JPH1097526A - Character string data processor and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Japanese processing environment which is efficient for a user by widening a work area used for a KANA(Japanese syllable)-KANJI (Chinese character) conversion on a display screen of a compact portable computer. SOLUTION: When data input is completed, inputted KANA character data are displayed widely over the entire surface of the work area 300 for an image 32 for KANA-KANJI conversion. The user specifies an area as an object of KANA-KANJI conversion by tracing the work area 300 along the KANA character data, so that the KANA-KANJI conversion is performed. When the user begins to specify a next process object, the result of the KANA-KANJI conversion is determined and displayed in the work area 300 and at a conversion display part 308.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character string data processing apparatus and method for converting a Japanese sentence input with, for example, a kana character or a Roman character into a sentence in which kana and kanji are mixed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, portable computers which are very small in shape as compared with node-type personal computers, can be used as data terminals, and are easy to carry have been widely used. It has become to. However, there is no place in a portable computer to provide a keyboard or the like having many switches. Therefore, a portable computer displays an image of a keyboard on a liquid crystal display (LCD) having a transparent touch panel disposed on a surface thereof, and captures data by associating a user's press on the display image with a displayed key. (Pen input method using software keyboard) is often used.

On the other hand, since the area of a display device of a portable computer is usually small, a software keyboard may occupy about 1/3 to 1/2 of the entire display area.
For example, in the case of Japanese input, the portable computer must display the text of the kana character input from the keyboard and the text of the kana-kanji mixture after conversion on the screen of the remaining work area displaying the software keyboard. Therefore, the visibility of the work area is not good for the user.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and when inputting Japanese into a small portable computer, a work area used for kana-kanji conversion processing and a software keyboard are simultaneously used. It is an object of the present invention to provide a character string data processing device and method that do not need to be displayed. Another object of the present invention is to provide a character string data processing device and a method thereof, which allow a wide working area to be used for the kana-kanji conversion process and improve the visibility of the working area for the user. In addition, the present invention allows kana characters to be input collectively into a portable computer in units of sentences, allows an arbitrary region of the kana character sentences to be selected, and performs kana-kanji conversion processing. It is an object of the present invention to provide a character string data processing device suitable for a portable computer and a method thereof.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a first character string data processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises an input image display means for displaying an input image, First character string data display means for receiving and displaying the first character string data inputted by the user, and the first character string data based on the selection according to the displayed first character string data.
First character string data area selecting means for selecting an arbitrary area of the character string data, and character string data for converting the selected arbitrary area of the first character string data into second character string data It has a conversion processing means and a second character string data display means for displaying the converted second character string data.

A first character string data processing device according to the present invention detects, for example, a user's operation on a keyboard image displayed on a display screen by a transparent touch panel disposed on the surface of the display screen, and detects the image. Is used to input Japanese text on a small portable computer that adopts a method of inputting data by associating the display contents with the operation (pen input method using a software keyboard). After the user inputs the kana character data (first character string data), the image of the software keyboard is erased, and the work area of the kana-kanji conversion is widened to improve the visibility for the user.

The input image display means displays an input image such as a keyboard image on a liquid crystal display (LCD), for example. The input image display means deletes the input image after the end of data input in order to increase the display area of the kana-kanji conversion work area. The first character string data display means, when the user presses the key of the desired character on the keyboard displayed by software, associates the position on the display screen of the display device pressed by the user with the touch panel with the desired character. And accept the input data. Furthermore, the first character string data display means converts the input data as it is if the input data is kana character data, or converts the input data into kana character characters if the input data is Roman character (alphabet) data. And displays it as the first character string data in the work area of the screen of the display device.

[0008] The character string data area selecting means may select an arbitrary area of the kana character data (the first character string data) displayed in the work area of the display device that the user wishes to convert into kana-kanji characters. (A member for tracing a screen instead of a writing instrument) Corresponds to a user operation and an area of the first character string data in accordance with an operation of area selection performed by An arbitrary area is selected as an area to be subjected to the kana-kanji conversion processing. The character string data conversion processing means converts the kana / kanji conversion processing of the kana / kanji character data of the kana character data (first character string data) selected by the character string data area selection means in response to the operation by the user. Kana-kanji conversion processing is performed to convert to kana-kanji data (second character string data) in which kana characters and kanji are mixed. The second character string data display means displays data in which kana characters and kanji are mixed (second character string data) in the work area of the display device instead of the corresponding first character string data.

Further, the second character string data processing device according to the present invention comprises a first character string data receiving means for receiving the first character string data, and an arbitrary area of the received first character string data. , The k-th selected first character string data area and / or the (k + 1) -th selected first character string data area. Area determining means for determining a conversion target area of the first character string data; and character string data for converting the determined conversion target area of the first character string data into the second character string data Conversion processing means.

The second character string data processing device according to the present invention is, like the first character string data processing device according to the present invention described above, a pen input using a software keyboard to a small portable computer. Used to input Japanese in a system. The area selecting means selects an arbitrary area of the received kana character data (first character string data) according to, for example, a user's operation on the touch panel.

[0011] The area determining means includes the area of the kana character data selected by the area selecting means immediately before (the kth time) and the area of the kana character data selected by the area selecting means the next [(k + 1) th time]. A region to be subjected to the next kana-kanji conversion process (conversion target region) is determined based on the kana character data region selected by the region selection means based on the kana character data. Provide an environment where the area can be determined. The conversion processing means converts the conversion target area of the determined kana character data (first character string data) into kana kanji data (second character string data) each time the area determination means determines the conversion target area. I do.

[0012] Preferably, first character string data display means for displaying the received first character string data,
Pointing means for inputting according to the displayed first character string data and pointing to an arbitrary position of the first character string data, wherein the area selecting means comprises: An area of the first character string data is selected based on the position of the column data.

Preferably, first character string data display means for displaying the received first character string data on a predetermined display screen, and a pointing position with respect to the display screen, wherein the first character string data Pointing means for associating with the position of the position of the column data, wherein the area selecting means selects an area of the first character string data based on the associated position of the first character string data .

The first character string data display means displays the first character string data received by the first character string data receiving means in a work area on the screen of the display device. The pointing means detects, for example, a user's pointing operation (e.g., pressing of the display screen with a pen) detected by a touch panel disposed on the surface of the display screen, and displays a position on the display screen at which the pointing operation is performed. The position of the kana character data indicated by the user is pointed by associating the kana character data with the kana character data. The area selecting means selects an area of the first character string data based on the kana character data position indicated by the pointing.

Preferably, the character string data conversion processing means converts the first character string data including phonograms of a predetermined language using ideograms into ideograms and phonograms of the predetermined language. The data is converted to the second character string data including one or more characters or one of these characters. Preferably, the character string data conversion processing means displays the first character string data in Japanese displayed in kana characters or in Roman characters by mixing the second character in Japanese with kanji and kana. Convert to character string data.

As described above, the character string data conversion processing means uses ideographic characters (Kanji) for phonetic characters (alphabet characters, kana characters, and Korean characters) of a predetermined language (Japanese, Korean / Korean, Chinese, etc.). Japanese characters (second character string data) in which kana characters and kanji are mixed, and Korean and Korean characters in which Korean characters and kanji are mixed Sentence, or
Convert to Chinese sentence with only kanji. That is, the first character string data processing device and the second character string data processing device according to the present invention are applicable not only to Japanese but also to other languages requiring conversion processing.

Preferably, the character string data conversion processing means selects the (k + 1) th first character string selected at the k-th time when selecting the area of the first character string data. The conversion result of the first character string data is determined for the column data. In this way, the character string data conversion processing means, for example, when the user (area selection means) completes the area selection of the next ((k + 1) th) kana character data, the user (currently kth time) Confirm the conversion result of the selected kana character data.

Preferably, the character string data conversion processing means includes a first character string data area selected at a k-th time and a first character string data selected at a (k + 1) -th time. If there is an overlap with the area, the second character string data converted from the first character string data selected at the k-th time is invalidated. Thus, the area determining means
If there is an overlap between the area of the kana character data currently selected by the user (area selection means) and the area of the kana character data selected next (the (k + 1) th), the current selection target The kana-kanji conversion result of the area is invalidated, and the kana-kanji conversion of the next processing target area determined is performed.

Preferably, the area selecting means selects a start position and an end position of the area of the received first character string data, and the area determining means selects the (k +
1) A region between the start position and the end position of the first character string data selected for the first time is determined as a conversion target area of the first character string data.

As described above, for example, when the user traces [drag] the screen of the display device with the pen or the like along the displayed kana character data, Is selected as the head of the area to be selected, and the end of the dragged area is selected as the end of the area to be selected. The area determining means determines the area between the head and the end of the area selected by the area selecting means as the next ((k + 1) th) area to be subjected to kana-kanji conversion.

Preferably, the area selecting means includes a (k +
1) After the first or last selection of the area of the first character string data, selection is continuously performed, and the position of the first character string data which is indicated last by the continuous selection is the (k + 1) th position. And (3) the end or the beginning of the area of the first character string data to be selected for the third time.

Preferably, the area determining means is the (k + 1) th
Selection is performed continuously after the first or last selection of the first character string data area, and the position of the first character string data indicated by the continuous selection is selected at the (k + 1) -th time. Of the first character string data area to be processed. In this way, the area selecting means continuously accepts the user's selection while the user is dragging the pen in one direction along the displayed kana character data, for example, before the user releases the pen from the screen. If the direction of the draw is reversed and the selection target area is reduced, the pen is moved away from the screen from the position where the drag was started to the position where the drag was ended. (K + 1) -th selection target area to facilitate selection of the area.

Preferably, the apparatus further comprises a function change instructing means for instructing the area selecting means to change a function, wherein the area selecting means changes the (k + 1) th function in response to the designated function change. The position of the first character string data selected at the time of the k-th time is set as the end of the area of the first character string data selected at the (k + 1) -th time, and the position of the first character string data selected at the k-th time is set. The position immediately after the end is (k + 1)
The position of the first character string data to be selected at the beginning of the area of the first character string data to be selected for the first time, or the position of the first character string data to be selected at the (k + 1) -th time is selected at the (k + 1) -th time. The position of the end of the first character string data selected at the k-th time is set to the (k +
1) The end of the area of the first character string data to be selected for the first time.

The function change instructing means has, for example, a push button switch provided on the surface of the portable computer, and when the user presses this push button, instructs the area selecting means to change the function. . When the function change instructing unit instructs the change of the function, for example, the user is located at a position distant from the end of the current (k-th) selection target area and follows the next [(k + 1) In the case of the second drag, the area selecting means selects the next area of the kana character data from immediately after the end of the current selection target area to the end of the area next dragged by the user.

If the function change instructing means instructs to change the function and the user drags the front of the current selection target area next, the area selection means sets the head of the area next dragged by the user. To the end of the current selection target area as the next selection target area, and the character string data conversion processing means performs kana-kanji conversion processing on the next selection target area. As described above, the area selection means enables the user to select the next area without dragging all of the next selection area from the position adjacent to the current selection area.

Also, a first character string data processing method according to the present invention displays an input image, accepts and displays the first character string data input according to the input image,
An arbitrary area of the first character string data is selected based on a selection according to the displayed first character string data, and an arbitrary area of the selected first character string data is set to a second area. The second character string data is converted into character string data and the converted second character string data is displayed.

Further, in the second character string data processing method according to the present invention, the first character string data is received, an arbitrary area of the received first character string data is selected, and the selected area is selected at the k-th time. And the (k)
+1) A conversion target area of the first character string data is determined based on the first selected character string data area, and the determined conversion target area of the first character string data is The data is converted into the second character string data.

[0028]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First Embodiment Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a portable computer 1 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the portable computer 1 includes a microprocessor (CPU) 100, a ROM 102, and a RAM (Bank 1; VR) interconnected by a main bus 114.
AM work, Bank 2; user data) 104, 108, real-time clock circuit (RTC) 106, IC card 110,
IC card slot 112, analog / digital converter (A / D) 116, touch panel 118, system controller 120, liquid crystal display (LCD) 12
2, key switch 124, external input / output connector 126,
Infrared communication unit (IR) 128, modem (MODEM) 130, line detection circuit 132, analog / digital / digital /
An analog (A / DD / A) converter 136, a microphone 138, a speaker 140, and a power supply circuit 148 are housed in a small housing (not shown) which is convenient to carry.
An AC adapter 142, a battery 144, and a lithium battery 146 are mounted for power supply, and a telephone line 134 is connected during communication.

The portable computer 1 realizes a data storage / recording function, a calculation function, a communication function, and the like similar to those of a normal computer by using these components, and an input image such as a keyboard on the touch panel 118 (software). Keyboard), and accepts input data such as kana characters or Roman characters (kana character data; first character string data) according to the user's operation on the software keyboard, displays the kana characters with good visibility, and displays the displayed kana characters. A function of performing kana-kanji conversion processing in units of phrases for each area selected by the user according to data, and generating sentence data (kana-kanji data; second character string data) in which kana characters and kanji are mixed (Japan (Word writing function).

Hereinafter, each component of the portable computer 1 will be described. The microprocessor 100 has a ROM 10
2 to execute the program stored in the key switch 12
4 and data input in response to user operations on the touch panel 118, data input from the IC card 110, the external input / output connector 126, the infrared communication unit 128, and the telephone line 134. While controlling the parts, the generated data is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 122 or output from the IC card 110, the external input / output connector 126, the infrared communication unit 128, and the telephone line 134.

The first RAM 104 stores image data generated by the processing of the microprocessor 100 and displayed on the touch panel 118. Second RAM 108
Stores data input by a user operation from the touch panel 118 or the like, data used by the microprocessor 100 for processing, data generated as a result of processing by the microprocessor 100, and the like.

The real-time clock circuit 106 counts a clock signal generated by a crystal oscillator or the like and supplies each component of the portable computer 1 with data indicating the time used for processing in these components. IC
The card slot 112 receives the IC card 110 and transmits and receives data between the IC card 110 and the microprocessor 100.

The system controller 120 includes a liquid crystal display device 122, a key switch 124, an external input / output connector 126, an infrared communication unit 128, and a line detection circuit 132.
To control these components and the microprocessor 10
Sends and receives data with 0. The liquid crystal display device 122 is disposed, for example, on the upper surface of the housing of the portable computer 1, and displays display data generated by the microprocessor 100 and input through the system controller 120.

The touch panel 118 is formed, for example, in the form of a transparent film, is disposed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 122, and allows the user to point with a finger or a pen according to the display on the liquid crystal display device 122. A signal indicating the coordinate is generated and output to the analog / digital converter 116. The analog / digital converter 116 converts the coordinate signal input from the touch panel 118 into a digital signal and outputs the digital signal to the microprocessor 100 as coordinate data.

The key switch 124 is disposed, for example, on the upper surface of the housing of the portable computer 1 and adjacent to the liquid crystal display device 122, and transmits operation data indicating a user's operation to the microprocessor 100 via the system controller 120. Output to External input / output connector 126
Connects the portable computer 1 to external devices (such as a keyboard and another computer). Infrared communication unit 1
28 transmits and receives data to and from another portable computer or the like using an infrared signal.

The line detection circuit 132 detects an event such as an incoming call from the telephone line 134 to the portable computer 1 or detects a busy sound, and outputs data indicating the detected event to the microprocessor 1 via the system controller 120.
00 and an incoming call to / from the telephone line 134 under the control of the system controller 120.
Perform outgoing call control.

The modem 130 is connected to the microprocessor 10
The transmission data input from 0 is digitally modulated and transmitted to the telephone line 134 via the line detection circuit 132, and the reception data is demodulated from the reception signal input from the telephone line 134 to the microprocessor 100. Output. The analog / digital / digital / analog converter 136 converts the audio signal input from the microphone 138 from analog to digital and outputs it to the microprocessor 100, and also converts the audio data input from the microprocessor 100 into a digital / analog signal. The signal is converted and output from the speaker 140 to the outside.

The power supply circuit 148 includes an AC adapter 142,
The power supplied by the battery 144 and the lithium battery 146 is supplied to the 36V power for driving the liquid crystal display device 122, the 5V power supplied to the 5V power supply element, and the 3.3V (3V) power supply element. The power is converted to 3.3 V (3 V) and supplied to each component of the portable computer 1.

In the following, software for realizing the Japanese sentence creation function of the portable computer 1 will be described. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of Japanese processing software 2 stored in a ROM 102 of the portable computer 1 shown in FIG. 1 and executed by a microprocessor 100 to realize a Japanese sentence creation function. FIG. 3 shows an input image 3 displayed on the liquid crystal display device 122 of the portable computer 1 shown in FIG.
It is a diagram illustrating a _1. Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating a kana-kanji conversion work image 3 ₂ displayed on the liquid crystal display device 122 of the portable computer 1 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the Japanese processing software 2 includes an input analysis unit 200, a display screen control unit 202, a kana-kanji conversion control unit 204, a kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206,
It comprises a text management unit 208, a converted text management unit 210, and an input screen management unit 212. As shown in FIG. 3, the input image 3 _1, work area 300, a keyboard image 302, status display area 304, a plurality of icons 30
6 _1, 306 _2, 306 icon area 30 including _3, ... a
6 is comprised. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a kana-kanji converting operation image 3 _2, with the exception of the input image 3 ₁ keyboard image 302 to increase the area of the work area 300, converting the display unit 308, and an operation unit 312 has a configuration in which a operation area 310 with _{1-312 3.}

The input analyzer 200 includes a touch panel 118
The coordinate data input from FIG. 1 through the analog / digital converter 116 is analyzed, and the input image 3 ₁ is analyzed.
And Kana-Kanji conversion work image 3 ₂ Keyboard image 3
02 and the position of each character displayed in the work area 300 are collated with the coordinate data, and are associated with each other to generate operation data (event information) on the portable computer 1 by the user, kana character data, and the like. Display screen control unit 202 and kana-kanji conversion control unit 2
04 is output.

The display screen control unit 202 controls the input screen management unit 212, and an input image 3 ₁ and kana-kanji conversion process for image 3 ₂ to be displayed by switching the liquid crystal display device 122 (FIG. 1). The display screen control unit 202 inputs the data indicating the coordinates of the graphic character by the input screen management unit 212 included in the input image 3 ₁ and kana working image 3 ₂ displayed on the liquid crystal display device 122 analyzes Part 20
Output for 0.

The kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 outputs the kana character data directly from the input analysis unit 200 when the kana character data is a Roman character (alphabet) character string. , And converts the Roman characters into kana and stores the converted characters.
Output to Also, the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204
Selects an arbitrary selection target area (selected character string) of kana character data based on the operation data input from the input analysis unit 200 and outputs the selected area to the text management unit 208.

The kana-kanji conversion control section 204 receives an area (conversion target area) to be subjected to the kana-kanji conversion processing determined by the text management section 208 and outputs it to the kana-kanji conversion processing section 206. Also, the kana-kanji conversion control unit 2
04 determines the final conversion result based on the conversion result of the kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206 and the operation data input from the input analysis unit 200, and sends the final conversion result to the text management unit 208 and the conversion text management unit 210. Output.

