JP4161768B2 - Electronic device and program with dictionary function - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention reads out and displays a headword that matches a specified character string. Electronic device with dictionary function And the program.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a dictionary database (Data Base; hereinafter referred to as “DB”) is provided, and a headword that matches an input character is read from the dictionary DB, and the meaning of the headword and the headword are read out. There is known an electronic dictionary that is a type of information display control device that displays related information such as used example sentences, phrases, pronunciations, and explanations.
[0003]
Further, if the jump function provided in the electronic dictionary is used, for example, a character string in the description information of the national language dictionary is designated, and the character string is used as a headword, and the same dictionary is a national language dictionary or another dictionary. It is possible to display explanation information corresponding to the headwords of the Japanese-English dictionary and encyclopedia. The jump function provided in the electronic dictionary means that when explanation information corresponding to a headword is displayed, a part of the headword in the explanation information is designated, and a headword that matches the designated character is selected. It is a function to search again.
[0004]
In such a jump function provided in the electronic dictionary, a technique is known in which a jump destination can be set in advance for a plurality of dictionary DBs, or a jump destination dictionary DB can be designated each time a jump is made (patent) Reference 1).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-134585 A (page 2-4, FIG. 1)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the technique such as Patent Document 1, since it is necessary to set a jump destination dictionary DB in advance, it is necessary to change the jump destination dictionary DB setting when it is desired to jump to another dictionary DB. Was bad. In addition, the operation of designating the jump destination dictionary DB every time the jump is performed is troublesome in the designation method.
[0007]
It is an object of the present invention to easily specify a jump destination dictionary DB in the jump function. Electronic device with dictionary function And providing a program.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, an electronic device having a dictionary function according to claim 1 is a dictionary data storage means for storing a plurality of types of dictionary data in which information in which headwords and explanation information are associated is collected. An input means for receiving character input, a display unit formed integrally with the touch panel, a headword that matches the character received by the input means, and explanation information of the headword Display control means for performing control to read out from the dictionary data storage means and display on the display section, and the headword displayed on the display section by the user's touch operation on the display section, and explanation information of the headword One or more consecutive characters from Forward or backward A designation means for designating, a character type discrimination means for discriminating a character type of the character designated by the designation means, and a designation method for discriminating a designation method based on a trajectory shape of a touch operation when a character is designated by the designation means Based on the determining means, the specifying method determined by the specifying method determining means, and the character type determined by the character type determining means, one of a plurality of types of dictionary data stored in the dictionary data storage means is selected. Selection means to A head part for performing control to read out and display a headword having the designated character as a head part from the dictionary data selected by the selecting part when the designation method judgment part judges that the character is designated in the forward direction. A headword that ends with the designated character from the dictionary data selected by the selection means when the inclusion headword display control means and the designation method judgment means determine that the designation of the character is in the reverse direction End-containing headword display control means for performing control to read and display It is characterized by having.
[0009]
Claims 4 The program according to the invention is a dictionary data storage function for storing a plurality of types of dictionary data in which information in which headwords and explanation information are associated is stored in a computer having a display unit formed integrally with a touch panel. And an input function that accepts input of characters, a headword that matches a character accepted by the input function, and explanation information of the headword from the dictionary data storage function, One or more consecutive characters from the headword displayed on the display unit and the explanation information of the headword by a display control function for performing display control and a touch operation on the display unit by the user Forward or backward A designation function to designate, a character type discrimination function to discriminate a character type of a character designated by the designation function, and a designation method to discriminate a designation method based on a trajectory shape of a touch operation when a character is designated by the designation function Select one of a plurality of types of dictionary data stored in the dictionary data storage function based on a determination function, a specification method determined by the specification method determination function, and a character type determined by the character type determination function A selection function to A head for performing control to read out and display a headword having the designated character as a head from the dictionary data selected by the selection function when the designation method discriminating function judges that the character is designated in the forward direction A headword that ends with the specified character from the dictionary data selected by the selection function when the inclusion headword display control function and the designation method discrimination function discriminate the designation of the character in the reverse direction End-containing headword display control function for performing control to read and display It is characterized by realizing.
[0013]
In the following, “reverse search” refers to reading from the dictionary DB the word that ends with the specified character, and “normal search” refers to the word that starts with the specified character. The description will be made by reading from the dictionary DB.
