JPS61243563A - Cursor moving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To lighten the burden imposed on a user by providing a cursor control means which shifts a cursor to a corresponding translated sentence and to a corresponding original where the cursor exists in the original and where it exists in the translated sentence at the time of inputting a cursor indicating signal. CONSTITUTION:An input device has an original indicating key 1 indicating the shift of the cursor to the original side and a translated sentence indicating key 2 indicating cursor's shift to the translated sentence as well as a popular cursor shifting key. Assuming that the cursor stands on 'several cards' 6 of a translated sentence display part 5 and the key 1 is pressed, the cursor moves to the top 6 of the corresponding original on an original display part 4. When the cursor stands on the display part 4, not shown in figure, the key 2 is pressed to shift the cursor to the top of the corresponding translated sentence on a display part 5. Thus the cursor can be easily moved between the original and translated sentence through a simple operation, and therefore the user can edit the original and translated sentence at random, which results in lightening the burden imposed on the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a cursor moving device that moves a cursor from an original text to a translated text or from a translated text to an original text.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

In a translation system that uses a computer to translate an original text, such as an English text, into a translated text, such as a Japanese text, there is always an area for displaying the original text and the translated text.

In translation systems that display text side by side, the cursor is moved from the original text to the translated text by pressing the up and down cursor movement keys multiple times. Therefore, as the length of the - sentence becomes longer, the number of keystrokes increases and the burden on the user increases. The same goes for the transition from the translated text to the original text.

On the other hand, in translation systems that display images side by side, the cursor is often moved using the left and right cursor movement keys. However, in reality, the original and translated sentences are independent sentences, and it is unnatural to move the cursor between them using the left and right cursor movement keys.

Using the left and right cursor movement keys, it is more natural and useful to wrap the cursor within each displayed object. Therefore, the method of sequentially moving the cursor left and right by pressing the left and right cursor movement keys multiple times increases the burden on the user and results in an unnatural display mode.

In other words, in the conventional cursor movement method, the cursor is moved sequentially (character by character) on the display section that displays the original and translated sentences, which increases the burden on the user and causes problems in the display format when editing translations. It had the disadvantage of being natural.

[Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a cursor moving device that reduces the burden on the user by making it possible to move the cursor between an original text and a translated text with a single touch.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention provides an input means for inputting an original text to be translated and a cursor instruction signal, a translation processing means for translating the original text inputted by the input means, an original text translated by the translation processing means, and the original text. a display means for displaying a translated text corresponding to the text; and a display means for displaying a translated text corresponding to the translated text when the cursor is on the original text on the display means when the deer crane instruction signal is inputted to the input means; It is characterized by being fully equipped with cursor control means for moving the cursor to the corresponding original text.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, since the cursor can be moved between the original text and the translated text at once with a simple operation, the user can edit the original text or the translated text at any time.

Therefore, the burden on the user is reduced, and the cursor display mode between the original text and the translated text is natural, which is a great practical effect.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

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

Figures 2, 3, 4, and 5 are tables of this embodiment, and diagrams showing how the original text, translated text, and cursor are displayed on the screen, and Figure 6 is the power of this embodiment. It is a control flow diagram of crane movement.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the input device (keyboard) of the present invention has, in addition to ordinary cursor movement keys, a source direction key 1 for instructing the movement of the cursor to the source text side, and a full cursor movement key for moving the cursor to the translation side. There is a translation instruction key 2 for instructing.

(Incidentally, menu selection keys 3 for instructing translation processing, etc. are also provided.) The movement of the cursor using these instruction keys is shown on the display screens shown in Figs. 2 to 5, and the operation flow shown in Fig. 6 is shown below. I will explain using

For example, suppose that the cursor 6 is placed at "How many sheets" in the translation display area as shown in FIG. Here, if you press the original text instruction key 1,
The cursor is moved to the first 1-There column of the corresponding original text on the original text display section 4, for example, as shown in FIG.

(Fig. 6 11.12.13) If the translation instruction key 2 is pressed in Fig. 2.

The cursor does not move (FIG. 6, 14.15). Although not shown, it is assumed that the cursor is located on the original text display section 4. If you press the translation instruction key 2'fe here, the cursor moves to the beginning of the corresponding translation on the translation display section 5 (6th
Figure t4. x5, 1s) *Again, if the original text indication key 1 is pressed, the cursor does not move (Fig. 6, 1s).
1.12) If a key other than the original text instruction key or the translation instruction key, for example, the menu selection key 3, is input, the corresponding process is performed (FIG. 6, 17).

Therefore, on the display screens in Figures 2 and 3, the power! One crane moves to the beginning of the corresponding sentence, but as shown in Figure 4.
' to the same line of the corresponding statement, like cursor 6.

Alternatively, it is also possible to move the cursor to the corresponding word, as shown in cursor 6 in FIG.

As described above, according to the present invention, the cursor can be moved between the original text and the translated text with a simple operation, so the user can edit the original text or the translated text at any time. Therefore, the effect is large.

In the above embodiment, the original text and the translated text are displayed side by side, but it is also possible to display the original text and translated text side by side vertically and modify the indicating device (corresponding to FIG. 1) accordingly. It is also possible to transform so that the cursor moves not by word but by sentence. Furthermore, not only translation,
Different display areas on one screen (e.g. multi-window)
In some cases, it is possible to apply the cursor to move between these areas.Also, when the system side automatically moves the cursor between the original and translated text, the moving method of the present invention can be used. , to the same line of the corresponding sentence, or to the corresponding word or phrase.

All of the above-mentioned various modifications and applications are included in the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2, 3, 4, and 5 are diagrams showing how the cursor is moved on the display screen, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a control flow diagram of cursor movement according to an embodiment of the invention. 1... Original text instruction key, 2... Translation instruction key, menu selection key. Agent Patent attorney Kensuke Norichika (and 1 other person) 1゜

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) An input means for inputting an original text to be translated and a cursor instruction signal, a translation processing means for translating the original text input from this input means, an original text translated by this translation processing means, and a correspondence with this original text display means for displaying a translated text to be translated, and when a cursor instruction signal is input from the input means, if the cursor is on the original text on the display means, go to the corresponding translated text, and when the cursor is on the translated text, go to the corresponding original text; A cursor moving device comprising: cursor control means for moving a cursor. (2) The cursor moving device according to claim 1, wherein the cursor control means moves the cursor to the beginning of the original text or translated text on the display means. (3) The cursor moving device according to claim 1, wherein the cursor control means moves the cursor to the same line of the original or translated text corresponding to the cursor display line on the display means. (4) The cursor moving device according to claim 1, wherein the cursor control means moves the cursor to a word in the original text or translated text that corresponds to the word displayed by the cursor on the display means.