JPS60173667A - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To retrieve a desired Kanji (Chinese character) with less key operation than the retrieval with the input of normal reading by storing Kanjis used frequently corresponding to the reading of ''Un'' and small letters ''ya'', ''yu'', ''yo'' and ''tsu'' not used as the head of any Kanji to a fixed storage device. CONSTITUTION:The reading of Kanji is stored to a reading storage section M1 corresponding to each address and Kanji information is stored in a Kanji storage section M2. For example, ''teki (-ic)'' and ''kan (feeling)'' used as suffixes are stored as the reading ''Un'' in addresses 1015 and 1016. When the operator retrieves the Kanji of suffix ''kan'' by ''un'' not by the reading ''kan'' and when the operator inputs the reading ''un'' with the depression of a kana (Japanese syllabary) input key group K1, the input data and the accessed reading data are compared, and the data of the address 1015 is coincident with the data inputted first with key and ''teki'' is displayed on a display device DIS. Since the Kanji is not a desired Kanji, when the operator depresses a conversion key K2 further, the data is accessed to an address 1016 is displayed on the display device DIS.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to an electronic device that inputs the reading kana of a kanji and outputs the corresponding kanji.

[Prior Art] In recent years, electronic devices that function in this way include kanji learning devices that input the pronunciation of kanji and output the corresponding kanji, thereby informing the operator of the shape and stroke order of the kanji.
There are Japanese sentence generators (word processors), etc. Focusing on the kana-to-kanji conversion of these devices, the devices store kanji information corresponding to the reading of the kanji, and there is a limit to the number of words they can memorize.

For example, rS! Suffixes such as ``target j'' in ``social'' are often used, and for example, ゛ is also used in many words such as ``social'' and ``public J.'' In electronic devices, it is difficult to memorize each negative word, so suffixes are generally omitted, such as "health,""society," and "public."

Therefore, for example, in a word processor, etc., "OO
When searching for ``target'', you first have to search for the kanji ``OO'', then manually write ``teki'' into kana, convert the kanji based on this, and select the kanji ``target'', which is time-consuming.

[Objective] An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can easily search for specific Chinese characters such as suffixes and prefixes, as described above.

For example, as shown in Fig. 1, the above purpose is to use the input key A to input the reading kana, the conversion key B to input the command to convert the input reading kana to kanji, and the conversion key B to input the kana,
This is achieved by a search means C1 for searching for kanji, a storage means for storing reading kana and kanji information, and a display means E for outputting and displaying input kana and converted kanji.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the central processing unit (CPU) 1 includes a logic/operation unit ALU, a memory RAM having a temporary storage unit for input data, and a number counter CNT.
, has a ROM that stores a control procedure as shown in FIG. 4, and a control unit 0011 that decodes the control procedure read from the ROM and receives the command via the ALU and outputs a control signal, and inputs the pronunciation of a kanji. "Aiueo" for
A press signal from Kl, a group of kana human power keys consisting of the 50 syllables of nato, and a press signal from 2 are input to the conversion key that converts the input pronunciation to the kanji corresponding to the kanji, and the press signals of each key are used to The reading kana and the corresponding kanji information,
These are retrieved from the fixed storage device M in which they are stored, and displayed as kana or kanji on the display device DIS. C
The PUI has a counter that will be described later.

Next, the storage format of the fixed storage device M will be explained with reference to FIG.
For example, at addresses 1015 and 1018 where kanji information is stored, ``teS'' and ``kan'', which are used as suffixes, are stored as the reading ``n''. Although not shown here, it is assumed that the correct reading is also stored at the same address.

Next, the operation of the electronic device of the present invention configured as described above will be explained in the fourth section.
This will be explained using flowchart 1 in the figure.

The operator changes the kanji for the suffix "kan (kan)" to the reading kana "
The operation of the electronic device of the present invention will be explained using an example of searching for "n" instead of "kan". IA to 3B indicate each step of the operation.

If you input the reading "N" in IA by pressing 1 on the kana human power key group, it will proceed to IC because it is kana human power in IB, and by displaying "N" on the old S display, you can confirm that the input is correct. 0 Next, when you press 2 on the conversion key in IA, the conversion key is manually operated in IB, so it goes to 2A, and the number of conversion key presses counter immediately after pressing the kana key is incremented by 1. At 2B, it is determined whether the counter is 1 (that is, the conversion key was pressed immediately after the kana key was pressed), and since it is YES, it advances to 20.
2C, the starting address r 0OOI of fixed storage device M
J data is accessed, and in 2D, the correspondence between the accessed reading method and the key-authored reading method is checked. In this case, the data of r0001J is "A", so proceed to 3A, and at 3A, the address accessed at 2C is +1
access the data at address r0002J. Next, when accessing 3A in 3B, it is determined whether or not there is no data at the address in the fixed storage device M, and since there is data, the process returns to 2D, where the key manual data and the accessed reading data are compared. This address r 0002
Since the pronunciations of the two do not match in J, we repeat the same operation as above, and the data of address rlo15J matches the data entered manually for the first time, and we proceed to 2E. At 2E, the kanji information of the same address reads [target]. is displayed on the display DIs. However, this kanji is not the desired kanji, so when you press 2 on the conversion key in IA, it advances to IB, 2A, and at 2A, the counter is +1 to "2", and 2
Since the answer is NO at 3A, 3A accesses the data at address 101θ, which is ÷1, and 3B, 2
D, 2E, and the kanji ``kan'' at address rlo18J is displayed on the display device DIS. In this way, the kanji desired by the operator has been retrieved. Note that YES is determined in 3B when the address +1 is accessed in 3A and the data area of the fixed storage device M is exceeded.

As explained above, corresponding to the pronunciations of ``n'' which are not used at the beginning of Japanese kanji, and the pronunciations of lowercase letters such as ``tei'', ``yu'', ``yo'', and ``tsu'', frequently used kanji, such as the prefix word,
Suffix or idiom era name (e.g. Showa, Taisho, Meiji)
By storing such characters in a fixed storage device, you can search for a desired kanji with fewer key operations than when searching by inputting the normal reading. There is no need to provide one, and a commonly used 50-tone key will suffice.

In this embodiment, one kanji character is displayed on one screen, but two or more kanji characters may be displayed, and related kanji characters can easily be displayed together on the same screen. shi, the above-mentioned "n", lowercase "rei", "yu", "yo"
[In addition to tsu J, certain kanji can be memorized through temporary readings such as semi-voiced sounds such as ``ba, bi, bu, pe, boJ,'' and other readings that have no homophones, such as ``arohe.'' I don't mind.

[Effects] As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily search for a specific kanji using a kana key with fewer inputs than normal input.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of means for achieving the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a storage form of a fixed storage device. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of one embodiment of the present invention. l...Central processing unit, Kl...Kana manual key group, K2...Conversion key, M...Fixed storage device, DIS...Display unit, ■...Reading storage unit, M2. ...Kanji memory department. Patent applicant Canon Co., Ltd. Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Storage means for storing pronunciation kana and kanji information corresponding to the pronunciation kana; search means for inputting a kana and searching the storage means for a kanji corresponding to the kana; and the search. and a kanji output means for outputting the kanji retrieved by the means, and the storage means includes a kanji output means for outputting the kanji retrieved by the means, and the storage means includes a kanji output means for outputting the kanji retrieved by the means, and the storage means includes a kanji output means for outputting the kanji that is searched by the means, and the storage means includes a kanji output means for outputting the kanji that is searched by the means. An electronic device that stores kana and corresponding kanji. (Hereafter, margin)