JPH07210546A - Document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the document preparing device for efficiently preparing a document by systematically combining example sentences. CONSTITUTION:Concerning the document preparing device for preparing the document composed of plural elements such as 'sentence head, preface and sentence end,' this device is provided with an example sentence table 4A for storing plural example sentences to be used for plural elements such as the example sentence of Dear Sirs., corresponding to the 'sentence head,' for example, and an inter-element relation table 4B for storing the relation between example sentences to be idiomatically used between plural elements such as the information of the relation to use 'Sincerely Yours.,' corresponding to 'Dear Sirs.' When 'Dear Sirs' is selected for a starting word, for example, 'Sincerely Yours.,' is preferentially displayed at the 'sentence end.' Thus, the document with no systematic error can be efficiently prepared while considering the relation between plural elements.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document creating apparatus for creating a document composed of a plurality of constituent elements, and more particularly to a document creating apparatus capable of efficiently creating a document.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a document creating apparatus according to the prior art utilizes a fact that a document is composed of a plurality of elements such as a subject, a beginning of a sentence, a preamble, a body of a sentence, a succeeding sentence, and an end of a sentence. It has been proposed that a phrase or a short sentence is stored in advance and these fixed phrases are combined to create a document.

Documents describing such a conventional document creating apparatus include, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 59-81726, 59-91532, and 59-8.
1727 and JP-A-60-120466.

[0004]

The document creating apparatus according to the above-mentioned prior art is limited to partially utilizing pre-stored fixed phrases and short sentences for document creation. For example, they are customarily used at the beginning and end of sentences. There is a problem that it is not suitable for efficient document creation because it does not consider systematically creating the entire document considering the relationship between the example sentences.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a document creating apparatus capable of systematically combining pre-stored example sentences to create an efficient document.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an example sentence table for storing a plurality of example sentences used for a plurality of elements in a document creating apparatus for creating a document including a plurality of elements. , An inter-element relation table storing relations between example sentences customarily used among a plurality of elements as related information, and when an example sentence of a certain element is selected from the example sentence table, candidate example sentences of other elements are displayed. The first feature is that, by referring to the related information in the inter-element relationship table, the example sentences that are customarily used and are deeply related are prioritized and displayed.

Further, the present invention is a document creating apparatus for creating a document composed of a plurality of elements, which is customarily used between an example sentence table storing a plurality of example sentences used for the plurality of elements and between the plurality of elements. Element relation table that stores the relation between example sentences as related information, a display device that displays a plurality of elements based on a predetermined document structure, and select and input example sentences from the example sentence table to a plurality of elements of the display device. When an example sentence of an element displayed on the display device is selected from the example sentence table, a candidate example sentence of another element is customarily used by referring to related information of the inter-element relation table. The second feature is to select from the related example sentences that are deeply related.

Further, according to the present invention, when selecting a candidate example sentence of another element in the first and second features, a plurality of example sentences are displayed in order from the one having the highest relation by reference to the relevant information in the inter-element relation table. The third feature is to display in.

[0009]

When the example sentence of a certain element is selected from the example sentence table in which a plurality of example sentences are stored, the document creating apparatus according to the first feature sets the candidate element sentences of other elements to be read next from the example sentence table to the inter-element relation table. By referring to the related information of (1) and making it as a closely related example sentence that is customarily used, it is possible to efficiently create a systematic error-free document that considers the relationship of each element.

Further, the document creating apparatus according to the second feature uses an example sentence table and an element relation table that stores relations between example sentences customarily used among a plurality of elements as relation information, When a displayed example sentence of an element is selected from the example sentence table, another element candidate example sentence to be read from the next example sentence table is customarily used by using the relation information of the inter-element relation table. By using the example sentence, it is possible to efficiently create a systematic error-free document in consideration of the relation of each element.

Further, the document creating apparatus according to the third feature, when selecting a candidate example sentence of another element in the feature, displays the example sentences in the order of higher relatedness by referring to the related information in the inter-element relationship table. Thus, it is possible to facilitate the selection by the user and efficiently create a systematic error-free document in consideration of the relation of each element.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A document creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of a document creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The document creating apparatus includes a processor 1 for controlling the entire apparatus and a ROM storing a document creating program.
2, an MM3 corresponding to a main memory, a CRT 5 which is a display device for displaying a document, an input device 6 such as a keyboard, an element-specific example sentence table and an inter-element relation table, which are features of this embodiment. A table memory 4 and a common bus 7 connecting these circuits are provided.

The element-specific example sentence table stores a plurality of element sentences, for example, a plurality of example sentences customarily used at the beginning of a sentence, such as "dearing". It stores information related to conventionally used example sentences, for example, related information such as the use of the end of a sentence "respect" for the beginning "dearing", which will be described in detail later. Although the element-specific example sentence table according to the present embodiment is described as storing a plurality of example sentences for each element, for example, it is configured to store a large number of example sentences regardless of the elements in association with the element flags used. May be.

