JPS5852724A - Japanese input equipment provided with in-area editing function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the functions of Japanese input equipment by employing the mode wherein the presence position of an optional editing area is registered in a left-end and a right-end buffer. CONSTITUTION:A flip-flop 13 is set through operation on a keyboard 7. In this state, a left and right end detection part reads the contents of an X buffer 15X, a Y buffer 15Y, and a screen code buffer 11. Then, the X-coordinate positions of marks 1 and 2 in the buffer 11 are preset in a left-end buffer 16L and a right-end buffer 16R. In this state, Japanese language is inputted. During the input, coordinates of the cursor are set in the X buffer 15X and Y buffer 15Y, and the contents of the buffers 15X and 15Y are updated according to the movement of the cursor. the left and right end detection part 14 monitors the contents of the buffers 15X and 15Y, and buffers 16L and 16R.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention provides a Japanese input device having an area editing function, and particularly a Japanese input device that inputs Japanese sentences while converting words input using kana characters into kanji display by operating a kanji conversion key. In the device, an area is set using a mark that conceptually indicates the area boundary, and when the intra-area mode is instructed, the control such as the above-mentioned kanji conversion limits information to the area and executes processing. The present invention relates to a Japanese language input device having an intra-area editing function that efficiently executes editing processing such as creating a document having a plurality of folds in one line.

The Nippon Ichi input device converts input kana characters into kanji characters and creates a complete Japanese sentence with kanji mixed in. In such a Japanese # line input device, the cursor indicating the next character position to be operated is generally moved one character at a time to the right for each character operation, for example, as shown in Figure 1. , when it reaches the final position of one line, that is, the rightmost end, it is automatically folded back to create a new line, and it moves from the leftmost end to the right every time a character is input. Therefore, for example, there is no problem when creating a document with a character arrangement as shown in Figure 1'. In the past, when creating a character, complicated cursor control had to be performed from a keyboard, and it was particularly difficult to insert or delete characters later. However, JM■ is often used because, for example, the character arrangement as shown in FIG. 1(B) can lead to fraudulent correspondence, and the characters are easy to read when printed. For example, if an area such as the area surrounded by the dashed dotted line in Figure 1 (C1) is recognized, and input and editing processing can be performed freely within that limited area, the above request etc. be able to respond to

The present invention aims to solve the above problem by focusing on this point, and adopts an aspect in which the existing position of an arbitrary collective use area is registered, so to speak, by a left end buffer and a right end buffer. , the above challenges? The aim is to solve problems efficiently.

Therefore, the Japanese candy input device of the present invention having an area editing function includes a keyboard, a cursor control unit that controls the cursor position by key operations on the keyboard, and a kana character number conversion unit that is input. A function control unit including a kana-kanji conversion processing function to perform the conversion, a display, and a code buffer (8) in which code information corresponding to the display on the display screen of the display is stored; In a Japanese input device that inputs Japanese text while converting a kana character string input by key operation into kanji characters, the first part in the Y-axis direction of the area dividing the display screen is
The left end buffer stores the X-axis coordinate position where the area boundary exists, and the right end buffer stores the X-axis coordinate position where the second area boundary in the Y-axis direction exists (sofa, base 1 force - cursor from the sol control unit). a left and right edge detection unit that detects the coordinate position and controls a cursor movement range for the cursor control unit based on the contents of the left edge buffer and the right edge buffer; and an intra-area mode that instructs an intra-area mode. An instruction section is provided, and when controlled by the function control section, the function control section executes processing by limiting information within the exchange in response to movement of the cursor within the area by the cursor control section. This will be explained below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 (correspondences and sections are explanations and cutting sections for explaining four typical editing functions according to the present invention), and FIG. 3 shows the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

In the case of the present invention, when a mark is written on the display screen of the display to indicate the boundary of the input area in association with a predetermined character, it is possible to limit the information to the area and process it. That's what I do. The case shown in FIG. 2(3) shows a mode in which Japanese is input into an area sandwiched by mark 1 indicating the left edge of the area and mark 2 indicating the right edge of the area. In other words, this corresponds to a state in which the user has finished saying the words up to ``sentence'' and is about to say ``input'' next. At cursor 3, when the kana ``ni'' is input, the contents of the Y@buffer are incremented by 1 based on the existence of mark 2, and the contents of the buffer are moved to the value obtained by adding 1 to the X coordinate of mark 1. Ru. That is, it is moved to the position of the illustrated character "YU". Next, input the kana characters ``Yu'', ``U'', and ``SuJ''. When the kana character ``Yo'' is input, the cursor is moved to the position of the ilt graphic character ``〈'', and then the kana character ``〈'' is input. The situation is as follows. When the conversion key is pressed in the state where the symbol 2 shows the symbol, the illustrated kana "Nyuryo〈" is converted to the kanji "input". Dentistry ``enter'' is written at the position of the illustrated kana ``ni'', the kanji ``curr 1'' is written at the position of the illustrated kana ``yu'', and cursor 3 is written at the position of the illustrated kana ``u''. controlled.

The 21st Q(B) shows a mode of inputting enlarged characters. In the case of enlarged characters, one character is expressed with the size of two standard characters, and on the display screen, for example, the enlargement instruction symbol "(to)" is displayed for the character "1". ” is added to display the enlarged character f. In one embodiment of the present invention, even when inputting such enlarged characters, the in-area mode can be specified before processing.

FIG. 2(C) shows a mode of inputting reduced characters.

In the case of reduced characters, two reduced characters are expressed within the size of one standard character. For example, two reduced characters such as "01" are represented by one standard character size r ( In one embodiment of the present invention, even when inputting such reduced characters, it is possible to process them after specifying the '-intra-range mode.

FIG. 2(D) shows a mode in which characters within the area are registered so that they can be recalled and used later.

For example, after pressing the registration key, use the cursor 3KL to indicate the position of the character ``ryo'' and the position of the period mark ``.'', and press the execution key to select the ``area'' within the range between marks 1 and 2. "..." 1 is registered on a floppy disk, for example.

Of course, similarly moving to another position on the display screen or copying (transferring) the same thing to another position can also be performed after specifying the intra-area mode according to the present invention. be made possible.

Figure 2 (E) shows a mode in which an angle line is input to a character within the area, and in the case shown, 2 corresponds to a state in which an angle line is added to the character ``bottom''.

In one embodiment of the present invention, even in such processing of adding an angle line, the processing can be performed after specifying the intra-area mode.

FIG. 2 shows a mode in which, for example, a title or the like is enlarged within the area, and in the case shown, the characters "title" are centered at the center position within the range of mark 1.2.Of course, on the heart wall Depending on the situation, it is possible to display the image aligned to the left or to the right.In one embodiment of the present invention, even if such processing is performed, the in-area mode can be specified.
, it will be possible to fill in the 4.

W, Figure 2 ((]l) shows the edge when inserting or deleting a sentence in a phrase area. In the case shown, it corresponds to the situation where the character ``easy'' is deleted and then the character ``ni'' is being deleted. 1. According to an embodiment of the present invention, even such insertion/deletion processing can be performed after specifying the intra-area mode.

In Figure 2, mark 1.2 with a margin "?[.

This shows an embodiment in which processing is possible within the range of the margin 4.5, and the margins 4 and 5 can be easily changed. In one embodiment of the present invention, even processing such as ζ'' can be performed by setting margins in the intra-area mode.

Figure 3 shows the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 6-digit display, 7 is a keyboard, 8-digit keyboard control section, 9-digit cursor control section, 10#'i
A display control unit 11 is a screen code buffer, in which code information is written in a form corresponding to the display on the display 6, and a 12Fi screen control unit that writes the contents of the screen code buffer 11 or It represents something that controls the ability to say words one after another. 13 is a flip-flop corresponding to the in-area mode instruction section, and 14 is a left and right edge detection section that detects whether the cursor has reached the left or right area boundary in the in-area mode in response to the movement of the cursor. 15X and 15Y are respectively the cursor X buffer and cursor Y buffer in which the current coordinate position information of the cursor is set, 16L and 16
17 function control section, 18 margin setting section, 19 L and 1
9 R are the left margin register and right margin register, respectively.
This represents a register in which the X coordinate value of the margin 4.5 shown in FIG. 2(b) is set. Furthermore, the function control unit 17 includes an input conversion control function 20, a kana-kanji conversion function 21, a registration function 22, an underline addition function 23,
Underline deletion function 24, centering function for titles etc. 25, right alignment function for titles etc. 26, left alignment function for titles etc. 27, character insertion and/or deletion function and accompanying line break function 28, text copying and/or moving function and an associated line feed function 29 are included. It should be noted that the present invention does not require the inclusion of each of the above functions, and it is optional to include functions other than the above, and the technical scope of the present invention is within the scope of the claims. This will be determined based on the information in the column.

The functions shown in the illustrated function control unit 17K are not provided for the first time by the present invention, so a detailed explanation of their operations will be omitted, but they can be considered as follows: (1) Input conversion function Reference numeral 20 corresponds to a function for inputting enlarged or reduced characters, as shown in FIGS. 2(B) and 2(C).

(2) The kana-kanji conversion function 21 corresponds to the function of converting kana human input into kanji input, as explained with reference to FIG. 2 (Shu).

(3) Registration function 22, as explained with reference to FIG. 2(D), corresponds to the function of cutting out, for example, a rectangular ring area within a specified range and registering it for later use.

(4) The underline addition function 23 and the underline deletion function 24 add an underline to the position indicated by the cursor 3 or delete the underline at that position, as explained with reference to FIG. This corresponds to the function to be used.

(5) The centering function 25, right alignment function 26, and left alignment function 27 correspond to the functions of positioning a title, etc. within the range between marks 1.2, as explained with reference to FIG. 2(F). .

(6) The insertion and/or deletion and accompanying line break function 28 is used to insert or delete one or more characters in a sentence, as explained with reference to Figure 2 (q). , corresponds to the function that automatically converts line breaks that occur accordingly.

(7) Copying and/or straddling movement and associated line feed function 29, Figure 2 (Di cut out the text in the same way as shown, create a copy in another position, move it to another position) This corresponds to a function that automatically performs the line breaks that occur as a result of the abbreviations that occur.

Now, in FIG. 3, when it is assumed that the intra-region mode is not set, the flip/flop 13 is in a reset state. In this state, it is assumed that Japanese input is performed while performing kana-kanji conversion as shown in the second inverted illustration. In this case, after first aligning the cursor with the input custard attachment using the cursor control unit 9, the user inputs ``riyouiki'' using the kana character keys, and then presses the conversion key to input the kanji character ``area''. During this time, the cursor 3 is shifted to the right by one character in the X-axis direction each time the kana characters "su", "yo", "u", "i", and "ki" are input, and the cursor 3 is shifted to the right by one character in the X-axis direction each time the kana characters "su", "yo", "u", "i", and "ki" are input. When converted to , the cursor is positioned one position to the right of the character ``area''. During this time, when the cursor reaches, for example, the right end of the display screen, it is automatically changed to a new line and positioned at the left end. In addition, in response to input of the kana characters "su", "yo", etc., the screen code () (corresponding to the address on the sofa 11, that is, the cursor position) is sent via the screen control unit 12. Character codes are written in the address in the order of ``su'' → ``shiyo'' → ``riyou'' → ``riyoui'' → ``riyouiki'', and as a result of conversion, the character code ``area'' is written. Then, the display control unit 10 periodically reads the contents of the screen code buffer 11 and displays it on the display 6.

Each of the functions in the function control unit 17 corresponds to the processing IMf by the kana-kanji conversion function 21, and the range from the left end to the right end of the display screen of the display 6 is regarded as the processing range, and the processing is performed in the normal mode. You can think of it as processing.

When the intra-area mode is designated by a key operation on the keyboard 7, the flip-flop 13 shown in FIG. 3 is placed in a set state. In this state, the left and right end detection units read the contents of the X buffer 15X, the Y buffer 15Y, and the screen code buffer 11, and
The coordinate position of the mark 1.20 written on 1 is preset to the left end buffer 16L and the right end buffer 16R. In this state, for example, the kana-kanji conversion function 2
1 Use e to input Japanese as shown in Figure 2 (N).

During this input, the cursor coordinate position is X buffer 15X
and the X buffer 15Y, and the contents of the buffers 15X and 15Y are updated in response to the movement of the cursor. The contents, the contents of the X buffer 15Y, the contents of the leftmost buffer 16L, and the contents of the rightmost buffer 16R
For example, if the cursor is at the rightmost buffer 16
When the content of H is reached, the content of X buffer 15 Y is +1 to the cursor control unit 9 and the content of
Instructs to set a value equal to the contents of sofa 16L (leftmost) plus 1. The processing by the kana-kanji conversion function 21 itself is different from that in the normal mode, and the conversion processing is performed without any change.However, in the processing between the display screens of the display 6 and on the screen code buffer 11,
As shown in the second illustration, the test is carried out within the range of mark 1.2.

Each function in the function control unit 17 also controls the range in which the cursor moves, that is, the left end buffer 16L and the right end buffer 16R, in a manner corresponding to the processing by the kana-kanji conversion function 21 in the intra-area mode. The area within the area is regarded as the processing area, and processing is performed in the intra-area mode.

As explained with reference to FIG. 2(6), setting and changing of the margins is carried out by instructing the coordinate positions of the margins 4 and 5 to the margin setting control section 18 as well as the intra-area mode. That is, the coordinate position of margin 4 shown in FIG. 2 is set in the left margin register 19L, and the coordinate position of margin 5 is set in the right margin register 19R. These values are also notified to the left and right end detection section 14.

In the state where the margin is set, the left and right edge detection unit 14 detects the contents of the X buffer A 15X, the contents of the X buffer 15Y, the contents of the left margin register 19L, and the contents of the right margin register 19R. The range of movement of the cursor is restricted based on the contents.

As explained above, according to the present invention, cursor control is performed while automatically checking the existence of area boundaries and the set margin position.

For this purpose, for example, it is possible to learn how to efficiently execute editing processing when creating documents with multiple folds, and the functions of Japanese human-powered devices. -M.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining one of the objects of the present invention, part 2 or I (1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a typical editing function according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining one of the objects of the present invention. The configuration of an embodiment of the invention is shown.In the figure, 1 and 2Fi marks, 3Fi cursor, 4° and 5 are margins, 6 is a display, 7 is a keyboard, 8ij is a keyboard control unit, and 9Fi is a power-sor control unit. part, 11 is the screen code) (sofa, 12 is the screen control part,
13 Fi area mode instruction section, 14 left and right end detection section, 1
5X is the cursor X), 15Y is the cursor Y buffer, 16L is the leftmost sofa, 16R is the rightmost buffer, 17 is the function control section, 21 is the kana-kanji conversion function, 18
19 represents a margin setting control section, 19L represents a left margin register, and 19RH represents a right margin register. Patent applicant Hiroshi Mori, agent patent attorney of Fujitsu Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] a keyboard; a cursor control unit that controls the position of the cursor through key operations on the keyboard; a function control unit that includes a kana-kanji conversion function that converts input Kyukana characters; a display; It is equipped with a screen code buffer in which code information corresponding to the display on the display screen is stored, and inputs Japanese sentences while converting kana character strings input by key operations on the key board into kanji characters. In the Japanese input device, the left end buffer stores the X-axis coordinate position where the first area boundary in the Y-axis direction of the area dividing the display screen exists, and the X-axis where the second area boundary in the Y-axis direction exists. A right end buffer that stores the coordinate position, and a left and right buffer that detects the cursor coordinate position from the cursor control section and regulates the cursor movement range with respect to the cursor control section based on the contents of the left end buffer and the right end buffer. It includes at least an edge detection section and an intra-area mode instruction section for instructing an intra-area mode, and when controlled by the function control section, the function control section detects the area in response to movement of the cursor within the area by the cursor control section. A Japanese input device having an intra-area editing function, characterized in that processing is executed by limiting information within an area.