The text management unit 208, work area 30 of the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 input image kana character data inputted from the 3 ₁ and kana-to-kanji conversion work image 3 ₂
0, and outputs the coordinates of each character included in the kana character data to the input analysis unit 200. Further, the text management unit 208 sequentially replaces the kana character data in the work area 300 with the conversion result of the kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206 based on the operation data input from the input analysis unit 200.
Alternatively, based on the operation data input from the input analysis unit 200, the display content is changed such that the area of the kana character data selected by the user is specially displayed. Further, text management section 208 determines the next conversion target area based on the current selection target area and the next selection target area, and outputs it to kana-kanji conversion control section 204.

The kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206 performs kana-kanji conversion processing on the conversion target area of the kana-kanji character data input from the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204, and converts the conversion result (converted character string) to the kana-kanji conversion control. To the part 204 sequentially
Output. Converting text management unit 210 sequentially from the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204, the conversion result of the kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206 to be input is displayed on the display transformation unit 308 of the kana-kanji conversion work image 3 _2.

First Operation Example Hereinafter, a first operation example of the portable computer 1 will be described focusing on a Japanese sentence creation function. The input user of the kana character data operates the portable computer 1 (FIG. 1) to display the input image 3 ₁ (FIG. 3) on the liquid crystal display device 122, and touches the key head of the keyboard displayed on the keyboard image 302. Press sequentially with your finger or pen, for example, see Table 1.
The sentence of the kana character shown in (Example sentence 1) is input in Roman characters (alphabet). The input analysis unit 200 (FIG. 2) inputs analog /
The coordinate data input via the digital converter 116 is converted into Roman character data, and the Roman character data is further converted into kana character data, which is output to the kana / kanji conversion control unit 204.

[0048]

[Table 1] (Example sentences 1) However, the man was taken into the kitchen, and the man was working on the kana. … (1)

The input ends kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 of the kana character data, stores the kana characters data, and outputs the text management unit 208, text management unit 208, the input image 3 ₁ workspace 30
The kana character data (example sentence 1) is scroll-displayed at 0.
When the input of the sentence is completed, the user sets the input image 3 ₁
Radio button of the keyboard image 302 (the button of the X mark in the lower right corner of the keyboard image 302) is pressed.

The input analysis section 200 displays operation data indicating that the user has pressed the radio button,
2 and the text management unit 208, the display screen control unit 202 controls the input screen management unit 212,
Kana-Kanji conversion work image 3 ₂ instead of input image 3 ₁
Is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 122, and the text management unit 20 is displayed.
8, a kana character data entered, partial Oite work area 300 of the input image 3 ₁ which was on the outside of the screen also to allow the user to see the work of kana-kanji conversion work image 3 ₂ The scroll display is performed in the area 300.

[0051] When the selection and determination kana working image 3 _second selection area is displayed, the user, in one direction of the liquid crystal display device 122 from the beginning of the sentence with a pen along the display of the kana character data (order (Drag) in the direction), for example, a character string between [] in Table 2 is selected as the selection target area A.

[0052]

[Table 2] (Examples of areas selected by the user) [ Nihongo Nihon Nikkyo in Niigata University ] The house was opened from the Nihon Nihon Soft Home Studio. He took in the kana-moji, and the kami-moji was taken into the kami-moji, and the kana-moji was carried out. … (2)

The input analysis unit 200 sequentially outputs operation data corresponding to the user's drag operation to the text management unit 208, and the text management unit 208 outputs the operation data based on the operation data input from the input analysis unit 200. For example,
The selection target area selected by the user is sequentially displayed in black and white in reverse, indicating to the user that the text management unit 208 has recognized this area as the selection target area. When the user releases the pen from the liquid crystal display device 122, the input analysis unit 200 outputs operation data indicating this to the text management unit 208, and the text management unit 208 adds the operation data shown in Table 2 [].
And outputs the kana character data between the start position and the end position of the area to the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 as a selection target area. .

The kana-kanji conversion processing and display kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 converts the kana character data between the head position and the end position of the selection target area A input from the text management unit 208 into the processing target area A. It is determined and output to the kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206. The kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206 divides the kana character data included in the processing target area A input from the kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206 into phrases as shown by | The conversion processing is performed, and the kana-kanji data obtained as the conversion result is output to the kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206.

[0055]

[Table 3] (Example of conversion result) | {conventional} | mobile required | on computer | Japanese | input | ... (3)

The kana-kanji conversion control section 204 outputs the conversion result input from the kana-kanji conversion processing section 206 to the conversion text management section 210, and outputs the conversion result to the conversion text management section 21.
0, separated the converted result to clause displayed in the conversion display unit 308 of the kana-kanji conversion work image 3 _2, further the subject of the conversion process at that point in that subjected to Table 3 {} The clause is shaded.

Referring to the display contents of the conversion display unit 308, Table 3
When the user notices that the conversion result of the third phrase of the conversion result shown in (1) is wrong, the user presses the wrong phrase with the pen. The input analysis unit 200 outputs operation data to that effect to the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204, and the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 controls the kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206 to perform the conversion shown in Table 3. The kana-kanji conversion process of the third phrase of the result is redone. The kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206
The kana-kanji conversion process of the phrase is performed again, and for example, the conversion result shown in Table 4 is output to the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 again. The kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 controls the converted text management unit 210 to cause the conversion display unit 308 to display the conversion result again.

[0058]

(Table 4) (Example of conversion result) | Conventional | {Portable} | On computer | Japanese | Input | ... (4)

As shown in Table 4, when the kana character string of the selected kana character data is correctly converted, the user
For example, as shown in Table 5, the next kana character string (selection area B) is selected.

[0060]

[Table 5] (for example, of the region that the user selects) Japan in the form computer of conventional your input [so blood, generally from the software keyboard] is input He took in the kana-moji, and the kami-moji was taken into the kami-moji, and the kana-moji was carried out. … (5)

When the user releases the pen again from the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 122 and the selection of the selection target area B is completed, the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 determines the conversion result of the processing target area A and performs text management. Output to the unit 208. As shown in Table 6, the text management unit 208 replaces and displays the selection target area A with the determined kana kanji data of the conversion result.

[0062]

[Table 6] (display of the deterministic the conversion results) Japanese input in the conventional portable computer [so blood, general Niso suddenly from the hardware keyboard] the Strings A character kana has been input However, the hail was taken into the area where it had been removed, and the area was undergoing kanji. … (6)

Hereinafter, similarly, the kana-kanji conversion work image 3
_The selection of the selection target area, the determination of the processing target area, and the kana-kanji conversion processing are repeated until the end of the kana character data displayed in the _second work area 300. Note that even when dragging from the back of kana character data in the forward direction (reverse direction), the text management unit 208 selects the start position and the end position of the selection target area, and performs kana-kanji conversion control. By outputting to the unit 204, the portable computer 1 can perform the kana-kanji conversion process in exactly the same way as when dragging in the forward direction. Further, the user does not perform the next selection, by pressing the operation unit 312 _1, 312 _2, to confirm the results of the kana-kanji conversion processing, or, without kana-kanji conversion, kana character data It is also possible to operate the portable computer 1 (Japanese processing software 2) so as to leave it as it is.

Second Operation Example Hereinafter, a second operation example of the portable computer 1 will be described. From the input start to the input end of the kana character data, the user inputs the text of the kana character shown in Table 1, for example, using the keyboard displayed on the keyboard image 302 in the same manner as in the first operation example. management unit 208 scrolls display the kana character data (sentence 1) in the input image 3 ₁ of the work area 300. If text input is completed, the user presses the radio button of the input image 3 ₁ keyboard image 302.

When the user presses a radio button,
Input screen management unit 212, displays the kana-kanji conversion work image 3 ₂ instead of input image 3 ₁ to the liquid crystal display device 122, text management unit 208, a kana character data entered, kana-kanji conversion work scroll displayed in use image 3 ₂ workspace 300.

Selection and Determination of Selection Target Area When the first kana-kanji conversion result is displayed by the user's operation and the operation of the Japanese processing software 2 shown in Tables 2 to 6, the user operates the pen with the liquid crystal. Display device 12
2 in the forward direction from the beginning of the sentence.
Is selected as the selection target area B. The input analysis unit 200 continuously and sequentially stores the operation data according to the drag of the user.
, And the text management unit 208 sequentially reverses the black and white display of the area of the kana character data dragged by the user.

[0067]

[Table 7] Japanese input in (user example of the area to be selected) conventional portable computer [so blood, general Niso suddenly Niu from hardware keyboard] force has been kana string Was taken into the area where the name was changed, and the kanakanji was performed at the same time. … (7)

The selection target range B shown in Table 7 is inappropriate for the target of the kana-kanji conversion processing.
There is a high possibility that the last part "Nyu" of "" is not correctly processed for kana-kanji conversion. Therefore, as shown in Table 8, the user reverses the drag direction without releasing the pen from the liquid crystal display device 122 to reduce the selection target area B. The text management unit 208 responds to the user's area reduction by
Reduce the area that is displayed in black and white reversed.

