JPH04268952A - Document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the display of an unnecessary character and to prevent the misrecognition of a document by adding a space required for the lacking length of a character string when the length of the succeeding candidate character string is shorter than that of a precedently displayed conversion candidate and displaying the whole length of the succeeding candidate. CONSTITUTION:The length of a conversion candidate character string specified by a cursor is found out of a document stored in a document memory 7 in a RAM 5 and the succeeding candidate to be displayed next correspondingly to the specified conversion candidate whose homophone is stored in a homophone buffer 8 is extracted to find out the length of the character string. The length of the conversion candidate characters string is compared with that of the candidate character string stored in a document memory 7 and precedently displayed, and when the succeeding candidate character string is longer, the succeeding candidate character string extracted from the buffer 8 is displayed as a substitute for the precedently displayed conversion candidate. When the length of the succeeding candidate character string is shorter than that of the current candidate character string, a space corresponding to the difference between the length values of both conversion candidates is added and displayed.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document creation device that creates documents by converting kana to kanji.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art In general, document creation devices for Japanese use kana-kanji conversion to convert input pronunciations into sentences containing kana-kanji. In this type of document creation device, a plurality of conversion candidates may be obtained by kana-kanji conversion for one input reading, such as homophones or words with the same meaning but with different okigana. In such a case, a plurality of conversion candidates can be displayed one after another and an arbitrary selection can be made. This selection of conversion candidates can be performed all at once for the conversion results for which there are conversion candidates, after inputting the pronunciation of one sentence and creating a document through kana-kanji conversion.

[0003] Document data created by kana-kanji conversion is stored in a document memory. When selecting a conversion candidate, the data of the conversion candidate stored in the document memory that is already displayed is replaced with the data of the next candidate, and the contents of the document memory are redisplayed to sequentially display the next candidate. There is.

[0004] In this method, it is necessary to rewrite the document memory each time the next candidate is displayed in order to select a conversion candidate, and the range to be redisplayed may be the entire display area depending on the case. There was a problem that required a lot of time.

[0005] For this reason, when displaying the next candidate, the next candidate is displayed over the conversion candidates already displayed, as shown in FIG. 6, thereby covering the entire display area. There is a method that reduces the processing time by eliminating the need to rewrite the . Note that FIG. 6 shows a state in which the conversion candidate "Cancel" is displayed, and then the display of the next candidate is instructed and "Cancel" is displayed.

[0006]

As described above, the processing time can be shortened by the method of overwriting the previously displayed conversion candidate when displaying the next candidate. However, as shown in Figure 6, if the next candidate character string is shorter than the previously displayed conversion candidate character string,
A part of the conversion candidates ("shi" in the figure) was displayed following the next candidate character string, and it was sometimes mistaken as if there were an extra character string. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a document creation device that does not misread character strings when displaying next candidates.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a document creation device that displays a next candidate in place of a conversion candidate obtained by kana-kanji conversion and selects a conversion result. a comparison means for comparing the character string length of the next candidate to be displayed next; and a comparison means for comparing the character string length of the next candidate to be displayed next; and a next candidate display means for displaying the next candidate by filling up a space, and displays the next candidate so that the character of the conversion candidate that was previously displayed does not appear.

[0008]

[Operation] According to this configuration, if the character string length of the conversion candidate displayed first is longer than the character string length of the next candidate, spaces are added to the long part to prevent characters from appearing. Is displayed.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document creation device according to the same embodiment. In FIG. 1, 4 is a microprocessor (MPU), and 5 and 6 are memories (RAM, RO, etc.) accessed by the microprocessor 4.
M).

A microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as MPU) 4 controls the entire device, and a RAM 5
, which accesses ROM6 and starts a program that follows input instructions to perform kana-kanji conversion processing to create a document, next candidate processing for the results of kana-kanji conversion (the processing procedure is shown in the flowchart in Figure 2), etc. It is.

The RAM 5 stores created document data (
document memory 7 for storing (kana-kanji conversion results);
A homophone buffer 8 and the like are provided for holding conversion candidates to be referred to during next candidate processing.

The ROM 6 includes a control program storage area 10 for storing control programs that define all operations of the document creation device, a dictionary area 11 for storing dictionary data referred to in the kana-kanji conversion process, and a font data storage area 11 for storing dictionary data referred to in the kana-kanji conversion process. A character pattern area 12 in which data is stored is provided. The control program storage area 10 includes a kana-kanji conversion program area 13 for storing a kana-kanji conversion program, and a next candidate processing program area 14 for storing a next candidate processing program for performing next candidate processing.
An area is provided for storing display control programs and the like that control the display of characters and the like.

Further, 16 is a keyboard (KB), 17 is a keyboard interface (KB-IF), 18 is a display device, 19 is a display controller (display-CNT), and 20
21 is a display RAM, and 21 is a floppy disk device (FD).
D), 22 is FDD interface (FDD-IF)
, 23 is a printer device (PRT), and 24 is a printer interface (PRT-IF).

The keyboard (KB) 16 inputs information necessary for document creation etc. using a keyboard interface (KB-16).
IF) 17 to the MPU 4. In addition to character keys, cursor keys, etc., this keyboard 16 includes
"Conversion/Next Candidate" key to instruct conversion from "Kana" to Kanji or execution of next candidate process, "Select/Execute" key to instruct to confirm various settings, interrupt processing or before confirming. ``Cancel'' key to cancel input characters, ``Delete'' key used for document creation, editing, proofreading, etc.
Various function keys are provided, including an "insert" key, a "mode switch" key for instructing mode switching, and the like.

