JPH0380361A - Document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the efficiency of a document processing by reading out and displaying a specific character from a storage means, defining the specific character, and writing it on a document. CONSTITUTION:When the specific character inputted previously in a specific character input mode is inputted, a user displays the specific character inputted previously as a candidate, and selects a desired candidate out of displayed candidates. Thereby, a desired specific character can be inputted without performing the re-input of the specific character in the specific character input mode, or performing code input or copying. Especially in the case of inputting the same specific character on the document by switching the specific character mode and another input mode(for example, a HIRAGANA (cursive form of Japanese syllabary) mode) frequently, time and labor to switch the input mode can be reduced, and also, that to input the same specific character for many times can be omitted, which improves working efficiency.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document processing device that performs document processing such as creation and editing of documents containing special characters.

[Conventional technology]

With conventional document processing devices, when creating a document containing special characters, it is generally necessary to input the special characters in special character input mode, or to input special characters using JIs (Japanese Industrial Standards).
Special characters are entered by referring to a code table such as the JIS Kanji code defined in ``Japanese Industrial Standards'' and inputting the code corresponding to the desired special character.

In addition, as special characters, for example, ■, ■, ■, (a)
, (b), ¥, 8, etc.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

By the way, special characters are special in Japanese documents, and the number of characters that appear tends to be very limited.

However, with the above-mentioned conventional document processing devices, if you want to re-enter special characters that you have previously entered, you must enter the special character input mode again, or enter the special characters by entering a code. The previous methods were limited to the following: or copying special characters previously entered.

Therefore, a large amount of time must be spent performing document processing such as document creation and editing, resulting in extremely low document processing efficiency.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a document processing device that can eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and improve document processing efficiency.

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention provides a display means such as a display for displaying a character string input in a predetermined input mode, a storage means such as a RAM for storing special characters input in a special character input mode, and a storage means for storing special characters input in a special character input mode. An instruction means such as a keyboard having keys for instructing the display of stored special characters; and when instructed by the instruction means, special characters are read from the storage means and displayed on the display means. and control means for determining the displayed and designated special characters and writing them into the document.

[Operation] In the present invention, in the special character input mode, for example, ■, ■, (
a) When a special character such as 'ff, etc. is input, the special character is stored in the storage means, and when an instruction to display the special character is given by the instruction means, the control means stores the special character in the storage means. Special characters stored in the means (e.g. ■, ■, (
a) Special characters such as , e, etc.) are read out and displayed on the display means, and the displayed special characters (such as
, (a), e, etc.) specified by the user and written into the document.

[Implementation Kai]

Embodiments of a document processing device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a document processing device according to the present invention. In the figure, the input device 1 includes character keys for each character such as hiragana characters and alphanumeric characters, a kanji conversion key,
It has a keyboard equipped with function keys such as a candidate display key, an input mode switching key that switches input modes such as hiragana input mode, special character input mode, etc., and a mouse connected to the keyboard. It inputs input character strings, selects kanji notation, etc.

The input control device 2 recognizes input modes such as hiragana input mode and special character input mode, and when a character string is input in the hiragana input mode, sends the character string to the character conversion unit 3, and When a character string is input in the special character input mode, the character string is sent to the registration control device 4, and when the candidate display key is pressed, an access instruction is given to the registration control device 4.

The character conversion device 3 converts the character string from the input control device 2 into a corresponding character string mixed with kanji using the dictionary 5 for kana-kanji conversion, and inputs and controls this converted character string mixed with kanji. Send to device 2.

The registration control device 4 stores the special characters input in the special character input mode in a word storage device 6 serving as a storage means, and also stores the special characters input in the word storage device 6 in response to an access instruction from the input control device 2. The special characters are read out and sent to the input control device 2.

The display device 7 is composed of, for example, a display, and displays edited documents, input character strings of pronunciations, and special characters read from the word storage device 6.

In addition to the above-mentioned functions, the input control device 2 also has the following functions:
A document editing function that edits the character string converted by the character conversion device 3 according to a preset format, and special characters from the registration control device 4 in response to an access instruction, -
It has a function of temporarily holding the special characters in a buffer and then sending them to the display device 7 for display, and also determining the special characters displayed and selected by the user and incorporating them into the document.

In the embodiment, the control means includes an input control device 2 and a registration control device 4.

Next, the document processing operation of the document processing apparatus will be explained based on the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3.

Here, "Candidates for ■ are when ■ exists..."
Assume that you input a document.

The user first enters special character input mode and enters the first word "
■'', then operate the input mode switch key,
After switching the input mode from special character input mode to hiragana input mode, enter "no" to confirm, then enter "kohoha" in hiragana input mode, and then press the kanji conversion key. , after performing kana-kanji conversion,
Enter "Candidates".

At this time, the input control device 2, as shown in FIG.
When the input mode switching key is operated, it is determined whether or not the input mode is the special character input mode (Step 11). As a result of this determination, if the special character input mode is selected, the input special character (in this case, The special character "■") is sent to the registration control device 4 (step 12).

