JPH0520357A - Sentence preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily prepare the sentence of foreign language with an appropriate expression. CONSTITUTION:A keyboard device 2 and a display device 3 are connected to a CPU 1. Also, a memory device 4 is connected, to this CPU 1, and moreover, and this memory device 4 is provided with a second sentence table 42 in which plural sentences consisting of second language are registered in advance, a first sentence table 41 consisting of first language corresponding to this second sentence table, and a memory area 43 in which a generated sentence is stored. In such a state, a user can select alternatively a word of a sentence or a sentence by second language in accordance with this selection by selecting a word of a sentence or a sentence with first language to easily prepare a sentence with second language and also, to prepare of the sentence with an appropriate expression registered in advance.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sentence creating device for converting a sentence created in Japanese into English.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when a sentence such as a letter is created in a language other than a mother tongue (another language), there arises a problem as to whether or not the created expression in the other language is appropriate. That is, if a sentence created in a native language is simply translated directly into another language, there is a possibility that an inappropriate expression may occur.

On the other hand, various methods and apparatuses for obtaining more appropriate expressions have been proposed (JP-A-1-233).
563, etc.). However, these devices
It was not easy to implement because it was intended for a special purpose or had complicated hardware / software.

On the other hand, there is also a method in which a sentence example of another language is used to correct it and create a desired sentence. However, this method requires knowledge of other languages in order to select an appropriate example sentence. In addition, the sentences to be created lack flexibility in adapting to various conditions, and enormous storage capacity is required to provide a large number of sentence examples.

[0005]

The problem to be solved is that when a sentence such as a letter is created in a language other than the mother tongue (another language), it cannot be done easily. is there.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the user is the first.
A sentence creation device for converting a sentence created in the second language (other language) into a second language (other language), and a second sentence table 42 in which a plurality of sentences in the second language are registered in advance. , A first sentence table 41 in the first language corresponding to the second sentence table, and the sentences of the first sentence table and the sentences of the second sentence table are partially selected in terms of words or sentence units. Possible (Central processing unit 1)
According to this selection, the user selects a word or a sentence of the sentence in the first sentence table (keyboard device 2, display device 3), and in response to this selection, the word in the sentence of the second sentence table is alternatively selected. Alternatively, the sentence creating apparatus is characterized in that a sentence in the second language is created (memory area 43) by selecting a sentence.

[0007]

According to this, the user selects the word or sentence of the sentence in the first language and, in response to this selection, alternatively selects the word or sentence of the sentence in the second language. Can
The sentence can be easily created in the second language, and the sentence can be created by an appropriate expression registered in advance.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram. In this figure, 1 is a central processing unit (CPU)
A keyboard device 2 and a display device 3 are connected to 1. Further, a memory device 4 is connected to the CPU 1, and a second sentence table 42 in which a plurality of sentences in a second language are registered in advance in the memory device 4,
A first sentence table 41 in the first language corresponding to the second sentence table and a memory area 43 for storing the created sentence are provided.

In this device, the whole operation is performed as follows. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the entire operation. When the operation is started, first, in step [1], a sentence example is selected from the menu. Next step [2]
As a result, it is determined whether or not to stop the operation, and the operation is stopped (Y
ES), the operation is ended. On the other hand, when the operation is not stopped (NO) in step [2], the sentence is created in step [3]. Further, in step [4], it is determined whether or not to return to the menu, and when returning (YES), the process returns to step [1]. If it does not return (NO), the operation ends.

Further, FIG. 3 is a flow chart for selecting a sentence example by the menu, which is performed as the above-mentioned step [1]. When the operation is started in this flowchart, the display mode is first set to Japanese, for example, in step [11]. Next, in step [12], the menu is displayed and the designation is performed. Further, in step [13], it is determined whether or not the display mode is changed, and when it is changed (YES), the display mode is changed in step [14] and the process returns to step [12]. When the display mode is not changed (NO) in step [13], the process proceeds to step [15].

Further, in step [15], it is judged whether or not the operation is returned, and when it is returned (YES), step [1]
6], it is determined whether or not to return to the top menu. When it is not returned to the top menu (NO) in step [16], it is returned to the upper menu and returned to step [12] as step [17]. Also, as step [16], it returns to the top menu (YE
When S), the operation is finished. Further step [15]
If operation is not returned (NO), step [18]
Proceed to.

Then, in step [18], it is judged whether or not the sentence example is decided, and if not decided (NO), the menu designated as step [19] is entered and the process is returned to step [12]. When the sentence example is determined (YES) in step [18], the operation is ended.

Therefore, in the above-mentioned device, when the operation is started, first, a display as shown in FIG. 4A, for example, is displayed on the display device 3. In this state, for example, when an arbitrary menu is designated by the keyboard device 2, a mouse (not shown) or the like, the display is changed as shown in B of the figure according to the designation. Further, in this state, when an arbitrary menu is designated by the keyboard device 2 or the like, the display is changed according to this designation as shown in C in the figure. Then, in this state, the desired sentence example is selected.