The display 18 is composed of a liquid crystal display displaying, for example, 20 lines, and the bottom line (20th line) is set as an area exclusively for guide display (guide line). Note that a plurality of guide lines may be provided as necessary. Display-CNT
19 controls the display of the display 18 using the display RAM 20 under the control of the MPU 4.

[0016] The FDD 21 is under the control of the MPU 4.
Via the FDD-IF22, you can save the created document and save external characters (characters, symbols, marks, etc. other than JIS 1st level characters and 2nd level characters) and 2nd level characters etc. to the FD.
to be recorded.

The PRT 23 performs printing based on the document stored in the document area 7 via the PRT-IF 24 or the document information read into the main body from the FDD 21 and stored in the document area 7. Next, the operation of the next candidate process in this embodiment will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

It is assumed that the document memory 7 stores a document created by kana-kanji conversion. During kana-kanji conversion, if there are multiple conversion candidates corresponding to the input reading, they are stored in the homophone buffer 8 as the next candidate. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, it is assumed that the next candidate process is performed on the character string "cancel" in the document "To cancel." If there is a next candidate as a result of the kana-kanji conversion, as shown in FIG. 3, an underline is displayed when the cursor is moved to indicate that the next candidate can be selected. Also,
It is assumed that conversion candidates as shown in FIG. 4 are obtained and stored in the homophone buffer 8 for the input pronunciation of "Torikeshi" during kana-kanji conversion.

When performing next candidate processing, the cursor is moved to the character string for which the next candidate is to be selected by operating the cursor keys on the keyboard 16 (the state shown in FIG. 3). Therefore, when the "Convert/Next candidate" key is pressed,
Start the next candidate processing program and execute the next candidate processing.

First, the length of the conversion candidate character string specified by the cursor is determined from the document data stored in the document memory 7 of the RAM 5 (step S1). In addition, the conversion candidate (next candidate) to be displayed next corresponding to the specified conversion candidate stored in the homophone buffer 8 is retrieved (the next candidate here is "cancel"), and the length of the character string is (Step S2).

Then, the length of the next candidate character string is compared with the length of the previously displayed candidate character string stored in the document memory 7 (step S3). As a result, if the next candidate character string is longer (or the same), the next candidate character string retrieved from the homophone buffer 8 is displayed in place of the conversion candidate displayed earlier (step S
4). At this time, if the next candidate character string is longer, it is displayed so as to overwrite part of the displayed document.

[0022] Furthermore, as a result of the comparison in step S3,
If the length of the next candidate character string is shorter than the length of the candidate character string that was displayed earlier in the document memory 7,
The next candidate is displayed as shown in FIG.

[0023] In other words, after the next candidate character string (in this case, "cancel"), a space is added and displayed by the length difference (shorter character string length) of the conversion candidate character string that was displayed earlier. (Step S5). This prevents some of the conversion candidates that were previously displayed from being displayed as they are.

Furthermore, if the next candidate processing is to be continued, the "conversion/next candidate" key is pressed again (step S6).
Returning to the process of step S2, the next candidate stored in the homophone buffer 8 to be displayed next is processed as described above.

[0025] Furthermore, to end the next candidate processing, the "select/execute" key is pressed (step S6), and in response, the previously displayed candidate character string and the selected conversion candidate (
The next candidate) character string is replaced on the document memory 7, the contents of the document memory 7 are redisplayed, and the next candidate conversion process is completed (step S7).

[0026] In this way, for example, the first conversion candidate displayed is "Cancel", and the next candidate is "Cancel".
When the character string length is short, as in , by displaying the next candidate character string with a space, it is possible to prevent the previous conversion candidate character string from being displayed.

[0027]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, when a plurality of conversion candidates exist as a result of Kana-Kanji conversion and the next candidate is displayed, the contents of the document memory are not rewritten and are displayed first. If the length of the next candidate character string is shorter than the previous conversion candidate, spaces will be added by the length of the character string and displayed, making it easier to view the document without unnecessary characters being displayed. It is possible to avoid making mistakes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the processing procedure of next candidate processing.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a document to be subjected to next candidate processing.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the contents stored in the homophone buffer 8.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of displaying next candidates obtained as a result of next candidate processing.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of displaying next candidates obtained as a result of conventional next candidate processing.

[Explanation of symbols]

4...MPU, 5...RAM, 6...ROM, 7...document area, 8...homophone buffer, 10...control program area, 11...dictionary area, 12...character pattern area, 13
...Kana-kanji conversion program area, 14...Next candidate processing program area, 18...Display device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] In a document creation device that displays a next candidate in place of a conversion candidate obtained by kana-kanji conversion and selects a conversion result, the character string length of the previously displayed conversion candidate and the next candidate to be displayed next are displayed. a comparison means for comparing the character string lengths of the candidates; and a comparison means for comparing the character string lengths of the candidates; and in accordance with the comparison result by the comparison means, if the character string length of the next candidate is shorter than the previously displayed conversion candidate, the next candidate is replaced with spaces. A document creation device comprising: next candidate display means for displaying the next candidate, and displaying the next candidate so that the character of the previously displayed conversion candidate does not appear.