JPH07295983A - Method for supporting sentence proofreading and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To correct a sentence by displaying all check items on a screen in a hierarchized form, selecting and specifying a desired check item from among the displayed items and extracting an object character string based on it. CONSTITUTION:A check item storage means 3 stores the check items for checking the entire sentence, a check item display means 4 displays all the check items stored by the check item storage means 3 on the screen in the hierarchized form and a check item selecting and specifying means 5 selects and specifies the item desired by a user from among all the displayed check items. Then, an object character string extraction means 6 checks an input sentence based on grammar to be a reference only for the selected and specified check item and extracts the object character string which is the result of checking. Thus, the sentence is corrected.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sentence proofreading support method and apparatus for checking document data created by key input, displaying proofreading contents as comments on a screen, and informing the user of the contents. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique for selecting one check item from a plurality of check items for input document data,
JP-A-1-181152 can be mentioned.

In this method, desired check items are selectively pointed and calibrated without displaying check items at the same time. The structure is shown in FIG. Further, as a conventional technique for displaying the proofreading content extracted from the tendency of the entire sentence as a comment, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-4075
No. 4 publication is mentioned. The structure is shown in FIG. This is provided with a means for displaying the proofreading content extracted from the tendency of the entire sentence as a comment, and by providing a means for instructing an expression or a dango corresponding to the content displayed as the comment in the sentence, and correcting the sentence. It is designed so that the appearance of the whole can be adjusted.

[0004]

However, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-181152, it is possible to selectively point out one check item desired by the user from a plurality of check items for input document data. Therefore, the processing operation becomes complicated because an error is detected by inquiring with the user for checking. Further, a method and apparatus for collectively selecting and pointing out a plurality of check items desired by the user and displaying a comment indicating the proofreading contents for those check results have not been realized.

In Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 5-40754, all check items prepared by the system can be executed over the entire input sentence without inquiring the user, and the proofreading extracted as a result can be displayed as a comment. A method and apparatus for presenting to the user what kind of check is to be executed in advance, and then executing the check only for the item desired by the user has not been realized.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and displays all check items in a hierarchical form so that they can be easily understood, and the user can select desired check items from the displayed items. (EN) A grammar proofreading support method and apparatus capable of selectively designating an item and performing a check on an input sentence based on a grammar serving as a reference only for one or more selected check items. To aim.

[0007]

According to the grammar proofreading support method of claim 1 of the present invention, the entire grammar is checked based on the grammar as a reference for the input sentence, and the proofreading corresponding to the checked result is performed. In the grammar proofing support method, a comment indicating the content is displayed on the screen, the relevant part in the sentence is pointed out for the comment selected and specified by the user from the displayed comments, and the character string candidates to be replaced are displayed on the screen. , A check item storing step that stores check items for checking the entire sentence, a step of displaying all the above check items on the screen in a hierarchical format, and an item desired by the user from all the above displayed check items Only the step of selecting and specifying and the check items specified and specified above are checked based on the grammar that is the standard of the input sentence and checked. Characterized in that it comprises a step of extracting the object character string is the click results.

The grammatical proofreading support apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention checks the entire sentence based on the grammar as a reference for the input sentence, and displays a comment indicating the proofreading content corresponding to the checked result on the screen. A check item that checks the entire sentence in the grammar proofreading device that points out the relevant part in the sentence about the one selected and specified by the user from the comments displayed and displayed on the screen and displays the character string candidates to be replaced on the screen A check item storage means for storing all the check items, a means for displaying all the check items on the screen in a hierarchical form, a means for the user to select and specify a desired item from all the displayed check items, Only the check items that are selected and specified are checked based on the grammar that serves as a reference for the input sentence, and the target character string that is the check result is extracted. Characterized in that it comprises a stage.

[0009]

In the sentence proofreading support method according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the user designates the execution of the proofreading process for the input sentence, first, a check item storage step is performed to start a check prepared by the system. All the items are extracted, and in the check item display step, all the check items are displayed in a hierarchical form on the screen. Next, in the check item selection designation step, one or more items desired by the user are selected from all of the displayed check items, and in the target character string extraction step, only the check item selected and designated is input. The whole is checked and the target character string which is the check result is extracted. Then, a comment indicating a proofreading content corresponding to the checked result is extracted from the comment storing step using the comment extracting step, and displayed on the screen in the displaying step. From the comment displayed above, the user selects and specifies the comment whose detail is desired to be displayed in the comment selection step, extracts the part corresponding to the selected and specified content in the target character string extraction step, and writes out the corresponding part in the indication step. Point out in In the character string candidate extraction step, the candidate character string to be replaced with the target character string pointed out above is read from the grammar storage step and displayed on the screen. The user can correct the sentence while referring to the displayed contents.

