JPH06309300A - Document preparing device and retrieval control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly and easily obtain desired conversion information, and to improve a working efficiency by retrieving pertinent character mark data by using inputted constituting element information as a key, and outputting and displaying the retrieved result. CONSTITUTION:A desired character input is operated by operating an input pen 44 in a character area 42e so as to write characters on paper. At that time, when an output candidate, that is, in the case that character recognition can not be attained by dictionary information stored in a character recognition dictionary area 20b, a central control part 10 successively operates a recognition collation/conversion processing by referring to the dictionary information established according to a prescribed rule stored in a character mark constituting element dictionary area 20d stored in a ROM 20. In this processing, a control processing is operated by referring to information stored in the character constituting element dictionary area 20d based on elements (for example, a 'left-hand radical' or 'right-hand radical') constituting the information of the inputted character mark or the like, or the layout of the rough shape of the character mark or the like, or the layout of shape of each element forming the character mark or the like.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document creation device for creating a conversion word information by subjecting input data to a predetermined conversion control process.
And a search control method that improves the method for searching for predetermined conversion word information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a document creating apparatus which employs a handwriting input method as an information input means, a pen operation is performed, for example, on a tablet (or a touch panel) as if writing characters on the paper. By doing
The desired character information is input, the system is made to recognize the character, and if necessary, it is converted into a document containing kanji characters and output to a display. In such a document creation device, a so-called pen input word processor, generally, information input in a hiragana or kanji mixed sentence through the above pen and tablet is character-recognized by referring to a character recognition dictionary, and the recognition result is obtained. Based on the above information, the dictionary for Kana-Kanji conversion is referred to and converted into an appropriate Kanji-mixed document, or is output as it is (non-converted) on the display.

Generally, in a pen input word processor, a tablet and a display which form an input section are integrally provided. That is, a transparent tablet is provided close to the upper part of the display screen of a liquid crystal display (LCD).
The information output and displayed on the display screen is displayed by the operator through the display area of the tablet.
Usually, the character input area is provided in the lower portion of the tablet, and the display area for outputting and displaying information from the character input area and the like is provided in the upper portion of the tablet.

By the way, in a word processor having an ordinary keyboard, there is a method of radical input and code input when inputting a kanji that cannot be read. To enter a radical, it is necessary to enter the exact radical name or the number of strokes. On the other hand, when inputting a code, it was necessary to input a numerical value by referring to the phrase code information and a kanji list.

Further, in the above-mentioned pen input word processor, in the above-mentioned case, it is sufficient to write the kanji accurately on the input screen and input the pen, but if the number of strokes is large, it is difficult to write and accurate recognition / There were many cases where conversion could not be expected.
Therefore, it is necessary for the operator to re-input each time, or to use the radical input or code input as described above.

[0006]

As described above, in the case of inputting a Chinese character whose reading is unknown, the operator is forced to perform a troublesome operation different from the normal input / edit proofreading work, resulting in a decrease in work efficiency. However, it was difficult to create a smooth document.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and provides a document creation apparatus and a search control method which enable desired conversion information to be obtained quickly and easily and improve work efficiency. The purpose is to

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an input means for inputting various data and control information, and a conversion word by subjecting input data from the input means to a predetermined conversion control process. Conversion control means for creating information, storage means for storing conversion dictionary information in which conversion word information or the like referred to when the conversion control means performs conversion control processing is associated according to a predetermined rule, and the conversion control means A display unit that outputs and displays the conversion word information that has been converted and controlled by referring to the conversion dictionary information in the storage unit,
When the constituent element information forming the character / symbol data is input from the input means, the character / symbol constituent dictionary in which the constituent element information stored in the storage means and forming the data such as the character / symbol is associated according to a predetermined rule. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a document creating apparatus characterized in that means for searching information is provided, and a search result by the searching means is output and displayed on the display means.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides
A conversion dictionary in which various data and control information are input, conversion input information is subjected to predetermined conversion control processing to generate conversion word information, and conversion word information, etc. referred to in this generation processing is associated in accordance with a predetermined rule. Information that stores information and outputs and displays conversion word information that has undergone conversion control processing by referring to the stored conversion dictionary information when performing the creation processing, and is component information that forms character symbol data. When is input, the character / symbol component dictionary information in which the component information that constitutes the data such as character / symbol is associated and stored according to a predetermined rule is searched, and the search result is output and displayed. The search control method is characterized by the following.

[0010]

In the present invention, the character / symbol data corresponding to the input constituent element information is searched as a key, and the search result is output and displayed. Therefore, the operability of the input work is improved.

[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 pen input type document creating apparatus according to the present embodiment.

The central control unit 10 controls various controls of the entire system based on predetermined program information stored in the program area 20a of the ROM 20, and executes various commands based on the control and input instruction information shown in FIG. .

Further, the central control unit 10 internally has a character recognition control processing function. This character recognition control processing function is performed by the RAM 3
A function for recognizing and collating character information input from the input unit 40 by using the work area 30a of 0 and referring to dictionary information stored in the character recognition dictionary area 20b of the ROM 20, that is, stroke information, stroke order information, and the like. Is.

Further, the central control unit 10 internally has a kana-kanji conversion control processing function. That is, the Kana-Kanji conversion control processing function uses the Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary area 2 of the ROM 20 to recognize and collate the above-mentioned information based on predetermined instruction information from the input unit 40.
0c is a function of converting kana to kanji by referring to the dictionary information in which the reading information and the conversion word information stored in 0c are associated with each other according to a predetermined rule, and outputting and displaying them on the display unit 50.

Further, the central control unit 10 internally has a character / symbol component conversion control processing function. That is, the character / symbol component conversion control processing function means that the information recognized and collated is stored in the ROM.
This is a function of performing conversion control processing by referring to dictionary information stored according to a predetermined rule stored in the character symbol component dictionary area 20d of 20 and outputting and displaying the conversion result on the display unit 50.

The above-mentioned input section 40 is a transparent pressure-sensitive type in which a large number of matrix scanning lines are arranged in order to detect that a predetermined pressing force is applied and the position where the pressing force is applied. Tablet 42 (or touch panel), input pen 44 operated on this tablet 42, and input pen 4
4 and the input control section 46 for controlling output of information input by operating the tablet 42 to the central control section 10 and the RAM 30.

The tablet 42 has a [next candidate] key area 42a, a [kana-kanji conversion] key area 42b, a [select / execute] key area 42c, and a [character / symbol constituent] key 42.
d, various funky key areas are set.
Further, a character input area 42e is provided in a predetermined area below the tablet 42. This character input area 4
In 2e, a desired character is input by operating the input pen 44 as if writing a character on the paper.

More specifically, the character input area 4
The information input in 2e is R via the input control unit 46.
Central control unit 1 sent to work area 30a of AM30
0 refers to the dictionary information stored in the character recognition dictionary area 20b to perform character recognition collation processing on the information, and the recognition result is displayed on the display screen section 52 forming the display section 50 and the display control forming the display section 50. The output is displayed via the unit 54. At this time, if what is output and displayed is not the desired one, the [next candidate] key area 42a is clicked with the input pen 44 to display the next candidate. When the desired one is displayed, the recognition / collation process is confirmed by clicking the [Select / Execute] key area 42c with the input pen 44.

Here, if the dictionary information stored in the character recognition dictionary area 20b cannot be output candidates, that is, if character recognition is not possible, the central control unit 10 stores in the character symbol component dictionary area 20d stored in the ROM 20. With reference to the stored dictionary information that is established according to a predetermined rule, the recognition title /
It is configured to continue the conversion process.

This process is performed by roughly calculating the elements (eg, "hen" and "making") that make up the input information such as character symbols, the rough shape of the character symbols, or the individual elements forming the character symbols. Based on the layout of various shapes,
The control process is performed with reference to the information stored in the character / symbol constituent element dictionary area 20d.

The control processing result is output and displayed on the display screen section 52. At this time, if what is output and displayed is not the desired one, the [next candidate] key area 42a is clicked with the input pen 44 to display the next candidate.

When the desired one is displayed, click [Select /
If the execution key area 42c is clicked with the input pen 44, the above-mentioned control processing is confirmed. On the other hand, even in this control process, if the central control unit 10 does not detect an output candidate, a message indicating an error is displayed on the display screen unit 52.
Is configured to be output to.

When converting the character string output and displayed on the display screen portion 52 into an appropriate kanji-mixed document, the kana-kanji conversion key area 42b is clicked with the input pen 44, and the conversion target character string is input with the input pen 44. If the range is marked with an underline and the [Select / Execute] key area 42c is clicked, the central control unit 10 displays the reading information of the dictionary information stored in the Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary area 20c in response to the input instruction information. The character string information designated by using the dictionary information as a key is converted into kana-kanji characters, and the result is output and displayed on the display screen section 52.

At this time, if what is output and displayed is not the desired one, the [next candidate] key area 42a is clicked with the input pen 44 to display the next candidate (next homophone). When the desired one is displayed, the conversion is confirmed by clicking the [select / execute] key area 42c with the input pen 44.

By the way, the above-mentioned tablet 42 and display screen section 52 are integrally provided. That is, the tablet 4 is placed above the display screen area of a thin liquid crystal display (LCD).
2 are provided close to each other, the information controlled by the central control unit 10 is output and displayed in the display screen area of the LCD, and the corresponding display area 42f of the tablet 42, that is, the upper area of the character input area 42e. It is configured to be visually recognized by the operator via the.

The character recognition information, document information, etc. recognized and created as described above are stored in the external storage device 60 via the FDD control section 62 constituting the external storage device 60 based on predetermined instruction information. The data is output to and stored in the floppy disk device (FDD) 64 that constitutes it. Further, the character recognition information, the document information and the like stored in the FDD 64 based on the predetermined instruction information are read into the document area 30b of the RAM 30 and are used for work such as editing and proofing.

Further, the character recognition information, the document information, etc., which are recognized and created as described above, constitute the printer 70 via the printer controller 72 based on the predetermined instruction information. It is printed out by the printer 74.

Further, the recognized / created character recognition information / document information and the like can be communicated with other pen-input type document creating apparatus or the like by a telephone line via the communication apparatus 80 based on predetermined instruction information. It is configured to be able to.

The operation of the above structure will be described below. When a character is input in the character input area 42e and the recognition process is started (Y in step S2 and Y in S4 in FIG. 2), the central control unit 10 searches the dictionary information stored in the character recognition dictionary area 20b. Then, the information is subjected to character recognition and collation processing (step S6 in FIG. 2).

If recognition is successful in this process and there are output candidates (N in step S8 of FIG. 2), the output candidates are displayed one by one on the display screen section 52 (step S1 of FIG. 2).
0).

At this time, if what is output and displayed is the desired one, the recognition / collation process is confirmed by clicking the [Select / Execute] key area 42c with the input pen 44 (FIG. 2).
Step S12 Y, S14).

If what is output and displayed is not the desired one, the [next candidate] key area 42a is clicked with the input pen 44, and if there is a next candidate, that candidate is displayed (step in FIG. 2). N in S12, Y in S14).

If there is no next candidate, the process ends (step S16 in FIG. 2). On the other hand, when the desired one is displayed, the recognition / collation process is confirmed by clicking the [Select / Execute] key area 42c with the input pen 44 as described above. If not, the [next candidate] key area 42a is clicked again with the input pen 44, and the next candidate process is performed as described above.

Here, when the central control unit 10 fails in character recognition by referring to the dictionary information stored in the character recognition dictionary area 20b (N in step S8 of FIG. 2), the central control unit 1
0 refers to the dictionary information stored in the character / symbol component dictionary area 20d stored in the ROM 20, and subsequently performs the recognition title / conversion processing (step S18 in FIG. 2).

This processing is performed as shown in FIGS.
Based on the elements that make up the input information such as characters and symbols (for example, “Hen” and “Tsukuri”) and the rough shape of the characters and symbols or the layout of the individual shapes that form the characters and symbols. Then, the control processing is performed with reference to the information stored in the character symbol constituent element dictionary area 20d, and the processing result is output and displayed on the display screen section 52.

