JP2014142971A - Text display device, text display method, text conversion program, and text conversion device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a text display device, a text display method, and a text conversion program for displaying text in which an abstruse expression is converted to a simple expression.SOLUTION: An application unit 110 performs data processing including display of text. A simple expression conversion unit 130 generates conversion text by converting text input from the application unit 110 on the basis of a conversion rule for conversion to a simple expression. A display unit 140 displays the conversion text.

Description

  The present invention relates to a text display device, a text display method, a text conversion program, and a text conversion device.

  In recent years, mobile terminals such as mobile phones and PDAs (Personal Data Assistance) have been used by various users. Here, when an e-mail is received using a conventional portable terminal, a document created by the sender is displayed as it is. Therefore, it is necessary for the sender of the e-mail to prepare a mail document in consideration of the age of the mail recipient, Japanese knowledge, etc. in advance. If such considerations are not taken into account, the e-mail recipient may not be able to understand the contents of the e-mail, or may be inaccurate.

  The problem can also occur when information on the WWW (World Wide Web) is referenced using a mobile terminal. That is, if the information provider does not create a document in consideration of the age of the user who becomes the reader, Japanese knowledge, etc., there arises a problem that the user who becomes the reader cannot understand the document.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique related to a text display device that can additionally display a kana reading in a display text. In the text display device, text to be displayed is extracted from an application that performs text display processing, and ruby is applied to the kanji of the text. Then, the text with ruby is displayed. By adding ruby to kanji, it becomes easier to understand the meaning of the text.

JP 2009-163479 A

  However, the text display device described in Patent Document 1 has the following problems. For users who are generally unfamiliar with difficult expressions, there are not many expressions that can be understood. For example, foreigners who are not native speakers of Japanese generally have few Japanese vocabulary that they can understand. For users who are unfamiliar with Japanese, there are many cases where the content is still unknown even if ruby is added to the text. That is, depending on the text display device described in Patent Document 1, a ruby is attached, but a document that still uses difficult expressions is displayed.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a text display device, a text display method, and a text conversion program that display text converted from difficult expressions.

  One aspect of a text display device according to the present invention includes an application unit that performs data processing including text display, and converted text converted based on a conversion rule for converting text input from the application unit into a plain expression. A plain expression conversion unit for generating the text and a display unit for displaying the converted text.

  An aspect of a text display method according to the present invention includes a plain expression conversion generating step for generating converted text obtained by converting input text based on a conversion rule for converting into plain expression, and displaying the converted text. And a display step.

  One aspect of a text conversion program according to the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute processing for converting input text, and the processing converts the input text into a plain expression. The conversion text generation step which generates the conversion text converted based on the conversion rule for this is provided.

  One aspect of a text conversion apparatus according to the present invention includes a plain expression conversion unit that generates and outputs converted text obtained by converting input text based on a conversion rule for converting into plain expression. .

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the text display apparatus, the text display method, and the text conversion program which display the text into which the difficult expression was converted can be provided.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal according to a first exemplary embodiment. It is a figure which shows the conversion rule concerning Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the mobile terminal when an electronic mail according to the first embodiment is received. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal according to a second exemplary embodiment. It is a figure which shows the information memorize | stored in the input expression memory | storage part concerning Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the information stored in the address memory | storage part 160 concerning Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a mobile terminal when an electronic mail according to a second embodiment is received. 12 is a flowchart illustrating processing when an e-mail from a user who has not received an e-mail before receiving an e-mail according to the second exemplary embodiment is received. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal according to a first exemplary embodiment.

Embodiment 1
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal 10 according to the present embodiment. The mobile terminal 10 includes a mailer unit 110, a conversion rule storage unit 120, a plain expression conversion unit 130, and a display unit 140. The mobile terminal 10 is a text display device that includes an application that performs data processing including text display and includes a display unit that displays text.

  Examples of the mobile terminal 10 include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), and a PDA (Personal Data Assistance). In the following description, it is assumed that the mobile terminal 10 is a mobile phone.

  The mailer unit 110 is an example of an application that performs data processing including text display processing. The mailer unit 110 is an application that transmits and receives e-mails. The mailer unit 110 outputs the text to be displayed to the plain expression conversion unit 130. Further, the mailer unit 110 receives the text converted from the plain expression conversion unit 130. The mailer unit 110 inputs the converted text to the display unit 140.

