JP3646404B2 - Document creation device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to registration of character strings in a document creation apparatus such as a label creation apparatus, and more particularly to registration of related terms.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a document creation apparatus such as a label creation apparatus has a conversion method called related word conversion. This related word conversion, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 4-16559, is registered in advance with a series of related words whose notation does not match the reading, and the kana-kanji conversion operation converts the reading into a dictionary. It enables conversion to a series of registered related terms.
[0003]
For example, if a character string such as “Please be careful”, “Please be careful”, “Overhead warning”, etc. is registered in the dictionary, “Nchuyu” When input and conversion processing is performed, the first candidate is converted to "Please be careful", and then the next candidate is indicated by pressing the next candidate key, etc. It is converted sequentially to "Cautionary overhead".
[0004]
Further, in this type of label producing apparatus, a character string frequently used by a user can be registered in association with a simple reading, so that a desired character string can be obtained by a simple operation of inputting the reading. Since it is possible to input, creation of a label becomes easy and speedy.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, with respect to registering a character string by related word conversion, as shown in (a), (b), and (c) of FIG. In some cases, you may want to register the same character string that only differs (underline, outline characters, etc.). In that case, the user specifies the registered character string with character decorations added, specifies the reading character string to be read when performing kana-kanji conversion, and registers the number of character decorations. Without repeating, all candidates could not be registered. That is, since the character decorations are different even though they are the same character string, registration has to be performed for each. Therefore, although there are many parts of the same operation in terms of work, it was necessary to spend the same time and effort many times, which was very troublesome and easy to cause input errors.
[0006]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and is characterized in that a plurality of patterns having the same character string to be registered but different only in character decoration can be collectively registered with the same reading character string. An object of the present invention is to provide a document creation apparatus.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve this object, the document creating apparatus according to claim 1 includes an input means capable of inputting a character string, a character string storage means for storing a character string input from the input means, and the character string storage. A registration instruction means for instructing registration of a character string stored in the means, and a character decoration capable of specifying at least two kinds of character decorations to be added to the character string when the registration instruction means instructs registration of the character string There is provided designation means, and batch registration means for collectively registering character decorations designated by the character decoration designation means by individually adding them to the character strings to be registered.
[0008]
According to this document creation device, when a character string to be registered is input by the input means, the character string storage means stores the input character string. When registration of the input character string is instructed from the registration instruction unit, the character decoration designating unit can designate at least two types of character decoration information to be added to the character string to be registered. Then, the character registration designated for the character string to be registered by the batch registration means is individually added and registered.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 1, the label creating apparatus according to the document creating apparatus of the present embodiment includes a central processing unit (CPU) 12, a ROM 14 storing a control program, a RAM 16, a keyboard 18, and a display 20. The printer 22 and an input / output port 17 that converts an input / output signal of an external storage device such as a keyboard 18 into a signal that can be processed by the CPU 12.
[0011]
The ROM 14 includes a control program area 14a that stores the control of the label producing apparatus, and a dictionary 14b for kana-kanji conversion.
[0012]
The RAM 16 stores a character string storage area 16a for storing the input character string data, a registered character string storage area 16b for storing the registered character string, the selected character decoration, and whether the selection has been performed. And a work area 16c for storing a selection flag for determining whether or not.
[0013]
The keyboard 18 includes a registration key 18a for instructing registration of a character string, a character decoration key 18b for designating character decoration at the time of registration, an execution key 18c for instructing execution of various operations, and a print key for instructing printing. And keys for inputting letters and numbers, cursor keys for moving the input position, and the like.
[0014]
Next, the present embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0015]
In this explanation, as an example, a character string “please use” having three types of character decorations such as emphasis character, underline, and white character is separately used as a candidate of the same reading character string “Ntsukai”. It is assumed that an operation of registering one is performed.
[0016]
First, the user inputs a character string to be registered from the keyboard 18 as input means (step 1; hereinafter referred to as S1. The same applies to other steps). Here, the string “Please use” is entered. The input character string “please use” is stored in the character string storage area 16a of the RAM 16 (S3) and simultaneously displayed on the display 20. This S3 corresponds to the character string storage means of the present invention.
[0017]
Next, when the registration key 18a, which is a registration instruction means, is pressed while the input character string "Please use" is displayed on the screen (S5: Y), the registered character string "Please use" is displayed. A screen for designating a reading character string “Nukai” input at the time of conversion is displayed (S7). However, since the character decoration is selected first in the present embodiment, “Nukai” is not yet input here.
