JPS63213057A - Japanese word processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To select the homonyms desired by an operator in a short time by using a designating means for a field of a sentence to be produced and a learning means which changes the priority. CONSTITUTION:A field-based register 7 contains a list of application frequencies for such fields as the business documents, novels, technical documents etc. The register 7 is connected to a system 2. For instance, a novelist operates a keyboard 3 to designate a field for novels via the register 7 and writes sentences. Hereafter the homonym KANJI (Chinese characters) are displayed at the lower end part of a CRT 9 based on the register 7. In this case, the display priority of KANJI is changed by the frequency of the input homonym KANJI.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention is a Japanese word processor, specifically a kanji/
To provide a Japanese word processor which enables an operator to determine within a short time the word intended by an operator from among homophones appearing as a list on a display unit when creating a sentence containing kana.

[Conventional technology]

Recently, the popularity of Japanese word processors (hereinafter referred to as word processors) has been remarkable, and various word processors have appeared on the market, ranging from small ones for personal use to large ones for business use.

When an operator faces such a word processor and tries to create a sentence containing Japanese kanji and kana, the problem is which word to choose if there are homophones.

By the way, when considering the system configuration of a general word processor, Japanese words are stored in ROM (Read Only Me).
m-ory). For example, the word ``Ai'' is expressed as ``Ai'' and ``Ai'' as shown in Figure 5.
``Ai'', ``Ma'', ``Ai''... each ``Ai'' is an address (001,002゜...
...) and are stored in the ROM. When the operator presses the key ``Ai'', the kanji ``Ai'' shown in Figure 5 is automatically displayed on the display made of a cathode ray tube, and the operator selects the ``Ai'' that he or she intends.
If you specify ``ai'', only the specified ``ai'' will be inserted into the necessary sentences, and unnecessary ``ai'' will not be included in the sentences.

[Problem to be solved]

By the way, when composing a sentence, there may be as many as 20 or 30 homonyms when the above-mentioned homonyms appear.

On the other hand, since the space for homonyms displayed on a display unit such as a cathode ray tube is determined,
In this case, for example, only 10 pieces are displayed on the bottom side of the cathode ray tube.

If there is no word intended by the operator in the first display list of "Ai", then by appropriately operating the keyboard, a list corresponding to the next "Ai" will be displayed on the cathode ray tube.

Furthermore, if "ai" is not found in this second list, the operator will display the third list, and if the third list also does not contain the necessary word, the operator will display the fourth list four times. The more homophones there are, the longer it takes for the operator to select the word he or she intends.

Moreover, as mentioned above, the time-consuming process is not limited to only "ai", and the same can of course be said for other homophones as well.

[Means and operations for solving the problems] Next, the principle of this invention will be described.

For example, even when creating Japanese sentences, it is natural that "Ai" is different when a "novelist" writes a Japanese sentence and when a "scientist and engineer" writes a Japanese sentence.
Even if the word is translated into kanji, the cumulative frequency of use of that kanji will naturally change.

For example, if you are a "novelist", you will have "love" as shown in Figure 2.
, ``Ai'', ``Ma'', ``Ai'', and so on.However, in the case of ``Scientist and Engineer'', it is also used for the same ``Ai''. As shown in FIG. 3, it is conceivable that the usage frequency would be "ma", "so", "隘", "藍", etc.

Prepare a list of the frequency of use of homophones in each field in advance, and if the operator is a novelist, specify the first field, and if the operator is a scientist, specify the second field. For example, homonyms are displayed on the display in the order of the most frequently used words according to the specified field.

Therefore, operators in each field can select their desired words within a short time.

Furthermore, if a learning function is provided in the above-mentioned field-specific registers, and each operator uses the latest data to rewrite the frequency of use in the field-specific registers and change the priority order, each operator can use the latest data to change the priority order. It becomes possible to further reduce the time required to search for meaningful words.

The present invention is based on the principle described above.

Next, the structure and operation of the present invention will be described.

It has a dictionary section consisting of a ROM that stores a large number of Japanese words with addresses including homophones, and when the above-mentioned homophones are input in kana or romaji, the corresponding homophones are displayed on the display section. This is a Japanese word processor that creates Japanese sentences by converting them into sentences containing kanji and kana while being selected by an operator as appropriate. field-specific registers that store addresses corresponding to homonyms in order of frequency of use, and learning means that changes the priority order of each field register according to the number of times the homonyms are input. Specify the field of the text to be created by selecting , and retrieve the homophone meaning word input in kana or romaji from the dictionary section via the specified field-specific register and display it on the display section, to meet the operator's intention. This allows homophones to be selected in a short time.

〔Example〕

Figure 1 is a flowchart showing the operation of the Japanese word processor of the present invention, and Figures 2 and 3 are examples of lists corresponding to the frequency of use of homophones with addresses stored in field-specific registers. 4 is a system configuration diagram of the Japanese word processor of the present invention.

First, the configuration of the Japanese word processor of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, a CPUI, which includes a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as microcomputer), is connected to a system hub 2 that transmits and receives various information.

