JPH05334281A - Device and method for preparing document - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable KANA(Japanese syllabary)/KANJI(Chinese character) conversion to a colloquial expression as an operator likes by converting and outputting colloquial information preferentially when the pertinent information is stored in a dictionary at the time of inputting colloquial read information. CONSTITUTION:A central control processing part 10 utilizes the work area 30a of a RAM 30 and KANA/KANJI converts input character string information based on prescribed instruction information by referring to dictionary information for which read information and conversion information stored in the dictionary area 20b of a ROM 20 are made to correspond to each other in accordance with a prescribed rule. Simultaneously, and a converted result is outputted to a display device 60 by referring to a character pattern area 20c stored with font data. Further, the central control processing part 10 stores the desired colloquial information in a colloquial dictionary memory 40 as the dictionary information by illustrative input and also refers to the dictionary information at the time of KANA/KANJI conversion processing. In this case, the colloquial dictionary memory 40 is searched preferentially at first and the pertinent information is preferentially outputted when the pertinent information is present.

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 method capable of performing desired colloquial style conversion by inputting colloquialism expressions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a document creating apparatus has been provided which creates kanji mixed sentences by inputting kana reading information in Japanese from a keyboard. When converting reading information input by this document creating device into kana-kanji characters to create a mixed kanji sentence, a dictionary in which reading information and conversion word information corresponding to this reading information are associated in accordance with a predetermined rule is referred to. It

By the way, the capacity of the dictionary for storing the conversion word information is physically limited. Therefore, for example, in a document used for daily business or the like, as many conversion word information items as possible have been stored in a dictionary so that an appropriate mixed Kanji sentence can be created smoothly.

[0004]

There is a physical limit to the capacity of the dictionary installed in the conventional document creating apparatus. Therefore, in a document used for daily business writing, for example, as many conversion word information items as possible have been stored in a dictionary so that an appropriate mixed Kanji sentence can be created smoothly.

However, it is extremely rare for a dictionary to store a colloquial expression which is relatively unrelated to business writing and whose expression changes significantly and has a short life. Therefore, if you try to convert kana to kanji into a colloquial style using a dictionary that does not store colloquial style expressions, it will be erroneously converted into a document that is completely different from the operator's expectation, meaningless, or meaningless. It was something that would end up.

It is possible to store the colloquial expressions in the dictionary in advance as much as possible. However, as described above, since the colloquial expressions are remarkably changed in expression and have a short lifespan, the user's preference and the like may be changed. Considering this, it is not a good idea because it simply increases the dictionary capacity and costs.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for appropriately creating a kana-kanji character that can be converted into a colloquial expression in accordance with an operator's preference.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention stores dictionary information in which Japanese reading information and conversion word information corresponding to this reading information are associated in accordance with a predetermined rule. A storage unit, an input unit for inputting various control information and data, and Japanese reading information, and a unit for storing desired colloquial language information as dictionary information in the storage unit based on predetermined instruction information from the input unit. A registration mode setting means for setting a mode, and kana-kanji conversion control means for converting kana-kanji characters into kanji-kanji mixed sentences by referring to dictionary information in the storage means to read the Japanese reading information from the input means. When the colloquial style reading information is input from the input means, if the corresponding colloquial style information is stored in the dictionary, the colloquial style information is preferentially converted and output. In the document creating apparatus for the.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
The dictionary information in which the Japanese reading information and the conversion word information corresponding to this reading information are associated according to a predetermined rule is stored, various control information and data, and the Japanese reading information can be input. Kana-kanji conversion is performed by referring to the dictionary information to create a kanji mixed sentence, and desired colloquial style information is stored as the dictionary information based on predetermined instruction information of the input information. When the input is input, if the corresponding colloquial style information is stored in the dictionary information, the colloquial style information is preferentially converted and output.

[0010]

In the present invention, if desired colloquial style information is stored in the dictionary, when the colloquial style reading information is input thereafter, the colloquial style information is preferentially output.

