JPH03132816A - Character input system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the operation and to improve the operability of a character input system by inputting the specific retrieving information via a keyboard, displaying plural characters at a display part via a retrieving/displaying means based on the specific retrieving information, and selecting a desired character to be inputted out of those displayed characters via a pointing means to input the selected character via a processing part. CONSTITUTION:A retrieving/displaying means 4 retrieves the characters based on the specific retrieving information on the sounds and the number of strokes of characters, etc., and displays these retrieved characters at a display part 3. Then a pointing means 5 selects the characters displayed at the part 3 and inputs them to a processing part 2. The specific information on a desired character to be inputted is inputted to the part 2 via a keyboard 1. The part 4 displays plural characters at the part 3 based on the specific retrieving information. Then the means 5 selects the desired one to be inputted out of those displayed characters. The selected character is inputted to the part 2. Thus a user can input the characters even if the user does not know how to read these characters and their codes. Furthermore the same simple operating procedure is available to all characters to be inputted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a character input method for inputting characters in an information processing device.

[Conventional technology]

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FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an information processing device for explaining a conventional character input method. In the figure, 1 is a keyboard for inputting information such as characters, and 3 is a display unit for displaying information such as characters input from the keyboard 1.

Next, the operation of this conventional system will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, if there is a character you want to input that can be entered directly from Keyboard 1, (
In step S1), a key on the keyboard 1 corresponding to the character is pressed to input the character (step S2). on the other hand,
When characters cannot be input directly from the keyboard 1 (step S1), and when using the conversion function (step S3), the reading method for inputting characters is input from the keyboard 1 (step S4), and then the reading is converted into characters. Input characters (step S5). If the conversion function is not used in step S3, a character code is input from the keyboard l to input a character (step S6).

In this way, in the conventional character input method, even characters that cannot be input directly from the keyboard 1 can be input by reading them or character codes.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, with conventional character input methods, when entering characters that cannot be entered directly from keyboard 1, as described above, it is necessary to know how to read the characters to be entered and the character code. There are problems in that the input operations differ depending on whether or not it is possible, making the input operations complicated.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it allows inputting without knowing how to read or code the characters to be input, and also allows all characters to be input using the same operating procedure. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a character input method that allows input with simple operations.

[Means to solve the problem]

The character input method according to the present invention includes a search/display means 4 for searching characters based on specific search information G such as character sounds and number of strokes, and displaying the characters on the display section 3; A pointing means 5 for selecting and inputting the selected character into the processing section 2 is provided, in which specific search information regarding the character desired to be inputted into the processing section 2 is manually entered from the keyboard 1, and the search/display means 4 selects and inputs the character based on the specific search information. A plurality of characters are displayed on the display section 3, a character to be inputted is selected from the displayed plurality of characters by the pointing means 5, and the selected character is inputted into the processing section 2. It is.

[Effect]

When specific search information regarding a desired character is input to the processing section 2 from the keyboard 1, the search/display means 4 searches for a character based on the specific search information and causes the display section 3 to display the character. The pointing means 5 selects a character desired to be input from among the characters displayed on the display section 3. This selected character is input to the processing section 2. In other words, the desired character has been input to the processing section 2.

[Embodiments of the invention]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main part configuration of an information processing apparatus employing a character input method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a keyboard for inputting information; 2 is a keyboard for inputting information;
1 is a processing unit that processes information input from the keyboard 1, 3 is a display unit that displays information input from the keyboard 1 and information processed by the processing unit 2, and 4 is specific search information such as letter sounds and number of strokes. 5 is a pointing means for selecting characters displayed on the display section 4 and inputting them to the processing section 2. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of characters displayed on the display section in this embodiment. In this embodiment, a mouse is used as the pointing means 5.

On the display screen of the display unit 3, 3a is a window that is an area for displaying characters searched by specific search information (denoted as keys in the figure), and 3b is an area where characters in window 3a are selected and displayed. It's a window.

The input characters are displayed in the window 3b. The pointing means 5 can specify any position on the display screen of the display section 3.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Specific search information regarding the character to be input is input from the keyboard 1, and if a character based on this specific search information is displayed in the window 3a (step 511), the character is selected by the pointing means 5 and sent to the processing section 2. character input (step 512).

When the character to be input in step Sll is not displayed in the window 3a, and the character is to be displayed by newly specifying specific search information (key) (step 51
3) The specified specific search information (key) is input from the keyboard 1 (step 514). If characters are to be displayed on the window 3a by a scroll operation without newly specifying the specific search information in step S13, select the scroll direction with the pointing means 5 and perform the scroll operation (step 515). Display characters in .

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, by specifying specific search information using the letter ``a'' of the desired character, the searched character is displayed in the window 3a. A character desired to be input is selected from among the characters displayed in this window 3a using the pointing means 5.

As a result, the selected character, for example "sky", is displayed on the window 3b and is also input to the processing unit 2.

In the above embodiment, the selection of characters, specific search information, and scrolling are performed using a mouse, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other pointing means may be used. In addition, if a keyboard is used as a pointing means and characters can be selected, specific search information, and scrolling can be specified using keyboard operations (for example, a cursor), there is no need to use the mouse and keyboard separately as in the above embodiment. , input operations become easier.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, specific search information regarding characters to be input into the processing section is inputted from the keyboard, and the search and
Displaying a plurality of characters based on the specific search information on the display section by the display means, selecting a character to be inputted from among the displayed plurality of characters by the pointing means,
Since the selected character is input to the processing section, it is possible to input the character without knowing how to read the character to be input or the character code, and the same operation procedure can be used for all characters. input, which simplifies operation and improves operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main structure of an information processing device that employs a character input method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 illustrates an example of characters displayed on the display unit in this embodiment. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of this embodiment, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an information processing device to explain the conventional manual input system, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of this embodiment. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a conventional example. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Keyboard, 2... Processing part, 3... Display part, 4... Searching and display means, 5... Pointing means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A keyboard for inputting information, a processing unit for processing information inputted from the keyboard, and a display unit displaying information inputted from the keyboard, information processed by the processing unit, etc. The information processing device includes a search/display means for searching for characters based on specific search information such as character sounds and number of strokes, and displaying the results on the display section, and a processing section for selecting characters displayed on the display section. A pointing means is provided for inputting specific search information regarding characters to be input into the processing section from the keyboard, and a plurality of characters based on the specific search information are displayed on the display section by the search/display means. display,
A character input method characterized in that a character to be inputted is selected from among the displayed plurality of characters by the pointing means, and the selected character is inputted to the processing section.