JP2765847B2 - Idiom search method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an electronic kanji dictionary search device, and to a idiom search method in the device.

(B) Prior art As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 60-68422, in an electronic dictionary search device, information such as reading, stroke count, radical, etc. is input, and a kanji character corresponding to the input information is input. The search was done from the dictionary section. Then, the user usually has a function of designating a desired kanji from a plurality of searched kanji and searching for a idiom for the designated kanji.

In general, such a idiom search is realized by preliminarily storing all idiom storage addresses in the dictionary section for each kanji and sequentially reading out the storage addresses, or the dictionary section is first stored. It was done by searching the whole range from to the end.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the conventional method of storing all idiom storage addresses, speedy search can be performed, but the capacity of the storage means is greatly increased, while the idiom storage addresses are not stored. In the method of searching the entire range of the dictionary section, there is an advantage and disadvantage that the retrieval speed is low although the storage means is not increased.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems According to the present invention, for each kanji, storage means for storing a start address and an end address of a idiom storage address in the dictionary section is provided, and the search address of the dictionary section is set to the start address. Search for idioms by sequentially updating from the address,
Means for determining whether or not the search address has reached the final address, and ending the search in accordance with the determination;
Alternatively, for each kanji, storage means for storing the number of idioms in the dictionary unit and the start address of the idiom storage address is provided, and the search address of the dictionary unit is sequentially updated from the start address to search for idioms. A counting means for performing a counting operation each time a idiom is searched, and a means for determining whether or not the content of the counting means has reached a value corresponding to the number of idioms, and terminating the search according to the determination. By doing so, the above problem is solved.

Further, the present invention provides, for each kanji, storage means for storing the number of idioms in the dictionary unit and the start address and the end address of the idiom storage address, and sequentially updates the search address of the dictionary unit from the start address. Counting means for performing a search for a phrasal word and performing a count operation each time the phrasal word is searched, and means for determining whether or not the content of the counting means has reached a value corresponding to one less than the number of phrasal words The present invention solves the above-described problem by having a search, when the search is not reached, continuing the search, and when the search is reached, continuing the idiom stored in the last address of the dictionary unit and terminating the search. It is.

(E) Operation In the first method of the present invention, not all of the idiom storage addresses are stored, but only the start address and the end address are stored, and the search range is from the start address to the end address. It will be limited.

In the second method, the head address and the number of idioms are stored in advance, and a search is performed by comparing the contents of the counting means for counting the number of idioms with the number of idioms, so that the idioms are actually stored. The search is performed only within the range.

Further, in the third method, when the number of idioms is N, (N
-1) After the idiom is searched, the idiom at the last address may be simply read, and the search range is further narrowed.

(F) Embodiment FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic kanji dictionary search device for realizing the idiom search method of the present invention. (1) is a keyboard provided with various keys, and (2) is a keyboard. An input buffer for temporarily storing input information, (3) a processing unit for executing a search process, (4) a kanji dictionary unit (5)
(7) a dictionary unit including a language dictionary unit (6) and
Is a display control unit for performing display control, (8) is a display unit for displaying search results, (9) is an address register for specifying the address AR of the Japanese language dictionary unit (6), and (10) and (11) are A memory for storing the read start address JSA and the end address JEA, (12) a memory for storing the number of read idioms JC, and (13) a counting means for performing a count operation each time a idiom is searched. Is a register for configuring.

As shown in FIG. 5, the Japanese language dictionary section (6) stores kanji character strings corresponding to readings in the order of the Japanese syllabary, and of course also stores idioms. On the other hand, the kanji dictionary section (5)
For each kanji, related information such as the number of strokes and radicals is stored, and among the idiom storage addresses in the Japanese language dictionary section (6), the first address JSA, the last address JEA, and the number of idioms JC are stored. Yes, the kanji are arranged in JIS code order.

So, first, input the information of reading or stroke number,
When a kanji search instruction is given, the processing unit (3) retrieves a kanji having a reading that matches or is close to the input reading or a kanji of the input stroke number from the Japanese language dictionary unit (6) or the kanji dictionary unit (5). Fig. 6 (a)
As shown in the figure, it is displayed on the display (8). In this state,
Operate the cursor key to move the cursor to the desired kanji (14)
When the idiom search is instructed, the processing unit (3) searches for the idiom of the designated kanji as follows.

First, referring to the flowchart of FIG.
An example will be described.

In this method, the leading address JSA and the last address JEA stored for the designated kanji are successively stored in the memories (10) and (11) from the kanji dictionary section (5), respectively.
It is determined whether SA is "FF", that is, there is no idiom, and if not, that fact is displayed. If the JSA is not "FF", the JSA is set as the search address AR in the address register (9), and the idiom stored at that address is read out from the Japanese language dictionary section (6) and displayed. When the forward key ↓ is operated, the processing unit (3) increments the AR of the search address, determines whether the search address AR has reached the final address JEA read out to the memory (11), and determines that the search address AR has been reached. If
It is determined whether or not there is a idiom containing the specified kanji at the address AR of the Japanese language dictionary unit (6), and the increment is repeated until the idiom is searched. Then, if the idiom is found, it is displayed on the display (8) as shown in FIG.
Return to key wait state. Hereinafter, the same processing is repeated each time the forward key ↓ is pressed, and when the search address AR reaches the JEA, the idiom stored at that address is displayed,
Does not search for addresses after JEA.

