JPH08212211A - Editing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To edit only a conversion character string which a user desires while a non-converted character string is held in a state as it is in a state where the conversion character string and the non-converted character string coexist in a sentence by the automatic conversion of KANA (Japanese syllabary)/KANJI (Chinese character) conversion. CONSTITUTION: A KANA/KANJI conversion part 13a buffers the character string inputted by an input part 11 and executes the automatic conversion processing of KANA/KANJI conversion. When a cursor is moved to the conversion character string by the operation of a 'cursor' key in the state where the conversion character string and the non-converted character string coexist, a control part 12 returns the conversion character string designated by the cursor in a reading state while the non-converted character string is held in the state as it is. When the conversion character string in the sentence is designated as a notified clause by the operation of a 'clause' key, the control part 12 defines the conversion character string designated as the notified clause while the non-converted character string is held in the state as it is.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an editing method used in a document creating device such as a Japanese word processor, and particularly in a state where a converted character string and an unconverted character string are mixed in a sentence by automatic conversion of kana-kanji conversion. Regarding the editing method of.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a document creation device such as a Japanese word processor has a kana-kanji conversion function. For example, when reading "kanji", "kanji" is added to the input kana character string. , It is possible to automatically output the corresponding mixed Kanji character string. By using such a kana-kanji conversion function, the user can convert the reading into kana-kanji and create a document while inputting the reading.

Some kana-kanji conversion functions have automatic conversion. This is a function in which the system automatically determines the breaks in bunsetsu and performs kana-kanji conversion processing. By setting this automatic conversion in advance, the user can continuously input the kana character string (reading) without being aware of the breaks in the clauses.

[0004]

In the automatic conversion of kana-kanji conversion as described above, since the system arbitrarily performs kana-kanji conversion, the converted character string and the unconverted character string may be mixed in the sentence (Fig. 2 (a)). The converted character string is a character string that has undergone kana-kanji conversion. The unconverted character string is a character string before being converted to kana-kanji, that is, a character string in a reading state at the time of input.

Here, in the conventional system, it was not possible to return the converted character string to the reading state and correct it into another reading while leaving the unconverted character string during the input.
Therefore, when correcting the converted character string, for example, a troublesome operation such as returning the whole sentence to the reading state by operating the "conversion cancellation" key and then correcting the character string portion from the reading state. Was needed.

Further, by designating a certain conversion character string as a target phrase while leaving an unconverted character string in the input, for example, after the selection operation of the next candidate or the previous candidate or the operation of recutting the phrase, The conversion string could not be confirmed. For this reason, when the conversion character string is fixed, for example, the first character string in the sentence is fixed one by one, or the whole sentence has to be fixed collectively.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and holds an unconverted character string as it is in a state where a converted character string and an unconverted character string are mixed in a sentence by automatic conversion of kana-kanji conversion. However, it is an object to provide an editing method capable of editing only a conversion character string desired by a user.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

(1) In the editing method of the present invention, when the conversion character string information and the unconverted character string information are mixed in the sentence by the automatic conversion of kana-kanji conversion, the cursor is the converted character string information or the unconverted character string information. Determine that it is inside
When there is a cursor in the converted character string information, the converted character string information specified by the cursor is returned to the reading state, and the unconverted character string information is retained as it is. .

Further, in the editing method of the present invention, when the conversion character string information and the unconverted character string information are mixed in the sentence by the automatic conversion of the kana-kanji conversion, the cursor is the converted character string information or the unconverted character. If it is in the column information and the cursor is on the conversion string information,
By setting the full-text readback mode information, all the converted character string information in the sentence is returned to the reading state, and by setting the phrase readback mode information, the converted character string information specified by the cursor is returned to the reading state. It is characterized in that the unconverted character string information is held as it is.

(2) In the editing method of the present invention, the converted character string information is designated as the target phrase in the editing method in which the converted character string information and the unconverted character string information are mixed in the sentence by the automatic conversion of kana-kanji conversion. When this is done, the converted character string information designated as the focused phrase is confirmed, and the unconverted character string information is held as it is.

In the editing method of the present invention, the converted character string information is designated as the target phrase in the editing method in which the converted character string information and the unconverted character string information are mixed in the sentence by the automatic conversion of the kana-kanji conversion. At this time, it is determined whether or not the conversion character string information specified as the attention phrase is the head phrase, and if it is not the head phrase, the conversion character string information including the conversion character string information before that is determined. Then
If it is the first clause, only the conversion character string information is confirmed,
It is characterized in that the unconverted character string information is held as it is.

