JPH1011466A - Document preparing device and dictionary information acquisition method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily acquire a desired retrieval result by carrying out the normal retrieval to retrieve a dictionary based on a designated character string and the extension retrieval to retrieve the dictionary based on a character string obtained by adding a character string to another. SOLUTION: A dictionary retrieval part 18 retrieves a dictionary part 20 based on the reading and header character strings which are received from an input control processing part 12 and then stores the acquired retrieval candidates in a dictionary retrieval result storage part 22. That is, a dictionary is retrieved based not only on a designated character string given from the part 12 but on every character string that is obtained by adding both preceding and next characters of the designated character string to this string with one by one word. Furthermore, the dictionary is also retrieved based on a character string consisting of each character divided from the designated character string in addition to this string given from the part 12. In such cases, the dictionary retrieval carried out based on a designated character string is referred to as the normal retrieval and the dictionary retrieval carried out based on a character string including or included in the designated string is referred to as the extension retrieval respectively.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dictionary, such as a Japanese language dictionary or an English-Japanese dictionary, in which a character string such as a reading or a heading is registered in association with information relating to the character string. The present invention relates to a document creation apparatus having a dictionary search function for searching and presenting based on a character string obtained, and a dictionary information acquisition method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a document creation device realized by a personal computer or the like based on a Japanese word processor or a document creation application program, a dictionary for supporting document creation is provided in addition to a document creation function. Some have a search function.

[0003] The dictionary search function stores a dictionary such as a Japanese language dictionary or English-Japanese dictionary in which a character string such as a reading or a heading is associated with information related to the character string. , And can be retrieved and presented. By referring to the information searched by the dictionary search function in this way, it can be used as a reference when creating a document, and the efficiency of document creation can be improved.

As a method of specifying a character string, there is a method of specifying a specific character string portion for a dictionary search from a document (character string) being created, and a method of specifying a character string for a dictionary search. There is a method of inputting separately.

In a Japanese language dictionary search function in which a dictionary to be searched is a Japanese language dictionary, when a specified character string is a reading, a heading and a meaning are searched based on the reading, and
If the specified character string is a heading, the meaning is searched based on the heading.

This function displays only the search candidates corresponding to the character string specified by the user. Therefore, when the user cannot specify the correct character string corresponding to the meaning registered in the dictionary, or when the specified character string is not specified. If the character string is not registered in the dictionary, it is necessary to redo the specification of the range of the character string or to re-enter the character string, and the original meaning may not be correctly obtained by the dictionary search. An example will be described below.

(Example 1) When it is not known that "Chiaki one day" is an idiom and a Japanese language dictionary is searched, "Chiaki" excluding "One day", which is meaningful, may be used as a designated character string. .
Conventionally, only the meaning of the designated character string "Chiaki" is displayed in the list as a search candidate retrieved from the Japanese language dictionary based on the designated character string. Thus, the user can understand the meaning of “one day” and “Chiaki”. However, I don't know that "Chiaki a day" means "waiting".

(Example 2) When searching for the meaning of "emotional instability" in a Japanese language dictionary in which "emotional" and "unstable" are registered but "emotional instable" is not registered, Then, there is no candidate. in this case,
If you understand the meaning of "emotional" and "unstable", "emotional instability"
Can be guessed, but the specified heading "emotional instability"
Cannot get the meaning of each.

[0009]

As described above, in the conventional document creating apparatus, the Japanese language dictionary search function displays only character string candidates specified by the user, so that the user cannot specify the correct range. If the specified character string is not registered in the dictionary, it is necessary to redo the specification of the character string range and re-enter the specified character string.
Operation becomes complicated. In addition, the original meaning may not be correctly obtained by dictionary search.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and a dictionary is searched by using a character string other than the specified character string only once by specifying a character string, so that a desired search can be performed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a document creation device and a dictionary information acquisition method capable of easily acquiring a result.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a document creation apparatus having a dictionary search function for searching and presenting information registered in a dictionary based on an arbitrarily specified character string. And a dictionary in which information relating to the character string is registered in association with the character string, and a normal search for searching the dictionary based on the specified character string, and other characters in the character string. Dictionary search means for executing an extended search for searching the dictionary based on the character string to which is added, and a dictionary search for storing information obtained from the dictionary by the search by the dictionary search means as a search candidate And a display unit for displaying the search candidates stored in the dictionary search result storage unit.

