JPS6389971A - Kana-kanji conversion device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten a time required for converting a character to a KANJI (Chinese character), by performing specific displaying before a converted result is outputted, when the number of characters of reading of an independent word is changed. CONSTITUTION:When (aida-ka-ra) is displayed on a liquid crystal display 14, a KANA (Japanese syllabary) - KANJI conversion part 10 assumes the (aida) as the independent word, and converts it to (between) and displays it. Next, when a user depresses a conversion key again, conversion is assumed as an inappropriate conversion, and the next conversion is performed at the conversion part 10, (ai-dakara) is outputted, but, at this time, it is decided that the difference between the number of characters of the reading between the independent words (aida) and the (ai) exists, and the (aidakara) is outputted from an editing part 11, then it is displayed. By repeating such operation, it is possible to select an appropriate converted result, but, in the processing of the conversion, since a HIRAGANA (cursive form of Japanese syllabary) string is displayed at every changing of the reading of the independent word, the user can recognizes easily that no desired conversion result exists, and the user can output a desired KANJI by another method such as word-KANJI conversion, etc., thereby, it is possible to shorten the time required for the conversion to the KANJI.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kana-kanji conversion device used in a word processing unit.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, kana-kanji conversion devices have been used that identify independent words and adjunct words in an input character string and convert the independent words into kanji.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional configuration described above, there are multiple candidates for an independent word in a character string with different numbers of characters in the pronunciation of the independent word, and if an appropriate conversion cannot be obtained, the first The conversion results corresponding to the candidates are displayed one after another, and then the conversion results corresponding to the second candidate are displayed one after another, so the user is informed of changes in the number of characters in the pronunciation of the string considered to be an independent word. It's hard to understand.

For example, if you are looking for a kanji with a reading of 2 characters for an independent word, a candidate with a reading of 1 character for an independent word will change the number of characters for the attached word, and the attached word will be different from the attached word that the user intended. Even though the conversion results for this candidate are not all appropriate, it is difficult to understand the change in the number of letters in the reading of the independent word, so we end up looking at the conversion results for all candidates, which wastes time on conversion. The problem is that it costs a lot of money.

For example, the kana-kanji conversion for the kana string "Aidakara" is
``From between'', ``Because of love'', ``Because of Ai'' are converted and displayed one after another, but the user does not understand that the number of characters in the reading of the independent word has changed from 3 to 2 in the middle. Even if the number of characters in the pronunciation of an independent word for suitable conversion is two characters, this is a case in which all conversion candidates for one character are viewed.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides a judgment means for determining whether the number of characters in the reading of an independent word changes, and a method for converting part of a kana character string into kanji if the number of characters in the reading of an independent word does not change. The device is equipped with a control means for outputting a specific display command when the number of characters in the pronunciation of an independent word changes.

Effect: With the conventional configuration described above, when the number of characters in the pronunciation of an independent word changes, a specific display is displayed before the conversion result is output.

Embodiment A kana-kanji conversion device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the kana-kanji conversion device of this embodiment, in which 1 is an input means for inputting a sentence consisting of a kana character string, and 2 is a word corresponding to one reading and its kanji. and the storage means 3 which stores the parts of speech, input means 1 refers to the storage means 2, and inputs the part of speech.
(7) t? , e <&! J '□, □ and converting means to convert into the corresponding kanji, 4 is conversion means 3
A determination means for determining whether the length of a character string considered as an independent word changes while outputting conversion results one after another;
5, when the length of the character string that the conversion means 3 considers to be an independent word does not change, a part of the character string in kana is converted to kanji and output as is, and the length of the character string that the conversion means 3 considers to be an independent word is changed. Control means outputs a character string of only kana before outputting a new kanji when a change occurs; 6 is a display means that displays the character string according to the output of the control means 5;

FIG. 2 is a device block diagram of the kana-kanji conversion device of this embodiment, and 7 is a keyboard on which kana keys (not shown), conversion keys (not shown), etc. are arranged. , 8 is an input kana string storage unit that stores kana character strings input from the keyboard 7, 9 is a word storage unit that stores kanji and part-of-speech information corresponding to the pronunciation of words, and 1o is an input kana string storage unit that stores kana character strings input from the keyboard 7. A kana-kanji conversion section divides the character string into appropriate lengths for independent words and attached words, and converts each section into kanji. 1゛1 is a kana-kanji conversion section when the conversion key is pressed on the keyboard 7. An editing section 10 outputs a new conversion result and also modifies the character string stored in the input kana string storage section 8 according to input from the keyboard 7; 12 is a kana stored in the input kana string storage section 8; 18 is a character font storage unit that stores a character font; 14 is a character font storage unit 13; This is a liquid crystal display that displays character strings stored in the output character string storage section 12 with reference to . Input kana string storage section 8, word storage section 9, kana-kanji conversion section 10
, the editing section 11, the output character string storage section 12, and the character font storage section 13 are actually microprocessors (not shown in the figure), standalone memory (not shown in the figure), and random access. It is composed of memory (omitted in the figure).