[0014]
Claim 2 The invention described in claim 1 The dictionary data storage means stores Japanese dictionary data in which information in which headwords expressed in Japanese are associated with explanatory information is stored. The head-included headword display control means further reads out a headword having the designated character as a head from the Japanese dictionary data when the character type determining means determines that it is a Japanese character. A head-containing Japanese headword display means for performing display control, and the tail-containing headword display control means is further configured to specify the specified character when the character type determining means determines that it is a Japanese character. It is characterized by having a tail-containing Japanese headword display means for controlling to read out and display a headword having a character as a tail from the Japanese dictionary data.
[0016]
Claim 3 The invention described in claim 1 or 2 An electronic device having the dictionary function described in the above, wherein the dictionary data storage means stores foreign language dictionary data in which information in which headwords expressed in a foreign language are associated with explanatory information is collected. The head-containing headword display control means further reads out the headword with the designated character as the head from the foreign language dictionary data when the character type discrimination means discriminates it as a foreign language character. A head-containing foreign word headword display means for performing display control, wherein the tail-containing headword display control means is further specified when the character type determining means determines that the character is a foreign language character. It is characterized by having a tail-containing foreign language headword display means for performing control to read out and display a headword having a character as a tail from the foreign language dictionary data.
[0025]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1-14, embodiment of the information display control apparatus which concerns on this invention is described in detail. In the following, the case where the present invention is applied to a foldable portable electronic dictionary, which is a kind of information display control device, will be described as an example. However, embodiments to which the present invention can be applied are limited to this. It is not a thing.
[0026]
The portable electronic dictionary incorporates various electronic dictionary data (dictionary DB) such as a national language dictionary, a Chinese-Japanese dictionary, an encyclopedia, an English-English dictionary, an English-Japanese dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary, and a synonym dictionary. This dictionary DB stores character data, still image data, moving image data, audio data, and the like for explaining the found words in association with the found words. The user can display an explanation of the word by selecting the dictionary type and inputting the word.
[0027]
FIG. 1 is an example of a perspective overview of a portable electronic dictionary 1. As shown in the figure, the portable electronic dictionary 1 includes a display screen 11, various key groups 12, an input pen 13, and the like, includes a built-in battery (not shown), etc., and is made of a metal or resin casing. Has been.
[0028]
The display screen 11 is a portion on which various data necessary for using the portable electronic dictionary 1 such as characters and codes in response to pressing of the various key groups 12 are displayed. The display screen 11 is an element such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an ELD (Electronic Luminescent Display), and is realized by a combination of one or more elements. Further, the display screen 11 is configured integrally with a touch panel so that a touch input of the input pen 13 can be detected.
[0029]
Each key constituting the various key groups 12 is assigned with a unique function, and the user operates the portable electronic dictionary 1 by pressing these keys. Specifically, a character input key, a dictionary type selection key, a direction key for moving a displayed cursor, etc., a determination key for instructing execution of various modes, and the like are provided.
[0030]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the portable electronic dictionary 1. As shown in the figure, the portable electronic dictionary 1 includes a CPU 21, an input unit 22, a display unit 23, a RAM 24, a position detection unit 25, and a ROM 27, and each unit is connected by a bus 28. A touch panel 26 is connected to the position detection unit 25.
[0031]
The CPU 21 executes processing based on a predetermined program in accordance with an input instruction, performs an instruction to each function unit, data transfer, and the like, and controls the portable electronic dictionary 1 in an integrated manner. Specifically, the CPU 21 reads a program stored in the ROM 27 in response to a pressing signal or the like input from the input unit 22 and executes processing according to the program. Then, the processing result is stored in the RAM 24, and a display signal for displaying the processing result is appropriately output to the display unit 23 to display the corresponding display information.
[0032]
In addition, the CPU 21 reads a gesture input jump program 271 to be described later and executes a gesture input jump process, so that the headword displayed on the display unit 23 and the character specified from the explanation information of the headword are displayed. One dictionary DB is selected from the dictionary DB 273 based on the character type and the method of designating the character, and the headword that matches the character designated from the dictionary DB and the explanation information of the headword are read and displayed.
[0033]
The input unit 22 is an input device provided with a key group necessary for inputting characters such as kana and alphabets and selecting functions, and outputs a pressed signal of a pressed key to the CPU 21. By means of key input in the input unit 22, in particular, input means such as input character input, dictionary type selection, search execution instruction, and mode switching instruction are realized. The input unit 22 corresponds to the various key groups 12 shown in FIG.
