JPH11306177A - Character string storage/retrieval device and recording medium recorded with character string storage/ retrieval program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily select a desired character string by discriminating the type of the character string that is called by a retrieval means based on the discrimination information and outputting the retrieved character string in a form that is decided by the discriminated type of the character string. SOLUTION: One of plural character strings which are stored in a clip board data storage area 102-3 is selected and called at the current cursor position. Then the type of the called character string is discriminated by inquiring a character type discrimination dictionary area 102-4 and a KANA (Japanese syllabary)/KANJI (Chinese character) conversion dictionary area 102-5 with an n-th range designation character string or an n-th division character string used as a key. The called character string is outputted in the sequence that is decided based on the type of the character string and in a display form to which the character string showing the discriminated type is added. As a result, a desired character string can be easily selected and the time and labor needed for inputting again the character string that is once inputted can the eliminated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, more specifically, a character string storage / call of a word processor, a personal computer, a network information terminal apparatus, and a portable information terminal apparatus capable of inputting, editing, and displaying a character string. The present invention relates to an apparatus and a recording medium on which a program for character string storage call is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional information processing apparatus is provided with a character string storage means called a so-called clipboard in order to easily input the same character string a plurality of times or to perform editing work such as copying or moving a character string. I was As an example of the operation method, when a part or the entire range is specified for a sentence displayed on the display screen and a storage (cut or copy) instruction is given, the character string in the specified range is stored in the clipboard. Then, when a desired position is designated by a cursor and a call (paste) instruction is performed, a character string stored in the clipboard is input to the position.

This clipboard can be used across a plurality of application software. For example, an address character string described in an e-mail text received by e-mail transmission / reception software is copied and pasted into address book software. Or by copying the patent publication number character string input with word processing software and pasting it with database registration / search software, labor saving of character string input was achieved.

Further, in the conventional information processing apparatus, not only a character string but also various object data could be stored in the above-described clipboard. (Here, object data refers to figure data (a set of figure types, coordinate values, size data, etc.), spreadsheet data (a set of cell formats, calculation formula data, numerical data, etc.), and file data (file names and file names). ), And is distinguished from character string data.) These object data can usually be copied / cut and pasted only between applications of the same type (of the same type).

Some conventional information processing apparatuses are capable of storing a plurality of character strings and object data on the clipboard as described above. For example, JP-A-6-131199 discloses a technology in which n stacks (areas) are provided on a clipboard and a character string can be stored in each stack. When retrieving a character string, the contents stored in the clipboard are displayed in a list in the order in which they are stored, and the user can select a desired character string from the list. ing.

In the technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-131199, when a character string is stored, the character string is converted into various data formats (image format, table format, etc.), and these are also stored at the same time. Also, there is disclosed a technique of displaying data in a format that can be handled by the calling application in normal display, and displaying data in a format that cannot be handled thinly when displaying a list for calling.

[0007]

As described above, in the conventional information processing apparatus, a plurality of character strings can be stored on the clipboard, and a desired character is selected from the stored character strings at a designated position. It was possible to call a column. However, when a character string is called, a plurality of character strings are usually displayed in the order in which the character strings are stored. Therefore, when many character strings are stored, the operator selects a desired one. There was a problem that it was not easy.

In addition, a character string suitable for calling at a designated position and a character string inappropriate for calling are displayed together (for example, when a paste instruction is given when a cursor is located in a telephone number input area, a telephone number is displayed). Since the character string and the name character string are mixedly displayed), there is a problem that the operator may erroneously select an inappropriate character string by mistake.

In the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-131199,
When pasting, data formats (character code format, image format,
(Table format, etc.) is devised to be lighter, but since the order of the data is not rearranged, the display format for data in the same data format (for example, character code format data) However, there is a problem in that it is not easy to select a desired one from a large number of data because the data is not changed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides a character string capable of easily selecting desired data in an information processing apparatus having a clipboard capable of storing data such as a plurality of character strings. It is an object to provide a memory calling device.

Further, according to the present invention, when a part or all of the displayed character string is designated and a registration instruction is given,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a character string storage and call device that stores a specified character string.

Further, according to the present invention, when a call of a character string is instructed, the stored character string is called, and the designated character string or the type of the called character string is stored in the stored discrimination information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a character string storage and callout device that makes a determination based on the information.

Further, the present invention provides a display method in which a called character string is displayed in a form based on the type of the determined character string (an order based on the determined type, and a character string indicating the determined type is added). And the like.

[0014]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a character string storage and calling device, comprising: input means for inputting a character string; display means for displaying the input character string; A character string designating means for designating part or all,
A character string storage unit capable of storing a plurality of character strings, a registration instruction unit for instructing registration of the character string, and the character string storage unit storing the character string designated by the character string designation unit in response to an instruction from the registration instruction unit Registration means for storing the character string, call instruction means for instructing the call of the character string, call means for calling the character string stored in the character string storage means in response to the call instruction, and distinguishing the type of the character string The discrimination information storage means for storing the discrimination information for performing, and the character string designated by the character string designation means or the type of the character string called by the calling means are stored in the discrimination information storage means. Character string type discriminating means for discriminating based on the discrimination information, and outputting the called character string in a form based on the type of character string discriminated by the character string type discriminating means. Characterized in that it comprises a power means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the character string storage and call device according to the first aspect, the output means determines the called character string by the character string type determination means. Character strings are output in an order based on the type of the character string.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the character string storage and call device according to the second aspect, further comprising call type designation means for designating a type of a character string to be called. The called character string, the type of character string determined by the character string type determination means,
And outputting in an order based on the type of the designated character string.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the character string storage and call device according to the third aspect, the character string storage means further stores a storage order of a plurality of character strings of each type. The output means outputs the called character string in an order based on the type of the character string determined by the character string type determining means, the type of the specified character string, and the storage order. It is characterized by.

Therefore, for example, the type of character string to be called is determined to be a mail address, and "aaa @ shar"
p. co. jp "(mail address: storage order 1)," www.sharp.co.jp "(URL: storage order 2), and" bbb@sharp.co.jp "(mail address: storage order 3). Is called, "bbb@sharp.co.jp" (mail address: storage order 3), and "aaa@sharp.co.jp".
jp "(mail address: storage order 1)," www.s
harp. co. jp "(URL: storage order 2). Since the type of the character string to be called is determined to be a mail address, the mail address has priority over the URL. In the mail address, the one with the larger number in the storage order has priority.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the character string storage and call apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the output means determines the called character string by the character string type determination. The data is output together with a character string indicating the type of the character string determined by the means.

Therefore, for example, “aaa @ sharp.
co. jp ”(email address) is called,
“Aaa@sharp.co.jp <mail address>” is output.

The character string storage and call device according to claim 6 is
6. The character string storage and call device according to claim 1, wherein the character string type determining means includes a plurality of character strings when a plurality of character strings are simultaneously specified by the character string specifying means. If the type, or the character string specified by the character string specifying means or the character string called by the calling means can be divided,
The character string is divided into a plurality of character strings, and the type of each of the divided character strings is determined. If a plurality of character strings are specified, or if the specified character strings can be divided, the respective types are determined.

Therefore, for example, “aaa @ sharp.
co. jp "(email address) and" www.shar "
p. co. If two of “jp” (URL) are designated as ranges, the respective types are determined. If there is a mail address calling instruction, "aaa@sharp.c
o. jp ”only.

The character string storage and call device according to claim 7 is
7. The character string storage and call device according to claim 3, wherein said call type designation means selects a character string type to be called according to an input state (cursor position) when a character string call instruction is issued. It is characterized in that it is determined and specified. The type of character string to be called is determined according to the cursor position.

