JPS60211566A - Japanese word input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability by setting a character font mode having the highest operating frequency as a default value and converting it automatically after the execution of input by other character font mode to decrease the number of times of operation of character font mode conversion. CONSTITUTION:While an initializing key on a keyboard 1 is depressed in the setting of the initializiag mode, a character font mode designation key having the highest using frequency is depressed. Thus, a default value of the depressed mode is set to a mode set section 2 as the initial mode in this way. When the switch of the initial mode is turned on at the same time so as to initialize the mode. In conducting Kana (Japanese syllabary)-Kanji (Chinese characters), the character font mode is processed other than the set character font mode and when an execution key is inputted at the end of the former processing, the character font mode is converted automatically into the initial mode. Thus, the mode is converted automatically to the initialized mode without any key operation of the operator, the number of times of operation of character font mode conversion, allowing to improve the operability.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Technical Field The present invention relates to a Japanese input device for information processing systems such as word processors, personal computers, telex, etc., and particularly to a Japanese input device suitable for improving operability when setting an input character type mode. Regarding equipment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Japanese texts are characterized by the presence of a large number of character types, such as flat names, katakana, kanji, and even alphanumeric characters. Of these, flat names and kanji are particularly frequently used.

In conventional devices having a kana-kanji conversion function, when converting to kanji, the reading is generally input as a plain name, and the conversion is performed in units of phrases or words using a conversion key or an execution key.

However, if alphanumeric characters or katakana characters appear in the middle of an input document, the operator must convert to alphanumeric mode or Katakana mode each time, and after inputting in that mode is finished, convert to optical mode again. There is. In general, the length of alphanumeric characters and katakana characters that appear in the middle of an input document is short, on the order of a single word, and it is difficult for operators to perform mote conversion operations because they require two mote conversion operations within a short period of time. Fatigue increases.

Also, it takes a long time to input information.

Purpose The purpose of the present invention is to provide a Japanese input device that can eliminate the drawbacks of the prior art as described in 1., reduce the number of input character type mode conversion operations, and improve operability. .

composition Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention will be explained using one example.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a Japanese language input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a keyboard, 2 is a mode setting section, 3 is a keyboard control section, 4 is a mode judgment section, 5 is a mode collation section, 6 is an ephemeral kanji conversion processing section, 7 is a dictionary section for ephemeral kanji conversion, and 8 is a display.

The keyboard 1 has an initialization key (not shown) in addition to conventional keys. The initialization key is used to previously set the most frequently used character type mode as a default value. That is, it is used to automatically set the character type mode to which to return after inputting information in a different character type mode during document input.

As shown in FIG. 2, the display 8 employed in this embodiment has an editing screen 81 on which editing is actually performed, and a guidance area. The guidance area includes an input line 82 that displays input characters, a conversion bone 83 that displays phrases obtained by automatically converting characters on the input line into kanji, and an initial mode display area 84.

The operation will be described below with reference to flowchart 1 in FIG.

First, the initial mode is set as follows.

When the most frequently used character type mode (hiragana mode in this embodiment) designation key is pressed while the initialization key on the keyboard 1 is pressed, the mode setting section 2 is activated under the control of the keyboard control section 3. A default value of hiragana mode as the initial mode is set in the TNT (initial) mode buffer of . At the same time, the initial mode switch is turned on, its contents are displayed in the initial mode display area 84 of the display 8, and the mode is initialized (301..302, 303).

When performing kana-kanji input, characters entered in hiragana are
Under the control of the keyboard control unit 3 and the kana-kanji conversion processing unit 6, characters that are displayed on the input line 82 of the display 8 and that can be converted to kanji by referring to the dictionary unit 7 are converted to kanji, and conversion 3- It is set to line 83. The clauses created on the converted bone 83 are as follows.

When the operator inputs the execution key (or confirmation key), the screen is shifted to the W% screen 81.

When an alphanumeric character or a tatakana character appears in a sentence containing kanji and kana to be input, the operator presses the alphanumeric mode designation key or the katakana mode designation key to specify the mode of the alphanumeric character or katakana that appears. do. The designated alphanumeric mode or tatakana mode is stored in the key mode buffer of the mode setting section 2. From then on, character information entered from keyboard 1 until the execution key is pressed is displayed on the input line 83, and then converted into alphanumeric or katakana characters without being converted into kanji. 82 (304, 305, 310).

Here, when the execution key is input, the contents of the converted bone 82 are moved to the editing screen 81.

Further, when the execution key is input, the character type mode is automatically converted to the initial mode. Next, the automatic conversion operation to the initial mode will be explained.

First, when the execution key is input, the mode determining section 4-4 checks the initial mode switch (TNT SW) indicating whether or not the mode has been initialized (306, 307). If the mode has been initialized and the initial mode switch is ON, the mode matching unit 5 will check the currently selected mode (key mode).
The key mode is compared with the initialized mode (initial mode), and if they are different, the key mode is automatically set to the initial mode (307, 308, 309).

Therefore, the next input is performed in the initialized mode.

In this way, after editing is performed in a mode different from the mode in which the operator was initialized, the mode will be automatically converted to the initialized mode without the operator having to perform any key operations. The operability of information input is improved, and it is possible to reduce operator fatigue and shorten the time required to input character information.

Moreover, when it is desired to cancel the mode initialization, by pressing the space key while holding down the initialization key, the INT switch is turned OFF and the mode is canceled.

The principle of the default rule is to automatically return to the initial character type mode when the execution key is pressed, so it is not necessarily necessary to provide the INT/SW as described above, and the same effect can be obtained by using a flag etc. can be obtained.

Furthermore, the display method on the display 8 may be such that the character string converted into kana-kanji is once displayed in the guidance area and then directly transferred to the editing screen 81 without being moved to the editing screen 81.

Effects As explained above, according to the present invention, a key is provided for initially setting the mode indicating the input character type, and the key is used to set the frequently used character type mode as the default value depending on the text to be created. However, by configuring the system so that it is automatically converted to the default mode after inputting in another character type mode, the number of times the operator has to switch modes can be reduced, and operability is greatly improved. ni ni.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

7- Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a Japanese language input device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the display screen of the display in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing the initialization operation. . ■=keyboard, 2: mode setting section, 3: keyboard control section, 4: mode judgment section, 5: mode collation section, 6: kana-kanji conversion processing section, 7: dictionary section, 8: display. 8-

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In the Japanese input device of the information processing system, a key is provided to initialize the character type mode, and a frequently used character type mode can be initialized as a default value using the key, and input using other character type modes can be performed. A Japanese input device characterized in that the Japanese input device is configured to automatically convert to an initialized character type mode after execution.