JP2609288B2 - Character processor - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial application field The present invention mainly relates to character processing such as a word processor or a personal computer capable of inputting kana characters by arbitrarily selecting kana input and romaji input. Related to the device.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, in a word processor or a personal computer as described above, when inputting a kana character, when inputting using a kana character added to a key top, a kana input mode is set and a kana character is added to the key top. When inputting using English characters such as alphabets, numbers, symbols, etc., a Roman character input mode is set and used.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in such a word processor or a personal computer, if a person who normally performs Roman character input incorrectly performs a key input operation in a kana input mode, the screen is displayed on the screen. Meaningless kana characters are displayed, and to correct it there is a problem that you need to delete the entered content once, switch the mode to Roman alphabet input, and then perform the same key input operation again there were.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and converts a Kana character code input in a Roman character mode in a Kana input mode into a Kana character code when input in a Roman character input mode in a conversion operation. A replacement character processing device is provided.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the present invention provides a key input means 101 capable of inputting a kana character in a kana input mode or a Roman character input mode, and a character storage means for storing a kana character input from the key input means 101. 102 and display means 1 for displaying kana characters stored in the character storage means 102
03, a table storage means 104 storing a correspondence table between a kana character when input in the kana input mode and a kana character when input in the Roman character input mode using the same key, Kana-kanji dictionary means 105 storing kanji characters corresponding to characters, and character storage means 102
Is converted to the corresponding kana character with reference to the table storage means 104, and the character storage means 10
A conversion means 106 for converting the kana character stored in 2 into a corresponding kanji character with reference to the kana kanji dictionary means 105, and the kana character or the kanji character converted by the conversion means 106 is first stored in the character storage means 102. This is a character processing device including a control unit 107 for storing the data in place of the stored kana characters and displaying the data on the display unit 103.

(E) Function According to the present invention, the kana character input from the key input means 101 is stored in the character storage means 102, and the display means 103
Is displayed in.

The conversion means 106 converts the kana characters stored in the character storage means 102 into corresponding kana characters with reference to the table storage means 104, and converts the kana characters stored in the character storage means 102 into kana-kanji dictionary means 105. Convert to the corresponding Kanji character by reference.

The control means 107 stores the kana character or the kanji character converted by the conversion means 106 in the character storage means 102 instead of the previously stored kana character, and causes the display means 103 to display the kana character or the kanji character.

Therefore, even if a person who is usually inputting Roman characters mistakenly performs a key input operation in the kana input mode, it can be easily converted to correct kana characters without erasing the contents and re-entering them. It can be converted to Kanji characters.

(F) Embodiment Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to this.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a word processor.

In the figure, 1 is provided with a kana key for kana input and alphabetic keys for alphabet, numbers, symbols, etc. for romaji input, and by switching modes, it is possible to input kana characters by kana input or romaji input. A possible keyboard 2 is a CRT display for displaying the entered kana characters. The CRT display 2 may of course use another display such as a liquid crystal display or an EL display.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a printer; 4, a CG (character generator) that develops a code such as a kana character or a kanji into a kana character pattern or a kanji pattern and outputs the code to the CPT display 2 or the printer 3;

6 stores kana characters input from the keyboard 1
RAM, and the contents stored in RAM6 are automatically CG4
Is output to 7 is a kana-kanji conversion unit for converting kana characters into kanji, and 8 is a kana-kanji conversion dictionary.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a kana conversion table, which is a table in which kana character codes when input in a kana input mode state and kana character codes when input in a roman character input mode using the same keys are used. I have.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a CPU, which reads a kana conversion table 9 via a kana-kanji conversion unit 7 when a conversion instruction is issued from the keyboard 1, and based on the kana conversion table 9,
The kana character code stored in M6 is converted to the kana character code when input in the Roman alphabet input mode using the same key. Then, the character code is stored in the RAM 6 and output to the CG 4.

Note that the conversion instruction from the keyboard 1 described above is
After entering the kana, it may be performed in an undetermined state before converting the kana to kanji, or after not entering the kanji, confirming the input as a kana, and specifying the area in that kana You may.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of English characters and Kana characters added to the same key. As shown in FIG. 3, Kana characters when input in the Kana input mode are, for example,
If the character is “Kuchi-no-i”, CPU10
Converts this into a kana character when input in the Roman character input mode using the same key as the kana character, that is, a kana character “haiku”.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual explanatory view showing an example of a storage format in the kana conversion table 9. As shown in the figure, the tables are formed in the above-described correspondence relationship.

The operation in such a configuration will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the CPU 10 determines whether the current mode is the kana input mode or not (step 201). If the current mode is not the kana input mode, the CPU 10 performs a normal process. The kana character code (in this case, the kana character code that was erroneously input as a Roman character input) is stored in the RAM 6 (step 203),
The kana character is displayed on the CRT display 2 (step 204).

Next, when the keyboard 1 instructs to convert the kana character code into a correct kana character code (step 205), the kana conversion table 9 is read (step 206), and the corresponding kana code is referred to. (Step 207), the corresponding kana code is read (Step 208).

Then, the read corresponding kana code is stored in the RAM 6 (step 209), and the CRT display 2
Is displayed (step 210), and it is determined whether or not there is a continuous input. If there is a continuous input, the process returns to step 201, and if there is no continuous input, the process ends.

In this way, the kana code input in the Roman character input mode is replaced with the kana code input in the Roman character input mode by the conversion operation.

(G) Effect of the Invention According to the present invention, the kana code input in the Roman character mode in the kana input mode is replaced with the kana code input in the Roman character input mode. Even if a person mistakenly performs a key input operation in the kana input mode, it can be easily converted to the correct kana character and converted to a kanji character without erasing the content and re-entering it. It becomes possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a word processor, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the alphabetic and kana characters added to the same key. FIG. 4 is a conceptual explanatory diagram showing an example of a storage format in a kana conversion table, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment. 1 ... Keyboard, 2 ... CRT display, 3 ... Printer, 4 ... CG, 5 ... ROM, 6 ... RAM, 7 ... Kana-Kanji conversion unit, 8 ... Kana-kanji dictionary, 9 ... Kana conversion table , 10 …… CPU.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A key input means capable of inputting a kana character in a kana input mode or a romaji input mode, and a kana character input from the key input means is stored in an undetermined state before being converted into a kanji. Character storage means; display means for displaying kana characters stored in the character storage means in an undetermined state before conversion to kanji; kana kanji means storing kanji characters corresponding to kana characters; kana input mode Table storage means for storing in a correspondence relationship kana characters when input in the state of, and kana characters when input in the state of the Roman character input mode using the same key, and kana stored in the character storage means Conversion means for reading kana characters and kanji corresponding to characters by referring to the table storage means and the kana-kanji dictionary; and reading from the conversion means Character processing apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a control means for storing prior to said character storage means again by unfixed state to convert the kana characters into kanji.