JPH07168822A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the input efficiency and conversion efficiency by easily inputting a character string of Japanese words, symbols, etc., at a low frequency of operation when the Japanese words are inputted. CONSTITUTION:In addition to KANA(Japanese syllabary)-KANJI(Chinese character) conversion as a conventional Japanese conversion system, the information processor has a Roman character definition part 10 for direct conversion wherein character strings corresponding to combinations of characters are registered, and the Roman character definition part 10 for direct conversion is accessed to automatically convert the character string of KANJI, etc., like the character string is automatically converted into HIRAGANA(cursive form of KANA) before without pressing a conversion key. With the conversion key pressed after the automatic conversion, the same candidate display state with the conventional KANA-KANJI conversion is entered. Further, the information processor has a customization utility 15 which redefines and newly register the contents registered in the Roman character definition part 10 for direct conversion.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an information processing device used for inputting characters.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When inputting a kanji by conventional Japanese input, the reading of the kanji is entered directly from the keyboard using hiragana, or it is entered in romaji and automatically converted to hiragana on the screen. After that, the desired kanji is input by pressing the kanji conversion key. For special symbols that cannot be entered directly from the keyboard, the character code table was called and the desired character was selected and entered.

[0003]

However, according to the conventional method, the average number of keystrokes required to input one Japanese hiragana character is about two when inputting Japanese characters in romaji, and hiragana characters to be input to input further kanji characters are used. Since most of them have multiple characters, there is a problem that the total number of keyboard keystrokes before inputting the desired kanji becomes considerably large. Also, when entering special symbols that cannot be entered directly from the keyboard, I called the character code table and selected from the candidates in it, so I could not enter it without doing a few times. It was

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to efficiently input special characters that cannot be directly input from a kanji / keyboard or frequently used words with a small number of operations.

[0005]

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a Roman character converting unit for inputting a character string corresponding to a kana and converting it into a kana character string at the same time, and a Roman character defining section for registering the corresponding definition. And a conversion dictionary in which character strings mixed with kanji corresponding to the kana character strings are registered,
In an information processing device for converting the kana character string into a corresponding kanji mixed character string, etc., a) A character string corresponding to an arbitrary combination of characters is registered, and a roman character definition for direct conversion different from the roman character definition part. Section, and b) means for inputting the combination of the arbitrary characters registered in the direct conversion Roman character definition section and at the same time converting the direct conversion Roman character definition section into the corresponding character string. And

On the other hand, another information processing apparatus of the present invention is a Roman character converting means for inputting a character string corresponding to a kana and converting it into a kana character string at the same time, and a Roman character defining section for registering the corresponding definition. An information processing apparatus for converting a kana character string into a corresponding kanji character string, which has a conversion dictionary in which a kanji character string corresponding to the kana character string is registered. A) Arbitrary character combination A direct conversion Roman character definition unit different from the Roman character definition unit, and b) the corresponding character string registered in the direct conversion Roman character definition unit, and the conversion dictionary. Heading means for associating with the registered character string including the kanji, and c) after inputting a combination of the arbitrary characters and outputting the corresponding character string, based on the heading means Serial with the kanji-mixed character string one or more outputs to means, characterized by having a.

Further, the heading means is a reading of the corresponding character string.

Furthermore, after the corresponding character string is output, the reading is output, and further one or more of the kanji mixed character strings are output.

Further, the personal computer has a customization utility for displaying a list of the arbitrary character combinations and the corresponding character strings registered in the direct conversion roman character definition portion and for redefinition / new registration. It is characterized by

[0010]

The present invention will be described in detail below based on an embodiment.

(Outline of the embodiment) In the present embodiment, conventionally, all kanji readings must be input in Roman characters, and special symbols that cannot be directly input from the keyboard are selected from among them after the code table is activated. What you had to do was to associate a certain character combination with another character string in advance and register it, so when you enter the registered character combination, you can use Hiragana with traditional Japanese input. When you enter a Roman character, it will automatically convert it to the corresponding character string without pressing the conversion key, just as if it was automatically converted to Hiragana on the screen.