The operation of the kana-kanji conversion apparatus of this embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3.

First, when the conversion key is pressed while the character string "Amaikara" entered from the keyboard 7 is displayed on the LCD display 14, it is checked in step (a) whether or not the character string currently displayed is in hiragana. be judged. Since the hiragana character string "Aidakara" is currently displayed on the LCD display, the kana-kanji converter 10 cuts the hiragana character string into "aida" and "kara" and considers "aida" to be an independent word. It is converted into the Kanji character "ma" and displayed on the liquid crystal display 14 in step (d).

Then when the user presses the convert key again, "From between"
is considered not a suitable transformation, and the following transformation is performed. In this case, first, in step (a), it is determined that the currently displayed character string contains kanji, and the next conversion is performed in the kana-kanji conversion unit 10, and the conversion result ``Because it's love'' is displayed. However, at this time, it is determined in step (b) that the number of characters in the pronunciations of the independent words "ma" and "ai" in each conversion result is different, and in step (C) the editing department 11
``Aida Kara'' written only in hiragana is output and displayed on the liquid crystal display 14.

If the user presses the convert key again, step (a)
It is determined that a hiragana character string is currently being displayed, and in step (d) the next conversion result is "Because it's love".
is displayed on the liquid crystal display 14.

By repeating the above operations, the user can select an appropriate conversion result, but each time the number of characters in the pronunciation of the independent word changes, a hiragana string is displayed, so if the independent word consists of 8 characters, If you keep pressing the conversion key when you are trying to convert a word into a kanji, and the desired kanji is not found even after all the candidates for converting the 8-character independent word into kanji are displayed, hiragana will be displayed next. Therefore, the user can easily see that the desired conversion result was not found, and can immediately output the desired kanji using other methods such as single-kanji conversion, which reduces the time required to convert kanji. be able to.

This is especially true when trying to convert a string of kanji consisting of multiple clauses, the conversion result is often output without any hiragana in the middle, and it is difficult to tell where the clause is cut off. Examples are valid.

Effects of the Invention The present invention provides a judgment means for determining whether the number of characters in the reading of an independent word changes, and a means for determining whether the number of characters in the reading of an independent word changes, and converts a part of a kana character string into kanji and outputs it when the number of characters in the reading of an independent word does not change. It is equipped with a control means that outputs a specific display command before outputting a new kanji when the number of characters in the reading of a word changes, and the conversion result is output when the number of characters in the reading of an independent word changes. Because a specific display is displayed before the user can easily see that the number of characters in the pronunciation of an independent word has changed, and that the desired kanji cannot be obtained, the user can output the desired kanji using another method. Therefore, the conversion time can be shortened.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a kana-kanji conversion device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the device, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the device. ■...Input means, 2...Storage means, 3
... Conversion means, 4 ... Judgment means, 5 ...
・Control means, 6...Display means, 7...Keyboard, 8...Input kana string storage section, 9...
・Word storage unit, 10...Kana-kanji conversion unit, 11...
・Editing department, 12... Output character string storage section, 13.
...Character font storage section, -9~14...Liquid crystal display Chiku 1 diagram, mine 2 diagram

Claims (1)

[Claims] an input means for inputting a kana character string; a storage means for storing a plurality of kanji corresponding to one reading; and a storage means for storing a plurality of kanji characters corresponding to one reading; a conversion means that converts at least a part of the word into kanji and outputs candidates one after another in order of the number of characters in the reading of the independent word, and the output of the conversion means changes from the previous candidate to the next candidate; determining means for determining whether the number of characters in the reading of the independent word changes when moving; and if the number of characters in the reading of the independent word does not change, converting a part of the kana character string to kanji and outputting the reading of the independent word; 1. A kana-kanji conversion device comprising: a control means for outputting a specific display command when the number of characters changes; and a display means for displaying a character string according to the output of the control means.