JP2005284961A - Electronic equipment, and kanji conversion program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To input a character by efficiently selecting conversion candidates resulting from a plurality of KANJI conversion systems while effectively utilizing a display picture. <P>SOLUTION: A portable telephone set 1 (electronic equipment) includes a first KANJI conversion section 28 for performing KANJI conversion on a KANA inputted character and a second KANJI conversion section 30 for performing KANJI conversion using a conversion system different from that of the first KANJI conversion section 28. A control section 10 distinguishably displays, on the same screen, conversion candidates resulting from the first KANJI conversion section 28 and the second KANJI conversion section 30, respectively and switches a selection target of a conversion result to any one of them in response to an instruction from a key input section 18. The control section 10 selects the conversion result from the conversion candidates switched as the selection target in response to an instruction inputted from the key input section 18. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device such as a mobile phone equipped with a function for performing kanji conversion on characters entered in kana, and a kanji conversion program executed by the electronic device.

  In an electronic device such as a mobile phone, a kanji mixed text can be created by performing kanji conversion on the input kana character. Thereby, for example, a mail text to be transmitted by e-mail can be created. The kanji conversion function in the electronic device performs, for example, kanji conversion on the input kana character to extract a plurality of conversion candidates, displays these conversion candidates on the screen, and displays a character (word) as a conversion result. ) Is selected by the user.

  In a conventional mobile phone, as an input method for enabling efficient character input in a short time, for example, after confirming an input character string, this confirmed character string and a character string confirmed immediately before this character string When the entered character string is confirmed, a candidate for the character string to be input following the confirmed character string is searched from the dictionary and displayed. (For example, patent document 1).

In addition, in the display of the kanji conversion candidate for the input kana character (reading), if there are continuous phrase candidate characters and single kanji candidate characters as kanji conversion candidates for reading, the conversion result for reading is either single kanji or continuous phrase A conversion method is also conceivable in which it is possible to easily identify whether or not an input reading belongs, and to easily select a conversion result for an input reading (for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2003-244305 A JP 2002-259366 A

  However, in a kanji conversion method in a conventional electronic device (such as a mobile phone), it is not considered to effectively use a limited display screen. In the method described in Patent Document 1, only the number of key input operations is reduced and characters can be input in a short time, and the input efficiency is improved by effectively using the area in the display screen. Is not considered. Moreover, in the kanji conversion method described in Patent Document 2, it is possible to easily identify the continuous phrase candidate characters and the single kanji conversion candidate characters by displaying them in a list on the screen in different display modes. The candidate must be selected from all the list of continuous phrase candidates and single kanji conversion candidates.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device and a kanji conversion program capable of efficiently selecting a conversion candidate obtained by a plurality of kanji conversion methods and inputting characters by effectively using a display screen. There is.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a first kanji conversion unit that performs kanji conversion on a character input with kana to obtain a first conversion candidate, and a processing method different from the kanji conversion by the first kanji conversion unit, Candidate display for distinguishing and displaying the second kanji conversion means for obtaining a second conversion candidate by performing kanji conversion on a character input with kana, and the first conversion candidate and the second conversion candidate on the same screen Means, switching means for switching the selection target of the conversion result to one of the first and second conversion candidates displayed by the candidate display means, and the first conversion candidate or the second switched by the switching means And selecting means for selecting a conversion candidate as a conversion result from the conversion candidates.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the first kanji conversion means for obtaining the first conversion candidate by performing kanji conversion on the character input with the kana, and the processing method different from the kanji conversion by the first kanji conversion means, A second kanji conversion means for executing a kanji conversion on a character input with kana to obtain a second conversion candidate; and either one of the first conversion candidate and the second conversion candidate within a predetermined display area When one conversion candidate is displayed in the display area by the first candidate display means displayed on the display area and the first candidate display means, if there is a free area greater than or equal to a predetermined area, the other conversion candidate is displayed in the display area. Displayed by second candidate display means, switching means for switching the conversion candidate displayed by the first candidate display means to one of the first and second conversion candidates, and the first and second candidate display means Said first Other is characterized by comprising a selection means for selecting a conversion candidate to the conversion result from the second conversion candidate.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first kanji conversion means for performing a kanji conversion on a character input with kana to obtain a first conversion candidate, and a processing method different from the kanji conversion by the first kanji conversion means, A second kanji conversion means for performing a kanji conversion on a character input to obtain a second conversion candidate, and first and second conversion candidates obtained by the kanji conversion of the first and second kanji conversion means. Setting means for setting the display mode to either the first mode or the second mode, and when the first mode is set by the setting means, the first conversion candidate and the second conversion candidate are displayed on the same screen. Candidate display means for distinguishing and displaying above, first switching means for switching the selection target of the conversion result to one of the first and second conversion candidates displayed by the candidate display means, and second by the setting means The mode is set A first candidate display means for displaying either one of the first conversion candidate and the second conversion candidate in a predetermined display area, and the first candidate display means When displaying in the display area, if there is an empty area greater than or equal to a predetermined area, the second candidate display means for displaying the other conversion candidate in the display area, and the conversion candidate displayed by the first candidate display means A second switching means for switching to one of the first and second conversion candidates, and the conversion result from the first or second conversion candidate displayed by the candidate display means or the first and second candidate display means And selecting means for selecting a conversion candidate.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first kanji conversion means for obtaining a first conversion candidate by performing kanji conversion on a character input with kana, and processing different from kanji conversion by the first kanji conversion means. The second kanji conversion means for obtaining a second conversion candidate by performing kanji conversion on the character input with kana by the method, and the first conversion candidate and the second conversion candidate are displayed separately on the same screen. A candidate display unit that performs switching, a switching unit that switches a selection target of the conversion result to one of the first and second conversion candidates displayed by the candidate display unit, and the first conversion candidate or the switching unit that is switched by the switching unit. It is made to function as a selection means for selecting a conversion candidate as a conversion result from the second conversion candidate.

