JPH07295976A - Character processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To confirm whether or not automatic registration measures up to expectations during input by registering the information of words not present in a word dictionary means in a registered word dictionary as first and second registration words by a user and discriminatably displaying the registered second registration word and other converted results to the user. CONSTITUTION:The user registers the information of the word not present in a word dictionary DIC as the first registration word in the registered word dictionary TDIC capable of registering the word for performing KANA (Japanese syllabary)/KANJI (Chinese character) conversion. Also, when the word not stored in the word dictionary DIC is selected by the conversion operation of the user, in response to the keyboard KB of the conversion operation of the user, the information of the word is registered as the second registration word in the registered word dictionary TDIC. The registered second registration word and the other converted result are discriminated and displayed to the user. Thus, whether or not the registration measures up to the expectations of the user is confirmed while preparing a document.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to Japanese language processing, and more particularly to a character processing apparatus for rapidly creating a correctly written sentence in Kana-Kanji conversion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, Japanese input in a character processing device such as a Japanese word processor is performed by using kana-kanji conversion. The conversion candidates for this Kana-Kanji conversion are created using a word dictionary that stores information about words such as reading, notation, and part of speech. Furthermore, words (unknown words) that are not stored in the word dictionary in such a character processing device.
A registered word dictionary is provided for users to register themselves. If an unknown word is registered in this dictionary, that word will appear in the conversion candidates during kana-kanji conversion, and the conversion result can be obtained efficiently.

However, it is not possible to determine all the words that the user needs prior to entering, and therefore it is not possible to specify whether or not they are stored in the word dictionary. Usually, users will know the words that need to be registered as they type. Therefore, automatic registration has been conventionally performed in which words are automatically registered on the spot without stopping the input.

[0004]

However, in this automatic registration, it is very difficult to perform the perfect registration expected by the user, because the registered contents are guessed from the input situation. Therefore, registration that is not intended by the user may be performed. In addition, even if the registration is performed as the user expects, the automatically registered words are often deleted automatically because the registration amount is limited, and valid auto-registered words are deleted during use. It can happen.

The present invention has been made to remedy the above-mentioned drawbacks, and a first object of the present invention is to provide a character processing device capable of confirming during automatic input whether or not automatic registration is performed as expected by a user. To provide.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a character processing device capable of changing an automatically registered word into a normal registered word that is not automatically deleted when the automatic registration is as expected by the user. To do.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a character processing device capable of changing (including deleting) the registered content of an automatically registered word when the automatic registration does not meet the user's expectation.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned first object, the first means of the present invention is an input means for inputting characters and a written character string corresponding to the reading of words. And a kana-kanji conversion means for converting a kana character string input from the input means into the written character string by referring to the word dictionary means, and the word dictionary means. Registered word dictionary means for registering information of words that are not stored in the first and second information of words that the user does not have in the word dictionary means in the registered word dictionary.
First word registering means for registering as a registered word of, and when a word not stored in the word dictionary means is selected by the conversion operation of the user, the registered word dictionary is responded to in response to the conversion operation of the user. A second word registration means for registering the information of the word as a second registered word in the means, and the second registered word registered in the word registration means and other conversion results can be discriminated from the user. And a registered word display means for displaying the registered word.

In order to achieve the second object, the second means of the present invention is the same as the above-mentioned first means, in which the second registered word is changed to the first registered word. It is characterized by further comprising means.

The third means of the present invention for achieving the third object is a registered word changing means for changing the information including the written character string of the second registered word, in addition to the first means described above. Is further provided.

[0011]

According to the first means of the present invention, when a word which is not stored in the word dictionary means is registered as the second registered word in the registered word dictionary means in response to the conversion operation by the user, The word (registered unknown word) is displayed by the registered word display means so as to be distinguishable from other conversion results. Therefore, the user can confirm the automatic registration of the unknown word performed during the input, and can identify whether or not the unknown word is registered as expected.

According to the second means of the present invention, the user can change the expected word registered as an unknown word to a normal registered word on the spot by using the word registration upgrading means. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the expected word registered in the unknown word from being automatically deleted, and it is possible to realize the effective unknown word registration.

According to the third means of the present invention, by using the registered word changing means, the user can delete an unknown word registered word which is not expected on the spot or change the registered content of the word. it can. As a result, effective unknown word registration can be performed without leaving unnecessary words registered as unknown words.