[0011]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the schematic arrangement of a document creating apparatus according to this embodiment. That is, the document creation device includes a central control processing unit 10, a ROM 20 and a RAM 30,
Colloquial dictionary memory 40, input device 50, display device 60,
A printer device 70, an external storage device 80, and a communication device 90 are provided.

The central control processing unit 10 controls various controls of the entire system and the control as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 based on predetermined program information stored in the program area 20a of the ROM 20, and is based on the input instruction information. Executes various instructions. Further, the central control processing unit 10 has a kana-kanji conversion processing function. That is, the work area 3 of the RAM 30
0a is used to refer to the dictionary information in which the input character string information from the input device 50 is associated with the reading information and the conversion word information stored in the dictionary area 20b of the ROM 20 according to the predetermined rule based on the predetermined instruction information. And Kana-to-Kanji conversion, and at the same time, the character pattern area 2 where the font data is stored.
It has a function of referring to 0c and outputting the conversion result to the display device 50. Furthermore, the central control processing unit 10 has a function of storing desired colloquial style information as dictionary information in the colloquial style dictionary memory 40 based on predetermined input instruction information as dictionary information and referring to the dictionary information in the kana-kanji conversion processing. Is equipped with. Here, in the kana-kanji conversion processing, the colloquial style dictionary memory 40 is first searched first, and if there is a corresponding one, it is output with priority. If there is no corresponding one, the dictionary area 20b of the ROM 20 is searched next. Is configured.

The input device 50 controls the reception of input information and sends it to various areas of the central control processing unit 10 and the RAM 30, and a large number of inputs for outputting various input information to the input control unit 52. Keyboard 54 with keys
Composed of and. Here, a large number of data keys 5 for inputting data such as reading information of character strings are input to the keyboard 54.
4a, ... and [Kana-Kanji conversion] key 5 for inputting instruction information for converting the input reading information into a mixed Kanji sentence.
4b, [exemplary input instruction] key 54c for setting a mode for storing colloquial style information as dictionary information in the colloquial style dictionary memory 40, executing an instruction for confirming selection of homonym opposition and various control processes. [Select / execute] key 54d for confirming, [Cancel] key 54e for instructing to cancel / stop the specified control process, and if there is a homonym objection or another output candidate, the next candidate is displayed or [Next candidate] key 54f for moving the cursor to the next candidate, cursor key 54g for controlling the movement of the cursor, and input character string (that is, hiragana) when the kana-kanji conversion result is not the desired result Various other function keys (not shown) such as a [re-conversion] key 54h for giving an instruction to perform conversion again are provided.

On the other hand, various information which has been subjected to kana-kanji conversion control processing, dictionary registration processing of colloquial style information, etc. under the control of the central control processing section 10 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device (LCD) as a display screen through the display control section 62. ) Is displayed on the display unit 64. Here, a guide region 64a for outputting and displaying various guide messages is provided at a lower portion of the display unit 64.

Further, under the control of the central control processing unit 10, various information which has been subjected to kana-kanji conversion control processing, dictionary registration processing of colloquial style information, etc., is sent to the printer device 70, that is, the printer device 70.
A printer unit 74 of the printer device 70 is configured to print out via the printer control unit 72 of FIG.

The various information thus controlled, created or edited and calibrated is controlled by a floppy disk device (FDD) which constitutes the external storage device 80 based on predetermined input instruction information from the keyboard 54. The data is stored in the FDD 84 constituting the external storage device 80 via the unit 82. Further, the document information stored in the FDD 84 is R based on the predetermined input instruction information from the keyboard 54.
The image information is read into the document area 30b of the AM 30 and the image information is R
The colloquial style information that has been read into the image area 30c of the AM 30 and has undergone registration processing is read into the colloquial style dictionary memory 40,
Further, various other information is read into a predetermined area of the RAM 30 and used for work such as editing and proofing. Further, if desired, the various information described above is configured to be able to communicate with another document creation device or the like by the communication device 90 via a telephone line or the like based on predetermined input instruction information from the keyboard 54.

