JP7180076B2 - External character search program and external character search device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a non-standard character search program and a non-standard character search device, and more particularly to a non-standard character search program and non-standard character search device that can easily search for non-standard characters.

Characters in various fonts are used for venue guides for ceremonial occasions and the names of fresh flowers and the like. In particular, when using personal names in kanji, it is necessary to use characters registered in the family register. However, there are many similar characters among the characters used for personal name kanji due to differences in typefaces and construction. For this reason, it was not easy to write correct characters on bill names and the like without errors.

Conventionally, a professional writer (a scribe) has handwritten the name of a person on the name of a bill. However, today, highly versatile computers and printers are generally used, and a method of selecting personal names in kanji characters using a writing program or the like on a computer and printing them on a printer is used.

Characters such as personal names in kanji used for ceremonial occasions are not necessarily characters registered in advance in the character code of JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards: JIS = Japanese Industrial Standards) (for example, level 1 characters, level 2 characters, etc.) (hereinafter referred to as standard characters). Characters used as kanji characters for personal names and the like have a plurality of character styles even if they are similar characters. For this reason, in the writing program, various characters that do not correspond to the standard characters are registered in advance as "external characters", and desired characters are selected from the registered external characters and printed on bill names and the like.

When printing using external characters, it is necessary to search for the desired external characters. General external characters cannot be converted using an input method editor (IME) that operates based on the operating system. Therefore, when searching for external characters, the character code newly added to the external character (the character code when the external character is registered with the JIS character code that is an empty area as the external character area), the external character A method of searching using radicals, readings, or the number of strokes of external characters is used (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-101174

However, when the external characters are Chinese characters for personal names, etc., there is a problem that it is not easy to search for the desired external characters because the reading of the Chinese characters and the correct radical name are not known. In addition, focusing on the shape of personal name kanji, a database is prepared in which variants, variants, and similar search characters of external characters are associated with external characters, and a desired external character is searched from the search characters based on the character shape. is also proposed. However, characters that are determined to be similar in shape vary from user to user (searcher), so there are many cases where the character shape registered in the database and the character shape that the user thinks do not match. In this case, there is a problem that it is difficult for a user to find a desired external character even if the user performs a search based on the character shape.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a non-standard character search program and a non-standard character search device that enable a user to easily search for a desired non-standard character.

In order to solve the above problems, a program for searching external characters according to the present invention includes an input unit for inputting search characters that can be input using an input method editor, and an input method editor associated with the search characters. A non-standard character search program for a non-standard character search device for searching for non-standard characters, comprising first dictionary data recording one or more non-convertible non-convertible non-convertible characters, and a display unit capable of displaying the non-standard characters, wherein the input unit a first dictionary display means for reading out the contents of the first dictionary data and displaying the contents on the display unit when the search character is input by the above; creating second dictionary data for each search character by deleting part of the external characters and recording new external characters not recorded in the content of the first dictionary data in association with the search characters; 2 dictionary creation means, after the second dictionary data is created and when the search character is input by the input unit, extracting the external character associated with the search character from the second dictionary data; and second dictionary display means for reading out and displaying on the display unit.

Further, the external character search device according to the present invention includes an input unit for inputting a search character that can be input using an input method editor, and one or more characters associated with the search character that cannot be converted using the input method editor. reading first dictionary data in which external characters are recorded and the content of the first dictionary data, deleting a part of the plurality of external characters from the read content of the first dictionary data; A database recording second dictionary data created for each search character by recording a new external character not recorded in the content of the dictionary data in association with the search character; and based on the search character, and an external character search means for searching the external characters associated with the search character from external characters of the second dictionary data recorded in the database.

Here, the search character that can be input using an input method editor (IME) means, for example, character conversion based on character pronunciation, etc., using an input method editor that operates on the operating system. It means a character that can be entered by doing To input characters using the input method editor, the character code of the character to be input must be predetermined by JIS, and the operating system must support the corresponding JIS character code. As JIS standards, for example, the "JIS X 0208" standard for character sets including hiragana, katakana, level 1 and level 2 kanji, etc., and character sets with additional levels 3 and 4 kanji and symbols "JIS X 0213" standard, etc. are known.

WINDOWS XP (registered trademark), which is an operating system of Microsoft (registered trademark), supports the "JIS X 0208" standard as a standard font. For this reason, characters that can be entered in standard fonts using an input method editor running on WINDOWS XP include Level 1 and Level 2 Kanji characters, but do not include Level 3 and Level 4 Kanji characters. . On the other hand, WINDOWS 7 (registered trademark) supports the "JIS X 0213" standard as a standard font. For this reason, using the input method editor running on WINDOWS 7, the characters that can be entered using standard fonts include not only Level 1 and Level 2 Kanji, but also Level 3 and Level 4 Kanji. Become. Characters that cannot be input/converted using the standard font using the input method editor are registered as external characters separately from the characters that are registered in advance according to the JIS standard.

In the external character search program and external character search device according to the present invention, the content of the first dictionary data is read, and the second dictionary data created by deleting and recording the external characters in the read first dictionary data is used. Then, a search for external characters related to the search character is performed. Therefore, user-friendly dictionary data can be prepared more easily than when the user newly creates the second dictionary data from scratch. Further, by editing the first dictionary data to create the second dictionary data, it is possible to easily delete external characters, so that the convenience of the second dictionary data can be improved.

Furthermore, even if the user creates a new external character, by registering the new external character in the second dictionary data and associating it with a search character that is easy for the user to use, the user can easily retrieve the created external character. When using later, it becomes possible to easily search using the second dictionary data.

