JPH02291066A - Sentence input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To add a simple function to input another language by inputting pronunciation to read out and a display KANJI (Chinese character) which the Japanese language does not have. CONSTITUTION:Not only a Japanese-language dictionary 6 where the Japanese language and a conversion program are stored but also an additional KANJI dictionary 7, a primary table 8, and a secondary table 9 are provided on a hard disk 5. Relations between pronunciation of KANJI inputted by romaji (a method of writing Japanese in Roman characters) and addresses of the secondary table 9 are indicated in the primary table 8, and all addresses of the Japanese-language dictionary 6 where KANJI corresponding to romaji input is stored and the additional KANJI dictionary 7 are stored in the secondary table 9. At the time of romaji input, contents of the Japanese-language dictionary 6 and the additional dictionary 7 corresponding to the address of the secondary table are displayed on the conversion area of the screen of a CRT 3 through the primary table 8. An operator performs the input to select displayed characters.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document input device, and in particular, to a document input device that inputs Japanese using a Japanese dictionary, to input languages of other kanji-speaking countries. Regarding things that can also be used.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional document input devices in computer systems, word processors, and the like used in Japan are generally equipped with a Japanese dictionary and are configured to input various information in Japanese.

In addition to the Japanese dictionary, it is also equipped with special dictionaries and conversion programs for languages other than Japan that use kanji, such as Chinese and Korean, and can input documents in two languages (Japanese and other languages). There are also document input devices that allow this.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, if the document input device such as a computer system or processor is capable of inputting only Japanese, it may be difficult to use kanji in countries other than Japan (China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc.).
Users in countries such as South Korea are unable to input documents in their native language, and users of computer systems such as ``-Taro'' and ``Hanako'' (The A7 System Co., Ltd. Excellent software 1 such as l1 trademark name)
・There was a problem of not being able to utilize the clothing.

In order to make it possible to input documents in the local languages of countries other than Japan that use kanji, if a dedicated dictionary and conversion program for other languages is provided, the amount of information that cannot be stored on a storage medium such as a disk would be extremely large. As the number of users increases, it becomes necessary to use storage media with large storage capacity, and accordingly, it becomes necessary to use expensive hardware such as computer systems and processors with high information processing capacity.
A problem arises in that the cost increases significantly by 1~.

This invention was made in view of the above points, and allows even citizens of countries other than Japan that use kanji to easily manually write documents in their own language, and that can be stored in a storage medium such as a disk. 11. It is an object to provide a document input device that can minimize the increase in the amount of information required. 3. [Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the 11th objective of item 2, this invention uses 1 Japanese language dictionary 8 as shown in the functional block diagram in FIG.
"Lj Japanese language dictionary A is a kanji used in a country that uses kanji, and
A kanji storage means B which stores kanji which are not stored in , a pronunciation input means C which inputs the pronunciation of the kanji, and a master book which stores the alphabetic characters corresponding to the pronunciations manually inputted by the pronunciation input 1000 steps C. A1 to address designating means D for designating the addresses of the word dictionary A and kanji memory 1,000 stages ■3, and kanji reading means E for reading out the kanji stored in the A1 to address designated by the address designating means D. It was established.

[For production]

By configuring as shown in 2.-I, when inputting a document or a citizen of a country that uses kanji other than 1-1, the pronunciation input means C inputs the pronunciation of the kanji, for example, in one's own J-ha.

When the pronunciation of a kanji is input, all the addresses of the Japanese dictionary A and the kanji storage means B in which the kanji corresponding to the input pronunciation are stored are designated by the address designation means D, and the designated address is The kanji characters stored in AD1NOS are read out by the kanji reading means E.

The operator selects a desired kanji from among the kanji read by the kanji reading means E and instructs its input. In this way, even citizens of countries other than Japan that use kanji can easily input documents in their own language.

In addition, more than 90% of the kanji used in Japanese and the kanji used in countries other than Japan that use kanji are common, but according to this invention, the kanji storage means stores them in the Japanese dictionary. Since it is configured to store only those kanji that are not listed, 90% of the common kanji will not be stored redundantly in the Japanese dictionary and the kanji storage means.

Therefore, compared to the case where a dedicated dictionary for other languages is provided in addition to the Japanese dictionary, it is possible to significantly reduce the amount of kanji that must be stored in the storage medium such as the disk that constitutes the Japanese dictionary and the kanji storage means. can.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document input device embodying the present invention.

The control unit 1 includes a microprocessor (hereinafter r
CPU) and an RO (not shown) that stores the programs, data, etc. required by the CPU.
The microcomputer consists of a RAM (not shown) that stores temporary data.

A keyboard 2 for manually inputting various information, a CRT display device 3 for displaying various information, and a memory 4 are connected to the control section 1.

A heart disk device 5 is also connected to the control unit 1 . A hard disk (not shown) of the hard disk device 5 is provided with a Japanese dictionary 6 in which Japanese language and conversion programs are stored, an additional kanji dictionary 7, a primary table 8, and a secondary table 9.

The additional kanji dictionary 7 stores kanji that are used in countries that use kanji, such as China, Taiwan, and Korea, and that are not stored in the Japanese language dictionary 6.

The primary table 8, as shown in FIG.
This figure shows the correspondence between the pronunciation of the kanji input in Roman characters from 1 to 3 and the address A D n of the secondary table 9 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, each address ADn of the secondary table 9 stores all the kanji in the Japanese dictionary 6 and the additional kanji dictionary 7 that store kanji corresponding to the pronunciation of the kanji entered in Roman characters from the keyboard 2. The first response is memorized.

Next, the process of inputting documents in the languages of countries that use kanji will be explained, taking as an example the case of inputting Chinese.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the procedure of document input processing, and FIGS. 5 to 7 show screen displays of the CRT display device 3.

Note that a conversion area 20a is provided at the bottom of the screen 20 shown in FIGS. 5 to 7. C1 is a document input cursor and C2 is a conversion cursor.

First, when a Chinese operator inputs the kanji character "boku", he inputs the Chinese pronunciation (four sounds) rPuJ of the kanji character "boku" from the keyboard 2.

At this time, the input pronunciation "rpu" is displayed in the conversion area 20a of the screen 20, as shown in FIG.

The control unit 1 corresponds to the input pronunciation rpuJ.
The address AD1 of the secondary table 9 is obtained from the primary table 8, and the address AD. The address (AI-A4) of the Japanese dictionary 6 and the 71 reply (B1) of the additional kanji dictionary 7 are read.

Then, the read address (Al~A4, Bl)
All the kanji stored in the kanji are read from the Japanese dictionary 6 and the additional kanji dictionary 7, and the read kanji are displayed in the conversion area 20a of the screen 20 as shown in FIG.

The operator inputs from the keyboard 2 the number (here, "3") attached to the kanji character that the operator desires to input from among the kanji characters displayed in the conversion area 20a.

As a result, the kanji to be inputted (here, "boku") is determined, and the control unit 1 causes the determined kanji to be displayed on the screen 20 as shown in FIG.

By repeating the above-described process, the operator can input the desired Chinese document.

In the above example, we explained the case where a Chinese operator inputs a document in Chinese, but when a Korean, Taiwanese, etc. input a document in their own language at a cram school, the same procedure can be used to input the document. Input can be performed.

In this way, with this document input device, even citizens of countries other than Japan that use kanji can easily input documents in their own language.

Therefore, the versatility of computer systems and word processors equipped with this document input device in each country that uses kanji can be increased, and even citizens of countries that use kanji other than Japanese can use the computer systems and word processors developed for computer systems and word processors. It becomes possible to utilize a single piece of software.

Furthermore, since the additional kanji dictionary 7 is configured to store only kanji that are not stored in the Japanese dictionary 6,
In addition to the Japanese dictionary 6, when providing a dedicated dictionary for another language that has 90% or more of kanji in common with the kanji stored in the Japanese dictionary 6, the kanji that should be stored on the hard disk of the hard disk device 5. This makes it possible to use a hard disk with a small size.

Note that the present invention can be widely implemented in document input devices in computer systems, word processors, office computers, personal computers, workstations, machine translation systems, and the like.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, even countries other than Japan that use kanji can easily input documents in their own language.

Therefore, if the document input device according to the present invention is provided,
It is possible to increase the versatility of computer systems and word processors in each country that uses kanji, and it is possible to use Japanese-made software developed for computer systems and word processors even in countries that use kanji other than Japanese. become.

Moreover, even though it is possible to input documents in multiple languages, the increase in the amount of information such as kanji that must be stored on storage media such as disks can be kept to the minimum necessary, and large-capacity storage media can be used. There is no need to use it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the Imoto configuration of this invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document input device implementing this invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document input device implementing this invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the contents of the secondary table, and FIGS. The 8th explanatory diagram of different screen display states to explain the input process is a flowchart I showing the procedure of the document input process. 8 Japanese M-r1 Dictionary B Kanji memory 1000 steps C...
Pronunciation input means ■〕・Address instruction means E Kanji reading means 1 Control section 2 ・Keyboard 3-C
RT Display '3A position 4 Memory 5
Hard 1-Disk device 6 Japanese dictionary 7/Additional Kanji dictionary 8 Primary table 9 Secondary table Figure 3 Figure 4 f -565-Figure 5 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A document input device that inputs Japanese using a Japanese dictionary, in which a kanji that is used in a country that uses kanji and is not stored in the Japanese dictionary is stored. a kanji storage means; a pronunciation input means for inputting the pronunciation of the kanji; and an address of the Japanese dictionary and the kanji storage means in which the kanji corresponding to the pronunciation input by the pronunciation input means are stored. What is claimed is: 1. A document input device comprising: address designating means for reading out a Chinese character stored at an address designated by the address designation means;