JP3982409B2 - Electronic device and program having dictionary function - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the present invention, headwords and explanation information of the headwords are stored in association with each other. An electronic device having a dictionary function that includes a plurality of dictionary data, searches for a headword stored in each dictionary data, and displays corresponding explanatory information And the program.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a portable terminal device called an electronic dictionary device in which several types of dictionary data such as a national language dictionary, an English dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary, and a Han-Japanese dictionary are incorporated is known. As one of the electronic dictionary devices, an electronic dictionary device in which a user can register new headwords and explanation information is known (for example, Patent Document 1; corresponding to all claims).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-5-233687
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional electronic dictionary device can newly register new headwords and new explanation information, but registers new headwords in association with the words in the explanation information, and other dictionaries. It was not possible to make a complicated process such as associating words in the data explanation information with headwords in the self-dictionary data.
[0005]
For example, in an electronic dictionary device storing a Katakana dictionary database (hereinafter referred to as “DB”) and an English-Japanese dictionary DB, the headword “thread” is not registered in the Katakana dictionary DB, and the English-Japanese dictionary DB Assume that the headword “thread” is stored. In this case, the user needs to search the meaning content (description information) of “thread” from the English-Japanese dictionary DB, but needs to input the English of “thread” with the correct spelling “thread”. Further, even if “thread” can be temporarily searched, it is not always possible to input a correct spelling again at the time of re-search after a lapse of time.
[0006]
Therefore, it is convenient if a word in the explanation information in the English-Japanese dictionary DB can be registered as a headword in the Katakana dictionary DB.
[0007]
The present invention makes it possible to appropriately display the explanation information of another dictionary in a search in one dictionary, Electronic device with dictionary function The purpose is to improve usability.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An electronic device having a dictionary function according to the present invention is an electronic device having a dictionary function having a plurality of types of dictionary data in which headwords and explanation information of the headword are stored in association with each other, and is input by a user. A search means for searching for a headword from the dictionary data based on the searched search phrase and displaying corresponding explanation information; and one of the search words displayed by the search means. Kind of Specifying means that allows the user to specify an arbitrary phrase from the description information of the dictionary data, and the phrase specified by this specifying means Kind of Selection means for allowing the user to select which of the dictionary data is associated, the phrase specified by the specifying means, and the phrase Said one kind of Dictionary data and other selected by the selection means Kind of Registration means for registering a correspondence relationship with dictionary data as a user dictionary, and in the search of dictionary data by the search means, an input search term is a search target The kind of If not found in the dictionary data entry word, the user dictionary search means for searching the user dictionary registered by the registration means, and when the corresponding word phrase is searched by the user dictionary search means, the user dictionary is registered in the user dictionary Based on the correspondence, Kind of Corresponding data display means for displaying the explanation information of the dictionary data.
[0031]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. Electronic device with dictionary function The embodiment will be described in detail. In the following, the case where the present invention is applied to a portable electronic dictionary device will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this case.
[0032]
FIG. 1A shows an overview of the electronic dictionary device 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic dictionary device 1 includes a display 3 and various key groups 5. Each key constituting the various key groups 5 is assigned with a unique function, and the user operates the electronic dictionary by pressing these keys. For example, as shown in FIG. 1B, a mode designation key group 7 for designating a dictionary mode, a cursor movement instruction, a direction key 9 for selecting a designated word / phrase, and a translation / decision key for issuing an operation confirmation instruction. 11. Other dictionary registration key 13 for performing other dictionary registration processing, own dictionary registration key 15 for performing own dictionary registration processing, and the like. Here, the dictionary mode corresponds to a switching function for specifying the dictionary DB to be used. For example, if the dictionary mode is “English-Japanese”, the dictionary DB to be used is switched to the English-Japanese dictionary DB.
[0033]
The electronic dictionary device 1 is equipped with various functions such as a search function, a display function, and a setting function. For example, when the English-Japanese dictionary button is pressed, the mode is switched to the dictionary mode and waits for a search word to be input.
[0034]
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the electronic dictionary device 1 according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, an electronic dictionary device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 20, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) 30, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 40, an input. It is comprised by each part of the part 50 and the display part 60. FIG.
[0035]
The CPU 10 executes processing based on a predetermined program in response to an input instruction, and performs an instruction to each functional unit, data transfer, and the like. Specifically, the CPU 10 reads a program stored in the ROM 20 in accordance with an operation signal input from the input unit 50, and executes processing according to the program. Then, a display signal for displaying the processing result is appropriately output to the display unit 60 to display the corresponding display information.
[0036]
The ROM 20 stores an initial program for performing various initial settings, hardware inspections, loading of necessary programs, and the like. The CPU 10 sets the operating environment of the electronic dictionary device 1 by executing this initial program when the electronic dictionary device 1 is powered on.
[0037]
The ROM 20 stores various processing programs related to the operation of the electronic dictionary device 1 such as menu display processing, various setting processing, various search processing, and programs for realizing various functions provided in the electronic dictionary device 1. In addition, various explanatory information (dictionary database (DB)) is stored. Specifically, a katakana dictionary DB 202 and an English-Japanese dictionary DB 204 are stored. In addition, a first other dictionary registration program 206 and a first dictionary search program 208 are stored as programs.