  The invention according to claim 5 is a first kanji conversion means for obtaining a first conversion candidate by performing kanji conversion on a character input with kana, and processing different from kanji conversion by the first kanji conversion means. According to the method, a second kanji conversion means for executing a kanji conversion on a character input with kana to obtain a second conversion candidate, and either one of the first conversion candidate and the second conversion candidate is determined in advance. When displaying one conversion candidate in the display area by the first candidate display means to be displayed in the display area and the first candidate display means, if there is a predetermined space or more, the other conversion candidate is displayed in the display area. Second candidate display means for displaying on the display, switching means for switching the conversion candidate displayed by the first candidate display means to one of the first and second conversion candidates, and the first and second candidate display means By It is made to function as a selection means for selecting a conversion candidate to the conversion result from the indicated first or the second conversion candidate and said.

  The invention described in claim 6 is a first kanji conversion means for obtaining a first conversion candidate by performing kanji conversion on a character input with kana, and processing different from kanji conversion by the first kanji conversion means. A second kanji conversion means for obtaining a second conversion candidate by performing kanji conversion on the character input by the kana, and first and second obtained by the kanji conversion of the first and second kanji conversion means. Setting means for setting the display mode of the conversion candidate to either the first mode or the second mode, and when the first mode is set by the setting means, the first conversion candidate and the second conversion candidate Candidate display means for distinguishing and displaying the same on the same screen, first switching means for switching the selection target of the conversion result to one of the first and second conversion candidates displayed by the candidate display means, and the setting means By When a mode is set, the first candidate display means for displaying either one of the first conversion candidate and the second conversion candidate in a predetermined display area, and one of the first candidate display means by the first candidate display means When displaying a conversion candidate in the display area, if there is a predetermined space or more, a second candidate display means for displaying the other conversion candidate in the display area, and a conversion candidate displayed by the first candidate display means From the first or second conversion candidate displayed by the second switching means for switching to one of the first and second conversion candidates, the candidate display means, or the first and second candidate display means It is made to function as a selection means for selecting a conversion candidate as a conversion result.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, conversion candidates obtained by kanji conversion using a plurality of different processing methods are distinguished and displayed on the same screen, and a conversion result selection target is switched to any one to obtain a conversion result. By making it possible to select conversion candidates, it is possible to check both conversion candidates at the same time by effectively using the display screen, and because the selection target of conversion results can be limited to one of the candidates, The selection operation can be facilitated.