As a concrete example, when the "long-sound fluctuation" is extracted from the above check items, the check items displayed in the check-item display step are selected in the order of "stylistic style"-"fluctuation"-"long sound". In the target character string extraction step, the long sound fluctuation extraction process is performed for the entire input sentence.

According to the invention of claim 2 of the present invention,
In the text proofreading support apparatus, when the user specifies execution of proofreading processing for an input text, first, all check items prepared in advance by the system are extracted from the check item storage means, and the check items are displayed in the check item display means. Display all check items in a hierarchical form on the screen. Next, in the check item selection designating means, one or a plurality of items desired by the user are selected from all the displayed check items, and only the check items selected and designated in the target character string extracting means are input as a whole input sentence. Is checked and the target character string that is the check result is extracted.

Next, the comment extracting means extracts from the comment storing means a comment indicating the proofreading content corresponding to the above-mentioned checked result, and the display means displays it on the screen. From the displayed comments, the comment selecting means selects and specifies the comment for which the user desires to display details, and the target character string means extracts the portion corresponding to the selected and specified content. Point out.

Next, in the character string candidate extracting means, the candidate character string to be replaced with the above-mentioned target character string is read out from the grammar storing means and displayed on the screen. The user can correct the text while referring to the displayed contents.

As a concrete example, when the "long sound fluctuation" is extracted from the above check items, the check items displayed by the check item display means are selected in the order of "stylistic style" → "fluctuation" → "long sound". Then, the target character string extraction means performs a long sound fluctuation extraction process on the entire input sentence.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an input / editing means for inputting / editing a sentence and instructing whether or not to perform a proofreading process. Reference numeral 2 is a document storage means for storing the input sentence. 3 is a check item storage means for storing all check items prepared in advance for the system to check the input sentence. Reference numeral 4 is a check item display means for extracting all check items from the check item storage means 3 and displaying them on the screen.

Further, 5 is the check item display means 4 described above.
It is a check item selection designating means for selecting a check item desired by the user from among the check items displayed in FIG.
Reference numeral 6 is a target character string extraction means for checking the input sentence only for the check item selected by the check item selection designating means 5 and extracting the proofread character string.

Reference numeral 7 is a comment storage means for storing a comment indicating the proofreading content for the character string extracted by the target character string extraction means 6. Reference numeral 8 is a comment extracting means for extracting a comment from the comment storing means 7. 9
Is a display unit for displaying the comment extracted by the comment extracting unit 7, the corresponding portion of the comment, the character string of the replacement candidate, and the like.

Reference numeral 10 is a comment selection means for selecting a desired comment from the comments displayed on the display means 9 by the user. 11 is the comment selection means 10
This is an indicating means for extracting a portion corresponding to the comment selected in step 2 from the target character string extracting means 6 and pointing out in the sentence.

Reference numeral 12 is a character string candidate extracting means for extracting a character string candidate to be replaced with the proofread character string pointed out by the pointing means 11. Reference numeral 13 denotes a grammar storage unit that stores a grammar that serves as a reference when the target character string extracting unit 6 extracts a target character string and the character string candidate extracting unit 12 extracts a character string candidate.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of an apparatus when the present invention is incorporated into a Japanese word processor or the like.

Reference numeral 20 denotes an input device (keyboard, mouse, etc.) for performing an operation for inputting / editing a character string.
Reference numeral 21 is a document storage device for storing the character string input by the input device 20, and is composed of a RAM (memory capable of both reading and writing) built in the main body, a floppy disk which is an external storage device, and the like.

Reference numeral 22 is a dictionary / grammar storage device for storing a Japanese analysis dictionary, a proofreading dictionary, and Japanese grammar. It consists of a built-in ROM (read-only memory). Reference numeral 23 denotes a proofreading / elaboration point extraction unit that cooperates with the control device 24. The character string accumulated in the document storage device 21 is compared and collated with the dictionary / grammar stored in the grammar storage device 22 to input the input sentence. A target character string that may be proofread is extracted from.

Reference numeral 24 is a control device, which stores the results of the process in progress in a buffer (temporary storage area) not shown in FIG. 16 and instructs the display device 25, which will be described later, to display edited contents. To do. Further, the calibration processing in this embodiment is controlled by fetching data from each component.

A display device 25 displays an input character string, a character string to be proofread, a character string to be replaced, a comment, a check item, and the like. It is composed of a display device such as a CRT or LDD.

A selection device 26 selects an item desired by the user when a character string candidate to be replaced, a check item, a comment, etc. are displayed on the screen of the display device 25. It can be assigned to one of the keys provided on the input device 20, or can be constituted by a pointing device such as a mouse.

Next, the processing operation in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S20, a sentence is input.
FIG. 3 shows an example of the input sentence. In step S21,
When an instruction to perform a calibration process is given, all check items are extracted from the check item storage means and displayed on the screen in a hierarchical format by the check item display means (step S).
22). FIG. 4 shows an example of hierarchical display of check items.

By hierarchically displaying all the check items in this manner, the user can grasp the system of the check items for the calibration processing prepared in advance by the system side at a glance.

The "long sound fluctuation extraction process" will be described below as an example.

In step S23, the check item selection means selects the item that the user wants to check from all the items displayed in step S22 (the selection method is not particularly limited to keyboard, mouse, etc.). In this embodiment,
Since the procedure for checking the "long sound fluctuation" is to be described, in this case, the user selects "stylistic style" from the top menu, then "fluctuation" from the submenu, and finally "long sound" from the bottom menu.

In step S24, the input sentence is checked only for the selected check item, and the proofread character string is extracted from the sentence based on the grammatical rule as the reference. In the present embodiment, the target character string extraction processing for "long sound fluctuation" will be described in detail. FIG. 12 shows a flow of long sound fluctuation extraction processing. First, step S shown in FIG.
The morphological analysis processing result is extracted sentence by sentence at 30 (the procedure of the morphological analysis processing is publicly known, and is therefore omitted).

Next, in step S31, it is determined whether the words of the extracted morphological analysis result include Katakana words based on the JIS code or the like. As a result, if it is in katakana language, the processing from the next step S32 is performed, and if it is not katakana language, the processing returns to step S29 and moves to the next sentence.

In step S32, the word determined to be the katakana word is registered in the katakana buffer (a buffer is a temporary storage area).

By doing so, the katakana words in the input sentence to be processed can be stored in one place. The above processing is performed for the entire input sentence.

Next, in step S33, the Katakana data in the buffer is sorted (classified) in the order of Iwayo. Example of buffer registration before sorting in FIG. 13, FIG.
An example of buffer registration after sorting into is shown below. Figures 1 and 3
4, the left half of the figure shows the registered katakana words, and the right half shows the position information of each katakana word in the input sentence.

In step S34, it is determined whether or not the katakana words registered in the buffer have the same character arrangement and have the long-sound "-" (pull) at the end of each word, and each katakana word and the preceding and following words. Judge by comparing. As a result, when a word having the same katakana character array but having a long-sound mark at the end and a word having no long-sound mark are found, it is extracted as a target character string for long sound fluctuation. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, "user" and "user" are extracted as target character strings.

The "long sound fluctuation extraction process" is thus completed. (End of the process in the proofreading / elaborated portion extraction unit of FIG. 16.) When the fluctuation of the long sound is found in the input sentence in this way, the comment corresponding to the extracted target character string is added in step S25 of FIG. Extracted from 7 "comment storage means" of FIG. 1 using 8 "comment extraction means",
9 Display on the screen by "display means". In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, two types, "there is fluctuation of long sound" and "the correspondence of parentheses is not taken", are given as an example. As the process of extracting the comment corresponding to the target character string, the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-40754 can be used, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted.

In step S26 of FIG. 2, step S2
Of the comments displayed in 5, the user's desired comment is selected in 10 “comment selection means” of FIG.
In the next step S27, the proofreading part corresponding to the selected comment is extracted from step S24 and pointed out on the screen by the "pointing means" 11 in FIG. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, when the user selects the comment "I have fluctuations in long sound", "user" and "user" in the sentence are pointed out. The means to be pointed out is not particularly limited, such as inversion, shading, and underlining.

As a processing procedure for pointing out the proofreading portion corresponding to the comment on the screen, the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-407 can be used.
The technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 54-54 can be used, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In step S28, the 12 "character string candidate extraction means" of FIG. 1 extracts the character string to be replaced with the above-mentioned point from the 13 "grammar storage means" and displays it on the screen. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, both “user” and “user” are displayed as character string candidates to be replaced for the indicated points “user” and “user”. (This is to encourage the user to unify into one of the notations.) Next, the user proofreads by correcting the indicated point in the sentence according to the character string candidates to be replaced displayed above. The processing work ends. In addition, as a means to correct,
Keyboard, mouse, pen input, etc. are not particularly limited. FIG. 8 shows a display example after the correction of this embodiment. The reason why the morphological analysis technique is used for the long sound fluctuation extraction processing is as follows.

As a well-known technique, there is also a method of extracting fluctuations in long sound by character face processing (processing by the appearance of a character array). In this case, the katakana word is extracted from the input sentence, registered in the katakana buffer, and sorted.

However, this method cannot process consecutive words. That is, the fluctuation of the long sound of "user" and "user" of "user interface" and "user interface" mentioned in the present embodiment cannot be detected.