[0038]
The CPU 10 executes a first other dictionary registration process according to the first other dictionary registration program 206 stored in the ROM 20. Details of the first other dictionary registration process will be described later, but the outline is as follows. First, when a search word is input, it is searched whether or not a headword that matches the search word is stored in a designated dictionary DB (for example, English-Japanese dictionary DB 204). When the CPU 10 determines that a headword that matches the search word is stored, the CPU 10 displays the description information associated with the headword on the display unit 60. Next, when the other dictionary registration key 13 is pressed by the user, the CPU 10 activates another dictionary registration process and prompts the user to select a designated word / phrase. When the designated word / phrase is selected by the user, the CPU 10 registers the correspondence between the designated word / phrase and the description information in the user dictionary DB 302.
[0039]
Further, the CPU 10 executes a first dictionary search process according to the first dictionary search program 208. Details of the first dictionary search process will be described later, but the outline is as follows. First, when a search word is input by the user, it is searched whether or not a headword that matches the search word is stored in a dictionary DB (for example, Katakana dictionary DB 202) according to the current dictionary mode. If a headword that matches the search word input by the user is not stored, the headword stored in the user dictionary DB 302 is searched next. If a matching word exists in the user dictionary DB 302, the registration source is further searched based on the data stored in the user dictionary DB 302, and the corresponding explanation information is displayed on the display unit 60. Further, when displaying the explanation information, the specified words in the user dictionary 302 are identified and displayed.
[0040]
FIG. 3A shows an example of the Katakana dictionary DB 202, and FIG. 3B shows an example of the English-Japanese dictionary DB 204. As shown in the figure, the katakana dictionary DB 202 is a dictionary DB that stores entry words and explanation information that is character data for explaining the entry words in association with each other. Similarly, the English-Japanese dictionary DB 204 is a dictionary DB that stores a headword and explanation information that is character data for explaining the headword in association with each other.
[0041]
The EEPROM 30 stores a user dictionary DB 302.
[0042]
FIG. 3C shows an example of the configuration of the user dictionary DB 302. As shown in the figure, the user dictionary DB 302 stores the relationship between the registration destination dictionary and the registration source dictionary in association with each other. Further, the registration destination dictionary stores the correspondence between the dictionary mode and the headword, and the registration source dictionary stores the correspondence between the dictionary mode, the headword, and the designated word / phrase. Here, the designated word / phrase means a word / phrase designated by the user from the displayed explanation information in the other dictionary registration process.
[0043]
The RAM 40 includes a memory area that temporarily holds various programs executed by the CPU 10, data related to the execution of these programs, and the like. A dictionary mode storage area 402 for storing the dictionary mode specified by the user, a search phrase storage area 404 for storing the search phrase input by the user, and a specified phrase storage area 406 for storing the specified phrase specified by the user Is provided.
[0044]
The input unit 50 is an input device that includes a key group necessary for character input such as kana and alphabets, function selection, and the like, and outputs a signal of a pressed key to the CPU 10. By means of key input in the input unit 50, input means such as input of a search word, selection of a dictionary mode, search execution instruction, and other dictionary registration instruction are realized. The input unit 50 corresponds to the key group 5 shown in FIG. The input unit 50 is not limited to the key group 5 and may be a touch panel or the like.
[0045]
The display unit 60 displays various screens based on display signals input from the CPU 10, and is configured by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like. In the display unit 60, a plurality of windows can be displayed. The display unit 60 corresponds to the display 3 shown in FIG.
[0046]
Next, the operation of the electronic dictionary device 1 in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 show the operation flow of the electronic dictionary device 1, and FIGS. 6 and 7 show examples of screen transitions displayed on the display unit 60.
[0047]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the electronic dictionary device 1 related to the execution of the first other dictionary registration process. When the dictionary mode is designated, the CPU 10 stores the dictionary mode in the dictionary mode storage area 402 (step A10). For example, when the dictionary mode “English-Japanese” is designated by the user, the CPU 10 stores the dictionary mode “English-Japanese” in the dictionary mode storage area 402.
[0048]
Next, the CPU 10 displays a search phrase input screen on the display unit 60. When the search phrase is input by the user (step A12), the CPU 10 stores the input search phrase in the search phrase storage area 404 (step A14). For example, when the translation / decision key 11 is pressed after “cup” is input by the user, the CPU 10 stores “cup” in the search phrase storage area 404.
[0049]
Next, the CPU 10 searches for a headword that matches the search phrase stored in the search phrase storage area 404 from the dictionary DB corresponding to the dictionary mode stored in the dictionary mode storage area (step A16). If there is no entry word that matches the search word / phrase in the dictionary DB (step A18; NO), it is displayed that there is no matching word / phrase, and the program is terminated (step A40).
