JPH03256164A - Kana/kanji conversion system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To convert an inputted 'KANJI' (Chinapanese syllabary) reading into a coincident 'KANJI' (Chinese character) by retreiving the meaning of a 'KANJI' converted from 'KANA' characters from a meaning dictionary in accordance with prescribed key operation to display the meaning of the 'KANJI'. CONSTITUTION:When prescribed key operation, e.g. the continuous depression of a non-conversion key 10, is executed after the conversion of 'KANA' characters into a 'KANJI', the 'KANJI' displayed at present is retrieved from the meaning dictionary 4 and the meaning of the 'KANJI' is displayed. Thereby, whether the 'KANJI' displayed as a candidate is correct or not an be simply checked. When either one of simultaneous key depression or continuous depression of a shift key and other keys 7 to 10 is executed after inputting a 'KANA' characters, a word having the inputted 'KANA' character as the reading of the leading 'KANJI' or a word having the input character as the reading of the final 'KANJI' is retrieved from respective dictionaries 1 to 3 and converted into a word whose a part of reading coincides with the input character. Thereby, the inputted 'KANA' is converted into an objective word from the reading of a part of a 'KANJI' string.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] Regarding the kana-kanji conversion method that converts input kana into kanji with a matching reading, words whose readings of kanji at the beginning, end, or other parts of the input kana match In the kana-kanji conversion method, which converts the input kana into kanji with the matching reading, it has a semantic dictionary that stores the meanings of the kanji. Then, according to a predetermined key operation, the meaning of a kanji character converted from kana to kanji is retrieved from the meaning dictionary, and the meaning of the kanji character is displayed.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a kana-kanji conversion method for converting input kana into kanji with a matching reading.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, we have a kana-kanji dictionary that stores words and their pronunciations, and when we input gana from a keyboard or the like and operate a conversion key, the words that have the same pronunciation as the kana are searched from the kana-kanji dictionary and should be converted. A kana-kanji system is known in which kanji are displayed as kanji candidates.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating the conventional kana-kanji conversion method.

When an input operation from the keyboard is detected, the kana corresponding to the operated key is displayed on the display (Sl)
. When the non-conversion key is operated in this state, the characters currently displayed in hiragana are converted into katakana and displayed (S2).

Furthermore, when the conversion key is operated in this state, the characters are converted into kanji having the same reading as the displayed kana and displayed (S3). At this time, if the displayed kanji candidate is not the kanji to be converted, the next kanji candidate will be displayed by operating the conversion key again.

Then, after the conversion or non-conversion key is operated, when the confirm key or another key is operated, the non-converted or converted character is confirmed (S4).

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional kana-kanji conversion method described above, a kanji with the same reading as the input kana is searched from a kana-kanji dictionary,
It is only displayed as a kanji candidate, and the user is partially responsible for determining whether the kanji is the correct kanji. However, in reality, it is often difficult to judge whether a kanji displayed as a kanji candidate is a correct kanji or an incorrect kanji, and document creation is not always easy.

Furthermore, when converting into an idiom, the input kana must completely match the pronunciation of the idiom, and it is not possible to convert the pronunciation of a portion of the idiom into the desired idiom.

Nowadays, it is possible to use large-capacity external storage devices (such as CD-ROMs) at relatively low prices, so it is conceivable to enhance the dictionary and the like to expand the kana-kanji conversion function.

The present invention makes it possible to convert input kana into words whose readings of kanji at the beginning, end, or other parts match,
It also aims to display the meaning of the converted kanji.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 is a diagram explaining the principle of the present invention.

In the figure, a prefix matching dictionary 1 stores words and the pronunciation of the first kanji of the word in association with each other.

The suffix matching dictionary 2 stores words and the pronunciations of the kanji at the end of the words in association with each other. The related word dictionary 3 stores words and the pronunciations of kanji characters other than the beginning and end of the word in association with each other. Further, the meaning dictionary 4 stores words and their meanings in association with each other.

Further, the key input section 5 is provided with at least a shift key 6, a shift left key 7, a shift right key 8, a conversion key 9, and a non-conversion key 10.

[For production]

In the above configuration, when a predetermined key operation is performed after the conversion from kana to kanji, for example, the continuous pressing of the non-conversion key 10, the kanji displayed at that time is searched from the meaning dictionary 4, and the kanji is The meaning of is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to easily check whether the kanji displayed as a candidate is correct or incorrect.