  The conversion rule storage unit 120 is a storage unit that stores conversion rules used by a plain expression conversion unit 130 described later. A conversion rule is a rule for converting a text into a plain expression. That is, the conversion rule is a rule for converting a vocabulary difficult for the user to understand into a synonymous vocabulary.

  An example of the conversion rule stored in the conversion rule storage unit 120 is shown in FIG. The conversion rule includes a rule that makes difficult-to-understand Japanese expressions easy to understand with a lot of kunsoku (kanji reading rules). For example, FIG. 2 shows a rule for converting Japanese to “investigate” to “investigate”.

  The conversion rule is not limited to the rule for converting to kuniori, but may include a rule for simplifying difficult Japanese. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the conversion rule may include a rule for converting a seasonal greeting that is difficult for a user unfamiliar with Japanese into plain Japanese. Although not illustrated, the mobile terminal 10 may be configured to include a storage unit that includes information for assigning ruby to a Chinese character separately from the conversion rule storage unit.

  Note that the mobile terminal 10 does not necessarily have to have the conversion rule storage unit 120 inside. For example, the mobile terminal 10 can appropriately access a server provided with a storage unit corresponding to the conversion rule storage unit 120 arranged on the Internet and refer to the conversion rule. Further, the mobile terminal 10 may sequentially download the conversion rules from the server.

  The plain expression conversion unit 130 is a processing unit that converts the text input from the mailer unit 110 based on the conversion rules stored in the conversion rule storage unit 120. The plain expression conversion unit 130 inputs the converted text to the mailer unit 110. The plain expression conversion unit 130 performs processing including text analysis and word extraction, which are existing technologies, when converting text.

  For example, it is assumed that an e-mail with the content “Request Suzuki for investigation” is received. In this case, the mailer unit 110 inputs the text “Requesting a survey from Mr. Suzuki” to the plain expression conversion unit 130. The plain expression conversion unit 130 refers to the conversion rule (FIG. 2) and converts the text into a text “I ask Mr. Suzuki to check.” The plain expression conversion unit 130 inputs the converted text to the mailer unit 110.

  Note that it may be possible to set whether or not the conversion processing by the plain expression conversion unit 130 is performed based on a user instruction (for example, an instruction by key input).

  The display unit 140 is a processing unit for displaying the text converted by the plain expression conversion unit 130. The display unit 140 is a processing unit including, for example, a liquid crystal display device or an organic EL (electroluminescence) display device.

  Although not shown, the portable terminal 10 measures a communication function using a wireless local area network (LAN), a camera function for capturing an image of the surroundings, a broadcast receiving function for receiving video data such as a television, and a position. It is a structure provided with the positioning function etc. provided with GPS (Global Positioning System) etc. suitably.

  Next, the operation when the mobile terminal 10 according to the present embodiment receives an e-mail will be described using the flowchart of FIG. The mailer unit 110 receives the e-mail (S101), and determines whether or not it is a mode for performing conversion by the plain expression conversion unit 130 (S102).

  If it is a mode for conversion (S102: Yes), the plain expression conversion unit 130 converts the text input from the mailer unit 110 (S103). Then, the converted text is displayed on the display unit 140 (S104).

  On the other hand, when the mode is not the mode for conversion (S102: No), the text received as the e-mail is displayed as it is on the display unit 140 (S104).

  Then, the effect of the portable terminal concerning this Embodiment is demonstrated. Mailer 110, which is an application that performs data processing including text display, inputs text to plain expression conversion unit 130. The plain expression conversion unit 130 generates easy-to-understand text (for example, text with many cautionary readings) that does not use difficult expressions by using conversion rules for conversion into plain expressions. Thereby, even a user who cannot understand difficult expressions can easily understand the meaning of the text.

Embodiment 2
The portable terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that it is possible to select whether or not to perform text conversion according to the information provider. In addition, the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that expressions that have been input by the user are excluded from conversion targets. The portable terminal according to the present embodiment will be described for parts different from the first embodiment.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the mobile terminal 10 according to the present embodiment. The mobile terminal 10 according to the present embodiment includes an input expression storage unit 150 and an address storage unit 160 in addition to the configuration of the mobile terminal 10 according to the first embodiment.