The keyboard 3, which consists of a JIS full keyboard capable of inputting kana or Roman characters and specifying field-specific registers, is connected to the system bus 2 via a key human power interface (hereinafter referred to as key human power 1/F). has been done.

A program ROM 5 storing an operator program system that controls the overall operation of the Japanese word processor of the present invention is connected to the system bus 2, and further stores a large number of Japanese words assigned addresses including homonyms. A dictionary ROM 6 is connected to the system hub 2.

Also, general business documents, novel writing,...3
A field-specific register 7 having a list according to the frequency of use for each field, such as scientific and technical documents, etc., is connected to the system bus 2, and this field-specific register 7 is, for example, the first field 7a, second field 7b...
. . . It has a register consisting of a RAM corresponding to n fields, such as an n-th field 7n.

Further, a character generator 10 for display and printing is connected to the system lot 2, and the words processed by this character generator 10 are sent to the CRT via a display control circuit 8 and a print control circuit 11, respectively.
9 and printer 2. Further, sentences created by the operator are temporarily stored in the sentence RAM 13.

Next, the operation of the word processor configured as above will be explained.

For example, a ``novelist'' attempts to write a text using this word processor.

As I input sentences from the novel one after another from Keyboard 3,
When the convert key to kanji is pressed, the necessary kanji, katakana, and kana characters from the program ROM 5 are displayed on the CRT 9.

If, for example, a word with the same meaning as ``ai'' comes up while creating a sentence, pressing the specified key will produce the words ``1 love,''``sai,'' and 1 period, as shown in Figure 2. ,
The kanji character "Sou" appears at the bottom of the CRT 9.

Then, the novelist selects the word ``ai'' that corresponds to the ``ai'' he or she needs, and by pressing the appropriate keys, ``love'' is inserted into the text.

Then, when an appropriate operation is performed for each section of the sentence, the sentence up to that point is stored in the sentence RAM 13.

Also, if "love" is used as described above, the frequency of use is 153 in the first field 7a which is the learning area.
'' goes up by one to ``54,'' and the cumulative frequency of use changes in the same way every time another ``Aiyama'' is used.

In this way, as a novelist writes a novel, the word corresponding to ``1 ai'' is ``so'', and if this ``so'' appears many times, this ``so'' Suppose that the corresponding frequency increases and reaches, for example, "51".

Then, this ``Ai'' becomes the second priority, and if ``Ai'' is keyed again, it will appear second in the CRT9's list of homophones. The character you need sooner (in this case,
This means that it is possible to select and decide on the "phase").

Furthermore, when a "scientific engineer" uses a word processor, the second field is selected, for example.

If "Ai" appears in the same way as mentioned above while creating a science and technology report, "Ai" corresponding to the second field as shown in Figure 3 will appear on the CRT9.
will be displayed.

For example, if this scientist is involved in dye research, the word ``indigo'' will be used frequently in sentences, so this ``indigo'' will gradually become a priority in terms of frequency of use. and will move to a higher rank.

As mentioned above, even if the dictionary ROM 6 shown in Figure 4 is the same and unchanging, it is different depending on each field, such as "novelist" or "scientist and engineer." Since the words are displayed on the CRT in different priority orders via the field-specific registers, the time required to select the desired words can be significantly reduced compared to conventional word processors.

In this embodiment, a case has been described in which a RAM built in a word processor is used as the field-specific register 7, but if this invention is applied to even more fields, a floppy disk drive which is an external storage device is used. By using the disk, it becomes possible to specify detailed fields of science and technology, such as electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, inorganic chemistry, etc.

〔effect〕

According to the present invention, it is possible to display a list of homophones for each field in which a sentence is to be created, so that the operator can select the desired word within a short time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an operation flowchart of a Japanese word processor according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are diagrams showing an example of the field register list shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the list of field registers shown in FIG. The system configuration diagram, FIG. 5, is a diagram showing an example of words stored in the dictionary ROM shown in FIG. 4. 3...Keyboard, 5...Program ROM, 6...Dictionary ROM, 7...Register by field, 7a...First field, 7b ...Second field, 7n...Nth field, 9...CRT. 12...Printer, 13...Text RAM. Applicant NEC Home Electronics Co., Ltd. Agent Patent Attorney Masu 1) Takeo] 3 i I 1 Figure 2 ■ No. 30 3qq- Address Ai Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. It has a dictionary section consisting of a ROM that stores a large number of Japanese words to which addresses including homophones are attached, and this applies when the above-mentioned homophones are input by kana or romaji input. A Japanese word processor that creates Japanese sentences by displaying homonyms on the display and allowing the operator to select them as appropriate and converting them into sentences containing kanji and kana, and a specification means for specifying the field of the sentences to be created. , a field-specific register that stores addresses corresponding to homonyms in order of frequency of use, which are divided by field of text, and a field-specific register that changes the priority order of each field-specific register according to the number of times a homonym is input. a learning means, which specifies the field of text to be created according to the operator's selection;
Homonymous words input in kana or romaji are retrieved from the dictionary section via the field-specific register specified above and displayed on the display section, so that the operator can select the intended homophonetic word in a short time. A Japanese word processor featuring the following features: