JP3432037B2 - Character input device - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character input device for inputting characters for editing a document using character input means such as a keyboard, and more particularly to a function guide and the like. A character input device capable of displaying various types of information. 2. Description of the Related Art In a personal computer or the like, a character conversion program for converting readings into katakana characters or kanji characters for inputting Japanese, a so-called Japanese front-end processor (hereinafter abbreviated as FEP) is used. It is common. Normally, the user operates the FEP by using a keyboard. For this reason, a function frequently used, such as a state change instruction function such as switching an input character type from hiragana to katakana and a word registration function, are used. Is assigned to the function key 200 (see FIG. 4). A guide indicating the allocation state is displayed as a function menu as shown in FIG. The display form of the function menu is, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, arranged in order from function keys 1 to 10 and displayed at an arbitrary position so that the function number can be easily distinguished. Was only one type. [0003] However, the arrangement of function keys of an actual keyboard varies depending on the type of keyboard as shown in FIG. 4, but the display form of a function menu is one. As a result, the arrangement of keys may be different from the actual arrangement of keys, which may lead to erroneous determination of the assignment state and cause a erroneous operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a character input device having an assignment guide with high visibility, which solves the above-mentioned problem. In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a keyboard having character keys and function keys for inputting characters, and a character storage means for storing the input characters. Display means for displaying various information such as character function guides, kana-kanji conversion means for converting the input characters into kana-kanji characters, and keyboard arrangements having different function key arrangements and key arrangements corresponding to keyboard types. Keyboard type storing means for storing, keyboard type obtaining means for obtaining a keyboard type, input characters input by the keyboard are stored on the character storage means, and the input characters are displayed on display means; The input characters are converted to Kana-Kanji by the Kana-Kanji conversion means, and the converted character string is obtained.
Control means for storing the character string on the character storage means and displaying the conversion result character string on the display means, wherein the keyboard type acquisition means acquires a keyboard type, and the keyboard type coincides with the keyboard type. According to the key arrangement corresponding to the keyboard type stored in the type storage means, the information display of the function guide is performed in the same arrangement as the keyboard. According to the present invention, the arrangement of the function keys corresponding to the type of the keyboard is stored, so that a function menu similar to the actual key arrangement can be displayed as an assignment guide. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.
The character input device of the present embodiment has a character key and a function key, and has a keyboard for inputting characters, a character storage unit for storing the characters of the input, and a display for displaying various information such as a function guide of the characters. Display means, kana-kanji conversion means for converting the input characters to kana-kanji characters, keyboard type storage means for storing a keyboard type having a different arrangement of the function keys and a key arrangement corresponding to the keyboard type, and obtaining a keyboard type Keyboard type acquisition means, input characters input by the keyboard are stored in the character storage means, the input characters are displayed on the display means, the input characters are converted to kana-kanji characters by kana-kanji conversion means, A character string is obtained and stored on the character storage means, and the converted character string is displayed on a display device. Control means for displaying on the upper side, a keyboard type is obtained by the keyboard type obtaining means, and a function guide is provided according to a key arrangement corresponding to the keyboard type stored in the keyboard type storage means that matches the keyboard type. Is displayed in the same arrangement as the keyboard. In addition, the character input device includes a keyboard type storage means 1f for storing a type of keyboard which may be used and a key arrangement thereof, and a keyboard obtaining means 1g for obtaining a type of keyboard currently used. I have. Next, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a personal computer will be described. FIG. 2 shows the system configuration of the personal computer of the present embodiment. Characters and operation instructions are input from the keyboard 2a by key input by the operator.
The CRT 2b is a display device, and the operator operates the keyboard 2a.
The input character is echoed back so that the character input from the user can be confirmed, and a function guide or the like according to the present invention is displayed. The CPU 2c executes a program stored in the RAM 2f or the ROM 2g. CLOCK2d
Interrupts the CPU 2c at regular intervals, and is used for time measurement processing and the like. The printer 2e is a general printing device. The RAM 2f is a storage device that can be read and written at any time, and is used as a storage location for data such as programs and input characters, and as a work area required when the programs are executed by the CPU 2c. RO
M2g is a read-only storage device, which is used as a place for storing programs and data. Disc 2h
Is used as a secondary storage device when there is not enough space for storing programs and data with only the RAM 2f and the ROM 2g. FIG. 3 shows an example of a display screen of the CRT 2b. The input character display unit 100 is a part for displaying characters input by the operator using the keyboard 2a. When a part up to the cursor 101 is subjected to kana-kanji conversion, it is replaced by a conversion result character. The function menu 103 is a part for displaying a function assigned to a function key on the keyboard 2a in order to issue a control instruction for the character input processing. The status is a part for displaying a state relating to the character input in this processing. This figure shows a state in which full-width hiragana can be input in the Roman alphabet input method.
Naturally, this part changes in response to an instruction by the operator to change the state assigned to the function key or the like. For example, in response to a katakana input instruction, the status part "hira" changes to "kata". FIG. 4 shows an example of a key arrangement of a keyboard used in a personal computer. In this embodiment, a keyboard having a key arrangement shown at 4a is a keyboard A, and a keyboard shown at 4b is a keyboard B. Call. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the above two types of keyboards can be used for convenience. Both of the above two keyboards have function keys 200 at the top of the keyboard.
