JPS63106069A - Japanese word processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To recognize the propriety of a transformed KANJI (Chinese character) according to a sound without viewing a display and to attain the operation of a blind person and the operation in the dark by incorporating a KANJI specifying dictionary part, a sound synthesizing part and a sound generating part. CONSTITUTION:A key input part 1 such as a keyboard is connected to a central processing part 2 such as a CPU, to the central processing part 2, a display part 3 such as a CRT, a printing part such as a printer, a storage part 5 such as a floppy disk and a KANA (Japanese syllabary)/KANJI converting dictionary part 6 are respectively connected and a sound source dictionary part 11 for KANA and a symbol, the reading KANJI specifying dictionary part 12 for specifying the KANJI and the sound synthesizing part 13 are respectively connected and to the sound synthesizing part 13, the sound generating part 14 is connected. Thereby, the propriety of the inputted character and the symbol and the KANJI conversion can be recognized by reading the sound.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a word processor which is a text creation device.
Especially related to word processors for Japanese, including Kanji.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, Japanese word processors include a key input section, a display section, a kana-kanji conversion dictionary section, a printing section, a storage section, and a central processing section that connects these sections. The equivalent word is converted into kanji by the kana-kanji conversion section, and the sentence containing kanji is displayed on the display section.

Therefore, the validity of input kana symbols and their kanji conversion has been confirmed by visually checking the display section.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the conventional Japanese word processor mentioned above, input is made by pressing the keys on the input section on the operation console, and then the human-entered kana symbols and their validity after conversion to kanji are checked visually on the display section. Therefore, multiple visual checks are required to confirm the validity of the converted kanji, especially when there are many candidates such as synonyms such as sight, qualification, blind spot, square, assassin, etc. For this reason, it had drawbacks such as not being able to direct one's vision elsewhere, not being able to perform remote input, not being able to be used by blind people, and not being able to work in the dark.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a word processor for use in Japan that can confirm the validity of input characters and symbols and their kanji conversion by reading out aloud.

Means for Solving Problem c] The Japanese word processor according to the present invention has a key input section for inputting kana that constitutes Japanese in kana or romaji into a central processing section, and is connected to the central processing section. A Japanese word processor having a kana-kanji conversion dictionary section for converting the inputted kana into kanji, a kanji specific dictionary section for reading aloud to specify the converted kanji, and a voice The present invention is characterized in that it includes a speech synthesis section for synthesizing the speech, and a speech generation section connected to the speech synthesis section.

[Effect]

Therefore, according to the present invention, the validity of the converted kanji can be confirmed by voice without looking at the display.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one practical example of the present invention, in which a key input unit 1 such as a keyboard is connected to a central processing unit 2 such as a CPU, and the central processing unit 2 includes a CRT or other similar device. A display section 3, a printing section 4 such as a printer, a storage section 5 such as a floppy disk, and a kana-kanji conversion dictionary section 6 are connected to each other, as well as a kana and symbol sound source dictionary section 11, for reading aloud to identify kanji. A kanji specific dictionary section 12 and a speech synthesis section 13 are connected to the speech synthesis section 13, respectively, and a speech generation section 14 is connected to the speech synthesis section 13. Note that the storage unit 5 is a storage unit for input sentences.

The operation of this embodiment having the above-described configuration will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG. Note that FIG. 2 is an algorithm for the processing performed by the central processing unit 2, and only shows the display relationship and the audio output relationship.

First, if the input mode is Kana input mode (Step 2
2), the key of key input section 1 is pressed (step 23).
), the type of the pressed key is a character or symbol key (step 24), one character of the kana or symbol is displayed on the display section 3 (step 25), and one character of the kana or symbol is Sound source dictionary section 11, speech synthesis section 13
In addition, 8 voices are output via the voice generator 14 (
Step 26).

If the type of key pressed in step 24 is a conversion key, kana-kanji conversion is performed via the kana-kanji conversion dictionary section 6 (step 27), and the converted kanji-kana mixed sentence is displayed on the display section 3. At the same time (step 28), only for the converted kanji, one of the kanji is
The explanatory text for each character is output as voice (step 29).

Similar to Habo, if the input mode is Romaji input mode (
Step 22) Depending on the type of key pressed on the key input section 1 (Steps 31 to 33), one character of kana or symbol is displayed on the display section 3, and the voice generation section 1
4 (steps 34 to 36), or displays symbols and outputs audio (steps 43 to 4).
6).

When the conversion key is pressed, a sentence containing kanji and kana is displayed on the display section 3 in the same way as described above, and the voice generating section 14 generates explanatory text for each character of the displayed kanji in order. Output audio from (steps 37 to 41)
).

Note that the input text is stored in the storage unit 5, so
It is also possible to output the input sentence as it is in 8 voices.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, the present invention incorporates a kanji specific dictionary section, a speech synthesis section, and a speech generation section into a word processor, thereby confirming the validity of converted kanji by voice without looking at the display. This has the effect of making it possible to input by voice or handwriting from a distance, to input by directing one's vision to the manuscript, to work with the blind, and to work in the dark.

In addition, by storing the input text in the storage unit, it is possible to directly output the input text as voice, so it is possible to immediately send the input text to the line in the form of a character code, or to send it over the line. This has the advantage that it is possible to output aloud a document that has been written on a computer, and to output aloud a document recorded on a magnetic medium.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a flowchart explaining the same. 1...Key input section, 2...Central processing section, 3.
... Display section, 5... Storage section, 6... Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary section, 11... Kana symbol sound source dictionary section, 12... Kanji specific dictionary section, 13... Speech synthesis section, 1
4...Sound generation section. First cause

Claims (1)

[Claims] The device has a key input unit for inputting kana or Roman characters constituting Japanese into a central processing unit, and is connected to the central processing unit to convert the input kana to kanji. A Japanese word processor having a kana-kanji conversion dictionary section for specifying the converted kanji, a kanji specific dictionary section for reading aloud to specify the converted kanji, a speech synthesis section for synthesizing speech, and the speech synthesis section. A word processor for Japanese language, comprising: a voice generating section connected to the section;