanji component part. When the user moves the kanji component, if the position where the touch pen 8 is released or the touch pen 8 is touched is not a position where the kanji component can be displayed, the position that can be displayed for each kanji component is displayed. , Display it at the nearest position. The relationship between the kanji component and its position is stored in the ROM 12.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an operation of moving the second kanji component from the kanji component candidate display area 21b to the creation area 24. As shown in FIG. 9A, the user selects “Kusakanmuri”, which is the second kanji constituent part, from the kanji constituent part candidate display area 21 b, and the desired position on the creation area 24 with the touch pen 8. By dragging to the position of the crown, the “Kusakanmuri” that is the second Kanji component is moved to the position of the crown that is the desired position on the creation area 24. In addition, instead of moving by dragging by such a user, the user touches the “kusakanmuri” that is the second kanji component in the kanji component candidate display area 21b with the touch pen 8, and then the creation area You may make it move again by touching with the touch pen 8 in the position of the crown which is a desired position on 24. As shown in FIG. 9B, the second kanji component can be displayed at a desired position on the creation area 24. That is, “Kusakanmuri” can be displayed at the position of the crown on the creation area 24.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an operation of moving the third Chinese character component from the Chinese character component candidate display area 21 c to the creation area 24. As shown in FIG. 10A, the user selects “Oigashira” which is the third kanji component from the kanji component candidate display area 21 c and uses the touch pen 8 to select a desired position on the creation area 24. By dragging to the heel position, the third kanji component “Oigashira” is moved to the desired heel position on the creation area 24. In addition, instead of moving by dragging such a user, after the user touches “Oigashira” which is the third Chinese character component in the Chinese character component candidate display area 21c with the touch pen 8, You may make it move again by touching with the touch pen 8 in the position of the eyelid which is a desired position on the creation area 24. As shown in FIG. 10B, the third kanji component can be displayed at a desired position on the creation area 24. That is, “Oigashira” can be displayed at the position of the eyelid on the creation area 24.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an operation for displaying a kanji candidate in the kanji candidate display area 25. When a user touches the search key 23 with the touch pen 8 after displaying “Konben”, “Kusakanmuri” and “Oigashira” which are a plurality of kanji constituent parts in the creation area 24, the user touches the creation area 24. Based on the displayed kanji components “Gonben”, “Kusakanmuri”, and “Oigashira”, the electronic dictionary device uses the kanji that matches or is close to kanji as a kanji candidate display area 25. To display.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a method of displaying detailed information on kanji that are headwords displayed in the kanji candidate display area 25. When the user touches “藷”, which is a desired Chinese character, from the Chinese character candidates displayed in the Chinese character candidate display area 25 with the touch pen 8, the electronic dictionary device displays detailed information on the Chinese character “藷” on the display unit 3. To display.

  FIG. 13 is a display example in which detailed information on the kanji that is the headword is displayed on the display unit 3. Based on the detailed information stored in the ROM 12, detailed information of “の” is displayed. As shown in FIG. 13, the detailed information is 18 strokes, “Kusakanmuri” radical, 2983, JIS code 3D73, shift JIS code 8F93, reading aloud, jo, no knot reading This is information such as the meaning, the idiom is sweet candy.

  When inputting the Chinese character “藷” to the electronic dictionary device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, it is not input based on a plurality of Chinese character components as described above, but is one of the Chinese character components “ The operation to input based only on “Govern” will be described.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining an operation for displaying a kanji candidate in the kanji candidate display area 25. As shown in FIG. 14A, after moving “Gonben”, which is one of the kanji components, to the creation area 24, the user touches the search key 23 with the touch pen 8. As shown in FIG. 14 (b), candidates for kanji having “Kanben”, which is the kanji component moved to the creation area 24, are displayed in the kanji candidate display area 25. When the kanji candidates having “Gonben” are present beyond the displayable range of the kanji candidate display area 25, the user touches the scroll button 27 with the touch pen 8, as shown in FIG. By doing this, it is possible to scroll the kanji candidates displayed in the kanji candidate display area 25 and display kanji candidates that are not displayed. That is, when the desired Chinese character “藷” is not displayed, the scroll button 27 is used to display the desired Chinese character “藷”.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining a method of displaying detailed information on kanji that are headwords displayed in the kanji candidate display area 25. When the user touches “藷” which is a desired Chinese character from the Chinese character candidates displayed in the Chinese character candidate display area 25 with the touch pen 8, detailed information on the Chinese character is displayed on the display unit 3 as in FIG. The

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart when inputting kanji, which is a headword of the electronic dictionary device 1 according to the first embodiment. By the operation of depressing the Hanwa dictionary key described in FIG. 3, the process of step A1 is performed. In step A1, when the user inputs a Chinese-Japanese dictionary key, the CPU 10 causes the display unit 3 to display an initial screen in the Chinese character dictionary mode.