Then, the registration control device 4 registers the input special characters in the word storage device 6 (step 13).

At this point, "■" is displayed on the display device 7.

Note that if the input control device 2 determines in step 1 that the special character input mode is not selected, it performs processing according to the designated input mode (step 14).

For example, if the input control device 2 inputs the character "no" after the input mode is switched from the special character input mode to the hiragana input mode by operating the input mode switching key, the input control device 2 determines the character "no". , Furthermore, when "Kouhoha J" is input in the hiragana input mode and the Kanji conversion key is pressed, the character string "Kouhoha" is sent to the character conversion device 3, and the character string "Kouhoha" is sent to the character conversion device 3. A character string containing kanji corresponding to "Kouhoha" obtained by searching the dictionary 5 is obtained. Then, the input control device 2 determines the character string "candidate wa" selected as a homophone by the user, and sends the determined character string r candidate j to the display device 7.

At this point, the display device 7 shows "Candidates for ■"
will be displayed.

Next, the case where the same special character as the first special character described above is inputted will be explained using the flowchart of FIG. 3.

First, the input control device 2 determines whether there is a request to display candidates for kanji notation, such as a request to display special characters or a request to display homonyms, based on a signal corresponding to a key pressed by the user. If the candidate display key is pressed, it is determined that the request is to display a special character, and if the kanji conversion key is pressed, it is determined that the request is to display a homophone. Step 22)
, in the case of a homophone display request, that is, kana-kanji conversion, the character conversion device 3 is made to perform the kana-kanji conversion process (step 23), and on the other hand, in the case of a special character display request, the registration control device 4 is access to search for special character candidates.

Then, the input control device 2 temporarily stores the special character candidates read from the word storage device 6 by the registration control device 4 in response to the access instruction (step 24) in a buffer (step 25). , and is sent to the display device 7 for display (step 26).

Then, the display device 7 displays candidates for the special character previously input in the special character input mode, in this case the special character "■".

Then, when the user selects "■" from among the special character candidates displayed on the display device 7 in a selection process similar to homophone selection in kana-kanji conversion (step 27),
The input control device 2 inputs a special character (in this case "■") selected from the special character candidates held in the buffer.
) is determined and incorporated into the document (step 28).

The special character "■" determined in this way is displayed on the display device 7.
(Step 29).

At this point, the display device 7 displays “■ Candidates are ■
' will be displayed.

Note that the input control device 2 performs the following steps in step 21 above.
If there is no candidate display request, or if step 23 or step 29 is completed, the document processing operation ends.

In the embodiment, when display candidates for special characters are displayed on the display device 7, the number of characters to be displayed and the assignment of keys can be set arbitrarily.

For example, assuming that there are three display candidates (■, ■, ■), ■, ■, ■ may be displayed one by one in response to key operations, or 1...■ 2...
■ 3...■ A plurality of items may be displayed at the same time. Regarding the selection of display candidates when a plurality of candidates are displayed at the same time, for example, to select the candidate ■, the key corresponding to the number 1 may be pressed to select it.

Furthermore, in the case of special characters that can be grouped, for example, (■, ■, ■, ...), ((a), (b), (C),
If the special characters can be grouped, such as in the following, the input special characters may be registered in the word storage device 6 for each group, and when displaying display candidates, they may be displayed for each group. It is possible.

As explained above, according to this embodiment, when inputting a special character that has been previously input in the special character input mode, the user displays the previously input special character as a candidate, By selecting the desired candidate from the displayed candidates, you can enter the desired character without having to re-enter the special character in the special character input mode, input the code, or copy it as in the past. Special characters can be entered.

In particular, special character input modes and other input modes (e.g.
If you have to enter the same special characters in a document by frequently switching between Hiragana mode and Hiragana mode, the time required to switch between input modes can be greatly reduced, and the time required to enter the same special characters over and over again can be greatly reduced. This can improve work efficiency.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, special characters input in the special character input mode are stored in the storage means, and when inputting the same special character as a previously input special character, The special characters inputted in the above are read from the storage means and displayed on the display means, and the special characters designated by the user from among the displayed special characters are determined and incorporated into the document. This has the advantage that efficiency can be improved.

In particular, special character input modes and other input modes (e.g.
If you have to enter the same special characters in a document by frequently switching between hiragana mode and This also eliminates the trouble of writing and copying documents, and it is possible to significantly improve document processing efficiency.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a document processing apparatus according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts showing document processing operations. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Input device, 2... Input control device, 3... Character conversion device, 4... Registration control device, 5... Dictionary, 6
... Word storage device, 7... Display device. Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A document processing device having a display means for displaying a character string input in a predetermined input mode, comprising: a storage means for storing special characters input in a special character input mode; and a storage means for storing special characters input in a special character input mode. an instruction means for instructing the display of a special character specified by the instruction means; and when instructed by the instruction means, reading the special character from the storage means and displaying it on the display means, and confirming the displayed and specified special character. 1. A document processing device comprising: a control means for writing information into a document.