[0014]

DETAILED 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 the overall construction of an embodiment of the present invention.

In the configuration shown in FIG. 1, the CPU is a microprocessor, which performs arithmetic operations for character processing, logical judgments, etc., and also those buses via the address bus AB, control bus CB, and data bus DB. Control each component connected to.

Address bus AB is microprocessor C
An address signal for instructing a component to be controlled by the PU is transferred. The control bus CB transfers and applies a control signal of each constituent element to be controlled by the microprocessor CPU. The data bus DB transfers data between the respective constituent devices.

The ROM is a read-only fixed memory. Here, PA is a program area in which a control procedure to be described later by the microprocessor CPU is stored.

The RAM is a writable random access memory having a structure of 1 word and 16 bits, and is used for temporarily storing various data from each constituent element. here,
TBUF is a document buffer, which is a memory for storing the document information input from the keyboard KB. YBU
F is an input reading buffer memory for storing readings input from the keyboard KB. DIC is a word dictionary for Kana-Kanji conversion. The GDIC is a learning data dictionary that stores learning data for kana-kanji conversion. TDIC
It is a registered word dictionary that allows you to register words for Hana-Kanji conversion. The words that can be registered in this registered word dictionary TDIC do not need to be written in Kanji, and any written word may be used. DBPOOL is a homophone candidate storage memory that stores information obtained by analyzing and converting YBUF readings into phrases. LRNDAT is a learning data storage memory for storing the learning state of each word.

FZTBL is an adjunct word string conversion table for associating an adjunct word with connection information stored in the DIC.

The KB is a keyboard which is provided with various function keys such as conversion keys for instructing conversion, in addition to character / symbol input keys such as alphabet keys, hiragana keys, and katakana keys.

In this keyboard KB, YOMI is a key for inputting a reading, CON is a conversion instruction key for converting the input reading, NXT is a next candidate conversion for changing a conversion candidate and converting it to a next candidate. Instruction key, SEL
Is a selection key for instructing to fix the current homophone display candidate and learning the candidate notation simultaneously, LIST is a document list key for displaying a list of documents stored in the memory DISK, and CALL is a memory. SA, a document call key that calls a document from the DISK to the document buffer TBUF
VE is a document save key for storing the document in the document buffer TBUF in the memory DISK, GUTL is an upgrade process execution key for executing the automatically registered word upgrade process, and OK.
Indicates an execution key for confirming the process and instructing execution, and NOK indicates a cancel key for canceling and canceling the process.

DISK is a memory for storing a fixed form document, stores the created document, and the stored document is called when necessary by an instruction of the keyboard KB.

CR is a cursor register. The contents of the cursor register CR are read and written by the microprocessor CPU. The CRT controller CRTC, which will be described later, displays a cursor at a position on the display device CRT corresponding to the address stored here.

DBUF is a display buffer memory for storing patterns such as document information stored in the document buffer TBUF.

The CRT controller CRTC plays a role of displaying the contents stored in the cursor register CR and the display buffer memory DBUF on the display device CRT.

The CRT is a display device using a cathode ray tube or the like, and the display of the dot configuration pattern and the cursor on the display device CRT is performed by the CRT controller CR.
Controlled by TC.

Further, CG is a character generation, and stores a pattern of characters and symbols displayed on the display device CRT.

The character processing device according to the present invention thus constructed operates in response to various inputs from the keyboard KB, and when the input from the keyboard KB is supplied, the interrupt signal is first sent. Is sent to the microprocessor CPU, and the microprocessor CPU
Various control signals stored in the OM are read out, and various controls are performed in accordance with those control signals.

In the following, the automatic registration word identification display in the apparatus of the present embodiment thus configured, the change to the registration word,
Changing the registered content will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 11.

FIG. 2 is an example of a screen on the display device CRT during document input. In the present embodiment, when a word that does not exist in the word dictionary is selected and registered automatically during input, the word is displayed in a braided manner as shown in FIG. 2, so that it can be distinguished from other conversion results. Becomes

FIG. 3 shows an example of a screen displayed when one of the automatically registered words identified and displayed in FIG. 2 is upgraded to the user registered word. From the state of FIG. 2, the process of upgrading from the automatically registered word to the user registered word is started, and one of the automatically registered words that are identified and displayed is selected. FIG. 3 is an example of a screen in a state where the execution confirmation is being performed in this process.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a screen when changing the registered contents of the automatically registered words. You can check the registered contents in the state of Fig. 3, so if the contents are not what the user expects,
The content can be changed individually. FIG. 4 is an example of a screen when the part of speech is selected as the item to be changed.