[0069]

Table 8 (Example of the region that the user selects) Japanese input in the conventional portable computer [so blood, general Niso suddenly from the hardware keyboard] the Strings A character kana has been input However, the hail was taken into the area where it had been removed, and the area was undergoing kanji. … (8)

When the user releases the pen from the liquid crystal display device 122, the text management unit 208 selects not the region shown in Table 7 but the region shown in Table 8 as the selection target region B, and the conversion control unit 204 Output to

The kana-kanji conversion processing and display kana-kanji conversion control section 204 determines the kana character data between the start position and the end position of the selection target area B input from the text management section 208 as the processing target area B. Then, the kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206 performs the kana-kanji conversion processing by dividing the processing target area B into segments as shown by, for example, | in Table 9, and the conversion text management unit 210 converting the display unit 30 of the result of the kana-kanji conversion work image 3 ₂
8 is displayed.

[0072]

[Table 9] (Example of conversion result) | ｛Device is｝ | General | Software | Keyboard | From | ... (9)

Looking at the display contents of the conversion display unit 308, Table 9
After confirming that the conversion result shown in is correct,
For example, as shown in Table 10, the next selection target area C is selected. When the user releases the pen again from the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 122 and the selection of the selection target area C is completed, the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 determines the conversion result of the processing target area B, and the text management unit 208 In this case, the selection target area B is replaced with the determined kana-kanji data of the conversion result and displayed.

[0074]

Table 10 (Example of the region that the user selects) Japanese input device of the conventional portable computer is typically from the software keyboard [the inputted kana character string,] to the Hyojigamen He was taken into the damaged area, and was engaged in kana-kanji in that area. … (10)

Hereinafter, similarly, the kana-kanji conversion work image 3
_The selection of the selection target area, the determination of the processing target area, and the kana-kanji conversion processing are repeated until the end of the kana character data displayed in the _second work area 300. When the user drags in the opposite direction to reduce the head of the selection target area, the text management unit 208 also determines the position at which the user has released the pen from the liquid crystal display device 122 at the top of the selection target area. By selecting the position, the portable computer 1 can perform the kana-kanji conversion process in exactly the same way as when reducing the end of the selection target area.

Third Operation Example Hereinafter, a third operation example of the portable computer 1 will be described. Kana character data input start to input end The user inputs the text of the kana character shown in Table 1 in the same manner as in the first operation example and the second operation example, and the text management unit 208 31 ₁ work area 300
Scrolls the kana character data (example sentence 1). If text input is completed, the user presses the radio button of the input image 3 ₁ keyboard image 302. Input screen management unit 2 in response to the user pressing a radio button
12, the liquid crystal display device 1 of the kana-kanji conversion process for image 3 ₂
Displays 22, text management unit 208 scrolls display the kana character data entered in kana-kanji conversion process for image 3 ₂ workspace 300.

When the results of two kana-kanji conversions are displayed by the user's operation and the operation of the Japanese processing software 2 shown in Tables 2 to 9, the selection and determination of the selection target area are performed. Drags the liquid crystal display device 122 from the beginning of the text in the forward direction with a pen, and selects, for example, a character string between [] in Table 11 as the selection target area D. The input analysis unit 200 outputs the operation data to the text management unit 208 continuously and sequentially according to the drag of the user, and the text management unit 208
The area of the kana character data dragged by the user is sequentially
Reverse black and white display.

[0078]

Table 11 (Example of the region that the user selects) Japanese input device of the conventional portable computer is typically entered from the software keyboard [a a kana character string,] to the Hyojigamen He was taken into the damaged area, and was engaged in kana-kanji in that area. … (11)

The selection target range D shown in Table 11 is inappropriate for the target of the kana-kanji conversion processing, and the first part of the selection target area D “Takana-moji” can be correctly converted to the kana-kanji conversion processing. Absent. Therefore, the user stops selecting the selection target area D and releases the pen from the liquid crystal display device 122. When the user releases the pen from the liquid crystal display device 122, the text management unit 208 selects the area shown in Table 11 as the selection target area D, and outputs it to the conversion control unit 204.

Next, the user operates the liquid crystal display device 1 with a pen.
22 is dragged in the forward direction from the beginning of the text, and, for example, as shown in Table 12, a character string having a portion overlapping with the selection target area D shown in Table 11 is selected as the selection target area E. When the selection of the selection target area E is started, the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 replaces the selection target area E with the processing target area E.
And the kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206 performs kana-kanji conversion. The conversion text management unit 210 displays the conversion result input from the kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206 on the conversion display unit 308 as shown in Table 13.

[0081]

Table 12 (Example of the region that the user selects) Japanese input device of the conventional portable computer, generally [inputted] from the software keyboard mustard also Jiretsu, its Hyojigamen He was taken into the damaged area, and was engaged in kana-kanji in that area. … (12)

[0082]

[Table 13] (Example of conversion result) | {letter kanamo} |

When the user who has selected the selection target area shown in Table 12 drags the overlapping part "RE" of the selection target areas D and E, the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 selects the area shown in Table 11 as the selection target area. The conversion result of the area D is invalidated, and the converted text management unit 210 returns the display of the conversion display unit 308 to kana characters. Further, as shown in Table 14, the user continues dragging and selects all the parts of "Kanajiri Kana Mojitsure," and releases the pen. Is determined as the processing target area E,
The text management unit 208 reversely displays the processing target area E in black and white.

[0084]

Table 14 (Example of the region selected as the processing target area) the conventional Japanese input device in a portable computer, generally from the software keyboard [the inputted kana character string,] the display He was taken into the area where he had been picked up, and he was doing kanakanjie with that. … (14)

The kana-kanji conversion processing and display kana-kanji conversion processing section 206 converts this processing target area E into
For example, the kana-kanji conversion process is performed by dividing into kana and kanji characters as shown with |
Performs display of the kana-kanji conversion process for image 3 ₂ conversion display unit 308 of the conversion result.

[0086]

[Table 15] (Example of conversion result) | {input} | kana character string | (15)

Looking at the display contents of the conversion display unit 308, Table 1
When the user confirms that the conversion result shown in FIG. 5 is correct, the user selects the next selection target area F as shown in Table 16, for example.
Select When the selection of the selection target area F is completed, the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 determines the conversion result of the processing target area E, and the text management unit 208 stores the selection target area E and the determined kana-kanji data of the conversion result. Replace and display.

[0088]

[Table 16] (Example of area selected by user) A Japanese input device in a conventional portable computer generally converts a kana character string input from a software keyboard into a character string . ] I had taken it into the lab, and had been doing the kanji camp in the lab. … (16)

Hereinafter, similarly, the kana-kanji conversion work image 3
_The selection of the selection target area, the determination of the processing target area, and the kana-kanji conversion processing are repeated until the end of the kana character data displayed in the _second work area 300. In addition, from the user's side, the operation of the portable computer 1 shown in the third processing example is such that the selection of the selection target area, the kana-kanji conversion processing, and the display related thereto are combined, as if the selection target area D were released. Further, the conversion result of the processing target area D is also discarded, and it appears that the selection target area E is converted to the kana-kanji character instead of the processing target area D.

Also, when there is an overlap between the end portion of the current selection target area and the head part of the next selection target area, the text management unit 208 causes the user's drag to reach the overlap part. At this point, the next selection target area is output to the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204, and the area including these is determined by the kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206 as the processing target area. The Kana-Kanji conversion process can be performed in exactly the same way as when the head part of the selection target area and the next part overlap.

Fourth Operation Example Hereinafter, a fourth operation example of the portable computer 1 will be described. Kana character data input start to input end The user inputs the text of the kana character shown in Table 1 in the same manner as in the first operation example and the second operation example, and the text management unit 208 31 ₁ work area 300
Scrolls the kana character data (example sentence 1). If text input is completed, the user presses the radio button of the input image 3 ₁ keyboard image 302. Input screen management unit 2 in response to the user pressing a radio button
12, the liquid crystal display device 1 of the kana-kanji conversion process for image 3 ₂
Displays 22, text management unit 208 scrolls display the kana character data entered in kana-kanji conversion process for image 3 ₂ workspace 300.

When the results of the three kana-kanji conversions are displayed by the user's operation and the operation of the Japanese processing software 2 shown in Tables 2 to 16, the selection and determination of the selection target area are performed. Is the key switch 1
Press 24 (FIG. 1). The input analysis unit 200 responds to the pressing of the key switch 124, and the kana-kanji conversion control unit 20
4, the operation data indicating that the extended function has been requested is output. While the user presses the key switch 124 with a pen as shown in Table 17 with [],
The user presses a predetermined position of the sentence displayed on the liquid crystal display device 122 to select the selection target area F.

[0093]

[Table 17] (Example of area selected by user) In a conventional Japanese-language input device of a portable computer, a kana character string input from a software keyboard is generally input to a Japanese character input device . ] I had taken it into the lab, and had been doing the kanji camp in the lab. … (17)

The input analysis unit 200 outputs operation data to the text management unit 208 in response to a user's press. When the user releases the pen, the text management unit 208 stores an area between the character of the kana character data pressed by the user and the character immediately after the selection target area E (Table 14) in Table 1.
As shown in [] in FIG. 8, the selected area is selected as the selection target area F, output to the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204, and the display of the liquid crystal display device 122 is inverted.

[0095]

[Table 18] (Example of area selected by user) A Japanese input device in a conventional portable computer generally uses a kana character string input from a software keyboard as a key word [ the ] I had taken it into the lab, and had been doing the kanji camp in the lab. … (18)

[0096] kanji conversion processing and display Next, the user starts the selection of the next selected target area, the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 determines the selected target region F in the processing target area F. When the user finishes selecting the next selection target area, the kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206
Kana-kanji conversion is performed, and the resulting kana-kanji data is determined. The text management unit 208 and the converted text management unit 210 store the determined conversion result in Table 19 and Table 2.
0, the work area 300 and the conversion display unit 308
To be displayed.

