JP5182010B2 - Kana Romaji correspondence table, information processing device, storage medium, server, and character input system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a kana romaji correspondence table, a character input system, an information processing apparatus, a storage medium, a server, and a character input system.

  As one of methods for inputting kana characters using a character input device, a Roman character input method is known. When inputting a Roman character, the user grasps a Roman character corresponding to a desired kana character, searches for a key corresponding to the Roman character from a group of keys of the character input device, and presses the key.

Japanese Utility Model No. 3053034 Japanese Utility Model No. 3053557 JP 2000-330719 A

  However, it takes time for an unfamiliar user to search for a desired key from among a plurality of keys, and as a result, it may take time to input Roman characters.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a kana romaji correspondence table, an information processing apparatus, a storage medium, a server, and a character input system that can reduce the time required for romaji input.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the kana roman character correspondence table disclosed in the present specification is a kana roman character notation in which a kana notation portion in which a kana character is written, and an English character group corresponding to the roman character corresponding to the kana character is written. The English character group includes first and second English characters that are identifiable in correspondence with the first and second key groups classified as identifiable by the character input device.

  Thus, the user can search from the first key group for the first English character corresponding to the desired kana character and from the second key group for the second English character, based on the kana romaji correspondence table. This shortens the time for searching for a desired key.

  An information processing device disclosed in the present specification includes a character input device having the first and second key groups defined by a kana-romaji correspondence table, and a control unit that displays input data from the character input device on a display unit And.

  The storage medium disclosed in this specification stores image data corresponding to the kana-romaji correspondence table.

  The server disclosed in this specification includes a storage unit that stores image data corresponding to the kana-romaji correspondence table, and a transmission unit that transmits the image data to an information processing apparatus via a communication network.

  The character input system disclosed in this specification includes the kana / romaji correspondence table and the character input device.

  According to the kana romaji correspondence table, the information processing apparatus, the storage medium, the server, and the character input system disclosed in the present specification, the user does not have to search for a desired key from all keys used for character input. A desired key can be found out in a short time, and the time required for inputting Roman characters can be shortened.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an exemplary diagram of 10 corresponding to a kana romaji correspondence table (hereinafter referred to as a correspondence table). In the correspondence table 10, a plurality of kana characters and Roman characters are associated with each other. Details of the correspondence table 10 will be described later.

  FIG. 2 is an exemplary diagram of a notebook personal computer 100 used for inputting Roman characters. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the notebook computer 100 includes a main body 120 and a display unit 140 connected to the main body 120 so as to be openable and closable. The main body 120 is provided with a keyboard 130. The display unit 140 is provided with a display 150. The keyboard 130 will be described in detail. Note that the information processing apparatus used for inputting Roman characters may be a desktop personal computer.

  FIG. 3 is an exemplary view of the keyboard 130. The keyboard 130 includes a plurality of keys. Among a plurality of keys, a key group used for Roman character input is classified into a key group 133 and a key group 135 so that they can be distinguished from each other. The key group 133 includes a plurality of keys whose alphabets written on the key top are “A”, “I”, “U”, “E”, “O”, and “L”. The key group 135 is a key other than the above. The key group 133 and the key group 135 are classified so as to be distinguishable from each other by the difference in color. For example, the key group 133 is colored blue, while the key group 135 is colored white.

  The key group 133 is a key corresponding to the vowel of the kana character, and the key group 135 is a key corresponding to the consonant of the kana character. The key group 133 includes a key of the English letter “L” corresponding to the prompt sound.

  FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a part of the correspondence table 10 illustrated in FIG. FIG. 4 illustrates the kana character “ta”. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the correspondence table 10 includes a kana notation unit 20 in which kana characters are written, and a roman character notation unit 30 in which an English character group corresponding to a Roman character corresponding to the kana characters is written. Yes. In the Roman character notation section 30, an English character 33 whose background color is blue and an English character 35 whose background color is white are described.

  The background color of the kana notation portion 20 and the background color of the Roman character notation portion 30 other than the English character 33 are white. Therefore, the English character 33 is written in the Roman character notation unit 30 with emphasis over the English character 35. Thus, the English character 33 and the English character 35 are described so as to be distinguishable from each other due to the difference in background color.

  In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the background color of the English letters “A”, “I”, “U”, “E”, “O” corresponding to vowels and the English letter “L” corresponding to prompt sounds and stuttering is blue. It is. The background color of other English characters is white.

