JPH01259448A - Kanji input system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To input a word [a KANJI (CHINESE CHARACTER) string] including a difficult KANJI, whose reading can not be understood, by inputting a special signal to be replaced for the KANJI, whose reading can not be understood, and a KANA (Japanese syllabary) for the reading of a KANJI, whose reading is understood, and executing selection operation. CONSTITUTION:For the respective KANJIs, whose reading is not understood, the special symbol to be replaced for the KANJI is inputted from an input means 1. The inputted KANA is converted to a candidate for the KANJI of the same reading by a KANA/ KANJI converting means 2 and displayed on a display means 5. When there is the KANJI, which is a purpose, in the displayed candidate of the KANJI, selecting information are inputted from the input means 1 and according to these selecting information, the candidate of one KANJI is selected by a selecting means 6 and delivered to a word retrieving means 4. Then, the candidate of the word, whose stroke number is equal with the total stroke number of the special symbol and selected KANJI, to be coincident with the selected KANJI excepting for the inputted special symbol is retrieved from a word dictionary 3 by a word retrieving means 4 and displayed on the display means 5. Thus, the input efficiency of the difficult KANJI, whose reading is not understood, can be improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a method for inputting kanji in a device or system that processes Japanese, such as a Japanese word processor, and particularly for inputting words consisting of two or more kanji (simple words, compound words). related to the input method for (idioms or idioms).

Conventional technology Traditionally, the methods for inputting kanji in Japanese word processors, etc. have been: - inputting a kana reading to get candidates for kanji with the same reading, and then selecting the desired kanji from among them; A method of obtaining kanji candidates by specifying them by code or reading, and selecting the desired kanji from among them.
■Specify the total number of strokes to obtain kanji candidates, and select the desired kanji from among them; ■Specify the radical or labor and the total number of strokes to obtain kanji candidates, and select the desired kanji from among them. Methods are known.

Problem (3) to be solved by the invention is the method of converting kana to kanji, which makes it easy to input kanji whose readings are known, but has a problem in that it is not possible to input kanji whose readings are unknown.

According to the methods ■, ■, or ■, it is possible to input kanji whose readings are unknown, but there is a problem that the input efficiency is extremely poor because it takes time and effort to check the radical and labor codes and stroke counts.

In this invention, difficult-to-understand kanji whose readings cannot be understood often appear in words (simple words, compound words, or compound words) consisting of two or more kanji, and even if such words Focusing on the fact that it is often possible to know or guess the readings of the kanji in the section, we aim to provide a kanji input method that efficiently inputs kanji whose readings are unknown in units of kanji strings, that is, words. purpose.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects The kanji input method according to the present invention for solving the above problems will be explained with reference to FIG.

1 is an input means for inputting kanji readings and selection information. 2 is a kana-kanji conversion means for converting a kana (one or more characters) with the reading of a kanji into a kanji with the same reading. 3 is a word dictionary in which words consisting of two or more kanji are registered, and 4 is a word search means for searching the words. 5 is a display means for displaying kanji candidates obtained by the kana-kanji conversion means or word candidates searched by the word search means. Reference numeral 6 denotes a selection means for selecting one of the kanji or word candidates displayed on the display means 5 according to the selection information.

Suppose that you know the reading of one or more kanji in a word consisting of two or more kanji, but you do not know the reading of the remaining kanji.

In this case, the operator inputs the kana (one or more characters) of the reading of the kanji whose reading is known in this word, and the special symbol (wild card) in place of each kanji whose reading is unknown, using input means 1. do. Then, the input kana is converted by the kana-kanji conversion means 2 into a candidate kanji (one or more characters) with the same reading, and this candidate kanji is displayed on the display means 5.

If the operator finds the desired kanji among the displayed kanji candidates, the operator inputs the selection information from the input means 1. Then, one kanji candidate is selected by the selection means 6 according to this selection information and passed to the word search means 4.

The word search means 4 selects word candidates whose characters other than the special symbol inputted from the input means 1 match the selected kanji and whose number of characters is equal to the total number of characters of the special symbol and the selected kanji. This is displayed by the display means 5.

When the operator finds a target word among the displayed word candidates, he inputs the selection information through the input means 1. Then, the selection means 6 selects one of the word candidates being displayed according to the selection information (this word, ie, the kanji string is finally input).

