JPH0683860A - Electronic dictionary - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the electronic dictionary which can efficiently store dictionary information required for an operator in a storage means without lowering learning efficiency or regarding whether a memory card is mounted or not. CONSTITUTION:This electronic dictionary is provided with a second storage means 17 to selectively store first language information retrieved by a retrieving means 15 and second language information corresponding to the first language information, and first control means 15 to selectively store the first language information or the information of a position for the first language information to be stored in a first storage means 16 and a pair of information composed of the first language information and the second language information corresponding to this first language information in the second storage means 17 in the case of selectively storing the first language information retrieved by the retrieving means 15 and the second language information corresponding to the first language information in the second storage means 17.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic dictionary having a learning function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an electronic dictionary, for example, an electronic dictionary having an English-Japanese dictionary, when an English word is input, a Japanese word corresponding to the input English word is output and an English sentence is input. In this case, the Japanese sentence corresponding to the input English sentence is output.

Further, a conventional electronic dictionary, for example, an electronic dictionary having an English-Japanese dictionary, is used when an English word or the like is input.
From the memory that stores the English-Japanese dictionary, search for input English words, etc., read out the Japanese words etc. corresponding to the searched English words etc., and display the read out Japanese words etc. mainly on the liquid crystal display It is configured to be displayed on a display device such as a display device, or to be output by voice or a printer.

In the electronic dictionary configured as described above, mainly for learning, information such as retrieved English words is selectively stored in the storage means, and the information is repeatedly read out from the storage means and output. Has proposed a device devised to be very effective when an operator learns English.

Further, in a conventional electronic dictionary, for example, an electronic dictionary having an English-Japanese dictionary, Japanese words etc. corresponding to the English words etc. searched in the English-Japanese dictionary built in the electronic dictionary main body are added. For the purpose or for searching another different dictionary such as Japanese-English dictionary, store these information in a memory card as an external storage device,
The memory card can be attached to and detached from the electronic dictionary body to enable expansion of dictionary information and search of different dictionaries,
A configuration has also been proposed in which the information stored in the memory card can also be selectively stored in the storage means and the information can be repeatedly read and output from the storage means.

[0006]

In the above-mentioned conventional electronic dictionary, when the operator stores information such as retrieved English words in the storage means, as much information as possible can be stored in the storage means. As described above, only the character strings forming the searched English words or the like are stored, or only the head address information stored in the storage unit in which the information of the searched English words or the like is stored in advance is stored. When read again by a predetermined instruction means, it is necessary to search the dictionary information again by the character string information and the head address information stored in the storage means, read the information, and output it to the display. .

Therefore, the operator stores the dictionary information such as the selectively retrieved English words and the like and the corresponding Japanese words and the like in the storage means, and then repeatedly reads the dictionary information from the storage means. When outputting, the search process is executed each time, and it takes a lot of time to output the read information to the display.

In addition, the same information may be stored again, and when the dictionary information stored in the memory card is repeatedly read out, the dictionary information stored in the storage means is re-stored based on the character string information and the address information. Due to the structure of searching, there is a problem that the dictionary information is not displayed on the display unless the predetermined memory card is always attached to the electronic dictionary body. For this reason, when the dictionary information in a plurality of memory cards is stored in the storage means, respectively, a plurality of memory cards must be installed at the same time, the electronic dictionary body becomes large, the portability is impaired, and the cost increases. There is a harmful effect of inviting.