When the reverse key 送 り is pressed, the forward key ↓
Conversely, the idiom search is performed while sequentially decrementing the search address AR. In this case, the search address AR
It is determined whether or not has reached JSA. When it has reached, no further decrement is performed. Thus, the search range is limited to the range from the start address JSA to the end address JEA.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In this embodiment, when a kanji is designated, the processing unit (3)
Reads the JSA of the kanji and the number of idioms JC from the kanji dictionary section (5) into the memories (10) and (12), and determines whether or not JC is "0". As in the first embodiment, the idiom at the address JSA is read and displayed. here,
The counter CT operates as a counter for counting the number of searched idioms. First, CT is set to "1".

When the forward key is pressed, the processing section (3) compares the value of the counter CT with the read number of idioms JC, and if it does not reach JC, repeats incrementing the search address and determining whether or not the idiom is present. Is found, it is displayed on the display (8), and the counter CT is incremented.
If the value of the counter CT reaches JC when the forward key is pressed, the search is terminated without further incrementing the search address AR.

When the reverse key is pressed, the search address AR and counter
The search is performed by sequentially decrementing the CT, and the search is continued according to the key press until the counter CT becomes “1”. Therefore, even in this embodiment, the search is executed only within the address range where the idiom is actually stored.

Further, referring to the flowchart of FIG.
An example will be described.

In this embodiment, when a kanji is designated, the processing unit (3)
Reads the kanji JSA and JEA, and also the JC, from the kanji dictionary section (5) to the memories (10), (11) and (12), and reads and displays the JSA idioms as in the first and second embodiments. I do. However, in this embodiment, the content of the counter CT is compared with a value (JC-1) which is one less than the number of idioms JC, and (JC-1)
If the search address is not reached, the search address is incremented and a idiom search is performed. When (JC-1) is reached, the search address AR is not incremented to search for the JC-th idiom, and JEA is set as AR. Then, the JC-th idiom is immediately read. Therefore, for example, if the number of idioms JC is "4", the search address AR only needs to be incremented when searching for the second and third idioms, and a more speedy search becomes possible.

When the backward key is pressed, the search address AR is decremented, and it is determined whether or not the content of the counter CT is “2” or less.

In the embodiment described above, the specified kanji idiom is
Although the search is performed one by one in response to the pressing of the forward key or the reverse key, the present invention is naturally applicable to a case where all idioms are searched at once and stored in a buffer or the like according to a idiom search instruction. This is applicable. In this case, the contents of the buffer may be sequentially displayed according to the key operation.

Further, in the second and third embodiments, the counter CT is set in advance.
JC or (JC-1) is preset and decremented every time a idiom is searched, and even if the content of the counter JC reaches "0" or "1", it is determined that the content is slightly changed. Of course, the same effect can be obtained.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, the number of idiom storage addresses to be stored can be reduced, so that the increase in the capacity of the storage means can be suppressed as much as possible, and the search range must be within the range where the idioms actually exist. Because it is limited, speedy search is possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing another embodiment, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing another embodiment, and FIG. 4 is an electronic kanji dictionary for realizing the embodiment. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a search device, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the structure of the dictionary unit in the embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of a idiom search in the embodiment. (1) ... keyboard, (2) ... input buffer,
(3) Processing part, (4) Dictionary part, (5) Kanji dictionary part, (6) Japanese language dictionary part, (8) Display part,
(9) (13) ... register, (10) (11) (12) ... memory.

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A idiom search method, comprising: a dictionary unit storing readings and kanji character strings corresponding to the readings, wherein the dictionary unit searches for idioms of designated kanji from the dictionary unit. Storage means for storing the start address and the end address of the idiom storage address in the section, the search address of the dictionary section is sequentially updated by increments from the start address to search for the idiom, and the search address is the last address. A idiom search method comprising means for determining whether or not the search has been reached, and terminating the search in accordance with the determination. 2. A idiom search method, comprising: a dictionary unit storing readings and kanji character strings corresponding to the readings, wherein the dictionary unit searches for idioms of a designated kanji from the dictionary unit. Storage means for storing the number of idioms in the section and the start address and the end address of the idiom storage address, sequentially updating the search address of the dictionary section from the start address by increments, searching for the idiom, and reaching the end address. A means for determining whether or not the phrase has been searched; a counting means for performing a count operation each time the idiom is searched; and a means for determining whether or not the content of the counting means has reached a value corresponding to the number of idioms. And a search terminating method according to the determination. 3. A idiom search method, comprising: a dictionary unit storing readings and kanji character strings corresponding to the readings, wherein a idiom of a designated kanji is searched from the dictionary unit. A storage means for storing a start address and an end address of a idiom storage address in the section, a count means for performing a count operation each time a search for an idiom is performed by sequentially updating the search address of the dictionary section from the start address by increments, Means for determining whether or not the content of the counting means has reached a value equivalent to one less than the number of idioms corresponding to the kanji of the designated kanji,
A phrasal word search system, characterized in that if not reached, the search is continued, and if reached, the idiom stored in the last address of the dictionary section is read out and the search is terminated.