JPS646497B2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention provides a kanji-mixed sentence input device having an editing function, and in particular, a kanji-mixed sentence input device that creates a kanji-mixed sentence while sequentially inputting the pronunciation of a sentence to be input using a keyboard. This invention relates to a sentence input device containing kanji characters, which has an editing function in which a kanji word that does not exist in the word dictionary memory is created from the kanji dictionary memory by key operation.

Traditionally, input devices that create sentences containing kanji contain words (idioms) that do not exist in the word dictionary memory.
When converting into Kanji, the pronunciation of each Kanji is converted into Kanji using, for example, a Kanji dictionary memory that stores the pronunciation corresponding to the pronunciation. However, conventionally, the above-mentioned processing has been performed as part of a so-called correction process for correcting a sentence once created, and the above-mentioned Kanji dictionary memory has been used during the correction process. For this reason, while the operator is actually inputting a hiragana sentence and converting it into a sentence mixed with kanji, it is not possible to use the kanji dictionary memory to generate a kanji word that does not exist in the word dictionary memory. The correction process required complicated steps such as searching for the relevant part. This method also has the problem of becoming increasingly complicated when the same kanji word appears multiple times. Conventionally, in the above correction process, a part of the display screen of the display device is fixedly prepared as a field for generating kanji words,
Kanji words are generated using this field.
For this reason, there were also problems in terms of effectively using the display screen of the display device.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and while the operator is inputting hiragana sentences, kanji words are generated simply by key operations, and the generated kanji words are then converted into words. The purpose is to enable the above-mentioned hiragana sentences to be registered on the dictionary memory while being input. Therefore, the kanji-mixed sentence input device having an editing function according to the present invention is capable of inputting the reading of a word input by key input based on a key that instructs the execution of kanji conversion in accordance with the reading of the word. In a kanji-mixed sentence input device that converts a word into kanji and then creates a kanji-mixed sentence by inputting the reading of a new word, the key input device includes a character key and a control key; an input character register in which data for at least one character is set; a determination circuit unit that receives the contents of the input character register and determines the type of the content; a character buffer that stores the contents of the register for at least one word; a word dictionary memory that stores kanji information corresponding to the reading of a word; a kanji dictionary memory that stores kanji information that corresponds to the reading of one kanji character; and the above-mentioned determination circuit section. a dictionary search circuit unit that accesses the word dictionary memory in a word dictionary read mode and the kanji dictionary memory in a kanji dictionary read mode in response to an instruction from the display control unit; a display control unit that controls a display device; A display device that receives display data and visually displays the display data, and a document file that stores display information corresponding to the display data displayed on the display device in the form of final display information. and means for displaying on the display device a display corresponding to the reading of the word stored in the character buffer while the display control unit accesses the kanji dictionary memory; It is equipped with a specifying means for specifying a part of the word, an instruction means for instructing the conversion of the reading of the specified word into kanji, and a selection means for selecting the converted kanji, and the reading input and kanji by the above-mentioned key input device are provided. While creating a kanji-mixed sentence in the word dictionary reading mode based on the input of a key instructing conversion execution, a kanji dictionary call key is input by the key input device to access the kanji dictionary memory. When the determination circuit unit makes a determination, access to a document file storing display information corresponding to the display content displayed by the display device is set to a kanji dictionary call mode, and the kanji dictionary call mode is set to While displaying the word corresponding to the reading of the word stored in the character buffer, the part corresponding to the reading of each kanji among the readings of the word is specified by the specifying means, and the specifying means issues a conversion instruction. each time, a series of kanji information corresponding to the specified reading is read from the kanji dictionary memory and displayed on the display device,
controlled to display on the display device a situation in which a desired kanji from the series of kanji information is selected by the selection means and a kanji-mixed sentence is successively converted into kanji, and the kanji dictionary; When the call mode is released, the selected kanji word displayed on the display device is set as final display information on the document file, and the new reading is input. It is characterized by a gradual transition. This will be explained below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an editing process mode according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a registration process according to an embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. .

Consider the case where a sentence containing kanji such as "There are many spectators at the stadium..." is input. In this case, as mentioned above, the operator inputs the word "kanshiyuu" by key input, converts it into the kanji word "audience", then inputs the word "ga", and then inputs the word "oku". Enter it and have it converted to the kanji word "many". At this time, it is assumed that the word "kanshiyuu" is inputted and an instruction for converting it into kanji is pressed, for example, a separator key. At this time, if the currently required kanji word "Kanju" does not exist in the word dictionary memory, as shown in Figure 1,
It will be displayed in hiragana 1 on the display device. Note that 2 represents a cursor.

In this state, the operator presses the kanji dictionary call key as shown in the figure in order to generate a kanji word. This corresponds to the display previously displayed on the screen of the display device. All or one in the document file
The part is saved and deleted from the screen, and "kanshiyuu", which is the target of kanji word generation, is displayed on the screen. Then, the mode becomes kanji dictionary call mode.

Next, as shown in the figure, the cursor 2 is moved to indicate the reading "kan" corresponding to one kanji. As shown in the figure, when operating the conversion key, multiple candidate kanji strings that have the reading ``kan'' from the kanji dictionary are ``dried'', ``kan'', ``ama'',...
..., "Kan" is displayed, and "Kan", which is in the 0th rank, is inserted into the above display "Kanshiyuu",
The display will read "Dried".

At this time, if the desired kanji does not exist among the displayed candidate kanji, the operator operates the conversion key again. As a result, as shown in the diagram,
Multiple candidate kanji ``cold'', ``kan'', ``main'', ..., ``ring''
is displayed, and ``Kan'', which is in the 0th rank, is inserted, and the display becomes ``Kan Shiyu''. At this time, since "kan" is in the 6th position among the candidate kanji,
When the operator presses the number key ``6'' as shown, the kanji ``kan'' in the sixth position is inserted into the display because the number key ``6'' was pressed in the kanji dictionary call mode. The display will read "Watch".

Thereafter, as shown in the figure, the operator instructs ``SHIYU'' by moving the cursor in order to perform processing for the next ``SHIYU''. At this point, it is assumed that "kan" has been determined, and the displayed kanji candidate group is deleted. Thereafter, through the illustrated state or similar processing, the display changes to Kanji display 3 as in the illustrated state, and becomes the desired "audience".

Then, as shown in the figure, by pressing the kanji conversion execution key, the saved part of the document file that was saved earlier is restored,
At this time, the word "audience" replaces "kanshiyuu" in the document file, and it also becomes "audience" on the display screen. At this time, the generated Kanji word "Kanju" is registered in the word dictionary memory, either automatically or by the operator pressing the registration key and then the Kanji conversion execution key, as required. If the user wishes to display "audience" from now on, "kanshiyuu" can be converted to "audience" by searching the word dictionary memory while performing key input.

Here, the displayed kanji dictionary item is "Hiragana" or "Katakana" of the first character of the reading.
By including characters, it becomes possible to easily create a word even if the created word includes hiragana or katakana. Furthermore, if there is no corresponding kanji expression in the dictionary for the specified reading, (i) display the first character of the specified character as a candidate, or (ii)
By displaying the specified character itself, you can deal with the failure of conversion to kanji.

Furthermore, as a means for displaying characters that are not in the kanji dictionary, it is possible to display them by specifying the kanji code using alphanumeric characters as an alternative to the designated reading.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the process of registering the kanji word "detailed explanation" generated as described with reference to FIG. 1 in the word dictionary memory. In the figure, reference numeral 4 represents a generated Kanji word, 5 an index used for indexing the word dictionary memory, and 6 the word dictionary memory.

The word dictionary memory 6 stores kanji information 7-0 to 7-N that correspond to the pronunciations of words and kanji. A predetermined number of empty areas 8 are prepared corresponding to a predetermined number of kanji information. And 1
The location of the Kanji information group (7-0 to 7-N) is indicated by index 5.

