JPH03147055A - Document preparation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To speedily register a new word in a dictionary part by extracting KATAKANA (square form of KANA) among a given character string, giving the reading of KANA (Japanese syllabary) to extracted KATAKANA and registering the reading to the dictionary part. CONSTITUTION:A new word registration control part 4 reads a character code from a document memory in an editing processing part 3 and detects a KATAKANA code. When the KATAKANA code is detected, the new word registration control part 4 stores the code in a registration word buffer, reads the subsequent character code, detects the KATAKANA code. The code is registered in the registration word buffer until KATAKANA continues. The KATAKANA code in the registration word buffer is converted into a corresponding KANA code and it is stored in a reading buffer. Then, the new word dictionary area of a dictionary memory 5 is retrieved by the obtained KANA reading. When there is previous registration, the message of previous registration is generated in the editing processing part 3 and it is displayed in a display device 9. Thus, the registration of the new word to the dictionary part 5 can speedily be executed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a text creation device such as a Japanese word processor.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in Japanese word processors, it has been possible to register so-called new words in the dictionary section. When performing this registration, for example, after inputting a character string by key operation and confirming it as a sentence, specifying the start and end points of the word you wish to register with the cursor, and giving the hiragana reading from the keyboard input device. is necessary.

By the way, so-called new words are generally made up of kanji, but when creating sentences that use a lot of katakana words (loan words), when you input hiragana, the necessary words are automatically changed to katakana. It would be convenient to be able to register new words so that they can be converted.

However, currently there are many words in Katakana that are not registered, and inputting using Katakana keys is more cumbersome than inputting using only Hiragana keys. has the problem that the above-mentioned cursor operations are required and are cumbersome.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, with conventional text creation devices, the operation of registering katakana words in the dictionary is cumbersome, but katakana words are automatically registered in the dictionary with a simple operation, and after registration, hiragana can be input. The realization of a writing device that can more accurately convert necessary words into katakana has been awaited.

The present invention was made based on such a request, and its purpose is to provide a sentence creation device that can easily register katakana words in a dictionary, and after registration, can accurately convert required words into katakana by inputting hiragana. The goal is to provide the following.

[Structure of the Invention] Means for Solving the Problems) In the present invention, when a character string consisting of a hiragana character code is input, the hiragana reading is read by referring to a dictionary section that stores at least the hiragana reading of katakana. An instruction means for instructing automatic registration to a text creation device that converts a character code group corresponding to a character code group into a katakana character code group, and a katakana word extraction for extracting katakana words from a character string given by the instruction of the instruction means. The sentence creation device is provided with a registration means for assigning a hiragana reading to the extracted katakana words and registering the reading in a dictionary section.

(Operation) According to the above configuration, by simply giving an instruction from the instruction means, katakana words are extracted from the input string of hiragana characters, and the hiragana reading of the extracted katakana words is automatically registered in the dictionary section. New words can be quickly registered in the dictionary section.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the input device 1 consists of a keyboard input device, a so-called mouse, etc., and can input character strings consisting of character codes, control information when creating sentences, etc., as well as hiragana readings corresponding to katakana using function keys etc. You can enter information that instructs automatic registration.
Functions as a means of instruction. Reference numeral 10 denotes a control device to which, in addition to the input device 1, a display device 9 and an external storage device 6 are connected. The display device 9 is composed of a CRT display device or a liquid crystal display device, and the external storage device 6 is composed of a floppy disk device or a hard disk device. The control device 10 has a central function of creating sentences, and includes an input control section 2 that takes in each data sent from the input device 1, and an editing processing section that edits the sentences based on the data taken in by the input control section 2. 3. A display control section 8 consisting of a CRT controller or an LCD controller that converts the data to be displayed given from the editing processing section 3 into video signals, a dictionary for kana-kanji conversion and a dictionary for kana-katakana conversion are stored, and new words are stored. A dictionary memory 5 provided with a dictionary area, and a kana-kanji conversion unit 7 that refers to the dictionary memory 5 and converts any character string from the character code sent from the editing processing unit 3 into a kana-kanji mixed sentence (including katakana conversion). , extracts a katakana word from a sentence containing hiragana and katakana given from the editing processing unit 3, adds a hiragana reading corresponding to the katakana word, and stores the hiragana reading and katakana word in the new word dictionary area of the dictionary memory 5 and external memory. It has a new word registration control section 4 that registers the new word in the new word dictionary area of the device 6. Note that at least the new word dictionary area of the dictionary memory 5 is rewritable, and both this new word dictionary area and the new word dictionary area of the external storage device 6 have the same format, and new words are registered in the format shown in FIG. 2, for example.

In Figure 2, 21 is a new word block directory section, which stores the first hiragana pronunciation of each block of the new word (blocks of "AJ""I""U""E""O"...). 22 indicates the main part of the new word.
The hiragana reading J and the "registered word/phrase" are associated and stored. Further, numeral 23 indicates a new word management table, in which data such as the maximum number of registered new words and the current number of registered new words are stored. The external storage device 6 is used for storing finalized sentences, protecting dictionaries, and the like. In addition, the new word registration control unit 4 is equipped with a reading bar sofa and a registered word buffer, and the editing processing unit 3 and the kana-kanji conversion unit 7 are also equipped with buffers for storing character strings (document memo 1, etc.). ing.

The editing processing unit 3 also has a message generator for making announcements regarding text editing, etc., and controls the message generator to display generated data.

In the sentence creation device configured as described above, the following describes the operation when creating the sentence ``Magnetic disks, floppy disks, etc. are available as external memory for computers.'' and registering katakana as a new word in this sentence. do.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a program provided in the control device 10 to carry out the above-mentioned operations, and shows a character input cultin. First, hiragana and katakana character codes are inputted by, for example, key operations on the input device 1, which are taken in by the input control section 2 and sent to the editing processing section 3.
(301). The character string consisting of this character code is given to the display control section 8, and sent as a video signal to the display device 9, where it is displayed.

