JPH03273447A - Document processor with spelling checking function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve operability at the time of inputting the word of different language while checking its spelling by selecting the dictionary memory of the language corresponding to a conversion table selected by a conversion table selecting means from among plural kinds of the dictionary memories. CONSTITUTION:When the desired conversion table among plural kinds of the conversion tables is selected and set by the conversion table selecting means, a dictionary memory selecting means selects the dictionary memory of the language corresponding to the conversion table selected by the conversion table selecting means from among plural kinds of the dictionary memories. Then, a spelling checking means retrieves the selected dictionary memory through the selected conversion table in respect of inputted word data, and executes spelling check. Thus, operation for selection the dictionary memory is not necessary at all, the operability at the time when the word of the different language is inputted as checking its spelling can be improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a document processing device with a spell check function;
In particular, the present invention relates to a system in which a plurality of types of input code conversion tables and dictionary memories are provided corresponding to a plurality of languages.

(Prior Art) In general, for example, an English word processor or an electronic typewriter is equipped with an English dictionary memory storing spelling information of a plurality of English words in its control device, and is also equipped with a spell check processing control program. Many have a spell check function that checks the spelling of each English word.

By the way, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-192156, the applicant has made it possible to input French document data in addition to English document data, and also stores the input document data in a dictionary memory of the language corresponding to the document data. We have devised an information processing device that allows spell checking.

The information processing device includes an English dictionary memory for spell-checking English words and a French dictionary memory for spell-checking French words in the control device. Based on the results of each spell check in the dictionary memory, the English or French dictionary memory for spell checking the English or French words to be input later is automatically selected, and furthermore, the desired selection is made by operating the dictionary conversion key. The dictionary memory of the desired language is stored in the ashes at the time of the death.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the information processing device, in order to automatically select the dictionary memory of the language corresponding to the input word, the input word is checked for spelling in both the English and French dictionary memories, so the control for selecting the dictionary memory is performed. There are problems such as the complexity of the spelling process and the time required for spell checking.

Furthermore, although it is not mentioned in the above publication, when inputting document data in multiple languages, a conversion table is created for each language to convert the input code entered from the keyboard into code data based on a predetermined code system. However, when inputting word data in a different language, a conversion table selection operation is required in addition to a dictionary memory selection operation, resulting in poor operability.

An object of the present invention is to provide a document processing device with a spell check function that can improve operability when inputting words in different languages while checking the spelling.

[Means to solve the problem]

A document processing device with a spell check function according to the present invention includes:
As shown in the functional block diagram of Figure 1, there is an input means for inputting characters, symbols, and various command signals, and a dictionary memory for multiple languages, which stores spelling information for multiple words for each language. In a document processing device comprising a dictionary memory means having a plurality of types of dictionary memories, and a spell check means for searching the dictionary memory of the dictionary memory means for spell checking the input word, A conversion table for converting input codes of characters and symbols into code data based on a predetermined code system, including multiple types of conversion tables corresponding to multiple languages and a desired conversion among the multiple types of conversion tables. The conversion table selection means selects and sets a table, and the dictionary memory selection means selects a dictionary memory for a language corresponding to the conversion table selected by the conversion table selection means from a plurality of types of dictionary memories. .

[Effect]

In the document processing device with a spell check function according to the present invention, when a desired conversion table is selected and set from among a plurality of types of conversion tables by the conversion table selection means,
The dictionary memory selection means selects a dictionary memory of a language corresponding to the conversion table selected by the conversion table selection means from among a plurality of types of dictionary memories. Then, the spell check means searches the selected dictionary memory for word data input via the selected conversion table and executes a spell check.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the document processing device with a spell check function according to the present invention, by providing a plurality of types of conversion tables, a conversion table selection means, a dictionary memory selection means, etc., it is possible to correspond to the selected conversion table simply by selecting the conversion table. Since the dictionary memory of the language to be used is automatically selected, there is no need for any operation to select the dictionary memory, and operability when inputting words in a different language while checking spelling can be improved.

Furthermore, there is no need to select a dictionary memory to be searched during spell checking based on the result of spell checking, and control for selecting a dictionary memory can be greatly simplified.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained based on the drawings.
This embodiment is a case in which the present invention is applied to an electronic typewriter that allows input in both German and French.

As shown in FIG. 2, a keyboard 3 is disposed at the front of the main body frame 2 of the electronic typewriter 1.
A daisy-wheel type printing mechanism PM is provided in the main body frame 2 behind the keyboard 3, and a liquid crystal display I capable of displaying display information consisting of characters and symbols is provided at the rear of the keyboard 3.
O is provided.