When the newly generated Kanji word 4 "detailed explanation" is registered on the word dictionary memory 6, it is processed as follows, for example. That is, the kanji word 4 is temporarily stored in the free area 8, and then the kanji words 7-N, . is stored in

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 6 is a word dictionary memory, 9 is a kanji dictionary memory,
10 is a dictionary memory, 11 is a keyboard, 12 is an input character register, 13 is a determination circuit section, 14 is a character buffer, 15 is a dictionary search circuit section, 16 is a display control section, 17 is a display device, and 18 is a mode controller. Flip-flop; 19 is a kanji conversion processing section; 20 is a registration processing section; 21 to 24 are AND circuits, respectively;
5 represents the document file.

As mentioned above, when inputting a sentence mixed with kanji such as ``There are many spectators at the stadium...'', the operator inputs ``Kiyujiyo'' using the keys. At this time, the determination circuit section 13 determines that each of the characters "ki", "yu", . and,
Next, when the operator attempts to perform kanji conversion by indicating that the above-mentioned ``kiyujiyo'' is one word, the operator operates a separator key (kanji conversion execution key). The determination circuit unit 13 determines the delimiter key operation and notifies the dictionary search circuit unit 15 of the determination. As a result, the dictionary search circuit section 15 reads "KIYUJIYO" on the character buffer 14. At this time, the kanji conversion processing unit 19 searches the word dictionary memory 6 to receive the kanji word “kyusei” and transfers the kanji word “kyusei” to the display control unit 16. The above-mentioned "Baseball stadium" is set in the document file 25, and the display "Kyuuji" on the screen of the display device 17 is displayed as "Baseball stadium", but the document file 25 is set to "Baseball stadium".
Sentences or words are stored in the file 25 in the following format. In other words, parts of the sentence that have already been determined in the sentence input process are stored in a determined form, and parts such as undefined words that are currently being displayed are stored in an undefined format. When a part such as a definite word becomes a definite word, it is converted into the definite form and stored. Needless to say, both the items stored in the confirmed state and the items stored in the undetermined state are displayed on the display device 17, and the undetermined items are displayed with high brightness, for example. will be displayed.

Next, if the operator inputs the word "ha", the above-mentioned "baseball stadium" is determined to be a correct input. The operator then operates the separator key, but in this case there is no corresponding kanji word, and the hiragana is displayed on the display screen as is. Then, the part "kanshiyuu" that is the object of the present invention is input, and when the "ka" is input, the above input "ni" is confirmed. And the above “Kanshiyuu”
When the input is completed, the separator key is operated. However, as mentioned above, it turns out that the desired "audience" does not exist on the word dictionary memory 6.

At this time, the operator operates the kanji dictionary call key to switch the mode, as described with reference to FIG. That is, the mode flip-flop (K-bit FF) 18 is set by the signal "kanji dictionary call" from the determination circuit section 13. This allows the document file 25
All or part of the contents of the display device 1 are saved.
The screen above 7 will be erased. In this state, the kanji dictionary call mode is entered. Note that in the above, when the entire contents of the document file 25 are saved, it means that the above-mentioned "kanshiyu" is about to be input near the first position (upper left position on the display screen) on the document file, for example. In this case, the entire contents of the document file 25 are saved to a predetermined work area, for example. Also, when a part of the content is saved, it means that there is already a confirmed sentence displayed on the document file 25, such as "...at the stadium," and after this, the above-mentioned "Kanshiyuu" is displayed. If you are trying to enter the above "Kanshiyuu"
This means that a part of the content of the document file 25, that is, a part of the content of the document file 25 that would be a hindrance to displaying the process of converting the text into kanji, is saved to the work area. Needless to say, the document
The contents remaining on the file 25 without being saved remain displayed on the display device 17.

In the above-mentioned kanji dictionary calling mode, the operator specifies the reading ``kan'' using the cursor movement key as a specifying means as shown in FIG. This state is notified to the kanji conversion processing section 19 via the AND circuit 23. Then, when the operator presses the conversion key as a specifying means as shown in FIG. The kanji conversion processing unit 19 is notified.

The kanji conversion processing unit 19 searches the kanji dictionary memory 9 based on this, and searches the kanji dictionary memory 9 for example
Incorporating the 10 kanji characters ``dried'', ``kan'', ..., ``kan'',
In the display device 17, the information is displayed all at once on, for example, the lower portion of the display screen. Then, as shown in Figure 1, in the place where "Kanshiyuu" is displayed, for example, in the center of the display screen, "Kanshiyuu" in the 0th rank is inserted, and the display "Kanshiyuu" is changed to "Kanshiyuu". "Yuu". At this time, the display of the 10 kanji characters displayed all at once remains as is.