By the way, when the above-mentioned [exemplary input instruction] key 54c is pressed, the central control processing unit 10 is activated by the signal information sent through the input control unit 52, and the desired input from the keyboard 54 is made. According to a predetermined rule, the colloquial style dictionary memory 40 is input according to an example input instruction of colloquial style.
It is configured to set a mode in which the colloquial language information is registered in the dictionary.

More specifically, based on the signal information, the central control processing unit 10 first registers the character string information displayed on the display unit 64 in the dictionary.
Alternatively, the display unit 6 displays a request message asking whether to register the dictionary by newly inputting characters from the keyboard 54.
4 is displayed on the screen in the guide area 64a.

If the character string information displayed on the display unit 64 is to be registered in the dictionary, a selection number indicating the fact is keyed in, and then the desired character string to be registered in the dictionary is designated in the range. The request message is displayed on the screen in the guide area 64a of the display unit 64 so that the request message is displayed. In this range designation, the start point and the end point of the colloquial character string information to be registered are designated by the cursor operation of the cursor key 54g and the [select / execute] key 54.
This is achieved by pressing d. The range-specified character string information is centrally controlled for connection relationships with character string information such as words located immediately before the character string information (part-of-speech information and grammatical check for connection relationships between independent words and adjunct words). The processing unit 10 automatically makes a judgment and stores it in the colloquial dictionary memory 40 together with information on the judgment result.

On the other hand, in the case of dictionary registration by newly inputting characters from the keyboard 54, after a key input of a selection number indicating that, a request message is displayed to key in a desired character string to be registered in the dictionary. The screen is displayed in the guide area 64a of 64. Therefore, it is achieved by keying in the reading information of the colloquial style to be registered and pressing the [select / execute] key 54d. The character string information keyed in is displayed on the guide area 64a of the display unit 64 with a message asking which reading information in the dictionary information stored in the dictionary area 20b of the ROM 20 is synonymous. Display on the screen. In response to this request message, if a synonym relationship is keyed in and the [select / execute] key 54d is pressed, the central control processing unit 10 causes the corresponding relationship among the dictionary information stored in the ROM 20 ( Part-of-speech information,
A grammatical check such as a connection relation between an independent word and an adjunct word) is automatically applied to the colloquial style information and stored in the colloquial style dictionary memory 40 together with the colloquial style information.

The connection-related information is stored in the colloquial dictionary memory 4
When registering in 0, which collation information the synonym stored in the dictionary area 20b of the ROM 20 corresponds to is RA.
It is stored in the correspondence table area 30d of M30, and is configured so that the synonym relationship between the colloquial style information stored in the colloquial style dictionary memory 40 can be grasped.
The conceptual structure of the colloquial style dictionary memory 40 is as shown in FIG. 2, and is composed of reading information of colloquial styles, grammar information indicating connection relations, synonym information, and frequency information.

After the range is specified or the key is input,
When not registered in the dictionary, when any key other than the [select / execute] key 54d is pressed, the registration mode is configured to end without registering the range-specified information or the keyed-in information. ing. The operation of the above configuration will be described below.

To register colloquial style information in the colloquial style dictionary memory 40, first, the [exemplary input instruction] key 54c is pressed to store the system in the colloquial style dictionary memory 40 as dictionary information by example input of colloquial style information. The mode for setting is set (step S2 in FIG. 3). Then, whether the character string information (adjunct word information) displayed on the display unit 64 is registered in the dictionary or whether the character string information is newly entered from the keyboard 54 to be registered in the dictionary is displayed. A message is displayed in the guide area 64a of 64 (step S4 in FIG. 3).