  The input expression storage unit 150 is a storage unit for storing expressions that have been input by the user through key operations or the like. For example, the input expression storage unit 150 stores kanji expressions that the user has used at the time of transmission of an e-mail. An example of information stored in the input expression storage unit 150 is shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 5, it is shown that the character string “investigating” has been used at the time of transmission of an electronic mail or the like. The character string stored in the input expression storage unit 150 is considered to be a character string whose meaning is recognized by the user. Therefore, the plain expression conversion unit 130 excludes expressions stored in the input expression storage unit 150 from conversion targets.

  The mobile terminal 10 does not necessarily include the input expression storage unit 150. For example, an expression that the user has input by a key operation or the like may be deleted from the conversion rules in the conversion rule storage unit 120.

  The address storage unit 160 is a storage unit that stores a conversion flag indicating whether or not conversion by the plain expression conversion unit 130 is performed for each user who has provided information (for example, a user who transmitted an email). As one aspect of the address storage unit 160, for example, an address book function provided in the mobile terminal 10 is provided with a conversion flag attribute. An example of information stored in the address storage unit 160 is shown in FIG.

  In the example of FIG. 6, the conversion flag is set for the user A. When the conversion flag is set, the text of the e-mail transmitted from the user is converted. Therefore, the plain expression conversion unit 130 performs text conversion on the email received from the user A. On the other hand, the conversion flag is not set for user B. Therefore, the plain expression conversion unit 130 does not perform text conversion on the email received from the user A. Further, a user who has not received an e-mail before is processed as if a conversion flag has been set.

  The conversion flag is set by, for example, the user referring to the address book screen from the display unit 140 and designating whether or not to set the conversion flag for the user by key input. As a result, even if an e-mail has not been received from a certain user, it can be specified whether or not to perform text conversion. It is also possible to set conversion flags for a large number of users at once by operating the address book.

  Next, the operation when the mobile terminal 10 according to the present embodiment receives an e-mail will be described using the flowchart of FIG. The processing in S101 and S102 is the same as that in the first embodiment.

  When it is a mode for performing conversion (S102: Yes), the plain expression conversion unit 130 refers to the address storage unit 160. Then, it is determined whether or not a conversion flag is set for the user who sent the mail (S105).

  When the conversion flag is set (S105: Yes), the plain expression conversion unit 130 refers to the input expression storage unit 150 and stores an expression that is not converted (S106). Even when the conversion flag is set (S: 105: Yes), when text conversion is instructed by a user key operation or the like (S107: Yes), the plain expression conversion unit 130 stores the input expression. The expression that is not converted is stored with reference to the unit 150 (S106). Then, the plain expression conversion unit 130 executes text conversion (S103). At this time, the expression stored in the input expression storage unit 150 is not converted. Then, the converted text is displayed on the display unit 140 (S104).

  If the conversion flag is not set (S105: No), it is determined whether an e-mail has been received before from the user who sent the e-mail (S107). In the case of an e-mail from a user who has not received an e-mail before (S107: Yes), the user of the mobile terminal 10 instructs whether or not to convert the text of the e-mail by a key operation or the like (S108). ). When a conversion instruction is given (S108: Yes), the plain expression conversion unit 130 performs text conversion processing (S106, S103).

  On the other hand, when the mode is not the mode for conversion (S102: No), the text received as the e-mail is displayed as it is on the display unit 140 (S104). In addition, when it is an email from a user who has not received an email before (S107: No) and there is no conversion instruction from the user of the mobile terminal 10 (S108: No), the text received as an email Is displayed as it is on the display unit 140 (S104).

  Next, processing when an e-mail from a user who has not received an e-mail before has been received will be described using the flowchart of FIG. In the following description, a user who has not received an e-mail before is referred to as user C.

  The user of the mobile terminal 10 refers to the text displayed on the display unit 140 (S201). The user determines whether the displayed text is understandable. Then, the user inputs whether or not to re-convert the text by a key operation or the like (S202).