The keyboard 3 has the usual character keys including alphabet keys, numeric keys, and symbol keys, a space key return key, cursor movement keys for moving the cursor on the display 10 in the vertical and horizontal directions, and various function keys. Keyboard 3
A keyboard selection key that selects between a German input state in which German document data can be entered and a French input state in which French document data can be entered.A German indicator that lights up when the German input state is selected by operating the keyboard selection key. LED 14 and French LED 1 that lights up when French input status is selected
5 is provided.

The printing mechanism PM has a general configuration including a platen, a carriage, a daisy wheel, a drive circuit for these, and the like. The daisy wheel is provided with a large number of letters common to both languages, as well as a small number of accented letters for each language, so that German and French words can be printed.

Next, the control system of the electronic typewriter 1 is constructed as shown in the block diagram of FIG.

The display mechanism DM includes a liquid crystal display 10, a display controller 11 including a display RAM for outputting display data to the display 10, and a character generator ROM storing a large number of door patterns such as characters and symbols. It has a general configuration. still,
Reference numeral AM designates an alarm mechanism that includes a buzzer 12 and a drive circuit 13 that causes the buzzer 12 to sound. The code LD indicates the German LED 14, the French LBD 15, and both of these LEDs.
This lamp mechanism includes an LED drive circuit 16 that lights up LEDs 14 and 15.

The control device C includes a CPU 19, an input/output interface 17 connected to the CPU 19 via a bus 18 such as a data bus, ROMs 20, 24, 25, and a RAM 30.

The program memory 21 of the ROM 20 includes a keyboard 3.
A control program for controlling the display mechanism DM and printing mechanism PM and its code data are stored in the text memory 31 and the input buffer 3 in correspondence with the code data input from the German language conversion table 22 and the French language conversion table 23.
2, a cursor movement control program for moving the cursor in response to the operation of a cursor movement key, a spell check control program including a spell check process control subroutine, and the like are stored in the storage area 2.

The German language conversion table 22 stores a code conversion table for converting an input code input from the keyboard 3 into code data based on a predetermined code system in order to set the German language input state.

The French conversion table 23 stores a code conversion table for converting input codes input from the keyboard into code data based on a predetermined code system in order to set the French input state.

Here, since the spell check processing control is well known, it will be briefly explained.The word data of the word inputted from the keyboard 3 is combined with a large number of word data stored in the German dictionary memory of the ROM 24 and the French dictionary memory of the ROM 25. It is used to check spelling by comparison.

In the German dictionary memory of the ROM 24, spelling data for approximately 70.000 German words, for example, is stored in alphabetical order in the same way as a normal dictionary, in order to check the spelling of German words.

In the French dictionary memory of the ROM 25, spelling data for approximately 70,000 French words, for example, is stored in alphabetical order in the same way as a normal dictionary, in order to check the spelling of French words. Incidentally, the German language dictionary memory 24 and the French language dictionary memory 25 together correspond to dictionary memory means.

The text memory 31 of R, 6, and M2O stores document data of a manually written document.

Illiterate data input from the keyboard 3 via the conversion tables or read from the text memory 31 and displayed on the display 10 is stored in the input buffer 32.

The word data memory 33 stores word data of the latest human words input for spelling.

The identification information memory 34 stores German identification information or French identification information added to the end of input word data.

The flag memory 35 is reset (data is "0") when the German input state is selected by operating the keyboard selection key, and is set (data is "1") when the French input state is selected. A keyboard flag KF is stored.

Next, a spell check control routine performed by the control device C of the electronic typewriter 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In addition, in the figure, 5i (i=1.2
．． 3...) are each step.

When the typewriter 1 is powered on, this control is started, and initial settings such as clearing each memory 31 to 35 and resetting the flag of the flag memory 35 to set the German language input state are performed. Executed (Sl).

Then, when the keyboard selection key is operated (S2
S3: Yes), when the flag KF is reset (S4: No), the flag KF is set to set the French input state (S5), and the German LED 14 is turned off and the French LED 15 is turned on (S6). . However, when flag KF is set (S4: Yes)
, the flag KF is reset and the German language input state is set (S7), the French LED 15 is turned off, and the German language LED 1 is turned off.
4 is lit (S8).