If the character string information displayed on the display unit 64 is to be registered in the dictionary, a selection number indicating this is keyed in (Y in step S4 in FIG. 3). After that, a request message for designating the range of the desired character string to be registered in the dictionary is displayed in the guide area 64a of the display unit 64.
The cursor is positioned at the start point of the character string to be registered and the [Select / Execute] key 54d is pressed, and then the cursor is positioned at the end point of the character string to be registered and the [Select / Execute] key 54d. It is sufficient to press (Y in steps S6 and S8 in FIG. 3). Then, the central control processing unit 10
Automatically determine the connection relationship (part-of-speech information, grammatical check of connection relationship between independent words and adjunct words, etc.) with character string information such as a word located immediately before the character string information (step in FIG. 3). S10), the information of the judgment result is stored in the colloquial dictionary memory 40 (step S12 of FIG. 3), and the registration process ends.

That is, for example, in order to obtain a character string "This is a lie", which is a colloquial character, "reading" is input from the keyboard 54 as reading information "this is a lie" and kana-kanji conversion is performed. If the result is “This is a lie, suck” (see FIG. 5), the operator presses the [Re-conversion] key 54h and specifies “Suck in” to specify the original input reading. It returns to the character string state and the hiragana state (see FIG. 6).
After that, the [exemplary input instruction] key 54c may be pressed to specify the range and perform the registration process (see FIGS. 7 and 8).

When a key other than the [select / execute] key 54d is pressed after the range is designated (N in step S8 of FIG. 3), the range-designated information is not registered in the dictionary. The registration mode ends.

On the other hand, when the dictionary is registered by newly inputting characters from the keyboard 54, the selection number indicating that is input by keying (N in step S4 in FIG. 3). Then, a request message asking for key input of a desired character string to be registered in the dictionary is displayed on the screen in the guide area 64a of the display unit 64. Therefore, it is sufficient to key in the reading information of the colloquial style to be registered (step S14 in FIG. 3) and press the [select / execute] key 54d (step S1 in FIG. 3).
6 Y). As for the character string information key-input, a message asking whether the character string information is synonymous with the reading information in the dictionary information stored in the dictionary area 20b of the ROM 20 is displayed in the guide area of the display unit 64. The screen is displayed on 64a. In response to this request message, a synonym relationship is keyed in and the [select / execute] key 54d is pressed (step S18 in FIG. 3), and the synonym information is stored in the dictionary area 20b of the ROM 20 in the dictionary. If it exists in the information (Y in step S20 of FIG. 3), the central control processing unit 10
Automatically applies to the colloquial form information the connection relations (part-of-speech information, grammatical check of connection relations between independent words and adjunct words, etc.) of the corresponding dictionary information stored in the ROM 20 to the colloquial form information together with the colloquial form information. After storing in the dictionary memory 40 (step S12 in FIG. 3), the registration process ends. If the synonym information keyed in does not exist in the dictionary (N in step S20 of FIG. 3), a message indicating that it does not exist is displayed in the guide area 64a (step S22 of FIG. 3). Then, after this, the [Cancel] key 54
If new synonym information is keyed in without pressing e (N in step S24 in FIG. 3), the above-described steps S18 to S20 are repeated. If the [cancel] key 54e is pressed (Y in step S24 of FIG. 3), the registration mode ends. Further, if any key other than the [select / execute] key 54d is pressed after the colloquial style information is keyed in (N in step S16 of FIG. 3), the keyed information is not registered. ,
The registration mode ends.

Next, the kana-kanji conversion processing after the colloquial style information is registered in the colloquial style dictionary memory 40 as described above will be described.

