JP3873726B2 - Japanese translation dictionary registration method and apparatus using electronic business card - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for automatically extracting name information from electronic business card data and registering it in a Japanese translation dictionary.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, support for Japanese has become an essential requirement for portable information terminals typified by mobile phones and PDAs, and implementation of a Japanese language conversion system is becoming common sense. In such a Japanese conversion system, it is necessary to mount a Japanese conversion dictionary with “reading” and “conversion candidates” as the core, and a basic dictionary is mounted in advance when the system is incorporated into the apparatus.
[0003]
The basic dictionary preferably includes as many conversion candidates as possible in consideration of the Japanese conversion efficiency. However, it is difficult to implement derivative conversion candidates because of the memory capacity. In particular, since there are many variations of personal names, the number of personal name conversion candidates that can be implemented in the basic dictionary is limited. For this reason, it is common practice to implement a function that allows the user to arbitrarily register conversion candidates in the Japanese conversion dictionary.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional Japanese language conversion system has the following two problems.
[0005]
That is, the first problem is that registration of a new conversion candidate to the Japanese conversion dictionary by a user operation is very complicated. When registering a new conversion candidate in the Japanese conversion dictionary, it is necessary to input a character string that is a conversion candidate. However, at this point, the character string is not registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary. It is necessary to input characters one by one using a function called “conversion function”. In addition, it is often difficult to read personal names, etc., and it is often difficult to input them using the “single kanji conversion function”.
[0006]
The second problem is that it is very complicated to delete a person name conversion candidate that is no longer needed. For example, when a terminal used by an individual is transferred to another person, address book data in the terminal and conversion in the Japanese conversion dictionary related to the person name stored in the address book data from the viewpoint of preventing personal information leakage It is assumed that candidates are deleted. However, in such a case, since it is necessary to delete conversion candidates while checking them one by one from the Japanese conversion dictionary, there is a problem that the operation is complicated and takes time.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and its purpose is to easily extract name information from electronic business card data and register a new conversion candidate in a Japanese conversion dictionary, thereby easily creating a name. An object of the present invention is to provide a Japanese conversion dictionary registration method and apparatus using an electronic business card capable of registering information in a Japanese conversion dictionary.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The method of registering a Japanese translation dictionary using an electronic business card according to the present invention comprises a step of receiving electronic business card data by a receiving means, a step of extracting name information from electronic business card data received by the receiving means by an extracting means, and a Japanese translation A step of searching whether or not name information extracted from the electronic business card data by a dictionary search means is registered in a Japanese conversion dictionary; and based on a search result of the search means, the extracted information in the Japanese conversion dictionary Registering the name information in the Japanese translation dictionary by name information registration means when the name information is not registered .
[0009]
The Japanese translation dictionary registration method using an electronic business card of the present invention includes a step of receiving electronic business card data by a receiving means, a step of extracting name information from the electronic business card data received by the receiving means by an extracting means, A step of searching whether or not the name information extracted by the extraction unit is registered in a Japanese conversion dictionary by a word conversion dictionary search unit, and the extracted to the Japanese conversion dictionary based on a search result of the search unit If the name information is not registered, the step of registering the name information in the Japanese conversion dictionary by the name information registration means, and the address book information included in the electronic business card data by the address book registration means Is registered in the address book database .
[0010]
Further, the Japanese translation dictionary registration device using an electronic business card according to the present invention includes a means for receiving electronic business card data, a means for extracting name information from the electronic business card data received by the receiving means, and an input reading character string. A Japanese conversion dictionary for converting to a character string selected from the corresponding conversion candidates, a means for searching whether the name information extracted by the extraction means is registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary, and If the extracted name information is not registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary based on the search result of the search means, the name information is included in the Japanese conversion dictionary. To do.