  The processing from step A2 to step A7 is performed by the operation of inputting the kanji components described in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 by handwriting. In step A2, when the user inputs handwritten characters on the touch panel on the handwriting input area 20, the touch panel converts the handwritten input characters into coordinates. The handwriting recognition unit 11 creates an input image from the converted coordinates. In step A3, when the determination key is input by the user, the CPU 10 stores the created input image in the RAM 13. In step A4, the CPU 10 compares the stored input image with the image of the kanji constituent part stored in advance in the ROM 12, and extracts a kanji constituent part candidate based on the comparison result. In step A5, if a candidate for a kanji component is extracted, the process proceeds to step A6. If the candidate for the kanji component is not extracted, the process proceeds to step A18, and the CPU 10 displays “Unrecognizable” on the display unit 3. Thereafter, the process returns to step A2. In step A <b> 6, the CPU 10 stores the kanji component candidate in the RAM 13. In step A <b> 7, the CPU 10 displays the stored Chinese character component candidate in the Chinese character component candidate display area 21.

  The processing of Step A8 and Step A9 is performed by the operation of moving the kanji component described with reference to FIGS. In step A8, the user selects the kanji component by dragging or touching the kanji component from the displayed kanji component candidate using the touch pen 8, and the process proceeds to step A9. If the user does not select the kanji component, the process returns to step A2. That is, the handwriting input area 20 is in a state where handwriting input can be performed in another area. In step A <b> 9, the CPU 10 determines the position information of the kanji component based on the position of the kanji component moved by the user, and displays the kanji component in the creation area 24. The position information is information indicating the position of the kanji and the kanji components constituting the kanji.

  The processing from step A10 to step A14 is performed by pressing the search key described with reference to FIGS. In step A10, if a search key is input by the user, the CPU 10 stores the displayed kanji component in the RAM 13 and proceeds to step A11. If not input, the process returns to step A8. That is, there may be a plurality of Chinese character components displayed in the creation area 24 as shown in FIG. 11, or there may be a single Chinese character component displayed in the creation area 24 as shown in FIG. In step A <b> 11, the CPU 10 compares the kanji component part and the determined position information stored in the RAM 13 with the kanji information stored in advance in the ROM 12, and extracts kanji candidates based on the comparison result. The kanji information is composed of kanji, kanji constituent parts constituting the kanji and position information of the kanji constituent parts. In step A12, if kanji candidates are extracted, the process proceeds to step A13. If no candidate for kanji is extracted, the process proceeds to step A19, and the CPU 10 causes the display unit 3 to display “no corresponding kanji”. Thereafter, the process returns to step A2. In step A <b> 13, the CPU 10 stores the extracted kanji candidates in the RAM 13. In step A <b> 14, the CPU 10 displays the stored kanji candidate in the kanji candidate display area 25.

  The processing from step A15 to step A17 is performed by the operation of selecting the kanji described with reference to FIGS. In step A15, if a kanji is selected from kanji candidates by the user, the process proceeds to step A16. If no kanji is selected, the process returns to step A2. In step A <b> 16, the CPU 10 reads out the detailed information of the kanji from the detailed information associated with the kanji stored in the ROM 12 in advance using the selected kanji as the headword. In step A <b> 17, the CPU 10 causes the display unit 3 to display detailed information on the Chinese characters read out as shown in FIG. 13.

  As described above, in the electronic dictionary device 1 according to the first embodiment, when inputting Chinese characters, the user inputs the Chinese character components by handwriting, and the candidates for the Chinese character components displayed on the electronic dictionary device 1. Kanji can be entered by selecting, moving, etc.

  From this, when the user inputs kanji into the electronic device, it is the kanji component that the user inputs to the electronic device by hand, and the kanji component is a part of the kanji and the shape is simple. There are few misrecognitions even for complex kanji with a large number of strokes. Furthermore, the Chinese character component input by handwriting on the electronic device is displayed as a candidate for the Chinese character component, and the user can select a desired Chinese character component from the displayed candidate for the Chinese character component. Recognition is reduced.

  In addition, the kanji components that are handwritten are only kanji components that have a clear shape, and it is not necessary to care about whether or not they are radical parts. The user can input kanji that they do not remember into the electronic device.

  As described above, it is possible to easily input a kanji whose “reading” is unknown and whose shape is not clearly remembered, and to provide an electronic device with a further improved recognition rate.

  As a second embodiment of the present invention, an electronic dictionary device 1 having one handwriting input area 30 will be described. The configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, except for the operation of inputting the kanji component by one handwriting input area.

  FIG. 17 is a display example of the initial screen in the Han-Japanese dictionary mode in the electronic dictionary device 1 according to the second embodiment. When the user presses the Hanwa dictionary key, which is one of the function keys 4 in FIG. 1, the handwriting input area 30 is displayed on the display unit 3 in FIG. A scroll button 36 is displayed to the right of the input area 30. Further, an enter key 32, a search key 33, a creation area 34, a kanji candidate display area 35, and a scroll button 37 are displayed.

  An operation for inputting a kanji character as a headword to the electronic dictionary device 1 according to the second embodiment will be described. In the electronic dictionary device 1 according to the second embodiment, when a user inputs one kanji constituent part into the handwriting input area 30 by handwriting, the candidate for the kanji constituent part is displayed in the kanji constituent part candidate display area 31. The user selects a kanji component from the displayed candidate kanji components, and moves the selected kanji component to the creation area 24. Thereafter, the handwritten input kanji component in the handwriting input area 30 is deleted. By repeating these operations, kanji can be input. The erasing means is composed of the CPU 10, ROM 12 and RAM 13.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining an operation for displaying the first kanji component candidate in the kanji component candidate display area 31. As shown in FIG. 18A, the user performs handwriting input with the touch pen 8 in the handwritten input area 30, the “Kanben” portion that is the first Chinese character component. As shown in FIG. 18B, when the user touches the enter key 32 with the touch pen 8, the user directly inputs the handwritten input area 30, which is the first kanji component “Gonben”. The candidate for the first kanji component part is displayed in the kanji component part candidate display area 31 in FIG. When the candidate for the first Chinese character component exists beyond the displayable range of the Chinese character component candidate display area 31, the user touches the scroll button 36 with the touch pen 8, whereby the Chinese character component The candidate of the 1st kanji component part currently displayed on the candidate display area 31 can be scrolled, and the candidate of the 1st kanji component part which is not displayed can be displayed. That is, when “Gonben”, which is a desired Chinese character component, is not displayed, “Gonben”, which is a desired Chinese character component, is displayed using the scroll button 36.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining an operation of moving the first Chinese character component from the Chinese character component candidate display area 31 to the creation area 34. As shown in FIG. 19 (a), the user selects “Ganben”, which is the first kanji component part, from the kanji component part candidate display area 31, and uses the touch pen 8 to select a desired one in the creation area 34. By dragging to the position of the deviation, which is the position, the “Kanben” which is the first Chinese character component is moved to the position of the deviation which is a desired position on the creation area 34. In addition, instead of the user moving by dragging, after the user touches the “Kenben”, which is the first kanji component in the kanji component candidate display area 31, with the touch pen 8. The touch pen 8 may be touched and moved again at a biased position which is a desired position on the creation area 34. As shown in FIG. 7B, the first kanji component can be displayed at a desired position on the creation area 34. That is, “Gonben” can be displayed at a biased position on the creation area 34. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 19C, the electronic dictionary device erases the display of the handwriting input area 30 and the kanji component portion candidate display area 31. That is, the electronic dictionary device can newly input in the handwriting input area 30.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining an operation for displaying the second kanji component candidate in the kanji component candidate display area 31. As shown in FIG. 20A, the user inputs a handwritten input of the “Kusakanmuri” portion, which is the second kanji component, into the handwriting input area 30 with the touch pen 8. As shown in FIG. 20 (b), when the user touches the enter key 32 with the touch pen 8, the kanji that is directly above the handwriting input area 30 in which the second kanji component “Kusakamuri” is input by handwriting. Candidates for the second kanji component are displayed in the component candidate display area 31. When the second kanji component candidate exists beyond the displayable range of the kanji component candidate display area 31, the user touches the scroll button 36 with the touch pen 8 so that the kanji component The candidate of the 1st kanji constituent part currently displayed on the candidate display area 31 can be scrolled, and the candidate of the 2nd kanji constituent part which is not displayed can be displayed. In other words, when the “Kakukanmuri” that is the desired Chinese character component is not displayed, the “Kazakanmuri” that is the desired Kanji component is displayed using the scroll button 36.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining an operation of moving the second kanji component from the kanji component candidate display area 31 to the creation area 34. As shown in FIG. 21 (a), the user selects “Kusakanmuri”, which is the second kanji component part, from the kanji component part candidate display area 31, and the desired position on the creation area 34 with the touch pen 8. By dragging to the position of the crown, the “kusakanmuri” that is the second kanji component is moved to the position of the crown, which is the desired position on the creation area 34. In addition, instead of moving by dragging by such a user, the user touches “Kusakamuri”, which is the second kanji component in the kanji component candidate display area 31, with the touch pen 8, and then the creation area It is also possible to touch and move the touch pen 8 again at the position of the crown which is a desired position on 34. As shown in FIG. 9B, the second kanji component can be displayed at a desired position on the creation area 34. That is, “Kusakanmuri” can be displayed at the position of the crown on the creation area 34. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 23C, the electronic dictionary device erases the display of the handwriting input area 30 and the kanji component portion candidate display area 31. That is, the electronic dictionary device can newly input in the handwriting input area 30.

  FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining an operation for displaying the third kanji component candidate in the kanji component candidate display area 31. As shown in FIG. 22A, the user inputs the portion of “Oigashira”, which is the third kanji component, in the handwriting input area 30 by handwriting. As shown in FIG. 22 (b), when the user touches the enter key 32 with the touch pen 8, the portion “Oigashira” that is the third kanji component is directly above the handwritten input area 30 where the handwritten input is performed. A candidate for a third Chinese character component is displayed in a certain Chinese character component candidate display area 31. When the candidate for the third Chinese character component exists beyond the displayable range of the Chinese character component candidate display area 31, the user touches the scroll button 36 with the touch pen 8, whereby the Chinese character component The candidates for the third Chinese character component part displayed in the candidate display area 31 can be scrolled to display the candidates for the third Chinese character component part that is not displayed. That is, when “Oigashira” that is a desired Chinese character component is not displayed, “Oigashira” that is a desired Chinese character component is displayed using the scroll button 36.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining an operation of moving the third Chinese character component from the Chinese character component candidate display area 31 to the creation area 34. As shown in FIG. 23A, the user selects “Oigashira” which is the third kanji component from the kanji component candidate display area 31, and uses the touch pen 8 to select a desired position on the creation area 34. By dragging to the position of 旁, the third kanji component “Oigashira” is moved to the position of the heel, which is a desired position on the creation area 34. In addition, instead of moving by dragging such a user, the user touches “Oigashira”, which is the third Chinese character component in the Chinese character component candidate display area 31, with the touch pen 8, You may make it move again by touching with the touch pen 8 in the position of the eyelid which is a desired position on the creation area 34. FIG. As shown in FIG. 23 (b), the third kanji component can be displayed at a desired position on the creation area 34. That is, “Oigashira” can be displayed at the position of the eyelid on the creation area 24. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 23C, the electronic dictionary device erases the display of the handwriting input area 30 and the kanji component portion candidate display area 31. That is, the electronic dictionary device can newly input in the handwriting input area 30.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining an operation for displaying kanji candidates in the kanji candidate display area 35. When the user displays “Konben”, “Kusakanmuri”, and “Oigashira” which are a plurality of kanji component parts in the creation area 34 and touches the search key 33 with the touch pen 8, the user touches the creation area 34. Based on “Konben”, “Kusakanmuri”, and “Oigashira”, which are the determined kanji components of the displayed position, the electronic dictionary device uses kanji that matches or close to them as candidates for kanji. It is displayed in the kanji candidate display area 35.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining a method of displaying detailed information on kanji displayed in the kanji candidate display area 35. When the user touches the desired Chinese character “藷” from the Chinese character candidates displayed in the Chinese character candidate display area 35 with the touch pen 8, the electronic dictionary device has the same detailed information as FIG. 13 for the Chinese character “藷”. Is displayed on the display unit 3.

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart when inputting kanji which is a headword of the electronic dictionary device 1 according to the second embodiment. The process of step B1 is performed by the operation of depressing the Hanwa dictionary key described in FIG. In step B1, when the user inputs a Chinese-Japanese dictionary key, the CPU 10 causes the display unit 3 to display an initial screen in the Chinese character dictionary mode.

  The processing from Step B2 to Step B7 is performed by the operation of inputting the Chinese character components described in FIGS. 18, 20 and 22 by handwriting. In step B2, when the user inputs handwritten characters on the touch panel on the handwriting input area 30, the touch panel converts the handwritten input characters into coordinates. The handwriting recognition unit 11 creates an input image from the converted coordinates. In step B <b> 3, when the determination key is input by the user, the CPU 10 stores the created input image in the RAM 13. In step B4, the CPU 10 compares the stored input image with the image of the kanji constituent part stored in advance in the ROM 12, and extracts a kanji constituent part candidate based on the comparison result. In step B5, if a candidate for a kanji component is extracted, the process proceeds to step B6. If no candidate for the kanji component is extracted, the process proceeds to step B18, and the CPU 10 displays “cannot be recognized” on the display unit 3. Thereafter, the process returns to step B2. In step B <b> 6, the CPU 10 stores the kanji component candidate in the RAM 13. In step B <b> 7, the CPU 10 displays the stored kanji component candidate in the kanji component candidate display area 31.

  The process of step B8 and step B9 is performed by the operation of moving the kanji component described with reference to FIG. 19, FIG. 21, and FIG. In step B8, when the user selects the Chinese character component by dragging or touching the displayed Chinese character component from the displayed candidate for the Chinese character using the touch pen 8, the CPU 10 is moved. Based on the position of the Chinese character component, position information of the Chinese character component is determined, and the Chinese character component is displayed in the creation area 34. In step B9, the CPU 10 erases the display of the handwriting input area 30 and the kanji component portion candidate display area 31. That is, the electronic dictionary device can be newly input into the handwriting input area 30 by handwriting.

  By the operation of pressing the search key described in FIG. 24, the processing from step B10 to step B14 is performed. The operation described with reference to FIG. 24 is processing from step B10 to step B14. In step B10, if a search key is input by the user, the CPU 10 stores the displayed kanji component in the RAM 13 and proceeds to step B11. If no search key is input by the user, the process returns to step B2. In step B11, the CPU 10 compares the stored kanji component and the determined position information with the kanji information stored in advance in the ROM 12, and extracts kanji candidates based on the comparison result. In step B12, if a Chinese character candidate is extracted, the process proceeds to step B13. If no candidate for kanji is extracted, the process proceeds to step B19, and the CPU 10 causes the display unit 3 to display “no corresponding kanji”. Thereafter, the process returns to step B2. In step B <b> 13, the CPU 10 stores the extracted kanji candidates in the RAM 13. In step B <b> 14, the CPU 10 displays the stored kanji candidate in the kanji candidate display area 35.

  The processing from step B15 to step B17 is performed by the operation of selecting the kanji described with reference to FIG. In step B15, if the user selects a kanji from among kanji candidates, the process proceeds to step B16. If no kanji is selected, the process returns to step B2. In step B16, the CPU 10 causes the detailed information of the kanji to be read from the detailed information stored in advance in the ROM 12 based on the selected kanji. In step B <b> 17, the CPU 10 displays the read detailed information on the display unit 3 as shown in FIG. 13.

  As described above, the electronic dictionary device having a plurality of handwriting input areas 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention also applies to the electronic dictionary device having one handwriting input area 30 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Similarly, it is possible to easily input a kanji whose “reading” is unknown and whose shape is not clearly remembered, and to provide an electronic device with an improved recognition rate.

  Further, the present invention may be an embodiment in which the kanji information does not include the position information of the kanji components. The kanji information includes information about the kanji and the kanji components that make up the kanji. If you compare the selected kanji components with the kanji information, you can enter kanji just like the electronic dictionary device described above. Can be made.

  Further, the present invention may be an embodiment in which detailed information associated with kanji is not stored in the ROM 12. That is, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to an electronic dictionary device that can display detailed information of kanji characters, but may be any electronic device that can input kanji characters.