[0050]
When there is headword data that matches the search word / phrase in the dictionary DB (step A18; YES), the CPU 10 displays the corresponding explanatory information (step A20). For example, in the English-Japanese dictionary mode, if “cup” is stored in the search phrase storage area 404, the English-Japanese dictionary DB 204 is searched, and whether there is a match with “cup” in the entry word data. Search for no. FIG. 3B shows an example of data stored in the English-Japanese dictionary DB 204. In this case, the headword “cup” exists (FIG. 3B; headword S100), and the CPU 10 extracts corresponding explanation information S102 as explanation information. Then, the headword “cup” and the explanation information S102 are displayed on the display unit 60.
[0051]
Next, when detecting that the other dictionary registration key 13 is pressed by the user (step A22), the CPU 10 executes another dictionary registration processing (step A24). Then, the CPU 10 performs selective display by performing reverse display in which the first word / phrase of the description information is regarded as the word to be selected so that the user can select the designated word / phrase (step A26). When the direction key 9 is pressed (step A28; YES), the selection display is moved by changing the word to be selected in conjunction with this (step A30). The selection display range can be changed by the user by following a predetermined operation. For example, the selection range can be expanded and contracted by pressing the left and right buttons of the direction key 9.
[0052]
Next, when detecting that the other dictionary registration key 13 is pressed again by the user (step A32; YES), the CPU 10 stores the selected word / phrase as a specified word / phrase in the specified word / phrase storage area 406 (step A34). .
[0053]
Next, the CPU 10 causes the user to select which dictionary DB is associated with the specified phrase stored in the specified phrase storage area 406 (step A36), and stores it in the user dictionary DB 302 (step A38). Specifically, the correspondence relationship is stored in the user dictionary DB 302 with the dictionary mode stored in the dictionary mode storage area 402 as the registration source dictionary and the dictionary selected in step A36 as the registration destination dictionary. For example, in English-Japanese dictionary mode, the word “cup” in the description information of the headword “cup” is designated as a designated phrase, and “Katakana dictionary” is selected in step A36 as a registration destination dictionary. "Cup" is registered in the user dictionary DB 302 as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 3C, as the registration source dictionary, the dictionary mode “English-Japanese” stored in the dictionary mode storage area 402 and the search phrase “cup” stored in the search phrase storage area 404 are designated. The designated phrase “cup” stored in the phrase storage area 406 is stored. Further, “katakana” indicating the katakana dictionary DB 202 which is the registration destination dictionary selected in step A36 and “cup” used as a headword are stored as the registration destination dictionary (FIG. 3C).
[0054]
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen transition when the first other dictionary registration process is executed. FIG. 6A shows the display window W100 when the search term “cup” is input to the search term input field P100 in the English-Japanese dictionary mode. A screen example after the translation / decision key 11 is pressed is a display window W102 in FIG. In this screen example, explanation information corresponding to the headword “cup” is retrieved from the English-Japanese dictionary DB 204 and displayed on the display window W102 (step A20). Here, when the other dictionary registration key 13 is pressed, another dictionary registration process is executed. The reverse display P102 is moved and displayed by the direction key 9, "Cup" is selected, and the other dictionary registration key 13 is pressed again, whereby "Cup" is stored in the designated word storage area 406. FIG. 10C is a screen for the user to select a registration destination dictionary in step A36. A list of registration destination dictionaries that can be registered is displayed in the display window W104, and one of them is selected and designated. Here, radio buttons are displayed in the display window W104, and a radio button P104 corresponding to the Katakana dictionary DB 202 is selected from the radio buttons. Here, the radio button refers to a menu that can be selected by selecting one of the displayed buttons.
[0055]
The means for selecting the registration destination dictionary is not limited to such a form, and the dictionary mode can be directly designated by pressing any mode designation key in the mode designation key group 7. . For example, in FIG. 6D, the katakana dictionary DB 202 is selected by the user directly pressing the button P106.
[0056]
After the registration destination dictionary is selected, “cup” is associated with the katakana dictionary DB 202 and stored in the user dictionary DB 302. At this time, it is displayed on the display window 106 indicating that it has been registered as shown in FIG.
[0057]
Next, the operation of the electronic dictionary device 1 relating to the execution of the first dictionary search process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the first dictionary search process. When the dictionary mode is designated, the CPU 10 stores the dictionary mode in the dictionary mode storage area 402 and starts the dictionary mode (step B10). For example, when the user designates the katakana dictionary mode, the CPU 10 stores “katakana” indicating the katakana dictionary mode in the dictionary mode storage area 402.
[0058]
Next, the CPU 10 displays a search phrase input screen on the display unit 60. When the search phrase is input by the user (step B12), the CPU 10 stores the input search phrase in the search phrase storage area 404 (step B14). For example, when the translation / decision key 11 is pressed after the user inputs “cup”, the CPU 10 stores “cup” in the search phrase storage area 404.
[0059]
Next, the CPU 10 searches for a headword that matches the search phrase stored in the search phrase storage area 404 from the dictionary DB according to the dictionary mode stored in the dictionary mode storage area (step B16). Here, if there is a dictionary DB that matches the search word (step B18; YES), the explanatory information associated with the headword is displayed on the display unit 60 (step B20), and the program is terminated. .
