JP5927931B2 - Input support program, input support apparatus, and input support method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an input support program, an input support apparatus, and an input support method.

  Conventionally, software that presents a list of sentence examples corresponding to a reading as input candidates using a dictionary in which sentence examples are registered in association with readings (hereinafter referred to as “sentence dictionary”). (Hereinafter referred to as “sentence example input software”). The sentence example selected from the list is output to the document editing screen.

  Some sentence example input software can register a sentence example including an undetermined portion in a perforated state in a sentence example dictionary.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an input example of a sentence example including an undetermined portion.

  (1) shows a state in which a list of sentence examples as input candidates is displayed on the document editing screen 710 in response to an input of “Oh”. In (1), the undetermined part is represented by “■”. That is, in FIG. 1, the second and third sentence examples include an undetermined portion.

  (2) shows a state in which the third sentence example including the undetermined portion is selected from the list of sentence examples. When a sentence example including an undetermined part is selected, an input part corresponding to the undetermined part is displayed. FIG. 1 shows an example in which a text box is displayed.

  (3) shows a state in which a character string (“Taro Fuji”) is input to the text box. In this state, for example, when a confirmation instruction for an unconfirmed part such as pressing the enter key is input, a third sentence example is output to the document editing screen 710. At this time, the undetermined portion of the third sentence example is replaced with the character string input by the user. Accordingly, in the example of FIG. 1, the sentence example “Good morning. Information from Taro Fuji” is output to the document editing screen 710.

  By registering a sentence example including an undetermined part in the sentence example dictionary, it is possible to improve the efficiency of input work even for a fixed sentence including a part that may differ depending on a document to be edited or an editor.

  In some cases, candidate values that can be input to such an undetermined portion are set in advance. In this case, a combo box or the like that can display candidate values as options is displayed, and the undetermined portion is replaced by the selected candidate value.

  However, when a sentence example including an undetermined part is selected, an input value to the undetermined part may not be confirmed. For example, there is a case where there is no time during which a value input operation is performed on an undetermined part, or a case where information on which the undetermined part depends is not confirmed. Conventionally, if a value is not input to an unconfirmed part, the unconfirmed part is confirmed in a state where it is replaced with a blank or the like, and is output to the document variant screen 710.

JP 04-328673 A JP 2010-157087 A

  However, after an undetermined part has been entered without being entered, even if an attempt is made to enter a value for the undetermined part, it is difficult to specify a value that can be entered or the input operation may be complicated. There is sex. For example, when all candidate values for the unconfirmed part cannot be remembered, the user may be required to perform complicated work to specify what character string should be input for the unconfirmed part. .

  Therefore, an object of one aspect is to improve the ease of use of sentence examples including an undetermined portion.

  In one plan, the input support program searches the sentence example corresponding to the input reading from the first storage unit that stores the sentence example in association with the reading, displays a list of the searched sentence examples, and the list When a sentence example including an undetermined part is selected from the above and no value is input for the undetermined part, one or more values stored in the second storage unit in association with the undetermined part are stored. Generating a character string to be included, and causing the computer to execute a process of outputting a sentence example in which the undetermined portion of the selected sentence example is replaced by the character string.

  According to one aspect, it is possible to improve the usability of a sentence example including an undetermined portion.

It is a figure which shows the example of an input of the example sentence containing an undetermined part. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the input assistance apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the software structural example of the input assistance apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the process sequence which an input assistance part performs in 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a sentence example dictionary memory | storage part. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a sentence example list. It is a figure which shows the example by which the undecided part was made into the input state. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the input operation of the value with respect to the undetermined part in 1st embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the process sequence of the process which makes an undetermined part an input state in 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the candidate value memory | storage part in 1st embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the process sequence of the undetermined part confirmation process in 1st embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the process sequence of the substituted character string production | generation process in 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the format information storage part in 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of an output of the sentence example when a value is not input with respect to an undetermined part. It is a figure which shows the example of a memory | storage of the model of the hearing sheet | seat in a sentence example dictionary memory | storage part. It is a figure which shows the example of an output of the example sentence as a hearing sheet. It is a figure which shows the example of a memory | storage of the template of the guidance document in a sentence example dictionary memory | storage part. It is a figure which shows the example of an output of the example sentence as a guidance document. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the process sequence of the process which makes an undetermined part an input state in 2nd embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the format information storage part in 2nd embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the input operation of the value with respect to the undetermined part in 2nd embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the process sequence of the undetermined part confirmation process in 2nd embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the input operation of the value with respect to the undetermined part in 3rd embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the process sequence performed according to operation of a check button. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the candidate value memory | storage part in 3rd embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the input support apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. 2 includes a drive device 100, an auxiliary storage device 102, a memory device 103, a CPU 104, an interface device 105, a display device 106, an input device 107, and the like that are mutually connected by a bus B.

  A program that realizes processing in the input support apparatus 10 is provided by the recording medium 101. When the recording medium 101 on which the program is recorded is set in the drive device 100, the program is installed from the recording medium 101 to the auxiliary storage device 102 via the drive device 100. However, the program need not be installed from the recording medium 101 and may be downloaded from another computer via a network. The auxiliary storage device 102 stores the installed program and also stores necessary files and data.

  The memory device 103 reads the program from the auxiliary storage device 102 and stores it when there is an instruction to start the program. The CPU 104 realizes functions related to the input support device 10 according to a program stored in the memory device 103. The interface device 105 is used as an interface for connecting to a network. The display device 106 displays a GUI (Graphical User Interface) or the like by a program. The input device 107 is a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, and is used for inputting various operation instructions.

  An example of the recording medium 101 is a portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD disk, or a USB memory. An example of the auxiliary storage device 102 is an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or a flash memory. Both the recording medium 101 and the auxiliary storage device 102 correspond to computer-readable recording media.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a software configuration example of the input support apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the input support apparatus 10 includes an operating system 11, an editing unit 12, an input support unit 13, and the like.

  The operating system 11 is a general OS (Operating System). The operating system 11 includes, for example, a display control unit 111 and an input detection unit 112. The display control unit 111 controls display of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) or the like on the display device 106. The input detection unit 112 detects an input from the input device 107.

  The editing unit 12 displays, generates, and edits document data in accordance with a user instruction input via the input device 107. The editing unit 12 is realized, for example, by processing executed by the CPU 104 by an application program such as word processing software, spreadsheet software, or mailer.

  The input support unit 13 supports input of a character string for document data to be edited on a document editing screen displayed on the display device 106 by the editing unit 12. The input support unit 13 is realized by a process executed by the CPU 104 by a program installed in the input support apparatus 10.

  In FIG. 3, the input support unit 13 includes a dictionary search unit 131, a sentence example list display unit 132, an undetermined part input unit 133, a replacement character string generation unit 134, an undetermined part determination unit 135, a candidate value registration unit 136, and a sentence example. An output unit 137 and the like are included. The input support unit 13 also uses a sentence example dictionary storage unit 14, a candidate value storage unit 15, a format information storage unit 16, a current environment storage unit 17, and the like. Each of these units can be realized using the auxiliary storage device 102 or a storage device connected to the input support device 10 via a network.

  The dictionary search unit 131 searches the sentence example dictionary storage unit 14 for a sentence example corresponding to the reading according to the input of the reading. The sentence example dictionary storage unit 14 stores a sentence example dictionary. The sentence example dictionary is data in which sentence examples are recorded in association with reading. Specific examples of sentence examples include one or more clauses or a set of one or more sentences. However, one word may be registered in the sentence example dictionary storage unit 14 as one sentence example, and a fixed sentence may be registered as a sentence example. What is registered as a sentence example is arbitrary by the user. Also, a sentence example including one or more undetermined parts or variable parts (hereinafter, unified as “undetermined parts”) in a perforated state may be registered. The unconfirmed part is, for example, the part “■” in the sentence example “About the activity of the planning business department”. One sentence example may include a plurality of uncertain parts.

  The sentence example list display unit 132 displays a list of sentence examples searched by the dictionary search unit 131 (hereinafter referred to as “sentence example list”) as input candidates. When a sentence example including an undetermined part is selected as an input target from the sentence example list, the undetermined part input unit 133 executes a process for receiving an input of a value that fills the undetermined part. For example, the undetermined part input unit 133 displays an input part such as a text box or a combo box at the position of the undetermined part, and receives an input of a value for filling the undetermined part via the input part.

  The replacement character string generation unit 134 generates a character string that fills an undetermined portion for which no value has been input by the user, that is, a character string that replaces the undetermined portion. Hereinafter, the character string generated by the replacement character string generation unit 134 is referred to as “replacement character string”. The replacement character string is generated with reference to the candidate value storage unit 15 and the format information storage unit 16. The candidate value storage unit 15 stores values that become input candidates in association with unconfirmed parts (hereinafter referred to as “candidate values”). Candidate values may be preset by the user, or may be automatically stored based on past input results. The format information storage unit 16 stores format information of the replacement character string.

  The undetermined part determination unit 135 executes a process for determining the undetermined part when a sentence example including the undetermined part is selected as an input target. When a value is input by the user for the unconfirmed part, the unconfirmed part is determined by the value received by the unconfirmed part input unit 133 for the unconfirmed part. When a value is not input by the user for the unconfirmed part, the unconfirmed part is confirmed by the character string generated by the replacement character string generation unit 134 for the unconfirmed part.

  The candidate value registration unit 136 stores the value input for the undetermined portion in the candidate value storage unit 15 in association with the undetermined portion. As a result, the value becomes a candidate value for the uncertain part.

  The sentence example output unit 137 outputs (expands) the sentence example selected from the sentence example list on the document editing screen displayed by the editing unit 12.

  The current environment storage unit 17 stores an identifier for the editing environment of the current document. The document editing environment refers to an environment that can be arbitrarily defined by the user in accordance with, for example, the genre of the document to be edited or the name of the document to be edited. Hereinafter, the identifier for the editing environment is referred to as “environment ID”. The current environment ID can be changed at any timing of the user. For example, the user can change the current environment ID via a menu displayed on the display device 106 by the input support unit 13. Therefore, the user can change the current environment ID according to the document to be edited. In the present embodiment, a candidate value storage unit 15 is formed for each environment ID. Moreover, the sentence example dictionary memory | storage part 14 may be formed for every environment ID.

  Hereinafter, a processing procedure executed by the input support unit 13 will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed by the input support unit in the first embodiment. When, for example, a character string of two or more characters is input on the document editing screen of the editing unit 12 using the input device 107, the processing in FIG. 4 is started. However, the process of FIG. 4 may be started when one character is input.

  In step S101, the dictionary search unit 131 searches the sentence example dictionary storage unit 14 for a sentence example corresponding to the input character string.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the sentence example dictionary storage unit. In the figure, a sentence example dictionary storage unit 14 stores a sentence example ID, a reading, a sentence example, the number of uses, and the like for each sentence example. The sentence example ID is identification information of the sentence example. A reading is a reading of a sentence example. A sentence example is a sentence example associated with reading. The number of uses is the number of times the sentence example has been used (selected as an input target).

  In FIG. 5, the sentence examples from the first record to the third record are associated with the same reading (“Good morning”). As described above, the correspondence between readings and sentence examples is not necessarily one-to-one. Further, the reading may not express how to read the sentence example. A character string that is completely different from how to read the sentence example may be associated with the sentence example as a reading. For example, the reading “Asa no salato” may be associated with the sentence example “Good morning.”

  The part having the format <% N> included in the sentence examples of the second record and the third record indicates an undetermined part. In <% N>, N corresponds to an indeterminate ID. The undetermined ID is an identifier for the undetermined portion.

  Note that the sentence example corresponding to the input character string is a sentence example that conforms to the input character string corresponding to the input corresponding to the sentence example, or if the input character string is in an unconfirmed state, the sentence example itself is An example sentence that matches an indeterminate character string. The reading that matches the input character string is, for example, a reading that includes the input character string from the beginning. The case where the input character string and the reading completely match is also included, and the case where the first part of the reading matches the input character string is also included. Also, the sentence example that matches the character string in the unconfirmed state is, for example, a sentence example that includes the character string in the unconfirmed state from the top. This includes the case where the character string in the undetermined state and the sentence example completely match, and the case where the first part of the sentence example matches the character string in the undetermined state. Note that the unconfirmed state here refers to a character string that has been converted to Kana-Kanji conversion software and input has not been confirmed.

  Subsequently, the sentence example list display unit 132 displays the retrieved sentence example list (sentence example list) on the display device 106 via the display control unit 111 (S102).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a sentence example list. FIG. 6 shows an example in which a sentence example list L1 including sentence examples whose sentence example IDs are BUN001 to BUN005 is displayed in response to an input of “Oha”.

  The display order of each sentence example in the sentence example list L1 may be the descending order of the number of uses of each sentence example. Note that the sentence example list display unit 132 replaces an undetermined part with a predetermined symbol (for example, “■”) for a sentence example including an undetermined part, and includes it in the sentence example list L1. By doing so, the visibility of an undetermined part can be improved. However, the undetermined portion may be displayed as it is (<% N>).

  In the state where the sentence example list L1 is displayed, the user can continue input to the document editing screen 510. Specifically, in the example of FIG. 6, characters following “Oh” can be input using the input device 107 such as a keyboard. In this case, the sentence examples displayed in the sentence example list L1 are further narrowed down by the input characters.

  Subsequently, when one sentence example is selected from the sentence example list L1 by the user (YES in S103), the sentence example list display unit 132 responds to the selected sentence example (hereinafter referred to as “target sentence example”). 1 is added to the number of uses stored in the sentence example dictionary storage unit 14 (S104).

  Subsequently, the undetermined part input unit 133 determines whether the target sentence example includes an undetermined part (S105). Whether or not the target sentence example includes an undetermined portion can be determined by whether or not the target sentence example includes a portion corresponding to the format <% N>.

  When the target sentence example includes an undetermined part (Yes in S105), the undetermined part input unit 133 sets a state in which the undetermined part of the target sentence example can be input (hereinafter referred to as “input state”) (S106).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which an undetermined portion is in an input state. FIG. 7 shows an example in which the third sentence example is selected as the target sentence example in the sentence example list L1. The unconfirmed part of the third sentence example is replaced by a combo box C1. As a result, it is possible to input a value for the undetermined portion.

  Subsequently, the undetermined part input unit 133 waits until the value input operation for the undetermined part of the target sentence example ends (S107). For example, in the example of FIG. 6, the user performs a value input operation on an undetermined part via the combo box C1.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an example of a value input operation for an undetermined portion in the first embodiment. FIG. 8 shows an example in which the candidate values set in the combo box C1 are expanded. The candidate value is retrieved in step S106 and stored in the memory device 103, as will be described later.

  The user can input a value for an undetermined portion by selecting a desired candidate value from among the expanded candidate values. In addition, the user can input a new value other than the candidate value in the text box of the combo box C1 to input the value for the unconfirmed part. However, the user does not necessarily have to input a value for the undetermined portion.

  When a value is input in the combo box C1 and the enter key is pressed, the undetermined part input unit 133 detects the end of the value input operation for the undetermined part (Yes in S107). Even when the enter key is pressed in a state where no value is input to the unconfirmed part, the unconfirmed part input unit 133 detects the end of the value input operation for the unconfirmed part (Yes in S107). That is, in the present embodiment, pressing the enter key means the end of the value input operation for the unconfirmed part. The end of the value input operation for the undetermined portion may be indicated by another operation. The undetermined portion input unit 133 stores the value input to the undetermined portion at the time when the input operation is completed in the memory device 103 in association with the undetermined ID of the undetermined portion. However, the unconfirmed part for which no value is input is not stored in the memory device 103.

  Subsequently, the undetermined part determination unit 135 executes an undetermined part determination process (S108). The character string that replaces the undetermined part of the target sentence example is confirmed by the undetermined part confirmation process. Details of step S108 will be described later.

  Subsequently, the sentence example output unit 137 outputs the target sentence example to the document editing screen 510 (S109). That is, the target sentence example is expanded into a document to be edited on the document editing screen 510. When the target sentence example includes an undetermined portion, the result of replacing the undetermined portion with the character string determined in step S108 is output to the document editing screen 510.

  Next, details of step S106 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the processing procedure of the processing for setting an uncertain part in the input state in the first embodiment.

  In step S131, the undetermined part input unit 133 substitutes 1 for the variable α. The value of the variable α indicates the undetermined ID of the undetermined part that is the processing target in the target sentence example. A single sentence example may include a plurality of undefined parts.

  Subsequently, the undetermined portion input unit 133 determines whether or not there is an undetermined portion whose undetermined ID matches the value of the variable α in the target sentence example (S132). For example, the undetermined part input unit 133 determines whether or not there is a part in which the value of N matches the value of the variable α among the parts having the format <% N> in the target sentence example. If there is a corresponding unconfirmed part (hereinafter referred to as “unconfirmed part (α)”) (YES in S132), the unconfirmed part input unit 133 stores candidate values for the unconfirmed part (α) as candidate values. The search is performed from the unit 15 (S133).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a candidate value storage unit in the first embodiment. In FIG. 10, the candidate value storage unit 15 includes an environment ID, a sentence example ID, an unconfirmed ID, a candidate value ID, a candidate value, the number of selections, and a priority for each candidate value for any unconfirmed part of any sentence example. Remember the degree.

  The environment ID is an environment ID for the editing environment to which the candidate value is applied. The sentence example ID is a sentence example ID of a sentence example to which the candidate value is applied. The undetermined ID is an undetermined ID of an undetermined portion to which the candidate value is applied. The candidate value ID is an identifier for the candidate value. In the present embodiment, the candidate value ID is unique in the range where the unconfirmed ID is common. The candidate value is the candidate value itself. The number of times of selection is the number of times that the candidate value has been selected as a value for an undetermined portion. The priority is a priority among a plurality of candidate values for the same uncertain part.

  In step S133, the undetermined partial input unit 133 searches the candidate value storage unit 15 for a record including the current environment ID and the sentence example ID of the target sentence example, and including the value of the variable α as the undetermined ID, and the memory device 103. For example, when the environment ID of the current editing environment is “ENV01” and the third sentence example is selected in the sentence example list L1, the environment ID is “ENV01” and the sentence example ID is “BUN003”. Among records, a record whose unconfirmed ID matches the value of the variable α is searched. The current environment ID is read from the current environment storage unit 17 and stored in the memory device 103 when the input support unit 13 is activated, for example. The candidate value storage unit 15 does not always store candidate values for all unconfirmed portions. Therefore, in step S133, the corresponding record may not be searched. When the corresponding record is searched, it is determined that there is a candidate value for the undetermined portion (α).

  If there is a candidate value for the undetermined part (YES in S134), the undetermined part input unit 133 replaces the undetermined part (α) with a combo box on the sentence example list L1 (S135). Subsequently, the unconfirmed partial input unit 133 sets candidate values as options for the item selection list (list box) of the combo box (S136). On the other hand, when there is no candidate value for the undetermined portion (NO in S134), the undetermined portion input unit 133 replaces the undetermined portion (α) with a text box on the sentence example list L1 (S137).

  Subsequent to step S136 or S137, the undetermined part input unit 133 adds 1 to the variable α (S138), and repeats step S132 and subsequent steps.

  In step S132, when there is no undetermined portion whose undetermined ID matches the value of the variable α (YES in S132), the undetermined portion input unit 133 ends the process of FIG.

  Next, details of step S108 in FIG. 4 will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a processing procedure of an undetermined part determination process in the first embodiment.

  In step S210, the undetermined part determination unit 135 substitutes 1 for the variable α. The value of the variable α indicates the undetermined ID of the undetermined part that is the processing target in the target sentence example.

  Subsequently, in the target sentence example, the unconfirmed part confirmation unit 135 has an unconfirmed value for an unconfirmed part (hereinafter referred to as “unconfirmed part (α)”) whose unconfirmed ID matches the value of the variable α. It is determined whether it is an input (S220). That is, it is determined whether an input value for the undetermined portion (α) is stored in the memory device 103.

  If a value has not been input for the undetermined part (α) (YES in S220), the replacement character string generation unit 134 generates a replacement character string for the undetermined part (α) (S230). Subsequently, the undetermined part determination unit 135 replaces the undetermined part (α) with the generated replacement character string (S240). That is, the replacement character string is embedded in the undetermined portion (α) of the target sentence example.

  On the other hand, when a value is input to the unconfirmed part (α) (NO in S220), the unconfirmed part determining unit 135 updates the candidate value storage unit 15 with respect to the input value (S250). Specifically, in the candidate value storage unit 15 (FIG. 10) corresponding to the environment ID of the current environment, if there is a record that includes the sentence example ID of the target sentence example and includes the same candidate value as the input value, it is undecided. The partial confirmation unit 135 adds 1 to the number of times the record is selected. On the other hand, in the candidate value storage unit 15 corresponding to the environment ID of the current environment, if there is no record that includes the sentence example ID of the target sentence example and includes the same candidate value as the input value, the unconfirmed part determination unit 135 A record including the input value as a candidate value is added to the candidate value storage unit 15. In each of the environment ID and the sentence example ID of the record, the current environment ID and the sentence example ID of the target sentence example are stored. The value of the variable α is stored in the unconfirmed ID of the record. “1” is stored as the number of times the record is selected. For example, “1” is stored as the priority of the record. In the present embodiment, the priority is higher as the value is smaller.

  In this way, the input result of the value for the unconfirmed part is stored in the candidate value storage unit 15.

  Subsequently, the undetermined part determination unit 135 replaces the undetermined part (α) with the input value (S260). That is, the input value is embedded in the undetermined portion (α) of the target sentence example.

  Subsequent to step S240 or S260, the undetermined part determination unit 135 determines whether or not processing has been completed for all undetermined parts of the target sentence example (S270). When there is an unprocessed unconfirmed part (NO in S270), the unconfirmed part determination unit 135 adds 1 to the variable α (S280), and repeats Step S220. When the processing is completed for all unconfirmed portions (YES in S270), the processing in FIG. 11 ends.

  Next, details of step S230 will be described. FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the processing procedure of the replacement character string generation processing in the first embodiment.

  In step S <b> 301, the replacement character string generation unit 134 secures a replacement character string area in the memory device 103. The replacement character string area is a storage area for storing a replacement character string. For example, a null character is input to the replacement character string area as an initial value. Subsequently, the replacement character string generation unit 134 reads format information from the format information storage unit 16 (S302).

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the format information storage unit in the first embodiment. In FIG. 13, the format information storage unit 16 stores a start symbol, an end symbol, a delimiter symbol, a maximum number of connections, a rounded character string, and the like as parameters constituting the bibliographic information.

  The start symbol is a symbol added to the beginning of the replacement character string. The end symbol is a symbol added to the end of the replacement character string. The delimiter symbol is a symbol added between elements constituting the replacement character string. The elements constituting the replacement character string are candidate values for the undetermined portion (α) that is the processing target at the time of execution in FIG. That is, as will be described later, the replacement character string is generated by concatenating or connecting the candidate values for the undetermined portion (α). The maximum number of connections is the maximum value of the connection numbers of candidate values. The maximum number of concatenations is a parameter for preventing the replacement character string from becoming infinitely long. Instead of the maximum number of connections, an upper limit value of the number of characters in the replacement character string may be set. The rounded character string is a character string used to collectively represent candidate values that cannot be included in the replacement character string when there are candidate values that exceed the maximum number of connections for the undetermined part (α). is there.

  Subsequently, the replacement character string generation unit 134 acquires a candidate value for the undetermined portion (α) (S303). The candidate value is a candidate value of a record including the undetermined ID of the undetermined portion (α) among the records retrieved from the candidate value storage unit 15 in step S133 of FIG. 9 and stored in the memory device 103. is there. For example, based on the example of FIG. 10, when the current environment ID is “ENV01”, the sentence example ID of the target sentence example is “BUN003”, and the unconfirmed ID is “1”, “Taro Fuji”, “Fuji Hanako”, “Ichiro Suzuki”, and “Jiro Sato” are acquired as candidate values for the unconfirmed part (α).

  When the candidate value is not acquired, that is, when there is no candidate value for the undetermined portion (α) (NO in S304), the process of FIG. 12 ends. On the other hand, when at least one candidate value is acquired (YES in S304), the replacement character string generation unit 134 sorts the candidate values based on, for example, the number of selections of each candidate value and the priority (S305). ). For example, the candidate values are sorted in descending order of the number of selections or in ascending order of the priority value. The relationship between the number of selections and the priority may be determined as appropriate. For example, the priority may be used for determining superiority or inferiority between candidate values having the same number of selections.

  Subsequently, the replacement character string generation unit 134 substitutes 1 for the variable i (S306). The variable i is a variable for specifying a candidate value to be processed. Subsequently, the replacement character string generation unit 134 records a start symbol at the head of the replacement character string area (S307). Subsequently, the replacement character string generation unit 134 connects the i-th candidate value in the sort order to the end of the character string recorded in the replacement character string area so far (S308).

  Subsequently, the replacement character string generation unit 134 determines whether or not the value of the variable i is equal to or greater than the number of candidate values for the undetermined portion (α) (S309). That is, it is determined whether or not all candidate values for the undetermined portion (α) have been connected to the replacement character string. When the value of the variable i is less than the number of candidate values (NO in S309), the replacement character string generation unit 134 determines whether or not the value of the variable i is equal to or greater than the maximum number of connections (S310). When the value of the variable i is less than the maximum number of connections (NO in S309), the replacement character string generation unit 134 adds 1 to the variable i (S311). That is, the next candidate value in the sort order is a processing target. Subsequently, the replacement character string generation unit 134 connects a delimiter symbol to the end of the character string recorded in the replacement character string area so far (S312). Subsequently, step S307 and subsequent steps are executed.

  In step S309, if the value of the variable i is equal to or greater than the candidate value for the undetermined portion (α) (YES in S309), the replacement character string generation unit 134 has the character string recorded in the replacement character string area so far. An end symbol is concatenated to the end of (S314).

  In step S310, if the value of variable i is equal to or greater than the maximum number of connections (YES in S310), replacement character string generation unit 134 rounds to the end of the character string recorded in the replacement character string area so far. The character strings are concatenated (S313), and then the end symbol is concatenated (S314).

  As a result of the processing of FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, for example, when no value is input for the undetermined portion of the sentence example selected in FIG. 8, in step S109 of FIG. 4, the sentence example as shown in FIG. Is output to the document editing screen 510.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an output example of a sentence example when a value is not input for an undetermined portion. In FIG. 14, a sentence example in which the unconfirmed part is replaced by “(Taro Fuji / Hanako Fuji / Ichiro Suzuki / Jiro Sato)” is output to the document editing screen 510. That is, the unconfirmed character string is replaced by a character string in which candidate values corresponding to the unconfirmed part are listed.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, when a value is not input to an undetermined portion, the undetermined portion is represented by a character string in which candidate values stored for the undetermined portion are listed. A sentence example including the undetermined part is output in the replaced state. As a result, it is possible to improve the usability of the sentence example including the undetermined portion. Specifically, for example, when the user edits a document later, the user can determine a value for the unconfirmed portion by a simple operation such as deleting unnecessary candidate values. In addition, after a document is printed, it is possible to edit an undetermined portion by drawing a strikethrough or the like on invalid candidate values or enclosing valid candidate values in a circle.

  Next, a usage example of the input support apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment will be described assuming a specific scene.

  As a first scene, it is assumed that the user of the input support device 10 is a salesman of an automobile sales company. Assume that a user visits a customer and hears a customer's request. The user has only heard that the customer wants to purchase 4WD of vehicle type A. Before going to the customer, the user uses the input support device 10 in the company to create an interview sheet that is a document for filling in the customer's request. At this time, the user switches the editing environment to an environment for editing the hearing sheet of the vehicle type A (hereinafter referred to as “vehicle type A environment”). As a result, the environment ID for the environment for the vehicle type A is stored in the current environment storage unit 17.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the hearing sheet template is stored in advance in the sentence example dictionary storage unit 14 as a sentence example.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a storage example of a hearing sheet template in the sentence example dictionary storage unit. In FIG. 15, in a record with a sentence example ID “BUN011”, a hearing sheet template is registered as a sentence example for a reading “hearing sheet”. Therefore, for example, when a character string “here” is input by the user, the sentence example list display unit 132 causes the display device 106 to display a sentence example list including a sentence example as a template of the hearing sheet. The model of the hearing seat includes items such as vehicle type, drive type, body color, seat color, attached navigation, and cold district specifications. The value for each item is defined as an undetermined part. When the sentence example is selected in the sentence example list, the undetermined portion is in an input state.

  The user hears only the vehicle type and drive type from the customer. Therefore, the user inputs only the value for the drive format and confirms the input for the unconfirmed part while leaving the other unconfirmed parts uninput. As a result, a sentence example as shown in FIG. 16 is output as a hearing sheet. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an output example of a sentence example as a hearing sheet.

  In the hearing sheet shown in FIG. 16, each item other than the drive format (“4WD”) input by the user is stored in the candidate value storage unit 15 related to the vehicle type A environment for the unconfirmed portion of the item. The stored candidate values are listed. The reason why only “A” is output for the vehicle type is that the candidate value storage unit 15 for the environment for the vehicle type A only stores “A” as the candidate value for the unconfirmed part regarding the item of the vehicle type. It is. That is, the candidate values listed as the values of the items in the hearing sheet shown in FIG. 16 are selectable candidate values for the vehicle type A. Therefore, if the customer desires the vehicle type B, the user may switch the editing environment to the vehicle type B environment. By doing so, the input support apparatus 10 uses the candidate value storage unit 15 for the vehicle type B environment. As a result, candidate values that can be selected for the vehicle type B are listed in the values for each item.

  The user stores the hearing sheet output as shown in FIG. 16 in a notebook PC or the like, or prints it and visits the customer. The user interviews the customer's wish using the hearing sheet. In this case, the user can enjoy the following advantages, for example.

  As a first advantage, selectable values for each item are carried over to a stored or printed hearing sheet. For example, regarding the body color, four colors of white / black / red / blue are listed. These four colors are body colors that can be selected for the vehicle type A, or body colors that have been input in the past for the vehicle type A. In this way, information such as limited values or actual values is transferred to the stored or printed hearing sheet. As a result, the user can easily specify a value that can be selected as the body color. If a blank is developed for an undetermined portion, the user must specify a selectable body color with reference to the manual of the vehicle type A separately.

  As a second advantage, terms or the like that the user does not memorize are transferred to the saved or printed hearing sheet. For example, in the attached navigation item, candidate values are listed in the format <model code>: <name of navigation>. At the time of hearing with the customer, the user identifies the attached navigation by the name of the navigation and gives an explanation to the customer. After hearing and returning to work, the user inputs the contents of the hearing sheet into a computer system such as a customer management system. At this time, it is assumed that the computer system needs to be input using a model code. Even in such a case, the user can easily specify the model code of the attached navigation desired by the customer by referring to the candidate values listed in the hearing sheet. If a blank is developed for an uncertain part, the user must refer to the attached navigation manual or the like separately to specify the model code of the attached navigation desired by the customer.

  Next, as a second scene, a case is assumed in which the user suddenly has to go out while creating a guidance document for a regular meeting using the input support device 10. The user intends to complete the guidance document and send the guidance document by e-mail while away from home. As shown in FIG. 17, the template of the guidance document is stored in advance in the sentence example dictionary storage unit 14 as a sentence example.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a storage example of a guide document template in the sentence example dictionary storage unit. In FIG. 17, in the record with the sentence example ID “BUN051”, the template of the guidance document for the regular meeting is registered as a sentence example for the reading “Taylai Kai Annai”. Therefore, for example, when a character string “Tei” is input by the user, the sentence example list display unit 132 causes the display device 106 to display a sentence example list including a sentence example as a template of the guidance document. In the template of the guidance document, the place, the minutes manager, and the next secretary are defined as unconfirmed parts. When the sentence example is selected in the sentence example list, the undetermined portion is in an input state.

  Since the user goes out suddenly, the user confirms the input for the unconfirmed part without inputting a value for each unconfirmed part. As a result, a sentence example as shown in FIG. 18 is output as a guidance document. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an output example of a sentence example as a guidance document.

  In each unconfirmed portion of the guidance document shown in FIG. 18, candidate values stored in the candidate value storage unit 15 are listed for the unconfirmed portion.

  The user can save the guidance document shown in FIG. 18 on the notebook PC and go out, so that the guidance document can be completed by using the notebook PC at the destination. In this case, the user can enjoy the following advantages, for example.

  As a first advantage, a name that is not accurately stored by the user is carried over to the stored guidance document. In the guidance document shown in FIG. 18, Hakodate Bunka Kaikan, Asahikawa Hall, and Memanbetsu Civic Center are listed as places. The user remembers up to “Hakodate”, “Asahikawa”, “Memanbetsu” regarding the location, but even if the name of the facility was not memorized, the user correctly specified the information about the location. Can be created. If a blank is expanded for an uncertain part, the user can enter only the name of the city for the place.

  As a second advantage, kanji characters that cannot be accurately written even if the user can read them are carried over to the guidance document. According to the present embodiment, regarding the minutes in charge, which is an undetermined part, the last names of three people, “Mada Hatada”, “Takeshi Kiya”, and “Saito” are listed based on the past input results. Of these, regarding Saito, the user knows the reading “saito” but does not remember the exact kanji. When the value to be input regarding the minutes manager is “Saito”, the user can input the correct kanji into the guidance document by deleting the surname other than “Saito”. If a blank is expanded for an unconfirmed part, the user can input any of a plurality of candidates with different kanji characters, such as “Saito”, “Saito”, or “Saito”, even though they have the same reading. There is a possibility that it is difficult to judge whether it should be.

  As a third advantage, kanji that the user does not know reading is carried over to the guidance document. According to the present embodiment, for the next secretary, which is an undetermined portion, the last names of three people “枇杷”, “Yamamoto”, and “Kanda” are listed based on the past input record. The user may not know the reading of “枇杷”. When the value to be input for the next secretary is “枇杷”, the user can input the correct kanji into the guidance document by deleting the last name other than “枇杷”. If a blank is expanded for an unconfirmed part, the user may have difficulty in inputting the character “枇杷” that does not know the reading.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, an example in which the undetermined part is replaced by the replacement character string in which the candidate value is listed only when the list of candidate values is explicitly specified by the user regarding the undetermined part. explain. In the second embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be described. Accordingly, points not particularly mentioned in the second embodiment may be the same as those in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a processing procedure of processing for setting an undetermined portion in an input state in the second embodiment. In FIG. 19, the same steps as those in FIG. 9 are denoted by the same step numbers, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 19, step S136 is replaced with step S136a and step S136b. In step S136a, the undetermined part input unit 133 sets the list instruction character string as an option for the item selection list of the combo box. The enumeration instruction character string refers to a character string indicating an instruction to enumerate candidate values, and is stored in the format information storage unit 16 in the present embodiment.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a format information storage unit in the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 20, in the second embodiment, the format information storage unit 16 stores a list instruction character string. FIG. 20 shows an example in which a character string “★ determined later ★” is set as the list instruction character string. That is, the character string indicating the meaning of determining the value of the undetermined portion later is set as the list instruction character string. For example, other character strings such as “list candidate values” may be set as the list instruction character string.

  In subsequent step S136b, the undetermined part input unit 133 executes the same processing as in step S136 of FIG.

  As a result of the above processing, in the second embodiment, an input for an undetermined portion is performed in the state shown in FIG. FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining an example of a value input operation for an undetermined portion in the second embodiment. In FIG. 21, the same parts as those in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 21, in the second embodiment, “★ determined later ★”, which is a list instruction character string, is displayed as an option in the item selection list of the combo box C1. The option is an example of a display component that selects whether to replace an undetermined portion with a replacement character string in which candidate values are listed. The user can instruct the list of candidate values for the unconfirmed part by selecting the option.

  In the second embodiment, the undetermined part determination process is further changed as shown in FIG. FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a processing procedure of an undetermined portion determination process in the second embodiment. In FIG. 22, the same steps as those in FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 22, when a value has not been input for the undetermined part (α) (YES in S220), the undetermined part determining unit 135 does not execute Steps S230 and S240.

  On the other hand, when a value is input to the unconfirmed part (α) (NO in S220), the unconfirmed part determining unit 135 determines whether or not the input value is a list instruction character string (S225). When the input value is a list instruction character string (YES in S225), the undetermined portion determination unit 135 executes steps S230 and S240. That is, the undetermined part (α) is replaced by a replacement character string in which candidate values for the undetermined part (α) are listed.

  When the input value is not the list instruction character string (NO in S225), the undetermined portion determination unit 135 executes Step S250 and Step S260. That is, the candidate value storage unit 15 is updated with respect to the input value, and the undetermined portion (α) is replaced with the input value.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, with respect to an unconfirmed portion that has not been input, only when the user is explicitly instructed to list candidate values, the replacement character string in which the candidate values are listed. The uncertain part is replaced. Therefore, for example, it is possible to meet the user's needs to leave some unentered unconfirmed portions blank.

  Instead of instructing to list candidate values, it may be instructed not to list candidate values.

  Next, a third embodiment will be described. In the third embodiment, an example in which candidate values to be included in a replacement character string can be selected will be described. The third embodiment will be described with respect to differences from the first embodiment. Accordingly, points not particularly mentioned in the third embodiment may be the same as those in the first embodiment.

  In the third embodiment, in step S106 of FIG. 4, for example, an input for an undetermined portion is performed in a state as shown in FIG. FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining an example of a value input operation for an undetermined portion in the third embodiment. In FIG. 23, the same parts as those in FIG.

  In FIG. 23, a check box is provided for each item in the item selection list of the combo box C1. The user can select whether or not to include in the replacement character string for each item, that is, for each candidate value, by operating the check box. The operation of the check box means to put the check box in a check state or to release the check state of the check box.

  Note that when selecting one candidate value, the user may select an item corresponding to the candidate value in the item selection list. In this case, the candidate value is input even if the check box of the item is not checked. On the other hand, when replacing an undetermined portion with a replacement character string in which a plurality of candidate values are listed, the user checks the check button of the item related to the candidate value to be listed, and without selecting any item, The item selection list of the combo box C1 may be closed.

  When the check button is operated in the combo box C1, processing as shown in FIG. 24 is executed.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed in response to the operation of the check button.

  When the unconfirmed part input unit 133 detects the operation of the check button, the candidate value storage unit 15 searches the candidate value storage unit 15 for a record of the candidate value related to the item having the check button to be operated in the item selection list (S401). That is, a record including the current environment ID, the sentence example ID of the target sentence example, the undetermined ID of the undetermined part that is the input target, and the candidate value ID of the candidate value is retrieved from the candidate value storage unit 15. Is done.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a candidate value storage unit in the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 25, each record of the candidate value storage unit 15 of the third embodiment has items to be listed. The enumeration target is an item indicating whether the candidate value related to the record is the enumeration target. “ON” indicates that the subject is listed, and “OFF” indicates that the subject is not listed.

  Subsequently, the undetermined part input unit 133 stores a value corresponding to the state of the operated check button for “listed object” of the retrieved record (S402). Specifically, if the check button is checked, “ON” is stored. If the check button is not checked, “OFF” is stored.

  As described above, whether or not each candidate value is to be listed is stored in the candidate value storage unit 15. Therefore, in the third embodiment, in step S303 of the replacement character string generation process (FIG. 12), it is a candidate value for the undetermined portion (α) and is a list target (ie, “list list”). The value of “target” is “ON”). As a result, only candidate values selected for listing by the user can be included in the replacement character string.

  When the item selection list as shown in FIG. 23 is displayed, the value of “listing target” in the candidate value storage unit 15 is referred to, and the state of each check button is initialized according to the value. Good. By doing so, the past selection results can be reflected in each check button.

  In addition, the operation result of the check button is not necessarily stored in the candidate value storage unit 15. For example, it may be stored as a variable value in the memory device 103.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, only candidate values selected by the user can be included in the replacement character string.

  Note that the third embodiment and the second embodiment may be combined.

  In each of the above embodiments, the dictionary search unit 131 is an example of a search unit. The sentence example list display unit 132 is an example of a display unit. The replacement character string generation unit 134 is an example of a generation unit. The sentence example output unit 137 is an example of an output unit. The sentence example dictionary storage unit 14 is an example of a first storage unit. The candidate value storage unit 15 is an example of a second storage unit.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to such specific embodiment, In the range of the summary of this invention described in the claim, various deformation | transformation・ Change is possible.

Regarding the above description, the following items are further disclosed.
(Appendix 1)
Search the sentence example corresponding to the input reading from the first storage unit that stores the sentence example in association with the reading,
Displays a list of searched sentence examples,
When a sentence example including an unconfirmed part is selected from the list and a value is not input for the unconfirmed part, one or more stored in the second storage unit in association with the unconfirmed part Generate a string containing the value,
An input support program for causing a computer to execute a process of outputting a sentence example in which the undetermined portion of the selected sentence example is replaced with the character string.
(Appendix 2)
Causing the computer to execute a process of selecting whether or not to replace the undetermined portion of the sentence example selected from the list with the character string;
The generating process generates a character string including one or more values stored in the second storage unit in association with the undetermined part for the undetermined part selected to be replaced by the character string. The input support program according to attachment 1.
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Causing the computer to execute a process of displaying a list of a plurality of values stored in the second storage unit in association with the undetermined portion of the sentence example selected from the list;
The input support program according to appendix 1 or 2, wherein the generating process generates a character string including a plurality of values selected from the list of values.
(Appendix 4)
A search unit for searching a sentence example corresponding to the input reading from the first storage unit storing the sentence example in association with the reading;
A display for displaying a list of searched sentence examples;
When a sentence example including an unconfirmed part is selected from the list and a value is not input for the unconfirmed part, one or more stored in the second storage unit in association with the unconfirmed part A generation unit for generating a character string including a value;
An input support apparatus comprising: an output unit that outputs a sentence example in which the uncertain part of the selected sentence example is replaced with the character string.
(Appendix 5)
A selection unit for selecting whether to replace the unconfirmed part of the sentence example selected from the list with the character string;
The generating process generates a character string including one or more values stored in the second storage unit in association with the undetermined part for the undetermined part selected to be replaced by the character string. The input support device according to appendix 4.
(Appendix 6)
A second display unit that displays a list of a plurality of values stored in the second storage unit in association with the undetermined portion of the sentence example selected from the list;
The input support device according to appendix 4 or 5, wherein the generation unit generates a character string including a plurality of values selected from the list of values.
(Appendix 7)
Search the sentence example corresponding to the input reading from the first storage unit that stores the sentence example in association with the reading,
Displays a list of searched sentence examples,
When a sentence example including an unconfirmed part is selected from the list and a value is not input for the unconfirmed part, one or more stored in the second storage unit in association with the unconfirmed part Generate a string containing the value,
An input support method in which a computer executes a process of outputting a sentence example in which the undetermined portion of the selected sentence example is replaced with the character string.
(Appendix 8)
The computer executes a process of selecting whether or not to replace the undetermined portion of the sentence example selected from the list with the character string,
The generating process generates a character string including one or more values stored in the second storage unit in association with the undetermined part for the undetermined part selected to be replaced by the character string. The input support method according to appendix 7.
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The computer executes a process of displaying a list of a plurality of values stored in the second storage unit in association with the undetermined portion of the sentence example selected from the list,
The input support method according to appendix 7 or 8, wherein the generating process generates a character string including a plurality of values selected from the list of values.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Input support apparatus 11 Operating system 12 Editing part 13 Input support part 14 Example dictionary storage part 15 Candidate value storage part 16 Format information storage part 17 Current environment storage part 100 Drive apparatus 101 Recording medium 102 Auxiliary storage apparatus 103 Memory apparatus 104 CPU
105 interface device 106 display device 107 input device 111 display control unit 112 input detection unit 131 dictionary search unit 132 sentence example list display unit 133 unconfirmed part input unit 134 replacement character string generation unit 135 unconfirmed part determination unit 136 candidate value registration unit 137 Example output section B bus

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Search the sentence example corresponding to the input reading from the first storage unit that stores the sentence example in association with the reading,
Displays a list of searched sentence examples,
A sentence example including an undetermined part is selected from the list, the end of the input is detected in a state where no character string is input to the undetermined part, and a plurality of items are associated with the undetermined part. When candidate character strings are stored in the second storage unit, the sentence example in which the undetermined portion of the selected sentence example is replaced with a character string including the plurality of candidate character strings is output ,
Wherein to execute the process of Ru is selected whether to replace the computer said undetermined portion of the selected phrase by the character string from the list,
In the output process, the unconfirmed part selected to be replaced with the character string is replaced with a character string including a candidate character string stored in the second storage unit in association with the unconfirmed part. An input support program that outputs example sentences . Search the sentence example corresponding to the input reading from the first storage unit that stores the sentence example in association with the reading,
Displays a list of searched sentence examples,
A sentence example including an undetermined part is selected from the list, the end of the input is detected in a state where no character string is input to the undetermined part, and a plurality of items are associated with the undetermined part. When candidate character strings are stored in the second storage unit, the sentence example in which the undetermined portion of the selected sentence example is replaced with a character string including the plurality of candidate character strings is output ,
Causing the computer to execute a process of displaying a list of a plurality of candidates stored in the second storage unit in association with the undetermined portion of the sentence example selected from the list ;
The output process is an input support program for outputting a sentence example in which the selected unconfirmed portion is replaced by a character string including a plurality of candidate character strings included in the candidate list . A search unit for searching a sentence example corresponding to the input reading from the first storage unit storing the sentence example in association with the reading;
A display for displaying a list of searched sentence examples;
A sentence example including an undetermined part is selected from the list, the end of the input is detected in a state where no character string is input to the undetermined part, and a plurality of items are associated with the undetermined part. When candidate character strings are stored in the second storage unit, an output unit that outputs a sentence example in which the undetermined portion of the selected sentence example is replaced with a character string including the plurality of candidate character strings When,
Have a selection section for selecting whether to replace the undetermined portion of the example sentence selected from among the list by said string,
In the output unit, the undetermined portion selected to be replaced by the character string is replaced with a character string including a candidate character string stored in the second storage unit in association with the undetermined portion. An input support device that outputs sentence examples . A search unit for searching a sentence example corresponding to the input reading from the first storage unit storing the sentence example in association with the reading;
A display for displaying a list of searched sentence examples;
A sentence example including an undetermined part is selected from the list, the end of the input is detected in a state where no character string is input to the undetermined part, and a plurality of items are associated with the undetermined part. When candidate character strings are stored in the second storage unit, an output unit that outputs a sentence example in which the undetermined portion of the selected sentence example is replaced with a character string including the plurality of candidate character strings When,
A second display unit that displays a list of a plurality of candidates stored in the second storage unit in association with the undetermined portion of the sentence example selected from the list;
The output unit is an input support device that outputs a sentence example in which the selected undetermined portion is replaced with a character string including a plurality of candidate character strings included in the candidate list . Search the sentence example corresponding to the input reading from the first storage unit that stores the sentence example in association with the reading,
Displays a list of searched sentence examples,
A sentence example including an undetermined part is selected from the list, the end of the input is detected in a state where no character string is input to the undetermined part, and a plurality of items are associated with the undetermined part. When candidate character strings are stored in the second storage unit, the sentence example in which the undetermined portion of the selected sentence example is replaced with a character string including the plurality of candidate character strings is output ,
Wherein a selected said undetermined portion of the example sentences from the list the process Ru is selected whether to replace and computer performed by the character string,
In the output process, the unconfirmed part selected to be replaced with the character string is replaced with a character string including a candidate character string stored in the second storage unit in association with the unconfirmed part. An input support method that outputs sample sentences . Search the sentence example corresponding to the input reading from the first storage unit that stores the sentence example in association with the reading,
Displays a list of searched sentence examples,
A sentence example including an undetermined part is selected from the list, the end of the input is detected in a state where no character string is input to the undetermined part, and a plurality of items are associated with the undetermined part. When candidate character strings are stored in the second storage unit, the sentence example in which the undetermined portion of the selected sentence example is replaced with a character string including the plurality of candidate character strings is output ,
The computer executes a process of displaying a list of a plurality of candidates stored in the second storage unit in association with the unconfirmed part of the sentence example selected from the list ,
The output support method is an input support method for outputting a sentence example in which the selected unconfirmed portion is replaced with a character string including a plurality of candidate character strings included in the candidate list .

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