Reading information such as "it is really true." Is input from the keyboard 50 (step S in FIG. 4).
2) When the [kana-kanji conversion] key 54b is pressed, the kana-kanji conversion function of the central control processing unit 10 is activated (step S4 in FIG. 4). Then, the central control processing unit 10 first determines that the information corresponding to the input reading information is the colloquial dictionary memory 40.
Is searched (step S6 in FIG. 4).
If there is a corresponding one in the colloquial style dictionary memory 40 (Y in step S8 in FIG. 4), the connection is checked by applying the information and the kana-kanji conversion processing is performed (step S10 in FIG. 4). The processing result is output and displayed prior to the display unit 64. For example, "This is true." Is given priority output (see FIG. 9). Here, if the output display result is the desired one, the process is finalized by pressing the [Select / Execute] key 54d (Y in step S12 in FIG. 4). If the [next candidate] key 54f is pressed because the output display result is not the desired one (N in step S12 in FIG. 4),
Or, if the connection check is not appropriate, ROM20
The dictionary information stored in the dictionary area 20b of No. 1 is searched for whether or not there is any corresponding to the above-mentioned input reading information, and the kana-kanji conversion processing is performed (step S1 in FIG. 4).
4).

On the other hand, even when the information corresponding to the input reading information does not exist in the colloquial style dictionary memory 40 (N in step S8 of FIG. 4), whether or not there is information corresponding to the input reading information. Is searched and Kana-Kanji conversion processing is performed (step S14 in FIG. 4).

In the above-described embodiment, by registering desired colloquial style information in the dictionary, the colloquial style expression is preferentially output in the subsequent kana-kanji conversion processing, so that the operability is improved. In addition, since the connectivity is automatically checked, proper kana-kanji conversion processing can be performed, and accuracy can be improved. Furthermore, as in the past, the desired colloquial style information was not stored in the dictionary, so when trying to convert kana to kanji into colloquial styles, it was completely different from what the operator expected and was meaningless or messy. The document was erroneously converted, and the operator had to input or reconvert the document each time. However, according to the present invention, such troublesomeness is eliminated, and the key operation can be reduced. In addition, since it is not necessary to store all colloquial language information whose expression changes significantly and has a short life in advance in the dictionary, and it is not necessary to consider user preferences in advance, increasing the dictionary capacity and cost. There is no imitation.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily and appropriately perform the kana-kanji conversion into a colloquial style expression according to the operator's preference, and the number of key operations can be reduced, so that the operability is significantly improved. Produce an effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a conceptual configuration diagram of a colloquial style dictionary according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a registration operation of colloquial style information according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a kana-kanji conversion process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing erroneous conversion of colloquial style information according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a screen display of a process of registering colloquial style information according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen during registration processing of colloquial style information according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a screen during registration processing of colloquial style information according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a kana-kanji conversion result of colloquial style information according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Central control processing unit, 20 ... ROM, 20b ... Dictionary area, 30 ... RAM, 30b ... Document area, 40 ... Colloquial dictionary memory, 50 ... Input device, 54 ... Keyboard, 54b
... [Kana-Kanji conversion] key, 54c ... [Exemplary input instruction] key, 54d ... [Select / execute] key, 54g ... Cursor key, 54h ... [Re-conversion] key, 60 ... Display device, 64 ...
Display section.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit for storing dictionary information in which Japanese reading information and conversion word information corresponding to the reading information are associated according to a predetermined rule, various control information and data, and Japanese reading information. Input means to be input, registration mode setting means for setting a mode for storing desired colloquial style information as dictionary information in the storage means based on predetermined instruction information from the input means, and Japanese from the input means Kana-Kanji conversion control means for converting kana-kanji conversion of word reading information with reference to the dictionary information of the storage means to create a mixed kanji character, when the colloquial reading information is input from the input means, If the colloquial style information to be stored is stored in the dictionary, the colloquial style information is preferentially converted and output. 2. Dictionary information in which Japanese reading information and conversion word information corresponding to the reading information are associated with each other according to a predetermined rule is stored, and various control information and data and Japanese reading information can be input. The kana-kanji conversion is performed by referring to the dictionary information of the word reading information to create a kanji mixed sentence, and among the input information, desired colloquial language information is stored as the dictionary information based on predetermined instruction information. Every time, when the colloquial style reading information is input, if the corresponding colloquial style information is stored in the dictionary information, the colloquial style information is preferentially converted and output.