[0097]

[Table 19] (Example of area selected by user) A conventional Japanese input device of a portable computer generally uses a kana character string input from a software keyboard to display a kana character string arranged on a display screen thereof. He took it into Tsubafuna, and was doing the same. … (19)

[0098]

[Table 20] (Example of determined conversion result) | {part} || arranged | on display screen | (20)

Hereinafter, similarly, the kana-kanji conversion work image 3
_The selection of the selection target area, the determination of the processing target area, and the kana-kanji conversion processing are repeated until the end of the kana character data displayed in the _second work area 300.

As described above, by pressing the key switch 124, the extended function of the Japanese-language processing software 2 (Kana-Kanji conversion control unit 204) can be selected, so that the next operation can be performed without dragging the entire range. The selection target area can be selected, and the operability is improved. In addition,
When the user presses a character before the head of the current selection target area in the next selection while pressing the key switch 124, the text management unit 208 calculates the last character of the current selection target area from the pressed character. The area up to is the selection target area. Further, the kana-kanji conversion control section 204 sets this area as a processing target area, and
However, by performing the kana-kanji conversion processing again on the processing target area, the user can simply press a character on the liquid crystal display device 122 even before the head of the current selection target area in the next selection. The same operation as re-executing the kana-kanji conversion for the current selection target can be performed.

The operation of the portable computer 1 (Japanese processing software 2) will be further described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 shows a portable computer 1 (FIG. 1).
3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the Japanese processing software 2 (FIG. 2). As shown in FIG.
In (S100), the user sets the liquid crystal display device 122
Is dragged or pressed, the display screen control unit 202, the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204, and the text management unit 208 indicate that the starting point of the drag or the pressed position is the input image 3 displayed on the liquid crystal display device 122. ₁ and Kana-Kanji conversion work image 3 ₂ (FIGS. 3 and 4), work area 300, keyboard image 302 and conversion display section 3
08 is determined. If the starting point is in the work area 300 or the like, the Japanese processing software 2 or the like executes the Japanese sentence creation function shown in the first operation example to the fourth operation example (S110), and executes the work area. If not, the display screen control unit 202 or the like ends the processing.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the processing contents of S110 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.
In (S112), the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204
It is determined whether or not the current selection target area has already been selected. If it has been selected, the process proceeds to S114. If it has not been selected, the process proceeds to S116. Step 114 (S11
In 4), the text management unit 208 of the Japanese processing software 2 selects the next selection target area. In step 116 (S116), the text management unit 208 of the Japanese processing software 2 continues to select the current selection target area.

At step 118 (S118), the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 of the Japanese processing software 2
Determines the current selection target area as the processing target area, and the kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206 performs the kana-kanji conversion processing on the determined processing target area. Step 120 (S1
In 20), the text management unit 208 and the converted text management unit 210 of the Japanese processing software 2 display the kana-kanji data obtained as a result of the kana-kanji conversion process on the work area 300 and the conversion display unit 308.

FIG. 7 shows the Japanese processing software 2 (FIG. 2) of the portable computer 1 (FIG. 1) when the key switch 124 shown in the fourth operation example is pressed to select a selection target area. It is a flowchart which shows a process. As shown in FIG. 7, in step 130 (S130), the text management unit 208 of the Japanese processing software 2
Determines whether the key switch 124 has been pressed, and if so, proceeds to the process of S132,
If not, the process proceeds to S134.

In step 132 (S132), the Japanese language processing software 2 performs the operation shown in the operation example 4. In step 134 (S134), the Japanese language processing software 2 performs the operations shown in Operation Examples 1 to 3.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing of the Japanese language processing software 2 of the portable computer 1 (FIG. 1) shown as a third operation example. As shown in FIG.
In step 140 (S140), the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 determines whether the end point (end) or the start point (head) of the next selection target area has been determined, and if the end or head has been determined, , S142.

In step 142 (S142), kana-kanji conversion control section 204 determines whether or not the current selection target area partially overlaps the next selection target area. The process proceeds to S144, and if not overlapping, proceeds to S146.

In step 144 (S144), the Japanese processing software 2 discards the previous (current) kana-kanji conversion result as described in the third operation example.
In step 146 (S146), the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 determines the current conversion target area. In step 148 (S148), the text management unit 208
Outputs the current selection target area to the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204, and the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 sets the current selection target area between the start point (head) and end point (end) as the processing target area. decide.

It should be noted that the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 (FIG. 2)
Accepts Hangul character string data or character string data in which Chinese sounds are represented in alphabetical characters, and converts the Kana-Kanji conversion processing unit 206 to convert Hangul characters into sentence data mixed with Kanji characters, or in Chinese By transforming the word into kanji sentence data, the Japanese sentence creation function of the portable computer 1 can be used in other languages that use ideographic characters, such as Korean language.
It is also applicable to Korean and Chinese. Also. The Japanese sentence creation function of the portable computer 1 can be applied regardless of the language for the purpose of processing the character string data once input again. Further, in FIG. 3, as the keyboard image 302 of the input image 3 _1, a case of using the image of the keyboard that displays the alphabet, for kana input, using the image of the keyboard displays the kana characters Thus, the kana character may be directly input to the portable computer 1.

Second Embodiment Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Background Description First, the background that led to the implementation of the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an electronic mail system 32 to which the second embodiment of the present invention is applied. Recently, an electronic mail system for mutually transmitting data between a plurality of computers has been actively used. The electronic mail system 32 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the portable computer 1 shown in FIG.
And a desktop computer 34 that differs from the portable computer 1 in display method and communication processing method.
It is configured to be connected via a telephone line 134.

As described above, the portable computer 1 is small and portable, and the liquid crystal display device 122 is also small. For example, the number of display characters per line is 23 characters. On the other hand, for example, the computer 34 has a large monitor device, and the number of display characters per line is 32 characters.
(Hereinafter the same in the second embodiment).

For example, the computer 34 sends text data having the contents shown in Table 21 (kana kanji data; character string data).
Is transmitted to the portable computer 1 and the portable computer 1 displays the kana kanji data sent without any treatment, the display contents are as shown in Table 22 and the user of the portable computer 1 Is hard to see, and the writer's intention is difficult to understand.

[0113]

[Table 21] (Example of sentence sent from computer 34 to portable computer 1) As described above, when a sentence having a long one line is sent, in a device having a narrow display width, a long line and a short line are alternately displayed. It is hard to read. The line feed instruction generated due to the restriction of the device is irrelevant to the writer's intention and may be deleted. ○ Points to focus on ○ 1. Characters before and after line feed instruction ○ 2. The length of the line before the line feed instruction is ○. … (21) [However, in the table 21, the symbol “△” indicates a line feed character (the later line feed character) forcibly inserted by the computer 34 at the time of transmission, and the mark “改” indicates a line feed character (the line feed character) intentionally inserted by the writer. (Intentional line feed character) (the same applies to each table of the second embodiment). ]

[0114]

[Table 22] (Example 1 of display screen of portable computer 1) When a sentence having a long line is sent as described above, in a device having a narrow display width, a long line and a short line are alternately displayed and it is very difficult to read. . The line break instruction generated due to the restriction of the device is not related to the writer's intention and may be deleted. ○ Points to focus on ○ 1. Characters before and after line feed instruction ○ 2. The length of the line before the line feed instruction is ○. ○… (22)

On the other hand, for example, when the portable computer 1 deletes and displays all the line feed characters of the kana-kanji data sent from the computer 34, the display contents are as shown in Table 23. 1
It is difficult for other users to see, and the intention of the writer is difficult to understand. The troubles shown in Tables 22 and 23 also occur, for example, when data is exchanged between the computer 34 and the portable computer 1 using a medium such as the IC card 110.

[0116]

[Table 23] (Example 2 of display screen of portable computer 1) When a sentence having a long line is sent as described above, in a device having a narrow display width, a long line and a short line are alternately displayed, and it is very difficult to read. Line feed instructions generated due to device restrictions are irrelevant to the writer's intention and may be deleted. The points to focus on are: 1. Characters before and after a line feed instruction This is the length of the line before the line feed instruction. … (23)

The second embodiment of the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems in the e-mail system and the like by performing character string data processing based on rules specific to Japanese sentences, and improves the display method and communication processing. However, even when data is transmitted between a plurality of different devices, it is intended to realize a data display that is easy for a user as a reader to see and that allows the writer to easily understand the intention.

Software Configuration FIG. 10 shows the ROM of the portable computer 1 shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of communication processing software 4 according to the present invention, which is stored in a storage unit 102 and executed by the microprocessor 100 to realize a line feed character deletion function. As shown in FIG. 10, the communication processing software 4 includes the Japanese processing software 2 (FIG. 2), the transmission processing unit 40, and the reception unit 4.
2, the receiving unit 42 includes a receiving processing unit 420, a syntax analyzing unit 422, and a line feed character deleting unit 424.

The communication processing software 4 is different from the computer 34 having a different communication processing system depending on these components.
When text data is received from (FIG. 9), the portable computer 1 leaves intentional line feed data, and deletes and displays only the subsequent line feed characters as much as possible.

Operation of each component of the communication processing software 4
The work transmission processing unit 40 uses the Japanese processing software 2 to
The kana-kanji data created as shown in the first embodiment is transferred to the computer 34 (FIG. 9) via the telephone line 134.
Send to The reception processing unit 420 is transmitted from the computer 34 via the telephone line 134,
The kana kanji data as shown in (1) is received, and the parsing unit 4
22 and a line feed character deletion unit 424.

