JPS60200361A - Basic program for "on" and "kun" type word processor for blind - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a blind person to print ordinary characters with use of a personal computer and a printer by pushing keys on a keyboard in the same finger arrangement as a braille typewriter and using ''ON'' (phonetic reading of Chinese characters) and ''KUN'' (Japanese pronunciation) to select KANJI (Chinese character). CONSTITUTION:A blind person uses a general-purpose personal computer to print a sentence of ordinary characters through a printer and just with the knowledge of the braille. In such a case, six fingers are first put on keys 1-7 on a keyboard in the same arrangement as a braille typewriter. In other words, the 3rd and 2nd fingers of the left hand are put on keys 1 and 2 in order with the 3rd finger of the right hand put on the key 7. In this case, however, no finger is usually put on the key 4 and a KANJI output routine is branched when the key 4 is pushed. Then these keys are pushed in the same way as the braille typewriter. Thus the results are delivered by a digital speech synthesizer in sounds through a speaker. In other words, a KANJI routine jump can be decided by an AND of variables of about two characters with ''ON'' and about three characters with ''KUN'' after a push of the key 4 in a KANJI output mode. Thus a blind person can print ordinary characters by means of a printer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Word processing devices for the blind include minicomputers and large calculators. These are inconvenient because they use Kanji Braille, which represents the irregularities of Kanji characters in Braille. However, this program is an invention that can be easily used by the general public because it allows a wide variety of characters to be expressed on a general-purpose personal computer with only knowledge of Braille, and it can also be confirmed by voice.

Figure 1 shows a blind person's six fingers placed on his mouth from m on a computer keyboard in the same digit arrangement as a Braille typewriter. becomes the ring finger of the right hand. (4) and degrees are not usually used.

Which key was pressed is 1nkeY and p=inp(6)
Do this and make it a subroutine. Wait for a while to prevent chattering.

In Braille, the character "me" in ordinary characters is produced by pressing six fingers, so the binary data of 00010001 is entered in the data bus, which becomes 17 in decimal, and then I F THEN.
Output to the CRT using Put (X, Y), (&H2461), then output as audio from the speakers using LPRint ``ME'' and a conventional digital speech synthesizer.This synthesizer can be connected to the printer output terminal of the computer using a parallel cable with the printer. The connection is made, and after the processing, X is increased by +20 and the process returns to the beginning.A series of flowcharts of these steps are shown in FIG.

If only the l key is pressed, the data will be 239,
If you press the [1.1] key to the routine for outputting kanji characters, you will jump to the routine for erasing characters, etc.

The kanji routine branched to -■ in FIG. 2 goes to the stone that performs the kanji determination process shown in FIG. The selection of kanji is determined by ANDing a total of five variables, about two characters for on-yomi and three for kun-yomi. The sound and precept vary depending on the character, so press l to determine the appropriate part.

For example, when writing the kanji ``nii'', the sound is ``kei'', so press A-1np (6), B=inp (6), and to write ``ani'' in the kun reading, press (4). and C-1np
(6), D=inp (6), E-inp (6), resulting in A=ke, B=i, C-otD==, and then I FA
=83 and B=243 and C=247 an
d D=241 THEN Put (X, Y), (&H
3730) to output kanji.

For each keystroke, the voice is lowered by one octave to distinguish it from hiragana.

The flowchart after the button is pressed is shown in FIG.

This is used to advance or erase sentences or lines, depending on the key. For example, if 247 is entered in (3), it will be l Okuda and (2
) and (3) are pressed at the same time, the data becomes 241 and cannot be moved.

During these processes, the contents are outputted by voice, such as "LPRINT" ~ Sentence 11 First Send.

When the mouth key is pressed, the character code previously drawn on the CRT is read from the top left corner, and this is read aloud later.

All the characters above can be expressed using these 8 keys. The device has a built-in kanji ROM. CR on a general-purpose computer
It may be conventional such as a T-display, a printer, a digital speech sensor, a program, a cassette tape for input, or a floppy desk.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 shows a diagram of a blind person placing his fingers on a computer keyboard, viewed from above. In the diagram, ■ indicates a portion of the JIS layout computer keyboard, and ■ indicates the blind person's left hand. ■ indicates the same person's right hand. 2 to 4 are flowcharts of the program of the present invention. 10, -■, -〇, - in Figures 2 to 4
■, -■, -■, -■ are the same subtitles connected to each other -■ means returning to the first job, 1■ is written starting from the first character of each line, -■ is written as a kanji, 1■ is the starting line. ■ indicates the forced masu delivery, -■ and -〇 indicate the number of lessons. Also, ■ is an explanation showing the flow of forced line feeding. Engraving of the drawings (no change in content) Procedural amendment (method) Indication book of the July 77, 1980 l incident, Momo d Kandan odor No. 7/3 No. 2 Transparent name Tongue j, 1 set 1 human root Wharf r: JBαS'+C Grog) Z\3 Relationship with the case of the person making the amendment 4,000 collars / j4 no\ Leviota Nishichiguku Address 5-11 = 14, Hinoya-cho, Takefu City, Fukui Prefecture Agent address full name ·

Claims (1)

[Claims] A completely blind person can use a personal computer to print out text in ordinary characters with only knowledge of Braille, and even if he or she does not know special Chinese Braille or the shapes of Kanji, he or she can print them out as long as he or she knows the sounds and how to read the precepts. Ba5ic program