[0034]
The display unit 23 displays various screens based on display signals input from the CPU 21. The display unit 23 corresponds to the display screen 11 shown in FIG.
[0035]
The RAM 24 includes a memory area that temporarily holds various programs executed by the CPU 21 and data related to the execution of these programs. In this embodiment, an input trajectory data storage area 241 is particularly provided. The input trajectory data storage area 241 stores a trajectory shape of the input pen 13 when a character being displayed is designated by the input pen 13.
[0036]
The touch panel 26 is a device that senses a position designated (contacted) on the display unit 23 by the input pen 13 and outputs a signal corresponding to the designated (contacted) position. The position detection unit 25 connected to the touch panel 26 detects instructed position coordinates on the display unit 23 based on a signal output from the touch panel 26. If this touch panel 26 is used, the position in the display area of the display unit 23 can be directly designated. In particular, by bringing the input pen 13 into contact with the touch panel 26, operations such as tap-in, drag, and tap-out can be realized.
[0037]
Here, tap-in means an operation at that time when the input pen 13 is brought into contact with the display screen 11, and tap-out means an operation of releasing the input pen 13 from the display screen 11 after being brought into contact. To tell. The drag means an operation of sliding the input pen 13 from the tap-in to the tap-out on the display screen 11.
[0038]
The ROM 27 stores programs and data for realizing various functions of the portable electronic dictionary 1. In the present embodiment, the ROM 27 stores a gesture input jump program 271, a jump destination designation data table 272, a dictionary DB 273, and the like.
[0039]
When a character is designated from the displayed headword and the explanation information of the headword, the gesture input jump program 271 selects one dictionary DB from the dictionary DB 273 based on the character type and the designation method of the designated character. Is a program for causing the CPU 21 to execute a gesture input jump process that reads out and displays a headword that matches a designated character from the dictionary DB and explanation information of the headword.
[0040]
The jump destination designation data table 272 stores a jump destination dictionary DB in association with the locus shape of the input pen 13 when a character is designated by the input pen 13 and the character type of the designated character. . FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the jump destination designation data table 272. As shown in FIG.
[0041]
For example, the trajectory shape of the input pen 13 on the touch panel 26 is a forward straight line shape such as the trajectory 31, that is, a trajectory along the order of characters from left to right on the display screen 11 of FIG. When the entered character is Japanese, the national language dictionary DB 2731 is selected. On the other hand, for English, the English-English dictionary DB 2735 is selected.
[0042]
When the trajectory shape by the input pen 13 is a forward straight line shape, the headword including the specified character from the selected Japanese language dictionary DB 2731 or the English-English dictionary DB 2735 and the explanation information of the head word are read out. And displayed on the display unit 23 (normal search).
[0043]
The trajectory shape by the input pen 13 is a reverse linear shape like the trajectory 32, that is, a trajectory reverse to the arrangement of characters from right to left on the display screen 11 in FIG. In this case, the national language dictionary DB 2731 is selected. On the other hand, for English, the English-English dictionary DB 2735 is selected.
[0044]
If the trajectory shape by the input pen 13 is a reverse straight line shape, the headwords ending with the character specified from the selected Japanese dictionary DB 2731 or English-English dictionary DB 2735 are read and displayed as a headword list. It is displayed on the part 23 (reverse lookup). When a headword is selected by the user from the displayed headword list, explanation information suitable for the designated headword is read from the selected dictionary DB 273 and displayed.
[0045]
Furthermore, when the trajectory shape by the input pen 13 is a circular shape such as the trajectory 33, that is, a trajectory surrounding a character, the encyclopedia DB 2732 is selected regardless of the designated character type.
[0046]
Then, the trajectory shape by the input pen 13 is a downward saddle shape such as the trajectory 34, that is, a trajectory is drawn along the sequence of characters from left to right on the display screen 11 in FIG. When a trajectory bent downward is drawn while touching, the Hanwa dictionary DB 2733 is selected regardless of the designated character type.
[0047]
In addition, the trajectory shape by the input pen 13 is an upward saddle shape such as the trajectory 35, that is, a trajectory is drawn along the sequence of characters from left to right on the display screen 11 in FIG. When a trajectory bent in the upward direction is drawn, the Japanese-English dictionary DB 2737 is selected when the designated character is Japanese, and the English-Japanese dictionary DB 2736 is selected when the designated character is English.
[0048]
The trajectory shape by the input pen 13 is a reciprocating linear shape like the trajectory 36, that is, the trajectory is drawn along the character arrangement order on the display screen 11 of FIG. 1, and the input pen 13 remains in contact with the display screen 11. When a trajectory is drawn in a direction opposite to the arrangement of the characters, the Japanese synonym dictionary DB 2734 is selected when the designated character is Japanese, and the English synonym dictionary DB 2738 is selected when the designated character is English.
[0049]
The dictionary DB 273 includes a national language dictionary DB 2731, an encyclopedia DB 2732, a Han-Japanese dictionary DB 2733, a Japanese synonym dictionary DB 2734, an English-English dictionary DB 2735, an English-Japanese dictionary DB 2736, a Japanese-English dictionary DB 2737, an English synonym dictionary DB 2738, and the like. These dictionary DBs store headwords and explanation information corresponding to the headwords.
[0050]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the gesture input jump process executed by the CPU 21 in accordance with the gesture input jump program 271. The flow of the gesture input jump process will be described with reference to FIG.
[0051]
First, when an input character is input by the user (step A1), the CPU 21 reads out a headword that matches the input character and explanation information of the headword from the dictionary DB 273 (step A2). And CPU21 displays the explanatory information corresponding to the read headword on the display part 23 (step A3).
[0052]
Next, when the CPU 21 detects that the display pen 23 is operated with the input pen 13 (step A4), it determines the character type of the character designated by the input pen 13 (step A5). Further, the CPU 21 stores the locus shape of the input pen 13 on the display unit 23 in the input locus data storage area 241. Then, it is determined which of the pen trajectories stored in the jump destination designation data table 272 corresponds to the stored trajectory shape (step A6).
[0053]
Subsequently, the CPU 21 selects the jump destination dictionary DB 273 according to the character type determined in step A5 and the trajectory shape of the input pen 13 determined in step A6 (step A7), and matches the character specified from the selected dictionary DB 273. The headword and the explanation information of the headword are read (step A8) and displayed on the display unit 23 (step A9). Then, the process ends.
[0054]
5 to 13 are diagrams showing examples of display contents of the display unit 23 when the gesture input jump process is executed during execution of various dictionary functions. The flow of processing when the region designation jump processing is executed will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
[0055]
First, when the user inputs, for example, the input character “National Park” (corresponding to step A1 in FIG. 4), the CPU 21 displays the headword matching the input character “National Park” and the explanation information of the headword in the national language dictionary. Read from DB2731 (corresponding to step A2 in FIG. 4). Then, as shown in FIG. 5A, a display screen 51 on which explanatory information of the headword “national park” is displayed is displayed on the display unit 23 (corresponding to step A3 in FIG. 4).
[0056]
Next, when the character “scenic spot” is designated by the input pen 13 from the explanation information displayed on the display screen 51 as indicated by the locus 511, the CPU 21 determines the character type of the character “scenic spot” (FIG. 4). (Corresponding to step A5 in FIG. 4), further determining the trajectory shape of the trajectory 511 (corresponding to step A6 in FIG. 4), and selecting the jump destination dictionary DB 273 from the jump destination designation data table 272 (corresponding to step A7 in FIG. 4). ).
[0057]
In this case, since the character type of the character “Scenic” is Japanese, and the locus shape of the locus 511 is a forward straight line shape, the CPU 21 selects the national language dictionary DB 2731 as a jump destination and matches the character “scenic” from the national language dictionary DB 2731. The headword and the explanation information of the headword are read out (corresponding to step A8 in FIG. 4).
[0058]
Then, as shown in FIG. 5B, the CPU 21 displays the display screen 52 on which the explanatory information of the headword “scenic spot” is displayed on the display unit 23 (corresponding to step A9 in FIG. 4).
[0059]
Next, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the display screen 51 displaying the explanation information of the headword “National Park” is displayed on the display unit 23, it is displayed on the display screen 51 by the input pen 13. The case where the character “National Park” is designated as indicated by the locus 521 from the described explanation information will be described.
[0060]
The CPU 21 determines the character type of the character “National Park” (corresponding to step A5 in FIG. 4), further determines the trajectory shape of the trajectory 521 (corresponding to step A6 in FIG. 4), and jumps from the jump destination designation data table 272. The previous dictionary DB 273 is selected (corresponding to step A7 in FIG. 4).
[0061]
In this case, since the character type of the character “National Park” is Japanese and the locus shape of the locus 521 is a reverse straight line shape, the CPU 21 selects the national language dictionary DB 2731 as a jump destination, and selects the character “National Park” from the national language dictionary DB 2731. The head word is read out as a head word candidate. Then, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the display unit 61 displays a display screen 61 displaying a list of headword candidates.
[0062]
When the user selects, for example, the headword “Akankokuritsu Koen” from the list of headword candidates displayed, the CPU 21 reads out the explanation information of the headword “Akankokuritsu Koen” from the Japanese dictionary DB 2731 ( Corresponding to step A8 in FIG. 4). Then, as shown in FIG. 7A, a display screen 71 on which explanatory information of the headword “Akankokuritsukoen” is displayed is displayed on the display unit 23 (corresponding to step A9 in FIG. 4).
[0063]
Next, as shown in FIG. 8A, when the display screen 51 on which the explanation information of the headword “national park” is displayed is displayed on the display unit 23, the input pen 13 displays it on the display screen 51. The case where the character “Daisetsuzan” is designated as indicated by the locus 531 from the described explanation information will be described.
[0064]
The CPU 21 determines the character type of the character “Daisetsuzan” (corresponding to step A5 in FIG. 4), further determines the trajectory shape of the trajectory 531 (corresponding to step A6 in FIG. 4), and jumps from the jump destination designation data table 272. The previous dictionary DB 273 is selected (corresponding to step A7 in FIG. 4).
[0065]
In this case, since the character type of the character “Daisetsuzan” is Japanese and the trajectory shape of the trajectory 531 is circular, the CPU 21 selects the encyclopedia DB2732 as the jump destination, and matches the character “Daisetsuzan” from the encyclopedia DB2732. Read headwords. Then, as shown in FIG. 8B, a display screen 81 on which the explanatory information of the headword “Daisetsuzan” is displayed is displayed on the display unit 23 (corresponding to step A9 in FIG. 4).
[0066]
Next, as shown in FIG. 9 (a), when the display screen 51 displaying the explanation information of the headword “National Park” is displayed on the display unit 23, it is displayed on the display screen 51 by the input pen 13. A case where the character “hidden” is designated from the described explanation information as indicated by a locus 541 will be described.
[0067]
The CPU 21 determines the locus shape of the locus 541 (corresponding to step A6 in FIG. 4), and selects the jump destination dictionary DB 273 from the jump destination designation data table 272 (corresponding to step A7 in FIG. 4).
[0068]
In this case, since the trajectory shape of the trajectory 541 is a downward saddle shape, the CPU 21 selects the jump destination as the Hanwa dictionary DB 2733 regardless of the character type of the designated character, and finds the character “hidden” that matches the character “hidden” from the Hanwa dictionary DB2733. Read a word. Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, a display screen 91 on which explanation information of the headword “hidden” is displayed is displayed on the display unit 23 (corresponding to step A9 in FIG. 4).
[0069]
Next, as shown in FIG. 10A, when the display screen 91 on which the explanation information of the headword “hidden” is displayed on the display unit 23 during the execution of the Hanwa dictionary function, the input pen A case where the character “Kuraku” is designated from the explanation information displayed on the display screen 91 as shown in the locus 911 will be described.
[0070]
The CPU 21 determines the character type of the character “Kurare” (corresponding to step A5 in FIG. 4), further determines the trajectory shape of the trajectory 911 (corresponding to step A6 in FIG. 4), and jumps from the jump destination designation data table 272. The previous dictionary DB 273 is selected (corresponding to step A7 in FIG. 4).
[0071]
In this case, since the character type of the character “Karu” is Japanese and the locus shape of the locus 911 is an upward saddle shape, the CPU 21 selects the Japanese-English dictionary DB 2737 as the jump destination, and matches the character “Kare” from the Japanese-English dictionary DB 2737. The headword to be read is read out. Then, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), the display screen 101 on which the explanatory information of the headword “Kakaru” is displayed is displayed on the display unit 23 (corresponding to step A9 in FIG. 4).
[0072]
Next, as shown in FIG. 11 (a), during the execution of the Japanese-English dictionary function, when the display screen 101 on which the explanation information of the headword “Kakaru” is displayed is displayed on the display unit 23, the input is performed. A case where the character “disappear” is designated from the description information displayed on the display screen 101 by the pen 13 as indicated by the locus 1011 will be described.
[0073]
The CPU 21 determines the character type of the character “disappear” (corresponding to step A5 in FIG. 4), further determines the trajectory shape of the trajectory 1011 (corresponding to step A6 in FIG. 4), and jumps from the jump destination designation data table 272. Dictionary DB 273 is selected (corresponding to step A7 in FIG. 4).
[0074]
In this case, since the character type of the character “disappear” is English and the trajectory shape of the trajectory 1011 is a forward straight line shape, the CPU 21 selects the English-English dictionary DB 2735 as the jump destination, and starts the character “disappear” from the English-English dictionary DB 2735. Is read out. Then, as shown in FIG. 11B, a display screen 111 on which the explanation information of the headword “disappear” is displayed is displayed on the display unit 23 (corresponding to step A9 in FIG. 4).
[0075]
Next, as shown in FIG. 12A, during the execution of the Japanese-English dictionary function, when the display screen 101 displaying the explanation information of the headword “Kakaru” is displayed on the display unit 23, the input is performed. A case where the character “submerge” is designated from the description information displayed on the display screen 101 by the pen 13 as indicated by a locus 1012 will be described.
[0076]
The CPU 21 determines the character type of the character “submerge” (corresponding to step A5 in FIG. 4), further determines the trajectory shape of the trajectory 1011 (corresponding to step A6 in FIG. 4), and jumps from the jump destination designation data table 272. Dictionary DB 273 is selected (corresponding to step A7 in FIG. 4).
[0077]
In this case, since the character type of the character “submerge” is English and the locus shape of the locus 1011 is an upward saddle shape, the CPU 21 selects the English-Japanese dictionary DB 2736 as the jump destination, and finds the character “submerge” that matches the character “submerge” from the English-Japanese dictionary DB 2736. Read a word. Then, as shown in FIG. 12B, a display screen 121 on which explanation information of the headword “submerge” is displayed is displayed on the display unit 23 (corresponding to step A9 in FIG. 4).
[0078]
Next, as shown in FIG. 13A, when the display screen 121 on which the explanation information of the headword “submerge” is displayed on the display unit 23 during execution of the English-Japanese dictionary function, the input pen 13, a case where the character “sink” is designated from the description information displayed on the display screen 121 as indicated by a locus 1211 will be described.
[0079]
The CPU 21 determines the character type of the character “sink” (corresponding to step A5 in FIG. 4), further determines the trajectory shape of the trajectory 1211 (corresponding to step A6 in FIG. 4), and jumps from the jump destination designation data table 272. Dictionary DB 273 is selected (corresponding to step A7 in FIG. 4).
[0080]
In this case, since the character type of the character “sink” is English and the locus shape of the locus 1211 is a reciprocating straight line shape, the CPU 21 selects the English synonym dictionary DB 2738 as a jump destination and matches the character “sink” from the English synonym dictionary DB 2738. Read headwords. And as shown in FIG.13 (b), the display screen 131 on which the explanatory information of the headword "sink" was displayed is displayed on the display part 23 (it corresponds to step A9 of FIG. 4).
[0081]
As described above, when a character is designated by the input pen 13 from the headword displayed on the display unit 23 and the explanation information of the headword, the character type of the designated character, the character designation method, That is, the jump destination dictionary DB 273 is selected based on the trajectory shape of the input pen 13, and the headword that matches the specified character and the explanation information of the headword are read from the selected dictionary DB 273 and displayed on the display unit 23. Can be displayed.
[0082]
This eliminates the need for the user to set the jump destination dictionary DB 273 in advance or to select the jump destination dictionary DB 273 every time the user jumps. A dictionary DB 273 can be designated. Therefore, the usability of the jump function of the portable electronic dictionary 1 can be improved.
[0083]
Although the present embodiment has been described above, it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
[0084]
For example, in the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the character being displayed is designated by the input pen 13, but in the case of a portable electronic dictionary having a pointing device such as a mouse, the character is designated by the pointing device. It is good. In this case, the dictionary DB 273 is selected based on the locus shape of the position designation operation on the display unit 23 by the pointing device and the character type of the designated character.
[0085]
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the electronic dictionary 1 has been described as a so-called stand-alone device that operates alone. However, the apparatus to which the present invention is applicable is not limited to this. It is also possible to implement the device according to the present invention by configuring the communication device to be built-in or connectable and communicating with the server. Hereinafter, specific description will be given with reference to the drawings.
[0086]
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a schematic example of a system configuration in which an electronic dictionary terminal 100 incorporating a communication device and a server 200 are communicably connected via a communication line N. The server 200 is configured by, for example, a general-purpose workstation or a server computer. The electronic dictionary terminal 100 is configured by a mobile phone, a personal computer with a built-in communication device, an electronic dictionary with a built-in communication device, or the like. Is. The communication line N is a wired / wireless telephone network or the Internet network.
[0087]
In FIG. 14, the functional blocks having the main functions of the electronic dictionary 1 of the above-described embodiment are indicated by bold lines. The gesture input jump process executed by the CPU 21 of the electronic dictionary 1 is executed by the CPU 201 of the server 200. The gesture input jump program 271, jump destination designation data table 272, dictionary DB 273, and the like stored in the ROM 27 of the electronic dictionary 1 are stored in the storage unit 207 including the hard disk of the server 200. Further, the RAM 206 of the server 200 stores data associated with execution of gesture input jump processing and the like.
[0088]
On the other hand, the input unit 22, display unit 23, position detection unit 25, and touch panel 26 of the electronic dictionary 1 correspond to the input unit 22, display unit 23, position detection unit 25, and touch panel 26 of the electronic dictionary terminal 100.
[0089]
That is, the server 200 forms a host (or server), and the electronic dictionary terminal 100 forms a host / terminal system (or client / server type system) corresponding to the terminal (or client). Then, input characters input from the input unit 22 of the electronic dictionary terminal 100, characters specified by the input pen 13, specification method instruction information, and the like are transmitted to the server 200 via the communication device 104, and stored in the CPU 201 of the server 200. A gesture input jump process or the like is executed in accordance with various data and various programs stored in the unit 207.
[0090]
The CPU 201 selects the dictionary DB stored in the storage unit 207 based on the character type of the designated character and the designation method instruction information. Then, the headword that matches the designated character and the explanation information of the headword are read from the selected dictionary DB, transmitted to the electronic dictionary terminal 100 through the communication device 204, and displayed on the display unit 23.
[0091]
As described above, the present invention can be realized by a system including the server 200 and the electronic dictionary terminal 100. In this case, the electronic dictionary terminal 100 does not need to store the gesture input jump program 271, the jump destination designation data table 272, the dictionary DB 273, and the like, and does not need to execute the gesture input jump process. For this reason, the electronic dictionary terminal 100 (for example, a mobile phone) including the CPU 101 having a relatively low processing capacity and the ROM 102 having a relatively small storage capacity may be used.
[0092]
【The invention's effect】
Claim 1 or 4 According to the invention described in the above, the dictionary data stored in the dictionary data storage means is selected based on the character type specified by the touch operation and the trajectory shape of the touch operation when the character is specified by the touch operation. can do. Therefore, it is possible to easily specify the jump destination dictionary data while designating characters, and the usability of the jump function can be improved.
[0093]
Also, Claim 1 or 4 According to the invention described in (1), it is possible to distinguish and read out whether the designated word has the head word or the tail word as the head, depending on the character designation method. Therefore, for example, it is not necessary to input a character again in the reverse search menu or the like, and to search again for a headword ending with the input character, and the usability of the jump function can be improved.
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Claim 2 According to the invention described in the above, when the designated character is Japanese, it is read out from the Japanese dictionary data whether the designated word has the head word or the tail word, and is displayed. be able to. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform a complicated operation such as specifying a jump destination each time a jump is made, and the usability of the jump function can be improved.