[0060]
If the dictionary DB does not match the search word / phrase, the user dictionary DB 302 is searched (step B22). Specifically, first, it is checked whether the dictionary mode stored in the dictionary mode storage area 402 and the dictionary mode of the registration destination dictionary in the user dictionary DB 302 match. It is searched whether or not the stored search word / phrase matches the entry word of the registration destination dictionary in the user dictionary DB 302.
[0061]
If there is no entry word that matches the search word / phrase in the entry word of the registration destination dictionary in the user dictionary DB 302 (step B24; NO), it is displayed that there is no matching entry word, and the process ends (step B34). If there is a matching entry word, the corresponding entry word is searched from the dictionary mode stored in the registration source dictionary of the user dictionary DB 302 (step B26). Then, the CPU 10 displays jumping to another dictionary on the display unit 60 (step B28), and displays corresponding explanation information (step B30). Further, in the displayed explanation information, the same phrase as the designated phrase stored in the user dictionary DB 302 is identified and displayed (step B32) and displayed on the display unit 60.
[0062]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen transition when the first dictionary search process is executed. Note that the user dictionary DB 302 stores the contents shown in FIG. FIG. 7A is a diagram showing the display window W108 in a state where the search word “cup” is input to the search word input field P110 in the katakana dictionary mode. Here, FIG. 7B shows a display window W110 in which the translation / decision key 11 is pressed and a display to jump to an English-Japanese dictionary registered as another dictionary (registration source dictionary) in the user dictionary DB 302 is made. .
[0063]
Specific processing contents from FIG. 7A to FIG. 7B will be described. When the translation / decision key 11 is pressed in the state of FIG. 7A, first, a headword that matches the search word “cup” is searched from the Katakana dictionary DB 202 designated as the current dictionary mode (FIG. 5). Step B16). However, since there is no matching entry word (step B18 in FIG. 5; NO), it is searched whether the dictionary mode “katakana” and the entry word “cup” are registered as the registration destination dictionary in the user dictionary DB 302. (Step B22 in FIG. 5). Then, because it has been registered, the display window W110 of FIG. 7B is displayed (step B28 of FIG. 5).
[0064]
After FIG. 7B, the dictionary mode “English-Japanese”, headword “cup”, and designated word “cup” of the corresponding registration source dictionary are read from the user dictionary DB 302 and stored in the English-Japanese dictionary DB 204. The corresponding explanation information is displayed on the display window W112 (step B30 in FIG. 5). At this time, an identification display (reverse display in FIG. 7C) P117 is made for the same phrase as the designated word “cup” (step B32 in FIG. 5). Note that the identification display is not limited to the reverse display, and any display method can be used as long as it is displayed in a form that can be visually distinguished from other parts, such as underline display and display color change. Good.
[0065]
As described above, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to easily associate a headword that is not in the currently used dictionary DB with the description information of another dictionary DB. Further, the added headword can be searched in the same manner as the headword originally stored in the dictionary DB.
[0066]
[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the electronic dictionary device will be described. The configuration of the electronic dictionary device in the second embodiment is the same as that of the electronic dictionary device 1 shown in FIG. 2 in the first embodiment, but the ROM 20 is replaced with the ROM 22 shown in FIG. The configuration is the same as that of the EEPROM 32 shown in FIG. 8B in which the RAM 40 is replaced with the RAM 42 shown in FIG. 8C, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.
[0067]
First, the configuration of the ROM 22, the EEPROM 32, and the RAM 42 in the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8A, the ROM 22 stores a katakana dictionary DB 202 and an English-Japanese dictionary DB 204 in order to realize the second embodiment. In addition, a second other dictionary registration program 226 and a second dictionary search program 228 are stored as programs. Further, as shown in (b), the user dictionary DB 332 is stored in the EEPROM 32. Further, as shown in (c), the RAM 42 includes a dictionary mode storage area 402, a search phrase storage area 404, a specified phrase storage area 406, and a meaning number storage area 428.
[0068]
The CPU 10 executes a second other dictionary registration process in accordance with the second other dictionary registration program 226 stored in the ROM 22. The details of the second other dictionary registration process will be described later, but the outline is as follows. First, when a search word is input, a search is performed as to whether or not a matching entry word is stored in a designated dictionary DB (for example, English-Japanese dictionary DB 204). When the CPU 10 determines that a headword that matches the search word is stored, the CPU 10 displays the description information associated with the headword on the display unit 60. Next, when the user presses the other dictionary registration key 13, the CPU 10 starts execution of the other dictionary registration process and prompts the user to select a designated word / phrase. When the designated word / phrase is selected by the user, the CPU 10 registers the correspondence between the designated word / phrase and the explanation information and the meaning number in the user dictionary DB 322.
[0069]
Further, the CPU 10 executes a second dictionary search process according to the second dictionary search program 228. The details of the second dictionary search process will be described later, but the outline is as follows. First, when a search word is input by the user, it is searched whether or not a headword that matches the search word is stored in a dictionary DB (for example, Katakana dictionary DB 202) according to the current dictionary mode. If a headword that matches the search word / phrase is not stored, the headword stored in the user dictionary DB 322 is searched next. If the search phrase matches the entry word of the registration destination dictionary stored in the user dictionary DB 322, the registration source dictionary stored in the user dictionary DB 322 is further searched, and the corresponding explanation information is displayed on the display unit 60. At this time, the headword is displayed on the first line of the display unit 60, the explanation information is automatically scrolled, and the explanation information corresponding to the registered meaning number is displayed after the next line. In addition, when displaying the explanation information, the specified words / phrases in the user dictionary 332 are identified and displayed.
[0070]
FIG. 9B shows an example of the user dictionary DB 322. As shown in the figure, the user dictionary DB 322 is a database that stores the relationship between the registration destination dictionary and the registration source dictionary in association with each other. Furthermore, for the registration destination dictionary, the correspondence between the dictionary mode and the entry word is stored, and for the registration source dictionary, the correspondence between the dictionary mode, the entry word, the designated word, and the meaning number is stored. Yes.
[0071]
In addition to the RAM 40, the RAM 42 includes a meaning number storage area 428 that is an area for storing meaning numbers.
[0072]
Next, the operation of the electronic dictionary device 1 in the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11 show the operation flow of the electronic dictionary device 1, and FIGS. 12 and 13 show examples of screen transitions displayed on the display unit 60.
[0073]
First, FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the electronic dictionary device 1 related to the execution of the second dictionary registration process. Here, with respect to step A10 to step A34, since the same processing as that of the first embodiment is performed, the description will be made mainly on the steps after step C36 which are different.
[0074]
When it is detected that the user has pressed the other dictionary registration key 13 in order to register the designated phrase (step A32), the selected phrase is stored in the designated phrase storage area 406 as the designated phrase (step A34). At this time, the CPU 10 extracts the meaning number in which the designated phrase is stored, and stores this meaning number in the meaning number storage area 406 (step C36). Then, the CPU 10 causes the user to select which dictionary DB the specified phrase and meaning-of-meaning number are associated with (step C38), and stores them in the user dictionary DB 322 (step C40).
[0075]
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a transition example of screens displayed at this stage. FIG. 10A shows the display window W200 when “thread” is entered as a search term in the search term input field P200 in the English-Japanese dictionary mode.
[0076]
Next, a screen example after the translation / decision key 11 is pressed by the user is a display window W202 in FIG. In this screen example, explanation information corresponding to the headword “thread” is retrieved from the English-Japanese dictionary DB 204 and displayed on the display window W202. Here, since the designated phrase P202 is designated from the explanation information of the meaning number “4”, the CPU 10 stores “4” in the meaning number storage area 428.
[0077]
Next, the operation of the electronic dictionary device 1 relating to the execution of the second dictionary search process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the electronic dictionary device 1 related to the execution of the second dictionary search process. Here, with respect to Step B10 to Step B28, since the same processing as that in the first embodiment is performed, the description will be focused on Step D30 and the subsequent steps.
[0078]
When the search phrase stored in the search phrase storage area 404 matches the entry word of the registration destination dictionary in the user dictionary DB 322, the CPU 10 displays a jump to another dictionary on the display unit 60 (step B28). ), The corresponding explanation information is displayed. At this time, first, the headword is displayed on the first line of the screen (step D30, region P208 in FIG. 13C), and the meaning number is read from the user dictionary DB 322 (step D32, S202 in FIG. 9B). Then, the explanation information corresponding to the meaning number is displayed in the second and subsequent lines (step D34, S200 in FIG. 9A, region P210 in FIG. 13C). Further, among the displayed explanation information, the same phrase as the designated phrase stored in the user dictionary DB 322 is identified and displayed (step D36, identification display P212 in FIG. 13C).
[0079]
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen transition when the second dictionary search process is executed. It is assumed that the contents shown in FIG. 9B are stored in the user dictionary DB 322. FIG. 13A is a diagram showing a display window W208 in a state where the search word “thread” is input to the search word input field P206 in the katakana dictionary mode. Here, FIG. 13B shows a display window W210 in which the translation / decision key 11 is pressed and a display to jump to an English-Japanese dictionary registered as another dictionary (registration source dictionary) in the user dictionary DB 322 is made. .
[0080]
The specific processing content from FIG. 13A to FIG. 13B will be described. When the translation / decision key 11 is pressed in the state of FIG. 13A, first, a headword that matches the search word “thread” is searched from the Katakana dictionary DB 202 specified as the current dictionary mode (FIG. 11). Step B16). However, since there is no matching entry word (step B18 in FIG. 11; NO), it is searched whether the dictionary mode “katakana” and the entry word “thread” are registered as the registration destination dictionary in the user dictionary DB 322. (Step B22 in FIG. 11). Then, because it has been registered, the display window W210 of FIG. 13B is displayed (step B28 of FIG. 11).
