JP2006228046A - Electronic dictionary, and method for registering keyword in electronic dictionary - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic dictionary in which a user can put a mark on a part to be especially noticed in the contents of a dictionary and can originally relate the contents of the dictionary to contents to be referred in a different dictionary. <P>SOLUTION: A range is selected from the contents of the dictionary (S203, S204) to put a mark, and in the case of registering the mark, the information of the mark is stored (S208). By adding reference information to the keyword of another dictionary to the mark part, the user can prepare original reference jump. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic dictionary for displaying information corresponding to an input word and a method for registering headwords.

  2. Description of the Related Art Electronic dictionaries are widely used in which the contents of various dictionaries such as English-Japanese dictionaries, Japanese-English dictionaries, and Japanese-language dictionaries are converted into a database as electronic data, and translations corresponding to input words are displayed.

Some of these electronic dictionaries have a word book function for registering and browsing headwords in the word book, rearranging the order of headwords registered in the word book, and checking the ones you remember. It can be added (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
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  In a conventional electronic dictionary with a word book function, when a user wants to memorize an entry word or to keep a record of a search, the user registers the entry word in the word book. Can be done. For registered headwords, a list of headwords is displayed when the word book is displayed, and the sort order can be changed. However, when displaying a list of headwords registered in the word book, only headwords are displayed. For example, even when headwords are registered by paying attention to derivative words in the middle of the translation screen, Headwords are registered in the word book instead of derivative words. When reviewing the word book later, there are multiple translations for a single headword, and there are many translation screens, so it is difficult to understand where the translation screen is focused and registered in the word book was there.

  In recent electronic dictionaries, the number of recorded dictionaries is increasing, and some dictionaries of the same type are equipped with a plurality of different dictionaries. The function to select and specify headwords in the translations and example sentences displayed on the screen and display information related to the selected headwords on the screen is called the jump function, which has been installed in many electronic dictionaries. It is a function. When using many dictionaries and using a jump function between dictionaries and examining related items in various dictionaries, the current word book function must be registered in the word book for each dictionary. Later, when the word book is reviewed again, the headwords registered in the word book are not related to each other, so even the information referred to when one item is examined is registered in the word book in the electronic dictionary. Only it became fragmented individual information. When referring to information between multiple dictionaries, if jump information to another headword is embedded in the dictionary data in advance, you can jump directly to that headword, but the user can It was not possible to specify the jump destination and save the jump destination information in the dictionary.

  According to the present invention, when a word examined by a user is registered in a word book, it is possible to know where on the translation screen an attempt is made to register in the word book. Further, even when a related item is examined using a plurality of dictionaries, a relationship referred to by a function such as a jump function can be saved between different dictionaries.

  The electronic dictionary of the present invention includes an input means, a display means, a dictionary storage means for storing a dictionary having a headword and related information related to the headword, and a dictionary storage means for information corresponding to a character input by the input means. In the electronic dictionary having the search means for searching from, a word book for storing the selected headword, and the headword registration means for registering the selected headword in the wordbook, the result searched by the search means When displayed on the display means, the headword registration means selects a character string displayed together with the headword and registers it in the word book.

  Furthermore, the start point and end point of the character string may be specified and selected when the result searched by the search means is displayed on the display means.

  In addition, the selected character string may be displayed so that the display mode is different from other displayed character strings.

  Further, the headword registered in the word book and the selected character string registered together with the headword may be displayed on the display means. Further, the headword and the character string may be displayed at the same time.

  Also, if there are a plurality of dictionaries, the headword registration means adds the reference information as a reference destination corresponding to the headword selected from the plurality of dictionaries to the character string registered in the word book and registers it. It can also be characterized.

  A display indicating that reference information is added at a position corresponding to the character string may be displayed.

  The electronic word entry word registration method of the present invention corresponds to an input means, a display means, a dictionary storage means for storing a dictionary having related information related to the entry words and the entry words, and a character input by the input means. Search means for retrieving information from the dictionary storage means, a word book for storing the selected headword, and a headword registration means for registering the selected headword in the word book, A step of selecting a starting point for selecting a character string displayed when a result searched by the search means is displayed on the display means, and a headword registration means displays the result searched by the search means on the display means. Selecting an end point for selecting the displayed character string when being displayed, and selecting a character string selected at the start point and the end point to be different from other character strings. And registering the entry word string corresponding to a word book, characterized by having a. Also, the method includes a step of adding a plurality of dictionaries and adding reference information that uses a headword selected from the plurality of dictionaries as a character string reference destination to a character string registered in the word book. Can also be characterized.

  According to the present invention, when a word is registered in the word book, a mark can be placed at an arbitrary place in the sense of drawing a line with a marker in a paper dictionary. When there are multiple items, it is possible to record which part is focused on and registered in the word book. In addition, when reviewing a word registered in the word book later, the contents of the place where the mark is added can be displayed together with the head word, so that the target heading can be easily found from the word book. It is also possible to display a list of headwords registered in the word book and the corresponding character strings.

  Further, according to the present invention, there are a plurality of dictionaries in the electronic dictionary, and when the related items are examined in other dictionaries, the user can jump by registering the reference destination independently even in the same dictionary, Since the relationship between headword items can be saved, the contents of other dictionaries can be referred to immediately.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the electronic dictionary of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic dictionary in one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic dictionary includes a control unit 11 that controls each unit, an input unit 12, a dictionary storage unit 13, a display unit 14, and a storage unit 15. The control unit 11 is a CPU, and controls each part such as the storage unit 15, the dictionary storage unit 13, the input unit 12, and the display unit 14 based on a program stored in the storage unit 15. The control unit 11 also includes a search unit that searches the dictionary storage unit 13 for a headword and related information corresponding to the input headword. The input means 12 is a keyboard and includes function keys such as a power ON / OFF key, a cursor key, a decision key, and a delete key in addition to the character input key. The dictionary storage means 13 may be a ROM, and a recording medium in which some or all of the data can be removed from an electronic dictionary such as a memory card may be used. The dictionary storage means 13 stores an entry word as an electronic dictionary and information related to the entry word such as a translation, meaning, and example sentence corresponding to the entry word. In addition, numbers are added to the headwords, and identification by numbers is also possible. The display means 14 uses a liquid crystal display device, and displays a character string input from the input means 12, searched headwords, translations, meanings, example sentences, results processed by the control means 11, and the like. The storage unit 15 is composed of a RAM and a rewritable ROM, and is used when storing an input character string or data read from the dictionary storage unit 13. The storage unit 13 also includes a headword registration unit that stores data related to the word book and a reference information storage unit that stores reference information.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of the word book registration operation. When the target headword and its contents are displayed on the display means, a word registration key is input (S201). It is selected whether or not to add a mark among the contents displayed on the display means 14 (S202). If the mark is selected to be added (S205), the start point of the part of the character string to which the mark is to be added is selected from the display contents using the cursor key (S203), and the end point is further selected (S204). . When the portion between the start point and the end point is selected, the selected portion is differentiated from the other character string so that the selected portion can be distinguished from other character strings (S207). Then, the process proceeds to S208. When it is selected not to add a mark (S206), the headword is registered in the word book as it is (S208), and when it is selected to add a mark, the mark is added to the word book in addition to the word. For example, the character book, the start point and the end point, and the length of the character string are stored, and the word book registration is completed. In this way, it has a headword registration means for registering information related to the part of the word book that has a mark in addition to the headword.

  3 and 4 are screen display examples showing the flow of word registration operations. The first screen 301 is a screen on which a headword to be registered in the word book and a translation of the headword are displayed. When the word registration key is input on this display screen (302), the screen transitions to the second screen 303.

  The second screen 303 is displayed so as to overlap the first screen 301 with a third screen 304 displaying a message prompting selection of whether or not to add a mark. The third screen 304 is also a screen for selecting whether or not to add a mark when registering words. The third screen 304 is selected with the cursor key included in the input means 12 and is determined with the enter key. In this case, “mark mark” is highlighted and selected, and the enter key is entered (305). When the enter key is entered, the screen changes to the fourth screen 306.

  The fourth screen 306 is a screen for determining the start point of the mark. The cursor 307 selects the character “trial”. The cursor 307 can be moved to an arbitrary character position using the cursor key. When the position of the starting point is selected, the enter key is input (308). If it does so, it will change to the 5th screen 309.

  The fifth screen 309 is a screen for determining the position of the end point of the part to be marked. When the cursor is moved with the cursor key, the portion to be marked is displayed in reverse video 310. When the enter key is input after the selection (311), the information of the part where the entry word and the mark are added to the word book is stored, and the screen transitions to the sixth screen 312.