In order to solve these problems, there is a method of storing all the dictionary information in the storage means. According to this method, the number of information that can be stored in a storage device having a limited storage capacity is significantly reduced. However, there was a problem that it would take a completely impractical configuration for learning.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and reduces learning efficiency,
An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic dictionary capable of efficiently storing dictionary information required by an operator in a storage unit regardless of whether or not a memory card is attached.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a dictionary including an electronic dictionary body, first language information, and second language information corresponding to the first language information. Is stored in the first storage means, input means for inputting language information, and second language information corresponding to the first language information input by the input means are retrieved from the first storage means. A second dictionary that selectively stores the first language information searched by the search means and the second language information corresponding to the first language information. Storage means; and the first language information retrieved by the retrieval means in the second storage means and the first language information.
When selectively storing the second language information corresponding to the first language information, the first language information or the first language information and position information stored in the first storage means are stored. , A first control means for selectively storing a pair of information consisting of the first language information and the corresponding second language information in the second storage means. It is what

To achieve the same object, the first language information retrieved by the retrieval means or a pair of information consisting of the first language information and the corresponding second language information. Is stored in the second storage means, the number of information that can be stored in the second storage means is set in advance to achieve the storage processing of the number of information. Therefore, only the first language information is stored. It is desirable to include a second control means for controlling switching between processing and storage processing of a pair of information consisting of the first language information and the corresponding second language information.

In order to achieve the same purpose, the electronic dictionary body is detachably provided and includes the first language information and the second language information corresponding to the first language information. Third storage means for storing a dictionary, and the first language information or the first language when the first language information retrieved by the retrieval means is retrieved by the first storage means If the position information whose information is stored in the first storage means is stored in the second storage means and the first language information is retrieved from the third storage means, the first language A third control means for storing a pair of information composed of information and the second language information corresponding thereto in the second storage means may be provided.

To achieve the same object, when the first language information retrieved by the retrieval means is stored in the second storage means, the first language information and the first language information corresponding thereto are stored. When a storable area of the second storage means is insufficient, a pair of information consisting of two pieces of language information is stored in the second storage means in sequence, and the first stored first language information and this are stored. The second language information is deleted from the pair of information including the second language information corresponding to, and only the first language information retrieved by the retrieval means is stored in the second storage means. It is desirable to have a fourth control means.

[0015]

According to the present invention, the first language information retrieved by the retrieval means and the second language information corresponding to the first language information are selectively stored in the second storage means. When the first language information retrieved by the retrieval means and the second language information corresponding to the first language information are selectively stored in the second storage means, a first Of the first language information or the position information in which the first language information is stored in the first storage means, the first language information and the second language corresponding thereto And a pair of information consisting of information and are selectively stored in the second storage means.

As a result, when the dictionary information is read from the second storage means, the reading processing time can be shortened and efficient learning can be performed, and the dictionary information stored in the second storage means can always be read. Or, the dictionary information can be efficiently stored in the second storage unit, and a lean operating environment for learning can be realized.

[0017]

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

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the external appearance of an English-Japanese dictionary as an electronic dictionary according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The electronic dictionary of this embodiment is an electronic dictionary body 1
A keyboard unit 2, a display unit 3 for displaying English words and corresponding Japanese translations, and a memory card 4 as an external storage device that is detachably attached to the electronic dictionary body 1. . The keyboard unit 2 includes character input keys 5 arranged in a 6 × 5 matrix and power on / off.
An OFF key 6, a clear key 7 for instructing deletion of display data, a cursor key 8 for moving a cursor on the display unit 3 and switching a display screen, and an instruction for converting an input English word into Japanese. The conversion key 9 and N for instructing to read the information stored next to the retrieved information
EXT key 10 and RAM 1 which will be described later with the retrieved information
A normal registration key 11 for instructing to store a part of the search information when instructing to store it in the word memo area 17c in 7
When the stored information is instructed to be stored in the word memo area 17c in the RAM 17, which will be described later, the compression registration key 12 instructing the storage of all the retrieved information and the word memo area 17c in the RAM 17 are stored. It is composed of a word memo key 13 for setting a mode in which the dictionary information is displayed on the display 3 based on the information, and a card key 14 for switching the memory card 4 to a search mode. The memory card 4 stores a Japanese-English dictionary.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control circuit of the electronic dictionary. This control circuit is a CP that controls the keyboard unit 2, the display unit 3, and the entire electronic dictionary.
U (central processing unit) 15, main body ROM (read only memory) 16, RAM (random access memory) 17, and display driving device 1 for driving the display 3.
8 and.

When the search instruction signal is input by the conversion key 9, the CPU 15 searches the dictionary in the dictionary data area 16b of the main body ROM 16 for an English word corresponding to the alphabet input by the keyboard unit 2.

The main body ROM 16 has a control program area 16a, a dictionary data area 16b, and a font data area 16c. The control program area 16a stores a control program such as a search program or a program for converting the searched dictionary data or the like into font data. The dictionary data area 16b stores a dictionary consisting of English words and their corresponding Japanese translations. The font data area 16c stores font data for displaying various characters on the display device 3.

The RAM 17 has a work area 17a, a display combining area 17b, and a word memo area 17c. The work area 17a temporarily stores calculation data executed by the CPU 15. The display synthesis area 17b stores data obtained by synthesizing retrieved information, information input from the keyboard unit 2, various messages and the like with font data in the font data area 16c of the main ROM 16. In the word memo area 17c, the address information of the dictionary data area 16b of the main body ROM 16 for re-reading the searched English word is displayed in order to selectively display the searched English word and its corresponding Japanese translation on the display unit 3. Is stored.

The display device driving device 18 controls the display device 3 to display various information combined in the display combining area 17b of the RAM 17. Indicator 3
Is the first area 3a and the second area 3b as shown in FIG.
The input first language information (for example, English word) is displayed in the first area 3a, and the searched second language information (for example, corresponding Japanese translation) is displayed in the second area 3b. Is displayed. When displaying information other than the dictionary information, it can be freely displayed in the combined area of the first and second areas 3a and 3b.

The card ROM 19 in the memory card 4 is
Search program area 19a, dictionary data area 19b
have. The search program area 19a stores a search program for searching the dictionary data in the dictionary data area 19b by the character information input from the keyboard unit 2. In the dictionary data data area 19b,
Dictionary data different from the electronic dictionary body 1 such as a Japanese-English dictionary is stored. The search processing by the search program is controlled by the CPU 15 to control the electronic dictionary body 1 described above.
The same control as is executed. The dictionary information in the memory card 4 is also stored in the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17 as in the electronic dictionary body 1.

Next, the control procedure in the dictionary search and word memo registration operation will be described based on the display example of FIG. 3 and the flowchart showing the control procedure executed by the CPU 15 of FIG.

In FIG. 3A, when the English word “go” is input by the character input key 5, the first area 3 of the display 3 is displayed.
The input character string "go" is displayed in a. next,
When the conversion key 9 is operated (pressed), a search process is executed and the Japanese translation corresponding to "go" is displayed on the display device 3 as shown in FIG. 3B. When "go" is registered in the word memo here, only the address information of the dictionary data area 16b of "go" is stored in the word memo area 17c in the RAM 17.
To store it in, press the normal registration key 11
As shown in (c), a registration execution message such as "normally registered" is displayed on the display unit 3 for a certain period of time, and then the search screen is redisplayed on the display unit 3 as shown in FIG. 3B.

When storing all the information of "go" in the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17, the compression registration key 12
Press to display a registration execution message on the display 3 as shown in Fig. 3 (d), for example, "compression registered" for a certain period of time, and then display a search screen on the display 3 as shown in Fig. 3 (b). Display again.

The above operation will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step 401, the operation waits until the character input key 5 is operated to input an English word. When the English word is input, it is checked in step 402 whether the conversion key 9 has been operated. to decide. If the conversion key 9 is not operated, the process returns to the step 401, and if it is operated, the process proceeds to the next step 403, and the main body ROM to be searched based on the first character of the English word input in the step 401.
The leading address A of the 16 dictionary data areas 16b is determined, and words are sequentially read from the address A.

Then, in the next step 404, it is determined whether or not the word read in the previous step 403 matches the word input in step 401. If they do not match, in step 405, the read address A of the dictionary data area 16b of the main body ROM 16 is set to "A + 1".
After incrementing to, the process returns to step 403.

If it is determined in step 404 that they match, the Japanese translation data following the found word in the dictionary data area 16b of the main body ROM 16 is read in step 406, and then the process proceeds to the next step 407. In this step 407, the data read from the dictionary data area 16b of the main body ROM 16 and the character data read from the font data area 16c of the main body ROM 16 are combined based on a predetermined format, and are stored in the RAM 17 as display data. It is stored in the display composition area 17b. Next, in step 408, the display composition area 1 of the RAM 17 is displayed.
Based on the display data stored in 7b, the display driving device 18 displays and outputs the information to the display 3, and then, in step 409, it enters a standby state for inputting the next English word to be searched.

If an English word is input in step 409, the process returns to step 402. If no English word is input, the normal registration key 1 is input in step 410.
It is determined whether 1 has been operated. Normal registration key 1
If it is determined that No. 1 has been operated, the next step 41
1, the address A in the dictionary data area 16b of the main body ROM 16 of the searched English word and the main body ROM 1 already stored in the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17
It is determined whether or not a plurality of addresses that specify each English word in the dictionary data area 16b of No. 6 match.

If they do not match, the process proceeds to the next step 412, and the address value A indicating the address in the dictionary data area 16b of the main body ROM 16 of the retrieved English word is RA.
It is stored in the word memo area 17c of M17. Then, in step 413, a registration end message is displayed and output on the display device 3, and then the screen returns to the search result display screen in step 408. When it is determined in step 411 that they match, a double registration message is displayed and output on the display device 3 in step 414, the registration process is stopped, and the screen returns to the search result display screen in step 408.

Next, if it is determined in step 410 that the normal registration key 11 is not operated, step 4
In step 15, it is determined whether the compression registration key 12 has been operated. If it is determined that the compression registration key 12 has been operated, the following step 4 is performed.
At 16, the character strings forming the retrieved English words and RA
It is determined whether or not the character strings of a plurality of English words already stored in the word memo area 17c of M17 match. If they match, a double registration message is displayed and output on the display device 3 in step 414.

If it is determined in step 416 that they do not match, the process proceeds to step 417, and the retrieved English words and all the corresponding Japanese translation data are written in a predetermined format in the word memo of the RAM 17. Area 17
Store in c. Then, in the next step 418, a registration completion message is displayed and output on the display unit 3, and then the screen returns to the search result display screen in step 408. Further, when it is determined in step 415 that the compression registration key 12 is not operated, the process proceeds to the control procedure after [A] described below.

Next, the word memo function mainly for learning will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 6 and 7. Figure 5
In the display example shown in FIG. 5, when the word memo key 13 is first operated, the word memo menu is displayed on the display device 3 as shown in FIG. This word memo menu is set so that three modes can be selected. That is, in the first and second modes, when reading the registered data, only the English part as the found word is displayed first, and then all the information including the corresponding Japanese translation (parallel translation) is displayed. On the contrary to the mode, it is a mode that first displays the corresponding Japanese translation and then displays all the information including the found word. What is the target of learning when the operator learns English It can be effectively selected according to. The third mode is a mode in which all the data registered in the word memo is collectively deleted.

When "translation →?" Of B is selected in FIG. 5 (a), only the bilingual part of the dictionary data is displayed on the display device 3 according to the registered order as shown in FIG. 5 (b). Then, the operator answers what is the English corresponding to this parallel translation. Next, when the NEXT key 10 is operated, FIG.
The English word “go” corresponding to the Japanese parallel translation of (b) is synthesized and displayed on the display device 3 (FIG. 5C), and the operator can confirm the answer. Further, when the NEXT key 10 is operated, the parallel translation part of the information registered next is displayed on the display unit 3 as shown in FIG. 5D, and when the NEXT key 10 is operated, all the translation information is displayed as shown in FIG. The information is displayed on the display unit 3 and the NEXT key 10 is repeatedly operated to sequentially execute the question-> answer display operation, and the operator can carry out the desired learning.