Next, the operation of this embodiment as described above will be described with reference to a flow chart.

FIG. 5 shows the microprocessor CP of this embodiment.
It is a flowchart which shows the operation procedure of U.

In step S5-1, the keyboard KB
Wait for some more key to be pressed and interrupt to occur. When a key is input, this key is discriminated in step S5-2, and step S5-is determined according to the type of key.
3, step S5-4, step S5-5, step S
5-6, step S5-7, step S5-8, step S5-9, or step S5-10 is branched.

Step S5-3 is a reading input key YOMI.
This is the processing when is pressed, and the pressed reading code is stored in the input reading buffer memory YBUF.

Step S5-4 is a process when the conversion key CON is pressed, and the character string which is input in step S5-3 and is stored in the input reading buffer memory YBUF and which is symmetrical to the Kana-Kanji conversion is converted. And outputs to the output buffer DBUF.

Step S5-5 is the process when the next candidate key NXT is pressed, and another candidate of the same word in the output buffer DBUF output in step S5-4 is displayed.

Step S5-6 is a process when the selection key SEL is pressed. One character string is decided from the homophones in the output buffer DBUF displayed on the screen, and the decided character string is decided. Is output in the document. At this time, when automatic registration is performed, the character string is identified and displayed as shown in FIG.

Step S5-7 is a document list key LIST.
This is a process when is pressed, and a process of displaying a list of documents stored in the memory DISK is performed.

Step S5-8 is a document call key CALL.
Is the process when is pressed, and the memory D that is the callee
A list of documents stored in ISK is displayed, and after the user selects a document, the document is stored in the document buffer TBU.
F is called from the memory DISK.

Step S5-9 is a process execution key GU.
This is the processing when LL is pressed, and the automatically registered words that are identified and displayed in the document being created are registered word dictionary TD.
It is stored in the IC or the registration content is changed.
This processing will be described later in detail.

In step S5-10, YOMI, CO
M, NXT, SELL, LIST, CALL, GULT
This is the process when a key other than (for example, a key used for document editing such as a cursor movement key) is pressed,
The process corresponding to each key is executed.

Step S5-11 is a display process for displaying the results of the above processes. This is a widely-used process of reading one character of data in a document, developing it into a pattern, and outputting it to the display buffer DBUF.

FIG. 6 is a detailed flowchart of the upgrading process in step S5-9.

A step S6-1 waits for an interrupt to occur when any key is pressed on the keyboard KB in the process execution state. When the key is entered, step S
This key is discriminated in 6-2, and step S6-3,
Step S6-4, Step S6-5, Step S6-
6, branch to any one of steps S6-7.

Step S6-3 is a process when the user selects one of the displayed automatically registered words.
The attribute information, which is the registered content such as reading, notation, and part of speech of the automatically registered word, is displayed as shown in FIG. 3, and the user is asked to confirm the registration execution.

Step S6-4 is a process for changing the attribute information of the unknown word to be registered. This process is performed by the user while looking at the screen shown in FIG.

In step S6-5, the registered word dictionary T is displayed based on the registered contents of the automatically registered word designated by the user.
This is the process of actually storing in the DIC.

In step S6-6, designation of an automatically registered word,
This is the process when there is an input other than attribute change, registration, and completion of the upgrade process.

Step S6-7 is a finishing process.
Cancel the automatic registration word knitting display and end the upgrading process.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by having the registered word display means for displaying the automatically registered word so that the user can distinguish it from other conversion results, the automatic registration performed during the input can be performed. Users can know on the spot. Further, by having a registered word upgrading means for changing the automatically registered word from the input screen to the user registered word, it becomes possible to use the valid automatically registered word without being automatically deleted. Furthermore, by having a registered word changing means for changing the registered contents on the input screen,
It becomes possible to change the content of the automatically registered word which is not intended by the user while inputting on the spot, or to delete the word.