As shown in the processing system diagram of FIG. 2, the processing system of the document creating apparatus having the above-described structure is such that when an element name forming a document is input from the input device 6, the processor 1 outputs M
The process 10 is performed using the M3 and the ROM 2, and the operation result is displayed on the CRT 5. This process 10
When, for example, an element name is selected or input from the input device 6, a plurality of example sentences customarily used for the corresponding element are retrieved and read from the element-by-element example sentence table 4A corresponding to the element,
Based on the read example sentences, the related information stored in the inter-element relation table 4B is used to prioritize the example sentences customarily used for the example sentences of the summary previously input, and to instruct the CRT 5 to display. Yes, the results of the example sentence display during the processing and the selected example sentence are sequentially displayed on the CRT 5. Therefore, the process 10 is executed while being displayed on the CRT 5. Next, details of the process 10 will be described below.

<1. Example sentence search> The document according to this embodiment is
(1) Subject / (2) Beginning of sentence / (3) Preamble / (4) Body /
(5) Post sentence / (6) sentence end can be classified into six, and an example sentence table including a plurality of example sentences for each of these elements is stored in advance in the element-specific example sentence table 4A. In the example sentence table of each of these elements, for example, as shown in FIG. 3 (1), "... guide, ... contact, ... reply" is stored as an example sentence of the element "subject", and in FIG. 3 (2). As shown in the figure, "Dearing, Omission, Honorable ..." is stored as an example sentence of the element "Sentence", and as the example sentence of the element "Preamble" as shown in Fig.
General preambles such as "You are more and more healthy." And "Plain is a special support ...
, Etc. are stored, and as an example of the main body, a written sentence such as “I ask you a question ...” and an apology such as “This time, I am very sorry”, “ A request sentence such as "Please, thank you ..." and a conclusion sentence such as "Request for reply ..." are stored. As an example sentence of the element "after sentence", as shown in Fig. 6 (1) "First, hurry "Contact message ..." is stored and an example sentence of the element "end of sentence" is shown in Fig. 6
As shown in (2), "respect, grass, delight ..." etc. are stored.

Next, the operation of this apparatus will be described with reference to the display screen of FIG. 7 and the flow of FIG. First, in the document creation device according to the present embodiment, "subject" / "sentence" is displayed on the initial screen.
A guide screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display device according to a general arrangement in which each element of “/ previous sentence” / “text” / “post sentence” / “end of sentence” constitutes a document (step 81 in FIG. 8). .
Here, when the operator positions the cursor on the "sentence" of the document (step 82), the apparatus searches the example sentence for each element for an example sentence used for "sentence", for example, "dearing, syllabary ..." (step 83). ) Is displayed as a list or sequentially, and an arbitrary example sentence, for example, "dearing", is selected by an operator's instruction. Next, the operator similarly refers to the example sentence table or arbitrarily inputs the contents of the “preamble” and the “body”. Here, when the operator positions the cursor at the “end of sentence”, this device performs an example sentence search of the corresponding element as described above. In particular, in this embodiment, the searched example sentence is processed by the next example sentence ranking process Display after ranking after going.

<2. Example sentence ranking> In the general document structure, for example, when "Dearing" is selected for "Sentence", there is a custom to use "Sorientation" at "End of sentence". As an example sentence of “end of sentence” when “Dear greeting” is selected, preferentially displaying “Sorry,” to make it easier to select contributes to improvement in operability. In order to realize this, an inter-element relation table is provided in this embodiment, and an example of this table is shown in FIG. FIG. 9 (1) shows
"Sentence" at the beginning of the sentence, as opposed to the "sentence" at the end of the sentence
Is used to indicate that it does not depend on other components such as “subject”. Also, similarly, "grass"
Indicates that the influence of the “sentence” on the ranking appears only for “blank”. By referring to the inter-element relation table in this way, it is understood that it is possible to appropriately rank the example sentences. As another example, FIG. 9 (2) shows "subject".
Shows a relation table between the text and the text (conclusion), and these relations are referred to as relation information in this specification.

FIG. 10 shows the processing contents of the above example sentence ranking section. Each step is S1 to S6.
That is, when the example sentence ranking is started, it is determined with reference to the relevant information whether or not the element of the example sentence previously selected by the user in step S1 is affected. This is done by judging the registered content of the element name in the element relation table. For example, assume that the user selects "end of sentence" as an element. Then, as shown in FIG.
By referring to the inter-element relation table shown in, it is searched which element each example sentence is affected by. Here, it is detected that each example sentence is affected by the “sentence”. Therefore,
Search which example sentence was used for the "sentence". "Sentence"
If you are using "dear", display "respect" in order "1"
Then, in step S2, this is registered in the display area, and if "blank" is used in "start of sentence", the display order of "grass" is set to "1", and this is registered in the display area in step S2.

Then, those which are not affected by these are registered in the display area with their display rank lowered in step S3. In step S4, it is determined whether or not the ranking has been completed for all the example sentences. If not, the process is returned to step S1 and the above process is repeated. In step S4, when the ranking of all the example sentences is completed, the example sentences to be displayed in a predetermined order are registered in the display area. In step S5, the contents of this display area are displayed on the display device 5. Then, the user waits for the selection of the example sentence. In this way, the example sentence ranking unit refers to the inter-element relationship table for each retrieved example sentence, determines whether or not the element selected before that is affected, and determines the order of the example sentences accordingly. Is set to be high or low. After the display, it is preferable that the example sentence can be incorporated into the document as in the case of inputting a fixed phrase or a short sentence into the document.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
Systematically associate each example sentence with each other by preferentially displaying the example sentences of the elements to be entered later based on the example sentences of the elements entered earlier using the element relation table considering the conventional document system You can create a document in.

[0021]

As described above, when the example sentence of a certain element is selected from the example sentence table storing a plurality of example sentences, the document creating apparatus according to the present invention selects another example candidate sentence of another element from the example sentence table as an element. By referring to the related information of the inter-relation table and making the example sentences with a close relationship customarily used, it is possible to efficiently create a systematic error-free document in consideration of the relationship of each element.

Further, the document creating apparatus of the present invention uses the example sentence table and the element relation table which stores the relation between example sentences customarily used among a plurality of elements as relation information.
When an example sentence of an element displayed on a display device is selected from the example sentence table, another example candidate sentence of another element to be read from the next example sentence table is customarily used by using the related information of the inter-element relation table. By setting the example sentences to have a close relation, it is possible to efficiently create a systematic error-free document in which the relation between each element is taken into consideration.

Further, the document creating apparatus according to the present invention, when selecting a candidate example sentence of another element in the feature, by displaying the example sentences in the order of higher relevance by referring to the related information in the inter-element relation table, It is possible to facilitate the selection by the user and efficiently create a systematic error-free document in consideration of the relation of each element.

Therefore, according to the present invention, a document can be divided into constituent elements and can be systematically selected from among those stored in advance as example sentences in consideration of mutual relations, so that an error-free document can be obtained. There is an effect that can be created efficiently.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of a document creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a document creation device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of the subject and sentence head of the element-based example sentence table according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of the preceding sentence of the element-based example sentence table according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of the text of an element-based example sentence table according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of the latter sentence and sentence end of the element-specific example sentence table according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a document guidance screen according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing contents of an example sentence search unit according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an inter-element relation table according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the contents of example sentence ranking processing according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Processor (CPU), 2 ... Memory (ROM), 3
... main memory (MM), 4 ... table, 4A ... example sentence table by element, 4B ... inter-element relation table, 5 ... display device (CRT), 6 ... input device.

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] February 14, 1995

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0007

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

Further, the present invention is a document creating apparatus for creating a document composed of a plurality of elements, which is customarily used between an example sentence table storing a plurality of example sentences used for the plurality of elements and between the plurality of elements. and elements relation table that stores the relationship between sentences as related information that, all documents a plurality of elements
An element displayed on the display device, including a display device for displaying based on a predetermined document structure that defines the body system , and an input device for selecting and inputting an example sentence from an example sentence table to a plurality of elements of the display device The second feature is that, when the example sentence of is selected from the example sentence table, a candidate example sentence of another element is selected from the example sentences having a deep relationship customarily used by referring to the related information of the inter-element relation table. To do.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A document creation device for creating a document composed of a plurality of elements, which is customarily used among a plurality of elements and an example sentence table storing a plurality of example sentences used for the plurality of elements. An inter-element relation table that stores the relation between example sentences as related information, and when an example sentence of a certain element is selected from the example sentence table, a candidate example sentence of another element is referred to by referring to the relation information of the inter-element relation table. A document creation device characterized by being a closely related example sentence which is customarily used. 2. A document creating apparatus for creating a document composed of a plurality of elements, which is customarily used among a plurality of elements and an example sentence table storing a plurality of example sentences used in the plurality of elements. An element relation table that stores the relation between example sentences as related information, a display device that displays a plurality of elements based on a predetermined document structure, and an example sentence is selected and input from the example sentence table to a plurality of elements of the display device. When an example sentence of an element displayed on the display device is selected from the example sentence table, a candidate example sentence of another element is provided.
A document creating apparatus characterized in that it refers to related information in an inter-element relationship table and selects from an example sentence having a deeply related relationship customarily used. 3. When selecting a candidate example sentence of the other element,
3. The document creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of example sentences are displayed on the display device in the order of the highest relatedness by referring to the related information in the element relation table.