Next, when the operator operates the conversion key as shown in Figure 1, the next 10 kanji ``kan'',
"Kan", . . . , "Tan" are imported and displayed, and "Kanshiyuu" is also displayed. At this time, when the operator operates the numeric key "6" using the numeric keys as selection means as shown in FIG. Then, the processing unit 19 determines the kanji character ``kan'' with the kanji character ``kan'' in the sixth rank, and displays ``kanshiyuu''.

Similarly, when the desired kanji ``shu'' for ``shiyuu'' has been determined and the word ``audience'' is displayed, when the operator operates the kanji conversion execution key, the previous kanji character as shown in Figure 1 is displayed. The contents on the document file 25 that were saved are restored, and at this time become "audience" in the document file. That is, the display on the display device 17 will read "There are spectators at the stadium."

The reason for saving all or part of the contents of the document file 25 in the above-mentioned kanji dictionary call mode is that, as mentioned above, for example, ``kanshiyuu'' is placed in an easily visible position on the display screen or in a position where the text is being created. Display them and then sequentially say ``Hoshiyuu'', ``Kanshiyuu'', ``Watching'', ... ``Viewer''.
In order to be able to visually see how the display is changing, and to be able to display, for example, 10 kanji at a time in the lower part of the display screen, as mentioned above, the obstructive display is removed. This is to do so. Note that the display performed in the above-mentioned kanji dictionary call mode is performed by storing a predetermined code in an undefined form on the document file 25. In addition, when the above-mentioned "view" and "audience" are displayed, "view" and "audience" are displayed.
may be displayed as confirmed, but...
….

In the case of the present invention, (i) automatically in response to the operation of the above-mentioned Kanji conversion execution key, or (ii) when the operator operates the registration key prior to the operation of the execution key, the above-mentioned previously generated "Audience" is registered in the word dictionary memory 6. Note that FIG. 3 shows the case where the registration key is operated.

When the determination circuit section 13 determines that the registration key has been operated, the registration processing section 20 is notified via the AND circuit 24 . As a result, the registration processing unit 20
receives the previously generated Kanji word "Kanju" and also receives the address information regarding the word dictionary memory 6. Then, the registration processing section 20 operates autonomously and performs the registration process as described for the case of the kanji word "detailed explanation" with reference to FIG.