[0081]
After FIG. 13B, the dictionary mode “English-Japanese”, headword “thread”, and designated word “thread” of the corresponding registration source dictionary are read from the user dictionary DB 322 and stored in the English-Japanese dictionary DB 204. The corresponding explanation information is displayed in the display window W212. At this time, the headword is first displayed in the display area P208 (step D30 in FIG. 11). Next, the corresponding meaning number “4” is read from the user dictionary DB 322 (step D32 in FIG. 11), and the explanation information corresponding to the meaning number is stored in the area P210 in the second and subsequent lines (the display area in FIG. 13). P210) (step D34 in FIG. 13). At this time, an identification display (reverse display in FIG. 13C) P212 is made for the same phrase as the designated word “cup” (step D36 in FIG. 11). Note that the identification display is not limited to the reverse display, and any display method can be used as long as it is displayed in a form that can be visually distinguished from other parts, such as underline display and display color change. Good.
[0082]
As described above, according to the second embodiment, headwords that are not registered in the currently used dictionary DB can be easily associated with the explanation information of other dictionary DBs. In addition, the added headword can be searched in the same way as the headword originally stored in the currently used dictionary DB, and further automatically scrolled and displayed at the position of the specified meaning. Is possible.
[0083]
[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the electronic dictionary device will be described. The configuration of the electronic dictionary device in the third embodiment is similar to the configuration in which the ROM 20 is replaced with the ROM 24 shown in FIG. 14A in the first embodiment. Are given the same reference numerals and their description is omitted.
[0084]
First, the configuration of the ROM 24 in the third embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 14A, the ROM 24 stores a katakana dictionary DB 202 and a Japanese-English dictionary DB 244 in order to realize the third embodiment. In addition, a first other dictionary registration program 206 and a third dictionary search program 248 are stored as programs. Here, the Japanese-English dictionary DB 244 has a configuration as shown in FIG. 14C, stores headwords and explanation information in association with each other, and the stored data is a Japanese-English dictionary. There is no difference in structure from other databases.
[0085]
The CPU 10 executes a first other dictionary registration process according to the first other dictionary registration program 206. Further, the CPU 10 executes a third dictionary search process according to a third dictionary search program stored in the ROM 24. The details of the third dictionary search process will be described later, but the outline is as follows. First, when a search word is input by the user, a search is performed as to whether or not a headword that matches the search word is stored in a dictionary DB (for example, katakana dictionary DB 202) according to the current dictionary mode. Even if a matching entry word is stored in the search phrase inputted by the user, the entry word in the registration destination dictionary stored in the user dictionary DB 302 is also searched. When matching headwords are also stored in the user dictionary DB 302, both the headwords stored in the katakana dictionary DB202 and the headwords in the registration source dictionary of the user dictionary DB302 are displayed, and the user To select which headword to display explanation information corresponding to. And CPU10 displays the description information of the selected headword.
[0086]
Next, the operation of the electronic dictionary device 1 in the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 15 is an operation flow of the electronic dictionary device 1, and FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a transition example of screens displayed on the display unit 60.
[0087]
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the electronic dictionary device 1 related to the execution of the third dictionary search process. Here, with respect to steps B10 to B34, since the same processing as that of the first embodiment is performed, the description will be focused on the difference from step E36 onward.
[0088]
The CPU 10 searches for a headword that matches the search phrase stored in the search phrase storage area 404 from the dictionary database corresponding to the dictionary mode stored in the dictionary mode storage area 402 (step B16). Here, if there is a match with the search term in the dictionary database (step B18; YES), it is further determined whether or not the search term and the entry word stored in the registration source dictionary of the user dictionary DB 302 match. Search is performed (step E36). As a result, when there is no matching entry word in the user dictionary DB 302 (step E38; NO), explanatory information corresponding to the entry word in the dictionary DB is displayed on the display unit 60.
[0089]
However, if the search word matches the entry word stored in the registration source dictionary of the user dictionary DB 302 (step E38; YES), the CPU 10 combines the registration word entry word stored in the dictionary DB, The headwords stored in the user dictionary DB 302 are also displayed and displayed as a list (step E40). Specifically, the list of registration headwords stored in the completely matched dictionary DB, the headwords stored in the user dictionary DB 302, and the headwords that match the front of the phrase are displayed in order. In the list display, in order to make it easier for the user to specify the displayed headword, an identification display “[A], [B], [C],... This means displaying words and displaying them in order on the display unit 60. At this time, for the headword displayed based on the user dictionary DB 302, another dictionary registration identification display indicating that another dictionary is registered is performed (step E42).
[0090]
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the display unit 60 displayed at this stage. FIG. 6A shows the display window W300 when the search phrase “glass” is input in the search phrase input field P300. Here, when the translation / decision key 11 is pressed, a headword in the katakana dictionary DB 202 and the user dictionary 302 is searched.
[0091]
FIG. 14B shows an example of the katakana dictionary DB 202, and FIG. 14D shows an example of the user dictionary DB 302. “Glass” is stored in the headword of the katakana dictionary DB 202 in FIG. 14B, and the headword “glass” is also stored in the user dictionary DB 302 in FIG. 14D. In this case, the headwords in both the katakana dictionary DB 202 and the user dictionary DB 302 are displayed in a list. The figure showing the screen is FIG. 16B showing the display window W302. Here, two “glasses” are displayed, and an identifier P302 is attached to the headword stored in the user dictionary DB 302 in order to identify and display that another dictionary is registered. Here, the identifier is not limited to characters, and may be a mark or an arrow.
[0092]
Then, the CPU 10 causes the user to select a headword stored in the designated dictionary DB and a headword stored in the user dictionary DB 302 (step E46). Here, when the headword stored in the designated dictionary DB is selected by the user (step E46; NO), the explanatory information corresponding to the headword in the designated dictionary DB is displayed on the display unit 60. If the headword stored in the user dictionary DB 302 is selected by the user (step E46; YES), the corresponding explanation information is searched based on the registration source dictionary in the user dictionary DB 302 (step E48). . Then, the CPU 10 displays a jump to another dictionary on the display unit 60 (step E50), and displays corresponding explanation information (step E52). Further, in the displayed explanation information, the same phrase as the designated phrase stored in the user dictionary DB 302 is identified and displayed (step E54) and displayed on the display unit 60.
[0093]
As described above, according to the third embodiment, when headwords are registered in both the dictionary DB currently used and the user dictionary DB, both headwords are displayed in a list and selected. Can be made. Although the present embodiment has been described in the form accompanying the first embodiment, it is of course possible to realize this embodiment together with the second embodiment.
[0094]
[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, a fourth embodiment of the electronic dictionary device will be described. The configuration of the electronic dictionary device in the fourth embodiment is similar to the configuration in which the ROM 20 is replaced with the ROM 26 shown in FIG. 17A in the first embodiment. Are given the same reference numerals and their description is omitted.
[0095]
First, the configuration of the ROM 26 in the fourth embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 17A, the ROM 26 stores a national language dictionary DB 262 and a phonetic DB 264 in order to realize the fourth embodiment. Also, a self-dictionary registration program 266 and a first dictionary search program 208 are stored as programs. Here, the national language dictionary DB 262 has a structure as shown in FIG. 17B, stores headwords and explanation information in association with each other, and the stored data is a national language dictionary. There is no difference in structure from other dictionary DBs.
[0096]
The CPU 10 executes the own dictionary registration program according to the own dictionary registration program 206. Details of the self-dictionary registration program will be described later, but the outline is as follows. First, when a search word is input, a search is performed as to whether or not a matching entry word is stored in a designated dictionary DB (for example, the national language dictionary DB 262). Then, explanation information corresponding to the headword is displayed, and when a word in the displayed explanation information is designated by the user, the designated word is registered in the user dictionary DB 302 as a headword. At this time, in the case of kanji information or the like, the phonetic DB 264 is referred to, and after searching for the kanji of the kanji, the phonetic is stored as a headword of the registration destination dictionary of the user dictionary DB 302.
[0097]
Further, the CPU 10 executes a first dictionary search process according to the first dictionary search program.
[0098]
Next, the operation of the electronic dictionary device 1 in the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 18 is an operation flow of the electronic dictionary device 1, and FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a transition example of screens displayed on the display unit 60.
[0099]
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the operation of the electronic dictionary device 1 related to execution of self-dictionary registration. Here, with respect to step A10 to step A20, since the same processing as that of the first embodiment is performed, the difference from step F22 onward will be mainly described.
[0100]
When the CPU 10 detects that the user's own dictionary registration key 15 is pressed (step F22), the CPU 10 starts the own dictionary registration process (step F24). The CPU 10 performs selection display by performing reverse display in which the first word / phrase of the description information is regarded as the word to be selected so that the user can select the designated word / phrase (step F26). When the direction key 9 is pressed (step F28; YES), the selection display is moved by changing the word to be selected in conjunction with this (step F30).
[0101]
Next, when the CPU 10 again detects that the user's own dictionary registration key 13 is pressed (step F32), the CPU 10 first stores the selected word as a specified word in the specified word storage area 406 (step F34). Then, the phonetic name of the specified phrase is searched from the phonetic DB 264 (step F36) and stored in the user dictionary DB 302. Specifically, the registration destination dictionary is the same as the current dictionary DB, and the headword stores the phonetic of the designated word / phrase. For the registration source dictionary in the user dictionary DB 302, the dictionary mode stores the dictionary mode stored in the dictionary mode storage area 402, and the headword currently selected and displayed is stored as the headword, and the specified word / phrase is stored in the designated word / phrase. Is stored in the specified word storage area 406, respectively.
[0102]
FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a screen transition example when the self-dictionary registration process is executed. FIG. 10A shows a display window W400 when the search phrase “Osaka Daigaku” is input to the search phrase input field P400 in the national language dictionary mode. An example of screen transition after the translation / decision key 11 is pressed is the display window W402 in FIG. At this time, explanation information corresponding to the headword “Osaka Daigaku” is retrieved from the national language dictionary DB 262 and displayed in the window W402. Here, when the own dictionary registration key 15 is pressed, the own dictionary registration process is executed. The selection display P402 is moved and displayed by the direction key 9, "Naniwa High School" is selected, and "Naniwa High School" is stored in the designated word / phrase storage area 406 when the own dictionary registration key 15 is pressed. Then, in order to check the phonetic of “Naniwa High School”, the CPU 10 searches the phonetic dictionary DB 264 and registers the phonetic “Naniwakoukou” as a headword in the registration destination dictionary. A window W 404 is an example of a screen transition indicating that “Nani Wako” is stored in the user dictionary DB 302.
