JP2019045992A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide processing for preventing settlement of characters which a user does not desire to settle when inputting characters by using a character input region where only a limited number of characters can be displayed.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus includes: accepting means which accepts an instruction relating to character input using a character input region where a prescribed number of characters can be displayed and a part of an input character string exceeding the prescribed number of characters cannot be displayed; specification means which, if the instruction accepted by the accepting means intends to settle an unsettled character string, specifies a character string of a portion displayed in the character input region, out of the unsettled character string; and settling means which settles the unsettled character string except a character string other than the character string specified by the specification means, out of the unsettled character string.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a character input technology in an information processing apparatus.

  It is common practice to input characters in applications displayed on information processing apparatuses such as personal computers, tablet terminals, and smartphones. When inputting Japanese characters, a technique called kana-kanji conversion is used. This is a technology for converting into a kana-kanji mixed sentence by using the reading as an input in order to input Japanese that needs to represent many types of characters such as kanji. With regard to this kana-kanji conversion, Patent Document 1 displays a candidate display area for independently displaying candidate character strings separately from a document display area for displaying mixed unknown character strings, candidate character strings, and confirmed character strings. Technology is disclosed. Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a technique in which the continuation is displayed on the next line in a case where the undecided character string can not be displayed in one line.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-266663 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-200454

  The technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a technology that requires a display area separately from the character input area. Further, the technology disclosed in Patent Document 2 is a technology that requires a plurality of lines in the character input area. For example, if the character input area (the area capable of displaying the character string to be converted) is smaller than the area occupied by the entire character string to be converted, it is checked whether conversion of an unconfirmed character string not displayed is incorrect conversion. The character string is fixed without being able to do it. For this reason, there is a problem that the determined character string includes a typo.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is intended to suppress the determination of characters that are not desired to be determined when inputting characters using a character input area that has a limited number of characters that can be displayed. Intended to provide processing.

  In order to solve the above problems, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention can display characters having a predetermined number of characters, and can use a character input area that can not display a portion of the input character string that exceeds the predetermined number of characters. A part displayed in the character input area in the unfixed character string when the instruction received by the reception means is an instruction to confirm the unconfirmed character string when the instruction received by the reception means is an instruction to confirm the unfixed character string And a determination means for determining the unfixed character string except for a character string other than the character string specified by the specification means among the unfixed character strings. I assume.

  According to the present invention, when characters are input using a character input area having a limited number of characters that can be displayed, it is possible to suppress that characters that you do not want to confirm are determined.

A diagram showing the configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 Flow chart representing processing in information processing apparatus 100 A diagram showing an example of a character input area displayed on the display 109 A diagram showing the configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 Flow chart showing processing in the image processing apparatus 100 A diagram showing an example of a character input area displayed on the display 109

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The following examples do not necessarily limit the present invention. Moreover, not all combinations of features described in the present embodiment are essential to the solution means of the present invention. In addition, about the same structure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and demonstrated.

Example 1
<Issues that occur in character input>
First, a problem that occurs in character input will be described with a specific example. An application that accepts character input accepts character input via a software or hardware keyboard. The user operates the keyboard to input characters. An application that receives character input displays characters keyed by the user in the character input area. In order to assist the user's key input, there is a function of converting to a candidate character string and presenting it based on past key input and a dictionary. This function is used in the above-described kana-kanji conversion, and one or more character strings as candidates for kana-kanji mixed sentences that can be expressed for reading are displayed. The user can input Japanese, which is a kana-kanji mixed sentence, by selecting a character string desired to be input among the presented candidate character strings.

  The problem which arises in character input is explained to an example when a user wants to input in a character input field as "your company's reporter returned to a train by train" as an example. When the user inputs an alphabet key in the order of "kisyanokisyagakisyadekisyasita", an unconfirmed character string "I've made a kisser" has entered a character input area. In this state, as a result of the user inputting a key for instructing conversion of an unconfirmed character string, it is assumed that "your company's reporter has been thrown away by train" is converted. The word "donate" in this sentence is a misconversion. At this time, when the character string "Your reporter has given up with the train" does not fit in the character input area, some of the character strings will not be displayed in the character input area. It is assumed that the incorrectly converted part of "Koshu" is not displayed in the character input area. If the user determines the character string as it is, the typo of "donate" is input, and the user is forced to perform an extra task of correcting the typo. In addition, in order for the user to notice an erroneous conversion of "Komari" before confirmation, it is necessary to confirm the converted character. In many applications, character conversion is performed in units of clauses, and the user must perform an operation of changing the clause displayed in the character input area by the number of clauses. However, it is a burden for the user to carry out this confirmation work each time the unconfirmed character string does not fit in the character input area, and the unconfirmed character string may be confirmed with incorrect conversion without forgetting the confirmation work. .

  In the present embodiment, a process for suppressing an erroneous conversion being determined when inputting a character using a character input area having a limited number of displayable characters will be described. The process described below is a process for determining only unconfirmed characters which are displayed without being confirmed, when undecided characters which are not displayed are received when an instruction of confirmation is received from the user.

<Hardware Configuration of Information Processing Apparatus 100>
FIG. 1A is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. A central processing unit (CPU) 101 performs arithmetic operations and logical determinations for various processes, and controls each component connected to the system bus 111. The information processing apparatus 100 is equipped with a memory including a program memory and a data memory. A ROM (Read-Only Memory) 102 is a program memory, and stores a program for control by the CPU including various processing procedures described later. A random access memory (RAM) 103 is a data memory, and includes a work area of the program of the CPU 101, a save area of data at the time of error processing, a load area of the control program, and the like. The program memory may be realized by loading a program from the external storage device 110 or the like into the RAM 103. The HD 104 is a hard disk for storing data and programs according to the present embodiment. The external storage device 110 connected via the input / output interface (I / F) 107 may be used as one having a similar role. Here, the external storage device 110 can be realized by a medium (storage medium) and an external storage drive for realizing access to the medium. As such media, for example, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-ROM, a DVD, a USB memory, an MO, a flash memory, etc. are known. In addition, the external storage device 110 may be a server device connected by a network. Information necessary in the present embodiment is held in the RAM 103, the HD 104, and the external storage device 110. The input I / F 105 controls an input device such as the keyboard 108 and acquires a signal output from the input device. The output I / F 106 outputs, to an output device having a display unit such as the display 109 and a television monitor, a signal for controlling the output of the result of execution of various processes described later. The keyboard 108 in the present embodiment is a hardware or software keyboard, and is a device that transmits key information pressed by the user to the information processing apparatus 100. Here, the software keyboard is a keyboard displayed on the screen of a touch panel display in which a touch panel and a display are integrated. Further, the display 109 in the present embodiment is a device that performs display output in the display area.

<Functional Configuration of Information Processing Device 100>
FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 100. The receiving unit 901 includes the CPU 101, the ROM 102, the RAM 103, and the like, and receives key information transmitted from the keyboard 108. The key information in the present embodiment is key input by the user via the keyboard. The editing unit 902 includes the CPU 101, the ROM 102, the RAM 103, and the like, and edits the unfixed character string when the key information received by the receiving unit 901 is an instruction to edit the unfixed character string. Editing here means adding characters to the undecided character string, deleting characters in the undecided character string, moving the caret on the undecided character string, changing the undecided character string selection clause, etc. It is. The caret is a symbol indicating the position when adding or deleting a character. Conversion unit 903 is formed of CPU 101, ROM 102, RAM 103, etc., and when the key information accepted by acceptance unit 901 is an instruction to convert an unconfirmed character string, the unfixed character string is converted to another unconfirmed character string. Convert. The conversion of the unconfirmed character string in the present embodiment is a conversion from a hiragana unfixed character string to a character string containing hiragana and kanji. The determination unit 904 includes the CPU 101, the ROM 102, the RAM 103, and the like, and determines the undetermined character string when the key information received by the reception unit 901 is an instruction to determine the undetermined character string. The identifying unit 905 includes the CPU 101, the ROM 102, the RAM 103, and the like, and identifies a character string of a portion displayed in the character input area in the unconfirmed character string. The display control unit 906 includes the CPU 101, the ROM 102, the RAM 103, and the like, and controls the display on the display 109 of the character input area and the character string in a range that fits within the width of the character input area.

  The above description is for the case where each function is performed by software processing. However, it is also possible to configure some or all of the functions by hardware. In that case, the operation unit and the circuit may be configured to correspond to the functional units described above.

<Flow of processing in information processing apparatus 100>
Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2, a specific process that the CPU 101 loads and executes in the RAM 103 in the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing processing in the information processing apparatus 100. Each time the information processing apparatus 100 detects a key input to the keyboard 108 by the user, the information processing apparatus 100 executes the following process.

  In step S201, the reception unit 901 receives the key information transmitted from the keyboard. In step S202, the receiving unit 901 determines whether the received key information is an instruction to edit an unconfirmed character string. If it is determined that the received key information is an instruction to edit an undetermined character string, the process proceeds to step S203. If it is determined that the received key information is not an instruction to edit an undetermined character string, the process proceeds to step S204. . In step S203, the editing unit 902 edits the undetermined character string.

  In step S204, the receiving unit 901 determines whether the received key information is an instruction to convert an undetermined character string. If it is determined that the received key information is an instruction to convert an undetermined character string, the process proceeds to step S205. If it is determined that the received key information is not an instruction to convert an undetermined character string, the process proceeds to step S206. . In step S205, the conversion unit 903 converts the undetermined character string into another unfixed character string. In the conversion in this step, each unsettled character string is divided into segments from the beginning of the sentence, and each word is converted from hiragana to kanji. At this time, the text is displayed from the beginning of the sentence to fit in the character input area, but conversion is also performed on a character string that does not fit in the character input area. In the present embodiment, after the conversion is performed, the caret moves to the beginning of the undetermined character string, and the character string displayed in the character input area also starts from the beginning of the undetermined character string.

  In step S206, the reception unit 901 determines whether the received key information is a confirmation instruction of an unconfirmed character string. If it is determined that the received key information is an instruction to confirm the unconfirmed character string, the process proceeds to step S207. If it is determined that the received key information is not an instruction to confirm the undetermined character string, the process proceeds to step S208. . In step S207, the specifying unit 905 specifies a character string of a portion displayed in the character input area in the undetermined character string. Specifically, the length of the character input area is compared with the length of the unconfirmed character string, and it is specified which character from the unconfirmed character string to the area where the character is displayed. Therefore, the information obtained by this identification is information from what character to what character. The length of the unconfirmed character string is determined according to setting information such as the font and size of the character. In addition, you may have the information about whether it is the character currently displayed for every character of an unfixed character string. In step S208, the determination unit 904 determines only the character string of the portion specified by the specification unit 905 in the unconfirmed character string. That is, the undecided character strings other than a part are fixed without fixing a part of the unfixed character string.

  In step S209, the display control unit 906 displays the undetermined character string in the character input area, and ends the process.

<Specific example of processing>
Here, the above-described process will be described using a specific example. FIG. 3 is an example of the character input area 301 displayed on the display 109 when the user inputs in the character input area 301 that “your company's reporter has returned to the train by train”.

  FIG. 3A shows a state in which the user has started inputting characters in the character input area 301. In the character input area 301, a caret 302 indicating the current editing position is displayed, and both the confirmed character string and the unconfirmed character string are in the state of 0 character.

  FIG. 3B shows a state in which the user inputs alphabet keys in the order of “kisyanokisyagakisyadekisyasita” via the keyboard 108 from the state of FIG. 3A. A dotted line 303 is an underline indicating that the character string “I've got a message” is in an undetermined state. A dashed rectangle 304 represents an area of a character string which does not fit within the width of the character input area 301. This is displayed for explanation, and the broken line rectangle 304 and the character string and the underline in the area are not originally displayed on the screen of the display 109.

  A character input process when the first character "k" key is input will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In step S201, the receiving unit 901 receives the “k” key information transmitted from the keyboard. In step S202, the receiving unit 901 determines whether the received “k” key information is an instruction to edit an unconfirmed character string. Since the “k” key is an editing instruction representing the addition of the character “k” to the unconfirmed character string, the process moves to step S203. In step S203, the editing unit 902 adds the character "k" to the undetermined character string. In step S209, the display control unit 906 displays the unfixed character string "k" in the character input area 301, since there is no character string that has been confirmed, and ends the process.

  Subsequently, character input processing when the “i” key is input will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In step S201, the reception unit 901 receives the “i” key information transmitted from the keyboard. In step S202, the receiving unit 901 determines whether the received “i” key information is an instruction to edit an unconfirmed character string. Since the "i" key is an editing instruction representing the addition of the character "i" to the unconfirmed character string, the process moves to step S203. In step S203, the editing unit 902 adds the character "i" to the undetermined character string. As a result, the undecided character string becomes "ki" and is replaced with hiragana "ki". In step S209, the display control unit 906 displays the unconfirmed character string "ki" in the character input area 301 because there is no confirmed character string, and the process ends. The same process is applied to the remaining characters "syanokisyagakisyadekisyasita".

  FIG. 3C shows a state in which the user has input the “conversion” key via the keyboard 108 from the state of FIG. 3B. A bold line 305 is a bold underline indicating that the text string "your company" is undecided and is a selected phrase. A thin line 306 is a thin underline indicating that the character strings "reporter", "in train", and "deleting" are undecided and are not the selected clause.

  Character input processing when the "conversion" key is input will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In step S201, the reception unit 901 receives the “conversion” key information transmitted from the keyboard. In step S202, the receiving unit 901 determines whether the received “conversion” key information is an instruction to edit an undetermined character string. Since the "conversion" key is not an instruction to edit an undetermined character string, the process moves to step S204. In step S204, the receiving unit 901 determines whether the received “conversion” key information is an instruction to convert an undetermined character string. Since the "conversion" key is an instruction to convert an unconfirmed character string, the process moves to step S205. In step S205, the conversion unit 903 converts the unconfirmed character string "Kishinokosha Shibata" into another character string. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the unfixed character string is converted into a character string "Your reporter has given up by train" by the conversion. In step S209, since there is no confirmed character string, the display control unit 906 displays the unconfirmed character string "Your reporter has given up with the train" in the character input area 301, and ends the process.

  FIG. 3D shows a state in which the user has input the “enter” key via the keyboard 108 from the state of FIG. 3C. "Your reporter's train" is a confirmed string, and "dedicated in" is an undetermined string.

  The character input process when the "confirm" key is input will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In step S201, the reception unit 901 receives the "confirm" key information transmitted from the keyboard 108. In step S202, the receiving unit 902 determines whether the received "confirm" key information is an instruction to edit an unconfirmed character string. Since the "confirm" key is not an instruction to edit an unconfirmed character string, the process moves to step S204. In step S 204, the receiving unit 901 determines whether the received “confirm” key information is an instruction to convert an unconfirmed character string. Since the "confirm" key is not an instruction to convert an unconfirmed character string, the process moves to step S206. In step S206, the receiving unit 901 determines whether the received "confirm" key information is an instruction to confirm an unconfirmed character string. Since the "confirm" key is an instruction to confirm the unconfirmed character string, the process proceeds to step S207. In step S207, the identifying unit 905 identifies the character string "your company's reporter trains" in the portion displayed in the character input area out of the unconfirmed character string "your company's reporters gave up on the train". In step S <b> 208, the determination unit 904 determines the character string “your reporter is a train” in the portion identified by the identification unit 905. In step S209, the display control unit 906 displays the undecided character string "I dropped it in" in the character input area, and ends the processing. Since the remaining unconfirmed character string "debated" is displayed in the character input area, the user can notice an incorrect conversion of "debating" at this stage.

<Effect of Example 1>
As described above, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can display characters having a predetermined number of characters, and characters using a character input area that can not display a portion of the input character string that exceeds the predetermined number of characters Accepts instructions for input. When the received instruction is a confirmation instruction of the unconfirmed character string, the character string of the portion displayed in the character input area in the unconfirmed character string is specified. Further, the unconfirmed character string is confirmed except for the character strings other than the specified character string among the unconfirmed character strings. As a result, even if characters not displayed in the character input area are erroneously converted, the user can notice before confirmation. Therefore, when inputting a character using the character input area which has a restriction | limiting in the number of characters which can be displayed, it can suppress that the character which I do not want to confirm is decided. In addition, if incorrect conversion is not determined, it is not necessary to correct typographical errors after confirmation or to change the selected clause to check whether conversion is incorrect conversion or not, thus reducing the number of man-hours for character input work. can do.

<Modification>
In the present embodiment, the case of converting hiragana to kanji in Japanese has been described, but if the character string of one type of character is converted to a character string including another type of character, character input is Japanese It is not limited to word input. For example, the above-described process can be applied to languages other than Japanese, such as Chinese and Korean. Specifically, since Chinese characters and Chinese characters are used in Chinese and Korean, as in Japanese, the conversion as described above is necessary to input the Chinese characters through key input of the alphabet.

  Further, although the input of a character string in which hiragana and kanji are mixed is described in the present embodiment, the input character string may include katakana, alphabets, and the like.

  Further, in the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the caret moves to the beginning of the undecided character string after conversion of the undecided character string and the character string is displayed from the beginning of the undecided character string. The method is not limited to this. Even after conversion of the unconfirmed character string, the display area of the unconfirmed character string may not be changed without moving the caret.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the display control unit 906 displays only the unconfirmed character string after the determination processing, but the display control method is not limited to this. For example, only the character string that has been confirmed may be displayed after the confirmation processing, and the unconfirmed character string may be displayed when an instruction representing a change of the selected clause such as an arrow key is input. Alternatively, a portion of the undetermined character string and the confirmed character string that can be displayed in the character input area may be displayed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the number of characters that can be displayed in the character input area is determined using the length of the undetermined character string, but the number of characters that can be displayed in the character input area may be a predetermined fixed number of characters. .

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the "confirm" key is input in the state that "your reporter is a train" is displayed in the character input area out of the unfixed character string "your company's reporter gave up on the train". However, the above-described process can be applied even when other parts are displayed. For example, when the "enter" key is input in the state where "company's reporter is at the train" is displayed in the character input area in FIG. 3, "company's reporter at the train" is confirmed and "hire "" And "" will be undecided character string. Although a plurality of unfixed character strings exist, it is sufficient to process each one as a normal unfixed character string.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the case where only the character string of the portion displayed in the character input area in the unfixed character string is confirmed in response to the input of the “confirm” key has been described. It is not limited. As a key for performing the process in the present embodiment, a dedicated key may be allocated separately from the "confirm" key. For example, only when the "enter" key is input while pressing the "Shift" key, only the character string of the portion displayed in the character input area in the unconfirmed character string may be determined. In this example, when only the "confirm" key is input without pressing the "Shift" key, the entire unconfirmed character string including the portion not displayed in the character input area is confirmed as in the conventional case. Thereby, the user can select the determination method according to the situation.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the under-fixed character string is underlined in order to distinguish between the confirmed character string and the unconfirmed character string, but it is possible to distinguish between the confirmed character string and the unconfirmed character string. It may be such a display method. For example, a wavy line may be displayed on the determined character string, and a dotted line may be displayed on the undetermined character string.

  Further, in the present embodiment, it is specified which character is the area where the characters from the unconfirmed character string are displayed, and it is determined whether or not to be determined for each character. You may decide on each clause. In this case, the clauses including undisplayed characters among the undecided character strings are not determined, and the clauses in which all the characters are displayed among the undecided character clauses are determined according to the confirmation instruction. Let's do it. Thereby, when one phrase straddles the displayed portion and the non-displayed portion, it is suppressed that the erroneous conversion of the non-displayed portion is determined, and the conversion and the determination are performed without interruption of the phrase. It can be carried out.

Example 2
In the first embodiment, an example has been described in which only the character string of the portion displayed in the character input area in the undetermined character string is determined. In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which a character string that has been displayed in the character input area among undetermined character strings is determined. The hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 in the present embodiment is the same as the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 4 shows an example of a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 in the present embodiment. Since the reception unit 901 to the display control unit 906 are the same as in the first embodiment, the description will be omitted. Parts of the process in this embodiment different from the first embodiment will be described below.

<Flow of processing in information processing apparatus 100>
With reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5, a specific process that the CPU 101 loads and executes in the RAM 103 in the present embodiment will be described. The description of the same processing as the flowchart in FIG. 2 will be omitted. In step S401, the identifying unit 905 identifies the character string of the portion displayed in the character input area in the unconfirmed character string. In step S402, the determination unit 904 stores the character string that has been displayed from the character string of the portion specified by the specification unit 905 in the unconfirmed character string. In step S403, the determination unit 904 determines only the stored character string (character string that has been displayed) among the undetermined character strings.

<Specific example of processing>
Here, the above-described process will be described using a specific example. FIG. 6 is an example of the character input area 301 displayed on the display 109 when the user inputs in the character input area 301 that “your company's reporter has returned to the train by train”.

  FIG. 6 (a) is the same as FIG. 3 (a), so the description is omitted.

  FIG. 6 (b) shows a state as a result of the user inputting an alphabet key in the order of “kisyanokisyagakisyadekisyasita” via the keyboard 108 from the state of FIG. 6 (a).

  A character input process when the first character "k" key is input will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In step S201, the receiving unit 901 receives the “k” key information transmitted from the keyboard. In step S202, the receiving unit 109 determines whether the received “k” key information is an instruction to edit an unconfirmed character string. Since the “k” key is an editing instruction representing the addition of the character “k” to the unconfirmed character string, the process moves to step S203. In step S203, the editing unit 902 adds the character "k" to the undetermined character string. In step S401, the identifying unit 905 identifies the character string of the portion displayed in the character input area in the undetermined character string “k”. As a result, the character string "k" is identified. In step S402, the determination unit 904 stores a character string that has been displayed from the character string "k" of the portion specified by the specification unit 905 in the unconfirmed character string "k". As a result, "k" is stored as a character string that has been displayed. In step S209, the display control unit 906 displays the unfixed character string "k" in the character input area 301, since there is no character string that has been confirmed, and ends the process. The same process is applied to the remaining characters "isyanokisyagakisyadekisyasita". As a result, "Ki-no-shi-sha-shi-sha-shi-sha" is memorized as a character string that has been displayed.

  FIG. 6C shows a state in which the user has input the “conversion” key via the keyboard 108 from the state of FIG. 6B. Character input processing when the "conversion" key is input will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In step S201, the reception unit 901 receives the “conversion” key information transmitted from the keyboard. In step S202, the receiving unit 901 determines whether the received “conversion” key information is an instruction to edit an undetermined character string. Since the "conversion" key is not an instruction to edit an undetermined character string, the process moves to step S204. In step S204, the receiving unit 901 determines whether the received “conversion” key information is an instruction to convert an undetermined character string. Since the "conversion" key is an instruction to convert an unconfirmed character string, the process moves to step S205. In step S205, the conversion unit 903 converts the unconfirmed character string "Kishinokosha Shibata" into another character string. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the unfixed character string is converted into a character string "Your reporter has given up by train" by the conversion. In step S401, the identifying unit 905 identifies the character string of the portion displayed in the character input area in the unconfirmed character string "Your reporter has given up with the train". As a result, the string "Your reporter is a train" is identified. In step S402, the determining unit 904 is a string that the character string of the part specified by the identifying unit 905 in the unconfirmed character string "Your reporter has given up on the train" has been displayed from the train of your company's reporter. Remember. As a result, "Your reporter's train" is stored as a string that has been displayed. In step S209, since there is no confirmed character string, the display control unit 209 displays the unconfirmed character string "Your reporter has given up with the train" in the character input area 301, and ends the process.

  FIG. 6D shows the result of the user inputting the “right arrow” key three times via the keyboard 108 from the state of FIG. 6C. From the state of FIG. 6C, the undecided clause "Your company" is changed to a thin underline 306 indicating an unselected clause, and the undecided clause "boiled" is changed to a thick underline 305 indicating a selected clause.

  Character input processing when the first "right arrow" key is input will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In step S201, the reception unit 901 receives the “right arrow” key information transmitted from the keyboard. In step S202, the receiving unit 901 determines whether the received “right arrow” key information is an instruction to edit an undetermined character string. Since the “right arrow” key is an editing instruction representing a change in the selected clause of the undecided character string, the process moves to step S203. In step S203, the editing unit 902 changes the selected clause from "company's" to "reporter located one position ahead". In step S401, the identifying unit 905 identifies the character string of the portion displayed in the character input area in the unconfirmed character string "Your reporter has given up with the train". As a result, the string "Your reporter is a train" is identified. In step S402, the determining unit 904 is a string that the character string of the part specified by the identifying unit 905 in the unconfirmed character string "Your reporter has given up on the train" has been displayed from the train of your company's reporter. Remember. As a result, "Your reporter's train" is stored as a string that has been displayed. In step S209, since there is no confirmed character string, the display control unit 113 displays the unconfirmed character string "Your reporter has given up with the train" in the character input area 301, and ends the process.

  Subsequently, character input processing when the third "right arrow" key is input will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In step S201, the reception unit 901 receives the “right arrow” key information transmitted from the keyboard. In step S202, the receiving unit 901 determines whether the received “right arrow” key information is an instruction to edit an undetermined character string. Since the “right arrow” key is an editing instruction representing a change in the selected clause of the undecided character string, the process moves to step S203. In step S203, the editing unit 902 changes the selected clause from "by train" to "cut off" located one step ahead. As a result, in the character input area, "de" of "by train" which has never been displayed is displayed. In step S401, the identifying unit 905 identifies the character string of the portion displayed in the character input area in the unconfirmed character string "Your reporter has given up with the train". As a result, the string "The company's reporter is a train" is identified. In step S402, the determination unit 904 determines that the character string of the portion specified by the identification unit 905 in the unconfirmed character string "Your reporter has given up on the train" has been displayed from "The company's reporter on the train". Remember the columns. As a result, "Your reporter's train" is stored as a string that has been displayed. In step S209, since there is no confirmed character string, the display control unit 906 displays the unconfirmed character string "Your reporter has given up with the train" in the character input area 301, and ends the process.

  FIG. 6 (e) shows a state in which the user has input the "enter" key via the keyboard 108 from the state of FIG. 6 (d). "Your reporter is a train" is a confirmed character string, and "I'm sorry" is an unfixed character string. The character input process when the "confirm" key is input will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In step S201, the reception unit 901 receives the "confirm" key information transmitted from the keyboard 108. In step S202, the receiving unit 901 determines whether the received “finalized” key information is an instruction to edit an undetermined character string. Since the "confirm" key is not an instruction to edit an unconfirmed character string, the process moves to step S204. In step S 204, the receiving unit 901 determines whether the received “confirm” key information is an instruction to convert an unconfirmed character string. Since the "confirm" key is not an instruction to convert an unconfirmed character string, the process moves to step S206. In step S206, the receiving unit 901 determines whether the received "confirm" key information is an instruction to confirm an unconfirmed character string. Since the "confirm" key is an instruction to confirm the unconfirmed character string, the process proceeds to step S207. In step S207, the determination unit 904 determines only the character string "Your reporter is a train" stored in the unconfirmed character string. In the case of the process in the first embodiment, "noble" is not determined, but in the case of the process in the second embodiment, "noble" is determined. In step S209, the display control unit 906 displays the undecided character string "sent" in the character input area, and ends the processing. Since the remaining undecided character string "Koita" is displayed in the character input area, the user can notice an incorrect conversion of "Komari" at this stage.

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As described above, the information processing apparatus in the present embodiment determines only the character string that has been displayed in the character input area among the undetermined character strings. As a result, even if characters not displayed in the character input area are erroneously converted, the user can notice before confirmation. Therefore, when inputting a character using the character input area which has a restriction | limiting in the number of characters which can be displayed, it can suppress that the character which I do not want to confirm is decided. In addition, if incorrect conversion is not determined, it is not necessary to correct typographical errors after confirmation or to change the selected clause to check whether conversion is incorrect conversion or not, thus reducing the number of man-hours for character input work. can do.

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The present invention supplies a program that implements one or more functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus via a network or storage medium, and one or more processors in a computer of the system or apparatus read and execute the program. Can also be realized. It can also be implemented by a circuit (eg, an ASIC) that implements one or more functions.

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Claims (22)

Accepting means for accepting an instruction regarding character input using a character input area which can display characters of a predetermined number of characters and which can not display the portion of the input character string exceeding the predetermined number of characters;
Specifying means for specifying a character string of a portion of the unconfirmed character string displayed in the character input area when the instruction received by the reception means is a confirmation instruction of the unconfirmed character string;
A determination unit configured to determine the unfixed character string excluding a character string other than the character string specified by the specifying unit among the unfixed character strings;
An information processing apparatus comprising:   2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display control means for controlling display so as to be able to distinguish between the confirmed character string and the unconfirmed character string in the character input area.   The apparatus further comprises conversion means for converting the unfixed character string into another character string when the instruction received by the receiving means is a conversion instruction of the undetermined character string. Or the information processing apparatus of Claim 2.   4. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising editing means for editing the unconfirmed character string when the instruction received by the reception means is an instruction to edit the unconfirmed character string. The information processing apparatus according to any one of the items.   Editing of the undecided character string by the editing means includes addition of characters to the undecided character string, deletion of characters in the undecided character string, movement of a caret in the undecided character string, and the undecided character string. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, including any one of: change of selected clause in the character string.   The determination means does not determine the character string of the portion not displayed in the character input area among the unconfirmed character strings, but determines only the character string of the portion specified by the specification means. An information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   The determining means stores the character string of the portion specified by the specifying means, and determines only the stored character string when the instruction received by the receiving means is an instruction to confirm the unconfirmed character string. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein   4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determination means determines all the unconfirmed character strings when the instruction received by the reception means is a second determination instruction different from the determination instruction. The information processing apparatus according to any one of 7. The receiving unit receives an input of a keyboard by a user as the instruction.
9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the determination instruction and the second determination instruction are different key inputs on the keyboard.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the conversion means converts the undetermined character string of one type of character into the undetermined character string including characters different from the one type of character. .   11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the conversion means converts the unconfirmed character string of Hiragana into the unfixed character string including kanji.   The display control means, when the determination means determines only the character string of the portion specified by the specifying means among the unconfirmed character strings, only the unconfirmed character strings not determined among the unconfirmed character strings 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein display is controlled to be displayed in the character input area.   The reception means can display characters of the number of characters determined according to the information on the input character string in the input character string, and a portion exceeding the determined number of characters in the input character string is The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the instruction related to character input using the character input area that can not be displayed is received.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the predetermined number of characters is determined based on the length of the character input area and the length of the undetermined character string.   15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the length of the undetermined character string is determined based on the font of the undetermined character string or the size of the undetermined character string. Accepting means for accepting an instruction regarding character input using a character input area which can display characters of a predetermined number of characters and which can not display the portion of the input character string exceeding the predetermined number of characters;
When the instruction accepted by the accepting unit is an instruction to confirm the undecided character string, based on the confirmation instruction, the unconfirmed character string is not partially confirmed, and the other unconfirmed characters Determining means for determining a determined character string;
An information processing apparatus comprising: Accepting means for accepting an instruction regarding character input using a character input area which can display characters of a predetermined number of characters and which can not display the portion of the input character string exceeding the predetermined number of characters;
When the instruction accepted by the accepting means is an instruction to confirm the unconfirmed character string, the unconfirmed character string confirmed by the confirmation processing according to the confirmation instruction, and the character not confirmed by the confirmation processing Display control means for controlling display so as to display a portion of the column that can be displayed in the character input area;
An information processing apparatus comprising:   The display control is controlled such that only the character string not decided by the decision processing is displayed without displaying the undecided character string decided by the decision processing according to the decision instruction. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.   The program for functioning a computer as each means of the information processing apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 18.   A storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as each means of the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 18. A receiving step for receiving an instruction regarding character input using a character input area which can display characters of a predetermined number of characters and which can not display portions of the input character string exceeding the predetermined number of characters;
A specifying step of specifying a character string of a portion of the unfixed character string displayed in the character input area, when the instruction received in the receiving step is a confirmation instruction of the unfixed character string;
A determination step of determining the unfixed character string excluding a character string other than the character string specified in the specific step among the unfixed character strings;
An information processing method characterized by comprising: A receiving step for receiving an instruction regarding character input using a character input area which can display characters of a predetermined number of characters and which can not display portions of the input character string exceeding the predetermined number of characters;
When the instruction received in the receiving step is an instruction to confirm the unconfirmed character string, based on the confirmation instruction, the unconfirmed character string may not be partially confirmed, and the other unconfirmed characters may not be confirmed. A determination step of determining a determined character string;
An information processing method characterized by comprising:

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