The line feed character deleting section 424 deletes the intentional line feed character included in the kana kanji data input from the reception processing section 420 and deletes the subsequent line feed character based on the determination result of the syntax analysis section 422. To display on the liquid crystal display device 122.

The syntax analysis unit 422 processes characters / symbols (character characters, symbol characters) before and after the line feed character included in the kana / kanji data input from the reception processing unit 420 based on the rules of Japanese sentences. It is determined whether each line feed character is an intentional line feed character inserted intentionally by the writer or a line feed character inserted by the computer 34 in the transmission process, and is output to the line feed character deletion unit 424. .

Determination Processing in Syntax Analysis Unit 422 The determination processing of a line feed character in the syntax analysis unit 422 will be described in detail below. The syntax analysis unit 422 determines that the symbol character immediately after each line feed character included in the kana-kanji data is an unnatural symbol character (first character) as the head of the line.
Symbol character), for example, ",.,.?!
-)] If "｝" or the like, it is determined that the line feed character immediately after these symbol characters is a line feed character after the symbol character.

Also, the syntax analysis unit 422 determines that the predetermined symbol character immediately before each line feed character is a natural symbol character (second symbol character) as the end of the line, for example, ",. If “｝” or the like, it is determined that the line feed character immediately before these symbol characters is not a line feed character after but a intentional line feed character.

Further, the syntax analysis unit 422 performs the following determination processing, particularly, for a part in a sentence that is itemized. The syntax analysis unit 422 determines that the character immediately before each line feed character is a specific character such as a number or alphabet that is frequently used at the beginning of a line as a code (eg, 1, 2,. Even if it is a character character of a type and a symbol character (a first character / symbol character, for example, the portion of “1, 2,...” In the above example), immediately after the line feed character, If a character (for example, “.” In the above example) does not follow, it is determined that there is no textual connection before and after the line feed character, and a line feed character between these characters is regarded as an intentional line feed character. judge.

The parsing unit 422 determines that the character immediately before the line feed character is a character character (second character character) such as hiragana, katakana, and kanji used in the sentence of the content of the itemized list. If a character of the same type immediately follows the line feed character, this character is determined as a subsequent line feed character. In other words, the parsing unit 422 determines that the character immediately before the line feed character is a character character such as hiragana, katakana, and kanji, and that a character such as a number used as a code indicating a bulleted item immediately after the line feed character. If a character and a symbol character continue, this line feed character is determined to be an intentional line feed character.

Further, the syntax analysis unit 422 determines that the number of characters in the line including the line feed character is equal to a predetermined threshold [the second line] in order to determine the line feed character inserted by the writer to intentionally insert a line break in the middle of the line. In the embodiment, for example, if the number of characters is equal to or smaller than 25 characters of 16-bit Japanese characters, the line feed character is determined to be an intentional line feed character. As a reference value for calculating the threshold value, for example, a typical number of display characters per line of a character display terminal is 80 characters (for an 8-bit character, 1 character is used).
40 characters in the case of a 6-bit Japanese character) or the number of characters per line of the transmitting device that can be estimated from the average number of characters between the line feed characters of the received sentence data. The number of characters in the line including the line feed character is 2/3 to 3 of these reference values.
If it is about / 4 or less, it is determined that this line feed character is an intentional line feed character.

Still referring to FIG. 11, syntax analysis section 42
The process 2 will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a line feed character determination process of the syntax analysis unit 422 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, step 200 (S
200), the syntax analysis unit 422
It is determined whether or not the symbol character immediately after the line feed character included in the kana kanji data input from 20 is an unnatural symbol character (the first symbol character) at the beginning of the line. If it is the first symbol character, the process proceeds to S214, and if it is not the first symbol character, the process proceeds to S202.

In step 202 (S202), syntax analysis section 422 determines whether or not the predetermined symbol character immediately before the line feed character is a natural symbol character as the end of the line (the second symbol character). I do. S for the second symbol character, Kuta
Proceed to 216. In step 204 (S204), the syntax analysis unit 422 determines whether the character immediately before the line feed character is a numeric character, alphabetic character character, and symbol character (first character / symbol character). If it is the first character / symbol character, the process proceeds to S206, and if it is not the first character / symbol character, the process proceeds to S208.

In step 206 (S206), syntax analysis section 422 determines whether the character immediately after the line feed character is a numeral, a character character of the alphabet, and a symbol character (first character / symbol character). S20 if the character is the first character / symbol character
The process proceeds to step S8, and if the character is not the first character / symbol character, the process proceeds to step S216. Step 208 (S20
In 8), the syntax analysis unit 422 determines whether the character immediately before the line feed character is a character character (the second character character) such as hiragana, katakana, and kanji. S if not the second character
The process proceeds to 212, and if the character is the second character, the process proceeds to S210.

In step 210 (S210), syntax analyzer 422 determines whether the character immediately after the line feed character is the second character. Second
If the character is not the second character, the process proceeds to S216. In step 212 (S212), the syntax analysis unit 422 determines whether the number of characters in the line including the line feed character is equal to or smaller than a certain threshold (25 characters). If it is less than 25 characters, the process proceeds to S216, and if it is more than 25 characters, the process proceeds to S214.

In step 214 (S214), the syntax analysis unit 422 determines that the line feed character determined in each of the processes of S200 to S212 is a subsequent line feed character, and deletes the line feed character having received this determination. The unit 424 deletes the line feed character that has been determined. In step 216 (S216), the syntax analysis unit 422 determines whether or not all of the kana-kanji data received by the reception processing unit 420 has been processed. If the processing is completed, the processing is terminated. If the processing is not completed, the next line feed character is detected, and the process proceeds to S200 with the detected line feed character as a processing target.

[0133] In the communication processing software 4 Operation transmitting operation portable computer 1 of the portable computer 1 (Fig. 1) (Fig. 10), Japanese processing software 2,
In accordance with the operation of the user, the kana-kanji data is generated as shown in the first embodiment. The transmission processing unit 40 transmits the kana-kanji data generated by the Japanese processing software 2 to the computer 34 (FIG. 9) via the telephone line 134.

Reception Operation In the communication processing software 4 of the portable computer 1, the reception processing unit 420 receives the kana-kanji data transmitted from the computer 34 via the telephone line 134. The syntax analysis unit 422 performs the processing shown in FIG.
It is determined whether each new-line character included in the received kana-kanji data is the next new-line character. The line feed character deletion unit 424 deletes the line feed character determined by the syntax analysis unit 422 as a subsequent line feed character from the kana kanji data and displays the character on the liquid crystal display device 122.

When the line feed character included in the kana-kanji data shown in Table 21 is deleted and displayed on the liquid crystal display device 122 by the operation of the receiving unit 42 of the communication processing software 4 described above, the result is as shown in Table 24. In addition, the display content is easy for the user of the portable computer 1 to see and the intention of the writer is easy to grasp.

[0136]

[Table 24] (Example 3 of display screen of portable computer 1) When a sentence having one long line is sent as described above, in a device having a narrow display width, a long line and a short line are alternately displayed and it is very difficult to read. Line feed instructions generated due to device restrictions are irrelevant to the writer's intention and may be deleted. ○ Points to focus on ○ 1. Characters before and after line feed instruction ○ 2. The length of the line before the line feed instruction is ○. ○… (24)

By appropriately modifying the line feed character deletion function shown in the second embodiment, the transmission processing unit 40 (FIG. 10) of the portable computer 1 forcibly changes the line feed character for each line. When transmitting data by inserting the data, the portable computer 1
It can also be applied to the purpose of deleting a line feed character that has been forcibly inserted.

Third Embodiment Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. Background Description First, the background that led to the third embodiment will be described. For example, when Japanese document processing is performed by the portable computer 1 shown in FIG. 1 in the first embodiment, as shown in Table 3 and the like, the target area is further divided into phrases, and kana-kanji characters are divided into phrases. Perform conversion processing. At this time, for example, as shown in Table 3, if a character indicating the symbol "|" is inserted between the phrases to display the boundaries of the phrases, only the sentence of the inserted character cannot display the original characters, and , The symbol "|" originally included in the sentence data,
It cannot be distinguished from the symbol "|" indicating between clauses.

Further, for example, when a boundary of a phrase is displayed with a continuous underline between characters in the phrase and an underline interrupted between the phrases, a display area of the liquid crystal display device 122 of the portable computer 1 is displayed. If the resolution is not sufficient, it is difficult for the user to determine whether the underline is broken or not.

In the Japanese processing, it is necessary to distinguish between the phrase currently being subjected to kana-kanji conversion and another phrase at the time. For example, these phrases are separated by two types of underlines. When displayed separately, if the display area and the resolution of the liquid crystal display device 122 of the portable computer 1 are not sufficient, it is difficult to distinguish between the two types of underlines.

The third embodiment of the present invention solves such a problem, and displays the segmented sentence data on a small display screen with good visibility to the user when performing Japanese processing. This is intended to improve the efficiency of the processing operation.

[0142] block diagram 12 of the software, the portable computer 1 of ROM shown in FIG. 1
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of phrase display software 5 according to the present invention, which is stored in 102 and executed by the microprocessor 100 to realize a phrase display function. As shown in FIG. 12, the phrase display software 5 is composed of the Japanese processing software 2 (FIG. 2) and the phrase display unit 50. The phrase data to be converted into kana-kanji characters in the sentence data (kana character data, kana-kanji data) Are clearly shown to the user of the portable computer 1 with the boundaries of the areas (processing target areas), the boundaries of the respective phrases, and the phrases (processing target phrases) which are the subject of the kana-kanji conversion process at that time. .

Operation of each component of the phrase display unit 50 In the phrase display software 5, the phrase display unit 50
Converted text management unit 210 of Japanese processing software 2
Shading or black-and-white inversion (with a first mark) for emphasizing the kana-kanji conversion target phrases shown in [3] in Table 3 among the kana-kanji conversion results input from
And the other phrases are marked with an underline (second mark) as appropriate.
Conversion display unit 308 for kana-kanji converting operation is displayed on the second image 3 ₂ (FIG. 4), and displays the clarifying boundaries clause.

That is, if the processing target area includes an even-numbered phrase, the phrase display unit 50 displays the kana-kanji characters in the odd-numbered phrases from the beginning until the phrase immediately before the phrase to be subjected to the kana-kanji conversion processing. Immediately after the phrase to be converted to the last phrase, even-numbered phrases from the beginning are underlined.If the processing target region includes an odd-numbered phrase, the kana-kanji conversion-targeted phrase is excluded. Odd-numbered phrases from the beginning are underlined and displayed on the liquid crystal display device 122.

Table 25 shows an example of a program for realizing the processing of the phrase display unit 50.

[0146]

[Table 25] 1. void Underline (int n); / n specifies a clause number / 2. void Reverse (int n); / n specifies a clause number / 3. 4. void ShowResult (m, n) 5 int m; / total number of clauses / 6. int n; / number of clause to be converted / 7. ｛8. int i; 9. 10. i = 1; 11. while (i <n) ｛12. Underline (i); / Underline the odd-numbered phrase / 13. i + = 2 14.｝ 15. 16. Reverse (n); / Highlight the phrase to be converted / 17.18. i = m ; 19. while (i> n) ｛20. Underline (i); / Underline every other line from the last clause / 21. i-= 2; 22.｝ 23. return; 24.…… ( 25)

The programs shown in Table 25 correspond to the tenth line to
In the processing of the fourteenth line, an odd-numbered clause from the beginning of the clause [(n-1) th clause] from the beginning clause of the processing target area to the clause immediately before the processing target clause is underlined. In the processing of the 16th line, emphasis such as shading or black-and-white inversion is performed on the conversion target phrase (the nth phrase), and in the processing of the 18th to 22nd lines, Immediately after the target clause (the (n + 1) -th clause), odd-numbered clauses from the end of the clauses are underlined. In Table 25, ShowResult is a function for performing display processing of the conversion result, Underline is a function for adding an underline to a phrase, and Reverse is a function for shading or inverting the display of the phrase in black and white.

When the results of the kana-kanji conversion processing shown in Table 3 are displayed by the program shown in Table 25, for example, the phrases indicated by {} in Tables 26-1 to 26-6 are displayed as nets. Emphasis is placed on the phrase, and the phrase indicated with [] is underlined, and the phrase indicated with () is not shaded or underlined. Thus, according to the program shown in Table 25,
The clauses at both ends of the processing target area are always shaded or underlined to clarify both ends of the processing target area,
In addition, the underlined phrases and the phrases that are not shaded or underlined are not continuous, and the boundaries between the phrases are clear.

[0149]

[Table 26] {Conventional} [ mobile ] (for) [on computer ] (Japanese) [ input ] ... (26-1) [ conventional ] {mobile} (for computer ) (on Japanese) [ ( Input ) ... (26-2) [ conventional ] (mobile) {for use in [ computer ] (Japanese) [ input ] ... (26-3) [ conventional ] (mobile) [ for ] {computer} ( (Japanese) [ input ] ... (26-4) [ conventional ] (mobile) [ for ] (on computer) {Japanese] [ input ] ... (26-5) [ conventional ] (mobile) [ for ] ( (On a computer) [ Japanese ] {input} ... (26-5)

Operation of Portable Computer 1 Hereinafter, the operation of the portable computer 1 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIGS. 13 to 16 are first to fourth diagrams showing the contents of phrase display by the phrase display software 5 shown in FIG. As described in the first embodiment, the Japanese processing software 2 (FIG. 2) performs kana-kanji conversion processing by accepting kana character data according to a user operation.
The unconverted kana kanji character data shown in Table 27 and the kana kanji data obtained as a result of the conversion are converted into the kana kanji conversion work image 3 on the liquid crystal display device 122 as shown in FIG.
_It is displayed in the _second work area 300.

[0151]

[Table 27] (Example of input sentence) One of the methods of inputting Japanese sentence is Kana-Kanji conversion. In Kana-Kanji conversion, it is easy to use if the bunsetsugi is easy to understand. … (27)

[0152] Drag user character displayed in kana-kanji conversion process for image 3 ₂ work area 300 on the liquid crystal display device 122 with a pen (drag) Then, text management unit 208 of the Japanese processing software 2, for example, As shown in FIG. 14, the selected selection target area G is hatched or black-and-white inverted display (However, for the sake of illustration, in each drawing, black-and-white inversion and hatching are performed by enclosing a character string with a rectangle. Is shown.

When the user releases the pen from the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 122, the kana-kanji conversion control section 204 starts
4 is determined as the processing target area G (the part of “the bunsetsugi is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner” in Table 27), and the kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206 determines
The kana-kanji conversion processing is performed on the processing target area G. This conversion result is input to the phrase display unit 50 via the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 and the converted text management unit 210.

The phrase display unit 50 performs the phrase display processing shown in Tables 26-1 to 26-6 on the conversion result input from the converted text management unit 210 by the program shown in Table 25. as shown in FIG. 15, it is displayed on the display transformation unit 308 of the kana-kanji conversion work image 3 ₂ (FIG. 4). Here, when the user presses the third phrase portion of the conversion display unit 308 on the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 122 with a pen, the phrase display unit 50 changes the selection target phrase in FIG. Change the display as shown. By the processing described above, the phrase display software 5 realizes the Japanese sentence processing function and the phrase display function shown in the first embodiment.

Modified Example 1 Hereinafter, a first modified example will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 17 shows the portable computer 1 (FIG. 1).
Of the microprocessor 100
13 is a diagram showing a modified example (phrase display software 5 ′) of the phrase display software 5 (FIG. 12) according to the present invention that realizes a phrase display function. In the phrase display software 5 ′, the phrase display unit 50 displays the result of the kana-kanji conversion process output by the converted text management unit 210 of the Japanese processing software 2 in the kana character displayed by the text management unit 208 in the work area 300. It is inserted into the data and kana-kanji data, and is displayed as a phrase.

FIGS. 18 and 19 show the phrase display software 5 'shown in FIG. 17 and the conversion display unit 3 of the kana-kanji conversion work image 3 ₂ (FIG. 4) shown in FIGS.
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating display contents when the conversion result displayed in 08 is displayed in-line in the work area 300. FIG.
8, as shown in FIG. 19, according to the clause display software 5 ', work area 300 of the kana-kanji conversion work image 3 ₂
In addition, the conversion result of the kana-kanji conversion processing section 206 (FIG. 2), the unconverted kana character data, and the determined kana-kanji conversion result can be displayed together (inline display).

Modified Example 2 Hereinafter, a second modified example will be described with reference to FIGS. The phrase display software 5 'shown in FIG.
According to this, the keyboard image 30 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 122.
It is also possible to display the input image 3 ₁ (FIG. 3) including _No. 2 and further display the conversion result on the conversion display unit 308.

[0158] FIGS. 20 to 23, respectively, are clauses display software 5 'shown in FIG. 17, the input image 3 ₁ conversion display unit 308 together with the keyboard image 302 (FIG. 3)
FIGS. 8A to 8C are first to fourth diagrams showing display contents when displaying a converted sentence, processing a Japanese sentence, and displaying the converted result as a phrase.

As shown in FIG. 20, the Japanese processing software 2 (FIG. 2) executes kana character data in response to a user operation on the keyboard image 302 of the input image 3 ₁ (FIG. 3) on the liquid crystal display device 122. , And perform kana-kanji conversion processing, and convert the kana-kanji character data and the kana-kanji data obtained as a result of the conversion into the input image 3
_It is displayed in the _first work area 300.

[0160] If the user drags the characters displayed in the input image 3 ₁ work area 300 on the liquid crystal display device 122 with a pen, clause display unit 50, the text management unit 208 of the Japanese processing software 2 is selected For example, as shown in FIG. 21, the selection target area G is shaded or black and white inverted. When the user releases the pen from the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 122, the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 determines the selection target area G shown in FIG. 21 as the processing target area G, and the kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206 The kana-kanji conversion process is performed on the target area G. This conversion result is input to the phrase display unit 50 via the kana-kanji conversion control unit 204 and the converted text management unit 210.

[0161] The phrase display unit 50 is the conversion text management unit 2
The converted result input from 10, performs clause display process shown in Table 26-1～ Table 26-6, as shown in FIG. 22, added the indicated conversion to the input image 3 ₁ display unit 308
To be displayed. Here, when the user presses the third phrase portion of the conversion display unit 308 with a pen on the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 122, the phrase display unit 50 changes the selection target phrase in FIG. As shown, the conversion display unit 308
Change the display content of.

Modification 3 Hereinafter, a third modification will be described with reference to FIGS. 24 and 25. Figure 24, Figures 25, the phrase display software 5 'shown in FIG. 17, FIG. 22, the conversion result has been displayed in the conversion display unit 308 of the input image 3 ₁ (3) in FIG. 23, work FIG. 9 is a diagram showing display contents when displaying inline in an area 300. As shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, according to the clause display software 5 ', kana-kanji conversion processing unit 206 to the input image 3 ₁ workspace 300
The conversion result (FIG. 2), the unconverted kana character data, and the determined kana-kanji conversion result can be displayed together inline.