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Claim 3 According to the invention described in the above, when the designated character is a foreign language, it is read out and displayed from the foreign language dictionary data whether the designated word has the head word or the tail word. be able to. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform a complicated operation such as specifying a jump destination each time a jump is made, and the usability of the jump function can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a perspective overview of a portable electronic dictionary.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a portable electronic dictionary.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data configuration of a jump destination designation data table.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation flow of the portable electronic dictionary according to execution of gesture input jump processing.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a schematic example of a system configuration in which an electronic dictionary terminal incorporating a communication device and a server are communicably connected via a communication line.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Portable electronic dictionary
11 Display screen
12 Various key groups
13 Input pen
21 CPU
22 Input section
23 Display
24 RAM
241 Input track data storage area
25 Position detector
26 Touch panel
27 ROM
271 Gesture input jump program
272 Jump destination specification data table
273 Dictionary DB
2731 Japanese dictionary DB
2732 Encyclopedia DB
2733 Hanwa Dictionary DB
2734 Japanese Synonym Dictionary DB
2735 English-English Dictionary DB
2736 English-Japanese Dictionary DB
2737 Japanese-English Dictionary DB
2738 English Synonym Dictionary DB

Claims (4)

Dictionary data storage means for storing a plurality of types of dictionary data in which information in which headwords and explanation information are associated with each other is stored;
Input means for accepting input of characters;
A display unit formed integrally with the touch panel;
Display control means for performing control to read out the headword that matches the character accepted by the input means and the explanation information of the headword from the dictionary data storage means and display on the display unit;
A designation means for designating one or more consecutive characters from the headword displayed on the display unit and the explanation information of the headword in a forward direction or a reverse direction by a touch operation on the display unit by a user;
A character type discriminating means for discriminating the character type of the character designated by the designation means;
A designation method discriminating unit that discriminates a designation method based on a trajectory shape of a touch operation when a character is designated by the designation unit;
A selecting method for selecting one of a plurality of types of dictionary data stored in the dictionary data storage unit based on the specifying method determined by the specifying method determining unit, and the character type determined by the character type determining unit; ,
A head part for performing control to read out and display a headword having the designated character as a head part from the dictionary data selected by the selecting part when the designation method judgment part judges that the character is designated in the forward direction. Containing headword display control means;
When the designation method discriminating unit discriminates the designation of the character in the reverse direction, the tail is controlled to read out and display the headword having the designated character as the end from the dictionary data selected by the selection unit Containing headword display control means;
An electronic apparatus having a dictionary function. The dictionary data storage means stores Japanese dictionary data in which information in which headwords expressed in Japanese are associated with explanation information is stored,
The head-included headword display control means further reads and displays a headword having the designated character as a head from the Japanese dictionary data when the character type determining means determines that it is a Japanese character. Including a head word containing Japanese headword display means for performing control,
The tail-containing headword display control means further reads out and displays the headword having the designated character as the tail from the Japanese dictionary data when the character type discrimination means discriminates it as a Japanese character. It has a tail-containing Japanese headword display means for performing control.
The electronic device having a dictionary function according to claim 1 . The dictionary data storage means stores foreign language dictionary data in which information in which headwords expressed in a foreign language are associated with explanatory information is collected,
The head-included headword display control means further reads out and displays the headword having the designated character as the head from the foreign language dictionary data when the character type discrimination means discriminates it as a foreign language character. Has a foreign word lemma display means containing the initial part to control
The tail-containing headword display control means further reads the headword having the designated character as the tail from the foreign language dictionary data when the character type judgment means judges that the character is a foreign language character, and displays it. Having a foreign word entry word display means for controlling the end
An electronic apparatus having a dictionary function according to claim 1 or 2 . In a computer having a display unit formed integrally with a touch panel,
A dictionary data storage function for storing a plurality of types of dictionary data in which information in which headwords and explanation information are associated is stored;
An input function that accepts input of characters,
A display control function for performing control to read out the headword that matches the character accepted by the input function and the explanation information of the headword from the dictionary data storage function and display it on the display unit;
A designation function for designating one or more consecutive characters from the headword displayed on the display unit and the explanation information of the headword in a forward direction or a reverse direction by a touch operation on the display unit by the user;
A character type determination function for determining the character type of the character specified by the specification function;
A designation method discriminating function for discriminating a designation method based on a trajectory shape of a touch operation when a character is designated by the designation function;
A selection function that is determined by the specification method determination function, and a selection function that selects any of a plurality of types of dictionary data stored in the dictionary data storage function based on the character type determined by the character type determination function; ,
A head for performing control to read out and display a headword having the designated character as a head from the dictionary data selected by the selection function when the designation method discriminating function judges that the character is designated in the forward direction Containing headword display control function,
When the designation method discriminating function discriminates the designation of the character in the reverse direction, the tail is controlled to read out and display the headword ending with the designated character from the dictionary data selected by the selection function Containing headword display control function,
A program to realize

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