Further, in order to have commonality with the conventional Japanese input Kana-Kanji conversion system, by pressing the conversion key before confirming the direct conversion destination character automatically converted by the above direct conversion. The reading of the character of the direct conversion destination is displayed in hiragana, and the operation when the conversion key is pressed thereafter is the same as the conventional kana-kanji conversion.

In order for the user to effectively use the above-mentioned direct conversion of Romaji-Kanji, a combination of characters to be directly converted, a character string to be directly converted, and a character further corresponding to the character string to be directly converted. The column can be redefined and newly registered by the user.

(Details of Embodiments) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of hardware as an embodiment of an information processing apparatus of the present invention. A CPU 1 for controlling the entire apparatus, a ROM 3 for storing a basic control program, a RAM 2 for expanding an OS / application program, etc. and storing buffers / parameters etc. used by each, an input unit 4 comprising a keyboard and a mouse, A VRAM 5 in which display data such as character characters displayed on the display unit 6 is written is connected to each other by a system bus 7.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. When inputting a character, the application 8 first issues a character input request. When a character is input from the input unit 4, the Kana conversion unit 9 accesses the direct conversion Romaji definition unit 10 to determine whether the input character string can be directly converted to Romaji-Kanji. here,
If the input character string is directly convertible, the input character string is directly converted to the corresponding character string according to the definition. If direct conversion is not possible, the kana conversion unit 9 accesses the Roman character definition unit 11 to determine whether the input character string can be converted to Hiragana / Katakana. If it can be converted, the input character string is converted to the corresponding Hiragana / Katakana. If it cannot be converted, the input character string is displayed as it is on the screen. Next, when the conversion key is pressed, the kana-kanji conversion unit 12 accesses the conversion dictionary 13 in order to determine what kind of character string the undetermined character string can be converted into. When the learning results of characters and phrases are recorded in the conversion dictionary 13, and the unconfirmed character string is confirmed by pressing the key (hereinafter, confirmation key) that confirms all the input / converted unconfirmed character strings. The learning record of the conversion dictionary is updated based on the confirmation result. As a result of the above work, the input / converted / confirmed result is sent to the OS 14 and displayed by the application 8.