And both the keyboard A and the keyboard B are sequentially arranged from the left with function 1 and function 2, and up to function 10. In the keyboard A, the interval between Function 5 and Function 6 is wider than the interval between other function keys, and in the keyboard B, the interval between Function 4 and Function 5 and between Function 8 and Function 9 are wider. FIG. 5 shows a display form of the function menu according to the present embodiment, and 5a shows a display form corresponding to the keyboard A. 5B is a display form corresponding to the keyboard B. FIG. 6 shows keyboard type storage means 1 stored in RAM 2f or ROM 2g or disk 2h.
The data structure of f (see FIG. 1) is shown. Reference numeral 6a denotes a keyboard type storage area, and any data format can be used as long as the keyboard type such as a character string of a keyboard name or data obtained by encoding a keyboard type can be identified. In this embodiment, the encoded data is stored, and the code corresponding to the keyboard A is A, the code corresponding to the keyboard B is B, and the data is stored as an array of 6a1 and 6a2. Reference numeral 6b denotes a key arrangement storage area for storing a key arrangement corresponding to the keyboard type stored in the keyboard type storage area. The key arrangement storage area stores a key name and a relative coordinate based on the upper left of the keyboard as a pair. Any data format can be used as long as the correlation between the key layout and the correspondence with the keyboard type can be grasped, such as the format in which the data obtained by encoding the intervals and line breaks are stored in the upper left based on the layout order. In the present embodiment, data is provided as an array in which key names and key intervals are coded by focusing on function keys. The keyboard A is arranged from the left to function 1, function 2 and function 10 sequentially, and there is an interval between function 5 and function 6. This is coded, and f1, f2... F5, SP, f6.
The array is f10. Similarly, data corresponding to the keyboard B is also f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, SP, f
5, f6, f7, f8, SP, f9, f10 are stored as an array of encoded data, and this array is stored as an array of 6b1 and 6b2 corresponding to the keyboard correspondence as an element. Here, SP means an interval existing between keys. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of the present embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment will be described using a flowchart. First, in step S71, the type of the connected keyboard (keyboard 2a) is obtained by the keyboard type obtaining means 1g (CPU 2c in FIG. 2). The information can be obtained from information or the like of the basic system in which the present embodiment operates. Next, in step S72, the keyboard type obtained as a key is used as a key in the keyboard type storage means 1f (RAM 2f or ROM 2
g or the disk 2h), the control means 1c (CPU 2c in FIG. 2) searches for the keyboard type stored in the disk type. Here, when the keyboard type acquired by the keyboard type acquisition means 1g is A, 6a in FIG.
The keyboard type A is found as a result of the search from the keyboard type storage area. Similarly, when the acquired keyboard type is B, the keyboard type B is found. In step S73, the control means 1c uses the search result in step S72 to obtain a key arrangement corresponding to the currently used keyboard from the key arrangement storage area in the keyboard type storage means 1f. If A is found in step S72, the corresponding key arrangement storage data 6b1 (see FIG. 6) is obtained. In step S74, a function menu as a function guide is displayed on the display means 1b in a form reflecting the key arrangement acquired in step S73. That is, when the keyboard type acquired in step S71 is A, the display form of 5a in FIG. , And a display form 5b in FIG. 5 in which an interval is provided between the function 8 and the function 9. In this embodiment, various types of information display such as function guides have been described, particularly limited to function keys. However, function guides other than function keys can be displayed in the same manner as in this embodiment. Needless to say. As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to display a function menu as a function guide in the same arrangement as the actual key arrangement, thereby improving the visibility of the operator. I do. Also, the user does not become confused in key operations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a device configuration diagram according to an embodiment of a personal computer to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a screen display according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a key arrangement diagram of a keyboard used in the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a function menu display form used in the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration in a storage area corresponding to a keyboard according to the embodiment; FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure according to the present embodiment. [Description of Signs] 2a Keyboard 2b CRT 2c CPU 2d CLOCK (Clock) 2e Printer 2f RAM 2g ROM 2h Disk

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(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] A keyboard having character keys and function keys, for inputting characters, character storage means for storing the input characters, and various information such as character function guides Display means for displaying a character, kana-kanji conversion means for converting the input characters into kana-kanji characters, keyboard type storage means for storing a keyboard type having a different arrangement of the function keys and a key arrangement corresponding to the keyboard type, and a keyboard. Keyboard type obtaining means for obtaining the type of the character, input characters input by the keyboard are stored in the character storage means, the input characters are displayed on the display means, and the input characters are converted into kana-kanji characters by the kana-kanji conversion means. Conversion, obtain a character string of the conversion result, store it on the character storage means, Control means for displaying a character string on a display means, and a key corresponding to a keyboard type stored in the keyboard type storage means, wherein a keyboard type is obtained by the keyboard type obtaining means and which matches the keyboard type. A character input device wherein information display of a function guide is performed in the same arrangement as the keyboard according to the arrangement.