Therefore, for example, if the cursor is in the URL input box, the character string to be called is the URL, and if the cursor is in the name input box in the address book, the character string to be called is the name (name or company name). And specify it.

According to a eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the character string storage and call device according to the sixth aspect, wherein the call type designating means is provided near or corresponding to a cursor position when a character string call instruction is given. The type of the character string to be called is determined and specified according to the character string existing at the position where the character string exists. The type of character string to be called is determined according to the character string near the cursor position.

Therefore, for example, "UR" is displayed near the cursor.
If the character string "L" exists, the type to be called is U
If the RL and the cursor are in the address book and the character string "name" exists in the first line of the digit where the cursor is located, the type to be called is determined to be a name (name or company name).

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium storing a program for storing and calling a character string, comprising: input means for inputting a character string; display means for displaying the input character string;
A character string storage means capable of storing a plurality of character strings, a character string designation means for designating a part or all of the displayed character string, a registration instruction means for instructing the registration of the character string, and a call of the character string. A registration control program for storing, in a character string storage unit, a character string designated by the character string designation unit in accordance with a registration instruction of the registration instruction unit, A call control program that calls the stored character string in accordance with a call instruction of a call instruction means, determination information data for determining a type of a character string, and a character string specified by the character string specification means, or A character string type discrimination control program for discriminating the type of the character string called by the call control program based on the discrimination information data is executed, and Character string, and characterized by recording a program for the character string type identification control program string memory recall that output in a form based on the type that is determined by.

According to the character string storage and calling device of the first aspect, the character string input from the input means is displayed on the display means. When a part or the whole of the displayed character string is designated by the character string designating means and registration is instructed by the registration instruction means, the registration means stores the designated character string in the character string storage means. When a call of a character string is instructed by the call instructing means, the calling means calls the character string stored in the character string storage means. Further, the character string type determining means includes a character string specified by the character string specifying means,
Alternatively, the type of the character string called by the calling means is determined based on the determination information stored in the determination information storage means, and the output means determines the called character string by the character string type determining means. It is output in a form based on the type of the determined character string (an order based on the determined type, a display form to which a character string indicating the determined type is added, and the like).

According to the character string storage and calling device of the second aspect, in the character string storage and calling device of the first aspect, the output means outputs the called character string by the character string type determining means. The output is performed in the order based on the determined character string type. So, for example,
“Aaa@sharp.co.jp” (mail address) and “www.sharp.co.jp” (URL)
And three character strings of “bbb@sharp.co.jp” (mail address) are called, “aaa @ s
harp. co. jp "(mail address)," bbb "
＠Sharp. co. jp "(mail address)," w
ww. sharp. co. jp "(URL)
Outputs the same type of character strings at once.

According to the character string storage and calling device of the third aspect, in the character string storage and calling device of the second aspect,
The apparatus further includes a call type designating unit that designates a type of a character string to be called, wherein the output unit converts the called character string into a character string type determined by the character string type determining unit and the designated character string. The output is performed in the order based on the type of the character string.

Therefore, for example, the type of character string to be called is specified as URL, and “aaa@sharp.co.
jp "(mail address) and" www.sharp.c "
o. jp "(URL) and" bbb@sharp.co.
jp "(e-mail address)," www.sharp.co.jp "(UR
L), a character string whose type is URL, such as “aaa@sharp.co.jp” (mail address) and “bbb@sharp.co.jp” (mail address), is output with priority.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the character string storage and call apparatus according to the third aspect, the character string storage means further stores a storage order of a plurality of character strings of each type. The output unit outputs the called character string, the type of the character string determined by the character string type determining unit, and the type of the specified character string.
And outputting in an order based on the storage order.

Therefore, for example, the type of character string to be called is determined to be a mail address, and "aaa @ shar"
p. co. jp "(mail address: storage order 1)," www.sharp.co.jp "(URL: storage order 2), and" bbb@sharp.co.jp "(mail address: storage order 3). Is called, "bbb@sharp.co.jp" (mail address: storage order 3), and "aaa@sharp.co.jp".
jp "(mail address: storage order 1)," www.s
harp. co. jp "(URL: storage order 2). Since the type of the character string to be called is determined to be a mail address, the mail address has priority over the URL. In the mail address, the one with the larger number in the storage order has priority.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the character string storage and call apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the output means outputs the called character string to the character string. The character string is output together with a character string indicating the type of the character string determined by the type determining means.

Therefore, for example, “aaa @ sharp.
co. jp ”(email address) is called,
“Aaa@sharp.co.jp <mail address>” is output.

According to the character string storing and calling device of the sixth aspect, in the character string storing and calling device of the first to fifth aspects, the character string type discriminating means is simultaneously operated by the character string specifying means. If a plurality of character strings are specified, the type of each of the plurality of character strings, or the character string specified by the character string specifying means or the character string called by the calling means can be divided. The character string is divided into a plurality of character strings, and the type of each of the divided character strings is determined. If a plurality of character strings are specified, or if the specified character strings can be divided, the respective types are determined.

Therefore, for example, “aaa @ sharp.
co. jp "(email address) and" www.shar "
p. co. If two of “jp” (URL) are designated as ranges, the respective types are determined. If there is a mail address calling instruction, "aaa@sharp.c
o. jp ”only.

According to the character string storage and calling device of the seventh aspect, in the character string storage and calling device according to any one of the third to sixth aspects, the call type designating means is provided when the character string calling instruction is issued. The type of character string to be called is determined and specified according to the input state (cursor position) of the character string. The type of character string to be called is determined according to the cursor position.

Therefore, for example, if the cursor is in the URL input box, the character string to be called is URL, and if the cursor is in the name input field in the address book, the character string to be called is name (name or company name). And specify it.

According to the character string storage and calling device of the eighth aspect, in the character string storage and calling device of the sixth aspect, the call type indicating means is located near a cursor position when a character string calling instruction is issued. Alternatively, the type of character string to be called is determined and specified according to the character string existing at the corresponding position. The type of character string to be called is determined according to the character string near the cursor position.

Therefore, for example, "UR" is displayed near the cursor.
If the character string "L" exists, the type to be called is U
If the RL and the cursor are in the address book and the character string "name" exists in the first line of the digit where the cursor is located, the type to be called is determined to be a name (name or company name).

[0042]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a character string storing and calling device (information processing device) according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 101 denotes a CPU (Central Pro)
cessing Unit) and RAM (Rand
om Access Memory) 102 or RO
Each unit of the present invention is realized according to programs and data stored in an M (Read Only Memory) 103.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the RAM 102
A program storage area 102-1 for storing an OS (Operating System) and various programs; a document data storage area 102-2 for storing document data; a clipboard data storage area 102-3 for storing clipboard data; A character string type discrimination dictionary area 102-4 for storing information for converting characters, a kana-kanji conversion dictionary area 102-5 for storing information for converting kana to kanji, and object data such as character strings and figures are designated. A designated range storage area 102 for storing a range
6. Variable data storage area 10 for storing various variable data
2-7, and other data storage areas 102-8 for storing other data.

The program storage area 102-1 may be any recording medium that is detachable from the information processing apparatus main body and stores programs, and may be any type of recording medium such as a magnetic tape, an IC card, and a RAM card. There may be.

Further, a program storage area 102-1, a document data storage area 102-2, a clipboard data storage area 102-3, a character string type discrimination dictionary area 102-
4. Any one or more of the kana-kanji conversion dictionary area 102-5, the specified range storage area 102-6, the variable data storage area 102-7, and the other data storage area 102-8 are transmitted to the information processing apparatus main body. Any type of recording medium that can be detached and that stores a program may be used. For example, any type of recording medium such as a magnetic tape, an IC card, and a RAM card may be used.