Here, when the character key is operated (32・S9:Y
es), and when flag KF is reset (S
10: No), and the input code is converted into predetermined code data based on the selected German conversion table 22 (Sl
l), the converted code data is stored in the input buffer 32 (S12). However, if the flag KF is set (S10: Yes), the input code is converted into predetermined code data by using the selected French conversion table 23 (S13), and the code data after the conversion is The data is stored in the input buffer 32 (S12).

After inputting word data, when a word separator key such as the space key or return key is operated (S2
-314: Yes), when the flag KF is reset (S15: No), German language identification information consisting of 1 byte is added to the end of the latest input word data stored in the input buffer 32 (Si2), Buffer 32
0 input word data is stored in the word data memory 33, and the German language identification information added to the end of this input word data is stored in the identification information memory 34 (31
7) Next, when the identification information in the identification information memory 34 is German identification information, that is, when the German conversion table 22 is selected, csts: Yes), the German dictionary memory 24 is automatically selected and input. The spelling information stored in the German dictionary memory 24 is searched for the word data (
S19), when the same word information does not exist (S2
0: No), the buzzer 12 sounds to warn of misspelling (S21). On the other hand, when the separator key is operated and the flag KF is marked (S15:
Yes), French identification information consisting of 1 byte is added to the end of the latest input word data stored in the input buffer 32 (322), and is delimited (317), so that the identification information in the identification information memory 34 is changed to the French identification information. In the case of information, that is, when the French conversion table 23 is selected, (31
8: No), the French dictionary memory 25 is automatically selected and the spelling information stored in the French dictionary memory 25 is searched for the input word data (S23), and if the same word information does not exist (S20: No), buzzer 12
is sounded (S21), and when a key other than the keyboard selection key, character key, or separator key is operated (32
:Yes, 314 :No), the process corresponding to the operated key is executed (S24), and the process returns to S2.

Note that the spell check control is performed from 316 to S18/S2.
It is also possible to partially change the process by deleting 2, so that when the flag KF is reset, the process moves to S19, and when the flag KF is set, the process moves to S23.

As explained above, simply by operating the keyboard selection key to select the German conversion table 22 or the French conversion table 23, the German dictionary memory 24 or the French dictionary memory 24 of the language corresponding to the selected conversion table 22 or 23 can be used. Since the dictionary memory 25 is automatically selected, there is no need for any operation to select the dictionary memory 24 or 25, and operability when inputting words in different languages while checking spelling can be improved.

Furthermore, it is not necessary to select the dictionary memory 24 or 25 to be searched during spell checking based on the spell check result, and the control for selecting the dictionary memory 24 or 25 can be greatly simplified.

In addition, the display 10 may display "German language skills" and "French language skills" in a menu format, or among the various messages to be displayed, "Messages in German" and "Messages in French" may be displayed in menu format. , the desired language may be selected using the cursor.

In addition, in 316 and S22 of the spell check control, when input documents, sentences, or lines are input in the same language, German language identification information or French language identification information is added to each document data, each sentence data, or each line data. It is also possible to add each time.

In addition, it is a European electronic type equipped with a floppy disk drive device, a thermal printer, etc., and has multiple dictionary memories for English and Spanish in addition to a German dictionary memory 24 and a French dictionary memory 25, and is equipped with a spell check function. It goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to various document processing devices such as writers.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a functional diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, Figs. 2 to 4 show embodiments of the invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an electronic typewriter, and Fig. 3 is an electronic typewriter. FIG. 4, which is a block diagram of the typewriter control system, is a schematic flowchart of the spell check control routine. Engineering...electronic typewriter, 3...keyboard, 19
...CPU, 20..ROM, 21..Program memory, 22..German language conversion table, 23.
...French conversion table, 24...ROM (German dictionary memory), 25...ROM (French dictionary memory)
, 30...RAM, 34...identification information memory, 3
5...Flag memory, C...Control device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A dictionary equipped with an input means for inputting characters, symbols, and various command signals, and a dictionary memory for multiple languages, which stores spelling information for multiple words for each language. In a document processing device comprising a memory means and a spell check means for searching the dictionary memory of the dictionary memory means for spell checking the input word, the input code of the character or symbol input by the input means is set to a predetermined value. A conversion table for converting to code data based on the code system of the above, and a plurality of types of conversion tables corresponding to the plurality of languages, and a desired conversion table from the plurality of types of conversion tables is selected and set. and a dictionary memory selection means for selecting a dictionary memory for a language corresponding to the conversion table selected by the conversion table selection means from a plurality of types of dictionary memories. document processing device with