[0163]

As described above, according to the character string data processing apparatus and method according to the present invention, when Japanese is input to a small portable computer, the work area used for kana-kanji conversion processing is reduced. There is no need to display the software keyboard at the same time. Further, according to the character string data processing device and the method thereof according to the present invention, the work area used for the kana-kanji conversion processing can be widened, and the visibility of the work area for the user can be improved. Also,
According to the character string data processing apparatus and method of the present invention, kana characters can be collectively input to a portable computer in units of sentences, and an arbitrary area of the kana character sentences can be selected to convert the kana to kanji characters. It can perform processing and is suitable for a small portable computer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a portable computer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of Japanese processing software stored in a ROM of the portable computer shown in FIG. 1 and executed by a microprocessor to realize a Japanese sentence creation function.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an input image displayed on a liquid crystal display device of the portable computer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view showing a kana-kanji conversion work image displayed on the liquid crystal display device of the portable computer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the Japanese language processing software (FIG. 2) of the portable computer (FIG. 1).

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the processing content of S110 shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing of the Japanese language processing software (FIG. 2) of the portable computer (FIG. 1) when the key switch shown in the fourth operation example is pressed to select the selection target area. .

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing of the Japanese language processing software of the portable computer (FIG. 1) shown as a third operation example.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an electronic mail system to which a second embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of communication processing software according to the present invention, which is stored in the ROM of the portable computer shown in FIG. 1 and executed by the microprocessor to realize a line feed character deleting function.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a line feed character determination process of the syntax analysis unit shown in FIG. 11;

12 is a diagram showing the configuration of phrase display software according to the present invention, which is stored in the ROM of the portable computer shown in FIG. 1 and executed by the microprocessor to realize a phrase display function.

FIG. 13 is a first diagram showing the contents of a phrase display by the phrase display software shown in FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a second diagram showing the contents of phrase display by the phrase display software shown in FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is a third diagram showing the contents of phrase display by the phrase display software shown in FIG. 12;

FIG. 16 is a fourth diagram showing the contents of phrase display by the phrase display software shown in FIG. 12;

17 is a phrase display software (FIG. 1) according to the present invention, which is stored in the ROM of the portable computer (FIG. 1) and executed by the microprocessor to realize a phrase display function.
It is a figure which shows the modification of 2).

18 is a display content when the phrase display software shown in FIG. 17 displays the conversion result displayed on the conversion display unit of the kana-kanji conversion work image (FIG. 4) in FIG. 15 in-line in the work area. FIG.

19 is a display content when the phrase display software shown in FIG. 17 displays the conversion result displayed in the conversion display unit of the kana-kanji conversion work image (FIG. 4) in FIG. 16 in the work area inline FIG.

20 is a display content when the phrase display software shown in FIG. 17 displays the conversion display unit together with the keyboard image of the input image (FIG. 3), processes the Japanese sentence, and displays the conversion result in the phrase display It is the 1st figure which shows.

FIG. 21 shows display contents when the phrase display software shown in FIG. 17 displays a conversion display unit together with a keyboard image of an input image (FIG. 3), processes Japanese sentences, and displays the conversion result in a phrase display It is the 2nd figure which shows.

22 is a display content when the phrase display software shown in FIG. 17 displays a conversion display unit together with a keyboard image of an input image (FIG. 3), processes Japanese sentences, and displays the conversion result in a phrase display It is the 3rd figure which shows.

23 is a display content when the phrase display software shown in FIG. 17 displays a conversion display unit together with a keyboard image of an input image (FIG. 3), processes a Japanese sentence, and displays the conversion result in a phrase display It is the 4th figure which shows.

24 is a diagram showing display contents when the phrase display software shown in FIG. 17 displays the conversion result displayed on the conversion display section of the input image (FIG. 3) in FIG. 22 in a work area inline. It is.

25 is a diagram showing display contents when the phrase display software shown in FIG. 17 displays the conversion result displayed on the conversion display section of the input image (FIG. 3) in FIG. 23 in a work area inline. It is.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: portable computer, 100: microprocessor
, 102 ... ROM, 104, 108 ... RAM, 106
... Real-time clock circuit, 110 ... IC card, 1
12: IC card slot, 114: main bus, 11
6 ... Analog / digital converter, 118 ... Touch
Panel, 120: System controller, 122: Liquid crystal
Display device, 124: key switch, 126: external input / output
Connector, 128: infrared communication unit, 130: modem, 1
32 ... line detection circuit, 134 ... telephone line, 136 ... ana
Log / digital / digital / analog converter,
138 microphone, 140 speaker, 142
AC adapter, 144: battery, 146: lithium battery,
148: power supply circuit, 2: Japanese language processing software, 20
0: input analysis unit, 202: display screen control unit, 204: temporary
Name-Kanji conversion control unit, 206 ... Kana-Kanji conversion processing unit, 20
8 text management unit, 210 converted text management unit, 2
12 ... input screen management unit, 3₁… Input image, 300… product
Work area, 302: keyboard image, 304: status display area
Area, 306... Icon area, 306₁~ 306_Five... eye
308, conversion display unit, 310, operation area, 312
₁~ 312 _Three... operation section image, 32 ... e-mail system
34, computer, 4 ... communication processing software,
40: transmission processing unit, 42: reception unit, 420: reception processing
Part, 422 ... syntax analysis part, 424 ... line feed character deletion
Section, 5, 5 '... phrase display software, 50 ... phrase display
Department.

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. An input image display means for displaying an input image; a first character string data display means for receiving and displaying first character string data input according to the input image; First character string data area selecting means for selecting an arbitrary area of the first character string data based on the selection according to the first character string data, and the selected first character string data Any area of the second
A character string data processing device comprising: character string data conversion processing means for performing conversion processing to character string data; and second character string data display means for displaying the converted second character string data. A first character string data receiving means for receiving the first character string data; an area selecting means for selecting an arbitrary area of the received first character string data; Based on the area of the first character string data and / or the area of the first character string data selected at the (k + 1) -th time, a conversion target area of the first character string data is determined. A character string data processing device comprising: an area determining means for determining; and a character string data conversion processing means for converting the determined conversion target area of the first character string data into the second character string data. 3. A first character string data display means for displaying the received first character string data; and a first character string data input means for inputting the first character string data according to the displayed first character string data. Pointing means for pointing an arbitrary position, wherein the area selecting means selects an area of the first character string data based on a position of the pointed first character string data. 2. A character string data processing device according to claim 1. 4. A first character string data display means for displaying the received first character string data on a predetermined display screen, and a pointing position with respect to the display screen, a position of the first character string data. Pointing means for associating with the position of the first character string data, wherein the area selecting means selects an area of the first character string data based on the position of the associated first character string data. A character string data processing device as described. 5. The character string data conversion processing means according to claim 1, wherein said first character string data including at least one phonogram in a predetermined language using ideograms is converted into ideograms and phonograms in said predetermined language. 3. The character string data processing device according to claim 2, wherein the character string data is converted into the second character string data including any of the above. 6. The Japanese character string data conversion processing means, wherein the Japanese first character string data in Kana character display or Roman character display is displayed by mixing Kanji and Kana characters. 3. The character string data processing device according to claim 2, wherein the character string data is converted into column data. 7. The character string data conversion processing means according to claim 1, wherein
3. The conversion result of the first character string data of the first character string data selected at the k-th time when the area of the first character string data is selected at the (+1) -th time. A character string data processing device as described. 8. The character string data conversion processing means according to claim 1, wherein said first character string data area selected at the k-th time and said (k)
+1) invalidating the second character string data converted from the first character string data selected at the k-th time when there is an overlap with the area of the first character string data selected at the first time. Item 3. The character string data processing device according to Item 2. 9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the area selecting means is configured to:
And the end position of the first character string data selected at the (k + 1) -th time is selected by selecting the start position and the end position of the region of the character string data of The character string data processing device according to claim 2, wherein a space is determined as a conversion target area of the first character string data. 10. The area selection means performs a selection continuously after the (k + 1) th selection of the head or end of the area of the first character string data, and the continuous selection indicates last. The position of the first character string data is represented by the (k + 1) th
The character string data processing device according to claim 9, wherein the character string data is selected as a tail or a head of an area of the first character string data to be selected for the first time. 11. A function change instructing means for instructing the area selecting means to change a function, wherein the area selecting means selects the (k + 1) -th time in accordance with the designated function change. The position of the first character string data is set as the end of the area of the first character string data selected at the (k + 1) -th time, and the position immediately after the end of the first character string data selected at the k-th time is set. The position is set as the beginning of the area of the first character string data to be selected at the (k + 1) -th time, or the position of the first character string data to be selected at the (k + 1) -th time is set to the (k + 1) -th time The start of the first character string data area to be selected and the end of the k-th selected first character string data to the (k + 1) -th end of the first character string data area The character string data processing device according to claim 9, Place. 12. An input image is displayed, first character string data input according to the input image is received and displayed, and based on a selection according to the displayed first character string data. , Selecting an arbitrary area of the first character string data, and selecting an arbitrary area of the selected first character string data as a second area.
A character string data processing method that converts the character string data into the character string data and displays the converted second character string data. 13. An area for receiving the first character string data, selecting an arbitrary area of the received first character string data, and an area of the k-th selected first character string data;
A conversion target area of the first character string data is determined based on the (k + 1) -th selected area of the first character string data, and a conversion target area of the determined first character string data is determined. Is converted to the second character string data.