The Romaji-Kanji direct conversion customizing utility 15 can change the characters to be directly converted, the characters of the direct conversion destination, and the reading of the characters of the direct conversion destination so that the user can easily use them. The Romaji definition section 10 for direct conversion is changed according to the contents redefined / newly registered using this customization utility, and the subsequent Romaji-Kanji direct conversion is performed according to the changed Romaji definition section 10 for direct conversion.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart from the input of a character for direct conversion of Roman characters to the confirmation of the character. First, assuming that the environment for entering Japanese is set, step 10
With 1, the characters are entered from the keyboard. Branches according to the next input character. When the confirm key is pressed, all the characters that have been input so far and the characters that are being converted are confirmed in step 103, the confirmed result is learned, and it is then recorded in step 10.
Record in the conversion dictionary at 4 and finish the conversion. If the conversion key is pressed in step 101, the kana-kanji conversion unit accesses the conversion dictionary in step 106 to determine what character the input character can be converted, and displays the result on the screen in step 107. . After that, the process returns to step 101 of key input again. When a roman character / number / special symbol is input in step 101, roman character / kanji direct conversion / roman character kana conversion is performed in step 108. This part will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Then, the process returns to step 101 of key input.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the Roman-Kanji direct conversion / Romaji-kana conversion in step 108 of FIG. It is assumed that Roman characters, numbers, and symbols have been input in step 109. First, in step 110, the Romaji definition unit for direct conversion of Romaji-Kanji is accessed to determine whether the input character can be directly converted (Romaji-Kanji direct conversion). If it is possible, the conversion result is displayed on the screen in step 112. Immediately after that, if the conversion key is pressed in step 113, the character string registered as the reading of the character directly converted in step 112 is converted in step 114, and the result is displayed on the screen in step 115. Is step 1
At 16, move to a mode that operates in the same way as conventional kana-kanji conversion (for example, display a list of kanji candidates and enter selection mode). As a result of accessing the Romaji definition part for direct conversion in step 110, if the character input in step 111 cannot be directly converted, the process proceeds to step 117, and it is determined whether the Romaji definition part can be accessed to convert to hiragana (Roman characters). If the conversion is successful, the result is displayed on the screen at step 119, and if not, the characters input at step 120 are left on the screen as they are. (In FIG. 4, the Romaji definition unit for direct conversion of Romaji-Kanji is accessed, and then the Romaji definition unit is accessed. However, it is also possible to access the Romaji definition unit first and prioritize the candidate. ) FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display state of the Roman-Kanji direct conversion according to the embodiment of the present invention. In this example, "#l" is defined to be directly converted to "<<". First of all, if you enter "#", there is no character that can be converted by "#" even if you look at the Roman character definition part for direct conversion and the Roman character definition part (for kana conversion), so "#" is displayed as it is on the screen.
Next, when you enter "l", the characters that have been entered up to now will be "#
It becomes "l", and if you directly check the Romaji definition section for conversion here, you can determine that it can be converted to "<<", so "#" appears on the screen.
"<<" is displayed instead of l ". Special symbols that cannot be entered directly from the keyboard as in the case of the conventional ordinary kana-kanji conversion activates the code table input function,
Although it was necessary to select from a huge number among them, the method of the present invention allows easy input. Even if the conventional word registration is performed in the same manner as in the example of FIG. 5, the conversion key must be pressed in order to input "#l" to change to "<<". Efficient because the number of keystrokes is reduced.

By the way, it is assumed that the input "#l" is registered in both the direct conversion Roman character definition part and the Roman character definition part. As a countermeasure, the following functions may be added. In the customization utility that will be described in detail later, when the key input to be set ("# 1" in this case) is set, the romaji definition section is checked, and if the same key input setting is made, the user is warned before registration. Abort. Allows double registration of the direct conversion Romaji definition part and the Romaji definition part, and makes the registration of the direct conversion Romaji definition part a priority candidate (or vice versa). The next candidate may be called by a specific key other than the conversion key. A function to display multiple candidates is added to the customization utility.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display state of how to shift to the conventional kana-kanji conversion mode after the direct conversion of roman kanji characters which is an embodiment of the present invention. Similar to the case of FIG.
This is the case when "hk" is defined to be directly converted to "dearing" and its reading is defined as "hakai". If you enter "hk" and it is automatically converted to "Dearing" and displayed on the screen (before pressing the Enter key), press the conversion key to register "Dearing" as the reading of "Dearing". It is converted to the existing "Haikei" and enters the conventional Kana-Kanji conversion mode for Japanese input. When the conversion key is subsequently pressed in this state, the next kanji candidate “background” registered with the reading “hakaii” is highlighted. Hereinafter, the operation when the conversion key is continuously pressed is the same as the operation in the conventional kana-kanji conversion mode of Japanese input, and the next kanji candidate is displayed each time the conversion key is pressed. By having the same operation as the conventional kana-kanji conversion, the user of the conventional kana-kanji conversion method can use the method of FIG. 5 without feeling uncomfortable without thinking that the method is completely different from the conventional method. Furthermore, for example, even if all of the homonyms are not registered as direct conversion characters, by registering one of them, the direct conversion and then the reading of the directly converted characters is displayed to display the conventional kana-kanji. By entering the same mode as the conversion, you can easily convert to other homonyms, so you can improve both the input efficiency and the registration efficiency of direct conversion characters (you only need to register one) using the utility. Have.

FIG. 7 shows a usage example of the direct conversion of Roman characters and Kanji characters according to the embodiment of the present invention. If the character string "aisatu" is entered in advance so that it is directly converted to the character string "greeting", it is registered in the direct conversion Romaji definition section. If you enter "aisatu", you can press the conversion key without pressing the conversion key. It is directly converted to the Chinese character "Greeting". In addition, the character string "Greetings" is associated with the Chinese character "Greeting" that was directly converted, and "Greetings" is stored in the conversion dictionary.
With the heading saying "It's been a good season,""I feel the depth of autumn more and more day by day" is registered. "Greetings" corresponding to "Greetings" will be displayed, and by pressing the conversion key, "Happy season has been added", which is registered under the heading "Greetings". "Recently feeling deep" is displayed as a candidate. In this way, short sentences with similar usage range are registered in the conversion dictionary with the same headword, and the headword is directly converted and then registered as a character string displayed when the conversion key is pressed in the Romaji definition section for direct conversion. By doing so, it is possible to easily perform associative conversion and conversion of homonyms and similar things. In addition, in the example of this Fig. 7, the heading word "Greetings" is displayed during the conversion from "Greeting" to "It's been a good season to be breezy," and this word is displayed. You can edit a word to make it a different headword and then access the conversion dictionary to search for candidates, but by changing the setting, you can press the conversion key while the "greeting" is displayed It's a good season, but it is possible to directly convert to a candidate such as ".

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display state of the Roman character customizing utility for direct conversion of Roman character and Kanji according to one embodiment of the present invention. This utility allows you to redefine and newly register the characters that will be directly converted, the characters that will be converted directly, and the readings of the characters that will be converted directly so that the user can easily use them. It is easy to customize by displaying on the screen a list of the direct conversion characters that have been defined and registered so far. The highlighted portion 16 indicates that this portion is the character string currently being redefined. The character string to the left of the ": (colon)" in highlighted part 16 is the character string to be directly converted.
It is displayed in 18 of them. By inputting this character string, it is directly converted to the character string on the right side of ":", and the character string of this direct conversion destination is displayed in 17 in []. By directly inputting the 18 characters in [] in which the character string to be directly converted is displayed and deciding, in the Roman Kanji direct conversion from the next time, if you enter the changed 18 characters in [], [] It will be automatically converted to the character displayed in 17.
If you enter the character string of the direct conversion destination again in [] and decide it, in the following Roman Kanji direct conversion, if you enter the character string to be directly converted in [], it will be decided again in 17 in []. It will be directly converted to the destination string.
After the character string to be directly converted is input and directly converted, the character string corresponding to the character string of the direct conversion destination displayed by pressing the conversion key (in this case, reading) is in [] 19 Is displayed in. By changing this content, in the subsequent Romaji-Kanji direct conversion, the reading of the direct conversion destination character string displayed by pressing the conversion key after the direct conversion is changed. Direct conversion is performed, and by pressing the conversion key while the reading 19 [] character string is displayed, character string candidates registered in the conversion dictionary with the same entry word as the 19 [] Is displayed. You can enter special characters and numbers that can be entered from the alphabet and keyboard in []. All types of characters such as kanji, special symbols, numbers, alphabets, hiragana, katakana, etc. can be entered in []. Hiragana can be entered in []. The highlighted parts at the bottom of the screen in Fig. 8 are the functions corresponding to the respective function keys. "New" creates a new direct conversion key / conversion result setting and adds it to the overall setting. To do. “Delete” discards the direct conversion setting 16 that is highlighted. "Sort order" is
You can change the order of the list display part of the direct conversion settings to alphabetical order, Japanese syllabary order, etc. "Load"
Calls the setting from the already saved environment setting file, and "Save" saves the currently displayed setting to the environment setting file. "Exit" ends this customization utility.

If the customization utility is in the form of a resident program, device driver or the like, or a program compatible with the multi-window OS, a list of conversion settings can be directly displayed, new registration, resetting, etc. can be performed while another application program is being executed. It can be performed and can be more practical.