  When re-converting (S202: Yes), the plain expression conversion unit 130 re-converts the text (S203). In other words, if it has already been converted into a plain expression, a process for returning to the text received as an e-mail is performed. On the other hand, when text conversion is not performed by the plain expression conversion unit 130, the plain expression conversion unit 130 performs a text conversion process (a process corresponding to S103).

  After displaying the text, the user of the mobile terminal 10 determines whether or not to update the address storage unit 160. That is, it is determined whether or not to set the conversion flag for the user C. The user of the mobile terminal 10 instructs whether or not to update information about the user C in the address storage unit 160 by a key operation or the like (S204).

  When the information update is instructed (S204: Yes), the information in the address storage unit 160 is updated. On the other hand, when the information update is not instructed (S204: No), the process is terminated.

  Then, the effect of the portable terminal 10 concerning this Embodiment is demonstrated. As described above, whether or not text conversion by the plain expression conversion unit 130 is performed for each user who provides information (in this example, a user who transmitted an e-mail) can be set by the conversion flag. Thereby, for example, e-mails from senders who are constantly exchanging are not converted to text, so that text conversion can be performed only when necessary.

  In addition, expressions that the user has already input can be excluded from text conversion targets. Thereby, it is possible to convert and display only the expressions that the user does not recognize.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the text conversion technique can be applied not only to a portable terminal but also to a normal personal computer.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example of a mailer is given as an application for performing data processing including text display processing. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to apply the text conversion processing of the present application to text display processing using a web browser.

  Furthermore, the mobile terminal 10 may be configured such that there is a server for realizing the conversion processing according to the present application without converting the text. That is, the mobile terminal may be configured to transmit text to a server and receive converted text from the server. That is, a text conversion device for converting text into a plain expression may be arranged in the server.

  The processing performed by the plain expression conversion unit 130 can also be realized by causing a CPU (Central Processing Unit) to execute a computer program. In this case, the computer program can be provided by being recorded on a recording medium, or can be provided by being transmitted via the Internet or another communication medium. The storage medium includes, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, magnetic disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, DVD, ROM cartridge, RAM memory cartridge with battery backup, flash memory cartridge, and nonvolatile RAM cartridge. The communication medium includes a wired communication medium such as a telephone line, a wireless communication medium such as a microwave line, and the like.

  In addition, the minimum structure of the portable terminal 10 concerning this Embodiment 1 is shown in FIG. The mobile terminal 10 includes an application unit (mailer unit) 110, a plain expression conversion unit 130, and a display unit 140. The plain expression conversion unit 130 converts the text input from the application unit 110 into a plain expression (for example, a literary text expression). The converted text is displayed on the display unit 140. Even with this configuration, a text that is easy to understand for a user who is unfamiliar with difficult expressions is displayed.

  A part or all of the above embodiment can be described as in the following supplementary notes, but is not limited thereto.

(Appendix 1)
An application section for data processing including text display;
A plain expression conversion unit that generates converted text converted based on a conversion rule for converting text input from the application unit into a plain expression;
A text display device comprising: a display unit that displays the converted text.

(Appendix 2)
The text display device according to appendix 1, wherein the conversion rule includes a rule for converting a Japanese text into a kanji.

(Appendix 3)
A conversion user storage unit that stores a conversion user flag indicating whether or not conversion by the plain expression conversion unit is performed for each user who provides information;
The plain expression conversion unit generates the converted text when the conversion user flag for the user who provided the information is set, and when the conversion user flag for the user who provided the information is not set. The text display device according to appendix 1 or appendix 2, wherein the converted text is not generated.

(Appendix 4)
An input expression storage unit for storing expressions that the user has input;
The text display device according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 3, wherein the plain expression conversion unit excludes expressions stored in the input expression storage unit from conversion targets.

(Appendix 5)
The text display device according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 4, wherein the plain expression conversion unit reconverts the converted text into text before conversion in accordance with a user instruction.

(Appendix 6)
The text display device according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 5, further comprising a conversion rule storage unit that stores the conversion rule.

(Appendix 7)
A plain expression conversion generation step of generating converted text converted based on a conversion rule for converting the input text into a plain expression;
A text display method comprising: a display step of displaying the converted text.

(Appendix 8)
The text display method according to appendix 7, wherein the conversion rule includes a rule for converting a Japanese text into a kanji.

(Appendix 9)
A conversion user setting step for setting a conversion user flag indicating whether or not conversion by the plain expression conversion unit is performed for each user who provides information;
In the plain expression conversion generation step, the conversion text is generated when the conversion user flag for the user who provided the information is set, and the conversion user flag for the user who provided the information is not set 9. The text display method according to appendix 7 or appendix 8, wherein the converted text is not generated.

(Appendix 10)
10. The text display method according to any one of appendix 7 to appendix 9, wherein in the plain expression conversion generation step, an expression that the user has input is excluded from the conversion target.

(Appendix 11)
Any one of Supplementary notes 7 to 10, further comprising a re-conversion step characterized by re-converting the converted text into a pre-conversion text in accordance with a user instruction after the plain expression conversion generating step. The text display method according to Item 1.

(Appendix 12)
A program for causing a computer to execute processing for converting input text,
The said process is a text conversion program provided with the conversion text production | generation step which produces | generates the conversion text which converted the input text based on the conversion rule for converting into a plain expression.

(Appendix 13)
The text conversion program according to appendix 12, wherein the conversion rule includes a rule for converting a Japanese text into a knot.

(Appendix 14)
The process further includes a flag setting step of setting a conversion user flag indicating whether or not conversion by the plain expression conversion unit is performed for each user who provides information,
In the conversion text generation step, the conversion text is generated when the conversion user flag for the user who provided the information is set, and the conversion user flag for the user who provided the information is not set. 14. The text conversion program according to appendix 12 or appendix 13, wherein the converted text is not generated.

(Appendix 15)
15. The text conversion program according to any one of supplementary notes 12 to 14, wherein the plain expression conversion generating step excludes expressions that the user has input from conversion targets.

(Appendix 16)
Any one of Supplementary Note 12 to Supplementary Note 15, wherein the process further includes a re-conversion step of re-converting the converted text into a pre-conversion text in accordance with a user instruction after the plain expression conversion generating step. The text conversion program according to item 1.

(Appendix 17)
A text conversion device including a plain expression conversion unit that generates and outputs converted text converted based on a conversion rule for converting input text into a plain expression.

(Appendix 18)
The text conversion apparatus according to appendix 17, wherein the conversion rule includes a rule for converting a Japanese text into a kanji.

(Appendix 19)
The text display device according to appendix 17 or appendix 18, wherein the plain expression conversion unit reconverts the converted text into a text before conversion in accordance with a user instruction.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mobile terminal 110 Mailer part 120 Conversion rule storage part 130 Plain expression conversion part 140 Display part 150 Input expression storage part 160 Address storage part

Claims (10)

An application section for data processing including text display;
A plain expression conversion unit that generates converted text converted based on a conversion rule for converting text input from the application unit into a plain expression;
A text display device comprising: a display unit that displays the converted text.   The text display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conversion rule includes a rule for converting a Japanese text into a kanji. A conversion user storage unit that stores a conversion user flag indicating whether or not conversion by the plain expression conversion unit is performed for each user who provides information;
The plain expression conversion unit generates the converted text when the conversion user flag for the user who provided the information is set, and when the conversion user flag for the user who provided the information is not set. The text display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the converted text is not generated. An input expression storage unit for storing expressions that the user has input;
The text display device according to claim 1, wherein the plain expression conversion unit excludes expressions stored in the input expression storage unit from conversion targets.   5. The text display device according to claim 1, wherein the plain expression conversion unit reconverts the converted text into a text before conversion in accordance with a user instruction. 6.   The text display device according to claim 1, further comprising a conversion rule storage unit that stores the conversion rule. A plain expression conversion generation step of generating converted text converted based on a conversion rule for converting the input text into a plain expression;
A text display method comprising: a display step of displaying the converted text.   The text conversion method according to claim 7, wherein the conversion rule includes a rule for converting a Japanese text into a kanji. A program for causing a computer to execute processing for converting input text,
The said process is a text conversion program provided with the conversion text production | generation step which produces | generates the conversion text which converted the input text based on the conversion rule for converting into a plain expression.   A text conversion device including a plain expression conversion unit that generates and outputs converted text converted based on a conversion rule for converting input text into a plain expression.

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