JPH0314162A - Document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily generate a sentence of a foreign language without utilizing a dictionary by an operator himself by providing a translation word dictionary part in addition to a usual Japanese language dictionary part of a compound word, a person name and a place name, etc., in a processing part for processing the data. CONSTITUTION:In the document processor provided with at least an input part 1 for inputting data such as a character and a graphic, a storage part 2 for storing the data inputted by the input part 1, a display part 3 for displaying the data, a processing part 4 for processing the data, and a central control part 5 for controlling the whole, a translation word dictionary 7 is provided in the processing part 4 in addition to a usual Japanese language dictionary 6 of a compound word, a person name and a place name, etc. In this state, with respect to a character-string inputted to the input part 1 by an operator, the translation word concerned is retrieved by the translation word dictionary 7, its translation word is outputted to the display part 3, and its translation word can be inputted to the inside of a sentence as it is. In such a way, even if there is no dictionary at hand, a sentence of a foreign language can be generated.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a document processing device.

[Prior Art] In the foreign language input mode of conventional document processing devices, there is a function to send the input word to the next line when it appears at the end of a line, a function to align the beginning and end of the line of sentences up to a period, and a function to align the beginning and end of the line of sentences up to a period. There are functions such as checking for spelling errors.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the above-mentioned conventional technology is limited to the foreign language editing function when inputting existing foreign language text, and when the operator inputs the text while thinking about the content of the text, it is difficult to input translated words that the operator does not understand. Each time, the user had to temporarily stop the input operation, refer to a foreign language dictionary, search for the corresponding word, and enter it.

In particular, document processing apparatuses that emphasize portability require a dictionary separate from the main body, which causes inconvenience in terms of portability.

The present invention is intended to solve these problems, and its purpose is to provide a document processing device that allows an operator to easily create sentences in a foreign language without using a dictionary. be.

[Means for Solving the Problems] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a document processing device of the present invention.

The document processing device of the present invention includes an input section for inputting data such as characters and figures, a storage section 2 for storing data input by the human power section, and a display section 3 for displaying the data. , a document processing device having at least a processing section 4 for processing data and a central control section 5 for controlling the whole, in which a translation dictionary is provided in the processing section in addition to a normal Japanese language dictionary 6 for compound words, personal names, place names, etc. 7.

[Operation] According to the above-described configuration of the present invention, a translated word corresponding to the character string input by the operator into the input section is searched in the translated word dictionary 7, and the translated word is outputted to the display section 3. The translated words can then be directly incorporated into the text.

[Example] An embodiment of the document processing device of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration and operation of the processing section.

When the processing shifts from the Japanese text editing mode to the foreign language text editing mode, the reference dictionary for the Japanese character string 8 input from the input section is changed to a normal Japanese dictionary ] 0 and a large number of foreign languages by a signal from the dictionary activation section 9. Both dictionary parts of the translated word dictionary 11 containing the words are set to work.

The human-generated Japanese character string is transferred to the kanji search unit 12 by a kanji conversion start signal, and the kanji search unit first recognizes the character string with a Japanese dictionary, and the part that can be converted into kanji is converted and picked up by the kanji conversion unit 13. . The picked up kanji characters are stored in order in the selection candidate table 14, and the central control unit 5 sends the contents of the selection candidate table to the display section, which then displays those kanji characters. The operator selects one of the kanji characters displayed on the screen of the display section.

Then, the central control unit transfers the character string including the selected kanji from the selection candidate table to the reference unit 16, and the reference unit receives an index value indicating the position of the character string and its corresponding translated word in the translated word dictionary. After obtaining the index value of the character string in [translated word search table] 7, the corresponding translated word is obtained by referring to the translated word dictionary using the index value. The translated words are transferred to the display section and displayed.

Next, an example of the operation when an operator inputs a Japanese character string while creating a sentence in the foreign language text editing mode in the document processing device having the above configuration is shown in the flowchart of FIG.
This will be explained using an example of the selection candidate table shown in FIG. 4, a partial example of the translated word search table shown in FIG. 5, and a partial example of the translated word dictionary shown in FIG.

The process is switched from the foreign language input mode to the translated word search mode, and the Japanese character string corresponding to the target translated word is manually entered into the input section (steps 18 and 19).

Convert the part of the input string that can be converted into kanji into kanji using a kanji conversion means such as a kanji conversion key (step 20). If there are multiple kanji conversion candidates, select one on the display screen. (Step 21.22). An example of the selection candidate table in Figure 4 is that when you input ``kaku'' into the input section, after kanji conversion, ``each'', ``kaku'', ``koku'', ``write'',
A state in which five character strings are stored in a table in the order of "missing" is shown. The contents of the selection candidate table are transferred to the display section.

However, as a result of kanji conversion, if there is only one kanji candidate, such as "swimming", the character string containing that kanji is immediately transferred from the selection candidate table to the translated word reference section without going through the display section (step 21). ). After searching the translation dictionary for the character string containing the selected kanji using the reference section, the corresponding translated word is transferred to the display section and storage section, and the operator incorporates the word into the sentence currently being created (step 24). .25).

In the example of the reference section in Figure 5, the translated word for "each" exists at position 51 in the translation dictionary, "corner" at position 52, "core" at position 53, and "write" at position 54. It is shown that. In the example of the translation dictionary shown in Figure 6, the translation word "standin"
g” is 50, “each” is 51, “ang 1 e
” is 52, “nu c 1 e u s ” is 53
, "write" is located at 54, and "break" is located at 55. For example, if the operator selects "horn" on the screen, the reference part searches the translation dictionary and selects the word "a" located at the value 52.
n g ], e″′ are transferred to the display unit and storage unit.

The present invention has been explained above with reference to embodiments, but when outputting a translated word for an input character string, for example, if the input character string is a verb, when referring to the translated word dictionary in the heat section, the verb form is output. Instead of searching for only translated words and transferring them to the display, it is conceivable to search for past tense, adjectives, adverbs, etc. and display them on the screen of the display. Furthermore, it is also possible to use not only an English translation dictionary as in the embodiment, but also a French, German, or other translation dictionary using the switching means.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the document processing device of the present invention,
Since the effort required to refer to a foreign language dictionary can be minimized, the operator can concentrate on creating foreign language sentences. Another advantage is that it is possible to create foreign language sentences even if you do not have a dictionary at hand.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram that does not show the overall configuration of a document processing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration and operation of the processing section of the document processing device of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of operations from inputting a character string to the input unit of the document processing device of the present invention to importing a translated word for the string into a sentence being created. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a selection candidate table for the document processing apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a part of the reference section of the document processing device of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a part of the translated word dictionary of the document processing device of the present invention. 1... Input unit 2... Storage unit 3... Display unit 4... Processing unit 5... Central control unit 6... Japanese language dictionary 7... Translated language dictionary 8... 9... 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Input string dictionary startup section... Japanese dictionary... Translated word dictionary... Kanji search section... Kanji conversion section... Selection candidate table... Central control section... Reference section... Translated word search table.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An input section for inputting data such as characters and figures, a storage section for storing data inputted by the input section, a display section for displaying the data, and a processing section for processing the data. What is claimed is: 1. A document processing device having at least a central control unit for controlling the document processing device, characterized in that the processing unit includes a translated dictionary unit in addition to a normal Japanese language dictionary unit for compound words, personal names, place names, and the like.