JPH103476A - Kana-to-kanji conversion device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform the KANA (Japanese syllabary)/KANJI (Chinese character) conversion by means of an optimum dictionary by preparing an individual dictionary for every user and updating in sequence the contents of the dictionary. SOLUTION: A KANA/KANJI conversion part 2 refers to an individual dictionary 3, a field-based word dictionary 5 or a basic dictionary 4 to convert KANA into KANJI corresponding to the Japanese rendering shown in KANA. The dictionary 3 is independently prepared for every user who uses a word processor 1 and stores plural sets of word information that defines a set of a Japanese rendering storage part which stores the Japanese rendering shown in KANA, a KANJI storage part which stores the KANJI corresponding to the Japanese rendering and a history information part which stores the KANJI selection state as the history information. Then the dictionary 3 has the same contents as the dictionary 4 when every user starts the use of his dictionary 3. However, the registered words of the dictionary 3 are added or deleted as soon as its use is started. Thus, the dictionary 3 has the contents which are proper to every user and the user primarily refers to his own dictionary 3 to perform the KANA/KANJI conversion.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kana-kanji conversion apparatus and a kana-kanji conversion method for converting a word used in a word processor or the like entered in "kana" into kanji, and more particularly to an individual dictionary which is a user-specific dictionary. Kana-to-Kanji conversion device having word and its individual dictionary updating method

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional kana-kanji conversion device used for a word processor (word processor) for converting terms input in "kana" into kanji is a basic dictionary in which terms common to all fields are registered in advance. And a field-specific term dictionary having a plurality of field-specific dictionaries in which terms commonly used in a specific field are registered in advance, and a plurality of users (users) share them. When converting a term entered in “Kana” to Kanji, if there are multiple Kanji expressed by the “Kana”, that is, if there are multiple homonyms, the Kana Kanji used is the most recently used Kanji. It is the term of the first priority of the conversion.

Therefore, when the user of a word processor or the like changes, the field of the document created by each user changes or the term commonly used by the user changes, so that the priority of the homonym changes in many cases. It is necessary to perform a kana-kanji conversion operation each time.

[0003]

As described above, the conventional kana-kanji conversion apparatus is provided with a general-purpose basic dictionary and a dictionary for each field unrelated to the user, and a plurality of homonymous synonyms for "kana" to be converted. If there is a kanji for the word, the most recently used kanji is the first priority term for kana-kanji conversion, so if the user who uses a word processor changes, the number of times to perform kana-kanji conversion operations will increase, and kana-kanji conversion will increase. It has the drawbacks of poor efficiency and inconvenient operation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an individual dictionary, which is a dictionary unique to each user, in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional kana-kanji conversion apparatus, to sequentially update the contents of this individual dictionary, and An object of the present invention is to provide a kana-kanji conversion apparatus and a kana-kanji conversion method in which registered terms are deleted under certain conditions so that the contents of an individual dictionary do not increase.

[0005]

According to the kana-kanji conversion apparatus of the present invention, a basic dictionary in which terms common to all fields are registered in advance, and terms which are commonly used in a specific field are registered in advance. A field-specific term dictionary having a plurality of field-specific dictionaries, and a plurality of individual dictionaries that have the same contents as the basic dictionary at the start of use, and add or delete registered terms together with the start of use to make a user-specific dictionary. A dictionary control unit for performing kana-kanji conversion with reference to the individual dictionary, the basic dictionary, and the field-specific term dictionary, and instructing the individual dictionary to add or delete a registered term, and registering in the individual dictionary An individual dictionary monitoring unit for storing the number of times of use for each of the terms and adding or deleting registered terms to the individual dictionary according to an instruction from the dictionary control unit; In which and a kana-kanji conversion unit that.

The kana-kanji conversion method of the present invention has a basic dictionary in which terms common to all fields are registered in advance and a plurality of domain-specific dictionaries in which terms commonly used in a specific field are registered in advance. In addition to field-specific term dictionaries, individual dictionaries corresponding to each of a plurality of users are provided, initially registering the same terms as the contents of the basic dictionary in those individual dictionaries, and when performing kana-kanji conversion,
First, search the individual dictionary, and if there is a term that is not registered in the individual dictionary, search the field-specific term dictionary, perform Kana-Kanji conversion, register the term in the individual dictionary, and register the term in the individual dictionary. When the number reaches the specified number, it is necessary to delete the terms that have never been confirmed or the terms with the least number of confirmations, and limit the number of terms registered in the individual dictionary to a certain number. Including.

