JPH01217547A - System for controlling kana/kanji conversion - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily return to the display of a homonous pronunciation word just before a request by canceling the request when the cancel is just after the request even when the operation of the request is executed to ensure KANA (Japanese syllabary)/KANJI (Chinese character) converted result to input reading. CONSTITUTION:When a non-conversion output instruction is received from an input/ output control part 14 out of character strings in a converted result output buffer 17 to be presented to picture display, the homonous pronunciation word, for which it is shown that the word is presently the object of same homonous pronunciation word selecting operation by a specified display attribute, is removed and saved to a saving buffer 18 by a KANA/KANJI conversion control part 15. When a canceling instruction is received from the control part 14, the control part 15 removes the homonous pronunciation word saved to the buffer 18, to have the specified display attribute and stores the word to a converted result output buffer 17 instead of a certified result stored at a preceding time. As a result, instead of reading data which are once displayed in a certifying condition, the homonous pronunciation word to be the object of a non-converting request has the specified display attribute and the word is displayed again as the homonous pronunciation word of the selecting operation object namely.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a document creation device having a kana-kanji conversion function, and in particular, to a document creation device having a kana-kanji conversion function, and particularly for determining homophones (homonyms) (including kana characters). This invention relates to a kana-kanji conversion control method that allows for cancellation of a request when a requested operation is performed by mistake.

(Prior art) Generally, in a document creation device that has a kana-kanji conversion function,
The reading input by the user (operator) using a manual key such as a keyboard is converted into a character string containing kanji. However, since Japanese has kanji with the same reading but different characters, that is, homophones (homonyms), the converted word may be different from the word intended by the user.

Therefore, the document creation device does not use the converted homophones (some devices treat kana character strings as homophones) as the final conversion result, but instead uses homophones that can be switched to other homophones at the user's request. In other words, the homophones that are currently the target of the selection operation are treated as homophones that are the target of the selection operation.
This fact is displayed on the screen in a specific display format so that the user can recognize it.

In such a document creation device, if the homophone that is the target of a selection operation is not the desired word, the user can, for example, perform a key operation to request switching to another homophone (homophone candidate). If the homonym switched in response to this key operation is the desired homonym, then the request is made to confirm this desired homonym as the final conversion result (for example, using a select/execute key, etc.). (confirm key) can be operated. In addition, the above document creation device includes
There is a non-conversion key that requests confirmation of the input reading (hiragana), and by operating this key, "hiragana" that shows the reading instead of the homophone that is the target of the selection operation is provided. will be confirmed.

Now, if the above-mentioned non-conversion key is used to confirm "Hiragana", or if the selection/execution key is used to confirm the homophone that is the target of the selection operation, it becomes the selection operation target. For example, in a document creation device that is capable of manually creating consecutive phrases, the next phrase will be newly selected and created.For this reason, if the user accidentally presses the no-conversion key or the select/execute key, If the above confirmation process was performed after an operation, it was not possible to cancel that operation.If you want to return to the original homophone display state where selection operations are possible, you must press the non-conversion key. In that case, it would have been necessary to make a re-conversion request (・ψ) to specify a range and convert ``hiragana'' into full characters, or to manually read it again. If the number of characters does not match, insert/delete operations are also required. Regarding this ■,
The same applies when operating the selection/execution key.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, conventionally, when an operation is performed that requests confirmation of the kana-kanji conversion result (including no conversion) for the input reading, this request is canceled and the original state is restored. The problem was that it could not be returned to.

Therefore, in this invention, even if an operation is performed to request confirmation of the kana-kanji conversion result (including no conversion) for the input reading, the request can be canceled immediately after the operation, and the homophone display state immediately before the request is The problem to be solved is to be able to restore the system correctly.

[Structure of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problem) This invention provides that, when a confirmation request is made, the homophone displayed as the target of the selection operation at that time is temporarily saved in the save buffer means. When confirmation processing is performed and cancellation of the confirmation request is requested immediately after the confirmation request, the homophone saved in the save buffer means is used to return to the state at the time of the confirmation request. (Operation) According to the above configuration, the homophone that was the target of the selection operation at the time of the confirmation request is saved to the save buffer means during the confirmation process, so even if the confirmation process is performed, the cancellation request immediately after the confirmation request is processed. If so, the homophone saved in the save buffer means can be retrieved and returned to its original state, and it becomes possible to use it again as a target of the homophone selection operation.

(Embodiment) Fig. 1 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a functional block diagram of the main parts of a document creation device with a kana-kanji conversion function that realizes the above processing procedure. .

In FIG. 2, numeral 11 is a key input section, in addition to various character keys, a no-conversion key 12, a cancel key 13,
Furthermore, various function keys such as a selection/execution key (not shown) are provided. Reference numeral 14 denotes a human output control section that receives key human power from the key human power section 11, instructions corresponding to the input, and execution results for the instructions, and 15 a kana-kanji conversion control section that controls the processing of ephemeral kana-kanji conversion. 1
6 is the reading input from the key human power section 11 (reading data)
17 is a conversion result output buffer in which character strings currently displayed on a display (not shown) such as a liquid crystal display are stored; This is a save buffer for temporarily saving the displayed homophone that is the target of a selection operation when unconverted output is instructed.

The manual buffer 16, the conversion result output buffer 17, and the save buffer 18 are placed in a data memory composed of, for example, a RAM or the like. Note that external storage devices such as a printer device for outputting documents, etc., and a floppy disk device for storing documents, etc. are omitted.

Next, the operation of the configuration shown in FIG. 2 will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Now, in the homophone display state, key human power part 1
It is assumed that the No. 1 non-conversion key 12 is operated. The input/output control section 14 performs key manual processing from the key human power section 11 (step S1), and when it is determined that the non-conversion key 12 is operated as in this embodiment (step S2), After setting a non-conversion instruction flag (not shown) (step S3), a no-conversion output instruction is given to the kana-kanji conversion control section 15.

When the kana-kanji conversion control unit 15 receives the non-conversion output instruction from the input/output control unit 14, the character strings in the conversion result output buffer 717 that are displayed on the screen are displayed with specific display attributes (for example, underlined with thick lines). The homophone (homonym candidate) that is currently indicated as the target of the homophone selection operation is extracted and saved in the save buffer 18 (step S4). Next, the kana-kanji conversion control unit 15 takes out the reading data of the homophones saved in the save buffer 18 from the input buffer 16, and stores them in the conversion result output buffer 17 in place of the saved homophones (step S5).

As a result, instead of the homophone that has a specific display attribute (that is, in the selection operation target display state), its pronunciation data (here "Hiragana°") is displayed on the screen in a confirmed state (in a state that does not have the equivalent display attribute). be done.

Next, it is assumed that the input/output control unit 14 performs key manual processing again (step S1), and this time it is detected that the cancel key 13 has been operated (step S6).

In this case, the input/output control unit 14 refers to the no-conversion instruction flag, and if the flag is set, determines that the request is a cancellation request immediately after the request for no-conversion output (step S7
). After the human output control unit 14 resets the no-conversion instruction flag (step S8), the kana-kanji conversion control unit 1
5 to cancel the non-conversion output process (confirmation process).

When the Kana-Kanji conversion control unit 15 receives the cancellation instruction from the input/output control unit 14, it retrieves the homophone with the specific display attribute that was saved in the save buffer 18, and saves the previously stored confirmed result (here, the input buffer 16 (the homophone reading data extracted from ) is stored in the conversion result output buffer 17 (step S9).

As a result, instead of the reading data (non-conversion processing result) that was displayed in the confirmed state, the homophone that was the subject of the non-conversion request has a specific display attribute, that is, it is displayed again as the homophone that is the target of the selection operation. Is displayed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the non-conversion key 12
Even if you accidentally operate , and the state changes from the homophone display state where selection operations are possible to the state where the pronunciation data (hiragana) is confirmed, if you operate the cancel key 13 next time, the display immediately before the non-conversion key 12 is operated. It is possible to correctly return to the homonym display state. Therefore, in this state, the selection/execution key (confirm key) that requests to confirm the current homophone as the final conversion result, or the operation of the key (next candidate key, (previous candidate key) can be operated.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, a case has been described in which, by operating the cancel key immediately after "Hiragana" is confirmed by operating the non-conversion key, the state is returned to the homophone display state immediately before the operation of the non-conversion key. It can also be applied to cancellation processing when "katakana" is confirmed by operating the conversion key, and furthermore, when the displayed homophone itself is confirmed by operating the selection/execution key (confirmation key).

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, a case was explained in which dedicated keys (non-conversion key 12 and cancellation key 13) were provided for non-conversion output requests and cancellation requests. , a no-conversion key, and a cancellation key.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, even if an operation is performed that requests confirmation of the kana-kanji conversion result (including no conversion) for the input reading, the request is not completed immediately after the operation is performed. Cancellation is now possible, and it is possible to easily return to the homophone display state immediately before the request.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a main part of a document creation device having a kana-kanji conversion function for realizing the above processing procedure. . If...Key human power department, 12...No conversion key, 13.
... Cancel key, I4... Input/output control section, 15...
Kana-Kanji conversion control unit, 17...Conversion result output buffer, 18...Evacuation buffer O Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a document creation device having a kana-kanji conversion function, a first confirmation request that requests confirmation of the displayed homophone itself that is the target of a homophone selection operation, or whether the pronunciation is the same. a first detection means for detecting at least one second confirmation request requesting confirmation by converting it into a character; confirmation processing means for evacuating and performing the requested confirmation processing; and second detection means for detecting that a cancellation of the request is requested immediately after the confirmation request;
canceling means for extracting the homophones saved in the save buffer means in response to the detection of the cancellation request by the second detection means, and using the extracted homophones to return to the state at the time of detecting the confirmed request; A kana-kanji conversion control system characterized in that the homophones taken out from the save buffer means are again targeted for the homophone selection operation.