In response to a kana-kanji change instruction from the input device), the character code in the document buffer is sent to the kana-kanji converter 7.
The kana-kanji conversion unit 7 performs kana-kanji conversion by referring to the dictionary memory 5 and returns the result to the editing processing unit 3, which is displayed via the display control unit 8 and display device 9. In response, the input device 1 requests the next candidate. A control input such as or confirmation is given,
As the sentence creation progresses, the sentence ``There are magnetic disks, floppy disks, etc. as external memory for computers.'' is finalized (302, 303). When the text is finalized, the editing processing unit 3 sends a message to the display control unit 8 and makes an announcement as to whether or not to automatically register Katakana (30
4). Next, input is received from input device 1 (305
), detect whether it is a cancellation instruction, and if it is a cancellation, step 3
Return to 03. On the other hand, if it is not a cancellation instruction, it is detected whether it is an instruction for automatic katakana registration (306), and if it is different, other processing (for example, storing the text in the external storage device 6, etc.) is performed (307). - On the other hand, if there is an instruction to automatically register katakana, the process advances to katakana new word registration processing routine A.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing of the katakana new word registration processing routine. In this routine, first, the new word registration control section 4 reads a character code from the document memory in the editing processing section 3 (401) and detects whether it is a Katakana code (402).

For this detection, the katakana code is, for example, JISC6226
According to , since the word is assigned to a specific range, it is possible to decode the code (2 bytes) read from the document memory to see if it falls within that range, and this function is executed by the new word registration control unit 4.

When a katakana code is detected in this way, the new word registration control unit 4 stores the code in the registered word buffer 403
), read the next character code 404), detect whether it is a katakana code 405), and return to step 403 if it is a katakana code. In this way, as long as there are continuous katakana characters, they are stored in the registered word buffer, and when there are no more katakana characters, the contents of the registered word buffer are sent to the display control unit 8 via the editing processing unit 3 and displayed on the display device 9. (406). Furthermore, control information is given to the editing processing section 3 to generate a message indicating whether registration is possible or not, and to display it on the display device 9 (407). The message here is something like ``If you want to register the katakana language being displayed, please press the execution key, and if you do not need to register it, please operate the next candidate key.'' Then, it is checked which -a5- was operated (408), and if it is an execution key, the katakana code in the registered word buffer is converted to the corresponding hiragana code and stored in the reading buffer (409). This conversion is realized by providing a conversion memory table (memory table in which katakana code and hiragana code are associated with each other). Next, the new word dictionary area of the dictionary memory 5 is searched using the obtained hiragana "yomi" (410), and whether or not it has already been registered is checked (411). If there is already registration, the editing processing unit 3 generates a message "already registered" and displays it on the display device 9 (412).
If there is no registration already, register the contents of the reading buffer and the contents of the registered word buffer in the new word dictionary area (in the dictionary memory 5 and external storage device 6) and rewrite the necessary information (information in the management table, etc.) (413) .

When the operation of the next candidate key is detected in step 408, or when step 412 or step 413 is completed, check whether there is a code in the document buffer (414), and if there is, update the read character by one (415). Step 401
Return to On the other hand, if there is no code in the document buffer, the katakana new word registration processing routine is terminated and the process proceeds to character input cultin B shown in FIG.

Thus, in the new word dictionary area of the dictionary memory 5 and the external storage device 6, "computer,""memory,""disk," and "floppy" have their pronunciations "konbi-uta,""
They are registered in correspondence with "memori", "disku", and "furotsubi" as explained in FIG. Thereafter, conversion to katakana is performed based on the contents of this new word dictionary area.

Note that in the above, when there is already registration, Katakana is not registered, but it may be overridden without checking whether there is already registration. Also, step 407.408
The user is asked whether registration is possible or not, but since the automatic registration of katakana characters has already been instructed in step 306 of FIG. 3, the user may simply register without asking any questions.

Furthermore, the input means is not limited to the keyboard device, but may also be OCR or transfer from a floppy disk.

Furthermore, in the new word dictionary area, only ``hiragana reading J may be registered, and at the time of conversion, it may be converted to katakana code using a memory table or the like.In this way, the new word dictionary area can be used effectively.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, a katakana word can be extracted from a character string consisting of input hiragana by simply giving an instruction from the instruction means, and a dictionary section for hiragana reading of the extracted katakana word can be extracted. New words can be registered easily and quickly in the dictionary section. As a result, after registration, hiragana input can be accurately converted to katakana by referring to the dictionary section.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a new word dictionary area, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are flowcharts 1 to 4 for explaining the operation of an embodiment of the present invention. It is. 1... Input device 3... Edit processing unit 5... Dictionary memory 7... Kana-Kanji conversion unit 9... Display device: 1 2... Input control unit 4... New word registration control unit 6 ...External storage device 8...Display control unit 10...Control device

Claims (1)

[Claims] Input means for inputting a character string consisting of hiragana and katakana character codes; a dictionary section storing at least the hiragana reading of katakana; and a character string consisting of hiragana character codes inputted from the input means. a converting means for converting a character code group corresponding to a hiragana reading into a katakana character code group by referring to the dictionary section when input, and an instruction means for instructing automatic registration of a hiragana reading corresponding to the katakana language; a katakana language extraction means for extracting katakana words from the character string when a character string containing a mixture of hiragana and katakana character codes is given from the input means and an instruction is given by the instruction means; 1. A text creation device comprising: registration means for assigning a hiragana reading to the katakana word extracted by the word extraction means and registering the hiragana reading in the dictionary section.