JPH06139230A - Document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the form of a prepared document from being fixed when words and phrases are connected one after another according to their relation by associating a word or phrase based on one word or phrase and inputting it, and freely inputting a word or phrase being the base the association. CONSTITUTION:A list of words and phrases associated is displayed as a menu 30 based on a document which is previously inputted. An operator selects a desired word or phrase when finding it in the menu and uses it as the word or phrase at the head of a next sentence, but indicates a 'next canidate' item 33 when not, to further display other candidates or indicates a 'relation' item 32 to display words and phrases associated from the words and phrases in the lift. Further, the operator can display a virtual keyboard by indicating a 'keyboard' item and input another word by utilizing it. In this case, words associated from the inputted word or phrase are displayed as a menu and the operation selects a desired word or phrase to be inputted to the document among them.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document preparation device such as a word processor for preparing sentences by inputting words and phrases using an input device such as a keyboard or a virtual keyboard on a display screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an associative document creation apparatus, a word or phrase to be input next from an already-input portion of a sentence currently being input or a background explanation token previously input before the sentence is created. In picking up the candidates of, the words to be referred to were picked up, the words correlated to those words to be referred to were found, and they were used as candidates for the word to be input next.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, only the words and phrases that are mechanically imaged from the preset background or the words used in the already input part of the sentence are to be input next. Since it is displayed as a candidate for, there was the following problem.

.. At the time of writing, the atmosphere of the whole sentence is regulated, it tends to be stylized, and it is strange,
Or you can not expect to input texts with a lot of ups and downs.

.. If you try to avoid this, you will have to input the phrase you want to input using the old-fashioned "kana-kanji conversion" etc., and if you forget the word you want to input, the trouble is lost.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and was conceived by the user without being bound by the words and phrases used in the already input sentences and the words and phrases obtained from the preset background. An object of the present invention is to provide a document creation device that can create a sentence by associating words and phrases.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, the document creating apparatus of the present invention has the following configuration. A document creation device for informing an operator of a word or phrase associated with a selected word or phrase as a candidate for an input word or phrase, wherein input means for inputting the word or phrase as the basis of the association regardless of the document being created, Display means for displaying associated words, selection means for selecting a desired word from the displayed words, and embedding means for incorporating the selected word into the document being created.

[0008]

With the above arrangement, the document creating apparatus of the present invention inputs the original word / phrase regardless of the document being created, associates another word / phrase with it, and selects an appropriate word from among the associated words / phrases. It has a function to select various words and phrases and incorporate them into the document being created.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

<Structure> FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a word processor for creating an associative sentence according to the embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a central processing unit (CPU), which not only controls the operation of each component described below according to a control program stored in the ROM 2 but also performs various logical operations and judgments and is shown in FIG. It also controls text input processing based on the control flow. Reference numeral 3 denotes a RAM, which has a text area for storing an input sentence. Reference numeral 4 denotes a display-integrated input section, which is configured by stacking a transparent coordinate input board 42 on a display 41 for displaying a created sentence or the like, and indicates the position on the board while watching the display content of the display 41. By doing so, data input and processing instructions are given.

FIG. 2 is a view showing the external appearance of the word processor of this embodiment. Here, the display-integrated type input unit 4 is only visible on the surface, and the CPU 1, the ROM 2, and the RAM 3 are built in the housing.

FIG. 3 shows a display example during text input by the word processor. Here, the noun candidates that come to the beginning of the next sentence, which is associated with the previously entered sentence "I want to describe the nuclear accident ..." are displayed in a menu format (called a candidate menu). By touching the menu area displaying the target word, the operator can input that word as the next sentence. If the desired phrase is not displayed as a menu, touch any of the "relevant", "next candidate", or "conjunction" item in the menu to display another candidate for that item as a menu. , And the same input processing is performed there. Further, by touching the "keyboard" menu, a general virtual keyboard is displayed, and by inputting on a desired key, it is possible to perform input in character units.

<Description of Text Creation Processing> The processing procedure by the CPU 1 of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This process is started from a state in which the next word at the beginning of the sentence is displayed as a menu as illustrated in FIG.

First, in step S401, a touch to the candidate menu area 30 at the beginning of the next sentence is detected, and it is determined in step S402 whether or not the touched item is the "keyboard" menu 31. If "NO"("N"), the input process corresponding to the touched menu "next candidate", "association", "conjunction", etc. is performed in step S403, and the process ends. That is, if the selected item is the "next candidate",
Display candidate words other than those shown,
If it is "relevant", the words that are more related to the candidate words are displayed and you can select from them. Also,
If it is a conjunction, it means that the intention of using the conjunction as the beginning of the next sentence is expressed, and the candidates are displayed in the menu.

On the other hand, if the result of step S402 is determined to be keyboard input (S402-NO), step S402
In 404 and S405, input processing from the virtual keyboard is performed.

Next, in step S406, step S4
04. FIG. 3 shows words related to the word input in S405.
The menu 30 is displayed in the same manner, and it is determined whether or not a selection input (touch) for the displayed candidate is performed (S4).
07).

When the related words of the phrase input from the virtual keyboard are not selected from the menu, it is checked whether the "keyboard" menu is touched (S
408), if "Y", the process returns to step S404 to perform the virtual keyboard input process of the phrase related to the target word again, and if "N", the process proceeds to step S409.

In step S409, it is checked whether the item of "next candidate" or "related word" is touched from the menu. If "Y", the next candidate word menu is displayed in step S406, and if "N", it is displayed. Step S407
Return to.

After repeating the processes of steps S404 to S409 until a suitable word is found and selected,
When a specific word or phrase is selected in step S407, a process of incorporating the word or phrase into a sentence is performed in step S410, and this process ends.

As described above, even if the user cannot input the word itself because he / she forgets the word / phrase that he / she wants to input next, or when he / she cannot find the right word, he / she can input the word associated with them. The original words and phrases can be associated with each other in reverse and they can be selected as candidates.

In the present embodiment, the menu selection method has been described as the touch method. However, other selection means, for example, selection by another coordinate input device such as a mouse or a trackball, or a key corresponding to the menu on the keyboard is selected. It is also possible to press and select.

When a plurality of words / phrases are input by repeating steps S404 to S408, a related word of the latest input word / phrase can be used as a candidate, or a related word common to all of the plurality of words / phrases can be used as a candidate. You can also

[0023]

[Other Examples]

 [Second Embodiment] A second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the second embodiment as well, the configuration and the like are common to those of the first embodiment (FIGS. 1 to 3), and therefore will be omitted. What is different is the procedure of associatively incorporating words into a document.

The control procedure of the CPU 1 in the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. The setting at the start of the process is also the same as that in the first embodiment.

First, in step S501, the touch on the candidate menu area is detected, and it is determined whether or not the touched menu directly selects the input phrase (S50).
2). If it is a direct selection (YES in S502), the process proceeds to step S508, the process of incorporating the selected phrase into the document being created is completed, and if not (S502-N).
O) Go to step S503, and check whether the "next candidate" or "related word" menu is touched.

In step S503, if "next candidate" or "related word" is not selected (S503-NO),
It is checked whether the "keyboard" item has been selected from the menu (S504), and if not selected, step S
Returning to step 502, the menu is selected again, and if it is selected, the input process using the virtual keyboard is performed and the process ends (S505).

When the "next candidate" or "related word" menu is input in step S503 (S503-YE)
S) In step S506, a menu of candidate words is displayed, and it is checked whether the menu for selecting the input word is touched (S507). If there is no touch (S507-NO), the process returns to step S503 to wait for input in the loop of steps S502 to S504, and if there is a touch (S507-YES), the process of incorporating the selected word / phrase into the text is performed and the main processing is performed. Ends (S50
8).

According to the second embodiment, it is possible to reach the target word by tracing the chain of related words one after another without relying on virtual keyboard input as in the first embodiment. Not only is it suitable for those who hate complicated character-based input, but the task of tracing related words one after another gives the user a certain kind of intellectual enjoyment.
The merit is large (“a word or phrase that is input in the existing sentence without affecting the already-written sentence while creating a sentence” refers to a phrase that is displayed as a candidate in the related word search process in this example).

Also, as in the first embodiment, in this embodiment, it is possible to select a menu from a coordinate input device such as a mouse or a trackball, or by pressing a corresponding key on the keyboard.

The present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to the case where it is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus.

[0032]

As described above, the document creating apparatus according to the present invention is not confined to the words and phrases used in the already-input text or the words and phrases obtained from the preset background, and is thought by the user. You can create sentences by associating words and phrases.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a view showing the outer appearance of the main body of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a display-integrated input unit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Central processing unit CPU, 2 ... ROM, 3 ... RAM, 4 ... Display integrated input device.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A document creating apparatus for informing an operator of a word or phrase associated with a selected word or phrase as a candidate for an input word or phrase, wherein the word or phrase as the basis of the association is input regardless of a document being created. An input unit, a display unit for displaying the associated word / phrase, a selecting unit for selecting a desired word / phrase from the displayed word / phrase, and an embedding unit for incorporating the selected word / phrase into a document being created. A document creation device characterized by the above. 2. The document creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the related words and phrases in a menu form.