Also, enter kana and shift key 6 or shift left key 7.
Or, if the shift right key 8, conversion key 9, or no conversion key 10 are pressed simultaneously or consecutively, a word with the input kana as the reading of the first kanji or the reading of the last kanji. A word that has a reading other than the first and last kanji characters is searched from any of the dictionaries 1.2.3, and a part of the reading is converted into a word that matches.

Therefore, it is possible to convert the pronunciations of some kanji into the target word, making it possible to realize a kanji conversion function that is easier to use.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a device, such as a word processor, which operates based on the kana-kanji conversion method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, the keyboard 11 is a JIS keyboard having a conversion key 9 (see FIG. 1) for instructing conversion from kana to kanji, no conversion, no conversion key 10, shift key 6, etc., or a conversion key 9, no conversion key 10, etc. and shift left key 7
, a thumb shift keyboard having a shift right key 8, etc. The display unit 12 is made of a CRT or the like and displays kana characters inputted from the key input unit 11, converted kanji characters, etc.

The kana-kanji conversion processing unit 13 includes a CPU 13a that executes key processing, display processing, forward match conversion, backward match conversion, etc. to be described later, and a memory 13b that stores input kana and converted kanji. ing.

The dictionary unit 14 is composed of an external storage device such as a CI)-ROM, and has a kana-kanji dictionary 15 that stores words and their readings in correspondence with each other, and a kana-kanji dictionary 15 that stores words and the readings of the first kanji of the words. Prefix matching dictionary 16 that stores
, a backslash dictionary 17 that stores words in association with the pronunciations of the kanji at the end of the word, and a related word dictionary 1 that stores words in association with the pronunciations of kanji other than the beginning and end of the word.
8, and a meaning file 1 that stores words and their meanings.
It consists of 9.

Next, the operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, key manual force detection is performed to determine which key has been operated (S5).

If it is the non-conversion key 10 that has been operated, the input kana is converted to hiragana or katakana (S6).

If it is the conversion key 9 that has been operated, the process advances to step S7 and kana-kanji conversion processing is executed. In this kana-kanji conversion process, the kana-kanji dictionary 15 is searched for a kanji whose reading matches -0 with the manually generated kana, and that kanji is displayed as a kanji candidate.

Further, if the conversion key 9 is double-clicked (continuously pressed) at this time, the front-end matching kana-kanji conversion process of step S8 is executed.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the front match kana-kanji conversion process. First, the prefix matching dictionary 16 is searched based on the input kana, and words with matching pronunciations of the first kanji are extracted as kanji candidates (FIG. 4, 521). Next, the kanji candidate is displayed in place of the input kana (Figure 4,
522).

Returning to FIG. 3, if the no-conversion key 10 is double-clicked, the process of displaying the meaning of the undetermined character in step S9 is executed.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the processing for displaying the meaning of the undetermined characters. First, a dictionary from which the kanji candidates displayed when the non-conversion key 10 is double-clicked,
That is, the meaning display pointer 20 of the Kana-Kanji dictionary 15, the forward match dictionary 16, the backward match dictionary 17, or the related word dictionary 18 is taken out (FIG. 5, 523).

Here, the meaning display pointer 20 means the meaning file 19
This is a pointer for specifying a specific area above, and as shown in FIG. 6, each dictionary stores a meaning display pointer 20 corresponding to each kanji. Therefore, the position of the corresponding kanji on the meaning file 19 can be found from the meaning display pointer 20 stored in the kana-kanji dictionary 15, forward-fix dictionary 16, etc.

Returning to FIG. 5, the data in the meaning file 19 specified by the meaning display pointer 20 is retrieved and displayed in place of the kanji (FIG. 5, 524).

This allows you to easily know whether the displayed kanji candidate is the correct kanji. Moreover, since the meaning is displayed by double-clicking the non-conversion key 10, the document can be created efficiently without interrupting the flow of document creation.

Returning to FIG. 3, if the shift key 6 or the shift left key 7 and the no-conversion key 10 are operated at the same time, the process proceeds to step S10 and a backward match kana/kanji conversion process is executed.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the suffix matching kana-kanji conversion process. First, words having the same pronunciation of the last kanji as the input kana are extracted from the suffix matching dictionary 17 (FIG. 7, 525). Then, instead of the input kana, that word is displayed as a kanji candidate (Figure 7, 526
).

This allows you to directly convert the reading of the last kanji of the kanji you want to convert into the desired kanji. Moreover, the conversion can be realized by simultaneously operating, for example, the shift key 6 or the shift left key 7 and the no-conversion key 10, so that the efficiency of document creation can be improved without complicating the conversion operation.

Returning to FIG. 3, if the shift key 6 or shift right key 8 and conversion key 9 are operated at the same time, step Sl
Proceed to step 1 to execute related word kana-kanji conversion processing.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the related word kana-kanji conversion process. First, the related word dictionary is searched for words that have the same 3 reading as the input kana in kanji other than the beginning and end, and the corresponding words are extracted as kanji candidates (FIG. 8, 527). Then, the word is displayed as a kanji candidate instead of the input kana (828 in FIG. 8).

This allows you to directly convert the readings of kanji other than the beginning and end of the kanji you want to convert into the desired kanji.

Moreover, since the conversion can be realized by simultaneously operating the shift key 6 or shift right key 8 and conversion key 9, for example, the efficiency of document creation can be improved without complicating the conversion operation.

Returning to FIG. 3, if the cancel key (not shown) is operated, the process advances to step S12 and a cancel process is executed to invalidate the previous input operation.

Further, if a confirmation key (not shown) is operated, the process advances to step S13 and a confirmation key process is executed to change the displayed kana or kanji to a confirmed kana or kanji.

Furthermore, if a control key other than the above-mentioned keys is operated, the process advances to step S14 and the low control key process corresponding to the operated key is executed.

Next, an example of the above-mentioned forward matching kana-kanji conversion, suffix matching kana-kanji conversion, meaning display, etc. will be explained using FIGS. 9 to 11.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the user inputs the kana "kan" and operates the conversion key 9, the input kana is converted into the kanji "kan". If the conversion key 9 is double-clicked at this time, the word will be converted to the word "tourism" which has "kan" as the reading of the first kanji.

Furthermore, if you double-click the non-conversion key 10 with the word "sightseeing" displayed, the meaning of the word "sightseeing" will be displayed, and if you double-click the non-conversion key 10 again, "
The following meaning of "Tourism" is displayed. If you continue to double-click, an example sentence using the word "sightseeing" will be displayed next to the meaning.

If the user operates the cancel key while the meaning of the word is displayed, the original word "sightseeing" will be displayed. Furthermore, when the conversion key 9 is double-clicked again, the word is converted to the next word "Kanji" which has "kan" as the reading of the first kanji.

As shown in Figure 10, if you input the kana "kan" and operate the non-conversion key 10 and shift key 6 or the non-conversion key 10 and shift left key 7 at the same time, "kan" will be read as the last kanji. Translated into the word "conversion". When the non-conversion key 10 is double-clicked in this state, the meaning of the word "conversion" is displayed. And no conversion key 10
Double-click again to see the following meaning for ``convert.'' In this state, if the non-conversion key 10 and shift key 6 or the non-conversion key 10 and shift left key 7 are operated simultaneously again, the next word "Shinkan" having "kan" as the reading of the last kanji character will be displayed.

As shown in FIG. 11, input the kana "kan" and use the conversion key 9 and shift key 6 or the conversion key 9 and shift right key 8.
When operated at the same time, the related word ``Shinkansen'', which has ``kan'' as the reading of the kanji other than the first and last kanji, will be displayed. If the non-conversion key 9 is double-clicked in this state, the meaning of the word "Shinkansen" will be displayed. Then, by double-clicking the non-conversion key 9 again, the next meaning of "Shinkansen" will be displayed. In this state, if the conversion key 9 and shift key 6 or the conversion key 9 and shift right key 8 are operated simultaneously, the next related term "lead dry battery" will be displayed.

As mentioned above, the forward match dictionary 16, the backward match dictionary 17,
By providing related word dictionaries 18 and performing kana-kanji conversion with reference to these dictionaries, it is possible to directly convert the pronunciation of a part of a word into the target word (kanji), and perform kana-kanji conversion more efficiently. be able to.

Furthermore, since the meaning of the kanji displayed as a kanji candidate can be displayed and the user can check whether the kanji is the correct kanji, the burden on the user can be reduced and document creation can proceed more efficiently.

In this way, the meaning of a word or an example sentence containing the word can be displayed, so when applied to an editor, for example, the displayed meaning can be incorporated into a part of the sentence to create a comment sentence7. This makes the editor easier to use.

