JPH05307542A - Document preparing device and display control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve operability by constituting the device so that a display output sequence of a picture symbol can be changed in accordance with inputted and prepared/ edited document information, etc., by providing a means for changing an output sequence of picture symbol information, based on input information. CONSTITUTION:When a 'picture symbol' key 40a is depressed, a central control processing part 10 is actuated, picture symbol dictionary information is read in from a picture symbol dictionary area 20c of a ROM 20, genres of picture symbols are all outputted and displayed on a display part 50. In such a state, in the case an operator selects a genre of a picture symbol related to, for instance, a 'constellation', the central control processing part 10 retrieves a keyword related to a season picture symbol in a document which is being prepared or edited/corrected at present. If character-string information of, for instance, 'October 10th' exists, with regard to a display sequence of the season picture symbol related to the 'constellation', the change control is executed so that picture symbol information for showing the scale is outputted at the top to a picture symbol information management change table stored in a picture symbol information management change data area 30d and a screen display is executed in the display part 50.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document creating apparatus and a display control method for outputting and displaying various pictograms such as symbols and pictograms based on predetermined input information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, "g
Create and edit symbols such as "(gram)" or "m (meter)" and so-called pictograms such as various pictograms representing "Zodiac" and "season" by using a predetermined key input without using code input. Some had a function to display and output in the proofreading documents. This function is one in which all of the pictograms classified in advance by genre are read from the memory by the above-mentioned predetermined key input operation, and only the genre name is first displayed in a list or a predetermined number is displayed on the display screen. Is. After that, when a desired genre name is cursor-selected or number-selected, the pictorial symbols belonging to the selected genre are displayed in a list on the display screen or a predetermined number of them are displayed. Then, by selecting the desired pictorial symbol with the cursor or the number, the pictorial symbol inputting work is completed.

By the way, for example, in greeting cards for New Year's greetings and New Year's cards, the pictorial symbols used tend to be related to the season. However, in general, the display output order of the pictorial symbols is performed in a predetermined fixed order.

[0004]

In the conventional document creating apparatus equipped with the pictorial symbol function, the pictorial symbols are displayed and output in a predetermined fixed order.

Therefore, the operator is forced to perform the complicated operation as described above each time during the inputting work in inputting the pictorial symbol, and selects a desired pictorial symbol from a large number of pictorial symbols to be output. It was inconvenient and inefficient.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a document creation apparatus and a display control method capable of changing the display output order of pictorial symbols in accordance with the input / created / edited document information and the like to improve the operability. Especially.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an input means provided with input keys for inputting various data and functions, and input information and various control information from this input means. And storing various pictographic symbol information in a predetermined order, and extracting the pictographic symbol information from the storage device based on predetermined input information from the input means to execute a predetermined control process. Control processing means, display means for displaying and outputting the pictorial symbol information controlled by the control processing means, and output for changing the output order of the pictorial symbol information based on predetermined input information from the input means. A document creating apparatus characterized by comprising an order changing means.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides
Input means provided with input keys for inputting various data and functions, storage means for storing various control information, kana-kanji conversion dictionary information, document information and date information, and various pictographic symbol information in a predetermined order And extracting the pictographic symbol information from the storage means based on predetermined input information from the input means, executing predetermined control processing, and converting input character string information to the kana-kanji conversion dictionary based on predetermined input information. Control processing means for referring to information and converting into a kanji-mixed document, display means for displaying and outputting the pictogram information extracted and controlled by the control processing means, and predetermined input information from the input means. A sentence comprising an output sequence changing unit for changing the output sequence of the pictorial symbol information with reference to the document information or date information of the storage unit based on the sentence. In the creation device.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention inputs various data and function information,
Stores various control information and various pictogram information in a predetermined order, extracts and controls the pictogram information based on predetermined input information, and outputs the extracted and controlled pictogram information. Is changed based on predetermined information, and the pictorial symbol information whose output order has been changed is displayed and output.

[0010]

In the present invention, in the case of displaying and outputting various kinds of pictogram information, for example, according to the contents of the document created and edited by the input,
Change and display the output order of specific pictogram information. As a result, a quick selection operation of pictorial symbol information becomes possible.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of a document creating apparatus according to this embodiment. The central control processing unit 10
The predetermined program information stored in the program area 20a of the OM 20 controls various controls of the entire system, and executes the control processing shown in FIG. 3 and various commands based on input instructions. Further, the central control processing unit 10 has a RAM 30.
The work area 30a is used to refer to the dictionary information stored in the kana-kanji conversion dictionary area 20b of the ROM 20 to convert the input character string information into kana-kanji to create a kanji-mixed document. Further, the central control processing unit 10 is based on predetermined input information, for example, various symbol information such as “g (gram)” or “m (meter)”, “zodiac”, “season”, or “constellation”. The so-called pictographic symbol information such as various pictographic information that represents the ROM 2 is arranged according to a predetermined rule.
It has a function of converting and outputting by referring to the pictorial symbol dictionary stored in the pictorial symbol dictionary area 20c of 0. In addition, the central control processing unit 10 also has a function of searching for desired information with predetermined input information and a function of replacing the searched information with other information.