  According to the invention of claim 2, by displaying any one of the conversion candidates obtained by kanji conversion by a plurality of different processing methods, it is possible to largely secure an area other than displaying the conversion candidates, In addition, if there is space in the display area, such as when the number of conversion candidates is small, it is possible to select both conversion candidates by displaying conversion candidates obtained by Kanji conversion of other processing methods. Can be easily.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, whether or not conversion candidates obtained by kanji conversion by a plurality of different processing methods are displayed separately on the same screen (first mode) or any one of them is displayed. (Second mode) can be arbitrarily selected, and when the first mode is set, both conversion candidates can be confirmed at the same time by effectively using the display screen, and the conversion result Since the selection target can be limited to any one of the candidates, the selection operation can be facilitated, and when the second mode is set, a large area other than the display of the conversion candidates can be secured. If there is space in the display area, such as when the number of conversion candidates is small, a selection operation is possible because both conversion candidates can be selected by displaying conversion candidates obtained by Kanji conversion of other processing methods. Easy It can be.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, conversion candidates obtained by kanji conversion using different processing methods are distinguished and displayed on the same screen, and a conversion result selection target is switched to any one to obtain a conversion result. By making it possible to select conversion candidates, it is possible to check both conversion candidates at the same time by effectively using the display screen, and because the selection target of conversion results can be limited to one of the candidates, The selection operation can be facilitated.

  According to the invention of claim 5, by displaying any one of the conversion candidates obtained by kanji conversion by a plurality of different processing methods, it is possible to secure a large area other than displaying the conversion candidates, In addition, if there is space in the display area, such as when the number of conversion candidates is small, it is possible to select both conversion candidates by displaying conversion candidates obtained by Kanji conversion of other processing methods. Can be easily.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, whether or not conversion candidates obtained by Kanji conversion using a plurality of different processing methods are displayed separately on the same screen (first mode) or any one of them is displayed. (Second mode) can be arbitrarily selected, and when the first mode is set, both conversion candidates can be confirmed at the same time by effectively using the display screen, and the conversion result Since the selection target can be limited to any one of the candidates, the selection operation can be facilitated, and when the second mode is set, a large area other than the display of the conversion candidates can be secured. If there is space in the display area, such as when the number of conversion candidates is small, a selection operation is possible because both conversion candidates can be selected by displaying conversion candidates obtained by Kanji conversion of other processing methods. Easy It can be.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration when the electronic apparatus of the present invention is applied to a mobile phone 1, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an appearance of the mobile phone 1 in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 1 in this embodiment includes a control unit 10, a ROM 12, a RAM 14, a liquid crystal display unit 16, a key input unit 18, a radio unit 20, a voice conversion circuit 22, a speaker 24, a microphone 26, A first kanji conversion unit 28 and a second kanji conversion unit 30 are provided.

  The control unit 10 is configured to include a CPU and the like, and implements various functions by controlling each unit based on programs and data recorded in the ROM 12 or RAM 14. The control unit 10 controls the first kanji conversion unit 28 and the second kanji conversion unit 30 to control kanji conversion processing for converting kana character data input from the key input unit 18 into kanji data. . The function realized by the control unit 10 includes an electronic mail function. In the electronic mail function, a mail text or the like can be created and transmitted using the conversion result obtained by the kanji conversion by the first kanji conversion unit 28 or the second kanji conversion unit 30.

  The ROM 12 and the RAM 14 record programs and data, and are accessed by a CPU built in the control unit 10.

  The liquid crystal display unit 16 displays images associated with various processes according to the control of the control unit 10. For example, when the electronic mail function is executed, a display area for kanji conversion executed by the first kanji conversion unit 28 and the second kanji conversion unit 30 is provided in addition to the display area for creating the mail text. Display the screen.

  The key input unit 18 is used for inputting various data. For example, in addition to character keys for inputting characters such as numbers, kana, and various symbols, cursor keys (for example, FIG. 2), a key for instructing execution of selection (for example, the key 18b in FIG. 2 is also used as a cursor key), and a function associated with a key menu displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 16. Assigned function keys 18a, 18c and the like are provided.

  The wireless unit 20 executes transmission / reception processing in the mobile phone 1, and transmits / receives wireless signals through the antenna 21. The radio unit 20 modulates the voice message from the voice conversion circuit 22, the character message from the control unit 10, or various information and control signals, transmits the modulated message from the antenna 21, and receives the voice message received from the antenna 21 as a voice conversion circuit. 22 and also demodulates the text message or various information and control signals and outputs them to the control unit 10.

  The audio conversion circuit 22 converts the audio signal input from the microphone 26 into audio data and outputs it to the radio unit 20, and converts the audio data from the radio unit 20 into an audio signal and outputs it from the speaker 24.

  The first kanji conversion unit 28 refers to a dictionary prepared in advance for the kana characters input from the key input unit 18 and predicts the characters to be input thereafter to extract conversion candidates. (Hereinafter referred to as prediction candidate conversion).

  The second kanji conversion unit 30 performs kanji conversion by a processing method different from that of the first kanji conversion unit 28, and refers to a dictionary prepared in advance for kana characters input from the key input unit 18. In addition, Kanji conversion for extracting conversion candidates based on past input history (hereinafter referred to as learning candidate conversion) is executed.

  In the present embodiment, the first kanji conversion unit 28 that executes the prediction candidate conversion and the second kanji conversion unit 30 that executes the learning candidate conversion are used. However, the kanji using another conversion method is used. It is good also as a structure provided with the Kanji conversion part which performs conversion. Moreover, although it has set as the structure which provides the two Kanji conversion parts of the 1st Kanji conversion part 28 and the 2nd Kanji conversion part 30, it is good also as a structure which provides three or more Kanji conversion parts.

Next, the operation of the mobile phone 1 in this embodiment will be described.
Here, for example, when creating a mail text to be transmitted by the electronic mail function, a case will be described as an example in which kanji conversion is performed on kana input input by operating a character key of the key input unit 18.

  First, in the mobile phone 1, a Chinese character conversion mode that defines a display form of conversion candidates obtained by the first Chinese character conversion unit 28 and the second Chinese character conversion unit 30 is set according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4. When the user instructs the setting of the kanji conversion mode by operating the predetermined key of the key input unit 18, the control unit 10 displays a setting screen for setting the kanji conversion mode on the liquid crystal display unit 16 as shown in FIG. Display. On the setting screen for the Kanji conversion mode, a menu item is provided that allows the user to select either “parallel display” or “1 system display”.

  The items “parallel display” and “single method display” can be switched by an instruction in the vertical direction by operating the cursor key 18b. Further, the key 18a is assigned to the key menu “cancel” provided on the setting screen for the kanji conversion mode, and the key 18c is assigned to the key 18c for “setting”.

  “Parallel display” displays the conversion candidates obtained by each of the first and second kanji conversion units 28 and 2 that perform two different types of kanji conversion provided on the mobile phone 1 on the same screen. This is an item indicating a kanji conversion mode (hereinafter referred to as a first conversion mode) in which a conversion result is selected from any conversion candidate by an operation of a switching key. In addition, “one-system display” displays one of the conversion candidates of the first Kanji conversion unit 28 and the second Kanji conversion unit 30 and displays conversion candidates in advance for the reason that the number of conversion candidates is small. Is an item indicating a kanji conversion mode (hereinafter referred to as a second mode) in which conversion candidates obtained by the other kanji conversion unit are also displayed when there is a vacant display area.

  Here, when “parallel display” is selected and setting is instructed by an operation on the key 18c of the key input unit 18 (step A1), the control unit 10 shifts to the first conversion mode process (step A2). . On the other hand, when the setting is instructed in a state where “1 system display” is selected (step A1, 1 system display), the process proceeds to the second conversion mode process (step A3).

Hereinafter, each of the first conversion mode process and the second conversion mode process will be described.
First, the operation of the first conversion mode process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  FIGS. 6A and 6B show examples of display screens in the first conversion mode. 6 (a) and 6 (b) are screens in which a mail text of an e-mail is being created, and a display area for displaying the text being created is provided at the top of the screen. In addition, a key menu used for controlling the input of characters is displayed at the bottom of the display screen. For example, in the display example shown in FIG. 6A, for the “character type” of the key menu, the key 18a of the key input unit 18 is used for “character type”, and for the “OK” for instructing confirmation, the key 18b (hereinafter, “OK” Key 18b) for “learning” or “prediction” for switching whether to select a conversion candidate as a conversion result from a conversion candidate obtained by prediction candidate conversion or learning candidate conversion. 18c (hereinafter referred to as switching key 18c) is assigned.

  In the first conversion mode, a prediction candidate display window for displaying conversion candidates obtained by the first kanji conversion unit 28 and a learning candidate display window for displaying conversion candidates obtained by the second kanji conversion unit 30 Are arranged side by side so that the respective conversion candidates can be distinguished. Either the prediction candidate display window or the learning candidate display window can be alternately switched to a conversion candidate selection target (hereinafter referred to as a focus) as a conversion result by an operation on the switching key 18c.

