JP2656286B2 - Document creation device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a document creation device capable of inputting special characters.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in a document creation device such as a Japanese word processor, there are several methods of inputting special characters that cannot be directly input from a keyboard. One is a method of associating a special character with a specific reading and inputting a reading corresponding to the special character at the time of character input, thereby converting the kana to kanji and inputting the special character. Also, as another method, special characters are classified into candidate groups and correspond to specific readings, so that when inputting special characters, the reading corresponding to this candidate group is input and displayed and selected from among them. Or a plurality of readings corresponding to the candidate group are displayed from the beginning, and after selecting one candidate group from these,
Further, there is a method of selecting a target special character from the above.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, in the method of inputting a reading corresponding to a special character or a reading corresponding to a group of special characters, if the user forgets the reading and looks at a manual or the like, the desired character Must be confirmed, and the input operation was very troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a document creation device that can reliably input a special character with a simple operation even if the user forgets to read the character, and can improve the efficiency of document creation.

[Constitution of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention relates to a document creation apparatus having a plurality of types of special character conversion functions, in which a specific mode designation key for designating a special character conversion function during document creation is solely used. Alternatively, by operating in combination with a specific reading, it is determined whether or not a reading has been input when the above-described specific mode designation key is operated, and if no reading has been input, all genres are displayed. To display a special character candidate group for the genre selected and specified, and if a reading has been entered, display a special character candidate group corresponding to the reading, and select a special symbol arbitrarily specified from the candidate group. It is configured to be selected and output in the created document.

(Operation) In the document creating apparatus configured as described above,
The method of selecting special characters, such as pictograms and special symbols, is switched according to the information input together with the input of pictogram keys that instruct the input of these characters.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

 FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a processing unit (hereinafter referred to as a CPU) which controls the entire apparatus.
In this case, special characters (hereinafter referred to as "pictures") as shown in FIG. 2 are input at the time of inputting a conversion instruction. A process of selecting an input method (referred to as a symbol) is executed.

Reference numerals 2 and 3 denote memories serving as internal memories which are accessed under the control of the CPU 1, of which 2 is a program memory for storing various programs including a pictorial symbol selection processing program as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 3 denotes an input buffer for storing a group of pictorial symbol candidates to be selected and a genre name corresponding to the candidate group, a document buffer for storing an already input document to be edited / proofed, and an external character buffer for storing an external character pattern. Is a data memory having various data storage areas.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a floppy disk drive (FDD) serving as an external storage for storing document information, and reference numeral 5 denotes a floppy disk controller (FDC) for controlling the floppy disk drive 4.

6, 8, and 10 have their own input / output mechanism (keyboard 7,
A controller for controlling the display device 9 and the printer device 11), of which 6 is a keyboard controller (KBC) for controlling a keyboard 7 having various data keys and function keys for inputting documents, and 8 is a pictorial symbol A display controller that controls display of a display device 9 that displays a group of candidates, various work menus, document information, and the like, and a printer device 10 that prints a document
T) A printer controller that controls 11 Here, a pictorial symbol key fa for instructing pictorial symbol input is provided on the keyboard 7 as a function key.

A character font memory 12 stores character font data such as pictograms and symbols for display and special characters.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the key input processing operation in the above embodiment.

 Here, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

If a special character is to be input during document creation, the pictograph key fa for specifying the special character conversion function provided on the keyboard 7 is operated alone, or the reading is input simultaneously. When the pictograph key fa is operated, it is determined whether or not a reading has been input at the same time (step S1). If no reading has been input, all genre names are displayed on the screen (step S2). This display example is shown in FIG. 3, in which ten genres are displayed at the same time. If the desired genre name does not exist on this display screen, the screen of the next candidate is displayed by operating the cursor key or the like.

The genre names are classified as shown in FIG. First, pictographs are divided into pictographs and symbols, and a plurality of genre names are set for each. Furthermore, a candidate group consisting of a plurality of pictographs or symbols is associated with the genre name.

When a desired genre is selected from all the displayed genres (step S3), a group of pictogram candidates corresponding to the genre name is displayed (step S4). here,
FIG. 5 shows a group of pictorial symbol candidates when the genre “Eto” in FIG. 3 is selected. If there is no desired pictogram on this display screen, the next screen is designated and the next candidate is displayed. From the displayed pictograms, the input characters are selected and designated by their numbers (step S5). The pictogram selected by this operation is output and displayed in the created document.

Next, when a reading is input when the pictorial symbol key fa is pressed, it is determined whether the reading is a genre name (steps S1 and S6). At this time, if the input reading is not “genre name” but “emoji” or “kigo”, the genre of the pictogram or symbol classified in FIG. 4 is displayed. This display example is shown in FIG. 6 when "emoji" is input, and in FIG. 7 when "kigo" is input. A desired genre is selected from the displayed genres (step S8), and a group of pictorial symbol candidates is displayed (step S4). Then, an input character is selected from this candidate group (step S5).

Next, when it is determined that the reading input when the pictograph key fa is pressed is the genre name (step S
6), a screen for selecting a genre is not displayed, and a pictorial symbol candidate group is directly displayed (step S4). For example,
When the reading "Uto" is input when the pictograph key is pressed, the display screen of the pictograph candidate group shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. Thus, input characters are selected from this candidate group (step
S5).

As described above, in the above-described embodiment, a desired pictogram input method can be selected by reading a special character that cannot be directly input from the keyboard, such as a pictogram or a symbol, when the pictogram key is pressed. For example, if the user forgets the genre name of the candidate group including the desired pictogram, all the genres are displayed by pressing only the pictogram key. Thereby, it is possible to select from the displayed genres. Also, if you know the genre name,
By inputting the reading of the genre of the pictorial symbol candidate group including the input characters when the pictorial symbol key is pressed, the pictorial symbol candidate group is directly displayed. Thus, when special characters are repeatedly input, efficient input can be performed.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, a special character input such as a pictogram or a symbol that cannot be directly input from the keyboard is selected from the candidate group and the special character input is instructed. Since the method of selecting pictograms is changed according to the information input when the key is pressed, it is possible to improve the efficiency of creating a document including special characters.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a document creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for selecting a special character to be input in the embodiment.
5 and FIG. 7 are diagrams showing display examples in the embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing classification of genre names corresponding to special character candidate groups. 1 ... CPU, 2 ... Program memory, 3 ... Data memory, 4 ... Floppy disk drive (FD
D), 5 ... Floppy disk controller (FDC),
6 ... Keyboard controller (KBC), 7 ... Keyboard (KD), 8 ... Display controller, 9 ...
Display device, 10 Printer controller, 11
… Printer (PRT), 12… Character font memory.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] In a document creating apparatus having a plurality of special character conversion functions, a specific mode designating key for designating a special character converting function during document creation, and combining the specific mode designating key alone or with a specific reading. Means to operate together;
Determining means for determining whether or not a reading has been input when the specific mode designation key is operated; and, if no reading has been entered, displaying all genres, and special character candidates for the genre selected and designated. First candidate group display means for displaying a group, second candidate group display means for displaying a special character candidate group corresponding to the reading when a reading is input, and the first or second candidate Means for selecting an arbitrarily designated special symbol from the candidate group displayed by the group display means.