JPH01169672A - Character processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To edit sentences including a translation correctly and without waste by designating and translating the range of the sentence to be translated in units of one sentence, replacing the translated sentence with the sentence before the translation and inserting it into the sentence to display. CONSTITUTION:When the translation range is designated for character information displayed on a displaying means 3 and the translation is indicated, a translating means 5 reads the character information in the range designated by a memory means 2, the translation is carried out, and the translated character information is stored into a formerly read character information memory area in the memory means 2 according to the displaying sequence of a display sequence setting means 6. The character information in the designated range is displayed by replacing it with the translated character information or both the character information in the designated range and the translated character information are displayed according to the displaying indication of a display selecting means 7. Thus, the translated sentence can be mixed with the original sentence, and the layout of the whole sentences can be confirmed.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (b) Industrial application fields The present invention relates to a character processing device having a translation function.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, in this type of character processing device, for example, Japanese character information input from a keyboard is displayed on one side of a display screen that divides the display area vertically or horizontally. The English text information translated into English is displayed on the other display screen.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention However, in the above-mentioned character processing device, when the gist of a specific part of a Japanese sentence is translated into English in a paper, etc., There was a problem in that the layout of the entire text could not be confirmed because the English text was displayed vertically or horizontally apart.

This invention was made in consideration of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to specify the range to be translated in a text, replace the specified text with the translated text, or insert the translated text into the text. To provide a character processing device capable of checking the layout of an entire sentence.

(d) Means for solving the problem FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, in which 1 is an input means for inputting character information and various instructions, 2 is a character output from the input means 1. A storage means for storing information, etc.; 3 a display means for displaying character information etc. output from the input means 1; 4 a display means 3 for receiving instructions from the input means 1;
5 is a range specifying means for specifying a range in a predetermined clause unit for the text displayed on the screen, and 5 reads character information within the range specified by the range specifying means 4 from the storage means 2 upon receiving an instruction from the input means 1. Translation means 6 translates into second character information in a different language and stores it in storage means 2; a display order setting means for assigning a display order to the second character information, and 7 a display selection means for selecting whether to display the specified range of character information in combination with the second character information or at the same time, based on the set display order. be.

It is preferable that the predetermined phrase unit referred to here is one sentence.

(E) Effect According to this invention, when a translation range is specified and a translation instruction is given to the character information displayed on the display means, the translation means reads out the character information in the specified range from the storage means. The translated text information is stored in the previously read text information storage area of the storage device according to the display order of the display order setting device, and the text information in the specified range is stored in accordance with the display instruction of the display selection device. Display the text in place of the translated text information, or display both the text information in the specified range and the translated text information. This allows you to mix translated sentences in the text and check the layout of the entire text.

(F) EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in detail below based on examples shown in the figures. Note that this invention is not limited thereby.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the input language to be translated is Japanese and the language to be translated is English.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 10 is a keyboard that has an input key for inputting Japanese character information, an area specification key for specifying the range to be translated at the time of translation, and various instruction keys, and 11 is a keyboard for inputting Japanese character information and the like. A CRT that displays translated English character information, 12 a display control device that controls the displayed information, 13 a translation device that translates Japanese character information input from the keyboard IO into English character information,
Reference numeral 14 indicates a text buffer for storing human-generated H original text information and translated English text information, 15 a pointer pointing to the position of the text buffer 14, 16 a flag for selecting a text to be displayed on the CRT II, and I7 not shown. This is a CPU (central processing unit) that controls each block according to a program.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be explained according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, enter a Japanese character string from O on the keyboard (
Step 20), the Japanese text is displayed on the CRT 1 via the CPU 17 and the display control device 12, and the input Japanese text is simultaneously transferred to the text buffer 14 and stored (Step 21).

Here, the first character "ko" and the last character "yu" in the second line of the Japanese sentence shown in FIG. When specified (step 22
), the positions of "ko" and "yu" are stored in pointer I5 (step 23).

Area specification is the same as the area specification function normally provided in word processors. Then, when the operator inputs an instruction to execute translation from the keyboard 10, C
The PU 17 stores the sentence from “ko” to “yu” indicated by the pointer 15, that is, “computer” in the sentence buffer 14.
(step 24) and transfer it to the translation device 13 (step 25). In response to this, the translation device 13 translates "computer" into English and translates "computer" into English.
Return to step 17 (steps 26→27). The CPU 17 adds the translated character string "Computer" after the character string "Computer" stored in the text buffer 14.
5 shows the content stored in the text buffer 14. At the time of storage, the display selection flag determines the separator. In other words, for those to be displayed with priority, "Fl
”, the other side is surrounded by “F2”, and the last one is surrounded by “FE”. When the flag is “1” (step 28), the Japanese sentence is surrounded by “
Store the translated English sentence in “F2” (step 29). Also, if the flag is “2” in step 28, store the translated English sentence in “Fl” and store the translated English sentence in “F2” (step 29). The word sentence is stored in "F2" (step 30).

Then, the content pointed to by the pointer 15 is replaced (step 31). Next, the process moves to display/printing (step 32). In the case of printing, the character information that has undergone the above processing is simply outputted to the printing device connected to the output side of the CPU 17 in the same way as for display.

When displaying or printing, the content of the displayed text can be changed depending on the relationship between the display selection flag 16 and the separator. First, set pointer 15 to the beginning position.Step 4
0), the flag condition is determined (step 41). In other words, when the flag is "1", the characters stored from "Fl" to "F2" are extracted (step 42), and when the flag is "2", the characters stored from "F2" to "FE" are extracted. When the flag is "3", the characters stored from "Fl" to "FE" are extracted (step 44) and output to the CRTll or a printing device (not shown). Step 45)
. Then, the pointer 15 is updated (step 46), and if the sentence to be translated is the end (step 47), the process is terminated, and if it is in the middle of the sentence, the process returns to step 41 and goes through the same process as above.

In this way, three types of editing can be performed by simply changing the flags: editing with only Japanese text, editing with only translated English text, and editing with only the necessary translated text inserted. (G) Effect of the invention According to this invention, the range of the text to be translated can be specified in units of sentences and the translated text can be replaced with the text before translation and inserted into the text. Since the text can be displayed, the text before translation and the text after translation are displayed as one text. Therefore, it is possible to check the layout of the entire text as necessary for checking the printing condition, etc., and it is possible to edit the text including the translated text accurately and without waste.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the embodiment, and FIGS.
FIG. d is an explanatory diagram showing the display contents of the display means in the embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the storage contents in the text buffer in the embodiment. ■・・・Input means, 2... Storage means, 3...
... Display means, 4 ... Range specification means, 5...
...translation means, 6...display order setting means,
7...Display selection means. (Y) Figure 4a Figure 4C

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Input means for inputting character information and various instructions;
a storage means for storing character information etc. output from the input means; a display means for displaying character information etc. output from the input means; and a storage means for storing character information etc. output from the input means; range specifying means for specifying a range in units of clauses; and character information within the range specified by the range specifying means upon receiving instructions from the input means is read from the storage means and translated into second character information in a different language. a translation means for storing in the storage means; a display order setting means for receiving an instruction from the input means and assigning a display order to the range-specified character information and the second character information in the storage means; 1. A character processing device comprising: display selection means for selecting whether to switch between displaying character information in a specified range with second character information or displaying the character information at the same time.