[0011]
In addition, the electronic business card Japanese translation dictionary registration device of the present invention includes a means for receiving electronic business card data, a means for extracting name information from the electronic business card data received by the receiving means, and an input reading character string. A Japanese conversion dictionary for converting to a character string selected from the corresponding conversion candidates, a means for searching whether the name information extracted by the extraction means is registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary, and If the extracted name information is not registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary based on the search result of the search means, the name information is included in the Japanese conversion dictionary, and included in the electronic business card data Means for registering stored address book data in an address book database .
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a portable information terminal using the Japanese conversion dictionary registration method using an electronic business card of the present invention. As the portable information terminal, for example, a mobile phone is used. In FIG. 1, a CPU 1 follows a control program stored in a ROM 2 and includes a communication block (wireless control unit 6, wireless unit 7), a display block (LCD controller 8, LCD 9), and an input block (key matrix control unit 10, numeric keypad 11). Control of the entire device such as The ROM 2 stores a control program for operating the apparatus, display font data, and the like. The FlashROM 3 stores a Japanese conversion dictionary, an address book database, and the like. The RAM 4 is a memory used as a work area.
[0013]
The external interface 5 is a block that performs infrared communication (IrDA, etc.) and wireless communication (Bluetooth, etc.), and functions as data exchange means with other portable information terminals, PCs, and the like. Thereby, electronic business card data exchange etc. are possible between apparatuses. The wireless control unit 6 controls the wireless unit 7 to make a call and connect to the Internet using a cellular phone network, and to send and receive e-mails. The LCD controller 8 displays an e-mail or the like on the LCD 9 based on the control of the CPU 1. The key matrix control unit 10 identifies the key input from the numeric keypad 11 and notifies the CPU 1 of it.
[0014]
Next, the Japanese conversion dictionary stored in the FlashROM 3 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the Japanese conversion dictionary is divided into a “reading” area and a “conversion candidate” area. A reading character string that is a source of Japanese conversion is stored in the reading area, and a conversion candidate group including conversion candidate character strings for each reading character string is stored in the conversion candidate area.
[0015]
Each reading character string stored in the reading area is added with an index (address) to a conversion candidate group for this reading. In the case of the example shown in FIG. 2, for example, when “Yamada” is input as a reading and a conversion operation is performed, the character string “Yamada” is searched from the reading area, and at the same time, “Yamada” is changed to the conversion candidate group index. By referring to the corresponding conversion candidate group, as a result, “Yamada”, “Yamada”, “Yamada”, “Yamada”, “Yamada” are extracted as conversion candidates, and user selection is possible from these Become.
[0016]
Similarly, each conversion candidate group stored in the conversion candidate area has an index (address) to the reading character string for this conversion candidate group. In this embodiment, additional information called an address book index is added to each conversion candidate character string. As will be described later in detail, when address book data is newly registered in the address book database at the same time when electronic business card data is received, this is used as information indicating the connection between the two.
[0017]
In the case of the example shown in FIG. 2, for example, the address book index of the conversion candidate “Hamada” is “10”, which is the address of index number 10 in the address book database when electronic business card data is received. This means that when the recording data is newly registered, “Tamada” is newly registered as a conversion candidate for “Yamada”.
[0018]
In addition, new conversion candidates can be registered by the user in this Japanese conversion dictionary. If the readings to be registered are not registered, both the readings and conversion candidates are registered. If the conversion candidate desired to be registered is not registered, only the conversion candidate can be newly registered in the dictionary.
[0019]
Next, the format of electronic business card data will be described. In the present embodiment, the vCard format is used as the electronic business card data. The vCard format is a format defined to enable address book data exchange between various application software, and has high compatibility. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the vCard format. A line described as “N” at the beginning of the line of the electronic business card data indicates the name information, and the actual name information is stored after the colon “:”. In addition, a field surrounded by “<” and “>” means reading, and a semicolon “;” means a separation between a family name and a first name. Therefore, in the example of the electronic business card data in FIG. 3, the name (last name, kanji) is “Yamada”, the name (last name, kana) is “Yamada”, the name (name, kanji) is “Tara”, and the name (name) Is “Taro”. The electronic business card data includes a telephone number, a mail address, and address information.