[0012]

[Action]

(1) According to the editing method of the present invention, even if the unconverted character string information is left during input, the desired converted character string information can be returned to the reading state by moving the cursor. Further, at this time, since the unconverted character string information is held as it is, the input can be continued after the correction operation.

(2) According to the editing method of the present invention, even if unconverted character string information remains during input, the desired converted character string information can be determined by moving the target phrase. Further, at this time, since the unconverted character string information is held as it is, the input can be continuously performed after the confirmation operation.

[0014]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document creating apparatus using the editing method of the present invention. The present device includes an input unit 1
1, control unit 12, conversion unit 13, storage unit 14, output unit 15
Have.

The input unit 11 is composed of, for example, a keyboard, and is used for inputting and instructing data. This input unit 11 has a "character" for inputting character data.
Key, “number” key, “cursor” key for moving the cursor, “next candidate” key for instructing the display of the next candidate, “confirm” key for confirming the selection of the candidate,
In addition to the “bunsetsu” key for moving the focused phrase, a “mode setting” key 11a is provided here.

The "mode setting" key 11a is a function key for setting an automatic conversion mode for kana-kanji conversion, a full-sentence readback mode / a phrase-readback mode, and a cursor boundary conversion mode.

In the kana-kanji conversion automatic conversion mode, the system automatically determines the breaks in the clauses and performs kana-kanji conversion processing. In full-text readback mode / phrase readback mode, the conversion character string pointed by the cursor is returned to read, and in that case, in full-text readback mode, all conversion character strings in the sentence are returned to read, and phrase readback is performed. In mode, only the relevant clause (conversion character string specified by the cursor) is returned to reading. In cursor boundary conversion mode, after reading back the phrase,
The part from the beginning of the phrase to the cursor position is converted by a specified conversion method such as katakana conversion.

The control unit 12 is composed of, for example, a microprocessor and controls the entire apparatus. Here, the control unit 12 performs editing processing during automatic conversion of kana-kanji conversion.
The conversion unit 13 is composed of a program stored in, for example, a ROM, and performs character conversion processing under the control of the control unit 12, and has a kana-Kanji conversion unit 13a here. The kana-kanji conversion unit 13a normally performs kana-kanji conversion processing in response to the input of the "kana-kanji conversion" key, but here the automatic conversion processing is performed by setting the automatic conversion mode.

The storage unit 14 is composed of, for example, a RAM, stores various kinds of information necessary for creating a document, and has a kana-kanji conversion dictionary 14a here. Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary 1
Reference numeral 4a is a dictionary used for kana-kanji conversion, and is composed of readings (headings) and conversion words corresponding thereto. For example, for the reading "Kanji", conversion words such as "feeling", "kanji", "secretary", "auditor", "Kanji" ... Are registered.

The kana-kanji conversion dictionary 14a is composed of a standard dictionary and a user dictionary (new word dictionary), and both dictionaries are referred to when converting kana-kanji. The standard dictionary is
It is a standard dictionary created in advance. The user dictionary is a dictionary created by the new word registration function during document creation.

The output unit 15 is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Cry).
It is composed of a display device such as a stal display) or a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), and is for displaying input data, conversion results, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a concrete example of the editing method in the embodiment. FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a state in which a converted character string and an unconverted character string are mixed in a sentence due to automatic conversion of kana-kanji conversion. When the kana character string is continuously input with the automatic conversion mode set, kana-kanji conversion is automatically performed from the first character string. In this example, when inputting a kana character string such as "When you use Hiragana, you will be notified when you use Hiragana." The section "Jidaiki ni" is separated as bunsetsu, indicating the state of Kana-Kanji conversion.

FIG. 2B is a diagram showing a state in which the phrase is read back. When the cursor read at the end of the sentence is moved forward by one character by operating the "Cursor" key while the phrase readback mode is set, the cursor moves from the unconverted character string to the converted character string. At this point, the converted character string is returned to the reading state (that is, the unconverted character string). In this example, when the cursor is set in the conversion character string “automatically when input” in the sentence in the state of FIG. 2A, the conversion character string is returned to reading. There is.

2 (c) and 2 (d) are diagrams showing the states before and after the cursor boundary conversion. When the cursor boundary conversion mode is set and the cursor is set in the character string returned to reading (unconverted character string in reading status) by operating the "Cursor" key, the cursor will start from the beginning of the character string. The part up to the position of is converted by the conversion method specified by the user. In this example, when the cursor is set in the unconverted character string "Nyuuryokushita Jijidai ni ni ni ni" in the sentence in the state of FIG. The “soku” part shows a state in which katakana conversion has been performed.

