JPH0368071A - English word retrieving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the efficiency of English word retrieval by retrieving English words consisting of only a character code excepting English words including a non-character code. CONSTITUTION:At the time of starting retrieval, the start address of an entry word is set and a non-character code check program is executed. A non- character code in the entry word is checked by a non-character code checkmeans B; and when a non-character code exists, the start address of the next entry word is set and the control is returned to non-character code check. When a non-character code does not exist, retrieval is executed. It is discriminated whether the entry word coincides with an English word or not. When the English word corresponding to the entry word is not found in an English- Japanese dictionary 5, the start address of another entry word is set and the control is returned to non-character code check. When it is found there, the processing is terminated after execution of the retrieval result display processing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field 1] The present invention relates to improving the search ability of an English word search device.

[Summary of the invention] In an English-Japanese dictionary that has English words that include not only character codes but also codes other than character codes, by excluding these English words using a non-character code checking means during a search, English words can be searched. improved search performance.

[Prior Art] In the conventional art, English words containing codes other than character codes did not exist in English-Japanese dictionaries.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention 1] In an English word search, there are cases where the input English word is not found in the English-Japanese dictionary. At this time, the search device must display the closest English word to the input as a search result, so the search method is to check whether the input English word and the English word in the English-Japanese dictionary are a complete match. Since the judgment method does not work, a method is used that looks at the context of the alphabet and selects the closest match as the search result. In this case, all English words must be arranged in alphabetical order, and this consistency is disrupted when English words containing non-character codes are present in the English-Japanese dictionary.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and improves English word searches by excluding English words that contain non-character codes from English words that consist only of character codes. The purpose is to express.

[Means for Solving the Problem] In order to search for English word data stored in a storage device such as a floppy disk or ROM, the search device of the present invention uses an input device such as a keyboard or a scanner as an item to search for. By inputting an English word, a search is executed by the built-in CPU, and the search is displayed on a CRT or liquid crystal display.
) A non-character code checking means that checks from the first character to the last character to determine whether or not an English word contains a code other than a character code when searching for an English word; b) Non-character code checking means of a. An English word search method that excludes English words that are determined to contain codes other than character codes; C) Displays immediately before or after a certain English word in order to display English words that contain codes other than character codes. It is characterized by having a function to display English words before and after.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that this embodiment takes as an example an English-Japanese dictionary that displays the meaning of an input English word.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a search device according to the present invention. (1
) is a search item input section such as a keyboard or scanner. (2) is the CPU of the search device main body. (3) is CR
This is a search result output unit such as T or liquid crystal display. (
4) is a search program ROM for searching. (5) is an English-Japanese dictionary that has the meanings of English words as data.

(6) is a headword front/back display function that can display the words immediately before or after a certain headword in order to display English words that include codes other than character codes.

(A) is a character code/non-character code English word mixed recording means in which English words including non-character codes and English words consisting only of character codes are recorded in a mixed manner.

(B) is a non-character code checking means that checks whether an English word includes a non-character code by checking from the first character to the last character when searching for an English word. This is an English word search means that searches by excluding English words determined by the non-character code checking means in B) to be English words that include a non-character code.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a non-character code check program in the English word search device of the present invention. (7) is the process of setting the first character of the target headword, and (8) is the process of setting the flag NWORDF, which is used to determine whether the target headword contains a non-character code, to zero. It is set and initialized.

(9) is the process of reading one set character. (
40) checks whether this character is a non-character code. If the result is a non-character code (1
1) sets NWORD F to 1. If there is no non-character code, in (12) the currently set character is
Checks whether it is the last character of the headword. If it is the last character, it ends here, but otherwise.

At (13), set the next character and then return to (9).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an English word search program in the English word search device of the present invention.

(14) sets the start address of the headword to be set at the start of the search. (15) executes the non-character code check program explained in FIG. (1
In 6), it is determined whether a non-character code is included in the target entry word based on the result of (15). If NWORDF is 1, it is determined that a non-character code is included in the headword. As a result, NWOR
If DF is 1, the start address of the next headword in (17) is set and the process returns to (15). If NWORDF is O, search (18) is executed. In this process, it is assumed that the judgment is made based on whether the current header edict matches the input English word alphabetically or not, or whether it immediately follows the input English word. Based on this result (19), it is determined whether an English word corresponding to the input English word is found in the English-Japanese dictionary. If not found, (2
The start address of the next entry word in 0) is set and the process returns to step (15), but if it is found, step (21) is performed.
The process ends after the search result display process is executed.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention has an English-Japanese dictionary that has English words that include not only character codes but also codes other than character codes, and which uses non-character code checking means to check these English words at the time of search. Improved English word retrieval by excluding words.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an English word search device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the non-character code check program. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the English word search program. A: Character code/non-character code English word mixed recording means B: Non-character code checking means C: English word search means or higher

Claims (1)

[Claims] In order to search for English word data stored in a storage device such as a floppy disk or ROM, by inputting an English word as a search item from an input device such as a keyboard or scanner, the built-in In an English word search device that executes a search by a CPU and displays it on a CRT or liquid crystal display, a) When searching for an English word, it is possible to check whether an English word contains a code other than a character code by checking the first character. b) non-character code checking means for checking and determining from to the final character; b) English word search means for searching excluding English words determined to include codes other than character codes by the non-character code checking means in a. ) An English word search device characterized by having an English word front/back display function capable of displaying the words immediately before or after a certain English word in order to display English words including codes other than character codes.