[0020]
Next, the format of the address book database stored in the FlashROM 3 will be described. FIG. 4 shows an example of the address book database. Each address book data is stored using an index number as a key. In the example shown in FIG. 4, address book data is stored in index numbers 1 and 3, but address book data is not stored in index number 2. This indicates that the address book data with index number 2 is registered once and then becomes an empty index for reasons such as deletion.
[0021]
Next, a method for registering name information in the Japanese conversion dictionary when electronic business card data (vCard format) is received from an external device or the like in the mobile phone using the Japanese conversion dictionary registration method according to the present embodiment is shown in FIG. This will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart. In FIG. 5, first, when the external interface 5 receives electronic business card data from an external device, the CPU 1 checks whether a name (last name) exists in the received electronic business card data (S101). This is performed by searching for a line beginning with “N:” or “N;” in accordance with the vCard specification described in FIG.
[0022]
In this case, the name information after “:” in this line is the actual name information, and the first name and last name are stored in each area separated by “;”. In each area, each reading is stored in a portion surrounded by “<” and “>”. Therefore, according to this rule, all information of (last name, kanji), (last name, kana), (first name, kanji), (first name, kana) can be identified. Here, in S101, if the name (last name) does not exist in the electronic business card data, or if it exists but only kanji or reading is not registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary, the processing for the name (last name) is not performed. finish.
[0023]
If it is confirmed in S101 that the name (last name) exists in the electronic business card data, it is confirmed whether the same reading as the last name (reading kana) has already been registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary (S102). For example, if the electronic business card data shown in FIG. 3 is received, “Yamada” is included, and it is confirmed whether or not the same reading is registered. If the name (last name) is not already registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary (No in S102), the last name (Kana) is read, and the last name (Kanji) is newly registered as a conversion candidate in the Japanese conversion dictionary (S103). ), The process for the name (last name) is terminated. In the example of the electronic business card data in FIG. 3, “Yamada” is read and “Yamada” is registered as a conversion candidate.
[0024]
On the other hand, if the same reading as the surname (reading kana) has already been registered (Yes in S102), whether the surname (kanji) has already been registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary as a conversion candidate for the last name (reading kana) Is confirmed (S104). If not registered, a new surname (kanji) is newly registered as a surname (reading kana) conversion candidate (S105), and the process for the first name (last name) is terminated. In the example of FIG. 3, “Yamada” is registered as a conversion candidate. If the surname (Kanji) has been registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary as a surname conversion candidate in S104 (Yes in S104), the name (last name) is not newly registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary. The process related to is terminated.
[0025]
In this way, when the process for the name (last name) is completed in S101 to S105, the process for the name (first name) is performed in S106 to S110. This process is exactly the same as the process related to the name (last name) in S101 to S105. More specifically, first, it is confirmed whether or not a name (name) exists in the electronic business card data received in S106. The process of S106 is performed in the same manner as the process for a name (last name).
[0026]
Here, if the name (name) does not exist in the electronic business card data, or if it exists but only kanji or reading (S106 is No), the name (name) is not registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary. The process related to is terminated. If a name (name) exists in the electronic business card data in S106 (Yes in S106), it is confirmed whether the same reading as the name (reading kana) has already been registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary (S107). For example, if the electronic business card data shown in FIG. 3 is received, since the name (name) “Taro” is included, it is confirmed whether or not the same reading is registered.
[0027]
At this time, if the name (name) is not already registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary (No in S107), the name (reading kana) is read and the name (kanji) is newly registered as a conversion candidate in the Japanese conversion dictionary (S108). ), The process for the name (name) is terminated. In the example of FIG. 3, “Taro” is read and “Tara” is registered as a conversion candidate.
[0028]
On the other hand, if the same reading as the name (Kana) has already been registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary (Yes in S107), the name (Kanji) has already been registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary as a conversion candidate for the name (Kana). It is confirmed whether or not (S109). If not registered, a name (kanji) is newly registered as a conversion candidate for the name (reading kana) (S110), and the processing for the name (name) is terminated. In the example of FIG. 3, “Tara” is registered as a conversion candidate. If the name (Kanji) has already been registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary as a name (reading kana) conversion candidate in S109 (Yes in S109), the name (name) is not newly registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary. The process related to is terminated.
[0029]
When the processing related to the Japanese conversion dictionary is completed in this way, the received electronic business card data is registered in the address book database of the FlashROM 3. First, a free index in the address book database is searched, and the received electronic business card data is registered as new address book data (S111). In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, a surname (kanji), surname (reading kana), first name (kanji), first name (reading kana), telephone number, mail address, and address are registered.
[0030]
Next, as described above, new conversion candidates are registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary in S105, S108, and S110. When the new conversion candidates are registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary in this way, as described with reference to FIG. The index number obtained in S111 is registered in the address book index of the newly registered conversion candidate (S112). This index number is used when a conversion candidate registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary is deleted or changed. This completes the process of registering the name information of the electronic business card data in the Japanese conversion dictionary.
[0031]
Next, a method for deleting name information of the Japanese translation dictionary associated with the deletion of the registered address book data by a user operation or the like will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 6, first, it is confirmed whether or not the index number of the address book data to be deleted is included in the address book index of the conversion candidate (S201). This index number is registered in S112 of FIG. If the index number is not included in the conversion candidate address book index (No in S201), the process ends.
[0032]
On the other hand, when the index number is included in the conversion candidate address book index (S201 is Yea), it is first confirmed to the user whether the corresponding conversion candidate can be deleted (S202). As this confirmation method, for example, a message is displayed on the LCD 9 asking if it can be deleted under the control of the LCD controller 8, and if the user determines that the deletion is possible, the conversion candidate is included. It is confirmed whether there is only one conversion candidate registered in the conversion candidate group, that is, whether or not that conversion candidate is the only conversion candidate as a corresponding conversion candidate for reading (S203).
[0033]
At this time, when the conversion candidate for the reading is unique (S203 is Yes), the reading data is searched from the index to the reading of the conversion candidate group including the conversion candidate (S204), and the conversion candidate and the reading are simultaneously displayed. Delete (S205), and the process ends. If the conversion candidate is not unique (No in S203), only the conversion candidate is deleted (S206), and the process ends. If it is determined in S202 that user deletion is not possible, the process is terminated as it is.
[0034]
Next, a method for changing the name information of the Japanese translation dictionary associated with the name information of the registered address book data by a user operation or the like will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The process of FIG. 7 is a process of deleting the conversion candidate corresponding to the name information of the address book data to be changed, and is the same as the case of the deletion process of FIG. After the conversion candidate is deleted, the changed name information is registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary as a new conversion candidate using the registration method of FIG.
[0035]
In FIG. 7, first, it is confirmed whether the index number of the address book data to be deleted is included in the conversion candidate address book index (S301). This index number is registered in S112 of FIG. If the index number of the address book data is not included in the conversion candidate address book index (No in S301), the process is terminated.
[0036]
On the other hand, when the index number is included in the conversion candidate address book index (S301 is Yea), first, it is confirmed whether or not the corresponding conversion candidate can be deleted (S302). As this confirmation method, for example, a message is displayed on the LCD 9 asking if it can be deleted under the control of the LCD controller 8, and if the user determines that the deletion is possible, the conversion candidate is included. It is confirmed whether there is only one conversion candidate registered in the conversion candidate group, that is, the conversion candidate is the only conversion candidate as the corresponding conversion candidate for reading (S303).
[0037]
At this time, when the conversion candidate for the reading is unique (S303 is Yes), the reading data is searched from the index to the reading of the conversion candidate group including the conversion candidate (S304), and the conversion candidate and the reading are simultaneously displayed. Delete (S305), and the process ends. If the conversion candidate is not unique (No in S303), only the conversion candidate is deleted (S306), and the process ends. If it is determined in S302 that the user cannot be deleted in the user confirmation, the process ends.
[0038]
When the deletion processing of S301 to S306 is completed, the processing of S101 to S112 of FIG. 5 is performed, and the processing similar to the processing at the time of receiving the electronic business card data is performed. Register in the conversion dictionary. However, since the address book data remains as it is, the process of S111 in FIG. 5 is not necessary, and the process of S112 is completed to complete the name information change process. In FIG. 2, it has been described that an index (address) to the conversion candidate group for reading and an index (address) to the reading character string for the conversion candidate group are added. However, in the flowcharts of FIGS. Processing is omitted.
[0039]
Here, in the above embodiment, it has been described that the name (first name) and name (first name) information is simply registered as a new conversion candidate in the Japanese conversion dictionary when electronic business card data is received. And register. That is, the Japanese conversion dictionary in recent Japanese conversion systems often has a type attribute for each conversion candidate. Specifically, by adding types such as “noun” and “adjective” to each conversion candidate, it is possible to extract more appropriate conversion candidates from the context during Japanese conversion. The types are further subdivided into “person name, surname”, “person name, first name”, etc., and more appropriate conversion candidates can be extracted.
[0040]
Therefore, when registering name information in the Japanese conversion dictionary, as shown in FIG. 8, an attribute of “person name, surname” is given for the name (last name), and “person name, first name” is given for the name (first name). Register attributes at the same time. In this way, when automatic conversion is performed after a new conversion candidate is registered, conversion accuracy can be improved by using these attributes.
[0041]
Further, instead of registering only name information as a new conversion candidate when receiving electronic business card data, address information may also be registered as a new conversion candidate. In the case of the vCard example shown in FIG. 3, since the line with “ADR” at the beginning of the line indicates the address information, when “Yamada” is read to the Japanese translation dictionary when the electronic business card data is received, “Kanagawa “Yokohama City Tsuzuki-ku Ikebecho 123-456” is registered as a conversion candidate. Thus, when a person's address is input after registering a new conversion candidate, the address can be easily input by performing a Japanese conversion operation with the person's name as a reading.
[0042]
Furthermore, although the vCard format is used as the format of the electronic business card data in the above embodiment, the present invention may use a format other than the vCard format. In this case, by extracting the name information according to the applied format, it is possible to realize the Japanese translation dictionary registration method by the same processing as in the above-described embodiment.
[0043]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the name information is automatically registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary at the same time when the electronic business card data is received, so that it is not necessary for the user to register each word. The work of registering new person name conversion candidates can be greatly simplified. In addition, since the name information registered is automatically deleted at the same time as deleting the address book data that is no longer needed, the user does not have to delete the word each time, and the unnecessary name conversion candidates are deleted from the Japanese conversion dictionary. Can be greatly simplified.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a Japanese translation dictionary registration device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a Japanese conversion dictionary used in the embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the electronic card data in the vCard format used in the embodiment of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a format of an address book database used in the embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the Japanese translation dictionary registration method of the embodiment of FIG. 1;
6 is a flowchart for explaining a method of deleting name information of address book data according to the embodiment of FIG. 1;
7 is a flowchart for explaining a method of changing name information of address book data according to the embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of adding an attribute to a name information conversion candidate.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 CPU
2 ROM
3 RAM
4 FlashROM
5 External interface 6 Wireless control unit 7 Wireless unit 8 LCD controller 9 LCD
10 Key matrix controller 11 Numeric keypad

Claims (10)

Receiving the electronic business card data by the receiving means, extracting the name information from the electronic business card data received by the receiving means by the extracting means, and the name information extracted from the electronic business card data by the Japanese translation dictionary search means And if the extracted name information is not registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary based on the search result of the search means, the name information And registering the name information in the Japanese conversion dictionary by a registration means. The step of receiving electronic business card data by the receiving means, the step of extracting name information from the electronic business card data received by the receiving means by the extracting means, and the name information extracted by the extracting means by the Japanese translation dictionary search means A step of searching whether or not it is registered in the Japanese translation dictionary, and if the extracted name information is not registered in the Japanese translation dictionary based on the search result of the search means, name information registration Registering the name information in the Japanese conversion dictionary by means, and registering address book information included in the electronic business card data in the address book database by address book registration means. Japanese conversion dictionary registration method by electronic business card. If each of the first name and last name included in the name information is not registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary, a name (reading kana) is registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary for each of the last name and first name, and 3. A method for registering a Japanese conversion dictionary using an electronic business card according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a name (kanji) corresponding thereto is registered as a conversion candidate in the Japanese conversion dictionary . If the first name and last name included in the name information are registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary, the name (kanji) corresponding to the last name and first name (reading kana) is converted as a conversion candidate. 3. The Japanese translation dictionary registration method using an electronic business card according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the registration is registered in the Japanese translation dictionary. When registering the name information in the Japanese translation dictionary, according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that registering the address book data contained in the electronic business card data as a conversion candidate Japanese translation dictionary registration method using electronic business cards. When registering conversion candidates for name information in the Japanese conversion dictionary, an address book index for associating the conversion candidates with a storage location of address book data in the address book database is added, and along with deletion of the address book data In the case of deleting the corresponding conversion candidate in the Japanese conversion dictionary, it is confirmed whether the conversion candidate of the name information to be deleted is registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary based on the address book index. 6. If the conversion candidate of the name information to be registered is registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary, the corresponding conversion candidate is deleted from the Japanese conversion dictionary. Japanese translation dictionary registration method using electronic business cards as described. When registering conversion candidates for name information in the Japanese conversion dictionary, an address book index that associates the conversion candidates with a storage location of address book data in the address book database is added, and name information of the address book data When the name information of the Japanese translation dictionary corresponding to the change is changed, it is confirmed whether conversion candidates of the name information to be changed based on the address book index are registered in the Japanese translation dictionary. If the conversion candidate for the corresponding name information is registered, the conversion candidate is deleted from the Japanese conversion dictionary and whether the changed name information is registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary. If the name information after the change is not registered, the conversion candidate of the corresponding name information is registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary. Japanese translation dictionary registration method by the electronic business card as claimed in any one of clauses 2-5. It is confirmed whether there is one conversion candidate corresponding to the reading of the name information, and when there is one conversion candidate, the conversion candidate and the corresponding reading are deleted from the Japanese conversion dictionary and 8. The method of registering a Japanese conversion dictionary using an electronic business card according to claim 6 or 7 , wherein if there is no conversion, only the corresponding conversion candidate is deleted from the Japanese conversion dictionary. Means for receiving electronic business card data, means for extracting name information from the electronic business card data received by the receiving means, and Japan for converting to a character string selected from conversion candidates corresponding to the input reading character string A word conversion dictionary, a means for searching whether the name information extracted by the extraction means is registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary, and the extracted into the Japanese conversion dictionary based on a search result of the search means. A device for registering a Japanese translation dictionary using an electronic business card , comprising: means for registering the name information in the Japanese translation dictionary when the name information is not registered. Means for receiving electronic business card data, means for extracting name information from the electronic business card data received by the receiving means, and Japan for converting to a character string selected from conversion candidates corresponding to the input reading character string A word conversion dictionary, a means for searching whether the name information extracted by the extraction means is registered in the Japanese conversion dictionary, and the extracted into the Japanese conversion dictionary based on a search result of the search means. If the name information is not registered, means for registering the name information in the Japanese translation dictionary and means for registering the address book data included in the electronic business card data in the address book database A Japanese-language conversion dictionary registration device using an electronic business card characterized by comprising

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