JPH0726763Y2 - Spell checker - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a spell check device used to determine whether a word spell that has been input is correct.

[Prior Art] Recently, when a spelling of a word is input, one having a spelling check function for checking whether the spelling of the word is correct has been put into practical use.

By the way, if you have a spell check function like this, if you input a word spell and press the "Spell" key, if the spelling of the input word is incorrect, a message indicating the misspelling is displayed and the spelling of the input word is similar. The selected word candidates are displayed. On the other hand, if the spelling of the input word is correct, collect display is performed, and if the "Simlar" key is operated from this state, words similar to the input word are listed.

[Problems to be solved by the device] However, in such a configuration, when the spelled word is ambiguous and happens to match another word, the collect display is displayed by operating the "Spell" key. Therefore, if you want to confirm the input word, you have to operate the “Simlar” key to display similar words, find the correct word from this, and check the spelling. Since it requires two key operations up to now, there is a drawback that the operation becomes troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to check the spelling of the entered word for correctness and at the same time read the similar word for checking the input word. The spell check is easy to use and has excellent usability. The purpose is to provide a device.

[Means for Solving the Problem] The present invention, in determining correctness of an input word spelling, has a dictionary memory storing words with correct spelling, and stores words similar to the input word from this dictionary memory. While selecting, it is judged whether there is a word that matches the input word among these selected words, and if there is a match from this judgment result, it is displayed that the spelling of the input word is correct and the similar word above The similar word selected by the selecting means is displayed.

[Operation] According to the present invention, when performing matching detection of an input word, a similar word that is a candidate is detected, and a matching word is detected from among them. We also displayed the similar words that were picked up at the time of detection, so even if you accidentally match a spelled word with another word, it will be displayed with it. A similar word can be found to find an error in the input word, and the correct word can be input.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a circuit configuration of the embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a key input unit, which has an "alphabet" key 1a for inputting a word and a "Spell" key 1b for confirming spelling.

Then, the key input data from the key input unit 1 is sent to the control unit 2. This control unit 2 consists of ROM,
A program for controlling each circuit is stored in advance. In this case, the control unit 2 gives a control command to the dictionary ROM 3, the data memory 4, the search unit 5, the candidate storage RAM 6, and the display unit 7.

The dictionary ROM3 stores many correct word spellings. The data memory 4 stores the word spelling input by the "alphabet" key 1a of the key input unit 1. The search unit 5 searches the contents of the dictionary ROM 3 based on the word spelling stored in the data memory 4 and reads out words with spelling similar to the input word, and some of these similar words match the input word. The result is given to the control unit 2. RAM6 for candidate storage
Stores a word similar to the input word obtained from the search unit 5. The display unit 7 displays an input word, a similar word in the candidate storage RAM 6, a spelling correctness result of the input word, and the like.

Next, the operation of the embodiment thus constructed will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

First, in step A1, data is input. In this case, character data is input from the "alphabet" key 1a of the key input unit 1. This data input is repeated until the "Spell" key 1b is operated and YES is obtained in step A2. When the "Spell" key 1b is operated, YES is determined in step A2, and the process proceeds to step A3. In this case, if "RAAD" is input as the word spelling as shown in FIG. 3 (a), this input data is written in the data memory 4.

In step A3, the search unit 5 causes the dictionary ROM3 to be written in the data memory 4 based on the spelling "RAAD" of the input word.
The content of is searched. Then, words with spelling similar to the input word "RAAD", here "READ""ROAD""RAI
“D” is read and written in the candidate storage RAM 6. Next, in step A4, it is determined whether or not any of these similar words matches the input word “RAAD”. In this case, since there is no matching word, the result is NO, the process proceeds to step A5, the spelling error is displayed on the display unit 7, and the similar words “READ”, “ROAD”, and “RAID” written in the candidate storage RAM 6 are displayed in step A6. Is displayed. This state is shown in FIG.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), "READ" is input as a word spell from the "alphabet" key 1a of the key input unit 1, and when the "Spell" key 1b is operated, it is stored in the data memory 4. The search unit 5 searches the contents of the dictionary ROM 3 based on the written input word spelling "READ".
Then, words with spelling similar to the input word "READ", here "ROAD", "REED", and "REAL" including "READ" are read and written in the candidate storage RAM 6, and then these similar words are read. It is determined whether there is a word that matches the input word "READ". In this case, there is a matching word,
Since YES is determined in step A4, the process proceeds to step A7, in which the matching display is performed on the display unit 7, and in step A6, the similar word “ROA” written in the candidate storage RAM 6
"D", "REED" and "REAL" are displayed. This state is shown in FIG. 3 (b).

Next, from the "alphabet" key 1a of the key input section 1,
When the user who originally wants to know “READ” inputs “REED” as an ambiguous word spelling as shown in FIG. 3 (c), the spelling of the input word written in the data memory 4 “ Based on "REED", the search unit 5 searches the contents of the dictionary ROM3. Then, the input word "REE
"READ", "REEL", and "REEK" including "REED" are read out for words that have similar spelling to "D" for storing candidates
Written in RAM6, then it determines if any of these similarly spelled words match the input word "REED". In this case, there is a matching word and step A4
Since YES is determined in step A7, the process proceeds to step A7, and the display unit 7
In step A6, the similar words “READ” and “REEL” written in the candidate storage RAM 6 are displayed.
"REEK" is displayed. This state is shown in FIG. 3 (b). As a result, if the spelling of the input word is ambiguous and it happens to match another word and a matching display appears, the similar word will be displayed at the same time, so find the correct word from this, You will be able to check spelling. Also, in this case, no special key operation is required to display similar words, so the conventional "Simlar"
The operation can be simplified and the usability of the device can be improved as compared with the case where the key operation is required.

[Advantage of the Invention] According to the present invention, in the case of judging the correctness of an input word spelling, a dictionary memory that stores words with correct spelling is provided, and words similar to the input word are selected from this dictionary memory. At the same time, it is determined whether or not there is a word that matches the input word among these selected words, and if there is a match from this judgment result, it is displayed that the spelling of the input word is correct and the similar word selecting means described above. Since the similar words selected by will be displayed,
With the selection of similar words to the input word spelling, the existence of a word that matches the input word is judged, and these results can be displayed, and the spelling of the input word is ambiguous as well as the correctness check of the spelling of the input word. Since it coincides with another word, even if a coincidence display is displayed, a correct word can be found and spelling can be confirmed by the similar word displayed together with the coincidence display. In addition, since no special key operation is required to display these similar words, the key operation can be simplified and the usability of the device can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a table on the display section of the embodiment. It is a figure for explaining an example. 1 ... key input section, 2 ... control section, 3 ... dictionary ROM, 4
...... Data memory, 5 ...... Search section, 6 ...... For storing candidates
RAM, 7 ... Display.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A spell check device for determining correctness of an input word spelling, a dictionary memory storing correctly spelled words, and a similar word selecting means for selecting a word similar to the input word from the dictionary memory. The spelling of the input word is correct if there is a judgment means that judges whether there is a word that matches the input word among the words selected by this similar word selection means, and if there is a match from the judgment result by this judgment means. And a display means for displaying the similar word selected by the similar word selection means.