If there are conversion output candidates (see FIG. 2).
(Y of step S20), if the candidate output and displayed is the desired one (steps S22 and S2 of FIG. 2).
4), enter the [Select / Execute] key area 42c with the pen 4
If the button 4 is clicked, the control process is confirmed (step S26 in FIG. 2).

On the other hand, if there are conversion output candidates (N in step S20 in FIG. 2) but the output output is not the desired one (N in steps S22 and S24 in FIG. 2),
The [next candidate] key area 42a is clicked with the input pen 44 to perform the next candidate process (step S28 in FIG. 2).

If there is a next candidate, the next candidate is displayed. If the desired one is displayed, click [Select / Execute].
If the key area 42c is clicked with the input pen 44, the control process is confirmed. This series of flow is similar to steps S20 to S30 described above.

If there is no output candidate in step S20, a message indicating an error is displayed on the display screen portion 52.
Is displayed and displayed (step S30 in FIG. 2), and the process ends.

The kana-kanji conversion key area 42 is used in order to convert "tokkyo" displayed on the screen into an appropriate kanji-mixed sentence.
When the user clicks b and underlines "Totto" with the input pen 44 and clicks the [Select / Execute] key area 42c, the central control unit 10 refers to the Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary area 20c to create a kanji-mixed document. Process and display screen section 52
The output is displayed. Here, when the displayed character string is a desired character string, the [select / execute] key area 42c is clicked. If the character string is not the desired character string, the [next candidate] key area 42a is clicked to display the next candidate.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and for example, when the [character / symbol constituent element] key 42d is pressed, recognition is performed by referring to the dictionary information stored in the character recognition dictionary area 20b. Even during the conversion control process, the input information is preferentially transferred to the character / symbol component dictionary area 2
The recognition conversion control process may be performed by referring to the dictionary information of 0d, and various modifications are, of course, possible.

[0042]

As described above, according to the present invention, the character / symbol data corresponding to the input component information is searched as a key, and the search result is output and displayed. Even if input is not possible, desired conversion information can be obtained quickly and easily. Therefore, there is an excellent effect that the working efficiency can be remarkably improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a character recognition matching conversion control process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram conceptually showing output of a conversion result of input information according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram conceptually showing an output of a conversion result of input information different from the input information of FIG. 3 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a view conceptually showing an output of a conversion result of input information different from the input information of FIG. 4 according to the embodiment.

6 is a diagram conceptually showing an output of a conversion result of input information different from the input information of FIG. 5 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram conceptually showing an output of a conversion result of input information different from the input information of FIG. 6 according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Central control part, 20 ... ROM, 20b ... Character recognition dictionary area, 20c ... Kana-kanji conversion dictionary area, 20d ... Character / symbol constituent dictionary area, 30 ... RAM, 30a ... Work area, 40 ... Input part, 42 ... Tablet, 42e ... Character input area, 42f ... Display area, 44 ... Input pen, 50
... display unit, 52 ... display screen unit.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Input means for inputting various data and control information; conversion control means for creating conversion word information by subjecting input data from the input means to predetermined conversion control processing; and the conversion control means for conversion control. When processing, storage means that stores conversion dictionary information in which the referred conversion word information and the like are associated according to a predetermined rule, and the conversion control means performs conversion control processing by referring to the conversion dictionary information in the storage means. And a display means for outputting and displaying the converted word information, when the constituent element information constituting the character and symbol data is input from the input means, the data such as the character and symbol stored in the storage means is displayed. A means for retrieving character / symbol constituent dictionary information in which constituent constituent information is associated in accordance with a predetermined rule is provided, and a search result by the searching means is output and displayed on the display means. Document creation device being characterized in that the so that. 2. Various kinds of data and control information are input, conversion input information is subjected to predetermined conversion control processing to generate conversion word information, and conversion word information, etc. to be referred to according to a predetermined rule in this creation processing. In the conversion dictionary information stored in association with each other, the conversion word information subjected to the conversion control processing is output and displayed by referring to the stored conversion dictionary information when the creation processing is performed. When the component information that forms the data is input, the character / symbol component dictionary information in which the component information that forms the data such as the characters and symbols is associated and stored according to a predetermined rule is searched, and the search result is retrieved. A search control method characterized in that output is displayed.