As an example, I will explain a case where you don't know how to read ``jo''(<) in ``gaiku''. In this case, "gaine" is inputted from the input means 1. Book is a special symbol (wildcard) in place of custom.

The kana-kanji conversion means 2 converts p "kai" into kana-kanji characters, and the candidate kanji is displayed on the display means 5. At this time, not only the kanji candidates but also the special symbol rate are
” may be displayed.

If the operator finds the desired kanji among the displayed kanji candidates, the operator inputs the selection information (for example, a number assigned to the kanji candidate) through the input means 1.

When "Ko" is selected by the selection means 6 in this way, the word search means 4 searches the word dictionary 3 for word candidates whose first character is "Ko" and the number of characters is 2.

For example, words such as ``rilffl taij'', ``rf2 shock'', . . . and the target word ``private practice'' are searched and displayed.

When the operator finds a target word among the displayed word candidates, he inputs the selection information (for example, the number of the word candidate) through the input means 1. Then, according to this selection information, the selection means 6 selects the target word "Kanji", thus completing the input of the target word (two kanji).

For example, if you do not know the pronunciation of "Takusei" in "-Ren Takusei" as a word with three or more characters, enter "Ichiren Honhon." When a "series" is obtained by the kana-kanji conversion and selected by the operator, four-character word candidates including "-ren" followed by two characters "-ren kisei" are searched, and the desired "-ren" is searched.
You can select and input "Ren Takusei".

In this way, you can input words (kanji strings) containing kanji whose readings you don't know, as long as you know the reading of even one of them, without having to go through the trouble of checking radical or labor codes, number of strokes, etc. . Since the number of words of two or more characters that may need to be input using such a procedure is limited, the number of candidate words can be narrowed down considerably, making it easy to search and select them. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to input a kanji whose reading is unknown more efficiently than a kanji input method that uses radicals, labor, or number of strokes.

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a Japanese word processor to which a kanji input method is applied according to an embodiment of the present invention. 11 is a central processing unit, and 12 is a main storage device. This main storage device 12 includes free text kana-kanji conversion processing, word search processing,
Various types of programs such as input/output control and text editing are stored here. The main storage device 12 is also used as a storage area for various data.

13 is a hard disk device, and 14 is a hard disk control device that controls it. Node disk device 13
contains 15 kana-kanji dictionaries in which readings and kanji (kanji strings) are registered in association with each other for free-text kana-kanji conversion, and words with two or more characters (simple words, compound words, or compound words) are registered in order of number of characters. A word dictionary 16 is stored. Figure 3 shows the structure of the word dictionary.

17 is a CRT display device, 18 is a keyboard, 1
Reference numeral 9 denotes an image processing/control device that performs image processing, display control of the CRT display device 17, and input control of the keyboard 18.

The correspondence between FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is as follows. Input means 1
is realized by hardware such as the keyboard 17, image processing/control device 19, central processing unit 11, and programs. The kana-kanji conversion means 2 is realized by software such as the central processing unit 11, a kana-kanji conversion dictionary 15, and a program on the main storage device 12. word dictionary 3
corresponds to the word dictionary 16.

The word search means 4 and the selection means 6 are operated by the central processing unit 11.
, the main storage device 12, etc., and a program on the main storage device 12. The display means 5 is
CRT display device 17, image processing/control device 19
This is realized by hardware such as the central processing unit 11 and programs stored in the main storage device 12.

The operation of the Japanese word processor configured as described above will be explained below.

In Japanese input mode using normal kana-kanji conversion,
When a specific mode switching instruction is input from the keyboard 18 (for example, when the control key and F4 key are pressed at the same time)
, the mode is switched to the word-by-word Kanji input mode according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a 70-chart of this mode of processing.

Suppose that the operator wants to input ``楄'' but does not know the pronunciation of ``愼.'' The operator inputs the pronunciation of ``楄'' and the special symbol rate to replace ``惺'' in alphabetical order as ``gai*'' and returns. Press the key (step 31). Central processing unit 1
1 stores this input data in a specific area of the main storage device 12.

In the next step 32, the central processing unit 11 (related program) searches the kana-kanji conversion dictionary 15 for a kanji candidate with the pronunciation of "gai" and stores the kanji candidate in a specific area of the main memory 12. At the same time, display data in which candidate numbers are added to each candidate and special symbol rate is transferred to the display memory in the image processing/control device 19 (step 32).
.

