JPH01217548A - System for controlling kana/kanji conversion - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To forcibly end batch conversion at a desired period by executing an input from a batch conversion end instructing means provided on a key input means, in a batch conversion processing. CONSTITUTION:When a next candidate switching instruction or a selection processing instruction is received from a key input device 12, the instruction is transmitted to a homonym selecting device 17 by a main processor 11 and the device 17 executes an instructed processing. The result of this processing is informed of a converted result display controller 18 and the display of a next candidate or the display of a selection certified result is executed. The processed result of the device 17 is also informed of the processor 11. Until all clauses in display are detected to be certified by information from the device 17, the processor 11 waits for a key input from the device 12. When a batch conversion end by the operation of a batch conversion end key 13 is instructed, the processings of a KANA (Japanese syllabary)/KANJI (Chinese character) converting device 16 and the device 17 are stopped and the batch conversion is forcibly finished even in the midway of the batch conversion.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a document creation device using a sequential kana-kanji conversion method that has a batch conversion function, and particularly relates to a kana-kanji conversion method for forcibly terminating batch conversion. Control method (prior art) In general, document creation devices that use a sequential kana-kanji conversion method and have a batch conversion function are able to convert, for example, sentences input in yomi to -ki by instructing batch conversion using a predetermined key operation. ing. This batch conversion is performed with a predetermined number of characters N as the upper limit, and once all conversions (homonyms) are confirmed, batch conversion is performed on the next character string with N characters as the upper limit. In conventional document creation devices, when this batch conversion is started, other processing is performed until the final conversion target reading data is confirmed (or unless some kind of error occurs during editing processing). I couldn't move on. Therefore, even if the subsequent character strings are no longer needed after several batch conversions with N characters as the upper limit, it is necessary to repeat the conversion confirmation operation until there is no longer any reading data to be converted.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, conventionally, once batch conversion is started, batch conversion cannot be terminated until there is no longer any reading data to be converted, and the remaining input data is processed during batch conversion. Even if it is determined that the character string is unnecessary, there is a problem in that an operation must be performed to confirm the conversion.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable the batch conversion to be forcibly terminated at a desired time even if the batch conversion is started.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention provides, in a sequential kana-kanji conversion type document creation device having a batch conversion means, a batch conversion end instruction means for instructing forced termination of batch conversion, which is a key input means. and a determining means for determining whether or not the instruction means has instructed to end the batch conversion during the batch conversion by the batch conversion means, and according to the determination result of the discrimination means, the batch conversion by the batch conversion means is performed. The feature is that the conversion is forcibly terminated.

(Operation) According to the above configuration, the user can forcibly end the batch conversion at a desired time simply by operating the batch conversion completion instruction means provided on the key input means.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a document creation device using a sequential kana-kanji conversion method having a batch conversion function according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a batch conversion process in the document creation device of FIG. 1. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure.

In FIG. 1, 11 is a main processing unit that controls the entire apparatus, and 12 is a key input device. In addition to various character keys, this key input device 12 includes a conversion/next candidate key used to instruct kana-kanji conversion instruction 1 to switch between homophones (candidates), etc., and a selection key used to instruct homophone selection, etc. / execution key, no conversion key used to instruct no conversion (confirm to hiragana), batch conversion key used to instruct batch conversion (none of them shown), and also instruct to forcibly terminate batch conversion. Various function keys such as a bulk conversion end key 13 are provided. When the batch conversion key is operated with the start position of the target text for batch conversion specified by the operation of the cursor key or the like on the key input device 12, the main processing unit 11 converts the text from the document stored in the document buffer 14. , read data at the specified starting position (data to be converted)
The converted data reading device 15 is instructed to read the data string starting with .

In response to an instruction from the main processing device 11, the conversion data reading device 15 reads a maximum of N characters of the specified conversion target data string from the document buffer 14 (step S1), temporarily stores it in a reading rebuffer (not shown), and then sequentially reads the specified conversion target data string from the document buffer 14. Main processing device 11
send to Note that when the conversion target data to be stored in the reading buffer no longer exists in the document buffer 14 (step 52), the batch conversion ends. The main processing unit 11 sends the conversion target data string (reading data string) read by the conversion data reading device 15 to the kana-kanji conversion device 16 of a sequential processing type, and sends the conversion target data string (reading data string) to the kana-kanji conversion device 16 of the sequential processing type, and the kana-kanji conversion device 15 converts the data to kana-kanji (not for batch conversion). Start it up.

When the kana-kanji conversion device 16 is activated by the main processing device 11, the kana-kanji conversion device 16 converts the data sent from the main processing device 11 (up to N characters).
The data string to be converted is divided into clauses, a well-known kana-kanji conversion process is performed for each clause, and all homophone information as a result of the conversion process is sent to the homophone selection device 17 (step S3). The homonym selection device 17 selects the homonym with the highest priority among the homonym information from the kana-kanji conversion device 16 (here, this includes words accompanied by particles, etc.)
is extracted for each phrase and sent to the conversion result display control device 18 with a display attribute indicating that the homonym selection state is attached.

The conversion result display control device 18 includes a homophone selection device 17
The homonyms for each phrase are displayed on a display (not shown) using the specified display attributes. Here, the phrases that are currently subject to selection processing are underlined with thick lines, and the phrases that require selection processing are underlined with thin lines.

After confirming that the user has entered the homophone selection mode, the user operates the key input device 12, and if the homonym has not been converted to the desired notation, an instruction to switch the display to the next candidate is given, and the desired notation is displayed. If the word has been converted into a homophone, instructions for selection processing are given.

When the main processing device 11 receives a next candidate switching instruction or a selection processing instruction from the key input device 12, the main processing device 11 transmits the instruction to the homophone selection device 17. As a result, the homophone selection device 17 performs the instructed processing (step S4). This processing result (conversion selection result) is displayed in the conversion result display control device 18.
The next candidate is displayed and the selection confirmation result is displayed (in this case, the underline is deleted). Further, the processing result of the homophone selection device 17 is also notified to the main processing device 11. The main processing device 11 waits for a key input from the key input device 12 until the main processing device 11 detects that all the phrases being displayed have been determined by the notification from the homophone selection device 17, and when the batch conversion end key 13 is operated. When the end of batch conversion is instructed, the processing of the kana-kanji conversion device 1B and the homophone selection device 17 is stopped, and the batch conversion is forcibly ended (steps 85 to S7). That is, according to this embodiment, by operating the batch conversion end key 13, batch conversion can be forcibly ended even in the middle of batch conversion.

On the other hand, in the key input process in step S6, it is detected that a key operation such as an instruction to switch homophones (candidates) or an instruction to select a homophone has been performed instead of an instruction to end batch conversion by operating the batch conversion end key 13. In this case, the main processing device 11 causes the homophone selection device 17 to continue the conversion 1 selection process. Then, when the conversion of all phrases is confirmed (homonyms are confirmed) for the conversion target data of up to N characters read at one time 1] (n-i), control is passed to the document editing device 19, and the document Editing processing is performed on the buffer 14 to replace the original conversion target data string (reading data string) with the confirmed conversion result (selection processing result) (step S8).
. This editing processing result is passed to the editing result display control device 20, and the document replaced with the determined conversion result is displayed.

The document editing device 19 is configured to notify the main processing device 11 whether an error such as 14 has occurred in the above editing process, that is, whether the editing has failed or succeeded.

If the main processing device 11 receives an editing success notification from the document editing device 19, it starts up the converted data reading device 15 again, and
The next i+1st (n-i+1) conversion target data string (reading data string) of N characters at most is read (step S9゜Sl). Then, the kana-kanji conversion device 16 performs kana-kanji conversion processing (for batch conversion) on the data string newly read by the conversion data reading device 15 to be converted, and the homonym selection device 17 performs homonym selection. Subjected to processing. If the batch conversion end key 13 is operated during this homophone selection process, the batch conversion is forcibly terminated as described above, and the homophone string being batch converted is returned to the conversion target data string (reading data string). It will be done. However, the previous batch conversion results, ie, the homophone selection results for the data strings to be read and converted up to the i-th time, are valid because they have already been stored in the document buffer 14 in place of the original data strings.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, even if batch conversion is started, batch conversion can be performed at a desired time simply by operating the batch conversion end instruction means provided in the key input means. It can be forcibly terminated.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a document creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation. 11... Main processing unit, 12... Key input device, 13
. . . Batch conversion end key, 15 . . . Conversion data reading device, 16 . . . Kana-kanji conversion device, 17 . . . Homophone selection device. Applicant's representative Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue and Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a document creation device using a sequential kana-kanji conversion method that has a batch conversion means for converting sentences inputted in reading into sentences containing kanji, a batch conversion termination function is provided in the key input means to instruct forced termination of the batch conversion. and a determining means for determining whether or not an instruction to end the batch conversion is given by the instruction means during the batch conversion by the batch conversion means, and the batch conversion means performs the batch conversion according to the determination result of the discrimination unit. A kana-kanji conversion control method characterized by forcibly terminating batch conversion.