On the other hand, the word memo area 17 of the RAM 17
When deleting the desired information registered in c, when the clear key 7 is operated in a state where all the information to be deleted is displayed (Fig. 5 (e)), a deletion message is output (Fig. 5).
(F)) When the Y key, which means delete OK, is operated here, the specified information is deleted from the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17 and a deletion end message is output (FIG. 5 (g)). The stored Japanese parallel translation section is displayed on the display unit 3.

In FIG. 5A, "heading →?" Of A.
Contrary to the above, when is selected, the English word of the found word is first output, and the operator responds to this with the Japanese translation and NE
By operating the XT key 8, the display 3 becomes an all information output screen, the answer can be confirmed, and the learning can be carried out by repeating this.

The above control procedure will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.

If the compression registration key 12 is not operated in step 415 of FIG. 4 described above, step 60 of FIG.
At 1, it is determined whether or not the word memo key 13 has been operated. If the word memo key 13 is not operated, the process proceeds to another processing routine. If the word memo key 13 is operated in step 601, the following step 6
02 stored in the main body ROM 16 in advance.
After the word memo menu shown in (a) is displayed and output on the display 3, the operation of each mode selection key is confirmed in the following steps 603, 604 and 605.

First, in step 603, "heading →
? The case where the mode is selected will be described. When the "heading →?" Mode is selected in this step 603, in step 607 the most recently registered dictionary information is read out from the dictionary information stored in the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17. , Are temporarily stored in the work area 17a of the RAM 17.

Next, at step 608, when the dictionary information is an address, the main body ROM 16 corresponding to the address.
If the English word data as the found word in the dictionary data area 16b is read and the dictionary information is the dictionary data itself, only the English word data is in the work area 1 of the RAM 17.
7a, the display synthesis area 17 of the RAM 17
After being combined with the font data in b, it is displayed and output on the display device 3 in the next step 609.

Next, in step 610, NEXT
Whether or not the key 10 has been operated is repeatedly determined until it is operated. If operated, step 61
In step 1, the English word corresponding to the address A and its Japanese translation are read from the dictionary data area 16b of the main ROM 16 and combined with the font data in the display combining area 17b of the RAM 17, and then in step 612. , Is displayed and output on the display unit 3. In this state, it is determined in step 613 whether the clear key 7 has been operated,
If it is not operated, NEXT key 1 is pressed in step 614.
If the operation of 0 is confirmed and the NEXT key 10 is operated, in step 616, the main word information corresponding to the address of the English word registered immediately before the currently displayed English word is displayed in the main body. After reading out from the dictionary data area 16b of the ROM 16 and displaying and outputting on the display device 3, the process returns to the step S608.

On the other hand, in step 614, the NEXT key 10 is pressed.
If is not operated, the process returns to step 612 and the current display state of the display unit 3 is continued.

In step 613, the clear key 7 is pressed.
When is operated, the process proceeds to step 615 and the RAM 17
The address A or the dictionary information is deleted from the word memo area 17c (the details of the deletion control are deleted), and then the step 614 is not executed and the step 61 is executed.
Go to 6.

Next, in step 603, "heading →
? If the mode is not selected, the process proceeds to step 604 to determine whether the “translation →?” Mode has been selected,
If selected, the process of [B] transition described later, that is, FIG.
Steps 701 to 711 are executed.

If neither the "headline →?" Mode nor the "translation →?" Mode is selected in step 604, it is judged in the next step 605 whether or not the "all deletion" mode is selected. In step S617, the entire deletion process is executed. That is, all the information registered in the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17 is cleared, and a message indicating the completion of all deletion is displayed and output on the display unit 3. After this, similarly to the case of the step 601, the process shifts to another processing routine. If the all delete mode is not selected in step 605, the process returns to step 602.

Next, the processing procedure of FIG. 7 will be described.

Steps 607 through 616 of FIG. 6 described above.
In the processing up to, first, the head word is displayed, and the NEXT key 1
While the headword and its parallel translation are displayed on the display device 3 by the operation of 0, in the processing from steps 701 to 711 of FIG. 7, first, the parallel translation is displayed and output on the display device 3 and the NEXT key 10 is operated. , And outputs the found word and the parallel translation on the display device 3. Therefore, since both processes are almost the same,
Detailed description of the processing procedure from step 701 to step 711 is omitted.

By adopting the above-mentioned configuration, the operator can selectively operate the word memo function regardless of the presence or absence of the memory card 4 by registering all the search dictionary information data. Further, it is possible to increase the processing speed of the question → response of the word memo, and by registering only the address information, it is possible to properly use many headwords in the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this example,
The configuration of the control circuit is the same as that of FIG. 2 in the above-described first embodiment, and therefore FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart corresponding to the control procedure after the display output in step 408 after the dictionary search of FIG. 4 in the above-described first embodiment.

In this embodiment, the number of registered headwords that can be registered as the word memo function is set in advance, and initially, all information that is fast in word memo operation processing is sequentially registered in the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17. The remaining storage area in the word memo area 17c is constantly monitored, and the registration processing at a certain point is switched to the control of storing the dictionary address A in the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17 so that a predetermined number of registrable items can be always secured. It was done like this.

That is, in FIG. 8, after the search result is displayed and output on the display device 3 in step 801, the normal registration key 11 or the compression registration key 12 is displayed in the next step 802.
It is determined whether or not is operated. Normal registration key 11
Alternatively, when the compression registration key 12 is not operated, the process proceeds to the control procedure after [A] shown in FIG. 6 in the first embodiment described above.

When it is determined in step 802 that the normal registration key 11 or the compression registration key 12 has been operated, in the next step 803, the number of registrations up to now is calculated from the preset number of registrations T. The remaining number K of items to be registered is calculated by subtracting R. Then, in the next step 804, the remaining memory capacity RM in the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17 is divided by the address memory capacity AM required to store one dictionary address, so that the remaining memory capacity is stored. Calculate the number of registrations possible when registering only area data for all areas,
The magnitude comparison between the calculated value and the number of remaining registrations K calculated in step 803 is executed.

If the value of K is smaller than the calculated value, that is, if all the dictionary information can be stored, the retrieved headline information is stored in the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17 in step 805. It is determined whether or not it matches the plurality of headline information. If they match, a double registration message is displayed and output on the display device 3 in step 808, the registration process is stopped, and the process returns to step 801.

If it is determined in step 806 that they do not match, the process proceeds to step 806, and all the retrieved dictionary information is stored in the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17.
To store. Then, in the next step 807, a registration completion message for all data (FIG. 3C) is displayed and output on the display device 3, and then the process returns to step 801.

If the value of K is larger than the calculated value in step 804, that is, if it is impossible to store the dictionary information as it is, the dictionary address A of the dictionary data area 16b of the main ROM 16 is stored. In step 809, the dictionary address A in the dictionary data area 16b of the main body ROM 16 of the retrieved English word and the dictionary data area of the main body ROM 16 already stored in the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17 are searched. 16
It is determined whether or not a plurality of addresses designating each English word in b match. If they match, the above step 8
In 08, a double registration message is displayed and output on the display unit 3,
If it is determined that they do not match, the process proceeds to step 810, and the address value A indicating the address in the dictionary data area 16b of the main body ROM 16 of the retrieved English word is RA.
It is stored in the word memo area 17c of M17. Then, in step 811, an address registration end message (FIG. 3D) is displayed and output on the display device 3 to notify the operator that the registration mode has changed, and then the process returns to step 801.

In the above-described embodiment, a control means capable of setting the number of cases that can be registered in advance may be added.

[Third Embodiment] Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the configuration of the control circuit is the same as that of the first embodiment described above with reference to FIG.