  First, the control unit 10 sets the focus to one candidate display window (for example, the focus is set to the prediction candidate display window in the initial state) (step B1), and the prediction candidate window and the learning candidate display window are set. Are set in a predetermined display area on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 16 (step B2).

  Here, when a kana character is input by operating the character key of the key input unit 18 (step B3), the control unit 10 is input to both the first kanji conversion unit 28 and the second kanji conversion unit. The character data of kana is output.

  The first kanji conversion unit 28 performs kanji conversion based on the kana character data input through the control unit 10 and extracts predicted character conversion candidates (step B4). The second kanji conversion unit 30 performs kanji conversion based on the kana character data input through the control unit 10 to extract learning character conversion candidates (step B5).

  The control unit 10 acquires the conversion candidates extracted in each of the first kanji conversion unit 28 and the second kanji conversion unit 30, and displays them on the respective candidate display windows in the display screen (step B6).

  In the example shown in FIG. 6A, conversion candidates (words) obtained by inputting “i” and “shi” as kana characters are displayed in the respective candidate display windows. Here, since the prediction candidate display window is focused, the cursor is set to the conversion candidate displayed in the prediction candidate display window, for example, “will”, and is designated as the conversion candidate as the conversion result. Represents.

  Thereafter, when a kana is continuously input (step B3), conversion candidates are extracted in each of the first kanji conversion unit 28 and the second kanji conversion unit 30 in the same manner as described above, and a newly obtained conversion is obtained. Candidates are displayed in the respective candidate display windows (steps B4 to B6).

  Here, when the change of the selection target is instructed upward or downward by the operation of the cursor key 18b (step B7), the control unit 10 moves the cursor in the prediction candidate display window to obtain a conversion result. The conversion candidate is changed to another conversion candidate (step B8). For example, when the down cursor key is continuously operated, the conversion candidates designated by the cursor are sequentially changed to “above”, “abnormal”, “maintain”,.

  When the conversion candidate as the conversion result is designated by the operation of the up and down cursor keys in this way and then confirmation is instructed by the operation on the OK key 18b (step B11), the control unit 10 currently displays the cursor in the prediction candidate display window. The conversion candidates specified by the above are determined as conversion results (step B12), added to the sentence being created, and the conversion candidates displayed in the prediction candidate display window and the learning candidate display window are cleared (step B12). Step B13).

  When the focus switching is instructed by an operation on the switching key 18c (step B9), the control unit 10 switches the focus, and when the prediction candidate display window is currently focused, the control candidate 10 is displayed on the learning candidate display window. It changes so that the conversion candidate made into a conversion result can be selected from the conversion candidates extracted by the 2nd kanji conversion part 30. FIG.

  Also in the learning candidate display window, the conversion candidate can be arbitrarily designated by operating the up / down cursor keys (steps B7 and B8) in the same manner as described above, and the conversion result can be confirmed by operating the OK key 18b. (Steps B11 to B13).

  In this way, in the first conversion mode processing for distinguishing the conversion candidate obtained by the first kanji conversion unit 28 and the conversion candidate obtained by the second kanji conversion unit 30 on the same screen and displaying them in parallel, By effectively using the display screen, conversion candidates obtained by each method can be easily confirmed. Therefore, after confirming each conversion candidate, the focus can be arbitrarily switched by operating the switching key 18c, and a character string as a conversion result can be selected from the conversion candidates displayed in any of the candidate display windows.

Next, the operation of the second conversion mode process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
In the second conversion mode process, the same processes as steps B1 to B5 and B11 to B13 in the first conversion mode process described above are executed for steps C1 to C5 and C13 to C15 in the flowchart shown in FIG. The description is omitted.

  In the second conversion mode process, one of the conversion candidates obtained by the first kanji conversion unit 28 and the second kanji conversion unit 30 is displayed. For example, when the focus is set in the prediction candidate display window, a list of conversion candidates obtained by the prediction candidate conversion of the first Kanji conversion unit 28 is displayed as shown in FIG. 8A (step C6).

  In the second conversion mode process, only the conversion candidates obtained by either one of the prediction candidate conversion and the learning candidate conversion are displayed. Therefore, the area necessary for displaying the conversion candidates is larger than that in the case of the first conversion mode process. Less is enough. Accordingly, it is possible to secure a wide area for displaying the mail text currently being created, and to effectively use the display area.

  In the display example shown in FIG. 8B, since there are many conversion candidates by prediction candidate conversion, there is no area for displaying further conversion candidates in the prediction candidate display window (step C7). Therefore, only the prediction conversion candidates are displayed in the prediction candidate display window.

  Here, in the same manner as in the first conversion mode process, conversion candidates can be arbitrarily designated by operating the up and down cursor keys or the left and right cursor keys (steps C9 and C10). In the second conversion mode process, the focus can be switched to the learning candidate display window by operating the switching key 18c (steps C11 and C12).

  FIG. 8B shows an example of a display screen when the focus is set on the learning candidate display window.

  In this case, since only three conversion candidates are obtained for the learning conversion candidates, an area in which further conversion candidates can be displayed remains in the learning candidate display window (Yes in step C7). If there is room for such display, the control unit 10 additionally displays the candidate characters obtained by the other kanji conversion method (predictive candidate conversion) in the remaining area (step C8).

  In the example shown in FIG. 8B, since only the three words “Ishida”, “Ishikawa”, and “Doctor” are displayed in the learning conversion candidates, the four words that are prediction conversion candidates that can be displayed in the remaining display areas are displayed. “Will”, “Over”, “Abnormal”, and “Maintain” are displayed simultaneously. Here, the word is displayed with an underline added to indicate that it is a conversion candidate obtained by another Kanji conversion method. In addition to the display with the underline added, the display may be made in another display form such as changing the font or changing the display color.

  In the above description, when there is a margin in the display area, the conversion candidates obtained by the other conversion method are additionally displayed. However, the number of conversion candidates on the focused side is simply When the number is smaller than a preset number, it may be determined that conversion candidates obtained by the other Kanji conversion can be added.

  In this way, in the second conversion mode, the display area for creating the mail text is displayed by displaying any one of the conversion candidates obtained by the first kanji conversion unit 28 and the second kanji conversion unit 30. Can be wide. In addition, if there is a margin in the display area because there are few candidate conversion candidate characters in the conversion candidate window, the conversion candidate obtained by the other Kanji conversion method is displayed at the same time. By effectively using the window area, it is possible to select a character (word) as a conversion result from conversion candidates obtained by the other Kanji conversion method.

  Further, the above embodiments include inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements. For example, even if some constituent elements are deleted from all the constituent elements shown in the embodiment, at least one of the problems described in the column of problems to be solved by the invention can be solved, and described in the column of the effect of the invention. In a case where at least one of the obtained effects can be obtained, a configuration in which this configuration requirement is deleted can be extracted as an invention.

  In addition, a kanji conversion program that can be executed by a computer that realizes an electronic device is written in a recording medium such as a magnetic disk (flexible disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD, etc.), a semiconductor memory, etc. Alternatively, it can be provided through a communication medium. The functions in the above-described embodiment can be realized by controlling the operation of the computer by the kanji conversion program.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration when an electronic device of the present invention is applied to a mobile phone 1; The figure which shows the external appearance of the mobile telephone 1 in this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the screen for the setting of the kanji conversion mode in this embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the setting operation | movement of the kanji conversion mode in this embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of a 1st conversion mode process. The figure which shows the example of a display screen in 1st conversion mode. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of a 2nd conversion mode process. The figure which shows the example of a display screen in 2nd conversion mode.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mobile phone, 10 ... Control part, 12 ... ROM, 14 ... RAM, 16 ... Liquid crystal display part, 18 ... Key input part, 20 ... Radio | wireless part, 21 ... Antenna, 22 ... Voice conversion circuit, 24 ... Speaker, 26 ... Microphone, 28... First Kanji conversion unit 28, 30.

Claims (6)

First kanji conversion means for performing kanji conversion on a character input with kana to obtain a first conversion candidate;
Second kanji conversion means for executing a kanji conversion on a character input by a kana character by a processing method different from the kanji conversion by the first kanji conversion means;
Candidate display means for distinguishing and displaying the first conversion candidate and the second conversion candidate on the same screen;
Switching means for switching a conversion result selection target to one of the first and second conversion candidates displayed by the candidate display means;
An electronic apparatus comprising: selection means for selecting a conversion candidate as a conversion result from the first conversion candidate or the second conversion candidate switched by the switching means. First kanji conversion means for performing kanji conversion on a character input with kana to obtain a first conversion candidate;
Second kanji conversion means for executing a kanji conversion on a character input by a kana character by a processing method different from the kanji conversion by the first kanji conversion means;
First candidate display means for displaying either one of the first conversion candidate and the second conversion candidate in a predetermined display area;
When one conversion candidate is displayed in the display area by the first candidate display means, if there is a predetermined space or more, second candidate display means for displaying the other conversion candidate in the display area;
Switching means for switching the conversion candidate displayed by the first candidate display means to one of the first and second conversion candidates;
An electronic apparatus comprising: selection means for selecting a conversion candidate as a conversion result from the first or second conversion candidates displayed by the first and second candidate display means. First kanji conversion means for performing kanji conversion on a character input with kana to obtain a first conversion candidate;
Second kanji conversion means for executing a kanji conversion on a character input by a kana character by a processing method different from the kanji conversion by the first kanji conversion means;
Setting means for setting the display form of the first and second conversion candidates obtained by the kanji conversion of the first and second kanji conversion means to either the first mode or the second mode;
Candidate display means for distinguishing and displaying the first conversion candidate and the second conversion candidate when the first mode is set by the setting means;
First switching means for switching a conversion result selection target to one of the first and second conversion candidates displayed by the candidate display means;
First candidate display means for displaying either one of the first conversion candidate and the second conversion candidate in a predetermined display area when the second mode is set by the setting means;
When one conversion candidate is displayed in the display area by the first candidate display means, if there is a predetermined space or more, second candidate display means for displaying the other conversion candidate in the display area;
Second switching means for switching a conversion candidate displayed by the first candidate display means to one of the first and second conversion candidates;
An electronic device comprising: selection means for selecting a conversion candidate as a conversion result from the first or second conversion candidate displayed by the candidate display means or the first and second candidate display means. machine. Computer
First kanji conversion means for performing kanji conversion on a character input with kana to obtain a first conversion candidate;
Second kanji conversion means for executing a kanji conversion on a character input by a kana character by a processing method different from the kanji conversion by the first kanji conversion means;
Candidate display means for distinguishing and displaying the first conversion candidate and the second conversion candidate on the same screen;
Switching means for switching a conversion result selection target to one of the first and second conversion candidates displayed by the candidate display means;
A kanji conversion program for functioning as a selection means for selecting a conversion candidate as a conversion result from the first conversion candidate or the second conversion candidate switched by the switching means. Computer
First kanji conversion means for performing kanji conversion on a character input with kana to obtain a first conversion candidate;
Second kanji conversion means for executing a kanji conversion on a character input by a kana character by a processing method different from the kanji conversion by the first kanji conversion means;
First candidate display means for displaying either one of the first conversion candidate and the second conversion candidate in a predetermined display area;
When one conversion candidate is displayed in the display area by the first candidate display means, if there is a predetermined space or more, second candidate display means for displaying the other conversion candidate in the display area;
Switching means for switching the conversion candidate displayed by the first candidate display means to one of the first and second conversion candidates;
A kanji conversion program for functioning as a selection means for selecting a conversion candidate as a conversion result from the first or second conversion candidates displayed by the first and second candidate display means. Computer
First kanji conversion means for performing kanji conversion on a character input with kana to obtain a first conversion candidate;
Second kanji conversion means for executing a kanji conversion on a character input by a kana character by a processing method different from the kanji conversion by the first kanji conversion means;
Setting means for setting the display form of the first and second conversion candidates obtained by the kanji conversion of the first and second kanji conversion means to either the first mode or the second mode;
Candidate display means for distinguishing and displaying the first conversion candidate and the second conversion candidate on the same screen when the first mode is set by the setting means;
First switching means for switching a conversion result selection target to one of the first and second conversion candidates displayed by the candidate display means;
First candidate display means for displaying either one of the first conversion candidate and the second conversion candidate in a predetermined display area when the second mode is set by the setting means;
When one conversion candidate is displayed in the display area by the first candidate display means, if there is a predetermined space or more, second candidate display means for displaying the other conversion candidate in the display area;
Second switching means for switching a conversion candidate displayed by the first candidate display means to one of the first and second conversion candidates;
A kanji conversion program for functioning as a selection means for selecting a conversion candidate as a conversion result from the first or second conversion candidate displayed by the candidate display means or the first and second candidate display means.

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