The ROM 103 stores, as shown in FIG.
B that performs basic processing of this information processing device and controls hard air
IOS (Basic Input Output Sy)
) is stored in the BIOS storage area 103-
1. It is divided into a character font data storage area 103-2 in which character font data for display is stored, and a data storage area 103-3 in which other data is stored.

BIOS storage area 103-1, character font data storage area 103-2, other data storage area 1
Any one or any of 03-3 may be any recording medium that is detachable from the information processing apparatus main body and stores a program, such as a magnetic tape or a CD-R.
Any type of recording medium such as an OM and an IC card may be used.

The CPU 101 designates a display device 104 for displaying document data and a cursor, a keyboard 105 for inputting information such as document data and commands, and a range of the document data displayed on the display device 104. , A floppy disk or / and a hard disk (hereinafter referred to as FD / HD) for storing various programs such as a plurality of document data and a document data editing program, or any other type of recording medium The recording medium 107 may be connected to a communication device 108 that communicates with another information processing device via a communication line.

When the power of the information processing apparatus is turned on, an initialization process is performed, the BIOS program is executed, the OS is read from the FD / HD 107, and stored in the program storage area 102-1. Will be executed. OS
Is a document data editing program and W
Reads WW (World Wide Web) browser program, e-mail creation / transmission / reception program, address book management program, character input / edit program, document data input / edit program, document data copy / cut program, document data paste program, etc., and program storage area 102-1.

The OS reads the character string type discrimination dictionary from the FD / HD 107 and reads the character string type discrimination dictionary area 102
-4, and reads the kana-kanji conversion dictionary and stores it in the kana-kanji conversion dictionary area 102-5.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are main flowcharts showing the processing of the information processing apparatus for realizing the present invention. This flowchart is realized by the CPU 101 executing the OS and other programs stored in the program storage area 102-1.

In step (hereinafter simply referred to as S) 101, it is determined whether or not a document data editing instruction has been issued, and if it is determined that the instruction has been issued, the process proceeds to S102.
Move to 106. The instruction to edit the document data is performed by the user pressing down a function key provided on the keyboard 105 or operating the mouse 106 to indicate an icon displayed on the display device 104. Note that the document data indicates a set of character string (text) data and / or graphic objects (bitmap image data and vector graphic data).

The process in S101 is realized by the CPU 101 executing the OS. Further, the processing after S102 is realized by the CPU 101 mainly executing a document data editing program. In S102, F
A dialog box (a small window that prompts a user's input operation) for prompting the user to input the file name of the created document data stored in the D.HD 107 or the file name of the document data to be newly created is displayed. .

In S103, the user's keyboard 10
In response to the operation of the mouse 5 and / or the mouse 106, input processing of characters and editing processing such as correction and deletion of the characters are performed. This processing is realized by the CPU 101 executing a character input editing program. At this time, the character input editing program is notified that the current input status is a status for inputting a file name. A detailed flowchart of this process is shown in FIG. 5, and the description will be described later.

In S104, a file having a file name matching the character string input in S103 is stored in the FD / HD 107.
Is determined, and if so, the file is read, stored in the document data storage area 102-2, and displayed on the display device 104. If it does not exist, it is regarded as input of a new document, and the document data storage area 102-2
To display an empty document.

In S105, the user's keyboard 10
5 and / or in accordance with the operation of the mouse 106, input of document data and editing processing such as correction and deletion of the document are performed. This processing is realized by the CPU 101 executing the document data input / edit program. A detailed flowchart of this process is shown in FIG. 6, and the description will be described later. After the processing of S105 is completed, the process returns to START.

On the other hand, in S106, it is determined whether or not a WWW browsing instruction (an instruction to display an Internet home page) has been issued.
Otherwise, the process proceeds to S111 in FIG. WW
The W browsing instruction is issued by the user through the keyboard 105.
The operation is performed by depressing a function key provided on the display device 104 or instructing an icon displayed on the display device 104 with the mouse 106. The process of S106 is realized by the CPU 101 executing the OS. Further, the processing after S107 is realized by the CPU 101 mainly executing a WWW browser program.

In S107, the URL (Uniform)
A dialog box for prompting the user to input a Resource Locator (homepage address) is displayed.
In S108, according to the user's operation of the keyboard 105 and / or the mouse 106, input processing of characters and editing processing such as correction and deletion of the characters are performed. This processing is realized by the CPU 101 executing the character input editing program, similarly to the processing of S103. At this time, the character input editing program is notified that the current input status is a URL input status. In addition,
FIG. 5 shows a detailed flowchart of this process, and the description will be given later.

In S109, the communication device 1 sends the information to the other information processing device indicated by the character string (URL) input in S108.
08, the homepage data is read and displayed on the display device 104. Note that the communication processing, the reading of the homepage data, and the display processing are well-known techniques, and do not directly relate to the gist of the present invention, and therefore, detailed description will be omitted. In S110, it is determined whether or not an instruction to display the next page has been made by operating the keyboard 105 and / or the mouse 106 by the user, and if instructed, the process returns to S107;

On the other hand, in S111 of FIG. 4, it is determined whether or not an e-mail creation instruction has been issued. If it is determined that the instruction has been issued, the flow proceeds to S112, and if not, the flow proceeds to S117.
An instruction to create an e-mail is issued by the user through the keyboard 105.
The operation is performed by depressing a function key provided on the display device 104 or instructing an icon displayed on the display device 104 with the mouse 106.

The processing in S111 is realized by the CPU 101 executing the OS. The processing after S112 is realized by the CPU 101 mainly executing an e-mail creation / transmission / reception program. S112
Then, a dialog box for prompting the user to input a destination e-mail address is displayed. In S113, in response to the user's operation of the keyboard 105 and / or the mouse 106, input processing of characters and editing processing such as correction and deletion of the characters are performed. This processing is similar to the processing of S103,
This is realized by the PU 101 executing the character input editing program. At this time, the character input editing program is notified that the current input status is a status of inputting an e-mail address. A detailed flowchart of this process is shown in FIG. 5, and the description will be described later.

At S114, a dialog box for prompting the user to input the text of the e-mail is displayed. In S115, in accordance with the user's operation of the keyboard 105 and / or the mouse 106, input processing of characters and editing processing such as correction and deletion of the characters are performed. This processing is realized by the CPU 101 executing the character input editing program, similarly to the processing of S103. At this time, the character input editing program is notified that the current input status is a status of inputting the e-mail text. A detailed flowchart of this process is shown in FIG. 5, and the description will be described later. S
At 116, the electronic mail text input at S115 is transmitted to the destination electronic mail address input at S113 via the communication device 108, and the process returns to START. In addition,
The e-mail transmission process is a known technique and is not directly related to the gist of the present invention, and therefore, detailed description is omitted.

On the other hand, in S117, it is determined whether or not an instruction to create an address book is issued.
8; otherwise, return to START. The user issues an instruction to create an address book by pressing down a function key provided on the keyboard 105 or by pressing the display device 1.
The operation is performed by an operation such as instructing the icon displayed on the mouse 04 with the mouse 106 or the like. The processing of S117 is executed by the CPU 1
01 is realized by executing the OS. Also S
The processes after 118 are realized mainly by the CPU 101 executing the address book management program.

At S118, a dialog box for prompting the input of a name (name or company name) is displayed. In S119, according to the user's operation of the keyboard 105 and / or the mouse 106, input processing of characters and editing processing such as correction and deletion of the characters are performed. This processing is performed in S10
Similarly to the processing of 3, the processing is realized by the CPU 101 executing the character input editing program. At this time, the character input editing program is notified that the current input status is a status for inputting a name (name, company name). A detailed flowchart of this process is shown in FIG. 5, and the description will be described later. In S120, a dialog box for prompting the input of an address is displayed.

In S121, the user's keyboard 10
In response to the operation of the mouse 5 and / or the mouse 106, input processing of characters and editing processing such as correction and deletion of the characters are performed. This process is similar to the process of S103, and is executed by the CPU 101.
Is realized by executing a character input editing program. At this time, the character input editing program is notified that the current input status is a status of inputting an address. A detailed flowchart of this process is shown in FIG. 5, and the description will be described later. In S122, it is determined whether or not an instruction to input the next data has been made by the user's operation of the keyboard 105 and / or the mouse 106. If so, the flow returns to S118 to repeat the above-described processing. If not, the flow returns to START.

In the above flowchart, each dialog box is sequentially displayed. However, a plurality of dialog boxes are displayed side by side, and an arbitrary dialog box can be displayed by operating the keyboard 105 and / or the mouse 106 of the user. You may make it selectable in order. For example, the address book data may be displayed in a table format, and the input status (name input, address input, etc.) may be switched according to the position of a cursor that can be arbitrarily moved by the user. The determination can be made by storing the position information and the input state in advance in association with each other.

FIG. 5 shows the character input / edit processing (S10 in FIG. 3).
3, S108, S113, S115, S119 in FIG.
It is a flowchart which showed the detail of S121). In this flowchart, the CPU 101 executes the program storage area 1
This is realized by executing the character input / editing program stored in the memory No. 02-1.

In S201, it is determined whether or not an input or deletion of a character has been instructed.
The process proceeds to S203 otherwise. An instruction to input a character is made by inputting a character key provided on the keyboard 105, and an instruction to delete a character is made by inputting a delete key provided on the keyboard 105. In S202, when the input of a character is instructed, the character corresponding to the input character key is inserted and displayed at the current cursor position, and the character code is stored in a predetermined position of the other data storage area 102-8. insert. When deletion of a character is instructed, the character at the current cursor position is deleted, and the character code at a predetermined position in the other data storage area 102-8 is deleted.

In S203, it is determined whether or not the movement of the cursor has been instructed. If it is determined that the movement has been instructed, the process proceeds to S204.
Otherwise, the process proceeds to S205. An instruction to move the cursor is made by inputting a cursor moving key provided on the keyboard 105 or inputting a button of the mouse 106. In S204, to the position designated in S203 (for example, when the left cursor movement key is input, the current position is shifted left by one, and when the down cursor movement key is input, the current position is shifted down by one. When the button of the mouse 106 is pressed, the cursor is moved (to the position indicated by the mouse cursor).

In S205, it is determined whether or not an instruction to designate a range has been made. If it is determined that the instruction has been made, the flow shifts to S206. The instruction to specify the range is performed by inputting a range specifying key provided on the keyboard 105 or inputting a mouse button. The range specification of the character string is performed by moving the cursor to the first character, inputting the range specification key provided on the keyboard 105, and further moving the cursor to the last character and inputting the range specification key similarly. . Alternatively, this is performed by moving the mouse cursor to the first character, pressing the mouse button, and moving the mouse cursor to the last character as it is. Note that a plurality of ranges can be specified by repeating the above operation (in the case of an operation using the mouse 106, the operation is performed while pressing a control key provided on the keyboard 105).

In S206, a process for storing the designated range is performed. Specifically, the position information of the first character and the position information of the last character of the specified character string are stored in the designated range storage area 102-6. The designated range storage area 102
If other data (previously stored range data) is already stored in -6, the above data is stored in place of that data. In S207, it is determined whether a copy or cut instruction has been given, and if it is determined that the instruction has been given,
Move to S208. The copy instruction is issued by the keyboard 105
By pressing a copy key provided on the keyboard 105, a cut instruction is performed by pressing a cut key provided on the keyboard 105 or the like.

In S208, the type of the character string in the designated range is determined, and the clipboard data storage area 102-
In step S3, a process of storing the character string in association with the determined type is performed, and when a cut is instructed in step S207, a process of deleting the character string in the specified range is performed.
This processing is realized by the CPU 101 executing a document data copy / cut program. On this occasion,
Current input status (status notified when character input / edit processing (flowchart in FIG. 5) is called: file name input, URL input, mail address input, mail text input, name (name, company name) input, (E.g., address input) to the document data copy / cut program. A detailed flowchart of this process is shown in FIG. 7, and the description will be described later.

In step S209, it is determined whether a paste instruction has been issued. If it is determined that the paste instruction has been issued, the process proceeds to step S210. The user gives a paste instruction by pressing a paste key provided on the keyboard 105 or the like.
In S210, a desired character string is selected and called from a plurality of character strings stored in the clipboard data storage area 102-3 at the current cursor position, and is pasted to the cursor position (paste). The pasted character string is inserted at a predetermined position in the other data storage area 102-8 in the same manner as the character input in S202. A plurality of character strings stored in the clipboard data storage area 102-3 are displayed in an order suitable for the current input situation, and the user selects a desired one from the displayed character strings.

This processing is realized by the CPU 101 executing the document data paste program. At this time, the current input status (the status notified when the character input / editing process (the flowchart of FIG. 5) is called: file name input, URL input, mail address input, mail text input, name (name, company name) ) Input, address input, etc.) to the document data paste program. The detailed flowchart of this process is shown in FIG.
And a description will be given later.

At S211, it is determined whether an end instruction has been issued, and if so, the present process is terminated (S104, S104 in FIG. 3).
109, S114, S116, S120, S12 in FIG.
2), otherwise return to S203.
In the above flowchart, the type is determined when the character string is stored in the clipboard data storage area 102-3. However, the type may be determined at the time of pasting (when calling from the clipboard data storage area 102-3). good.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the details of the document data (character / graphic object) input / edit processing (S105 in FIG. 3). This flowchart is executed by the CPU 10
1 is realized by executing a document data input / edit program stored in the program storage area 102-1.

In S301, a value indicating the character input mode is substituted for a variable M (a variable indicating the current input mode).
The value of the variable is stored in the variable data storage area 102-7. In S302, it is determined whether or not an instruction to switch the input mode to the graphic input mode has been made. If it is determined that the instruction has been made, the process proceeds to S305, otherwise, to S30.
Move to 3. The instruction to switch the input mode is given by the user pressing an input mode switching key provided on the keyboard 105 or the like.

In S303, the user's keyboard 10
In response to the operation of the mouse 5 and / or the mouse 106, input processing of characters and editing processing such as correction and deletion of the characters are performed. This process is similar to the process of S103, and is executed by the CPU 101.
Is realized by executing a character input editing program. At this time, the current input status is document data (character)
Is input to the character input editing program. Although the detailed flowchart of this process is almost the same as that shown in FIG. 5, the input characters are stored in the document data storage area 102-2. S
At 304, it is determined whether an end instruction has been issued, and if so, the present process is ended (return to START in FIG. 3), otherwise, the process returns to S302.

On the other hand, in S306, it is determined whether input or deletion of a graphic object has been instructed. If it is determined that the instruction has been instructed, the flow proceeds to S307, and if not, to S308. The input instruction of the graphic object is input from the keyboard 10.
The input of the graphic input key provided on the keyboard 5 and the instruction to delete the graphic object are performed by inputting the graphic delete key provided on the keyboard 105.

In step S307, when the graphic input key is input, the user inputs the type and size of the graphic object using the keyboard 105 or the mouse 106, and the graphic object of the input type is displayed at the current mouse cursor position. Display and document data storage area 102
The data of the graphic object (data such as the type and size of the graphic object) is stored at a predetermined position of -2. When the figure deletion key is input, the figure already specified is deleted by the figure specification processing described later, and the data of the figure object stored in the document data storage area 102-2 is deleted.

In S308, it is determined whether or not the movement of the mouse cursor has been instructed.
The process moves to S9, otherwise to S310. In S309, the mouse cursor is moved to the position specified in S308. In S310, it is determined whether or not an instruction to designate a graphic object has been made.
Move to 311. The designation of the graphic object is performed by moving the mouse cursor over the graphic object displayed on the display device 104 and pressing a mouse button.

By repeating the above operation while pressing the control key provided on the keyboard 105, a plurality of graphic objects can be specified. S3
At 11, a process for storing the designated graphic object is performed. Specifically, the type, size, position information, and the like of the graphic object specified by the above operation are stored in the specified range storage area 102-6. If other data (character string range specification data or the like) has already been stored in the specified range storage area 102-6, the data is stored in place of that data.

In S312, it is determined whether or not a copy or cut instruction has been issued.
Move to 313. The copy instruction is issued by pressing a copy key provided on the keyboard 105, and the cut instruction is issued by pressing a cut key provided on the keyboard 105.

In S313, processing for storing the specified graphic object in the clipboard data storage area 102-3 is performed, and when cut is instructed in S312, processing for deleting the specified graphic object is performed. This processing is similar to the processing of S208, and is executed by the CPU 101.
Is realized by executing a document data copy / cut program. At this time, the current input status (the document data is in the graphic mode) is notified to the document data copy / cut program. A detailed flowchart of this process is shown in FIG. 7, and the description will be described later.

In S314, it is determined whether or not a paste instruction has been issued. If it is determined that the paste instruction has been issued, the flow shifts to S315. The paste is instructed by pressing a paste key provided on the keyboard 105, pressing a button of the mouse 106, or the like. In S315, the clipboard data storage area 10 is stored at the current mouse cursor position.
A process of pasting the graphic object stored in 2-3 is performed.

This processing is realized by the CPU 101 executing the document data paste program. At this time, the current input status (the document data is in the graphic mode) is notified to the document data paste program. FIG. 13 shows a detailed flowchart of this process, and the description will be given later. In S316, it is determined whether or not an instruction to switch the input mode to the character input mode has been issued. If it is determined that the instruction has been issued, the process returns to S301; otherwise, the process returns to S306, and the above processing is repeated.

FIG. 7 shows the copy / cut processing (S20 in FIG. 5).
8 is a flowchart showing details of S313 in FIG. 6 and FIG. This flowchart is realized by the CPU 101 executing a copy / cut program stored in the program storage area 102-1. As described in S208 of FIG. 5 and S313 of FIG. 6,
When this flowchart is called, the current input status (file name input, URL input, mail address input,
The user is notified of the input of the text of the mail, the input of the name (name, company name), the input of the address, the input of the document data (character), the input of the document data (graphic object) and the like.

In S401, it is determined whether or not a character string or other object (graphic object) has been designated. If not, the process proceeds to S402. If so, the process proceeds to S403. (If a range is specified, position information of the specified range is stored in the specified range storage area 102-6.) In S402, since no range has been specified, error processing (buzzer sounds) And the like, and the process ends (move to S314).

In step S403, whether a character string has been designated as a range or another object (such as a graphic object)
Is determined based on the information stored in the specified range storage area 102-6. If the character string is specified as a range, the process proceeds to step S405. If not (if an object is specified), the process proceeds to step S405. The process moves to S404.
In the designated range storage area 102-6, type information indicating a character string or a graphic object, first character position information and last character position information for a character string, and type, size, and position of a graphic for a graphic object Information and the like are stored. In S404, a process of storing the data of the designated object in the clipboard data storage area 102-3 is performed, and the flow shifts to S415.

Clipboard data storage area 102-3
As shown in FIG. 8, a character string storage area 102-3-1 for storing a plurality of character strings and an object storage area 102-3-2 for storing objects (such as graphic objects) other than character strings. It is configured.

The object storage area 102-3-2 stores object data (object type and position information,
Size etc.) can be stored. When a plurality of objects are designated in S310 of FIG. 6, the plurality of object data can be stored in the object storage area 102-3-2. Also, the object storage area 1 has already been set by the copy / cut processing performed previously.
When data is stored in 02-3-2, the stored data is deleted and new data is stored. In the example of FIG. 8, it is shown that figure (circle) object data is stored in the object storage area 102-3-2. The details of the character string storage area 102-3-1 will be described later.

On the other hand, in S405, it is determined whether a plurality of character string ranges are designated or the character strings in the designated range can be divided.
Otherwise, the process proceeds to S408. The character string that can be divided is, for example, a character string in which a line feed code, tab code, punctuation, comma, parenthesis, quotation, or the like is inserted in the character string. For example, if the string "Sharp Corporation, Osaka" is specified as a range,
This character string can be divided back and forth at the position of a period.

In S406, a process of storing a designated range of character strings (plural or divisible) as a group in the character string storage area 102-3-1 is performed. For example, if the character string "Sharp Corporation, Osaka" is designated as a range, the entire character string "Sharp Corporation, Osaka" is stored in the character string storage area 102-3-1. Details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

In S407, the number specified in the range or the number of character strings that can be divided is substituted for the variable n.
Move to 9. For example, if a character string “Sharp Corporation, Osaka” is designated as a range, this character string can be divided into two at the punctuation point position, and therefore, 2 is substituted for the variable n. The value of the variable is stored in the variable data storage area 102-7.

On the other hand, in S408, 1 is substituted for the variable n, and S
409. In step S409, if a plurality of ranges are specified, the character string in the n-th specified range, or if a divisible character string is specified, the n-th divided character string is used as a character string type discrimination dictionary area. The type of the character string is determined by referring to 102-4 or / and the kana-kanji conversion dictionary area 102-5.

For example, if the character string whose range is designated is "Sharp Corporation, Osaka", the first divided character string is "Sharp Corporation", and the second divided character string is "Osaka".
(In this case, the period is deleted.) If n is 1, the type of the character string “Sharp Corporation” is determined. FIG. 9 shows a detailed flowchart of this process (S409), and the description will be given later.

The character string type discrimination processing may be performed by a method other than the processing shown in FIG. For example, the determination may be made based on the input status notified. For example, if the notified input status is “file name input”, the character string type is “file name”, and the notified input status is “U
If it is "RL input", the type of the character string is determined to be "URL". The notified input status is "Email text input",
In the case of "input of document data (character)" or "input of document data (graphic object)", the determination fails.

In S410, it is determined whether or not the type of the character string has been determined.
The process proceeds to S412 if successful. In step S411, the type of the character string is determined to be unclassifiable.
Store in 2-3-1. In S412, the character string is
The character string storage area 102 is associated with the determined type.
-3-1 is stored. When a plurality of types are determined for the character string in S402 (for example, the character string "Nara"
Is determined to be "place name" or "person name"), the plurality of types are associated with the character string and stored in the character string storage area 102-3-1.

The character string storage area 102-3-1 corresponds to FIG.
As shown in (1), a character string, the type of the character string, and the storage order of the character string (the storage order for each type and the overall storage order) are stored in association with each other. FIG. 8 (1)
Will be described later in detail.

In S413, the value of the variable n is decremented by 1. In S414, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable n has become 0. If the value is 0, the process proceeds to S415; otherwise, the process proceeds to S409. Then, the process of storing the remaining character strings is repeated. In S415, it is determined whether or not the instruction in S312 of FIG. 5 is a cut instruction.
The process proceeds to 416, and otherwise the process ends (the process proceeds to S314 in FIG. 5). In S416, all the character strings or graphic objects in the specified range are deleted, and this processing ends (move to S314 in FIG. 5).

FIG. 8A shows a character string storage area 102-3-3.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of FIG. In this example, for example, the character string “bbb@sharp.co.jp” is stored with the type as the mail address, the storage order by type is 2 and the total storage order is 13, and the character string “ftp: /
/ Sharp. co. jp ”is stored as a URL of type, a storage order of 3 by type, and a storage order of 14 as a whole, and the character string“ Today is fine weather ”is a type that cannot be classified, and a storage order by type. 1, it can be seen that the storage order as a whole is stored as 2.

The smaller the numerical value of the storage order is, the more the value has been stored in the past (0 means unstored). When storing a character string, the storage order for each type stores the number obtained by adding 1 to the largest number in the storage order for each type already stored for that type, and the total storage order is already stored. The number obtained by adding 1 to the largest number in the entire stored order is stored.

In FIG. 8A, there are six types of character strings: a mail address, a URL, a name, a company name, a place name, and an unclassifiable type. In addition, FIG. 10 or FIG. Various types can be stored. Also, the number of character strings that can be stored for each type (see FIG. 8)
(4 in the case of (1)) can also be changed to an arbitrary number.

When the maximum number that can be stored in each type is already stored when storing a character string, if the maximum number of character strings stored in the type in which the character string is to be stored is stored. Is deleted, and the character string is stored. For example, in FIG. 8A, when “Hokkaido” (place name) is stored, since four character strings of the place name are already stored, the character string “Osaka” whose storage order by type is 1 is stored.
(The overall storage order is 7) and the storage order of the other stored character strings is updated (the storage order 2 to 4 for each type of place name is changed to 1 to 3 and the overall storage order is 7). All of the above are decremented, and the new character string “Hokkaido” is stored with the storage order by type as 4 and the overall storage order as 14.

When storing a character string, if the same character string as that character string is already stored, only the process of updating the storage order of the character string is performed. For example, FIG.
In (1), “http: //www.shar
p. co. jp ”(URL), this character string is already stored (the type is URL, the storage order by type is 1, and the overall storage order is 3), so the storage order by type of the character string is To the maximum value for each type (the number of stored character strings), the overall storage order to the overall maximum value (the total number of stored character strings), and update the storage order for the other character strings (URL The storage order 2 or 3 for each type is changed to 1 or 2, and all the storage orders 3 or more are decremented.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing details of the type determination processing (S409 in FIG. 7). This flowchart is realized by the CPU 101 executing a type determination program stored in the program storage area 102-1.

FIG. 10 shows a character string type discrimination dictionary area 1
It is a figure showing an example of 02-4. In S501, 1 is substituted for a variable m. The value of the variable is stored in the variable data storage area 102-7. In S502, it is determined whether or not the n-th character string matches the m-th ((m) in FIG. 10) condition 1 of the character string type determination dictionary area 102-4. If they do not match, S506
Move to. For example, if the nth character string is “aaa @ sha
rp. co. jp ", this character string is
Since the condition (1) of (1) is met (only one character "@" is included in the character string), the flow shifts to S503.

In S503, the character string type discrimination dictionary area 1
It is determined whether or not the condition 2 exists at the m-th of 02-4 ((m) in FIG. 10). If the condition 2 exists, the process proceeds to S504, and if not, the process proceeds to S505. In S504, it is determined whether or not the n-th character string matches the m-th ((m) in FIG. 10) condition 2 of the character string type determination dictionary area 102-4. If not, S506
Move to. For example, if the nth character string is “aaa @ sha
rp. co. jp ", this character string is
(1) is satisfied (consisting of alphanumeric characters, "@" (at mark), "." (Period) or "~" (tilde)), the flow shifts to S505. S50
In step 5, the m-th ((m) in FIG. 10) type of the character string type discrimination dictionary area 102-4 is determined to be the n-th character string type, and the process ends (FIG. 7). S410
Transition to).

On the other hand, in S506, 1 is added to the variable m, and S
In 507, it is determined whether or not the m-th condition exists in the character string type determination dictionary area 102-4, that is, whether or not all checks in the character string type determination dictionary area 102-4 have been completed. The process proceeds to S508, and if not completed, returns to S502 and repeats the process. For example, the n
If the third character string is “Osaka”, there is no matching type even if all of the character string type discrimination dictionary areas 102-4 shown in FIG. 10 are checked, so the flow proceeds to S508.

In S508, the kana-kanji conversion dictionary area 10
It is searched whether or not the n-th character string exists in the notation in 2-5, and if there is, the process proceeds to S509. If not, this processing is performed without determining the type of the n-th character string. To end. The kana-kanji conversion dictionary area 102-
FIG. 11 shows a specific example of No. 5 and a detailed description will be given later. S
At 509, the type stored corresponding to the searched notation is determined to be the type of the n-th character string, and the process ends.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the type of the character string is determined based on the condition 1 (and the condition 2).
May be present.

FIG. 11 shows a kana-kanji conversion dictionary area 102-5.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the above. Normally, in a kana-kanji conversion dictionary prepared for converting kana to kanji, readings, notations, and types are stored in association with each other. The notation part of this dictionary is searched using the n-th character string as a key, and if a matching notation is found, the corresponding type is determined as the type of the character string.

For example, if the n-th character string is "Osaka", the character string is searched for the notation part of the kana-kanji conversion dictionary area 102-5 using this character string as a key, and the type of the character string is the place name. Can be determined. "Osaka" has two types, a place name (prefecture) and a place name (city). In this case, since both are place names, it is good to simply unify the place names without discrimination. In addition, "Nara" has three types, a place name (prefecture), a place name (city), and a personal name (surname). In this case, two types of the place name and personal name are determined as the type of the character string "Nara". It is desirable.

FIG. 12 shows the entire designated range character string storage processing (FIG. 7).
14 is a flowchart showing details of S406). This flowchart is realized by the CPU 101 executing the entire designated range character string storage program stored in the program storage area 102-1.

In step S601, the number specified in the range or the number of character strings that can be divided is substituted for the variable n. In step S602, the character string type discrimination dictionary area 102-4 is set using the n-th range-specified character string or the n-th divided character string as a key.
And / or inquires the kana-kanji conversion dictionary area 102-5 to determine the type of the character string. This determination process is executed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. The determination result is stored at a predetermined position in the other data storage area 102-8. In step S603, it is determined whether or not the type of the character string has been determined. If the type has been determined, the process proceeds to step S604; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S608. In S604, the value of the variable n is decremented by 1. In S605, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable n has become 0.
No. 6, otherwise return to S602 and repeat the remaining character string type determination process.

In S606, it is determined whether or not the types of all the character strings (character strings (1) to (n)) determined in S603 are all the same. If not, the process proceeds to S608. S6
In 07, the character string (a set of a plurality of character strings when a plurality of character strings are specified as a range, or the entirety of a divisible character string when a range of a divisible character string is specified), The character string storage area 102-
3-1 is stored, and the process is terminated (the process proceeds to S407 in FIG. 7).

For example, if the character string is "Tokyo [line feed] Osaka" ([line feed] represents a line feed code), the divided character strings "Tokyo" and "Osaka" are all place names. This character string "Tokyo [line feed]
“Osaka” has a character string storage area 102 of the type “place name”.
-3-1. In step S608, the type of the character string is set to “non-classifiable” and the character string storage area 102-3-1.
And the process ends (the process proceeds to S407 in FIG. 7). For example, if the character string is “Sharp Corporation, Osaka”, the character string is a mixture of the company name and the place name.
In the character string storage area 102-
3-1.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing details of the paste processing (S210 in FIG. 5 and S315 in FIG. 6). This flowchart is realized by the CPU 101 executing a paste processing program stored in the program storage area 102-1.

Note that S210 in FIG. 5 and S315 in FIG.
As described in, when this flowchart is called,
Current input status (file name input, URL input, mail address input, mail text input, name (name, company name)
Input, address input, document data (character) input, document data (graphic object) input, etc.) are notified.

In S701, it is determined whether or not the notified current input status is the input mode of the document data (graphic object). If the input status is the document data (graphic object) input mode, the process proceeds to S702. If not, S
Move to 703. In S702, paste processing of the object data (graphic object) stored in the object storage area 102-3-2 is performed, and this processing ends (return to S316 in FIG. 5). Since the paste processing of the object data is a known technique and is not directly related to the gist of the present invention, the detailed description is omitted.

In S703, a process for determining the type of character string to be pasted is performed. This processing is realized by the CPU 101 executing the paste character string type determination program. At this time, the current input status is notified to the character string type determination program. FIG. 14 shows a detailed flowchart of this process, and the description will be given later. The type of the character string to be pasted may be determined by a method other than the above method, in which the user operates the keyboard 105 or the like. In this case, for example, the type is determined according to the input key.

In S704, it is determined whether or not the type has been determined in S703, and if determined, the process proceeds to S705.
If it cannot be determined, the process proceeds to S711. In S705, the number of character strings stored in association with the determined type among the plurality of character strings stored in the character string storage area 102-3-1 is substituted into a variable C. For example, when the data is stored in the character string storage area 102-3-1 as shown in FIG.
, 4 is substituted for the variable C. In S706, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable C is 0. If it is 0, the process proceeds to S711, and if it is not 0, the process proceeds to S707.

In S707, the character string storage area 102-3
-1 calls and outputs the C-th character string in the storage order for each type. For example, in the case of the above example (C = 4),
The character string “Nara” is displayed on the display device 104. On this occasion,
It is preferable to output in a display format (such as changing the display color) different from the standard display format, or to add a character string indicating the type of the character string to the character string before outputting. For example, the character string “Nara” is output as “Nara <place name>”. S7
In step 0809, it is determined whether or not an instruction to display the next candidate has been made from the keyboard 105 or the like.
Otherwise, the process moves to S710. In S709, the value of the variable C is reduced by 1, and the process returns to S706.

In step S710, the process of updating the storage order of the output character string (the type of the output character string and the overall storage order are changed to the largest value, and the values equal to or larger than the value before the change are stored). (The process of decrementing all the stored character strings by type) and the entire storage order, and terminates this process. Specifically, for example, when data as shown in FIG. 8A is stored in the character string storage area 102-3-1, the URL “www.sharp.
co. jp ”,“ www.sharp.jp ”is output.
co. jp "has a storage order (by type) of 3, and a storage order (entire) of 14," ftp://sharp.co.jp ".
The storage order (by type) is 2, the storage order (overall) is 13,
The storage order (by type) of “bbb@sharp.co.jp” is changed to 2, and the storage order (total) is changed to 12. In addition,
If the character string is displayed in a display format different from other character strings in the step S707, the display format is restored here, and if the character string indicating the type is added and displayed, Delete the appended character string.

On the other hand, in S711, the character string storage area 102
The number of character strings stored in -3-1 is substituted for a variable C. For example, in the character string storage area 102-3-1, FIG.
When stored as in (1), variable C is 14
(= 2 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 2) is substituted. S712
Then, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable C is 0. If the value is 0, the process is terminated. If the value is not 0, the process proceeds to S713.

In S713, the character string storage area 102-3
Call out and output the C-th character string in the entire storage order within -1. For example, in the case of the above example (C = 14), the character string “ftp://sharp.co.jp” is displayed on the display device 104 (if necessary, in a display format different from other character strings).

The character string already output in S707 may not be output here. The character string output in S707 is stored, and in S713, if the called character string matches the stored character string, the flow shifts to S714 without outputting.

In the above description, the character strings to be output have the C-th character string in the overall storage order. However, all the stored character strings may be grouped by type and the C-th character string may be output. . For example, when the character strings are grouped and stored for each type as shown in FIG. 8A, the first character string is UR
L “ftp://sharp.co.jp”, the second “www.sharp.co.jp”, and the third “h
http: // www. sharp. co. jp ", the fourth is the email address" bbb@sharp.co.j
p ", the fifth is" aaa@sharp.co.jp ",
The sixth may be output in the order of the place name "Nara". According to the rule having the above order, first, a type including a character string having the largest overall storage order is selected, and the type is followed by the type-specific storage order. Thereafter, a type including the character string having the largest overall storage order is selected, and so on.

In S714, it is determined whether or not an instruction to display the next candidate has been made from the keyboard 105 or the like. If so, the flow proceeds to S715, and if not, the flow proceeds to S710. In S715, the value of the variable C is reduced by 1, and in S716
Move to. In S716, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable C is 0.
Return to 13. By the above processing, the paste processing is realized.

In the above flowchart, one character string in a predetermined storage order is output, and when the next candidate is designated, one character string in the next storage order is output. A plurality of character strings may be output at one time, and an arbitrary character string may be selected from the plurality of character strings by a user operation.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing details of the paste character string type determination process (S703 in FIG. 13). This flowchart is realized by the CPU 101 executing the paste character string type determination program stored in the program storage area 102-1.

As described in step S703 of FIG. 13, when this flowchart is called, the current input status (file name input, URL input, mail address input, mail text input, name (name, company name) input, address) Input, document data (character) input, etc.).

In S801, it is determined whether or not the notified current input status is “input of file name”. If so, the process proceeds to S802, and if not, the process proceeds to S803. S
In 802, the type of the character string to be pasted is determined to be “file name”, and this processing is ended (move to S704 in FIG. 13). In step S803, it is determined whether the notified current input status is “URL input”.
The process moves to S804, otherwise to S805. S80
In step 4, the type of the character string to be pasted is determined to be "URL", and the process ends (the process proceeds to S704 in FIG. 13).

In S805, it is determined whether or not the notified current input status is "mail address input", and if so, the process proceeds to S806, and if not, the process proceeds to S807. In S806, the type of the character string to be pasted is determined to be “mail address”, and this processing ends (move to S704 in FIG. 13). In step S807, it is determined whether the notified current input status is “name (name, company name) input”. If so, the process proceeds to step S808;
The process moves to 809. In S808, the type of the character string to be pasted is determined to be “name (name, company name)”, and the process is terminated (move to S704 in FIG. 13).

In the example shown in FIG. 8A, the name and the company name are distinguished from each other. However, as described above, when the types of character strings to be pasted are determined to be plural types, 1
The processing can be performed by slightly changing the processing of S707 to S709 of No. 3. For example, when the types of character strings to be pasted are a name and a company name as described above, referring to FIG. 8A, the number of stored character strings of the name is two, and the number of stored character strings of the company name is one. In S705, the variable C
Is substituted for 3 (= 2 + 1), and in S707, the C-th character string (first character string = “transfer”, second character string = “Sharp Corporation”, third character string = “Tsuji”) is output.

In S809, it is determined whether the notified current input status is "address", and if so, S810
Otherwise, the process moves to S811. In S810, the type of character string to be pasted is determined as “address”
This process ends (the process proceeds to S704 in FIG. 13). S
In step 811, the type of the character string to be pasted cannot be determined based on the input status (e-mail text input, document data (character) input, etc.) alone. The type is determined from the character strings (character strings displayed within a range of several characters in the upper, lower, left and right directions, linked character strings, label names, the first line of the spreadsheet, etc.). For example, if a character string “URL” exists before the cursor position, the type of pasting is determined to be “URL”. Through the above processing, the type of character string to be pasted can be determined.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above and shown in the drawings, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be appropriately modified and implemented without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0139]

According to the character string storage and calling device of the first aspect, a plurality of character strings whose range is specified can be stored according to a registration instruction, and the stored character string can be stored according to a calling instruction. Since the columns can be called, it is possible to save the trouble of re-entering the character string once input. At this time, the called character string is output in the order compiled according to the type of the character string, so that it is easy to select a desired character string. For example, if a plurality of character strings indicating a mail address and a plurality of character strings indicating a URL are stored in a clipboard in a miscellaneous manner (in a random storage order), the character strings are classified according to the paste instruction. Since the characters are displayed in the summarized order, it is easy to select a desired character string.

When the type of character string to be input is determined in advance, the character string of that type is output in a priority order, so that it becomes easier to select a desired character string. . For example, there are a plurality of character strings indicating a mail address on the clipboard, a plurality of character strings indicating a URL,
If the cursor is miscellaneously stored (in a random storage order) and the cursor is in the URL input box (the browser software is running and the URL input process is being performed), a paste instruction is issued. When performed, the plurality of character strings are grouped by type according to a paste instruction,
Also, since the URL character strings are displayed in the priority order,
It becomes easy to select a desired character string (in this case, a URL character string).

For example, when the character string is stored in the clipboard as shown in FIG.
tp: // www. sharp. co. jp ", the character string is displayed at the twelfth (14-3 + 1 = 12 since the total number of stored character strings is 14 and the storage order of the character strings is 3) in the conventional technology. Although the next candidate display instruction has to be performed eleven times, in the present invention, the next candidate display instruction is performed twice since the third candidate display instruction is displayed.

If a character string indicating the type of character string to be input already exists near the cursor position or at a predetermined position corresponding to the cursor position, the character strings of that type are displayed in the priority order. The output makes it easier to select a desired character string.

For example, in the clipboard, a plurality of character strings indicating a mail address, a plurality of character strings indicating a URL,
If it is stored in a miscellaneous manner (in a random storage order) and a character string such as “URL” exists near or at a corresponding position of the cursor (for example, during execution of word processing software, When a paste instruction is given after inputting the character string "URL"), the plurality of character strings are grouped by type according to the paste instruction, and the URL character strings are displayed in a priority order. It becomes easy to select a character string (in this case, a URL character string).

Further, since the character string indicating the type of the called character string is output together with the character string, it becomes easier to select a desired character string. For example, if a character string indicating an e-mail address is
When a paste instruction is given when a plurality of character strings indicating L are stored in a miscellaneous manner (in a random storage order), the plurality of character strings are grouped by type according to the paste instruction. In the column, a character string such as "<mail address>" is displayed, and in the URL character string, "<URL
Since a character string such as ">" is added and displayed, it is easy to select a desired character string.

If a plurality of character string ranges are specified, the type of each character string, or if the specified character string or the called character string can be divided,
To determine the type of each of the divided character strings,
The work of registering a plurality of character strings is facilitated, and individual character strings can be called based on their types.

For example, if a copy instruction is given when two ranges of a mail address character string and a URL character string are specified at the same time, and then a mail address paste instruction is given (the mail sending / receiving software is running and the mail address When a paste instruction is given at the time of input processing or when a user gives a paste instruction of an e-mail address by operating a keyboard or the like), an e-mail address character string is given priority among the plurality of specified character strings. When a URL paste instruction is given (when the browser software is running and the paste instruction is given at the time of URL input processing, or when the user operates the keyboard, etc.
When the paste instruction is given), the URL character string of the plurality of specified character strings is displayed with priority, so that the plurality of character strings can be easily copied without repeating the copy processing a plurality of times. It becomes possible to do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a RAM and a ROM according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a main processing flowchart (1) of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a main processing flowchart (2) of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a character input / edit process according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of document data input / edit processing according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a copy / cut process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a specific example of a clipboard data storage area according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a type determination process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of a character string type discrimination dictionary according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a drawing showing a specific example of a kana-kanji conversion dictionary according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of an entire range storage process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a paste process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of paste character string type determination processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 CPU 102 RAM 103 ROM 104 Display device 105 Keyboard 106 Mouse 107 Floppy disk or / and hard disk 108 Communication device

Claims (9)

[Claims] An input unit for inputting a character string; a display unit for displaying the input character string; a character string designating unit for specifying a part or all of the displayed character string; A plurality of character string storage units, a registration instruction unit for instructing registration of a character string, and a character string designated by the character string designation unit in accordance with an instruction from the registration instruction unit, stored in the character string storage unit Registration means for performing a call of a character string; call means for calling a character string stored in the character string storage means in response to the call instruction; and A determination information storage unit storing determination information; and a character string designated by the character string designation unit, or a type of a character string called by the call unit, stored in the determination information storage unit. Character string type discriminating means for discriminating based on discrimination information, and output means for outputting the called character string in a form based on the type of character string discriminated by the character string type discriminating means. A character string storage and call device characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The character string storage and calling device according to claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs the called character string.
A character string storage and calling device for outputting in an order based on the type of character string determined by the character string type determining means. 3. The character string storage and call device according to claim 2, further comprising a call type designating means for designating a kind of a character string to be called, wherein said output means converts said called character string into said character string. A character string storage and calling device for outputting in the order based on the type of the character string determined by the column type determining means and the type of the specified character string. 4. The character string storage and call device according to claim 3, wherein said character string storage means further stores a storage order of a plurality of character strings of each type, and said output means outputs said called character. A character string storage and call device that outputs a string in an order based on the type of the character string determined by the character string type determination means, the type of the specified character string, and the storage order. 5. The character string storage and call device according to claim 1, wherein the output unit converts the called character string into a character string type determined by the character string type determination unit. A character string storage and recall device, which is output together with a character string indicating the character string. 6. The character string storage and calling device according to claim 1, wherein said character string type determining means includes a plurality of character strings when a plurality of character strings are simultaneously specified by said character string specifying means. If the type of each character string, or the character string specified by the character string specifying means or the character string called by the calling means can be divided, the character string is divided into a plurality of A character string storage and recall device for determining the type of each character string. 7. The character string storage and call device according to claim 3, wherein the call type designation means should be called according to an input state (cursor position) when a character string call instruction is given. A character string storage and calling device, wherein the type of a character string is determined and specified. 8. The character string storage and call device according to claim 3, wherein the call type indicating means is a character existing near or at a position corresponding to a cursor position when a character string call instruction is issued. A character string storage and call device that determines and specifies a type of a character string to be called according to a column. 9. Input means for inputting a character string; display means for displaying the input character string; character string storage means capable of storing a plurality of character strings; In response to a registration instruction of the registration instructing unit, a computer comprising: A registration control program that stores the character string designated by the character string designation means in the character string storage means; and a call control program that calls the stored character string in response to a call instruction from the call instruction means. Determination information data for determining the type of character string; a character string specified by the character string specifying means, or a type of character string called by the call control program And a character string for outputting the called character string in a form based on the type determined by the character string type determination control program. A recording medium on which a program for memory call is recorded.