In this embodiment, the dictionary address A in the dictionary data area 16b of the main body ROM 16 is stored when the main body dictionary is registered, and all retrieved information is stored when the dictionary in the memory card 4 is registered. Thus, the word memo function using the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17 is efficiently provided regardless of the presence or absence of the memory card 4.

9 and 10 are flowcharts showing the control procedure executed by the CPU 15 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

First, in FIG. 9, steps 901 to 909, which are a series of dictionary search processing, are executed in the above-mentioned first step.
Since it is the same as steps 401 to 409 of FIG. 4 in the embodiment, its explanation is omitted.

If the next word to be searched is not input at step 909, it is determined at step 910 whether the normal registration key 11 or the compression registration key 12 has been operated. When the normal registration key 11 or the compression registration key 12 is not operated, the process proceeds to the control procedure after [A] of FIG. 6 in the above-described first embodiment.

If it is determined in step 910 that the normal registration key 11 or the compression registration key 12 has been operated, the information retrieved this time is stored in the main body ROM 16 of the electronic dictionary main body 1 in step 1001 of FIG. Of the dictionary data area 16b (main body data) or the dictionary data area 19b of the card ROM 19 in the memory card 4 (memory card data).

If it is determined in this step 1001 that the data is body data, steps 1002 to 10
A series of processes up to 05, that is, the main body RO of the retrieved information
RA the address A in the dictionary data area 16b of M16
The process of storing in the word memo area 17c of M17 is executed. If it is determined in step 1001 that the data is not the main body data, that is, if the data is data of the memory card 4, steps 1006 to 1008.
After executing the processing up to, that is, the processing of storing all the dictionary data in the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17, the process returns to step 908 of FIG.

[Fourth Embodiment] Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the configuration of the control circuit is the same as that of FIG. 2 in the above-mentioned first embodiment, and therefore FIG.

In this embodiment, when registering a word memo,
It is effective for reading word memos. All dictionary data are sequentially stored in the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17,
When the storage area becomes saturated, it automatically shifts to the control to store only the heading information. At this time, the bilingual information is deleted from the dictionary data registered immediately before and the storable area Secured, and the heading information for this time is stored in RAM17
Stored in the word memo area 17c, and thereafter, only the headline information is sequentially stored, and when the storage area is saturated again, the parallel translation of the headline immediately preceding the headline having the parallel translation data deleted last time is performed. Data is deleted and a storable area is secured.

By the above control, the operator is not aware of the storable area of the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17,
Optimal registration is always possible.

Next, the control procedure described above will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a diagram of FIG. 4 in the first embodiment described above.
9 is a flowchart corresponding to the control after the display output in step 408 after the dictionary search of FIG. After the search result is displayed and output to the display device 3 in step 1101, the next step 1102 is executed.
Then, it is judged whether or not the normal registration key 11 or the compression registration key 12 is operated, and if there is no operation, the procedure proceeds to the control procedure after [A] shown in FIG. 6 in the first embodiment.

If it is determined in step 1102 that the normal registration key 11 or the compression registration key 12 has been operated, it is confirmed in step 1103 whether or not the heading information is double-registered. If registered, the double registration message is displayed and output on the display device 3 in step 1107, and the process returns to step 1101.

If the same heading information is not registered in step 1103, the next step 110
In step 4, the remaining storage capacity RM of the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17 is compared with the dictionary data capacity TD to be registered this time. If RM ≧ TD, it is determined that all data can be registered, and in the next step 1105. After storing all the dictionary data in the word memo area 17c of the RAM 17, the all data registration completion message is displayed and output on the display device 3 in step 1106, and then the process returns to step 1101.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 1104 that all data cannot be registered, the process proceeds to step 1108, in which only the heading information is left out of the previously registered dictionary data and once deleted, registration is possible. Reserve an area. Then, in the next step 1109, the heading information is stored in the RAM.
After storing in the 17 word memo area 17c, step 11
In step 10, a message notifying the operator that the registration has been switched to the registration of only the headline information is displayed and output on the display device 3, and the process returns to step 1101.

