JPS62256081A - Foreign language document formation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain a device useful for user who has not necessarily learned a foreign laguage by making available a mother tongue and foreign laguage converting function during the formation of a foreign laguage document, by a simple changeover of a mode. CONSTITUTION:During the drive of a system, a CPU14 clears a text buffer 17 and a translation buffer 21 and sets an input device 15 to an English input mode. While a special key 23 is not pressed in the English input mode, the CPU14 sets input buffer character data to the text buffer 17 by the input of a character. When an operator presses the special key 23, the CPU sets space character data to the text buffer 17, changes over the input device 15 to a Japanese input mode and clears the translation buffer 21.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document creation device such as a word processor, and particularly to a processing device suitable for a user to create a document in a foreign language.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional devices include machine translation devices that convert all input documents into foreign language documents using the machine's capabilities, but this technology is still not perfect and the system is large-scale. In addition, the technology that forms the basis of the present invention, such as the 1-Japanese word processor, uses kana-kanji conversion for document input, leaving behind the technology that forms the basis of the present invention, but from the perspective of 1-document input, it is desirable to improve operability. In addition, as this type of device, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-206985 and 1986-6
No. 9776, No. 60-103431, and the like.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Machine translation is still in its development stage, and it is difficult to expect perfect output from the input, the input data is not well integrated into the system, and the processing requires several buses, making the system large-scale. This means that it has become.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to realize a document creation device that can assist input in other languages without requiring a large-scale configuration.

[Means for solving problems]

The above purpose is to use foreign language (2nd-W) input mode and native language (
The input mode includes a mechanism for converting the native language into the foreign language when switching from the native language input mode to the foreign language input mode.

[Effect]

If a command to switch the i-camera ID is input during the foreign language input mode, the native language input mode is entered. If you enter your native language in this mode and then switch the input mode, the previously input native language will be converted to the other language.

｛、゛ [Example] The following is an example of the document creation device according to the present invention.

An English document creation device especially for Japanese people will be explained using drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a document creation device according to the present invention. 15 is an input device that can input Japanese and English character data; 16 is a buffer storage device that temporarily stores input character data; 17 is a buffer storage device that stores input English character data; and 21 is an input device. A buffer storage device for storing Japanese character data, 20 is a buffer 21
18 is a buffer 17, a buffer of the Japanese-English translation device; 18 is a buffer 17; 19 is a display device that displays data in the buffer 18; 14 is a control device that controls these devices (hereinafter referred to as CPU); ).

) Figure 3 is the input device shown in Figure 2! ! 15 is a configuration diagram of a keyboard as No. 15. FIG. 22 is a normal space key, and 23 is a mode switching conversion key (hereinafter referred to as a special key) which is the most important in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing in detail the CPU's processing 3 for character input in FIG. 1.6 In a normal document creation device,
The CPU 14 receives and receives key signals from the input device 15,
If it is a control key, that process is performed, and if it is a character key, a character code is set in the input buffer 716.

On the other hand, if the key signal received by the receiver is that of the special key 23, the CPU 14 sets a space character code in the input buffer 16 and further sets a mode switching flag. As a result, the special key 23 has both the function of a mode switching key of a Japanese word processor, a terminal, etc., and the function of a space key. The other keys function normally as character keys and control keys for inputting Japanese and English depending on the mode.

Next, the English document creation process according to the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 4. Figure 1-
1 is a flowchart showing the processing of the CPU 14 for creating an English document according to the present invention. In addition, Figure 4 shows the actual process of writing English text in parallel with key human efforts.

When the system is running, the CPU 4 clears the text buffer 17 and translation buffer 21 and sets the input device 15 to English input mode. These are processes 1 and 2 in FIG.

At this point, the English document creation device enters an input waiting state.

In this English input mode, while the special key 23 is not pressed, the CPU 14 performs processing to set input buffer 7 character data in the text buffer 17 by inputting characters.
1st r! This is the repeated process of process A 3, 4, 5°7.8. This allows it to operate as a normal English document creation device.

For example, “I have a jewel,” The case of creating an English sentence that means - will be explained.

While the operator knows the corresponding English text, the operator inputs the English text using the same operations as a normal English word processor. In other words, each buffer in FIG. 2 becomes in the states 24 to 29 in FIG. 4 according to the key input.

However, after inputting up to this point, when the operator does not understand the English word "jewel", he presses the special key 23.
At this time, the C:PU 14 performs processes 3, 4, 5, and 7 in FIG.
, 8, 9, 10, 11. Moving on to the execution of 12, the space character data is set in the text buffer 17, the input device 15 is switched to Japanese input mode, and the translation buffer 2 is set.
Clear 1. Therefore, each buffer in FIG. 2 will be in state 30, 31 in FIG. 4.

In this Japanese input mode, while the special key 23 is not pressed, the CPU 14 performs the processing 3°4.5, 6.8 of FIG.
is executed, and the input buffer character data is set in the translation buffer 21.Here, the operator inputs the Japanese character 1, which is ``useki''.

In this case, it happens to be the end of the sentence, so enter ′ and ′ together. Each buffer in FIG. 2 is in the state 32 and 33 in FIG. 4 according to the key input.

Here, ' means 1. In order to convert the text into English and input the English text, the operator presses the special key 23, which causes the CPU 14 to perform processes 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 8 in FIG.
9, 10, 11, and 13 in sequence to set the space character data in the translation buffer 21, set the input device 15 to English input mode, translate the Japanese character data in the translation buffer 21, and write it into the text buffer. Set it to 17. At this time, when translating Japanese to English.

The Japanese to be translated depends on the translation bag e20 in FIG. 2, in units of words or phrases. In addition, since there may be a plurality of candidates instead of only one translation word, selection can be made using a function key or the like. in the end.

Each buffer in FIG. 2 becomes like the shape @34.35 in FIG. 4.

As mentioned above, by properly using the English input mode and Japanese input mode together with the special key 23,
It is possible to realize an English document creation device that is more efficient and easier to use for Japanese people.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, the mode can be easily switched and the native language to other language conversion function can be used while creating a document in a foreign language, so that the document creation device is useful for users who do not necessarily have mastered a foreign language. In addition, it can be applied not only to Japanese and English but also to all languages with clear delimiters.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of the processing of an English document creation device for Japanese people according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the English document creation device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an input device. , FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of English document creation including key human power, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart of key human power processing. 14...Control device, 15...Input device, 16...
Input buffer device, 17... text buffer device,
18... Display buffer device, 19... Front yarn device, 2
o...Translation 2nd answer 3EijJ Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input device for inputting character data of a subset of a first language and a second language, a display device for displaying input characters, a translation means for translating the first language into a second language, and a first language input mode. A document creation device comprising means for switching a second language input mode, and capable of translating and outputting a first language input during second language input into a second language in accordance with mode switching.