[0007]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a kana-kanji conversion device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a format diagram showing an example of the contents of an individual dictionary of the embodiment of FIG.

In FIG. 1, a kana-kanji conversion unit 2 inputs a term as “kana” from a word processor (word processor) 1 which is a higher-level device, and inputs an individual dictionary 3 or a field-specific term dictionary 5.
Alternatively, it refers to the basic dictionary 4 and converts it into a “kanji” corresponding to the “reading” expressed by the “kana” and returns it to the word processor 1. Word processor 1 uses the "kanji"
The document 6 is created using.

The basic dictionary 4 is always provided in the kana-kanji conversion device 10 and is a dictionary in which terms common to all fields are registered in advance, and the registered contents are not changed.

The field-specific term dictionary 5 includes a plurality of field-specific dictionaries (for example, specialized terms that are not registered in the basic dictionary 4 but are universal in a specific field). Agriculture field dictionary 51, entertainment field dictionary 52, technology field dictionary 53, politics and economy field dictionary 54, sports field dictionary 55, etc.), and the registered contents of each field dictionary are not changed (each field). Separate dictionaries may be more specialized dictionaries).

The individual dictionary 3 is a dictionary provided independently for each user who uses the word processor 1, and as shown in FIG. 2, a reading storage unit 31 storing "reading" expressed in "kana". A plurality of term information, which is a set of a kanji storage unit 32 storing “kanji” corresponding to the “reading” and a history information unit 33 recording the selected state of the “kanji” as “history information”. A set is stored. One "reading"
When there are a plurality of "kanji", that is, when there are homonyms, a plurality of "kanji" and "history information" are set as one set of term information for one "reading".
In the history information section 33, “0” is stored when the selection of the “Kanji” has not been determined, and “1” when the selection has been determined. Thereafter, “1” is added each time the selection is confirmed. The individual dictionary 3 has the same contents as the basic dictionary 4 at the time when each user starts using it. However, addition or deletion of registered terms is performed at the start of use, and contents unique to each user are added. Become. Each user performs kana-kanji conversion mainly with reference to his or her individual dictionary.

The kana-kanji conversion unit 2 has a dictionary control unit 21 and an individual dictionary monitoring unit 22. The dictionary control unit 21
"Reading" input from the word processor 1 in the individual dictionary 3
Alternatively, it refers to the field-specific term dictionary 5 or the basic dictionary 4 and converts it into “kanji” corresponding to the “reading”. When the "kanji" to be converted is determined, it is returned to the word processor 1 and, at the same time, notified to the individual dictionary monitoring unit 22. The individual dictionary monitoring unit 22 updates the individual dictionary 3, and performs additional registration of new terms, deletion of registered terms, and setting of “history information” in accordance with an instruction from the dictionary control unit 21.

Next, the operation of the kana-kanji conversion device configured as described above will be described.

When the kana-kanji conversion unit 2 inputs “reading” expressed in “kana” from the word processor 1, the dictionary control unit 21 first searches the individual dictionary 3. When the user uses the individual dictionary 3 for the first time, the content of the individual dictionary 3 is the same as the content of the basic dictionary 4, and terms common to all fields are registered. As a result of searching this individual dictionary 3,
When a desired "kanji" is found in the individual dictionary 3, the user determines the "kanji" as the "kanji" to be converted by the word processor 1. When the “kanji” to be converted is determined, the dictionary control unit 21 returns the “kanji” to the word processor 1 and, at the same time, returns the individual dictionary monitoring unit 22
Notify. The individual dictionary monitoring unit 22 that has received the notification of the “kanji” determined from the dictionary control unit 21 updates the “history information” belonging to the corresponding “reading” in the individual dictionary 3 and stores this as the number of determinations I do.

