JPH0371368A - English word retrieving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain the retrieval of the English words including the non- character codes as well as the normal English words by providing a character/ non-character code English word mixture storage means, a non-character code check means, and a non-character code English word retrieving means. CONSTITUTION:A character/non-character code English word mixture storage means A stores the English words consisting of only character codes and the English words of non-character codes into an English-Japanese dictionary 5 storing English words. A non-character code check means B decides whether a non-character code is included or not in those characters including the head one through the last one of an English word in order to identify an English word consisting of character codes only or an English word including the non- character codes. Then a non-character code English word retrieving means C retrieves the decided English words that include the non-character codes. As a result, not only the normal English words but the English words including the non-character codes can be retrieved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to enriching the English-Japanese dictionary and improving the search ability in an English word search device.

[Summary of the invention] In an English-Japanese dictionary that stores a mixture of English words consisting only of character codes and English words containing non-character codes, in addition to the usual English word search, it is possible to search for English words that include non-character codes. It also made it possible.

[Prior Art] In the conventional art, there was no search device that searches for English words that include non-character codes.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] 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 a search result that is closer to the input English word. Therefore, as a search method, it does not work to judge whether the input English word exactly matches the English word in the English-Japanese dictionary, so the context of the alphabet is checked and the closest match is used as the search result. A method is taken to In this case, all English words must be arranged in alphabetical order, and this consistency is disrupted when English words with non-character codes and English words with only character codes exist simultaneously in the English-Japanese dictionary. . Therefore, when searching for English words with non-letter codes in such English-Japanese dictionaries, even if only English words with non-bun year codes are retrieved, the consistency of the alphabetical order cannot be guaranteed. It is necessary to check whether an English word with a character code and an English word with a non-character code in the English-Japanese dictionary completely match.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and by checking the presence or absence of non-character codes in English words, when an English word with a non-character code is input, The purpose of this method is to enable searching for English words with non-character codes by checking whether there is a complete match between the words and English words with non-character codes.

[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 CPH, and this search is performed (in a search device that displays on an output device such as an IRT or a liquid crystal display). b) Mixed storage means for character code/non-character code English words that stores a mixture of English words consisting only of character codes and English words containing non-character codes b) When searching for an English word, English words consisting only of character codes are stored. Non-character code checking means C) (1) which determines whether a non-character code exists between the first character and the last character of an English word in order to distinguish whether it is an English word containing a non-character code or a non-character code. The present invention is characterized by having a non-character code English word search means for searching for English words determined by the non-character code check means of !l) to be English words including a non-character code.

[Example] An example of the present invention will be described below 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 schematic diagram of a search device according to the present invention. (
1) is a search item input unit such as a keyboard or a scanner. (2) is the OPU of the search device main body. (3) is C
This is a search result output unit such as an RT or liquid crystal display.

(4) is a search program ROM for performing a search. (5) is an English-Japanese dictionary that has the meanings of English words as data.

(A) is a mixed character code/non-character code English word storage means in which English words consisting only of character codes and English words including non-character codes are mixed and stored in an English-Japanese dictionary that stores English words. be. (B) When searching for an English word, in order to distinguish whether the word consists of only character codes or the English word that includes non-character codes, the non-character code is inserted between the first character and the last character of the English word. This is a non-character code check method that determines whether or not the code exists.

(0) is a non-character code English word search means that searches for English words determined by the non-character code check means (B) to be English words that include a non-character code.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a 70-chart of the non-character code check program in the English word search device of the present invention. (6) is the process of setting the first character of the target headword, and (7) 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.

(8) is the process of reading one set character. (
9) checks whether this character is a non-character code. As a result, if it is a non-character code, (1
0) sets NWORDF to 1. If the non-character code is dropped, a check is made at step (11) to see if the currently set character is the last character of the headword.

If it is the last character, it ends here, but if it is not (1
In step 2), cent the next character and then return to step (8).

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

(13) sets the start address of the headword to be set at the start of the search. (14) is executing the non-character code check program explained in FIG. (1
In 5), it is determined whether the target entry word contains a non-character code based on the result of (14). If MWORDF is 1, it is determined that a non-character code is included in the headword. As a result, NWOR
If DF is 0, the first address of the entry word next to (16) is sent and the process returns to (14). If MWORDF is 1, the search in (17) is executed.The processing here is as follows:
It is assumed that the judgment is made based on whether the current headword matches or immediately follows the input English word when viewed in alphabetical order. With this result (18),
It is determined whether an English word corresponding to the input English word is found in the English-Japanese dictionary. If not found, (1
The start address of the next headword in (9,) is set and the process returns to (14), but if it is found, (20
), the search result display process is executed and then ends.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention provides an English-Japanese dictionary that stores a mixture of English words consisting only of character codes and English words containing non-character codes, in addition to ordinary English word searches. It is also possible to search for English words including .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a prosock diagram of the English word search device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is 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 storage means B: Non-character code check means 0...
・・・・・・More than an English word search method

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 an output device such as a CRT or liquid crystal display, a) an English word that consists only of character codes and a , a character code/non-character code English word mixed storage means that stores a mixture of English words including non-character codes. b) When searching for an English word, a non-character code exists between the first letter and the last letter of the English word in order to distinguish whether the word consists of only character codes or the English word includes non-character codes. c) A non-character code English word search means for searching for English words determined by the non-character code checking means of (b) to be English words that include a non-character code. An English word search device comprising: