JPH07230245A - Device for learning word - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a word learning device capable of remembering memory for assisting word learning. CONSTITUTION:This device is provided with an input part 1 for inputting a character string, a storage part 3 holding information related to word, a retrieval part 2 retrieving word information held in the storage part corresponding to the inputted character string and an output part 9 outputting the retrieved word information, and a number of retrieval times storage part 6 recording the number of times retrieving the word information corresponding to the inputted character string is provided in the storage part, and the device is constituted of a result display adjustment part 8 judging whether or not the number of retrieval times of the retrieved character string is a beforehand set number of retrieval times threshold value or above and adjusting the display of the retrieved result. Thus, related to the word on which dictionary retrieval, etc., is performed frequently, the memory related to the word is remembered without instantly performing the result display, and the impression of the word becomes deeper by that an operator is conscious of recalling the information (meaning or translation, etc.,) required for obtaining from the past memory, and the memory is facilitated, and a learning effect is enhanced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a word learning device,
In particular, it relates to a foreign language dictionary lookup device with a word learning function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a foreign language dictionary lookup device with a word learning function, there is a foreign language dictionary lookup device capable of learning words by a game function of an English-Japanese electronic dictionary with an optical character reader (OCR). This is what the word learning device side randomly asks a question, and the user answers, and it is displayed in the hidden letters for the number of characters of the word at the beginning,
The user relies on hints and the like to apply spelling. Also, the word learning machine according to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-202476 reads out an arbitrary word in a dictionary by using a random number, and further hides and displays a character at an arbitrary position in spelling by using the random number. By making the character at that position guess, it has the effect of learning the word description accurately.

In general, it is effective in word learning that the action of trying to remember one's own memory is effective, so that a student can use his / her word card in learning English or the like so that the result cannot be immediately understood. You can also tell from trying to burn it. However, in the word learning machine described above, the word learning device unilaterally presents the word, which promotes the action of trying to remember, but it is limited to the spelling in the word, and There is a drawback that words that are in contact with each other and words that are hit for the first time are used in the same way when searching for translation and meaning. Therefore, there is a drawback that the learning effect of translation and meaning does not improve even if the spelling of words can be learned.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and prompts a memory for a word for which a dictionary search or the like has been repeated many times without immediately displaying the result. Thus, it is an object of the present invention to propose a word learning device for assisting word learning. We also propose a word-learning device that can stimulate memory by learning while maintaining your own pace to some extent, or when trying to learn the meaning and translation of the word, by giving examples as hints. Is intended.

[0005]

In order to solve such a problem, a word learning device according to a first aspect of the present invention is provided with an input unit for inputting a character string, a storage unit for holding information about words, and an input unit. The word information corresponding to the input character string, having a search unit for searching the word information held in the storage unit corresponding to the input character string, and an output unit for outputting the searched word information. The result display adjusting unit that adjusts the display of the search result by determining whether or not the number of searches of the searched character string is greater than or equal to the preset search count threshold value by providing the storage unit with the search count recording unit The feature is that it is provided with. Further, the word learning device of the invention of claim 2 is characterized in that a search number setting unit is provided so that an operator can set a search number threshold.
Further, the word learning device of the invention of claim 3 holds an example in the word information of the storage unit, and when the result display adjusting unit determines that the number of searches of the input character string is equal to or more than the search number threshold, The output unit is characterized in that the example is displayed before the search result corresponding to the character string is displayed.
The word learning device of the invention of claim 4 is characterized in that the operator can register an example.

[0006]

The word learning device of the present invention is provided with a keyboard and an OCR.
A character string is input from an input unit such as, the storage unit is searched for word information corresponding to the input character string, and the found word information is output to a display device or the like. The number of searches for the character string input at this time is recorded in the storage unit,
When the number of searches reaches or exceeds a preset threshold of the number of searches, the learning memory can be stimulated by giving a hint such as an example for the word instead of displaying the search result. Further, the operator can set such a threshold value of the number of searches, so that the learning pace of the operator can be maintained.
Further, the operator can register the example as the word information in the storage unit, so that the learning state adapted to his / her learning progress can be maintained.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a word learning device of the present invention. The input unit 1 is composed of a keyboard, an OCR (optical character reading device), etc. for inputting a word or a collocation corresponding to one word. The search unit 2 searches the storage unit 3 from the character string, conditions, etc. input from the input unit 1 to search for information such as meaning and translation. The storage unit 3 is composed of a dictionary unit 4 that holds related information such as meanings and examples of words, and a search count recording unit 6 that records the number of searches for words. Also, the user registration example storage unit 5 for the operator to register his or her own example can be added. Note that the user registration example storage unit 5 may be added to the dictionary unit 4 without being provided, but here, the user registration example storage unit 5 will be described separately from the dictionary unit 4. Search frequency setting section 7
Allows the operator to set a search count threshold. The result display adjustment unit 8 receives the number of searches for the word requested to be searched from the number-of-searches recording unit 6, and compares the number of searches with the previously specified number-of-searches threshold. As a result, when the search count threshold is exceeded, a hint or the like is issued. When the search count threshold is not exceeded, the search result is output from the output unit 9.

Next, the flow of processing will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Read the character string you want to search from an input device such as a keyboard or OCR (Step 1
0). The dictionary unit 4 of the storage unit 3 is searched for the input character string or the like to find meaning, translation, and related information (step 20). Further, the number of times the word to be searched has been searched so far is taken out from the number-of-searches recording section 6, counted up, and stored in the number-of-searches recording section 6 (step 30). The counted number of searches and the search count threshold value are compared (step 40). This search count threshold value may be set in advance, or a new value set by the operator by the search count setting unit 7 may be used. In step 40, if the number of searches is larger than the search threshold, step 50 is executed. Here, the following display is performed to prompt the operator to remember. (1) An example of a word to be searched is retrieved from the dictionary unit 4 and displayed. (2) If the operator has registered an example for the word in the user registration example storage unit 5, the example is taken out and displayed. (3) Display the following message. This is the Nth time I have searched for this word (xxxx). please remember! Here, all of these may be displayed, the example of (2) may be displayed prior to the example of (1), and vice versa. Alternatively, only one of them may be displayed. Furthermore, after giving a hint, at the request of the operator,
The search result of the target word may be output from the output unit 9. When the number of searches is smaller than the search threshold in step 40, step 60 is executed and the output result of the search for the target word is output from the output unit 9.

As described above in the present embodiment, the word learning device of the present invention records the number of searches for each word, checks whether the number of searches exceeds the search count threshold value, and when it exceeds the search count threshold. By providing the result display adjusting unit 8 for giving hints, etc., for words that have been repeatedly searched for in a dictionary or the like, the result is not displayed immediately and the memory of the word is evoked. , Can help you learn words. Further, by providing the search count setting unit 7, the operator can set the search count threshold, so that the user can learn while keeping his / her own pace to some extent.
In addition, when an example is prepared in the dictionary unit 4 or a user registration example storage unit 5 is provided, when learning the meaning and translation of the word, an example is shown as a hint to memorize the word. You can

[0010]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, the number of searches for each word is recorded, and it is checked whether the number of searches exceeds the search count threshold value. The result display adjusting section for giving As a result, for a word that has been repeatedly searched for in a dictionary, it is possible to prompt a memory about the word without displaying the result immediately, so that the operator can obtain information (meaning, meaning, etc.) from the past memory. By thinking about remembering words, you can deepen the impression of words, make them easier to remember, and improve learning efficiency. Further, according to the invention of claim 2, since the operator is allowed to voluntarily set the search count threshold by providing the search count setting unit, it is possible to learn while keeping his / her own pace to some extent. Also, claim 3
In the invention of (1), the example is registered in the storage unit as the related information of the word, and the example in which the word is used as the hint is displayed to prompt the memory, which can help the word learning. Further, according to the invention of claim 4, the operator registers his / her example in the user registration example storage section as the related information of the word, and when the operator is trying to learn the meaning and translation of the word, he / she can use it as a hint. Since the registered example can be shown, it is possible to maintain a learning state suitable for one's learning progress.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a word learning device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the word learning device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ...... Input section, 2 ...... Search section, 3 ...... Storage section, 4 ...... Dictionary section, 5 ...... User registration example storage section, 6 ...... Search count recording section, 7 ...... Search count setting section, 8 …… Result display adjustment section 9 …… Output section.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting a character string, a storage unit for holding information about words, and a search unit for searching word information held in the storage unit corresponding to the input character string. In the word learning device including an output unit that outputs the searched word information, a search count recording unit that records the number of times to search the word information corresponding to the input character string is provided in the storage unit, and the searched A word learning device, comprising: a result display adjusting unit that determines whether or not the number of times of searching a character string is equal to or more than a preset number of times of searching, and adjusts display of search results. 2. The word learning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a search count setting unit is provided so that the operator can set the search count threshold. 3. An example is stored in the word information of the storage unit, and when the result display adjusting unit determines that the number of search times of the input character string is equal to or more than the search count threshold value, the output unit outputs the character string. The example is displayed before the search result corresponding to the column is displayed.
Described word learning device. 4. The word learning device according to claim 3, wherein the example can be registered by an operator.