JPH03211658A - Kana (japanese syllabary)-kanji conversion device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To change and add a change key to a position where it is easiest to use by setting a conversion code designation table and changing the allocation of a described code. CONSTITUTION:A character conversion part 8 receives the code inputted from a character input part 2. When it is not a conversion code, the code is stored in a storage part 3. When it is the conversion code, conversion designated in the conversion code designation table 9 is attained with the code inputted to the storage part 3 till then as a code to be converted. The setting of the code described in the conversion code designation table 9 can be changed through a code conversion part 10. When a code for conversion into KANJI (Chinese character) is newly added, plural keys which are set can be turned into KANJI conversion keys. Thus, the conversion key can be changed and added to the position where it can be used easiest.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a kana-kanji conversion device that converts input character information into a character string containing kana-kanji.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of kana-kanji conversion device has been used in word processors, workstations, and the like. In these devices, a Japanese dictionary is stored in an external disk device or in the device's internal memory, and when character information is input and a kanji conversion key is pressed, one or more homophones corresponding to the manually entered character information are displayed. Words are read out from a dictionary, undergo some grammatical processing, and then displayed as a string of characters mixed with kana and kanji. There are two manual methods for inputting characters using a keyboard: one is to enter hiragana or katakana directly from a kana keyboard;
There are Roman alphabet input methods using an English keyboard, etc.
The keyboard has multiple operation keys such as alphanumeric characters, numbers, special symbols, and various conversion keys.

[Problem to be solved by the invention C] By the way, in the keyboard of the conventional kana-kanji conversion device, conversion keys for kanji conversion are exclusively assigned, and even in other keyboards, the position of the conversion key is specified by the program used. was. Therefore, even if a user is dissatisfied with the predetermined key positions, he or she cannot change the conversion key to the position that is most convenient for him or add a conversion key. Similarly, even when an application program is created and executed using the device's basic program, or when used together with other application programs, the position of the conversion key cannot be changed or added. For this reason,
If the conversion key is located in a position that is difficult to use, there is a problem in that the operability when converting characters deteriorates.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a kana-kanji conversion device that allows a user to change or add a conversion key to a position that is most convenient for use.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the kana-kanji conversion device according to the present invention includes a conversion code specification table in which various conversion codes and conversion processes corresponding to the conversion codes are described, and A conversion code change means that changes the allocation such as replacing or adding conversion codes written in the conversion code specification table, and when the input code is a character code, stores the character code in the character storage unit. When the manually entered code is a conversion code, the conversion process corresponding to the conversion code is specified in the conversion code specification table, and the conversion code is and character conversion means for performing conversion processing specified by the specified table.

[Effect]

Characters input using a keyboard or the like are converted into codes by a character input section and sent to a character conversion means. The character conversion means receives the code input from the character human resource department, and
Determine whether the code is a conversion code. If the input code is not a conversion code, the code is stored in the storage section.

Furthermore, if the input code is a conversion code, the conversion specified in the conversion code specification table is performed using the code that has been stored in the storage unit up to that point as the code to be converted.

The code settings described in the conversion code specification table can be changed via the code conversion means, so for example, if you swap the code for kanji conversion with the code for hiragana conversion, the code for hiragana conversion will be changed. When a code is input, kanji conversion is performed, and when a code for kanji conversion is input, hiragana conversion is performed. Also,
By adding a new code for kanji conversion, you can use multiple set keys as kanji conversion keys.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the kana-kanji conversion device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a kana-kanji conversion device according to the present invention. This kana-kanji conversion device is
It is composed of a keyboard 1, a character input section 2, a character storage section 3, a disk device 4, a disk device control section 5, a CRT 6, a CRT control section 7, a character conversion section 8, a conversion code specification table 9, and a conversion code change section IO. ing.

The keyboard 1 is an input device for inputting character information, and includes character keys such as alphabetic characters and numbers, and function keys such as a kanji conversion key. Character information input from the keyboard 1 is converted into a predetermined code by the character input section 2 and sent to the character conversion section 8. Note that this keyboard supports the Roman alphabet input method, and characters are entered in Roman characters.

The character storage unit 3 is a storage unit that stores input character information, and when the code converted by the character input unit 2 is a character code, the character code is temporarily stored in this character storage unit 3. be done. The contents of the stored character code are
Cleared after each conversion.

The disk device 4 stores a kanji dictionary for kana-kanji conversion, and the human output of data is controlled by the disk device control section 5.

The CRT 6 is a display section that displays data such as input characters, and the displayed data is manually input via the CRT control section 7.

The character conversion unit 8 has a conversion processing function that converts manually input character information into kanji etc., and when the code converted by the character input unit 2 is a character code, the character code is stored in the character storage unit 3. When the code is a conversion code, the code conversion program is started using the character code that has been stored in the character storage section 3 as the code to be converted.

The conversion code specification table 9 describes various conversion codes and conversion processes corresponding to these conversion codes. An example of the conversion code designation table 9 is shown in FIG. There are five types of conversion processing functions in this device: kanji conversion, hiragana, katakana, no conversion, and cancellation, and each function has a corresponding variable name and conversion code.

The conversion code changing unit 10 replaces or adds the conversion codes written in the conversion code specification table 9, etc.
It has a function to change the allocation. The conversion key replacement and addition operations are processed according to the control program of the conversion code changing unit 10.

Note that the character conversion unit 8, conversion code specification table 9, and conversion code change unit 10 are implemented by a CPU (central control unit),
It is composed of peripheral circuits whose main components include a main storage device.

Next, follow the steps to change the conversion key assignment in the second step.
This will be explained using figures. When changing the position of the conversion key, replace the codes written in the code list. For example, the code (200) in the code list and the code (2
Replace the code of 01), KANJI...(201
), HI RAGANA... (200), the kanji conversion key and hiragana conversion key can be changed. Also, when adding a new conversion key, add the new code of the key you want to use to the code list column corresponding to the corresponding function. For example, if the code for kanji conversion is (,200), (205), the code (205
) can be used as a kanji conversion key.

Next, the processing procedure for performing kanji conversion using the conversion code specification table described above will be explained based on the flowchart of FIG. 3.

When a code is input manually from the character input unit 2 (step 101), the character conversion unit 8 determines whether the code is a converted code (step 102).

Here, if the manually generated code is not a conversion code, it is determined to be a character code and is stored in the character storage section 3 (step 103). Further, in step 102, if the input code is a conversion code, it is determined whether the character code is stored in the character storage section 3 or not.
04) If a character code is stored, a code conversion program is started using the character code previously stored in the character storage section 3 as the code to be converted (step 105).

To explain the process of step 105 in detail, the character conversion unit 8:
The conversion process corresponding to the manually entered conversion code is specified in the conversion code specification table 9. For example, if the codes of the Kanji conversion key and the Hiragana conversion key are swapped,
Kanji conversion processing is specified by pressing the hiragana conversion key.

When kanji conversion is specified, the kanji dictionary stored in the disk device 4 is searched for the same kanji as the character string (character code) of the pronunciation stored in the character storage unit 3, and a character string mixed with kanji is searched. is converted to The converted character string including kanji is temporarily stored in a document expansion memory (not shown).

The stored character string is read out by the CRT control unit 7. The CRT control unit 7 refers to the font stored in a font holding memory (not shown) and reads out the characters and characters constituting the character string read out from the document development memory. Convert symbols and the like into display fonts, input them to the CRT 6, and display them as character images.

In the above embodiment, an example was explained in which the code for kanji conversion and the code for hiragana conversion were swapped.
It goes without saying that for other conversion functions, the position of the conversion key can be changed by the same operation. The same applies to the case where a new code corresponding to the conversion function is added.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in the kana-kanji conversion device according to the present invention, a conversion code specification table is set in which conversion codes and conversion processes corresponding to the conversion codes are described, and changes in the assignment of the described codes are made. In addition to making it possible, if the human code is a character code,
The character code is stored in the storage unit, and when the manually entered code is a conversion code, the conversion process corresponding to the conversion code is executed for the character code previously stored in the storage unit. Therefore, by replacing or adding the conversion code in the conversion code specification table that describes the conversion hood and conversion process, users can change or add the conversion key to the position that is most convenient for them. It is possible to provide a kana-kanji conversion device with excellent operability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a kana-kanji conversion device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a conversion code specification table, and Fig. 3 is a processing procedure when converting kanji in the hagana-kanji conversion device. It is a flowchart which shows. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Keyboard, 2...Character storage unit, 3...Disk device, 5...CRT, 7...Character conversion unit, 8
. . . Conversion code specification table, 9 . . . Conversion code change section. Flute diagram 2nd diagram

Claims (1)

[Claims] A character input unit that converts input character information into a code;
A kana-kanji conversion device having a storage unit for storing converted codes and a display unit for displaying a character string, comprising: a conversion code specification table in which a conversion code and a conversion process corresponding to the conversion code are described; a conversion code changing means for changing the assignment of conversion codes described in the code specification table; and when the input code is a character code, storing the character code in the storage unit, and converting the input code to the conversion code; A kana-kanji conversion device comprising: a character conversion means for performing conversion processing corresponding to the conversion code on the character code previously stored in a storage unit when the conversion code is a code.