JP3371435B2 - Input mode automatic setting method or input mode automatic setting device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to Japanese input in an information processing apparatus, and more particularly to an automatic mode setting method for "Kana input" and "Romaji input" in Hiragana input.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when inputting a document with an information processing device such as a Japanese word processor, an operator inputs a hiragana character by character using a keyboard and creates a document while converting it into a kana-kanji mixed sentence. As for the input method from the keyboard, the operator can select either input method depending on whether he is good at inputting in the alphabet or in hiragana. It is known to be able to switch.

[0003]

In an information processing device such as a Japanese word processor, one device is often shared by a plurality of operators. If some of the operators who use the device use "Romaji input" and "Kana input" as character input modes, the operator who uses the input mode different from the operator who wants to use it will move forward. If you have used it, you must first switch modes before you can enter characters.

When an operator unfamiliar with keyboard operation edits a document, he or she often looks at his / her fingertip during character input, and if the character input mode is different, the meaning of the character is unknown to the display device. There was a problem that the column was input and the character input had to be performed again from the beginning.

According to the present invention, even when a mode different from the input mode used by the operator is set, the input mode is automatically switched to the mode used by the operator when a character is input. The purpose is to eliminate erroneous input of characters due to erroneous setting of.

[0006]

The above object is to provide a data input section for inputting characters and data, a storage section for storing the input data, a data display section for displaying the data, In an information processing apparatus having a central processing unit that performs document creation and editing processing based on the data input from the data input unit, the special input from the data input unit is performed .
Based on the fixed number of characters, it is determined whether or not the input is in the Roman character mode, and from this determination result, the input mode automatic setting method for automatically setting the input mode to "Romaji input" or "Kana input" or this method is executed. Achieved by composition.

[0007]

By implementing or configuring the above method, even when the input mode used by the operator is set to a different mode, when the operator inputs characters, the operator automatically uses the input mode. Since the mode is switched to the input mode, it is possible to easily eliminate erroneous input of characters due to erroneous setting of the input mode.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the method and structure of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the appearance of a Japanese word processor using an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 106 is a keyboard input device (K / B) for inputting characters and symbols, and 113 is K / B1.
A display device (CRT) for displaying characters input from 06, a floppy disk device (FDD) 108 for storing a program for operating a Japanese word processor, a created document, etc., and 201 for these K / B
This is a main body that controls 106, CRT 113, and FDD 108 to create / edit / print documents.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit provided in the main body 201. Reference numeral 101 is a central processing unit (CPU) that controls the entire system, and 102 is each LS.
An initial program storing a program for reading initials of I or a program for operating as a word processor from the FDD 108 and transferring the program to the program memory 103 (the program memory is a memory for storing a program for operating as a word processor and a edited document etc.)・
A loader (IPL) 104 is a character string storage buffer in the program memory 103 for temporarily storing character input data from the K / B 106, and 105 is a K / B 106 and CPU 1.
A key input controller for data transmission / reception with 01, 107 is a floppy disk controller (FDC) for generating a control signal for reading / writing data with FDD 108, and 109 is read from K / B 106. A dictionary memory that stores a dictionary referred to by the CPU 101 for converting the character string data into a kana-kanji mixed sentence, and a character generator 110 that stores characters for displaying on the display 113 and printing on a printer. , 111 generate a control signal for reading data from the image memory 112 and transferring the data to the display 113 for displaying characters and figures on the display 113, and a display controller for controlling access to the image memory 112 of the CPU 101, 112 is a display 113
Is an image memory for storing data to be displayed.

When the power is turned on, the CPU 101 initializes each controller according to the program of the IPL 102, and then
A program for operating as a word processor is transferred from the FDD 108 to the program memory 103 via the FDC 107. The CPU 101 carries out processing such as edit printing of a document by this program.

For document editing, the character string data string input from the K / B 106 through the key input controller 105 is stored in the character string storage buffer 1 in the program memory 103.
04, and at the same time, display 113
Is also displayed. At this time, the character font displayed on the display 113 is read by the CG 110. The entered character string is K / B for Kana-Kanji conversion.
When the conversion key on 106 is pressed or a punctuation mark or the like is input, the CPU 101 accesses the dictionary memory 109 and converts the input character string into an appropriate kana-kanji mixed sentence.

As a method of inputting these character strings, generally, two methods of "Romaji input" and "Kana input" are mainly used in a Japanese word processor, and the operator can switch between these modes as shown in FIG. This is done by pressing the "Romaji / Kana" key 301 in the B key arrangement diagram. In a general office, an OA device such as a Japanese word processor is often shared by a plurality of operators, and the method of inputting characters among the operators is often different. Therefore, the input method is different from the operator who is going to use the operation that was used earlier, and
In the case where the operator is a beginner who is unfamiliar with key input by K / B, if the operator forgets to switch the input mode with the “Romaji / Kana” key 301 and inputs a character string, the operator operates on K / B Since characters are often input while looking at one's fingertip, an unknown character string is input on the display screen of the display 113. Therefore, there is a problem that the operator has to switch the input mode and input characters again.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing an embodiment of the present invention. To simplify the description, detailed processing is omitted. Also, when starting the document editing process,
The initial state of the input mode is "Romaji input" mode.

