JPS58114166A - Electronic interpreter with picture display function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To grasp distinctly the meaning of a word and a sentence with an image on a picture, by displaying a corresponding picture together with the word and the sentence. CONSTITUTION:A key input part 1 is operated to input an English word. A controlling part 2 outputs data for the English word to a character generator 6 and drives a search circuit 5 to search the English word. When the English word is searched, the start address is read out from this data to address a picture ROM4. As the result, picture generating data is read out successively from the ROM4 and is transferred to a display RAM7. The character generator 6 converts data from the controlling part 2 and outputs a character code of the English word and gives it to the RAM7. As the result, the English word and its picture are displayed on a display part 9. When an interpretation key is operated, a character code of an interpreted word is outputted from the generator 6, and the interpreted word and its picture are displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic translator with an image display function that displays a single word and a corresponding image together with the sentence.

In recent years, for example, electronic translation machines that translate Japanese into English and English into Japanese have been developed and commercialized.

In general, with this type of translator, if you press a Japanese word sentence that you want to translate, the corresponding sentence will be displayed on the display, and if you then press the translation key, the corresponding English word @ (translated word) sentence ( , translation) is searched, and one sentence of the searched word is displayed on the display section.

In this way, with conventional electronic translators, words and sentences are simply displayed on the display, so it is difficult for learners who are studying a language! ! # had the disadvantage that it was difficult for young children to understand the meanings and images of words and sentences.

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to display an electronic translation with an image display function that displays one word and a corresponding image (one boat, one color, one figure, etc.). The goal is to provide opportunities.

Various embodiments will be described below with reference to the following drawings.

1 to 5 show a first embodiment. In Fig. 1, the key input section 1 includes various keys such as 1, for example, a kana key for inputting a single Japanese word, an alphabet key for inputting a single English word, a separator key for indicating the end of a word, a translation instruction key, etc. A key is provided. The output signal from 6 to 6 is then given to the control section 2 and processed.

The control section 2 is a circuit that controls all operations of this electronic translator, and is composed of a microprocessor or the like. Dictionary R (
As conceptually shown in FIG. 2, the JM (read 111 only memory) 3 stores English words, Japanese words as their parallel translations, and an image ROM to be described later.
4 and is stored as a pair of data such as the start address data of the image corresponding to the word. Note that the English text, its Japanese translation, and the start address data of the corresponding image are also stored in a similar state. Furthermore, in the Japanese area, there is also a Japanese word (sentence) and its translation in English! +! (text) and the start address of the corresponding image are stored as a pair of data. And rate candy in Japanese or English from Key Human Power Department 1.

When a sentence is input, 1?1ll1 part 2 is search circuit 5
Dictionary H, OM3 containing words or sentences input by driving
Search against. Then, when the target single word or sentence is searched, the translated word or sentence is read out as the word or sentence and the starting address of image R (JM4). / is sent to the character generator 6, and the successive leading addresses are sent to the image RUM4.As a result, the character generator 6 generates a corresponding character code and gives it to the display RAM (random access memory) 7, and also sends the image RUM4. Corresponding image generation data are sequentially read out from the ROM 4 starting from the designated top address, and are provided to the display RAM 7 via the control section 2.

The display RAM 7 inputs the input character code and image generation data as display data, and supplies them to the display control section 8. In response to this, the display control section 8 controls the display section 9, which is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display device (with a dot matrix configuration).
v driven, single chain 1 sentence.

Display the image. A single sentence input for translation from the key human power section 1 is also displayed on the display section 9 under the control of the control section 2.

Next, the operation will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. Now, enter the English word 1HIPJt and its translation of Japanese theory @ 7
It is assumed that you will get "ne". In this case, the ROM3 has the word "
5HIPJ, r7$J and image (, @R, OM4's first address ``2sOJ'' address are both stored as a pair of data. Also, in the image ROM 4, as shown in FIG. It is assumed that image information (image generation data) for displaying a ship within a predetermined address from the address is stored.

First, operate the alphabet keys on the keypad 1 to input the English word [8HIPJ] and the delimiter key that indicates the end of the word. This process is shown in step S1 of the chart 7a in FIG. 4 and in FIG.
The data for PJ is output to the character generator 6, and the search circuit 5 is driven in response to the input operation of the 1 separator key to search for #15HIPJ (step 8). Then, when ℃英率*18HIPJ is searched, the first address j250J is the ugliest? from that pair of data.
I-Read image information (7M4'Y address is specified (step Sg). As a result, data for image generation of the ship is read out sequentially from address "250" onwards in the image ROM 40, and one display R
Transferred to AM7. In addition, the character generator 6 converts the data from the control unit 2 and generates an English rate of 11rsHIPJ.
Output the character coat ° and! ! The data is given to the RAM 7 (step 84). As a result, 1 display section 9 shows @5 diagram (
As shown in A), English word 18HI) 'J and ship l11
i (picture) is displayed (step Sg).

Next, when you operate the translation key, the translation sr in the above pair of data
The character code for "Fune" is character generator 6
, and the translated word "7-ne" and its image are displayed as shown in FIG. 5 (CB). Next, FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment. In this embodiment, the configuration of the control unit 2 is changed to -S.

@6 As shown in Figure (A), 1 For example, the English word J'5) iI
When you input "P" and - in the delimiter, the English word 18H appears on the display section 9.
Only Ii'J is displayed. Then, when the search operation is executed and the translated word is searched, the image 14. (J.M.
As shown in Figure 6 CB), the English word [8HI
The PJ disappears and an image of a ship is displayed in its place. And when you operate the translation key.

As shown in FIG. 6(C), the translated word "7-ne" and its image are displayed.

In addition, although the image gIl for a word is displayed in the above embodiment, an image for one sentence may be displayed. In addition to the pictures shown in the above examples, the types of images include one color, shape,
It may be other things as well.

Furthermore, other display means may be used in the rock display section, such as an RT display display device or a light diode panel.

Color display means may also be used. As explained above, this invention provides an electronic translator with a picture g1 display function that displays a corresponding image together with a single word sentence. It can be clearly understood through images, and it is effective for learning foreign languages. Another advantage is that it is easy to implement the functions of the present invention in personal computers and the like, and of course the same applies to learning machines.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a circuit configuration diagram, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are dictionary ROMs.
3. A diagram conceptually showing each structure of the image ROM 4, FIG. 4 is a 7c1-chart for explaining the operation, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the key operation means and display state, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the keys in the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows the operator and a robust display state. 1... Key human power section, 2... Control section, 3...
Dictionary pot UM, a... Image ROM, 5... Search circuit. 6...Character generator, 7...Display ordinary person M. 8... Display control section, 9... Attenuation section. Patent applicant Casio Computer Co., Ltd. 9 Figure 1 4 □□□□ 3 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 (A) Roro Kasumiguchioka (B) D〆

Claims (1)

[Claims] At least, in an electronic translator having a function of translating a first word or sentence into a second word or sentence, and displaying the translated word or sentence in an abuse section, It is equipped with a memory for storing image generation data, and a fit control means that reads out the image generation data corresponding to the translated word or sentence from the memory and sends it to the display unit to display the image. An electronic translator with an image display function that uses percentage marks.