(Other Embodiments) In the above-described embodiment, the user selects each word that has been automatically registered and, in effect, changes it. In the second embodiment, all the automatically registered words up to that point are collectively changed to user registered words. FIG. 7 is an example of a screen in which a window is displayed for the user to confirm that the automatically registered words are upgraded in a batch. When the execution key is input in this state, the automatically registered words registered up to that point are collectively changed to user-registered words.

In the third embodiment, a window listing the words that have been automatically registered is used to upgrade, change, or delete. FIG. 8 is an example of a screen displaying a list window in which words that have been automatically registered are listed. The automatically registered words listed can be individually instructed to be deleted, their attributes changed, graded, or bulk graded. In this window, a braided cursor is displayed to specify a word. FIG. 9 is an example of a screen displaying a list window when some of the automatically registered words listed are individually specified.
The double circle marked to the left of the "reading" column indicates that it is currently specified. FIG. 10 is an example of a screen displaying a window for confirming execution of registration when an instruction to collectively register the designated words in the state of FIG. 9 is input.

In the above description of each embodiment, the selection of the automatically registered word and the like are performed by operating the keys, but it is also possible to use a pointing device such as a mouse.

FIG. 11 is an example of a screen when the mouse is used to select an automatically registered word.

The present invention is applicable not only to a single device but also to a system composed of a plurality of devices.
It is needless to say that the present invention can be applied not only to a device dedicated to character processing but also to a device or system having a function of outputting a character string mixed with kanji and kana by kana-kanji conversion. Further, it goes without saying that it can be realized by providing software to the device or system.

[0059]

As described above, according to the present invention, the automatic word registration of an unknown word performed during document creation displays a registered word so that the registered word can be distinguished from other conversion results. It is possible to confirm whether or not the registration is performed during the document creation.

Further, the registered word can be upgraded to the user-registered word on the spot, and the registered word cannot be automatically deleted as expected.

Further, the registered contents of the registered words can be changed on the spot, and the unregistered words can be deleted as expected or the registered contents can be changed as expected by the user, which is efficient. You can do good automatic registration.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a character processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen on which an automatically registered word is identified and displayed during document input.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen in which a user selects an automatically registered word that is displayed in an identifying manner and confirms whether or not the user-registered word has been upgraded.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen example when changing an attribute of an automatically registered word to be registered.

5 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure of the entire operation of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure for upgrading an automatically registered word to a user registered word.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen when upgrading automatically registered words all together.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen example when a list screen listing automatically registered words is displayed.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen individually selected on the automatically registered word list screen.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen example in the case of collectively upgrading automatically registered words individually selected on the automatically registered word list screen.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen when selecting an automatically registered word with a mouse.

[Explanation of symbols]

 CALL Document call key CG Character generator CON Conversion instruction key CPU Microprocessor CR Cursor register CRT display device CRTC CRT controller DBPOOL Homophone candidate storage memory DBUF Display buffer memory DIC word dictionary DISK memory FZTBL attached word string conversion table GDIC learning data dictionary GUTL Upgrade process execution key KB keyboard LIST document list key LRNDAT learning data storage memory NOK cancel key NXT next candidate conversion instruction key OK execution key PA program area RAM random access memory ROM fixed memory SAVE document storage key SEL selection key TBUF document buffer TDIC registration Word dictionary YBUF input reading buffer memory YOMI reading input key

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An input means for inputting characters, a word dictionary means for storing information of the word including a written character string corresponding to the reading of the word, and a kana character string input by the input means. , Kana-Kanji conversion means for converting the written character string by referring to the word dictionary means, registered word dictionary means for registering information of words not stored in the word dictionary means, and the registered word dictionary. A first word registration means for registering information of a word that the user does not have in the word dictionary means as a first registered word; and a word not stored in the word dictionary means is selected by a conversion operation of the user, Second word registration means for registering information of the word as a second registered word in the registered word dictionary means in response to the conversion operation by the user; and the second word registration means registered in the word registration means. 2. A character processing device, comprising: a registered word display means for displaying the registered word of No. 2 and other conversion results so as to be distinguishable from the user. 2. The character processing device according to claim 1, further comprising registered word classification means for changing the second registered word into the first registered word. 3. The character processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a registered word changing unit that changes information including a written character string of the second registered word.