In the above-described operation, if the “kanji” corresponding to the input “reading” cannot be determined by searching the individual dictionary 3, the dictionary control section 21 sets the field designated by the user using the word processor 1. A search is made for the field-specific dictionaries 51 to 55 of the specific field in the separate term dictionary 5. As a result, when a desired “Kanji” can be retrieved, the user determines the “Kanji” as the “Kanji” to be converted by the word processor 1. When the “kanji” to be converted is determined, the dictionary control unit 21 returns the “kanji” to the word processor 1 and notifies the individual dictionary monitoring unit 22 at the same time. The individual dictionary monitoring unit 22, which has received the notification of the “kanji” determined from the dictionary control unit 21, stores the corresponding “reading”, “kanji”, and “history information” in the individual dictionary 3, respectively. In addition, the information is recorded in the term storage unit 32 and the history information unit 33 and registered as a new term, and at the same time, the fact is stored as the number of determinations.

In the second and subsequent searches of the field-specific term dictionary 5, if the desired "kanji" cannot be searched, the basic dictionary 4 is also searched.

When the number of terms registered in the individual dictionary 3 has reached a certain number or more by repeating such an operation, the individual dictionary monitoring unit 22 sets the “history information” of all the terms in the individual dictionary 3 to “history information”. Is deleted, and the registration of the term is deleted by deleting the records of the reading storage unit 31, the kanji storage unit 32, and the history information unit 33 of the term whose “history information” is not updated. When there are a plurality of terms for which the “history information” has not been updated, the registration of a predetermined number of terms is deleted. If there is no term for which the “history information” has not been updated, the registration of the term with the least number of determinations up to that point is deleted. When there are a plurality of terms having the least number of determinations, the registration of a predetermined number of terms is deleted.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, individual dictionaries corresponding to a plurality of users are provided in addition to the basic dictionary and the term-specific term dictionary, and the contents of the basic dictionary are initially stored in the individual dictionaries. When performing Kana-Kanji conversion, search the individual dictionary first, and if there is a term that is not registered in the individual dictionary, search the field-specific term dictionary to perform Kana-Kanji conversion. Go to the individual dictionary to register the term, and when the number of registered terms in the individual dictionary reaches the specified number, delete the registration of the term that has never been determined or the term that has the least number of determinations. By limiting the number of terms registered in the individual dictionary to a certain number,
There is an effect that kana-kanji conversion can be performed using an optimal dictionary for each user, and thus it is possible to improve the kana-kanji conversion efficiency and to facilitate the operation for kana-kanji conversion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a kana-kanji conversion device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a format diagram showing an example of contents of an individual dictionary of the embodiment of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Word processor (word processor) 2 Kana-kanji conversion part 3 Individual dictionary 4 Basic dictionary 5 Term dictionary by field 6 Document 10 Kana-kanji conversion device 21 Dictionary control part 22 Individual dictionary monitoring part 31 Reading storage part 32 Term storage part 33 History information part 51 Agriculture field Dictionaries 52 Entertainment dictionaries 53 Technical dictionaries 54 Political and economic dictionaries 55 Sports dictionaries

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A basic dictionary pre-registering terms common to all fields, a field-specific term dictionary having a plurality of field-specific dictionaries pre-registering terms commonly used in a specific field, and A plurality of individual dictionaries having the same contents as the basic dictionary at the start of use, and adding or deleting registered terms together with the start of use to make a user-specific dictionary; and A dictionary control unit that performs kana-kanji conversion with reference to the basic dictionary and instructs addition or deletion of registered terms to the individual dictionary, and stores the number of times of use of each of the terms registered in the individual dictionary. A kana-kanji conversion unit having an individual dictionary monitoring unit that adds or deletes registered terms to the individual dictionary in accordance with an instruction from the dictionary control unit. Sukana Kanji conversion device. 2. Description of the Related Art A basic dictionary in which terms common to all fields are registered in advance and a field-specific term dictionary having a plurality of field-specific dictionaries in which terms commonly used in a specific field are registered in advance. In addition, individual dictionaries corresponding to each of a plurality of users are provided, and the same terms as the contents of the basic dictionary are registered in the individual dictionaries at first. When performing kana-kanji conversion, first search the individual dictionaries. , If there is a term that is not registered in the individual dictionary,
Search the field-specific term dictionary, perform Kana-Kanji conversion, and register the term in the individual dictionary.When the number of registered terms in the individual dictionary reaches the specified number, the term that has never been determined or A kana-kanji conversion method, comprising deleting registration of a term having the least number of determinations and limiting the number of terms registered in an individual dictionary to a certain number.