FIG. 2 (e) is a diagram showing a state after partial confirmation. With the converted character string and the unconverted character string mixed,
Move the phrase cursor (mark indicating the conversion character string to be finalized in phrase units) by operating the "bunsetsu" key,
When a certain conversion character string is determined as the attention phrase, the conversion character string as the attention phrase is included, the conversion character strings before that are automatically determined, and the next conversion character string is set as the attention phrase. In this example, when the conversion character string “Hiragana” in the sentence is confirmed as the target phrase in the state of FIG. 2A, the next conversion character string “automatically when input” is set as the target phrase. Is shown.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. Here, as an editing method in the state where the converted character string and the unconverted character string are mixed in the sentence by the automatic conversion of the kana-kanji conversion,
(A) readback processing, (b) cursor boundary conversion processing,
(C) Each operation of the phrase determination process will be described.

(A) Readback process When a kana character string is input through the input unit 11 in a state where the automatic conversion mode is set by operating the "mode setting" key 11a, the control unit 12 converts the input character string into the conversion unit 13 It is sent to the Nokana-Kanji conversion unit 13a. Kana-Kanji conversion unit 13a
Judges the break of a phrase while buffering the input character string, and refers to the kana-kanji conversion dictionary 14a to automatically perform kana-kanji conversion. The automatic conversion result at this time is sequentially output and displayed on the output unit 15.

Here, depending on the timing of automatic conversion,
As shown in FIG. 2A, a converted character string and an unconverted character string may coexist. In the embodiment, when the cursor is moved to the converted character string in the sentence by operating the "cursor" key in such a mixed state of the converted character string and the unconverted character string, the converted character string is in a reading state, that is, unread. Can be converted back into a conversion string.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the readback process in the embodiment. "Cursor" while typing
When the key is operated, the control unit 12 moves the cursor in response to the operation of the "cursor" key, and at that time, determines whether the cursor is in the unconverted character string or the converted character string. To do. When the cursor is in the unconverted character string (Yes in step A11), the control unit 12 moves the cursor to the next character (step A12).

On the other hand, when the cursor is in the converted character string (Yes in step A13), the control unit 12 executes the following readback processing. That is, the control unit 12 first determines whether the full-text readback mode is set or the phrase readback mode is set. It is assumed that the full-text readback mode / the phrase readback mode is set to either of them by operating the “mode setting” key 11a before inputting.

When the full-sentence read-back mode is set (Yes in step A14), the control unit 12 holds the unconverted character string as it is, and includes the converted character string designated by the cursor in the sentence. All the converted character strings are returned to the reading state (step A15).

When the phrase reading back mode is set (Yes in step A14), the control unit 12 holds the unconverted character string as it is and only the converted character string designated by the cursor is targeted. The converted character string is returned to the reading state, and other converted character strings are left as they are (step A16). The state at this time is shown in FIG.

After reading back, the control section 12 sets the reading flag (step A17). in this way,
Even if the unconverted character string remains in the input, the desired converted character string can be returned to the reading state by moving the cursor. This allows you to quickly correct the erroneously converted part from the reading state, and at this time, since the unconverted character string is held as it is,
After the correction operation, the input can be continued.

(B) Cursor Boundary Conversion Process After the read-back process as described above, in the embodiment, the unconverted character string returned to the read state is targeted.
The part from the beginning of the character string to the cursor position can be converted by any conversion method.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the cursor boundary conversion processing in this embodiment. When any conversion is instructed through the input unit 11, the readback flag is set (Yes in step B11), and when the cursor boundary conversion mode is set (Yes in step B12), the control unit 12 Execute the following cursor boundary conversion processing. The cursor conversion mode is set, for example, by operating the "mode setting" key 11a before inputting.

That is, the control unit 12 first searches for the current cursor position, and sets the portion from the beginning of the character string (the unconverted character string returned to the reading state) to the cursor position as the conversion target. (Step B13). Then, the control unit 12 converts the portion by a conversion method designated by the user such as katakana conversion (step B14). At that time, the rest is left as it is. The state at this time is shown in FIGS. 2 (c) and 2 (d).

After conversion, the controller 12 resets the read-back flag (step B15). In this way, by setting the cursor boundary conversion mode, the unconverted character string returned to the reading state by moving the cursor is the target, the cursor is Sakai, and only the front part is converted by any conversion method be able to.