Although the English-Japanese dictionary has been described as an example in the above-mentioned fourth embodiment, the dictionary is not limited to the English-Japanese dictionary, and it may be a dictionary of another language such as a national language dictionary or a French-Japanese dictionary. The intended purpose can be achieved.

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As described above, according to the electronic dictionary of claim 1 of the present invention, the operator can select the storage form of the desired language information in the second storage means, and the stored language can be selected. The efficiency of the information read operation is less likely to decrease.

Further, according to the electronic dictionary of claim 2 of the present invention, the operator can perform all the information storing processing advantageous to the reading processing to the maximum while always maintaining the maximum number of registrations. The efficiency of is improved.

Further, according to the electronic dictionary of claim 3 of the present invention, when the information stored in the second storage means is read out, it is determined whether or not the third storage means is attached to the electronic dictionary main body. The information is read out and the operation becomes very simple.

Furthermore, according to the electronic dictionary of the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to use the electronic dictionary efficiently according to the storage capacity of the second storage means.

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FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an appearance of an electronic dictionary according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a control circuit in the electronic dictionary shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of a display device for explaining a registration operation in the electronic dictionary of FIG.

4 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of a dictionary search and word memo registration operation in the electronic dictionary of FIG.

5 is a diagram showing a display example of a display device for explaining an operation using the word memo function in the electronic dictionary of FIG.

6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for executing a word memo function in the electronic dictionary of FIG.

7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for executing a word memo function in the electronic dictionary of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of a word memo registration operation in the electronic dictionary according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of a word memo registration operation in the electronic dictionary according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of a word memo registration operation in the electronic dictionary according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of a word memo registration operation in the electronic dictionary according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. 1 Electronic Dictionary Main Body 2 Keyboard Part (Input Means) 15 CPU (Search Means, First to Fourth Control Means) 16 Main Body ROM (First Storage Means) 17 RAM 19 Card ROM (Third Storage Means)

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[Claims] 1. An electronic dictionary body, a first storage means for storing a dictionary composed of first language information and second language information corresponding to the first language information, and an input for inputting the language information. An electronic dictionary comprising means and search means for searching the first language means for the second language information corresponding to the first language information input by the input means; Second storage means for selectively storing the generated first language information and the second language information corresponding to the first language information, and the second storage means is searched by the search means. The first language information and the second language information corresponding to the first language information
Location information in which the first language information or the first language information is stored in the first storage means, the first language information, and the first language information. And a first control means for selectively storing a pair of information consisting of the second language information corresponding to the first storage means in the second storage means. 2. The first search found by the search means
Of the first language information or a pair of information consisting of the first language information and the corresponding second language information can be stored in the second storage means when the second storage means is stored. In order to preset the number of different information items to achieve the storage process of the number of information items, the process of storing only the first language information item, the first language information item, and the second language information item corresponding thereto are performed. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, further comprising second control means for controlling switching between the storage processing of the pair of information. 3. A third dictionary, which is detachably provided to the electronic dictionary body and stores a dictionary composed of the first language information and the second language information corresponding to the first language information. Storage means, and if the first language information retrieved by the retrieval means is retrieved from the first storage means, the first language information or the first language information is stored in the first storage. If the position information stored in the means is stored in the second storage means and the first language information is retrieved from the third storage means, the first language information and the corresponding one Second
The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, further comprising: a third control unit that stores a pair of information including the language information of the third storage unit in the second storage unit. 4. The first search found by the search means
When storing the language information of the above in the second storage means, a pair of information consisting of the first language information and the corresponding second language information is sequentially stored in the second storage means,
When the storable area of the second storage means is insufficient, the second language information is obtained from a pair of information consisting of the first language information stored last and the corresponding second language information. And storing only the first language information retrieved by the retrieval means in the second storage means.
The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, further comprising: