JPS59106029A - Kana (japanese syllabary) kanji (chinese character) converter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To retrieve an idiom with a minimum number of reading Kana inputs by constituting the device so that a retrieving means retrieves a pertinent idiom in accordance with an inputted Kana character string and displays the retrieval result. CONSTITUTION:The operator inputs one Kana character from a Kana character input part 1. A Kana character string length counting part 6 sets the count value to one by the input of one Kana character. A retrieving part 8 retrieves idioms beginning with this first Kana character from an idiom file 3 in accordance with information from a Kana character string length designating part 7. The retrieving part 8 displays a pertinent idioms on a display part 5; however, if there are many pertinent idioms, the next Kana character is inputted from the input part 1. The counting part 6 sets the count value to two by the next Kana character input. The retrieving part 8 retrieves idioms beginning with two inputted Kana characters from the file 3. The retrieving part 8 displays pertinent idioms on the display part 5. The operator selects a desired idiom by the key operation. Thus, the number of inputs of Kana characters is reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a kana-kanji conversion device used in the field of Japanese information processing such as a Japanese word processor.

Construction of conventional examples and their problems In recent years, various kana-kanji conversion devices have been devised to easily obtain sentences containing kanji and kanji.

A conventional kana-kanji conversion device will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the block configuration of a conventional kana-kanji conversion device.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a kana character input section for inputting kana;
Reference numeral 2 denotes a search section that refers to the phrase file 3 to search for a corresponding phrase based on the input kana string input from the kana character input section 1, and 4 is a display section that displays the phrase searched by the search section. .

The operation of the above configuration will be briefly described below.

First, input the required kana from the kana character input section 1.

For example, if the idiom ``kana characters'' is needed, the idiom ``kanamoji'' is inputted sequentially from the kana character string input section 1.

Based on the kana character string ``kanamoji'' sent from the kana character input unit 1, the search unit 2 searches the idiom ``kana character'' by referring to the idiom file 3, which has a file as shown in Figure 2. find out

Next, the display section 4 outputs and displays the phrase "kana character" searched by the search section 2.

However, with the above configuration, it is not possible to search for a corresponding phrase unless all the pronunciations of the phrase are input. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the search unit 2 must always perform a search based on the reading kana length (L) of the phrase file.

Another disadvantage of such a device is that it can only search for phrases that completely match the kana sequence, and even if there are phrases with similar pronunciations, they cannot be selected.

On the other hand, among the above-mentioned devices, there is also a device that performs kana-kanji conversion, sets a specific abbreviated reading for a certain idiom, and obtains the idiom by inputting the abbreviated reading. For example, if you want to output the idiom ``Tokyo Post Office'', you can output the idiom ``Tokyo Post Office'' by using an informal kana sequence such as K, ``Tokitoyu''. However, this type of device has the disadvantage that the operator must memorize all the specific abbreviated pronunciations for a certain idiom, and it takes a very long time to get used to using this function. Ta.

Purpose of the Invention In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention provides a kana-kanji conversion device that allows searching for phrases with a minimum of pronunciation and kana human effort, as well as displaying similar phrases that match the minimum pronunciation and kana human effort, and making it possible to select a compound word. The purpose is to

Structure of the Invention The present invention provides a search means for searching the compound word file for at least one or more compound words that match a kana string consisting of at least one kana immediately inputted from a kana character input means. By providing this, the above objective is achieved.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 shows a block configuration of a kana-kanji conversion device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 3, 1 is a kana character input section, 3 is an idiom file, and 5 is a display section, which correspond to the same figures in FIG. 1. Reference numeral 6 denotes a kana character string length counting section which counts the number β of kana characters in the kana string input from the kana character input section 1. Reference numeral 7 denotes a kana character string length designation section, which, when the search section 8 searches for a compound word from the compound word file section 3, performs the search with constraints imposed by the number l of kana in the kana string, as will be described later.

The operation of the above configuration will be explained below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

(b)...First, the operator enters the kana 1 from the kana character input section 1.
Enter characters. For example, if you want to get the idiom "kana character", enter "power".

(b) Kana character string count part 6 is the kana character “power”
The count value is set to ``1'' by inputting .

()→...The search unit 8 searches the idiom file 3 as shown in Figure 2, and uses the information from the kana character string length specification unit 7 to find that the ``1st'' pronunciation of the idiom starts with ``power.'' Search for idioms.

As a result, a total of 50 phrases from address Nos. 101 to 150 are found to be applicable.

)...The search section 8 sends address N010 to the display section 5.
The phrases from 1 to N0150 are displayed at once or divided into multiple times. However, the operator knows from the display on the display unit 5 that there are many relevant phrases and that it will take time to select them, and returns to step (a).

(a)...The operator inputs the kana "su" following the "power" of the "kana characters" from the kana character input section 1.

(b) 1...The kana character string count part 6 is the kana character "su"
By inputting , the count is increased by "1" and the count value is set to "2".

()→...The search unit 8 searches the idiom file 3 as shown in FIG. 2, and uses the information from the kana character string length specification unit 7 to determine that the pronunciations of the idioms up to the ``second'' are ``kana''. Search for idioms that begin with.

As a result, the "pseudonym" of address N0148 and N014
9. Search for matching "kana characters".

(b)'...The search section 8 displays "g, first name" and "
Outputs the display command for "kana characters".

(e)...The display unit 5 displays "kana" and "kana characters".

(f)...Since the number of applicable idioms is appropriate, the operator can [
``Kana characters'' are selected by key operations on a keyboard (not shown), and the input of ``Kana characters'' is completed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the search unit 8 searches for a corresponding phrase from the phrase file 3, the search section 8 is configured to search for the corresponding phrase by only inputting a kana character string with the number l of kana, which is more effective than the conventional method. You can reduce the number of times you enter kana characters.

In addition, when inputting the word ``appropriate person,'' the idiom file records the idiom ``appropriate person'' after the idiom ``appropriate,'' as shown in Figure 5. When searched, there is a high possibility that the phrase "suitable person-1" will be output and displayed using the above device.

At this time, the operator can arbitrarily select the phrase "suitable person" instead of the word "suitable person."

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention is such that, when the search means searches for a corresponding phrase from a phrase file, the search means searches for the corresponding phrase using the input kana character string and displays the search results. By configuring this system, it is possible to search for idioms with the minimum number of pronunciations and kana human effort, and at the same time display similar idioms, which has great value.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block wiring diagram of a conventional kana-kanji conversion device, Figs. 2 and 5 are diagrams showing the contents of an idiom file, and Fig. 3 is a block wiring diagram of a kana-kanji conversion device according to an embodiment of the present invention. , FIG. 4 (-1 is a flowchart showing the operation of the device. 1... Kana character input section, 3... Idiom file, 5... Display section, 6... ...Kana character string length count part, 7...Kana character string length specification part, 8
...search department. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao (1st person)
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Claims (1)

[Claims] A kana character input means for inputting kana characters, an idiom file storing idioms, and at least one kana string that matches a kana string of at least one or more kana input from the kana character input means. A kana-kanji conversion device comprising a search means for searching the above-mentioned compound words from the compound word file.