Also, forward match kana kanji conversion, suffix match kana kanji conversion,
Conversion of related words into kana-kanji and display of meanings is achieved by successive or simultaneous keystrokes of keys operated in normal conversion operations, so conversion can be performed without increasing the burden of key operations on the user.

Note that the keys to be operated when performing forward match kana kanji conversion, suffix match kana kanji conversion, meaning display, etc. are not limited to the key combinations described in the examples, but keys that are easy for the user to operate according to the key arrangement on the keyboard. It is sufficient to allocate it to

Further, in the above embodiment, the expansion of the kana-kanji conversion function has been described, but it can also be realized for English and other foreign languages by providing dictionaries compatible with each language. For example, functions that are easier to use can be realized by displaying the Japanese meaning of a word input in English or by displaying an example sentence in English.

8 Furthermore, the Kana-Kanji conversion method of the present invention can be used not only in word processors but also in multimedia such as personal computers and hypertext.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it is possible to convert the desired word by simply inputting the readings of the beginning, end, or kanji other than the beginning and end of the word, without having to input the reading of the entire word, resulting in more efficient conversion. It can be performed. Furthermore, since the meaning of a word can be displayed during the process of performing kana-kanji conversion, it is possible to accurately judge whether a word is correct or incorrect. Furthermore, since these conversion operations are performed by simultaneous keystrokes, continuous keystrokes, etc. of the conversion key and non-conversion key, this can be accomplished without increasing the operational burden on the user.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a diagram explaining the principle of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment, and Fig. 3 is a flowchart 1 showing the overall processing of the embodiment.
, Figure 4 is a flowchart of front matching kana/kanji processing, Figure 5 is a flowchart of meaning display processing, and Figure 6 is:
An explanatory diagram of the relationship between the dictionary and the meaning file; Figure 7 is a flowchart of backward matching kana-kanji processing; Figure 8 is a flowchart of related word kana-kanji processing; Figures 9 to 11 are explanatory diagrams of conversion operation; Figure 12 shows
It is a flowchart of the conventional kana-kanji conversion method. 1.16... Forward match dictionary, 2.17... Backward match dictionary, 3.18... Related word dictionary, 4... Meaning dictionary, 5... Key input section, 0 - Shift key shift Left key, shift right key, conversion key, no conversion key

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A kana-kanji conversion method that converts input kana into kanji with a matching reading, which has a meaning dictionary (4) that stores the meanings of kanji, and converts kana to kanji according to predetermined key operations. A kana-kanji conversion method characterized in that the meaning of the kanji converted into is searched from the meaning dictionary (4) and the meaning of the kanji is displayed. 2) At least shift key (6) or shift left (7)
and a key input section (5) consisting of a shift right key (8), a conversion key (9), and a no conversion key (10), the shift key (6), the shift left key (7), or the shift right key. Search the meaning of the converted kanji from the meaning dictionary (4) by pressing (8) and the conversion key (9) or non-conversion key (10) at the same time, or by pressing the keys continuously. 2. The kana-kanji conversion method according to claim 1, wherein the meaning of the kanji is displayed. 3) In the kana-kanji conversion method that converts the input kana to kanji with the matching reading, use at least the shift key (1) or the shift left key (7).
and a key input section (5) consisting of a shift right key (8), a conversion key (9), and a no conversion key (10); A matching dictionary (1), a suffix matching dictionary (2) that stores words in association with the readings of the kanji at the end of the word, and a suffix matching dictionary (2) that stores words in association with the readings of the kanji at the end of the word. having a related word dictionary (3) stored therein, and simultaneously pressing the shift key (6), the shift left key (7), or the shift right key (8) and the conversion key (9) or the non-conversion key (10); Or, by pressing the key repeatedly, a word that has the input kana reading as the reading of the first kanji, a word that has the reading of the last kanji, or a word that has the reading of the kanji other than the first and last kanji. A kana-kanji conversion method, characterized in that a word is searched from the forward matching dictionary (1), the backward matching dictionary (2), or the related word dictionary (3) and converted into a word whose pronunciation partially matches. 4) It has a meaning dictionary (4) that stores the meanings of kanji, and the shift key (6) or the shift left key (7) or the shift right key (8) and the conversion key (9) or the no conversion key (10). Search for the converted kanji from the meaning dictionary (4) and display the meaning of the kanji by pressing the keys simultaneously or by pressing the conversion key (9) or the non-conversion key (10) continuously. 4. The kana-kanji conversion method according to claim 3.