As explained above, according to the present invention, while the operator inputs hiragana sentences, sentences with kanji mixed in determined one after another are obtained, and in the meantime, new kanji words are created by using the kanji dictionary memory 9 at any time. In addition, the words are registered in the word dictionary memory as necessary. Further, unlike the conventional system, there is no need to divide the screen of the display device 17 into a kanji-mixed sentence creation area and a kanji word creation area.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an editing process mode according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a registration process according to an embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. . In the figure, 6 is a word dictionary memory, 9 is a kanji dictionary memory, 10 is a dictionary memory, 11 is a key board, 1
2 is a character input register, 13 is a judgment circuit section, 14
15 is a character buffer, 15 is a dictionary search circuit section, 16 is a display control section, 17 is a display device, and 25 is a document file.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Based on a key that instructs the execution of kanji conversion corresponding to the pronunciation of the word input by key input, the pronunciation of the word is converted into kanji, and then the pronunciation of the new word is converted into kanji. A kanji-mixed sentence input device that creates a kanji-mixed sentence while inputting readings, a key input device including a character key and a control key, and data for at least one character inputted via the key input device are set. an input character register, a determination circuit unit that receives the contents of the input character register and determines the type of the content, and stores the contents of the input character register for at least one word in response to an instruction from the determination circuit unit; a word dictionary memory that stores kanji information corresponding to the pronunciation of a word; a kanji dictionary memory that stores kanji information corresponding to the pronunciation of one kanji character; A dictionary search circuit unit that accesses the memory in a word dictionary read mode and the kanji dictionary memory in a kanji dictionary read mode; a display control unit that controls a display device; and a display control unit that receives display data from the display control unit and displays the display data. and a document file in which display information corresponding to the display data displayed on the display device is stored in the form of final display information, and the display control unit is configured to display the kanji dictionary. means for displaying on the display device a display corresponding to the pronunciation of the word stored in the character buffer while the memory is being accessed; a specifying means for specifying a part of the pronunciation of the displayed word; an instruction means for instructing conversion of the pronunciation of a word into kanji; and a selection means for selecting the converted kanji; When the determination circuit unit determines that a kanji dictionary call key has been input by the key input device to access the kanji dictionary memory while creating a sentence containing kanji in the word dictionary read mode, Access to a document file storing display information corresponding to the display content displayed by the display device is set to a kanji dictionary call mode, and in the kanji dictionary call mode, the information stored in the character buffer is accessed in the kanji dictionary call mode. While displaying a display corresponding to the pronunciation of the word, the part corresponding to the pronunciation of each kanji among the pronunciations of the word is specified by the specifying means, and each time a conversion instruction is given by the specifying means, the Kanji dictionary memory is reads out a series of kanji information corresponding to the specified reading from and displays it on the display device;
controlled to display on the display device a situation in which a desired kanji from the series of kanji information is selected by the selection means and a kanji-mixed sentence is successively converted into kanji, and the kanji dictionary; When the call mode is released, the selected kanji word displayed on the display device is set as final display information on the document file, and the new reading is input. A kanji-mixed sentence input device having an editing function characterized by a transition. 2. Based on the keys that instruct the execution of kanji conversion corresponding to the pronunciation of the word input by key input, the pronunciation of the word is converted into kanji, and then the pronunciation of the new word is input. A kanji-mixed sentence input device for creating a kanji-mixed sentence, comprising: a key input device including a character key and a control key; an input character register into which data for at least one character inputted via the key input device is set; A determination circuit unit that receives the contents of an input character register and determines the type of the content; a character buffer that stores the contents of the input character register for at least one word in response to instructions from the determination circuit unit; a word reading; a word dictionary memory that stores kanji information corresponding to the reading of one kanji, a kanji dictionary memory that stores kanji information corresponding to the reading of one kanji, and a word dictionary read mode for the word dictionary memory in response to instructions from the determination circuit section. a dictionary search circuit unit that accesses the kanji dictionary memory in a kanji dictionary read mode; a display control unit that controls the display device; and a display control unit that receives display data from the display control unit and visually displays the display data. The display device comprises a display device and a document file in which display information corresponding to the display data displayed on the display device is stored in the form of final display information, and the display control unit has access to the kanji dictionary memory. Means for displaying on the display device a display corresponding to the pronunciation of the word stored in the character buffer between them, a specifying means for specifying a part of the pronunciation of the displayed word, and a kanji of the pronunciation of the specified word. and a selection means for selecting the converted kanji, and reads the word dictionary based on the reading input by the key input device and the key input instructing execution of kanji conversion. When the determination circuit unit determines that a kanji dictionary call key has been input by the key input device to access the kanji dictionary memory while creating a kanji-mixed sentence in the mode, the display device displays an image. Access to the document file storing display information corresponding to the displayed content is set to the kanji dictionary call mode, and the reading of the word stored in the character buffer is accessed in the kanji dictionary call mode. While displaying a corresponding display, the part corresponding to the reading of each kanji among the readings of the word is specified by the above-mentioned specifying means, and each time a conversion instruction is given by the above-mentioned specifying means, the above-mentioned specified part from the kanji dictionary memory is reads out a series of kanji information corresponding to the reading and displays it on the display device,
controlled to display on the display device a situation in which a desired kanji from the series of kanji information is selected by the selection means and a kanji-mixed sentence is successively converted into kanji, and the kanji dictionary; The Kanji dictionary is configured such that the selected kanji word displayed on the display device is set as final display information on the document file when the call mode is canceled, and the Kanji dictionary call mode is When is released,
A kanji-mixed sentence input device having an editing function, characterized in that the selected kanji word is registered in the word dictionary memory automatically or in response to the operation of the control key.