[0018]
When the character decoration key 18b is pressed on the reading character string designation screen (S9: Y), a character decoration selection screen as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed (S10).
[0019]
In this character decoration selection screen, symbols indicating character decorations are displayed in a list as shown in FIG. 3, and the cursor is placed on the character decoration symbols that the user wants to select with the left and right keys or the like, and the up key or down key. When is pressed, the symbol is highlighted. The symbol highlighted in this way indicates that the character decoration indicated by the symbol is selected. FIG. 3 shows a state where the leftmost highlighted character is selected and highlighted.
[0020]
When it is desired to register a plurality of character strings having character decorations, all of the desired character decoration symbols (in this case, highlighted characters, underlines, white character symbols) are selected as described above. When all the selections are completed, the user presses the execution key 18c (S11: Y). When the execution key 18c is pressed, the three kinds of information of the highlighted character, the underline, and the white character selected in the character decoration stored in the R0M 14 are stored in the work area 16c. Here, the character decoration is stored, and at the same time, the selection flag is also stored in the ON state (S13). A series of operations from S9 to S13 corresponds to the character decoration designating means of the present invention.
[0021]
After the execution key 18c is pressed, the reading character string input screen is displayed again.
[0022]
Here, when "Nukai" is input from the keyboard 18 as a reading character string and the execution key 18c is pressed (S15), registration processing is started.
[0023]
First, the work area 16c of the RAM 16 is searched to determine whether or not there is a character decoration whose selection flag is ON (S17). Here, first, it is determined that the highlight character selection flag is ON (S17: N), and information on the emphasized character is added to the input character string “please use” stored in the character string storage area 16a of the RAM 16. (S19). The character string to which the character decoration information is added is stored in the registered character string storage area 16b of the RAM 16 together with the reading (S21). After that, in the work area 16c, the character decoration (emphasized character) selection flag used for the character string registered as described above is turned OFF (S23), and registration of one character string is completed. As shown in FIG. 4, the registered character string is stored together with the added character decoration information in a form corresponding to the reading at the time of conversion to the character string.
[0024]
Further, the character decoration storage area is further searched, and while there is a character decoration whose selection flag is ON (S25: Y), the processing from S19 to S23 is repeated for registration. Here, underline and white characters are selected in addition, registration is performed by the above-described method.
[0025]
When all the selection flags are turned off (S25: N), all the registration processes are terminated. The operations from S17 to S25 correspond to the batch registration means of the present invention.
[0026]
When a key other than the registration key 18a is selected in S5 (S5: N), other processing is performed according to the instruction of the selected key (S29). Examples of other processes include printing a label when a print key is selected.
[0027]
If the character decoration key 18b is not selected in S9 (S9: N), the reading input screen is displayed as it is. When the reading character string is input here and the execution key 18c is pressed ( S15) The character string stored in the character string storage area 16a is registered with the input reading (S27).
[0028]
Further, in the character decoration selection screen, even if the execution key 18c is pressed, no character decoration is selected (S17: N), or the cancel key is pressed (S11: N). Even when there is no character decoration (S17: N), since the screen returns to the reading input screen again, the same processing as when the character decoration key 18b is not selected is performed.
[0029]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described in detail above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0030]
For example, in the reading input screen, when there is already registered as a related word conversion by the user, the existing reading character string can be selected.
[0031]
As for character decoration, for example, if it is desired to add an underline and an emphasized character to one character string, it is possible to prepare a symbol that adds two character decorations.
[0032]
There may also be a symbol indicating that no character decoration is added.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, the document creation device of the present invention can register all at once when only one character string is changed with only the type of character decoration and registered with the same reading. It is possible to quickly register a string with multiple character decorations with a simple operation.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a character string to which character decoration is added according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a selection screen for character decoration according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a table for storing registered related terms of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment of the present invention;
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Electronic Control Unit 12 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
14 ROM
17 I / O port 16 RAM
18 Keyboard 20 Display 22 Printer

Claims (1)

An input means capable of inputting a character string;
Character string storage means for storing a character string input from the input means;
Registration instruction means for instructing registration of a character string stored in the character string storage means;
A character decoration designating means capable of designating at least two kinds of character decorations to be added to the character string when registration of the character string is instructed by the registration instruction means;
A document creation apparatus comprising: batch registration means for individually adding a character decoration designated by the character decoration designation means to a character string to be registered and registering it in a batch.

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