JPH0612456A - Kanji reading change device and method and device for kanji reading change retrieval - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To call desired KANJI (Chinese character) or information corresponding to this KANJI even in the case that an operator does not accurately know the reading of KANJI. CONSTITUTION:A KANJI input means 12 which inputs a full name in KANJIs, a name master data base 20 where reading KANA (Japanese syllabary) of almost all of family names and personal names in KANJIs are stored, a reading KANA retrieval means 10 which retrieves all of various reading KANAs of the family name and the personal name of the name inputted in KANJIs from the name master data base 20, and a name reading change storage means 24 which generates combinations of all readings of read family name and personal name and stores them correspondingly to the name in KANJIs are provided. Plural various names are stored in the name reading change storage means 24, and information related to pertinent persons are stored correspondingly to these names, and a retrieval means 10 which retrieves corresponding information in accordance with reading KANA of a name and an information output means which outputs all of names having the same reading KANA or information related to it by the retrieval means 10 are provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kanji character replacement device for processing kana and kanji in a Japanese kana / kanji conversion device such as a computer, a kanji character replacement search method, and a kanji replacement search device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a Japanese word processor generally searches for and converts a corresponding kanji of a reading by inputting a kana. In this case, a plurality of Chinese characters with the same sound are searched for in response to one phonetic kana input, and are displayed on the display in some cases. Further, for example, JP-A-59-165127 and JP-A-63-109.
As disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 569, there are some which store a kanji converted by kana input and the input kana kana as a set and store the kanji with a furigana.

[0003]

In the case of the above-mentioned conventional technique, the reading kana and the kanji are one-to-one, or a plurality of kanji are converted or stored as a pair for one reading. On the other hand, the readings are not displayed in association with each other. Therefore, for example, if a database having personal information of a plurality of people is created by a computer or the like having the above-mentioned conventional Japanese kana-kanji conversion device, when the official reading kana of an individual's name is not known. Means that the phonetic mnemonic at the operator's discretion will be memorized corresponding to the kanji of the name, and when searching by the phonetic mnemonic of the name later, it is not possible to accurately search for the name that may have multiple readings. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. Even when the reading of a kanji is not exactly known, a desired kanji or information corresponding to the kanji can be called. An object of the present invention is to provide a Kanji character replacement device, a Kanji character replacement inspection method, and a Kanji character replacement search device.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a kanji input means for inputting one or a plurality of kanji characters, and a storage means for storing a plurality of reading kana in correspondence with the one or a plurality of kanji characters. A kanji reading device having a kanji corresponding to any reading of a plurality of kana or information output means for outputting information related to the kanji.

Also, the present invention inputs one or a plurality of Chinese characters, stores a plurality of reading Kana in correspondence with the one or a plurality of Chinese characters, and stores it, and a database based on the Chinese character information having the plurality of reading Kana. And a kanji character replacement search method capable of searching for kanji or information related to the kanji that corresponds to any of the readings of the plurality of kana.

Also, the present invention provides a kanji input means for inputting a surname and surname in kanji, a surname and surname master database in which almost all surnames and surnames of kanji are stored, and each surname and surname of the surname and surname entered above. Yomikana search means to search all Yomikana from the above surname and name master database,
Provided with a surname surname storage means for creating a set of all readings of the read surname and surname, and storing it in correspondence with the surname and surname of the Chinese character.A plurality of different surnames are stored in the surname surname storage means, and this surname is stored in this surname. Correspondingly, information about the person is stored respectively, and a search means for searching the corresponding information by the phonetic kana of the first and last name is provided, and the information for outputting all the first and last names having the same phonetic kana or related information by this search means. It is a Kanji replacement search device provided with an output means.

[0008]

The kanji character rewriting device of the present invention can call a desired kanji character for any kanji that can be read a plurality of times. Further, the kanji replacement search device of the present invention makes it possible to search for all persons who can read any of the readings by a searcher or the like when searching a database for persons who can read a plurality of readings. It is designed so that there is no omission in search.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The Kanji reading device of this embodiment is used for a database relating to various personal information and the like.
This embodiment is a well-known computer system having one or a plurality of control devices 10 having a CPU and the like, an input device 12 such as a keyboard, a display device 14 such as a CRT, a program memory 16 having a control program and the like. It consists of Furthermore, the surname and surname master database 20 that stores almost all readings of surnames and surnames in Japan, the personal information file 22 in which the surname and surname are recorded together with the code number, and the personal information file 22 is recorded in the personal information file 22. It has a first and last name replacement search information recording unit 24 in which all objective readings of the recorded first and last names of the individual are stored in association with the code numbers of the individual.

In the surname / first name master database 20, all the readings about the surnames currently known in Japan and all the readings about the first name are recorded. The personal information file 22 is such that personal information or the like notified in the official gazette is recorded as it is on an optical disc or the like by an image scanner, with a code number attached thereto.

As shown in FIG. 3, the method of objectively reading the surname and surname stored in the surname and surname replacement search information recording section 24 is to input the surname and surname of an individual recorded in the personal information file 22 from the official gazette as shown in FIG. Input the surname and surname in kanji through, and first, for the surname, all the readings of the surname are retrieved from the surname and surname master database 20. Then, when the corresponding surname is not read in the surname master database 20, the kanji and the phonetic kana of the surname are recorded in the surname master database 20. Next, similarly, all the readings of the given name are picked up from the given name and surname master database 20, and if the reading of the corresponding name is not found in the given name and surname master database 20, the kanji and kana of the given name are recorded in the given name and surname master database 20. . All the combinations of the readings of the surnames and given names that have been picked up are created as a list of all objective readings of the surnames and given names, and this is recorded for each individual recorded in the personal information file 22 together with their code numbers. It records in the replacement search information recording unit 24.

FIG. 1 shows how to use the apparatus of this embodiment.
This will be described based on the example of. As shown in FIG. 1, for example,
It is assumed that the personal information described in the official gazette relates to three cases, “Koji Kono”, “Koji Takano”, and “Taku Nono”. Code numbers 0001 to 0003 are given to these three persons in order, and if known, their birth date and prefecture are recorded as character code data via the input device 12 and the control device 10. The contents described in the official gazette are directly recorded as image data in the personal information file 22 on the optical disc through a scanner (not shown). In the control device 10, the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG.
All the phonetic alphabets are picked up one by one, combinations of all the readings for the family name are created, and the objective family name replacement list 31, 32, 33 is created in the family name replacement search information recording unit 24 together with the corresponding code numbers.

Next, when an inquiry about personal information is received, a search is performed using the phonetic kana of the family name of the person who wants to know the information. This is because there are many types of kanji when searching with kanji, and the JIS code of kanji differs depending on whether there are new or old kanji with the same meaning, or whether there is a dot, etc.
This is because a search omission does not occur if a search is performed using the phonetic alphabet. Then, at this time, for example, when "Koji Kono" is read by searching for "Kou Takashi", the above three people can all be read as "Kou Takashi", so all three people will be searched. In addition, in the case of FIG. 1, since the date of birth is known, a person with the code number 0003 and a person with the unknown date code 0001 that also match the date of birth are searched by searching for the date of birth. Will be searched. In addition, if the user wants to search "Taku Nono" and reads "kounomasaru", only the person with the code number 0003 is searched. The search result is displayed on the display device 14 and further output by a printer or the like (not shown).

As a result, no matter how many readings can be read and retrieved, at least the relevant person will not be leaked out, and when a plurality of persons are retrieved, other persons such as the date of birth will be excluded. It is only necessary to identify the person by checking the agreement with the information.

The method of using the Kanji reading device can be variously used in other personal information retrieval systems other than the above embodiment. For example, when making an inquiry by telephone, the inquirer makes an inquiry in which reading method. Also, even if there is no person who reads such a person, the receiving person can pick up the surname and first name of the corresponding kanji of the reading by the kanji reading device, and can provide an agent or provide information.

The kanji character replacement device and kanji character replacement search method can be used for all kanji characters other than the family name, such as place names, merchandise names, and other kanji characters.

[0017]

The kanji character replacement device and kanji character replacement search method according to the present invention can record the kanji together with a plurality of reading kana characters and pick up the corresponding kanji no matter how the kanji is read. . Therefore, it is possible to perform a thorough search for kanji that can be read in various ways, such as surnames and place names.

In addition, by using the kanji character replacement search device of the present invention, when searching the personal data database, by using the kana of the surname, the omission of the search can be surely eliminated, and an accurate search can be performed. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a Chinese character replacement search method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a Chinese character replacement device according to this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing of the Kanji character replacement device of this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Control device 20 First name and last name master database 22 Personal information file 24 First name and last name replacement search information recording section

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A kanji input means for inputting one or a plurality of kanji characters, a storage means for storing a plurality of kana characters corresponding to the one or a plurality of kanji characters, and a reading method for any of the plurality of kana characters. And a kanji character corresponding to the kanji, or information output means for outputting information related to the kanji. 2. A kanji input means for inputting a family name in kanji,
A surname and name master database that stores almost all kanji surnames and given names, and a reading kana search means that searches all surnames and surnames for each kanji input from the above surname and surname master database. A kanji character rewriting device, which is provided with a surname / name replacement storage means for creating a set of all readings of surnames and given names and storing them in correspondence with the surnames and names of the kanji. 3. One or a plurality of kanji is input, a plurality of kana is stored in association with the one or a plurality of kanji, and a database based on kanji information having the plurality of kana is created. A kanji replacement search method characterized in that it is possible to search kanji or information related to the kanji that corresponds to any of the readings of the plurality of kana. 4. A kanji input means for inputting a family name in kanji,
A surname and name master database that stores almost all kanji surnames and given names, and a reading kana search means that searches all surnames and surnames for each kanji input from the above surname and surname master database. It is possible to create a set of all readings of the surnames and given names that have been created, and to provide a surname and surname storage means for storing in correspondence with the surnames and surnames of the Chinese characters. Then, information about the person is stored respectively, and a search means for searching the corresponding information by the reading kana of the surname is provided, and the information output for outputting all the surnames having the same reading kana or information related thereto by this searching means. A kanji rewriting search device characterized by comprising means.