On the other hand, when the morphological analysis process is performed, the words "user" and "interface" and "user" and "interface" can be divided. In this way, as described above, the fluctuations in the long sound of the "user" and the "user" can be extracted by performing the procedure of registering in the katakana buffer and sorting in the order of Iwayo.

Finally, a hierarchical display of check items and a method of selecting and designating check items, which are features of the present invention, will be described.

First, in the input / editing means shown in FIG.
When the system receives an instruction from the user to execute the proofreading process for the input sentence, all check items are extracted from the check item storage means. At this time, the check item storage means has a check item management table as shown in FIG. 9, for example, and each check item is hierarchically stored by being divided into items of a top many submenu bottom menu. Each check item is provided with information indicating the upper / lower relation of hierarchization. All the check items extracted from this table are hierarchically displayed on the display means based on the information (for example, identification number) indicating the above-mentioned upper / lower relationship. FIG. 4 shows an example of hierarchical display. Figure 4
In the display method shown in, all check items can be listed, but in addition, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a top menu and a submenu, and a submenu and a bottom menu are displayed hierarchically as necessary. A method is also possible.

Next, when the user selects each desired item from the top many submenus and the bottom menu from all of the displayed check items, the input sentence check process is performed only for the selected items. Move to.

At this time, for example, FIG.
If you select "Error" and complete the check item selection without selecting the lower submenu / bottom menu, the system will be included in the "Error" category based on the information indicating the upper / lower relationship. All items in the sub-bottom menu are subject to check processing (top menu "style")
The same is true for). Also, if you select "Overlap" in the sub-menu below "Error" and finish selecting check items without selecting the bottom menu below it,
The system targets all items "particles" and "punctuation marks" of the bottom menu included in the category of "overlap" on the basis of the information indicating the upper / lower relation.

In the present embodiment, the check items as shown in FIG. 4 are listed, but the check items are not necessarily limited to these.

Also, the method of hierarchically displaying the check items is only an example in FIG. 4, FIG. 10, and FIG. 11, and the table format as shown in FIG. 9 and other display methods may be used.

[0052]

According to the invention described in claim 1, a check item storing step for storing check items for checking the entire sentence and all the check items are displayed on the screen in a hierarchical form. Step, a step in which the user selects and specifies a desired item from all the check items displayed above, and only the check item selected and specified is checked based on the grammar that is the reference of the input sentence, and the check result is obtained. By providing a step of extracting a certain target character string, it is possible to present all check items prepared in advance by the system to the user in a layered format that is easy to understand before executing the text check process. It is possible to easily know all check items prepared by the system while grasping the upper / lower relation of each check item. It made. Also, since the user can freely select the desired check items, it becomes possible for the user to perform processing only for the items for which the user wants to know the check result, and save the processing time required for other unnecessary items. Is possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a text proofreading support device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an input sentence display example in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a check item hierarchical display example in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a drawing showing an example of comment display in an embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of comment selection and an indication of a relevant part in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a replacement candidate display example in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example after correction in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a check item management table in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a top menu / sub menu in the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example of a sub menu / bottom menu in the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a long sound fluctuation extraction process.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of buffer registration before sorting.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of buffer registration after sorting.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of target character string extraction.

FIG. 16 is a configuration diagram of an apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram of a technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-181152.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram of a technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-40754.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input / Editing Means 2 Document Storage Means 3 Check Item Storage Means 4 Check Item Display Means 5 Check Item Selection Designating Means 6 Target Character String Extracting Means 7 Comment Extracting Means 8 Comment Extracting Means 9 Display Means 10 Comment Selecting Means 11 Pointing Means 12 Character string candidate extraction fluctuation 13 Grammar storage means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. The entire sentence is checked based on the standard method for the input sentence, and a comment indicating the proofreading content corresponding to the check result is displayed on the screen and the user selects and specifies it. In the grammar proofreading support method that points out the relevant part in the sentence and displays the character string candidates to be replaced on the screen, the check item storage step that stores the check items that check the entire sentence and all of the above The step of displaying the check items in a hierarchical format on the screen, the step of the user selecting and designating the desired items from all the check items displayed above, and the input sentence as a reference only for the check items selected and designated. And a step of extracting a target character string which is a check result based on the method Text proofreading support method. 2. The whole sentence is checked based on the standard grammar for the input sentence, a comment indicating the proofreading content corresponding to the checked result is displayed on the screen, and the user can select from the displayed comments. With respect to the selected and designated one, a check item storage unit that stores a check item for checking the entire sentence in the grammar correction support device that points out the relevant portion in the sentence and displays the character string candidates to be replaced on the screen, A means for displaying on the screen all of the above check items in a hierarchical form, a means for the user to select and specify a desired item from all of the above displayed check items,
A grammar proofreading support apparatus comprising means for checking only the selected and designated check items based on a grammar as a reference and extracting a target character string as a check result.