  The sixth screen 312 is a screen indicating that the entry word is registered in the word book. A registration message screen 313 is displayed so as to overlap the previous screen.

  In this way, not only the headword but also a predetermined part of the translation can be registered in the word book.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of the reference information registration method. In this example, it is assumed that the headword of the reference source and the headword of the reference destination related to the headword for which reference information is to be created are registered in the word book. Further, since reference information is further added to the character string to which the mark is added when registering in the word book, it is assumed that not only the headword but also the character string to which the mark is added is registered as the reference source. . When the reference information creation function is selected, a screen for selecting a dictionary is displayed, and a dictionary including a headword of a reference source is selected (S401). Next, a list of headwords and a sentence with a mark are displayed on the list display screen of the word book. Among them, a reference headword is selected (S402). Next, in order to select a dictionary for selecting a reference destination headword to be displayed by jumping from the reference source headword, a dictionary including the reference destination headword is selected (S403). When a dictionary including a reference headword is selected, a list of sentences with headwords and marks is displayed. Among them, a reference heading word is selected (S404). Next, reference information of the reference word and the reference word is created, that is, information for jumping to the reference word is recorded in the part where the mark of the reference word is created (S405). . This completes the registration process. Thus, a reference information registration unit is realized.

  6 and 7 are screen display examples showing the flow of the reference information registration method. When the reference information creation function is selected, the screen transitions to the seventh screen 501. The seventh screen 501 displays a dictionary list for selecting a reference source dictionary. From this, a dictionary including a headword as a reference source is selected and determined. Use the cursor keys to select a dictionary. The selected dictionary 502 is highlighted. Here, the selected dictionary is A's English-Japanese dictionary. When a determination key is input in this selected state (503), the screen transitions to an eighth screen 504.

  The eighth screen 504 is a display of the word book of the selected dictionary, and the list of headwords registered in the word book and the portion with the mark of the headword overlap with the eighth screen 504. Nine screens 506 are displayed. Select and determine the headword to be used as the reference source from the headword list. The selected take word A, take 505, is highlighted. When a headword to be used as a reference source is selected with the cursor and is determined with the enter key after selection (508), the screen changes to a tenth screen 509 for selecting a reference destination dictionary.

  The tenth screen 509 displays a list of dictionaries for selecting a reference destination dictionary, selects a dictionary including a headword as a reference destination with a cursor, and determines with the enter key. When the dictionary to be referred to is selected with the cursor, it is highlighted as shown in B Japanese-English dictionary 510. When the selection key is selected (511) after selection, an eleventh screen 512 that is a word book of the selected dictionary is displayed.

  On the eleventh screen 512, a list of headwords registered in the word book of the selected reference dictionary is displayed. When the headword of the reference destination is selected and determined from there, the reference information is registered. When the list is selected with the cursor key, the selected headword is highlighted. A and [win / win] 513 are selected and highlighted. Information corresponding to the selected headword is displayed on the twelfth screen 514. When it is determined by the determination key (515), the reference information is set, and the screen changes to the thirteenth screen 516.

  The thirteenth screen 516 is a screen on which the registered content is displayed. Reference jump source information 517 surrounded by a dotted line displays information of the reference jump source. “Take” which is the headword of the English-Japanese dictionary, the symbol “vt.”, And “Win the opponent of the game” with the mark are displayed as reference source information, and the reference jump destination information 518 surrounded by a dotted line is a reference jump The previous information is displayed. It also displays information that the jump destination is “Katsu [win / katsu]”, which is the headword of the Japanese-English dictionary, and that there is no landmark.

  Furthermore, if the registration operation is continued, it can be continued by pressing the enter key (519).

  FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are screen display examples showing the flow of jumps using registered reference information. The fourteenth screen 601 is a screen that displays the headword “take” and information on its translation. A mark 602 is displayed at a location where the reference information is registered. When a jump key included in the input unit 12 is input on a screen on which a mark indicating that reference information is registered is displayed (603), the screen changes to a fifteenth screen 604.

  The fifteenth screen 604 is a screen for selecting a jump source. A character string to be a jump source is selected with a cursor key, and when selected, the character string is highlighted like a cursor 605. Further, the character string is moved by the cursor key (606). A sixteenth screen 607 is a diagram showing a location where reference information is registered. The character string 608 in which the reference information is registered by the cursor key is highlighted to indicate that it is selected. When the reference information is registered, the symbol “User” is displayed and displayed before the character string. Here, when the enter key is input (609), the screen transitions to the seventeenth screen 610, which is the next screen.