  As described above, in the keyboard 130, the key group 133 and the key group 135 are classified so as to be distinguishable from each other by the difference in coloring. Similarly, in the correspondence table 10, the English character 33 and the English character 35 are described so as to be distinguishable from each other by the difference in the background color. Thus, the English character 33 and the English character 35 are described so as to be identifiable in correspondence with the key group 133 and the key group 135 classified so as to be identifiable. Further, the English characters 33 and the English characters 35 are represented by a method similar to the distinguishable classification method used for the key group 133 and the key group 135. Specifically, the coloring of the key groups 133 and 135 is the same as the background color of the English characters 33 and 35, respectively.

  When the user inputs Roman characters using the keyboard 130 while looking at the correspondence table 10, first, the user searches for a desired kana character from the correspondence table 10 and recognizes an English character corresponding to the desired kana character. When the background color of the first English character to be input is white, the corresponding key is searched from the key group 135 colored in white and input. When the background color of the next English character to be input is blue, the corresponding key is searched from the key group 133 colored in blue and input. Therefore, the user does not need to find a desired key from all keys used for character input. Therefore, a desired key can be found out in a short time, and the time required for inputting Roman characters is shortened.

  Next, a case where an image corresponding to the correspondence table 10 is displayed on the display will be described. First, a case where image data corresponding to the correspondence table 10 is transmitted from the server to the information processing apparatus will be described. FIG. 5 is an exemplary diagram when image data corresponding to the correspondence table 10 is transmitted from the server to the information processing apparatus.

  The server 200 can transmit predetermined data to the mobile phone 710, the television monitor 720, and the personal computer monitor 730 via a communication network. The communication network is, for example, the Internet. The server 200 includes a storage unit 201 that stores image data corresponding to the correspondence table 10, and a transmission unit 202 that transmits the image data to an information processing apparatus via a communication network. The storage unit 201 includes, for example, a hard disk. The transmission unit 202 includes hardware necessary for processing for transmitting image data, such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The ROM stores a program for transmitting image data. Note that the television monitor 720 has a function of connecting to the Internet.

  The cellular phone 710, the TV monitor 720, and the personal computer monitor 730 can receive the image data transmitted from the server 200 and display the image data on the respective displays 715, 725, and 735. The user can input Roman characters using the keyboard 130 while viewing an image corresponding to the correspondence table 10 displayed on the display 715 or 725 or 735. As described above, the server 200 can present the correspondence table 10 to the user via the mobile phone 710 or the like.

  Next, the case where the memory card 300 in which the image data corresponding to the correspondence table 10 is stored is described. FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram in a case where a correspondence table is displayed on the information processing apparatus using the memory card 300. The memory card 300 stores image data corresponding to the correspondence table 10. By connecting the memory card 300 to a mobile phone 710, a television monitor 720, or a personal computer monitor 730, image data stored in the memory card 300 can be read and displayed on each display 715, 725, or 735. . The user can input Roman characters while viewing the image data displayed on the display 715, 725, or 735. Note that the memory card 300 may be connected to the notebook computer 100 and the display 150 may display an image on a reduced scale. Further, the storage medium is not limited to the memory card 300, and may be a USB memory, a CD-ROM, or any other medium.

  Next, a case where Roman characters are input using the notebook personal computer 100a storing image data corresponding to the correspondence table 10 will be described. FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are illustrations when inputting Roman characters using the notebook computer 100a. FIG. 8 is a block diagram in the case of inputting Roman characters using a notebook personal computer.

  The notebook computer 100a includes a storage unit 121 that stores image data corresponding to the correspondence table 10, and a control unit 123 that displays the image data stored in the storage unit 121 on an external display. The control unit 123 displays the input data input from the keyboard 130 on the display 150 of the display unit 140 of the notebook computer 100a. The storage unit 121 is, for example, a hard disk. The control unit 123 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and can execute processing for displaying image data and input data on an external display. The ROM stores a program for displaying image data on an external display.

  By connecting a mobile phone 710, a television monitor 720, or a personal computer monitor 730 to the notebook computer 100a, the correspondence table 10 can be displayed on each display 715, 725, 735. While looking at the displayed correspondence table 10, the user can input Roman characters. The correspondence table 10 may be reduced and displayed on the display 150.

  Next, a first modification of the kana / romaji correspondence table will be described. FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a part of the correspondence table 10a which is the first modification. FIG. 9 corresponds to FIG. The English character 33a is written as an inverted character. For example, the background color of the English character 33a is black, and the background color of the English character 35 is white. The other English characters 33a are also inverted in this way. Even when the correspondence table 10a is printed in monochrome, the English characters 33a and the English characters 35 can be easily identified.

  FIG. 10 is a view showing an example of a keyboard 130a used for inputting Roman characters. FIG. 10 corresponds to FIG. The correspondence table 10a is used when inputting Roman characters using the keyboard 130a. The English characters written in each of the key groups 133a are written as inverted characters. The correspondence table 10a and the key group 133a also shorten the time required for inputting Roman characters.

  Next, a second modification of the kana-romaji correspondence table will be described. FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a part of the correspondence table 10b which is the second modification. FIG. 11 corresponds to FIG. The English characters 33b and 35 have the same background color, but the English character 33b is a surrounding character. This also allows the user to easily identify the English character 33b and the English character 35 from each other.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims.・ Change is possible.

  In the correspondence table 10, the background color of the English letter “X” corresponding to the prompting sound and the roaring sound may be blue, for example, and the X key of the keyboard 130 may be colored blue.

  In the correspondence table 10, the English character 33 and the English character 35 may be described so as to be identifiable from each other based on the thickness of the character with the same background color. At this time, the key group 133 and the key group 135 of the keyboard 130 may be classified so as to be identifiable by the same method. In the correspondence table 10, either one of the English character 33 and the English character 35 may be underlined for identification.

  The method for identifying the first and second alphabetic characters may be different from the method for identifying the first and second key groups. For example, the user may input Roman characters using the correspondence table 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 and the keyboard 130a illustrated in FIG. Although the identification methods are different from each other, the English character 33 corresponds to the key group 133a, and the English character 35 corresponds to the key group 135.

  The Kana Romaji correspondence table is written in such a way that English letters corresponding to prompting sounds and stuttering are first English letters, and English letters other than English letters corresponding to prompting sounds and stuttering are second English letters. May be.

  The kana-roman character correspondence table may be described so that the English letters corresponding to the vowels are first English letters and the English letters other than the English letters corresponding to the vowels are second English letters so that they can be distinguished from each other.

  The keyboard may be a keyboard used in a desktop personal computer.

It is an illustration figure of a correspondence table. It is an illustration figure of the notebook computer used for a Roman character input. It is an illustration figure of a keyboard. It is an enlarged view of a part of the correspondence table. It is an illustration figure in the case of transmitting image data equivalent to a correspondence table from the server to the information processing apparatus. It is an illustration figure in the case of displaying a correspondence table on an information processing apparatus using a memory card. It is an illustration figure in the case of inputting Roman characters using a notebook personal computer. It is a block diagram in the case of inputting Roman characters using a notebook computer. It is an enlarged view of a part of the correspondence table which is the first modification. It is an illustration figure of the keyboard used for a Roman character input. It is a one part enlarged view of the corresponding | compatible table which is a 2nd modification.

Explanation of symbols

10 Correspondence table 20 Kana notation part 30 Romaji notation part 33, 35 Alphabet 100 Notebook PC 130 Keyboard 133, 135 Key group 200 Server 300 Memory card

Claims (8)

A kana notation part in which kana characters are written, and
A Roman character notation portion in which an English character group corresponding to the Roman character corresponding to the kana character is written,
The letters group identified capable classified to correspond to the first and second key group of the character input device, viewed including the first and second letters which are identifiably notation,
One of the first and second alphabetic characters is a kana romaji correspondence table in which the character color and the background color are reversed . The first English character can be input by a key included in the first key group,
The kana romaji correspondence table according to claim 1, wherein the second alphabetic character can be input by a key included in the second key group.   The kana-roman alphabet correspondence table according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first and second alphabetic characters are represented by a method similar to the distinguishable classification method applied to the first and second key groups.   The kana-romaji correspondence table according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first and second alphabetic characters are classified based on at least one of vowels, consonants, prompting sounds, and stuttering sounds. The character input device having the first and second key groups defined in the kana-romaji correspondence table according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
An information processing apparatus comprising: a control unit that displays input data from the character input device on a display unit.   A storage medium storing image data corresponding to the kana-romaji correspondence table according to claim 1. A storage unit storing image data corresponding to the kana-romaji correspondence table according to any one of claims 1 to 4;
A transmission unit that transmits the image data to an information processing apparatus via a communication network. A kana romaji correspondence table according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A character input system comprising the character input device.

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