1 is an external view of an electronic dictionary device 1 that is an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the electronic dictionary device 1. FIG. It is an example of a display of the initial screen of the Hanwa dictionary mode in the electronic dictionary device 1 which is 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining operation which displays the candidate of the 1st kanji component part in the kanji component part candidate display area 21a. It is a figure explaining operation which displays the candidate of the 2nd kanji constituent part in kanji constituent part candidate display field 21b. It is a figure explaining operation which displays the candidate of the 3rd kanji constituent part in kanji constituent part candidate display field 21c. It is a figure explaining operation which moves the 1st kanji constituent part from the kanji constituent part candidate display area 21a to the creation area. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram in which a creation area 24 is enlarged. It is a figure explaining operation which moves the 2nd kanji constituent part from kanji constituent part candidate display field 21b to creation field 24. It is a figure explaining operation which moves the 3rd kanji constituent part from the kanji constituent part candidate display area 21c to the creation area 24. It is a figure explaining operation which displays the candidate of a Chinese character in the Chinese character candidate display area 25. FIG. It is a figure explaining the method to display the detailed information of the Chinese character which is the headword currently displayed on the Chinese character candidate display area. It is an example of the display example which displayed the detailed information of the Chinese character which is a headword on the display part 3. FIG. It is a figure explaining operation which displays a Chinese character candidate in the Chinese character candidate display area. It is a figure explaining the method of displaying the detailed information of the Chinese character which is the headword currently displayed on the Chinese character candidate display area. It is a flowchart at the time of inputting the Chinese character which is a headword of the electronic dictionary device 1 which is 1st Embodiment. It is an example of a display of the initial screen of the Chinese-Japanese dictionary mode in the electronic dictionary apparatus 1 which is 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure explaining operation which displays the candidate of the 1st kanji component part in the kanji component part candidate display area 31. FIG. It is a figure explaining operation which moves the 1st kanji constituent part from the kanji constituent part candidate display area 31 to the creation area. It is a figure explaining operation which displays the candidate of the 2nd kanji component part in the kanji component part candidate display area 31. FIG.

It is a figure explaining operation which moves the 2nd kanji component part from the kanji component part candidate display area 31 to the creation area. It is a figure explaining operation which displays the candidate of the 3rd kanji constituent part in the kanji constituent part candidate display area 31. It is a figure explaining operation which moves the 3rd kanji constituent part from the kanji constituent part candidate display area 31 to the creation area. It is a figure explaining operation which displays a Chinese character candidate in the Chinese character candidate display area. It is a figure explaining the method to display the detailed information of the Chinese character currently displayed on the Chinese character candidate display area. It is a flowchart at the time of inputting the Chinese character of the electronic dictionary device 1 which is 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic dictionary apparatus 2 Apparatus main body 3 Display part 4 Function key 5 Character key 6 Power key 7 Search key 8 Touch pen 10 CPU
11 Handwriting recognition part 12 ROM
13 RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 Display control part 15 Input control part 16 Microprocessor 18 Key input part 19 Touch panel 20,20a, 20b, 20c, 30 Handwritten input area 21,21a, 21b, 21c, 31 Kanji composition part candidate display area 22,32 Decision key 23 , 33 Search key 24, 34 Creation area 25, 35 Kanji candidate display area 26, 26a, 26b, 26c, 27, 36, 37 Scroll buttons 28a, 28b, 28c, 28d, 28e, 28f, 28g, 28h, 28i Recognition area

Claims (4)

A handwriting input means for creating an input image from kanji components input by handwriting in a plurality of handwriting input areas;
A partial candidate extracting means for comparing the created input image with the previously stored image of the kanji component and extracting a candidate for the kanji component based on the comparison result;
Partial candidate display means for displaying the extracted candidate for the Chinese character component;
Partial candidate selection means for selecting a kanji component from the displayed kanji component candidates;
A kanji candidate extraction means for comparing the selected kanji component with kanji information stored in association with the kanji and the kanji component constituting the kanji in advance, and extracting kanji candidates based on the comparison result;
Kanji candidate display means for displaying the extracted kanji candidates;
An electronic apparatus comprising: kanji candidate selection means for selecting a kanji from displayed kanji candidates. A handwriting input means for creating an input image from a kanji component inputted by handwriting in one handwriting input area;
A partial candidate extracting means for comparing the created input image with the previously stored image of the kanji component and extracting a candidate for the kanji component based on the comparison result;
Partial candidate display means for displaying the extracted candidate for the Chinese character component;
Partial candidate selection means for selecting a kanji component from the displayed kanji component candidates;
An erasing means for erasing the kanji component input by handwriting in the handwriting input area after the kanji component is selected;
A kanji candidate extraction means for comparing the selected kanji component with kanji information stored in association with the kanji and the kanji component constituting the kanji in advance, and extracting kanji candidates based on the comparison result;
Kanji candidate display means for displaying the extracted kanji candidates;
An electronic apparatus comprising: kanji candidate selection means for selecting a kanji from displayed kanji candidates. Position determining means for determining position information indicating the position of the kanji component part with respect to the kanji component part selected by the partial candidate selecting means,
3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the kanji candidate extracting means compares the selected kanji component and the determined position information with kanji information including the position information.   The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising detailed information display means for displaying detailed information associated with the kanji, using the kanji selected by the kanji candidate selecting means as a headword. machine.

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