The above-mentioned input information is sent to the central control processing unit 10 through the input control unit 42 which controls the input of the keyboard 40 when a large number of input keys provided on the keyboard 40 are pressed. .. That is, on the keyboard 40, a "pictogram" key 40a for displaying and outputting pictogram information, a "conversion" key 40b for instructing kana-kanji conversion, a pictogram or a homophone next to the pictograms and homophones displayed and output. A "next candidate" key 40c for displaying and outputting a candidate, a "select / execute" key 40d for selecting and confirming the displayed and output pictograms and homophones, and a "cursor" key 40e for controlling cursor movement. , And many other keys for entering various data and functions.

The information which has been subjected to the pictorial symbol conversion control processing or the kana-kanji conversion processing by the central control processing unit 10 is displayed on the display unit 50 composed of a liquid crystal display device (LCD) based on predetermined instruction information. The output is displayed via 52. Alternatively, it is sent to the printer 60 via the printer control unit 62 and printed out.

The document information, pictographic symbol information and the like created in this manner are stored in the floppy disk device (FDD) 70 through the FDD control section 72 based on predetermined instruction information. Further, based on the predetermined instruction information, the FDD7
The document information and the like stored in 0 are the document area 3 of the RAM 30
0b, etc., and is used for work such as editing and proofing. Further, the above-mentioned document information and the like are configured so that the communication device 80 can communicate with other document creation devices and the like via a telephone line.

The date data area 30c of the RAM 30 stores a date data management table for managing the date and time of the document information created / edited and corrected, and the pictogram information management change data area 30d stores pictogram information. Stores the management change table. That is, the date data management table stored in the date data area 30c is configured such that, when a certain document is created or edited and calibrated, date information and the like of the process is managed automatically or arbitrarily in association with the document. Has been done. Here, the date information or the like may be input by an operator or may be from a timing device (not shown) provided in the document creating device. On the other hand, the pictogram information management change table stored in the pictogram information management change data area 30d is stored in the pictogram dictionary area 20c of the ROM 20 and read from the pictogram dictionary in which various pictogram information is arranged according to a predetermined rule. This is for changing and managing the output order of the information to be output based on predetermined information.

By the way, the pictorial symbol dictionary area 2 of the ROM 20
As shown in FIG. 2, the pictorial symbol dictionary stored in 0c is configured by associating a code information column A with a pictorial symbol column B, a seasonal pictorial symbol column C, a keyword column D, and a genre column E. There is. More specifically, in the code information column A,
Code information associated with the pictorial symbol information to be displayed and output is stored. When a code relating to the pictorial symbol is input from the keyboard 40, the code information is used as a key for retrieval. The pictorial symbol column B stores pictorial symbol information to be displayed and output. In the seasonal pictogram column C, if the pictogram information is related to the season, for example, 1
Is stored, and 0 is stored if it is not related to the season. The keyword column D stores the keyword information related to the season with respect to the pictorial symbol information related to the season. The genre column E stores the genre name to which the pictorial symbol information belongs. Here, when a certain genre is selected and displayed and output, the output order is usually configured in advance such that the code numbers are referred to from the smallest code number to the largest code number with reference to the code information column A. ..

In the learning area 30e of the RAM 30, information for preferentially outputting the previous conversion result when there is a similar input character string next time, so-called short-term learning information regarding selection of homophones, Code information corresponding to the previously selected pictogram information is stored. The operation of the above configuration will be described below mainly with reference to FIG. Pictograms and document creation / editing / proofreading operations are performed via the keyboard 40.

When the "pictorial symbol" key 40a is pressed (step S2 in FIG. 3), the central control processing unit 10 is activated to transfer pictorial symbol dictionary information from the pictorial symbol dictionary area 20c of the ROM 20 to the work area 30a of the RAM 30. Is read (step S4 in FIG. 3). After that, the central control processing unit 10 first outputs and displays all the genres of the read pictorial symbols on the display unit 50 (step S6 in FIG. 3).

Here, when the operator selects, for example, the symbol of the pictorial symbol related to the seasonal pictorial symbol related to the seasonal pictorial symbol from the genres of the pictorial symbols displayed on the screen (Y in step S8 of FIG. 3), The central control processing unit 10 searches the document currently being created or edited / proofed for a keyword related to the seasonal pictorial symbol (step S10 in FIG. 3). If there is character string information such as “October 10” that matches the keyword in the pictogram dictionary in the above document (Y in step S10 in FIG. 3),
Regarding the display order of the seasonal pictograms related to "constellation", the pictorial symbol information management change table stored in the pictorial symbol information management change data area 30d is changed and controlled so that the pictorial symbol information representing the balance is output to the first place. (Step S1 in FIG. 3
2), the pictorial symbol information is displayed on the screen of the display unit 50 (step S14 in FIG. 3). If there is no match with the keyword in the pictogram dictionary in the above document (N in step S10 in FIG. 3), the central control processing unit 10 accesses the date data area 30c and currently creates or edits / calibrates. It is determined whether the date data is added to the document being displayed (step S16 in FIG. 3). If date data is added to the document (Y in step S16 of FIG. 3), for example, if “October 1” is stored as the document correction date and time, as described above, the seasonal picture regarding “constellation” is displayed. Regarding the display order of symbols, the pictogram information management change data area 30d
In the pictorial symbol information management change table stored in, the pictorial symbol information representing the balance is changed and controlled to be output to the first place (step S12 in FIG. 3), and the pictorial symbol information is displayed on the display unit 5.
The screen is displayed at 0 (step S14 in FIG. 3). If date data is not added to the document (N in step S16 of FIG. 3), the document is displayed on the display unit 50 in a predetermined order (step S14 of FIG. 3). On the other hand, if the operator selects, from the genres of pictograms displayed on the screen, the genre of pictograms (general pictograms) that are not related to seasonal pictograms (general pictograms) (steps in FIG. 3). N of S8), the display unit 5 in a predetermined order
The screen is displayed at 0 (step S14 in FIG. 3).

In the above embodiment, the output order of the specific pictogram information is changed and displayed in the first place according to the contents of the input / created / edited document, the time information, and the input information. A desired item can be quickly selected from a large number of pictorial symbol information output to the unit. As a result, the operator is not forced to perform a complicated operation each time during the input work in inputting the pictorial symbol, and the efficiency of the input work can be improved.

Note that the keyword information in the pictorial symbol dictionary may be added / changed by the operator arbitrarily by using the pictorial symbol information management change table.

Further, in the above embodiment, the output order is changed in the pictograms output and displayed for each genre, but even when the pictograms are displayed in a list, the output order is changed based on the predetermined instruction information. Of course, the entire output order may be changed.

Further, the change of the output order is not limited to the seasonal pictograms, but the topic of the document that has been created / edited / corrected.
The output may be changed according to the content.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the predetermined pictorial symbol information is selected, the display output order can be changed, so that the desired pictorial symbol information can be promptly selected from a large number of displayed and outputted pictorial symbol information. You can choose. Therefore, the efficiency of the input work can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of a document creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining an outline of a dictionary structure according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an output order of pictorial symbol information according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Central control processing unit, 20b ... Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary area, 20c ... Pictogram dictionary area, 30b ... Document area, 30
c ... Date data area, 30d ... Pictogram information management change data area, 40 ... Keyboard, 42 ... Input control section, 50 ...
Display unit, 52 ... Display control unit.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Input means provided with input keys for inputting various data and functions, input information from this input means and various control information, and various pictographic symbol information in a predetermined order. Storage means, control processing means for extracting the pictorial symbol information from the storage means based on predetermined input information from the input means, and executing predetermined control processing, and control processing performed by the control processing means. A document creation apparatus comprising: a display unit for displaying and outputting the pictographic symbol information; and an output order changing unit for changing the output order of the pictorial symbol information based on predetermined input information from the input unit. .. 2. An input means provided with an input key for inputting various data and functions, various control information and kana-kanji conversion dictionary information, document information, date information are stored, and various pictogram information is predetermined. Storage means for storing in order, and based on predetermined input information from the input means, extracts the pictographic symbol information from the storage means and executes a predetermined control process, and an input character string based on the predetermined input information Control processing means for converting information into a kanji mixed document by referring to the kana-kanji conversion dictionary information, display means for displaying and outputting the pictographic symbol information extracted and controlled by the control processing means, and the input means Output order changing means for changing the output order of the pictorial symbol information by referring to the document information or the date information in the storage means based on predetermined input information from the storage means. Document creation device according to claim. 3. Various data and function information are input, various control information is stored, various pictogram information is stored in a predetermined order, and the pictogram information is extracted and controlled based on the predetermined input information. The display control method is characterized in that the output order of the extracted and controlled pictographic symbol information is changed based on predetermined information, and the pictorial symbol information whose output order has been changed is displayed and output. ..