Thus, the dictionary search is performed not only by the character string specified for the dictionary search but also by the character string including the specified character string. Even if is not registered in the dictionary, a search candidate based on a character string related to the specified character string is obtained.

The character string specified for searching the dictionary is partially selected and specified from a character string including the same character string, and the dictionary search means is partially selected and specified. The dictionary is searched based on a character string obtained by adding a character that is continuous with the same character string to the character string obtained.

Thus, in addition to the designated character string, characters that are continuous with the character string partially selected and designated by the range designation,
That is, a dictionary search is executed based on a character string obtained by adding a preceding or succeeding character.

The dictionary search means may add a character to a partially selected and designated character string up to the maximum number of characters of a designated character string registered in the dictionary.
It is performed for each character, and the dictionary is searched by each character string.

Thus, in addition to the designated character string, characters that are continuous with the character string partially selected and designated by the range designation,
That is, since the dictionary search is performed based on the character string obtained by adding the preceding or succeeding character for each character, the correct meaning can be obtained from the dictionary even when the range is incorrectly specified. .

According to the present invention, there is provided a document creating apparatus having a dictionary search function for searching and presenting information registered in a dictionary based on an arbitrarily designated character string. At least one character obtained by dividing the character string together with a dictionary in which information related to the character string is registered in association with the dictionary, and a normal search for searching the dictionary based on the specified character string Dictionary search means for performing an extended search for searching the dictionary based on a character string consisting of: and a dictionary search result storage for storing information obtained from the dictionary by the search by the dictionary search means as search candidates Means, and display means for displaying search candidates stored in the dictionary search result storage means.

Thus, in addition to the character string designated for the dictionary search, a dictionary search is performed for a character string included in the designated character, and if the corresponding character string is registered in the dictionary, the character string is Can also be obtained.

Further, the display means differs in the search candidates stored in the dictionary search result storage means between the candidates obtained by the normal search by the dictionary search means and the candidates obtained by the extended search. Characters are displayed according to the display mode.

This makes it easier to identify the designated character string candidate and the search candidate added by the extended search, thereby facilitating the dictionary search operation. The display means displays a character string used when searching the dictionary by the dictionary search means and a corresponding search result, and displays only a specified character string part in the character string. Are displayed in different display modes.

This makes it easy to identify not only the location of the search candidate obtained from the specified character string but also which part of the search candidate added by the extended search function contains the specified character string. Search work becomes easy.

The dictionary search unit searches the dictionary while displaying a character string including a character string designated to search the dictionary, and a search candidate is obtained by an extended search by the dictionary search unit. In this case, a character string portion to be subjected to the extended search in the displayed character string is displayed in a different display form.

Thus, the presence and the number of characters of the search candidate by the extended search can be easily identified before the search candidate corresponding to the designated character string is presented. The apparatus further comprises setting means for setting whether or not to perform an extended search by the dictionary search means, wherein the dictionary search means controls whether or not to perform an extended search according to the setting by the setting means. Features. Thus, the user can arbitrarily specify whether to perform the extended search.

[0024]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a document creation device according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the document creation apparatus according to the present embodiment includes an input unit 10, an input control processing unit 12, a kana-kanji conversion unit 14, a kana-kanji conversion dictionary unit 16, a dictionary search unit 18, a dictionary unit 20, and a dictionary search result storage. It comprises a unit 22 and a display unit 24.

The input unit 10 is for inputting various information from an input device such as a keyboard.
Input for creating a document using the dictionary, a dictionary search unit 18
Is used to specify a character string for searching the dictionary unit 20 using the, and to input various function instructions. To specify a character string, you can specify a specific character string part (for readings and headings registered in the dictionary) for dictionary search in the document (character string) being created, or for dictionary search For example, there is a method of inputting a character string separately from the document being created. The input of the function instruction includes, in the search of the dictionary unit 20 by the dictionary search unit 18, a key for instructing whether or not to execute the extended search or a mode switching key, and the kana-kanji conversion unit 14 executing the kana-kanji conversion. This includes input of a conversion key to instruct, and input of a search key to instruct execution of a dictionary search by the dictionary search unit 18.

The input control processing unit 12 controls input management from the input unit 10 (for example, a keyboard). When an input is made from the conversion key, the kana-kanji conversion unit 14 determines the reading and the range in which the kana-kanji conversion is specified,
Send to Also, when an input is made from the search key, the range in which the search is instructed and the character type (such as a heading of a character string that has been converted to kanji in hiragana) are determined, and the range and the character type are determined by the dictionary search unit 18. send.

The kana-kanji conversion unit 14 is provided with the input control processing unit 1
2 is converted to a kana-kanji mixed sentence or the like with reference to the kana-kanji conversion dictionary unit 16. The kana-kanji conversion dictionary unit 16 is referred to again for the kana-kanji conversion performed by the kana-kanji conversion unit 14, and has registered therein the reading and the kana-kanji conversion result.

The dictionary search unit 18 searches the dictionary unit 20 based on the character strings of readings and headings sent from the input control processing unit 12, and stores search candidates obtained by the search in the dictionary search result storage unit 22. To be stored. Further, the dictionary search unit 18 instructs the display unit 24 on the display form of the search candidates stored in the dictionary search result storage unit 22. The dictionary search unit 18 has the following functions.

(1) In addition to the specified character string sent from the input control processing unit 12, the dictionary search unit 18 generates each character string generated by adding characters before and after the specified character string to the specified character string one by one. Also performs a dictionary search. The characters to be added to the input character string are the characters up to the punctuation mark in the character string specified in the range, or the maximum number of characters of the character string to be specified registered in the dictionary unit 20.
(2) The dictionary search unit 18 performs a dictionary search based on a character string composed of at least one character obtained by dividing the specified character string, in addition to the specified character string sent from the input control processing unit 12. Note that the dictionary search based on the specified character string in (1) and (2) is regarded as a normal search, and the dictionary based on the character string including the specified character string in (1) or the character string included in the specified character string in (2) described above. Let the search be an extended search.
(3) The dictionary search unit 18 searches for the search candidates stored in the dictionary search result storage unit 22 in order to change the display form of the search candidates obtained by the normal search using the designated character string and the search candidates obtained by the extended search. A search candidate by the normal search is identified from the candidates. (4) The dictionary search unit 18 changes the display form of the search candidate obtained by the normal search using the designated character string and the search candidate obtained by the extended search (the search candidate includes a heading). It is determined from what character to what character is the designated character string.
(5) As a result of performing the extended search, when a search candidate is obtained from the dictionary, the dictionary search unit 18 displays the character string used in the dictionary search in a different display mode. (6) The dictionary search unit 18 controls the dictionary search for the dictionary unit 20 according to the setting (or designation) of whether or not to perform the extended search.

The dictionary section 20 stores various dictionaries (English-Japanese dictionary, Japanese-English dictionary, English-English dictionary, synonym dictionary, etc.), and for example, a Japanese language dictionary section 20a is prepared. In the dictionary unit 20, readings, headings and meanings corresponding to the readings are registered. The dictionary search can be performed from a character string of either a reading or a heading. In the case of reading, a heading and its meaning, and in the case of a heading, the corresponding meaning are extracted as a search result.

The dictionary search result storage unit 22 stores the dictionary search unit 1
The result (search candidate) of the dictionary search to the dictionary unit 20 by the search unit 8 is stored. The search candidates stored in the dictionary search result storage unit 22 are not provided for display but are selected as needed.

The display unit 24 is obtained by a kana-kanji conversion by the kana-kanji conversion unit 14, such as a character string (a heading used for a dictionary search), or obtained by a dictionary search by the dictionary search unit 18 and stored in the dictionary search result storage unit 22. Display the search suggestions you have. In response to an instruction from the dictionary search unit 18, the display unit 24 highlights a specific part in a different display form in displaying search candidates.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Before the dictionary search is started, a mode related to the dictionary search can be set. When the execution of the mode setting related to the dictionary search is instructed, for example, as shown in FIG.
A screen for setting whether or not to perform the extended search (present / absent) is presented, and any one can be arbitrarily designated on this display screen. The dictionary search unit 18 executes an instruction search for the dictionary unit 20 according to the mode set here.

In addition to the mode setting using the screen as shown in FIG. 3, the dictionary search by the dictionary search unit 18 is controlled by instructing the execution of the dictionary search with the extended search from the input unit 10. be able to. For example, a predetermined key of the input unit 10 (keyboard) is assigned to an instruction to execute a dictionary search with or without an extended search.

Here, a case will be described as an example where a dictionary search is performed for the Japanese language dictionary section 20a stored in the dictionary section 20. First, when a character string for dictionary search (designated character string) is input from the input unit 10 together with a Japanese language dictionary search designation, the dictionary search unit 18 is notified via the input control processing unit 12 (step A1). . Here, it is assumed that a character string for searching a dictionary is specified by specifying a specific range from a document (character string) being created.

FIG. 4A shows a display screen in a state where a designated character string is designated as a range in a document. FIG.
(A) shows a state where an attempt is made to search a Japanese language dictionary for "Chiaki" whose meaning is unknown in the document "... April is thinking of Chiaki a day ...". The display unit 24 displays "Chiaki" designated as a character string for dictionary search in a display form different from other character strings, for example, in reverse video.

The dictionary search unit 18 searches the Japanese language dictionary unit 20a for a dictionary based on the designated character string "Chiaki" (step A2). Designated character string "Chiaki" is Japanese language dictionary part 2
0a, the dictionary search unit 18 stores the meaning “thousand years long” together with the search character string “Chiaki” in the dictionary search result storage unit 22 (step A3).

Here, when the execution of the extended search is set (designated) (step A4), the dictionary search unit 18 performs the extended search process of performing a dictionary search based on a character string other than the designated character string. Transition. When no extended search is set, the display unit 24 displays the search result stored in the dictionary search result storage unit 22 and obtained by the dictionary search based on the designated character string, and performs processing. Finish (Step A
17).

In the extended search according to the first embodiment, the dictionary search unit 18 uses the one character "day" (see FIG. 4A) preceding the designated character string "Chiaki" whose range is specified for the dictionary search. In addition to the character string (step A6), a dictionary search is executed for the Japanese language dictionary unit 20a (step A7).

Since "Nichiaki" is not registered in the Japanese language dictionary section 20a, the dictionary search section 18 does not store anything in the dictionary search result storage section 22. If the number of characters of the search target character string has not reached the maximum number of characters of the index (character string) registered in the Japanese language dictionary unit 20a (step A).
5) Further, the character "1" preceding the designated character string is added to the character string to be searched to make "Chiaki one day" (step A6), and the dictionary search unit 18 uses this character string to A dictionary search is performed (step A7).

Since "Chiaki one day" is registered in the Japanese language dictionary unit 20a, the dictionary search unit 18 converts the meaning "waiting" obtained by the search into a dictionary together with the search character string "Chiaki one day". It is stored in the search result storage unit 22 (steps A8 and A9).

When search candidates are obtained in the extended search,
The display unit 24 changes the reverse display of the character string "Chiaki" for which the range is specified for the dictionary search to "Chiaki per day" as shown in FIG. 4B (step A10). Thus, before the search candidate corresponding to the specified character string is displayed, the existence of the search candidate by the extended search and the number of characters of the search character string from which the search candidate is obtained can be easily identified.

The above processing is repeated up to the head of the sentence or the maximum number of characters of the headline registered in the national language dictionary section 20a (step A5), and a dictionary search is executed based on each character string. The search candidates obtained by the dictionary search are stored in the dictionary search result storage unit 22.

In step A5, if the maximum number of characters of the headline registered in the national language dictionary unit 20a is not reached, the dictionary search is performed while updating the search character string. Not only based on punctuation marks, specific symbols (for example, ".", "?", "!"), Spaces, and specific characters (for example, "") in the document for which the range is specified Can be. The determination may be made by combining a plurality of them, or may be changed according to the dictionary to be searched.

The dictionary search unit 18 performs a dictionary search by adding the character preceding the designated character string to the maximum number of characters of the headline registered in the national language dictionary unit 20a. The same processing is performed for.

That is, the dictionary search unit 18 adds one character after the specified character string whose range is specified to the character string for dictionary search (step A12), and executes a dictionary search on the Japanese language dictionary unit 20a. (Step A13).

When the search character string is not registered in the Japanese language dictionary section 20a, the dictionary search section 18 does not store anything in the dictionary search result storage section 22. If the number of characters of the search target character string does not reach the maximum number of characters of the heading (character string) registered in the national language dictionary unit 20a (step A11), the character after the designated character string is further searched for. In addition to the column (step A12), the dictionary search unit 18
A dictionary search is performed on the Japanese language dictionary unit 20a using this character string (step A13).

If the search character string is registered in the Japanese language dictionary unit 20a, the dictionary search unit 18 stores the meaning obtained by the search in the dictionary search result storage unit 22 together with the search character string (steps A14 and A15). ).

When search candidates are obtained in the extended search,
The display unit 24 changes the reverse display of the character string whose range is specified for the dictionary search to a portion corresponding to the search character string for which a search candidate has been obtained by the extended search (step A).
16).

The above processing is repeated until the end of the sentence or the maximum number of characters of the headline registered in the Japanese language dictionary section 20a (step A11), and a dictionary search is executed based on each character string. The search candidates obtained by the dictionary search are stored in the dictionary search result storage unit 22. In addition,
Step A11 can use another end determination method in the same manner as step A5.

The dictionary search unit 18 performs a dictionary search by adding the character following the designated character string to the maximum number of characters of the headline registered in the national language dictionary unit 20a, and stores the dictionary search result in the display unit 24. The display of the search candidates stored in the unit 22 is instructed.

The display unit 24 displays the search result stored in the dictionary search result storage unit 22 and obtained by the dictionary search based on the designated character string, and ends the processing (step A17).

Here, the display unit 24 displays the search candidates stored in the dictionary search result storage unit 22 in the following display forms (first display form, second display form). Can be.

The first display mode will be described. In this case, the dictionary search result storage unit 2 changes the display form of the search candidate obtained by the normal search using the designated character string and the search candidate obtained by the extended search.
Among the search candidates stored in 2, the search candidate by the normal search is identified and notified to the display unit 24. The distinction between search candidates is determined based on whether or not the heading stored in the dictionary search result storage unit 22 matches the specified character string.

In response to the notification from the dictionary search unit 18, the display unit 24 normally displays the search candidates obtained by the normal search using the designated character string, and displays the search candidates obtained by the extended search differently from the others. The form, for example, reverse display.

FIG. 5 shows a display example of a dictionary search result. As shown in FIG. 5, the search result obtained by the specified character string “Chiaki” is normally displayed, and the search result obtained by the search character string “Chiaki one day” in the extended search is highlighted. . This makes it easy to identify the candidate for the designated character string “Chiaki” from the search candidate added by the extended search.

The second display mode will be described. In this case, the dictionary search unit 18 changes the display form of the search candidate obtained by the normal search using the designated character string and the search candidate obtained by the extended search (the search candidate includes a heading). A determination is made as to what character from what character is the designated character string, and the display unit 24 is notified.

In the example, since the search character string "Chiaki" is itself a designated character string, the entire heading is the designated character string, and the search character string "Chiaki one day" is the designated character from the third to fourth characters. It is determined to be a column.

In response to the notification from the dictionary search unit 18, the display unit 24 displays a part corresponding to the designated character string in a heading part in the search candidate in a different display form, for example, reverse display.

FIG. 6 shows a display example of a dictionary search result. As shown in FIG. 6, the heading "Chiaki" is all displayed in reverse video, and the headline "Chiaki per day" is displayed in reverse video only.

As a result, it is easy to identify not only the location of the search candidate obtained by the designated character string but also which part of the search candidate added by the extended search function contains the designated character string.

As described above, according to the dictionary search method according to the first embodiment, the dictionary search is performed not only by the character string specified for the dictionary search but also by the character string including the specified character string. Therefore, even if the range of the character string cannot be specified correctly, or even if the specified character string is not registered in the dictionary, the search candidates based on the character string related to the specified character string are obtained. Is improved.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, when a character string for dictionary search (designated character string) is input from the input unit 10 together with a Japanese language dictionary search specification,
The dictionary search unit 18 is notified via the input control processing unit 12 (step B1).

FIG. 8 shows a display screen in a state where a designated character string is designated as a range in a document. FIG. 8 shows a state in which an attempt is made to search a Japanese language dictionary for “emotional instability” whose meaning is unknown in a document. Display 2
Reference numeral 4 shows a display form different from that of other character strings, for example, reverse display of “emotional instability” specified as a range for a character string for dictionary search. It is needless to say that the search character string may be specified and input instead of the range specification in the document.

The dictionary search unit 18 searches the Japanese language dictionary unit 20a for a dictionary based on the designated character string "emotional instability" (step B2). Here, since the designated character string “emotional instability” is not registered in the Japanese language dictionary unit 20a, the dictionary search unit 18 does not store anything in the dictionary search result storage unit 22.

In the second embodiment, an extended search is executed following the normal search. In the extended search of the second embodiment, a dictionary search is performed based on a character string composed of at least one character obtained by dividing a designated character string. It is assumed that the designated character string is divided into all permuted character strings from one character to the number of characters of the designated character string minus one. Note that a limit of a predetermined number of characters or more (for example, two or more characters) may be added. As for the designated character string “emotional instability”, 14 character strings (1) to (1) as shown in FIG.
4).

First, the dictionary search unit 18 sets the start position of the extended search for the specified character string. Here, the first character of the designated character string is set as the start position. First, the number of characters in the search target character string is set to 1 (step B).
6), the dictionary search unit 18 determines one character of the designated character string (FIG. 9).
(1) A dictionary search for the Japanese language dictionary unit 20a is executed based on "information") (step B8).

If the search character string is not registered in the Japanese language dictionary section 20a (step B9), the dictionary search section 18 stores nothing in the dictionary search result storage section 22. Then, the dictionary search unit 18 adds the next character to the current search target character string to create the next search character string (“Emotion” in FIG. 9 (2)) (step B12). (Step B8).

Since "emotional" is registered in the Japanese language dictionary unit 20a, the dictionary search unit 18 stores the meaning obtained by the search together with the search character string "emotional" in the dictionary search result storage unit 2.
2 (steps B9 and B10). Further, similarly to steps A10 and A16 in the first embodiment,
The character string part subjected to the extended search is displayed and emphasized in a display form different from the others (step B11).

The above processing is repeated until the character string to be searched exceeds the last character of the specified character string (excluding the specified character string itself) (step B7), and a dictionary search is performed based on each character string. Run. The search candidates obtained by the dictionary search are stored in the dictionary search result storage unit 22.

If the search target character string exceeds the last character of the designated character string, the dictionary search unit 18 moves the start position of the search character string by one position, and again sets the search target to one character (FIG. 9 ( 5) The same process as described above is repeated hereafter.

As a result of the dictionary search for the Japanese language dictionary unit 20a, search candidates for "emotional", "anxiety", "unstable", and "stable" are obtained, and their meanings are stored in the dictionary search result storage unit 22 together with the headings. It is assumed that

When the dictionary search based on the character strings obtained by the division and included in the designated character string as shown in FIG. 9 is completed (step B5), the dictionary search unit 18 starts the dictionary search. A combination is created with the heading stored in the search result storage unit 22 so as to be a designated character string (step B14).

In this example, as shown in FIG. 10, the combination of “emotional” + “unstable” is the designated character string. The dictionary search unit 18 deletes from the dictionary search result storage unit 22 the character strings “uneasy” and “stable” that did not become the specified character string in combination with any of the search candidate headings (step B1).
5, B16).

The display unit 24 displays the search candidates stored in the dictionary search result storage unit 22, that is, the headings "emotional" and "unstable" and the corresponding meanings (step B17).

As for the display mode, the first display mode or the second display mode can be used in the same manner as in the first embodiment. As a result, in addition to the character string "emotional instability" specified for the dictionary search, a dictionary search is performed for the character strings "emotional" and "unstable" included in the specified character, and the corresponding character string is stored in the dictionary. If registered, the search result corresponding to the character string can also be obtained. Therefore, even if a search candidate corresponding to the specified character string is not obtained, the meaning of the specified character string can be determined by referring to the search results of the character strings “emotional” and “unstable” included in the specified character string. Can be used as a reference.

In the second embodiment, it is described that the extended search is performed unconditionally in addition to the normal search. However, character setting (designation) is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. An extended search may be performed by controlling the dictionary search by the dictionary search unit 18 according to the content.

In the above description, the character string is displayed in reverse as an example of the display form. However, underlining and addition of a character frame, shading, coloring, and font change (shape and the like of italics, etc.) About the size)
Any form may be used.

Although the dictionary search processing according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment is described as independent processing, the two methods can be executed in combination. That is, when performing an extended search, a dictionary candidate is searched by a character string including the designated character string by the method according to the first embodiment, and a dictionary candidate is searched by a character string included in the designated character string by the method according to the second embodiment. Search for suggestions. Thus, when specifying the range of the search character string or inputting the character string, even if the character string is shorter than the character string to be originally specified or the specified character string is too long, the desired dictionary search result can be obtained. Can be obtained.

The character replacement control method (character replacement control function) shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 7 described in the first embodiment and the second embodiment is a program which can be executed by a computer as a floppy disk. , Hard disk, memory device, CD-RO
M, and can be stored and distributed on a storage medium such as an optical disk. The program stored in the storage medium is read and executed by a computer (CPU) to control the operation of the computer and implement a character replacement control method (character replacement control function).

[0081]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a dictionary search can be executed for a character string including a specified character string or a character string included in the specified character string. By simply specifying a character string and performing a search of the dictionary using a character string other than the specified character string, a desired search result can be easily obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of a display screen for setting a mode related to dictionary search in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing an example of a display form of a designated character string in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a first display mode in the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining a second display mode in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a display screen in a state in which a designated character string is designated as a range in a document according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a search character string used in the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an exemplary view for explaining processing for determining a dictionary search result in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Input part 12 ... Input control processing part 14 ... Kana-kanji conversion part 16 ... Kana-kanji conversion dictionary part 18 ... Dictionary search part 20 ... Dictionary part 20a ... Japanese language dictionary part 22 ... Dictionary search result storage part 24 ... Display part

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A document creation apparatus having a dictionary search function for searching for and presenting information registered in a dictionary based on an arbitrarily specified character string, comprising: a character string to be specified; A dictionary in which information related to a column is registered in association with a dictionary, a normal search for searching the dictionary based on a specified character string, and a character string in which another character is added to the character string. A dictionary search means for executing an extended search for searching the dictionary; a dictionary search result storage means for storing information obtained from the dictionary by the search by the dictionary search means as a search candidate; Display means for displaying the search candidates stored in the result storage means. 2. A character string designated for searching the dictionary is partially selected and designated from a character string including the same character string, and the dictionary search means is partially selected and designated. 2. The document creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the dictionary is searched based on a character string obtained by adding a character that is continuous with the same character string to the extracted character string. 3. The dictionary search means includes: adding a character to a partially selected and designated character string;
3. The document creation device according to claim 2, wherein the processing is performed for each character up to the maximum number of character strings to be designated registered in the dictionary, and the dictionary is searched by each character string. 4. A document creation apparatus having a dictionary search function for searching for and presenting information registered in a dictionary based on a character string arbitrarily specified, wherein a character string to be designated and the same character A dictionary in which information related to a column is registered in association with the dictionary, a character string consisting of at least one character obtained by dividing the character string together with a normal search for searching the dictionary based on a specified character string Dictionary search means for executing an extended search for searching the dictionary based on a column; dictionary search result storage means for storing information obtained from the dictionary by the search by the dictionary search means as a search candidate; Display means for displaying search candidates stored in the dictionary search result storage means. 5. The display means, wherein the search candidates stored in the dictionary search result storage means are different between the candidates obtained by the normal search by the dictionary search means and the candidates obtained by the extended search. 5. The document creation device according to claim 1, wherein the document is displayed in a display form. 6. The display means for displaying a character string used when searching the dictionary by the dictionary search means and a corresponding search result, wherein a designated character in the character string is displayed. 5. The document creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein only the row portion is displayed in a different display mode. 7. A dictionary is searched by the dictionary search means while displaying a character string including a character string designated for searching the dictionary, and a search candidate is obtained by an extended search by the dictionary search means. 5. The document creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the character string portion to be subjected to the extended search is displayed in a different display form in the displayed character string. 8. A setting means for setting whether or not to perform an extended search by the dictionary search means, wherein the dictionary search means controls whether or not to perform an extended search according to the setting by the setting means. The document creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the document is created. 9. A dictionary information acquisition method for retrieving and presenting information registered in a dictionary based on an arbitrarily specified character string, wherein the method comprises the steps of: For a dictionary in which related information is associated and registered, a normal search for searching the dictionary based on a specified character string, and a character string in which another character is added to the character string are also performed. And performing an extended search for searching the dictionary, storing information obtained from the dictionary by the search as a search candidate, and displaying the stored search candidate. 10. A dictionary information acquisition method for retrieving and presenting information registered in a dictionary based on an arbitrarily designated character string, wherein the method comprises the steps of: A character string consisting of at least one character obtained by dividing the character string together with a normal search for searching the dictionary based on a specified character string with respect to a dictionary registered with associated information Performing an extended search for searching the dictionary based on a column, storing information obtained from the dictionary by the search as search candidates, and displaying the stored search candidates. Acquisition method.