In addition, instead of directly editing the contents of the first dictionary data, the contents of the first dictionary data are read out and edited to create the second dictionary data. The contents of dictionary data are not changed carelessly. Therefore, when a problem or the like occurs in the second dictionary data, it is possible to create the second dictionary data again based on the first dictionary data whose contents have not been changed.

Further, in the external character search program and the external character search device described above, the first dictionary data is created for each font of the external characters recorded in the first dictionary data, and the second dictionary data is generated according to the second dictionary data. It may be created for each search character according to the font of the external character recorded in the data.

In the external character search program and external character search device according to the present invention, the first dictionary data is created for each external character font (typeface), and the second dictionary data is created for each search character according to the external character font. , the first dictionary data and the second dictionary data can easily determine which font the dictionary data pertains to.

Further, when the external character search program records or deletes the external character in association with the plurality of search characters, the above-described external character search program reads a plurality of second dictionary data created for each of the plurality of search characters, and The program may include external character registration means for associating the external character with a search character of the second dictionary data and recording or deleting the external character in each of the second dictionary data.

Further, the above-described external character search device records or deletes external characters in association with respective search characters for the plurality of second dictionary data created for each of the search characters. , and associates the external character with the search character of each of the second dictionary data and records it in each of the second dictionary data, or deletes the external character.

In the non-standard character search program and non-standard character search device according to the present invention, when a non-standard character is recorded or deleted in a plurality of second dictionary data created for each search character, the non-standard character registration means searches the second dictionary data. External characters can be associated with characters and recorded in the respective second dictionary data or deleted. Therefore, by the external character registration means, the external character can be easily associated with the plurality of search characters and registered in the plurality of second dictionary data, and can be deleted from the plurality of second dictionary data.

In the external character search program and external character search device described above, the first dictionary data and the second dictionary data are recorded in association with the character code of the search character and the character code of the external character. may be

In the external character search program and the second dictionary data of the external character search device according to the present invention, the character code of the external character is recorded in association with the character code of the search character, so the character data indicating the character shape is not recorded. not Character data is data that clearly indicates character shapes by character contours or the like in order to visually display characters, so the amount of data is larger than that of character codes in which numbers and symbols are combined. Therefore, by using character codes as data to be recorded in the first dictionary data and the second dictionary data and not recording the character data, the data capacity of the first dictionary data and the second dictionary data can be reduced, and the first dictionary data Alternatively, it is possible to speed up search processing for external characters using the second dictionary data.

Further, in the above-described external character search program, when the search character is input by the input unit when the second dictionary data does not exist, the search character is displayed on the first dictionary display means from the first dictionary data. The program may read out the external character associated with the character and display it on the display unit.

Further, in the external character search device described above, if the second dictionary data related to the search character input by the input unit does not exist in the database, the external character associated with the search character is The external characters recorded in the first dictionary data may be searched.

In the non-standard character search program and non-standard character search device according to the present invention, non-standard character search processing can be performed using the first dictionary data when the second dictionary data does not exist. For this reason, not only when the second dictionary data is not created, but also when the second dictionary data is deleted, or when there is a problem with the second dictionary data and there is no choice but to delete it, etc. However, by using the first dictionary data, it is possible to reliably search for external characters.

In the external character search program and external character search device according to the present invention, the content of the first dictionary data is read, and the second dictionary data created by deleting and recording the external characters in the read first dictionary data is used. Then, a search for external characters related to the search character is performed. Therefore, user-friendly dictionary data can be prepared more easily than when the user newly creates the second dictionary data from scratch. Further, by editing the first dictionary data to create the second dictionary data, extra characters can be easily added or deleted, so that the convenience of the second dictionary data can be improved.

1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a hardware configuration of a non-standard character search device according to an embodiment; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a functional unit for a non-standard character search device according to an embodiment to execute based on a non-standard character search program; FIG. (a) is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of first dictionary data according to the embodiment. (b) is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of second dictionary data according to the embodiment. (a) is a diagram schematically showing an association between search characters and external characters in the first dictionary data according to the embodiment. (b) is a diagram schematically showing an association between search characters and external characters in the second dictionary data according to the embodiment. (3) is a diagram schematically showing association between external characters and search characters in the third dictionary data according to the embodiment. It is the figure which showed the external character search screen displayed on the display part which concerns on embodiment. 10 is a flow chart showing a process in which a non-standard character search unit according to an embodiment acquires non-standard character candidates from a database and displays them. It is the figure which showed the external character creation screen displayed on the display part which concerns on embodiment. It is the figure which showed the external character registration screen displayed on the display part which concerns on embodiment. 8 is a flowchart showing a non-standard character registration process of a non-standard character registration unit according to the embodiment;

An example of the external character search device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the hardware configuration of the external character search device. The external character search device 100 includes a recording unit (database) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, a CPU (Central Processing Unit): control means, external character search means, external character registration means, 1 dictionary display means, second dictionary display means, second dictionary creation means) 104 , a display section 105 and an input section 106 .

The recording unit 101 stores first dictionary data (default dictionary data) 205, second dictionary data (user dictionary data) 206, third dictionary data (reverse lookup dictionary data) 207, code-related dictionary data 208, and character data. etc. are recorded. The recording unit 101 is composed of a general hard disk or the like. Note that the configuration of the recording unit 101 is not limited to a hard disk, and may be a flash memory, an SSD (Solid State Drive/Solid State Disk), or the like. As long as the recording unit 101 is a recording medium capable of recording the first dictionary data 205, the second dictionary data 206, etc., the specific configuration is not particularly limited.

The ROM 102 stores a non-standard character search program (for example, the programs of the flow charts shown in FIGS. 6 and 9) and the like for performing a non-standard character search in the non-standard character search device 100 .

The CPU 104 performs an extra-character search process based on an extra-character search program recorded in the ROM 102 . Further, the CPU 104 creates, changes, etc. the second dictionary data 206 and the third dictionary data 207 as necessary. Processing performed by the CPU 104 will be described later.

A RAM 103 is used as a work area for processing by the CPU 104 .

The input unit 106 is used by the user to input search characters in the external character search device 100 . The input unit 106 corresponds to, for example, general input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse. However, the configuration of the input unit 106 is not particularly limited as long as it is a device that allows the user to input characters, and may be configured by a touch pad, a touch panel, or the like.

The display unit 105 displays search characters input by the user using the input unit 106, or displays external characters as search candidates. Further, the display unit 105 displays a screen for creating external characters, etc., in the process of creating external characters, etc., which will be described later. A general display device such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT display is used for the display unit 105 .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of functional units of the external character search device 100 executed by the CPU 104 based on the external character search program. The external character search device 100 includes a external character search unit (control means, external character search means, first dictionary display means, second dictionary display means) 201 and a external character registration unit (control means, external character registration means, second dictionary creation means) 202 . , and an external character creation unit 203 . Functional units such as the external character search unit 201 , the external character registration unit 202 , and the external character creation unit 203 are implemented by the processing of the CPU 104 .

The external character search device 100 is provided with a first dictionary database 205a, a second dictionary database (database) 206a, a third dictionary database 207a, and a code-related dictionary database 208a. First dictionary data 205 is recorded in the first dictionary database 205a, and second dictionary data 206 is recorded in the second dictionary database 206a. Third dictionary data 207 is recorded in the third dictionary database 207a, and chord-related dictionary data 208 is recorded in the chord-related dictionary database 208a. In the first dictionary database 205a, the second dictionary database 206a, the third dictionary database 207a, and the code-related dictionary database 208a, the recording unit 101 corresponds to a substantial functional unit.

Further, the external character search device 100 is provided with the above-described input unit 106 as a functional unit for performing data input processing, and the display unit 105 is a function for displaying external characters and the like so that they can be visually recognized by the user. established as a department.

The code-related dictionary data 208 includes various character data such as standard characters and non-standard characters (data indicating character shapes by character contours and the like in order to visually display characters on the display unit 105), and data corresponding to each character. A character code is recorded as a pair of data. When the CPU 104 causes the display unit 105 to display the search character or the external character, it is necessary to read the character data corresponding to the character code from the recording unit 101 and display it. By using the code-related dictionary data 208, the CPU 104 reads character data corresponding to the character code of the search character or the external character, thereby making it possible to display the corresponding character on the display unit 105. FIG.

The first dictionary data 205 is data in which character codes of one or more external characters are associated in advance with character codes of search characters for searching external characters. Standard characters are used as search characters for the first dictionary data 205 . For this reason, it is possible to easily retrieve, convert, and determine search characters using an input method editor (IME) of a general operating system. On the other hand, as explained above, external characters are not standard characters, so they cannot be easily retrieved and converted by the input method editor. By recording the character code of the search character and the character code of the external character in association with each other in the first dictionary data 205, it is possible to search for the associated external character using the search character.

The character code of the external character recorded in the first dictionary data 205 is obtained by assigning the character data of the external character prepared in advance in the external character search program to the JIS character code free area (external character area which is an empty area). It is a thing. Therefore, it is possible to extract candidates for a plurality of pre-registered external characters (one external character) using one search character without the need for the user to associate the external character with the search character in advance.

The first dictionary data 205 is a data group consisting of character codes of a plurality of search characters and character codes of one or more external characters associated with each search character, recorded as one dictionary file. . Furthermore, the name of the first dictionary data 205 is given a font name. FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the first dictionary data 205. As shown in FIG.

The first dictionary data 205 shown in FIG. 3(a) is dictionary data named AAA extra-thick square script N, indicating that it is a dictionary of fonts of extra-thick square script N indicated by the name AAA. . In the first dictionary data 205 shown in FIG. 3A, the character code [95D3] of the search character A1, the character code [FE6D] of the external character B1, the character code [FCF0] of the external character B2, and the external character B3 is recorded in association with the character code [F6CD]. In the first dictionary data 205, the character code [90C4] of the search character A2, the character code [F94B] of the extra character B4, the character code [F961] of the extra character B5, the character code [FEB4] of the extra character B6 ] are recorded in association with each other. In this way, the first dictionary data 205 contains the character codes of a plurality of search characters and the character codes of one or more external characters associated with the character codes of the respective search characters as one dictionary file for each font. Recorded.

FIG. 4A is a diagram schematically showing associations between search characters and external characters in the first dictionary data 205. FIG. As described above, the first dictionary data 205 is recorded with the character code of the search character associated with the character code of the external character. Therefore, in FIG. 4A, the character code of the search character and the character code of the external character recorded in the first dictionary data 205 are converted into character data using the code related dictionary data 208 for convenience of explanation. The contents of the first dictionary data 205 are shown in a state where the character shape is visible.

As shown in FIG. 4A, for example, four external characters are recorded in advance in association with the "side (character code 95D3)" of the search character. In FIG. 4(a), for convenience of explanation, only four external characters are associated with each other, but since there are a relatively large number of external characters similar in shape to the character for "side", a general search program (for example, program, etc.), 70 or more external characters are registered in advance. In the first dictionary data 205 of the external character search device 100 as well, 70 or more external characters similar in shape to the character for "side" are registered.

In addition, in FIG. 4A, three external characters are associated with the search character "Qi (character code 90C4)". For convenience of explanation, only three external characters are associated with the search character "Q", but in reality, more than three external characters are associated. In the first dictionary data 205, since a plurality of search characters and one or more external characters associated with each search character constitute one dictionary data as a whole, the search character " Both the data of the "side" and the data of the search character "Q" are included in one dictionary data.

The second dictionary data 206, like the first dictionary data 205, is data in which the character code of the search character is associated with the character code of one or more external characters. However, while the first dictionary data 205 is dictionary data prepared in advance as dictionary data for the external character search program, the second dictionary data 206 is individually created and used according to the purpose of the user. data.

Also, in the first dictionary data 205, character codes of a plurality of search characters are recorded in one dictionary data, but in the second dictionary data 206, only one search character is recorded. That is, the second dictionary data 206 is created for each search character. In the second dictionary data 206, the character code of one search character and the character codes of one or more external characters associated with the character code of the search character are recorded. The second character dictionary data is recorded in a folder for each font provided in the second dictionary database 206a so that the font of the external character can be known.

FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the second dictionary data 206. As shown in FIG. FIG. 3(b) shows, as an example, the case where the second dictionary data is recorded in the folder "AAA extra-thick square typeface N". Since the second dictionary data 206 is created for each search character, the folder shown in FIG. 3B contains the second dictionary data 206 [95D3. REL] and the second dictionary data 206 [90C4. REL] is recorded. Second dictionary data 206 [95D3. REL] is associated with the character code [95D3] of the search character A1, the character code [FE6D] of the external character B1, the character code [FCF0] of the external character B2, and the character code [F968] of the external character B8. is recorded. Also, the second dictionary data 206 [90C4. REL] records the character code [90C4] of the search character A2 in association with the character code [F94B] of the extra character B4 and the character code [F961] of the extra character B5.

The CPU 104 can determine the font of the second dictionary data 206 by confirming the folder name in the second dictionary database 206a in which the second dictionary data 206 is stored, and can determine the font of the second dictionary data 206 by the second dictionary data related to the font. , it is possible to search for external characters associated with the search character.

FIG. 4B is a diagram schematically showing associations between search characters and external characters in the second dictionary data 206. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 4B, the character code of the search character and the character code of the external character recorded in the second dictionary data 206 are converted into character data using the code related dictionary data 208 for convenience of explanation, and the dictionary It shows the content of the data.

As shown in FIG. 4(a), in the first dictionary data 205, character codes of a plurality of external characters are registered in advance with respect to the character code of one search character. More than 70 character codes of external characters are registered for character codes of characters. However, not all of the 70 or more external characters associated with "edge" are used with the same frequency. Some extended characters may be used frequently and other extended characters may be used infrequently. In particular, the type and tendency of external characters used in the fonts used in bill names and the like at funerals and the like vary from region to region. Therefore, if 70 or more external characters are always selectable for the search character "side", it will be a difficult task just to search for the desired external character. Therefore, the second dictionary data 206 is set separately from the first dictionary data 205 as the second dictionary data 206 in which only the external characters frequently used by the user are recorded in association with the search character.

In the second dictionary data 206 shown in FIG. 4(b), two of the character codes of the four external characters associated with the search character "side" in the first dictionary data 205 shown in FIG. is deleted and a character code for a newly created single external character is added. In this way, the second dictionary data 206 deletes the non-used external characters (character codes of non-standard characters) from among the plurality of non-standard characters (character codes of non-standard characters) recorded in the first dictionary data 205 to generate search candidates. or to create an external character that is not recorded in the first dictionary data 205, it is possible to additionally record the external character as a new search candidate in association with the search character. By preparing the second dictionary data 206 separately from the first dictionary data 205, the user can obtain the contents of the first dictionary data 205 without changing the contents of the first dictionary data 205 in which external characters are recorded in advance. You can create dictionary data that is easy to use by changing it as follows.

The third dictionary data 207 is provided as a reverse lookup dictionary for data recorded in the first dictionary data 205 . The third dictionary data 207 is dictionary data configured based on the character code of one external character registered in the first dictionary data 205 . In the third dictionary data 207, the character code of the search character is recorded in association with the character code of the external character recorded in the first dictionary data 205. FIG. FIG. 4(c) is a diagram schematically showing the association between external characters and search characters in the third dictionary data 207. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 4C, the character code of the external character and the character code of the search character recorded in the third dictionary data 207 are converted into character data using the code related dictionary data 208 for convenience of explanation. showing.

For the external characters shown in FIG. 4(c), "side (character code 95D3)", "he (character code (82D6)", "h (character code 68)", "mouth (character code 8CFB)", Five search characters of “white (character code 9492)” are registered.By creating the third dictionary data 207 as a reverse lookup dictionary of the first dictionary data 205 in this way, each non-standard character is associated. You can quickly find the search character that is

The external character search unit 201 uses the first dictionary data 205 recorded in the first dictionary database 205a or the second dictionary data recorded in the second dictionary database 206a based on the search character input by the user through the input unit 106. A list of external characters associated with the search character is extracted from the dictionary data 206 and displayed on the display unit 105 . Thereby, the external character search program can cause the external character search device to function as first dictionary display means and second dictionary display means.

The external character creation unit 203 creates external characters based on the contour data created by the user. Specifically, using contour vector data created by the user, it is possible to newly register a character having the contour as an external character.

The external character registration unit 202 allocates a JIS character code free area (an external character area that is an empty area) to the external character created by the external character creation unit 203, and sets search characters associated with the external character. In addition, a process of associating new search characters with external characters already recorded in the second dictionary data 206 or deleting the association is performed. As a result, the external character search program can cause the external character search device to function as external character registration means.

Next, processing of each functional unit will be described based on the operation screen displayed on the display unit 105. FIG.