Further, if only the direct conversion setting list display function is resident in the memory, it is possible to display a window on a part of the input screen, and it is possible to easily confirm the key setting during input. become.

[0025]

As described above, the information processing apparatus of the present invention has an effect that character conversion / character conversion can be performed with a small number of operations by direct conversion.

Further, since the conversion to the conventional kana-kanji conversion after the direct conversion is possible, it has commonality with the conventional kana-kanji conversion, and the user of the conventional kana-kanji conversion can also use it without feeling discomfort. Has the effect.

Further, since the direct conversion character string can be redefined, the direct conversion part can be redefined / newly registered so that it is easier for the user to use, so that the character input / conversion efficiency is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of kana-kanji conversion including direct conversion of romaji-kanji in an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for direct conversion of Romaji-Kanji characters in the embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention, and thereafter until entering a Kana-Kanji conversion mode similar to the conventional one, and about Romaji-Kana conversion.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen display state of direct conversion of Romaji-Kanji characters in one embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen display state of transition to a conventional kana-kanji conversion mode after direct conversion of romaji-kanji characters in one embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen display state of transition to a conventional kana-kanji conversion mode after direct conversion of romaji-kanji in an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen display state of a usage example of a customization utility for direct conversion of Romaji-Kanji characters that can redefine conversion characters for direct conversion of Romaji-Kanji in one embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 CPU 2 RAM 3 ROM 4 Input section 5 VRAM 6 Display section 7 System bus 8 Application 9 Kana conversion section 10 Romaji definition section for direct conversion 11 Romaji definition section 12 Kana-Kanji conversion section 13 Conversion dictionary 14 OS 15 Romaji-Kanji direct conversion customization utility 16 Direct conversion Customized character 17 Direct conversion destination character string 18 Direct conversion destination character string 19 Direct conversion destination character string displayed when further converted

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Tatsuya Hosoda, 3-3-5 Yamato, Suwa-shi, Nagano Seiko Epson Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tetsuo Kobayashi 3-3.5, Yamato, Suwa-shi, Nagano Seiko Epson Within the corporation

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A Romaji conversion means for converting a kana character string into a kana character string at the same time as inputting a kana character string, a romaji definition section for registering the corresponding definition, and a kanji mixture corresponding to the kana character string. In an information processing apparatus having a conversion dictionary in which character strings and the like are registered and converting the kana character strings into corresponding kanji-mixed character strings and the like, a) registering a character string corresponding to an arbitrary combination of characters. , A direct conversion Roman character definition unit different from the Roman character definition unit, and b) inputting a combination of the arbitrary characters registered in the direct conversion Roman character definition unit, and at the same time, corresponding to the direct conversion Roman character definition unit. An information processing device, comprising: a unit for converting into a character string. 2. A Romaji conversion means for inputting a character string corresponding to a kana and converting it into a kana character string at the same time, a roman character defining section for registering the definition of the corresponding kana, and a kanji mixture corresponding to the kana character string. In an information processing apparatus having a conversion dictionary in which character strings and the like are registered and converting the kana character strings into corresponding kanji-mixed character strings and the like, a) registering a character string corresponding to an arbitrary combination of characters. A roman character definition part for direct conversion different from the roman character definition part; and b) the corresponding character string registered in the roman character definition part for direct conversion, and the kanji mixed character string registered in the conversion dictionary. And c) after inputting a combination of the arbitrary characters and outputting the corresponding character string, based on the heading means, the one character string including the kanji characters is identified. There is an information processing apparatus characterized by comprising means for outputting a plurality, a. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the indexing means is a reading of the corresponding character string. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, after outputting the corresponding character string, the reading is output, and one or more of the kanji mixed character strings are output. Information processing device. 5. The information processing device according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein a combination of the arbitrary characters registered in the direct conversion Roman character definition section and the corresponding character string are included. An information processing apparatus having a customization utility for displaying a list of, and for redefinition / new registration.