  The seventeenth screen 610 displays registered reference headwords and related information as registered reference information. Here, since the Japanese-English dictionary “Katsu [Katsu / Katsutsu]” was registered, the information is displayed.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the word book of the present invention. A headword 701 that stores a character string of a headword, ADDR1 that stores an address indicating the position of translation information corresponding to the headword, DATA1 that stores data indicating a starting point of a mark in the translation information, and translation information DATA2 for storing data indicating the end point of the mark, and DATA3 for indicating the position of the translation information corresponding to the headword of the jump destination. When the mark is marked, the start point and end point in the translation are saved, and the jump destination translation or entry word can be displayed by storing the corresponding jump destination entry word or the address indicating the position of the translation information. As another method, the character string of the marked part is stored in DATA1 or DATA2 instead of the position of the start point and end point, or the position of the start point or end point is stored in DATA1 and the length of the character string is stored in DATA2. There is also a way to remember. When the translation corresponding to the headword is displayed, referring to the data in this word book, the start point and the end point marked in the translation sentence can be known, and the mark can be added there. Further, when the character string with the mark is selected, the position of the translation information corresponding to the head word of the jump destination is stored in DATA3, so that it is possible to jump from the data. The word book has a collection of data having such a data structure.

  By doing as described above, when there are multiple translations corresponding to headwords by registering information related to the headword and the portion with a mark corresponding to the headword using the headword registration means It is now possible to see where in the vocabulary you are paying attention. In addition, it is possible to jump freely from the marked part to any dictionary entry.

It is a block diagram showing the structure of the electronic dictionary in one Embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the operation | movement of the word book registration of this invention. It is the example of a screen display which showed the flow of operation | movement of the word registration of this invention. It is the example of a screen display which showed the flow of operation | movement of the word registration of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the registration method of the reference information of this invention. It is the example of a screen display which showed the flow of the registration method of the reference information of this invention. It is the example of a screen display which showed the flow of the registration method of the reference information of this invention. It is the example of a screen display which showed the flow of jump using the registered reference information of this invention. It is the example of a screen display which showed the flow of jump using the registered reference information of this invention. It is the figure which showed an example of the data structure of the word book of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

11 Control means 12 Input means 13 Dictionary storage means 14 Display means 15 Storage means

Claims (9)

Input means;
Display means;
Dictionary storage means for storing a dictionary having a headword and related information related to the headword;
Search means for searching the dictionary storage means for information corresponding to the character input by the input means;
A word book for storing the selected headword;
Headword registration means for registering the selected headword in a word book;
In an electronic dictionary having
When the result searched by the search means is displayed on the display means, the headword registration means selects a character string displayed together with the headword and registers it in the word book. Electronic dictionary.   2. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, wherein when the result searched by the search means is displayed on the display means, a start point and an end point of the character string are designated and selected.   3. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, wherein the selected character string has a display form different from that of other displayed character strings. 4.   4. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, wherein the headword registered in the word book and the character string registered together with the headword are displayed on the display means.   5. The electronic dictionary according to claim 4, wherein the headword registered in the word book and the selected character string registered together with the headword are simultaneously displayed. Have multiple dictionaries,
The headword registration unit adds and registers reference information with a headword selected from the plurality of dictionaries as a reference destination to the character string registered in the word book. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1.   The electronic dictionary according to claim 6, wherein a display indicating that the reference information is added to a position corresponding to the character string is displayed. Input means;
Display means;
Dictionary storage means for storing a dictionary having a headword and related information related to the headword;
Search means for searching the dictionary storage means for information corresponding to the character input by the input means;
A word book for storing the selected headword;
Headword registration means for registering the selected headword in a word book;
In an electronic dictionary having
The headword registration means selects a starting point for selecting a character string displayed when a result searched by the search means is displayed on the display means;
The headword registration means selects an end point for selecting a character string displayed when a result searched by the search means is displayed on the display means;
Differentiating the display mode of the character string selected at the start point and the end point from other character strings;
Registering the headword corresponding to the selected previous character string in a word book;
A method for registering an entry word in an electronic dictionary, comprising: Have multiple dictionaries,
The method further comprises the step of registering the character string registered in the word book by adding reference information using a headword selected from the plurality of dictionaries as a reference destination of the character string. Item 9. A method for registering an entry in an electronic dictionary according to Item 8.

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