First, when the external character search program is started in the external character search device 100, a screen (not shown) for selecting the external character search mode or the external character registration mode is displayed on the screen of the display unit 105. FIG. When the user operates the input unit 106 to select the external character search mode, the display unit 105 displays the external character search screen 300 shown in FIG. The external character search screen 300 includes a search character input field 301 for inputting a search character, an external character candidate display field 302 displaying a list of external characters associated with the search character, and an external character candidate display field 302. A selected character column 303 is provided for displaying characters selected from the external characters displayed on the screen.

The search character input field 301 allows the user to input search characters by operating the input unit 106 . Search characters are entered using a general input method editor. After entering a search character in the search character input field 301, the user operates the input unit 106 to press the external character button 304, whereby the external character search unit 201 extracts external character candidates associated with the search character from the database. to display it in the external character candidate display field 302 .

The user can also search for external characters by operating the radio buttons displayed on the external character search screen 300, selecting the character code 305, the part type 306, and the total number of strokes 307, and inputting the required information. be able to.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a process for the non-character search unit 201 to acquire non-character candidates from the database when the non-character button 304 on the non-character search screen 300 is pressed. First, the external character search unit 201 acquires search characters in the search character input field 301 (S.1), and accesses the second dictionary database 206a to determine whether or not the second dictionary data 206 related to search characters exists. Confirm (S.2). If the second dictionary data 206 exists (Yes in S.2), the external character search unit 201 reads out the second dictionary data 206 related to the search character from the second dictionary database 206a, and searches for all external characters related to the search character. A character code is obtained (S.3).

On the other hand, if the second dictionary data 206 does not exist (No in S.2), the external character search unit 201 accesses the first dictionary database 205a and retrieves all search characters from the first dictionary data 205. The character code of the external character is obtained (S.4).

After acquiring the character code of the external character from the first dictionary database 205a or the second dictionary database 206a (S.3 or S.4), the external character search unit 201 accesses the code-related dictionary database 208a and searches for the acquired external character candidate. (S.5), display each of the external character candidates in the external character candidate display field 302 of the external character search screen 300 (S.6), and end the process. .

The user confirms whether the desired external character is displayed from among the multiple external character candidates displayed in the external character candidate display field 302, and selects the corresponding external character by operating the input unit 106 (for example, by operating the mouse cursor). and then move the mouse cursor over the desired external character and click), the desired external character can be selected from the external character candidates (inverted display as shown in FIG. 5). When one external character is selected from the external character candidates, the selected external character is displayed in the selected character field 303 of the external character search screen 300 . By pressing an OK button 309 displayed at the lower right of the screen while the selected external character is displayed in the selected character column 303, the external character desired by the user is extracted and determined from among a plurality of external characters. becomes possible.

If the desired external character does not exist among the external character candidates displayed in the external character candidate display field 302 (for example, there is a similar external character among the external character candidates, but the desired external character itself does not exist, etc.). For example, the user can create new external characters.

Below the selected character column 303 shown in FIG. 5, an external character creation button 310 is provided. When the user operates the input unit 106 to press the external character creation button 310, an external character creation screen 400 as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display unit 105. FIG.

When the external character creation button 310 is pressed when no external characters are displayed in the selected character field 303 on the external character search screen 300, the external character creation screen is displayed without the outline of the external character. be. On the other hand, when an external character is displayed on the external character creation button 310 and the external character creation button 310 is pressed, the data regarding the outline of the external character displayed in the selected character column 303 is changed to the following as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the external character creation screen 400 .

On the external character creation screen 400, the blacked-out external characters are displayed in the display column 401 on the left side of the external character creation screen 400, and the contours of the same external characters are displayed in the form of vector data in the display column 402 on the right side of the external character creation screen 400. to be displayed. When the user operates the input unit 106 to change/modify the contour in the vector data format shown in the display field 402 on the right side, the external character creation unit 203 performs The blacked-out external characters shown in the display field 401 on the left side are updated in real time.

When a new external character is completed, the user presses a registration button (not shown) to change the display of the display unit 105 to the external character registration screen 500 shown in FIG. 8, and shift to the external character registration process. The external character registration process is executed by the external character registration unit 202 . The external character registration screen 500 displays an external character display field 501 in which external characters within a certain character code range are displayed based on the character code set by the user, and search characters associated with each external character. A search character setting field 502 is provided. The range of the character code of the external character displayed in the external character display field 501 can be changed by pressing the move button 507 after inputting the desired character code in the character code input field 506 . By changing the character code range, the external characters displayed in the external character display field 501 are changed.

The external character registration unit 202 determines a new character code of the external character by selecting a JIS character code free area (an external character area that is an empty area) for the external character created by the external character creation unit 203. do. In the external character display column 501 in FIG. 8, blanks indicated by reference numeral 508 indicate empty areas selected by the user.

The user can associate search characters with external characters whose character codes have been determined. Specifically, by entering a search character to be associated in the search character setting field 502 and pressing the OK button 503 at the bottom right of the external character registration screen 500, the external character registration unit 202 registers a new external character and A search character association process is performed.

For example, the new external characters displayed in the display field 401 in FIG. )” and “口 (character code 8CFB)” are partially included. In addition, since the new external characters are similar to ``edge'', they are called ``hen''. is likely to be associated with the phonetic character "h (character code 68)" corresponding to .

Therefore, in the search character setting field 502 shown in FIG. 8, "side", "he", "h", "white", and "mouth" are set as search characters. In this way, a desired external character is selected from among a plurality of external characters displayed in the external character display field 501, and a search character to be associated with the selected external character is entered in the search character setting field 502. By pressing an OK button 503 in , the external character registration unit 202 executes the process of associating the search character with the external character.

In the above description of the external character registration screen 500, the case of associating a search character with a newly created external character has been described, but the process on the external character registration screen 500 is not necessarily limited to the process of newly creating an external character. Processing is also performed when adding or changing search characters associated with external characters.

By selecting the external character to be added or changed from the external characters displayed in the external character display field 501 and deleting or adding the search character displayed in the search character setting field 502, the search associated with the external character can be performed. Characters can be deleted or changed.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the extra-character registration processing by the extra-character registration unit 202. As shown in FIG. When the OK button 503 located at the bottom right of the external character registration screen 500 is pressed, the external character registration unit 202 extracts one of the search characters added and deleted from the search character setting field 502 ( S. 11). Then, the external character registration unit 202 accesses the second dictionary database 206a and confirms whether or not the second dictionary data 206 related to the extracted search character exists (S.12). If the second dictionary data 206 related to the search character exists (Yes in S.12), the external character registration unit 202 reads out the second dictionary data 206 from the second dictionary database 206a (S.13), A process of adding or deleting the character code of the external character to or from the second dictionary data 206 is performed (S.14).

On the other hand, if the second dictionary data 206 related to the search character does not exist (No in S.12), the external character registration unit 202 retrieves the character code of the search character from the first dictionary data 205 and the character code associated with the search character. The character code of one or more external characters is read (S.15), and the character code of the external character is added to or deleted from the read character code of the search character (S.16). Then, the external character registration unit 202 newly creates the character code of the search character to which the character code of the external character has been added or deleted and the character code of the external character associated with the search character as the second dictionary data 206. (S.17). Thereafter, the external character registration unit 202 registers the second dictionary data 206 (S.14) in which the character code of the external character has been added or deleted, or the newly created second dictionary data 206 (S.17) as the second dictionary data. By recording in the database 206a, the second dictionary data 206 is updated or newly created (S.18). As a result, the external character search program can cause the external character search device to function as second dictionary creation means.

If there are multiple search characters added or deleted in the search character setting field 502, the external character registration process (from S.11 to S.18) shown in FIG. 9 is executed for each search character. do. For example, when one new external character is associated with a plurality of search characters and recorded in the second dictionary data 206, the external character registration unit 202 determines whether the second dictionary data 206 exists for each of the search characters. (S.12), and if the second dictionary data 206 related to the corresponding search character exists, each existing second dictionary data 206 is newly associated with the character code of each search character. A process of adding a character code for a non-existent character is performed (S.14). On the other hand, if the second dictionary data 206 related to the search character does not exist, the character code of the non-standard character associated with the search character is read from the first dictionary data 205 (S.15), and the read non-standard character is read. A character code for a new external character is added to the code (S.16) to newly create the second dictionary data 206 (S.17).

In this way, even when one new external character is associated with multiple search characters and recorded in the second dictionary data 206, multiple search characters are entered in the search character setting field 502 of the external character registration screen 500. Then, by simply pressing the OK button 503, it is possible to associate new external characters with a plurality of second dictionary data 206 and easily register them. Similarly, by simply deleting a search character that has already been registered from the search character setting field 502 of the external character registration screen 500 and pressing the OK button 503, the second dictionary data 206 related to the deleted search character Registered external characters can be easily deleted.

Furthermore, the updating or creating process of the third dictionary data 207 may be performed simultaneously with the process of updating or creating the second dictionary data 206 . The third dictionary data 207 is provided as a reverse lookup dictionary in the first dictionary data 205, as already explained. The third dictionary data 207 records the character code of the search character associated with the character code of one external character registered in the first dictionary data 205, based on the character code of the external character. Therefore, when the second dictionary data 206 is changed or created, the corresponding third dictionary data 207 may also be updated or created. As a result, the external character search program can cause the external character search device to function as third dictionary creation means.

When the external character search program is started in the external character search device 100, a screen for selecting the external character search mode or the external character registration mode is displayed on the screen of the display unit 105. If the external character registration mode is selected on this screen, , the external character registration screen 500 shown in FIG. In this case, the external character that has already been registered is displayed in the external character display field 501, and the search character associated with the external character is displayed in the search character setting field 502. FIG. As already explained, the user updates or adds the second dictionary data 206 and the third dictionary data 207 by selecting desired external characters and deleting or adding search characters associated with the selected external characters. can be done.

As described above, in the external character search device 100 according to the present embodiment, in addition to the first dictionary data 205 in which external characters prepared in advance are recorded in association with standard characters, the user-friendly second dictionary The data 206 is used to search for external characters.

Here, the external characters recorded in the first dictionary data 205 are characters that are not registered in the basic dictionary data of the input method editor used in the operating system. search), etc., cannot be searched. For this reason, the first dictionary data 205 records standard characters that can be easily retrieved by the pronunciation search of the input method editor in association with external characters. You can search for external characters associated with characters.

However, the first dictionary data 205 is dictionary data prepared in advance by the external character search program, and is not necessarily user-friendly dictionary data. Desired external characters may not be registered in the first dictionary data 205 prepared in advance, and even when the user creates new external characters, it is desirable to be able to search by search characters in the same way as other external characters. On the other hand, external characters cannot be easily searched by phonetic searches using the input method editor, so it is not easy for users to create new dictionary data from scratch by associating search characters with new external characters. .

For this reason, in the external character search device 100 according to the present embodiment, by reading and editing the contents of the first dictionary data 205 prepared in advance, the user can change the contents of the first dictionary data 205 without changing the contents at all. It is possible to create second dictionary data 206 that is easy to use. Therefore, user-friendly dictionary data can be prepared more easily than when the user newly creates dictionary data from scratch. Also, in the first dictionary data 205, a large number of external characters associated with search characters are registered, and infrequently used external characters are extracted as search candidates at the top, and the extraction efficiency of external character search is lowered. Also, it is possible to easily delete associations with external characters that are not used according to the user's wishes.

Further, by editing the first dictionary data 205 to create the second dictionary data 206, new search characters can be easily added/deleted in addition to search characters pre-associated with external characters. can improve the convenience of dictionary data.

Furthermore, even if the user creates a new external character, by registering the new external character in the second dictionary data 206 and associating it with a search character that is easy for the user to use, the created external character can be used later. If you use it, you can easily search for external characters.

In addition, since the second dictionary data 206 is created without changing the contents of the first dictionary data 205 instead of directly editing data such as search characters or external characters in the first dictionary data 205, the first dictionary data 205 will not be changed carelessly. Therefore, when a problem or the like occurs in the second dictionary data 206, it is possible to create the second dictionary data 206 again based on the normal first dictionary data 205 whose contents have not been changed. .

Furthermore, the external character search device 100 according to the present embodiment checks whether or not the second dictionary data 206 exists in the second dictionary database 206a, and if the second dictionary data 206 exists, the first Search processing for external characters is performed using the second dictionary data 206 instead of the dictionary data 205 . Therefore, even if the first dictionary data 205 has too many external characters associated with the search character and is difficult for the user to use, the second dictionary data 206 associated with the external characters can be used to meet the user's wishes. , search characters can be used to search for external characters, and the convenience of searching for external characters can be improved.

Furthermore, when the second dictionary data 206 does not exist in the second dictionary database 206a, the first dictionary data 205 recorded in the first dictionary database 205a can be used to search for external characters. Therefore, not only when the second dictionary data has not been created, but also when the second dictionary data is deleted unintentionally, or when a problem occurs in the second dictionary data, it has to be deleted. Even in such cases, the use of the first dictionary data 205 makes it possible to reliably search for external characters.

Furthermore, in the external character search device 100 according to the present embodiment, a reverse lookup dictionary is created by reversing the association between the external characters in the first dictionary data and the search characters, using the third dictionary data. For this reason, when searching for a search character associated with a non-standard character in a non-standard character registration process or the like, the third dictionary data of the corresponding non-standard character should be referred to instead of continuously searching the plurality of first dictionary data. can be used to extract search characters. Therefore, it becomes easy to speed up the external character registration process, and it is possible to reduce the processing load of the CPU 104 when searching for search characters associated with external characters.

The file name of the first dictionary data 205 is set with a font name, and the second dictionary data 206 is recorded in folders of font names in the second dictionary database 206a. In both the first dictionary data 205 and the second dictionary data 206, the character code of the search character is associated with the character code of the external character. Based on the file name of the first dictionary data or the folder name of the second dictionary data 206, it is possible to easily determine which font (typeface) the dictionary data belongs to.

Also, in both the first dictionary data 205 and the second dictionary data 206, only the character code of the external character associated with the character code of the search character is recorded, and the character data is not recorded. The character data is data that clearly indicates the character shape by character outlines and the like in order to visually display the characters on the display unit 105. Therefore, the amount of data is smaller than that of character codes that are simply combinations of numbers, symbols, and the like. will increase. Therefore, the data to be recorded in the first dictionary data 205 and the second dictionary data 206 are character codes, and character data is not recorded. It is possible to speed up search processing for external characters using the first dictionary data 205 or the second dictionary data 206 .

The non-standard character search program and non-standard character search device according to the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the drawings. not limited to

For example, if the external character search device 100 according to the embodiment is configured to include a recording unit 101, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, a CPU 104, a display unit 105, and an input unit 106, and a general computer is used to operate the external character search program, is assumed. However, the external character search device according to the present invention is not limited to a general computer, and it is also possible to use a tablet terminal, a communication terminal such as a smart phone, and the like.

In addition, in the external character search device 100 according to the embodiment, Kanji characters are used as an example of external characters recorded in the second dictionary data 206, but the external characters recorded in the second dictionary data 206 are input method editors. Any character other than the standard characters (search characters) that can be entered using , is not particularly limited. For example, symbols, patterns, hieroglyphs, etc. may be used as long as they do not correspond to standard characters.

100 ... external character search device 101 ... recording unit (database)
102 ... ROM
103 RAM
104 ... CPU (control means, external character search means, external character registration means, first dictionary display means, second dictionary display means, second dictionary creation means)
105 ... display unit 106 ... input unit 201 ... external character search unit (control means, external character search means, first dictionary display means, second dictionary display means)
202 ... external character registration unit (control means, external character registration means, second dictionary creation means)
203 ... external character creation unit 205 ... first dictionary data 205a ... first dictionary database 206 ... second dictionary data 206a ... second dictionary database (database)
207 ... third dictionary data 207a ... third dictionary database 208 ... code-related dictionary data 208a ... code-related dictionary database 300 ... external character search screen 301 ... search character input field 302 (external character search screen) external character (external character search screen) Candidate display column 303 … Selected character column 304 (of external character search screen) … External character button 305 (of external character search screen) … Character code (radio button of) (of external character search screen)
306 ... (radio button of) part type (of external character search screen)
307 … Total number of strokes (on the external character search screen) (radio button)
309 ... OK button 310 (on the external character registration screen) . 500 ... External character registration screen 501 ... External character display field 502 (External character registration screen) ... Search character setting field 503 (External character registration screen) OK button 506 (External character registration screen) ... Character code input field (External character registration screen) 507 ... Move button (of external character registration screen) 508 ... Empty area (of external character registration screen)