Further, FIG. 5 is a flow chart of the preparation of the text which is carried out as the above step [3]. When the operation is started in this flowchart, first, in step [31], the display mode is set to Japanese, for example. Next, the sentence example selected as step [1] is displayed as step [32]. Here, the display is performed in the Japanese sentence example when the display mode is set to Japanese. In addition, the first candidate is displayed for each paragraph of the selected sentence example. In addition to Japanese, this display can display English as another language or both Japanese and English in parallel.

In response to this display, a command is accepted in step [33]. And step [34]
It is determined whether the command accepted as "end" is "end", and if it is not "end" (NO), it is further determined whether the command accepted as step [35] is "display mode switch". To be done. When the "switch display mode" is accepted (YES), the display mode is switched as step [36] and the process returns to step [32].

When the command accepted in step [35] is not "display mode switching" (NO), it is determined whether the command accepted in step [37] is a "cursor key". If the "cursor key" is accepted here (YES),
The cursor key is moved to the designated paragraph in the sentence example displayed as step [38], and the process returns to step [32].

When the command accepted in step [37] is not the "cursor key" (NO), it is determined whether the command accepted in step [39] is "paragraph change". When the "paragraph change" is accepted (YES), the paragraph candidate designated as step [40] is changed and the procedure returns to step [32]. It should be noted that this change of candidates is performed simultaneously for both Japanese and English, for example.

When the command accepted in step [39] is not "paragraph change" (NO), it is determined whether the command accepted in step [41] is "paragraph input". When the "paragraph input" is accepted (YES), the proper noun or the like in the paragraph designated as step [42] is input and the process returns to step [32]. It should be noted that this input is performed according to the message or the like shown in the paragraph. Input of proper nouns and the like is performed in a finally desired language, for example, English.

When the command accepted in step [41] is not "paragraph input" (NO), other processing is performed in step [43] and the process returns to step [32].

Further, when the "end" command is accepted as the step [34] (YES), it is judged whether or not the sentence created at the step [44] is to be canceled, and when it is canceled (YES). The operation is terminated. When not cancelled (NO), it is further determined in step [45] whether or not to return to the menu display, and when returned (YES), the operation is ended.
On the other hand, if the menu display is not returned (NO), the sentence is checked in step [46],
Further, in step [47], for example, an English sentence is completed and the operation is ended.

In this device, the first sentence table 41 and the second sentence table 42 described above are registered with candidates for each paragraph constituting sentence examples as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, respectively. Here, in the second sentence table 42, English sentences are classified (A, A ', B, C, D) for each paragraph as shown in the figure, and a plurality of candidates (1, 2, ...) Are respectively provided. At the same time as being registered, each paragraph in Japanese corresponding to this English is registered in the first sentence table 41.

Therefore, the sentence example displayed as the above step [32] is the classification of each paragraph (A, A ', B,
The first candidate is displayed for each of C and D), for example, A of FIG.
The sentence as shown in B is displayed. Note that this display is performed in step [35] as described above in Japanese or English,
Alternatively, it is possible to switch and display the bilingual display in both Japanese and English.

In response to this display, a cursor (not shown) is arbitrarily moved in step [37] to specify a paragraph, and the paragraph specified in step [39] is changed. As a result, sentences such as those shown in A and B of FIG. 9 are displayed. And for this sentence,
In step [41], proper nouns are input,
The sentence is completed.

Thus, according to the above apparatus, the user selects a word of a sentence or a sentence in the first language (Japanese), and in response to this selection, the second language (English) is selected. A word or sentence of a sentence can be selected with, a sentence can be easily created in a second language, and a sentence can be created with an appropriate expression registered in advance (second sentence table 42). Is.

In the above-mentioned device, the sentence in the first language (Japanese) does not have to be a so-called sentence, but it is preferable that the meaning of the sentence in the second language (English) is accurately expressed. Further, the above-described device is suitable for a lot of standard texts such as business letters. Furthermore, the first and second languages are not limited to Japanese and English, but can be applied to other languages, and sentences of a plurality of languages may be simultaneously created from sentences of the first language.

[0026]

According to the present invention, the user selects the word or sentence of the sentence in the first language, and selectively selects the word or sentence of the sentence in the second language according to this selection. It is possible to select, and it is possible to easily create a sentence in the second language and also to create a sentence with an appropriate expression registered in advance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an example of a text creation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart diagram for explanation.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart diagram for explanation.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explanation.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart diagram for explanation.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a registered sentence.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a registered sentence.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a created sentence.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a created sentence.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2 Keyboard Device 3 Display Device 4 Memory Device 41 First Sentence Table in First Language 42 Second Sentence Table in Second Language 43 Memory Area for Stored Sentences

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Claims (1)

Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A text creation device for converting a text created by a user in a first language into a second language, wherein a plurality of texts in the second language are registered in advance. Second sentence table and the first sentence corresponding to the second sentence table
The first sentence table in the language of
The sentences of the sentence table and the sentences of the second sentence table can be partially selected in units of words or sentences, and the user can select the words or sentences of the sentences of the first sentence table to respond to this selection. Alternatively, the word or sentence of the sentence in the second sentence table is selectively selected to create the sentence in the second language.