In this way, rl is displayed on the screen of the CRT display device 17.
Kanji candidates and special symbols, such as , dahon j, are displayed together with candidate numbers.

The operator searches for the desired kanji on the screen, enters the candidate number from the keyboard 18, and presses the return key (step 7, block 33).

The central processing unit 11 (related program) selects the kanji character corresponding to the candidate number, and rewrites the display memory to display the kanji character and special symbol (step 3.1).

Now, only "bad*" among the searched candidates is displayed on the screen of the CRT display device 17.

Next, the central processing unit 11 (word search processing program)
A word group with the number of characters of the selected "*", that is, 2 characters, is read out from the word dictionary 16 to a specific area of the main storage device 12, and a word whose first character is "Shun" is searched as a candidate from this word group, Display data stored in a specific area of the main storage device 12 and with a candidate number added to each word is stored in a display memory l) □,
Transfer (step 35).

For example, “1. Mukuro J, r2. Dash J, r3. Dash J,
r4. The words "Shunsu", "Is," and so on are displayed on the screen.

Note that the pronunciations of each word may be displayed at the same time (this can be easily achieved by registering the pronunciations in a word dictionary and simultaneously reading the pronunciations into the main storage device when searching for a word).

The operator searches for the desired word from among the words displayed on the screen, inputs selection information (candidate number) from the keyboard 18, and presses the return key (step 36). In this case, input the selection number (5) for "Dakugo".

The central processing unit 11 (related program) stores the selected word at the character input position (at the end of the sentence created up to this point) in the text storage area on the main memory 12, and displays the display data. The data is transferred to the character input position in the display memory (the position corresponding to the cursor position on the screen) (step 37).

In this way, the input of the desired ``daku'' is completed, and it is displayed at the end of the document on the screen, and the Japanese word processor returns to the normal text input mode using kana-kanji conversion.

Other functions of the Japanese word processor, such as normal text input and editing, remain the same as before.

In the above embodiment, the ordinary kana-kanji conversion dictionary and the word dictionary are made independent, but they may be integrated. The word search means and the kana-kanji conversion means may be realized as firmware, or may be realized only by hardware. A kanji or word candidate on the screen may be selected with a cursor, and information related to the position of the cursor may be input as selection information. Special symbols (wildcards) that are input in place of the reading of kanji are not limited to this symbol.

If a combination of reading and special symbol is input in the same mode without switching between the normal kanji input mode using kana-kanji conversion and the kanji input mode according to the present invention, the kanji input mode according to the present invention A configuration in which processing is executed is also possible.

Effects of the Invention The present invention has a configuration as described above in detail, and allows a user to enter special symbols to replace kanji whose readings are unknown and the kana readings of kanji whose readings are known, and perform a simple >p selection operation. By doing this, you can input words (kanji strings) that include difficult-to-understand kanji whose readings you don't know, making it more efficient to input difficult-to-understand kanji whose readings you don't know, compared to methods that specify radicals, labor, number of strokes, etc. This has the effect of improving performance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a kanji input method of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a Japanese word processor to which the kanji input method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a word dictionary. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of kanji input processing. 1... Input means, 2... Kana-kanji conversion means, 3...
- Word dictionary, 4... Word search means, 5... Display means, 6... Selection means, 11... Central processing unit, 12.
・・Main storage device, 13 ・・Hard disk device, 15
...Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary, 16...Word dictionary, 17.
...CRT display device, 18...keyboard. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person No. 1
Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] means for converting kana into kanji with the same reading; a dictionary for words consisting of two or more kanji; a search means for the dictionary; an information input means; and a conversion result of the conversion means or a search result of the search means. It has a display means for displaying, and a means for selecting a conversion result or a search result displayed on the display means according to selection information, and the input means selects one or more kanji in a word consisting of two or more kanji. By inputting a kana reading and a special symbol in place of each remaining kanji, the kanji conversion means converts the kana into a kanji candidate with the same reading and displays it on the display means, and the input means By inputting selection information, the selection means selects one of the candidates for the kanji, and the number of characters is equal to the total number of characters of the special symbol inputted from the input means and the selected kanji, and the special The word dictionary is searched by the search means for word candidates that match the selected kanji except for the symbol, the search means is displayed on the display means, and the selection information is inputted from the input means, thereby generating the word candidates. A kanji input method characterized in that the selection means selects one from the following.