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first dictionary data recording search characters that can be entered using an input method editor and one or more external characters that cannot be converted using the input method editor and are associated with the search characters; and the search. Recording character data in which external characters not associated with characters are associated with character codes and recorded as first external characters, and second dictionary data in which the search characters and the external characters associated with the search characters are recorded. a recording unit capable of
a display unit capable of displaying the search character, the external character and the first external character;
By inputting the search character using the input method editor and inputting the character code, the first external character is selected from the character data recorded in the recording unit based on the character code , or the display is performed. A non-standard character search program for a non-standard character search device, comprising:
When the search character is input by the input unit to the control means of the external character search device and the second dictionary data in which the input search character is recorded is not recorded in the recording unit, the recording unit a first dictionary display function of reading out the input search character and the external character associated with the search character from the first dictionary data recorded in the display unit, and displaying the search character on the display unit;
In a state in which the search character and the external character are displayed on the display unit, when the external character displayed on the display unit is selected by the input unit, the search character displayed on the display unit and deleting the selected external character from the external characters to create the second dictionary data, and the first external character of the character data recorded in the recording unit is the character input by the input unit. the second dictionary by adding the first external character as an external character associated with the search character to the search character and the external character displayed on the display unit when the selection is made based on the code; a second dictionary creation function for creating data and recording the created second dictionary data in the recording unit;
When the search character is input by the input unit and the second dictionary data recording the input search character is recorded in the recording unit, the second dictionary data recording the input search character is stored in the recording unit. 2. A non-standard character search program for realizing a second dictionary display function of reading the input search character and the external character associated with the search character from dictionary data and displaying them on the display unit. The first dictionary data is created for each font of the external characters recorded in the first dictionary data,
2. The external character search program according to claim 1, wherein the second dictionary data is created for each search character according to the font of the external character recorded in the second dictionary data. When the search character is input by the input unit and the first external character is selected based on the character code input by the input unit from the character data recorded in the recording unit,
to the control means,
determining whether or not the second dictionary data in which the input search character is recorded is recorded in the recording unit;
When the second dictionary data in which the input search character is recorded is not recorded in the recording unit, the input search character and the search character are selected from the first dictionary data recorded in the recording unit. and adding the selected first external character as an external character associated with the search character to the read search character and the external character to create second dictionary data. ,
When the second dictionary data recording the input search character is recorded in the recording unit and the same external character as the first external character is not recorded in the second dictionary data, reading the input search character and the external character associated with the search character from the second dictionary data in which the search character is recorded, and converting the first external character to the read search character and the external character; create new second dictionary data by adding as external characters associated with the search character;
When the second dictionary data in which the input search character is recorded is recorded in the recording unit and the same external character as the first external character is recorded in the second dictionary data, The input search character and the external character associated with the search character are read from the second dictionary data in which the search character is recorded, and an external character that is the same as the first external character is selected from the read search character and the external character. 3. The external character search program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the external character registration function of creating new second dictionary data is realized by deleting the . 4. The character code of the external character is recorded in the first dictionary data and the second dictionary data in association with the character code of the search character. The external character search program according to any one of items 1 and 2. first dictionary data recording search characters that can be entered using an input method editor and one or more external characters that cannot be converted using the input method editor and are associated with the search characters; and the search. Recording character data in which external characters not associated with characters are associated with character codes and recorded as first external characters, and second dictionary data in which the search characters and the external characters associated with the search characters are recorded. a recording unit capable of
a display unit capable of displaying the search character, the external character and the first external character;
By inputting the search character using the input method editor and inputting the character code, the first external character is selected from the character data recorded in the recording unit based on the character code , or the display is performed. an input unit capable of selecting the external character displayed in the unit;
a control means;
The control means
The first dictionary recorded in the recording unit when the search character is input by the input unit and the second dictionary data recording the input search character is not recorded in the recording unit. reading the input search characters and the external characters associated with the search characters from the data and displaying them on the display unit;
In a state in which the search character and the external character are displayed on the display unit, when the external character displayed on the display unit is selected by the input unit, the search character displayed on the display unit and the second dictionary data is created by deleting the selected external character from the external characters, and the first external character of the character data recorded in the recording unit is the character input by the input unit. the second dictionary by adding the first external character as an external character associated with the search character to the search character and the external character displayed on the display unit when the selection is made based on the code; creating data and recording the created second dictionary data in the recording unit;
When the search character is input by the input unit and the second dictionary data recording the input search character is recorded in the recording unit, the second dictionary data recording the input search character is stored in the recording unit. 2. A non-standard character search device, wherein the input search character and the external character associated with the search character are read out from dictionary data and displayed on the display unit. The first dictionary data is created for each font of the external characters recorded in the first dictionary data,
6. The external character search device according to claim 5, wherein the second dictionary data is created for each search character according to the font of the external character recorded in the second dictionary data. The control means is
When the search character is input by the input unit and the first external character is selected based on the character code input by the input unit from the character data recorded in the recording unit, input determining whether or not the second dictionary data recording the retrieved search character is recorded in the recording unit;
When the second dictionary data in which the input search character is recorded is not recorded in the recording unit, the input search character and the search character are selected from the first dictionary data recorded in the recording unit. and adding the selected first external character as an external character associated with the search character to the read search character and the external character to create second dictionary data. ,
When the second dictionary data recording the input search character is recorded in the recording unit and the same external character as the first external character is not recorded in the second dictionary data, reading the input search character and the external character associated with the search character from the second dictionary data in which the search character is recorded, and converting the first external character to the read search character and the external character; create new second dictionary data by adding as external characters associated with the search character;
When the second dictionary data in which the input search character is recorded is recorded in the recording unit and the same external character as the first external character is recorded in the second dictionary data, The input search character and the external character associated with the search character are read from the second dictionary data in which the search character is recorded, and an external character that is the same as the first external character is selected from the read search character and the external character. 7. The external character search device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein new second dictionary data is created by deleting . 8. The character code of the external character is recorded in the first dictionary data and the second dictionary data in association with the character code of the search character. The external character search device according to any one of the items.

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