JPH0371369A - English word retrieving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the retrieving efficiency of English words by excluding the English words including the non-character codes out of the English words consisting of the character codes only in a word retrieving state. CONSTITUTION:A code check means B adds a code non-character to a specific position of an English word including a code other than the character codes to show this fact at retrieval of English words and decides an English word includes a non-character code or not according to the presence or absence of the code added to the specific position. An English word retrieving means C retrieves the English words except those including the codes other than the character codes that are decided by the means B. Furthermore an English headword context display function 6 is added to display the context right before or after a certain English word in order to show an English word including a code other than the character code. Thus the means B excludes the English words including the non-character codes in a word retrieving state. Then the English word retrieving efficiency is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Use] 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.

[Conventional technology] In the conventional technology, English #lL that includes codes other than character codes
The word did not exist in the English-Japanese dictionary.

[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 check the context of the alphabet and select the closest match as the search result. A method is taken to do so. 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 therefore improves English word searches by excluding English words that include non-letter codes from English words that consist only of letter codes. The aim is to achieve this goal.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The search device of the present invention can be used to search for English word data stored in a storage device such as a floppy disk or ROM using an input device such as a keyboard or a scanner. By inputting an English word as an item, the built-in CPU will perform a search and OR'l''
α) When searching for an English word, a code is added to a specific position of English *i that contains a code other than a character code in an English word, and this Non-character code checking means that determines whether an English word contains a non-character code based on the presence or absence of a code b) Search excluding words determined to be English ## words that contain codes other than character codes by the non-character code checking means of α C) English word search means C) In order to display English words that include codes other than character codes, the present invention is characterized by having an English word front/back display function that can display the words immediately before or after a certain English word.

[Example 1] 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 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. (5) 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 interval/post-headword display function that can display immediately before or after a certain headword in order to display English words that include codes other than character codes.

(A) is a mixed recording means for character code/non-character code English ML words that records English words containing non-character codes and English words consisting only of character codes. (B) is used when searching for English words. This non-character code checking means adds a code to a specific position of an English word to check whether it is an English IIL word containing a non-character code or not, depending on the presence or absence of this code. (0) is (
This is an English word search means that searches by excluding 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 the data structure of an English word dictionary to which a code indicating whether a non-character code is included according to the present invention is added. (7) is the beginning of the Y code representing the beginning of the record representing the basic unit of data of each English word. (8) is a record length for storing the length of this record. (9) is a non-character code presence/absence indicator indicating whether this English word includes a non-character code. (10) is the English word area that stores this English word itself (1
1) is an English word/translation separation code for separating the English word in (10) and the translation in (12). (12) is a translation area that stores the translation of this English word. (13) is a record end area indicating the end of this record.

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) is (9 in Fig. 2)
) is a non-character code check process that checks the presence/absence flag of a non-character code. (16) is a search process that is executed when it is determined that JΔ does not include a non-character code. However, the search process here is assumed to be based on whether the current English word matches or immediately follows the input English word when viewed in alphabetical order. Based on this result (17), it is determined whether an English word corresponding to the input English word is found in the English-Japanese dictionary. If it is found, the search result display process (18) is executed. If it is determined that the current English word contains a non-character code as a result of the non-character code check in (15), or if it is determined that the word was not found in (17) as a result of the search in (16), (19)
The next entry word start address is set, and (1'
Return to step 5).

C Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides English QL consisting only of character codes.
In English-Japanese dictionaries that have English words that include codes other than character codes in addition to I, we have improved the search for English words by excluding these English words using a non-character code check method during search.

[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 the data structure of an English word dictionary to which a code indicating whether a non-character code is included according to the present invention is added. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the English word search program of the present invention. A: Character code/non-character code mixed English word recording means B: Non-character code checking means 0...
・・・・・・English word search means Figure 2 Figure 1

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, a search is performed by a CPU that displays the result on a CRT or liquid crystal display. , a non-character code checking means that adds a code indicating this, and determines whether the English word includes a non-character code based on the presence or absence of this code.b) English words that include a code other than character codes using the non-character code checking means of a. c) In order to display English words that include codes other than character codes, the English word search means has an English word display function that can display the words immediately before or after a certain English word. Characteristic English word search device.