(C) Phrase confirmation processing In a state where the converted character string and the unconverted character string are mixed, the phrase cursor (a mark indicating the conversion character string to be fixed in terms of a phrase) is moved by operating the "bunsetsu" key. Then, when a certain conversion character string is confirmed as the attention phrase, in the same embodiment, the conversion character string before the conversion character string as the attention phrase is set to the confirmation state at the same time, and the next conversion character string is set as the attention phrase. You can

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the phrase determination process in the embodiment. When a certain conversion character string in the sentence is designated as the focused phrase by operating the “bunsetsu” key, the control unit 12 first determines whether or not the converted character string designated as the focused phrase is the head phrase.

If it is not the first clause (N in step C11)
o), while holding the unconverted character string as it is, the control unit 12 puts the converted character string specified as the target bunsetsu into the finalized converted character string (steps C12 and C13).

If it is the first phrase (Yes in step C11)
s), while keeping the unconverted character string as it is, the control unit 12 puts only the converted character string designated as the noticed phrase into the fixed state (step C13).

It should be noted that, before the conversion character string designated as the focused phrase is determined, it is assumed that the user has performed, for example, a next candidate / previous candidate selection operation or a phrase recut operation. To do.

Here, if the converted character string exists after that after confirmation (Yes in step C14), the control unit 12 sets the next converted character string as the target phrase, and the phrase cursor is set to that part. To move. Figure 2 shows the situation at this time
It shows in (e).

As described above, even when the unconverted character string is left during the input, the desired converted character string can be determined by moving the target phrase. Also, at this time, since the unconverted character string is held as it is,
After the confirmation operation, the input can be continued.

[0045]

【The invention's effect】

(1) According to the editing method of the present invention, in a mixed state of a converted character string and an unconverted character string, a desired converted character string is read by moving the cursor while holding the unconverted character string as it is. Can be returned to the state. As a result, when correcting a character string that has already been converted by the automatic conversion of Kana-Kanji conversion, you can quickly correct the corrected part,
After the correction operation, the input can be continued.

(2) According to the editing method of the present invention, in the mixed state of the converted character string and the unconverted character string, the desired converted character is moved by moving the target phrase while holding the unconverted character string as it is. The column information can be confirmed. As a result, when a character string that has already been converted by the automatic conversion of kana-kanji conversion is fixed, the fixed portion can be quickly fixed, and the input can be continued after the fixing operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of an editing method in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of readback processing in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of cursor boundary conversion processing in the same embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the phrase determination process in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... Input section, 11a ... "Mode setting" key, 12 ... Control section, 13 ... Conversion section, 13a ... Kana-Kanji conversion section, 14 ...
Storage unit, 14a ... Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. In an editing method in which converted character string information and unconverted character string information are mixed in a sentence by automatic conversion of kana-kanji conversion, the cursor is in the converted character string information or the unconverted character string information. When there is a cursor in the converted character string information, the converted character string information specified by the cursor is returned to the reading state, and the unconverted character string information is retained as it is. And how to edit. 2. In the editing method in which the converted character string information and the unconverted character string information are mixed in the sentence by the automatic conversion of kana-kanji conversion, the cursor is in the converted character string information or the unconverted character string information. If there is a cursor in the converted character string information, all the converted character string information in the sentence is returned to the reading state by setting the full text readback mode information, and the cursor is set by setting the phrase readback mode information. An editing method characterized in that the converted character string information specified by is returned to the reading state and the unconverted character string information is retained as it is. 3. The cursor boundary conversion mode information is set to set the portion from the beginning of the unconverted character string information returned to the reading state to the cursor position as the conversion target, and that portion is set by the specified conversion method. The editing method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the editing is performed. 4. When the converted character string information is designated as the target phrase in the editing method in which the converted character string information and the unconverted character string information are mixed in the sentence by the automatic conversion of the kana-kanji conversion, the converted target character string is designated as the target phrase. An editing method characterized in that the specified converted character string information is fixed and the unconverted character string information is retained as it is. 5. When the converted character string information is designated as the target phrase in the editing method in which the converted character string information and the unconverted character string information are mixed in the sentence by the automatic conversion of the kana-kanji conversion, the converted target character string is designated as the target phrase. If the specified conversion character string information is the first clause, and if it is not the first clause, the conversion character string information including the conversion character string information before that is confirmed, and if it is the first clause. An editing method characterized in that only the converted character string information is fixed and the unconverted character string information is retained as it is. 6. After confirming the converted character string information, it is determined whether or not the converted character string information is present after that, and if the converted character string information is present, the next converted character string information is selected as the target phrase. 6. The editing method according to claim 4, wherein the editing method is set as.