The CPU 101: The character code input from the K / B 106 is stored in the character string storage buffer 104 ,. At the same time, the dot data for display corresponding to the character code is read from the character generator (CG) 110 and displayed on the display 113.

.. The character code stored in the character string storage buffer 104 is taken out, and it is confirmed whether or not the input order from the first character corresponds to the following (1) to (5).

(1) (consonant) + (vowel) (2) (vowel) (3) (consonant) + (consonant) + (vowel) (4) (consonant) + (consonant) + (consonant) + (vowel) ) (5) (Consonant) + (Consonant). If any of the above applies, repeat the process from ~,
Further, if it is confirmed that 5 characters correspond to the "Romaji input", the "Romaji input" mode is set.

.. In the case of not corresponding to the above (1) to (5),
The input mode in the editing process is "kana input".

The input examples of (1) to (5) above are, for example,
(1) K + A (ka), (2) A (a) (3) RYU,
There are such things as (4) SSYU and (5) NN.

Next, the case of actually inputting the character "corporation" will be described as an example.

FIG. 5 shows an example.

First, a case where the operator inputs by "Romaji input" will be described.

First, the CPU 101 starts from the K / B 106 and starts "KA", "BU", "SI", "KI" from the beginning of the character string (FIG.
Input characters such as "GA" ... Are fetched into the character storage buffer in the program memory 103. However, the initial state of the input mode when editing a document is set to the "Romaji input" mode.

At this time, the CPU 101 reads the character data of "K" and "A" in accordance with the reading of Roman characters and stores them in the character string storage buffer 104
It is read from, and it is confirmed whether it corresponds to any of (1) to (5) in FIG. Since KA corresponds to (1), the character string read next is confirmed. Next is BU, which also corresponds to (1), so the next character is further investigated. The CPU 101 performs such a process as, for example, 5
When the characters are input and all match the input pattern in Roman letters, the subsequent input mode is set to "Romaji input".

In the present embodiment, the mode is determined by checking for 5 characters, but this number of characters can be freely changed according to the accuracy of the mode determination required by the system.

When further converting into a kana-kanji mixed sentence, the CPU 101 refers to the character string in the character string storage buffer 104 by referring to the dictionary memory 109.

Next, a case where the operator inputs characters by "kana input" will be described. As shown in Fig. 5 (c), when inputting with "Kabushikigaisha" and "Kana input", the initial state of the input mode for document editing is "Romaji input".
Therefore, the character string input from the K / B106 is the alphabet "T", "", "", "D" that is assigned to the same place as the "kana array" on the K / B106.
When "G", "T", "E", "D", and "'" are processed according to the flow of FIG. 1, none of (1) to (5) is satisfied, so the first character data "T"" Just CP
U101 sets the input mode to "kana input" in FIG. 1, and subsequent input is performed in the "kana input" mode.

The K / B 106 is also set with an input conversion key of "Romaji / Kana". When the operator makes an initial setting with the "Romaji / Kana" key when starting to edit a document, the input mode automatic setting process shown in the flow of FIG. 1 is not performed. It is also possible to switch the input mode during document editing.

In this embodiment, the character string storage buffer 104
Is provided in the program memory 103, but may be set in an I / O area or a memory area separately from the program memory 103.

[0031]

As described above, according to the invention, a data input unit for inputting characters, data, etc., a storage unit for storing the input data, and a data display unit for displaying the data, In an information processing device having a central processing unit that performs document creation and editing processing based on the data input from the data input unit, it is determined based on the data input from the data input unit whether the input is in Roman character mode. However, since the input mode is automatically set to "Romaji input" or "Kana input" based on this determination result, even if the input mode set by the operator is different from the input mode, As the input is continued, the mode is automatically switched to the mode used by the operator, and erroneous input of characters due to erroneous setting of the input mode can be eliminated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing processing of input mode automatic setting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit inside a main body of a Japanese word processor which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an external view of a Japanese word processor.

FIG. 4 is a key layout diagram of a keyboard which is a character input device.

FIG. 5 is a character input example for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 ... CPU, 103 ... Program memory, 104 ...
Character string storage buffer, 106 ... Keyboard, 113 ... Display, 301 ... “Romaji / Kana” conversion key.

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A data input unit for inputting characters and data.
And a storage unit that stores the input data and the data
From the data display section for displaying and the data input section
During document creation and editing processing based on the input data
In an information processing device having a central processing unit, Input from the data input sectionTo a certain number of charactersBased
To determine whether the input is in Romaji mode,
From the result, the input mode is "Romaji input"Or
"Kana input"ToInput mode for automatic setting Automatic setting method. 2. A data input unit for inputting characters and data, a storage unit for storing the input data, a data display unit for displaying the data, and data input from the data input unit. In an information processing apparatus having a central processing unit that performs document creation and editing processing based on the above, an automatic mode determination unit that determines whether or not the input is in Roman character mode based on the specific number of characters input from the data input unit , The input mode is "Romaji input" based on the output from the mode automatic discrimination means, or
Characterized by having a means to automatically set to "kana input"
Input mode is automatically setting device.