[0103]
As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, words that are in the description information of the currently used dictionary DB and that are not associated as headwords can be easily stored in the same dictionary. You can add and search.
[0104]
As mentioned above, although the case where this invention was applied to the portable electronic dictionary apparatus was demonstrated to the example about four embodiment, the electronic dictionary apparatus concerning this invention is not a thing limited only to the above-mentioned embodiment. It goes without saying that various modifications are made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
[0105]
For example, when the electronic dictionary device according to the present invention is realized by a general-purpose computer, a personal computer, a PDA, or the like, each program described above is configured as software operating under an operating system (OS), and a hard disk, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or the like It is possible to obtain the same effects as in the above embodiments by executing the software.
[0106]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, One kind of dictionary data Explanation information associated with the headword Kind of Dictionary data headwords When Can be stored in association with other Kind of When searching from dictionary data, One kind of The description information of the dictionary data can be read and displayed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a portable electronic dictionary device and an input unit to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a portable electronic dictionary device according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of a ROM and an EPPROM in the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation flow of a first other dictionary registration process in the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation flow of a first dictionary search process in the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of screen transition of the first other dictionary registration process in the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of screen transition of the first dictionary search process in the first embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of a ROM, an EEPEOM, and a RAM according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of an English-Japanese dictionary DB and a user dictionary DB according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an operation flow of a second other dictionary registration process in the second embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an operation flow of a second dictionary search process in the second embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen transition of a second other matter registration process in the second embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen transition of a second dictionary search process according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of a ROM, a Katakana dictionary DB, a Japanese-English dictionary DB, and a user dictionary DB according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an operation flow of a third dictionary search process in the third embodiment.
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen transition of a third dictionary search process according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of a ROM, a national language dictionary DB, a furigana DB, and a user dictionary DB in the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an operation flow of self-dictionary registration processing in the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of transition of a screen of a self-dictionary registration process in the fourth embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Electronic dictionary
10 CPU
20, 22, 24, 26 ROM
202 Katakana dictionary DB
204 English-Japanese Dictionary DB
206 First other dictionary registration program
208 First dictionary search program
226 Second other dictionary registration program
228 Second dictionary search program
244 Japanese-English Dictionary DB
248 Third Dictionary Search Program
262 Japanese dictionary DB
264 Furigana DB
266 Self-Dictionary Registration Program
30, 32 EEPROM
302, 322 User dictionary DB
40, 42 RAM
402 Dictionary mode storage area
404 Search term storage area
406 Specification phrase storage area
428 Word meaning number storage area
7 Dictionary selection key
9 Direction keys
11 Translation / Determination key
13 Other dictionary registration key
15 Self dictionary registration key

Claims (6)

An electronic device having a dictionary function having a plurality of types of dictionary data in which a headword and explanation information of the headword are stored in association with each other,
Search means for searching for a headword from the dictionary data based on a search phrase inputted by a user and displaying corresponding explanation information;
A specifying means for allowing the user to specify an arbitrary phrase from the description information of one type of dictionary data displayed by the search means;
Selecting means for allowing the user to select which of the other types of dictionary data the word specified by the specifying means is associated with;
Registration means for registering a correspondence relationship between the phrase specified by the specifying means and the one type of dictionary data including the phrase and the other type of dictionary data selected by the selection means as a user dictionary; ,
In the search of dictionary data by the search means, if the input search phrase is not in the entry word of the type of dictionary data to be searched, the user dictionary search means for searching the user dictionary registered by the registration means,
Corresponding data display means for displaying explanation information of the one type of dictionary data based on the correspondence relationship registered in the user dictionary when the user dictionary search means searches for a corresponding phrase;
An electronic device having a dictionary function. The said selection means is a means which displays the kind name of the dictionary data which can be registered in a window, and selects the kind of dictionary data of a registration destination by predetermined | prescribed operation with respect to the said window. Electronic equipment with dictionary function. A button corresponding to each of the plurality of types of dictionary data for switching the type of dictionary data to be searched;
2. The electronic apparatus having a dictionary function according to claim 1, wherein the selecting means is means for selecting a type of dictionary data to which a headword is registered by a predetermined operation of the button.   The said corresponding data display means has a means to identify and display the character string part of the word registered by the said registration means from the other part in the explanatory information to display. An electronic device having the dictionary function according to any one of the items. The explanation information is configured by classifying the content according to the meaning of the corresponding headword,
The correspondence data display means is a display position control means for controlling display of the explanation information so that a meaning part including the character string of the word registered by the registration means in the explanation information is displayed at a predetermined position. The electronic device having a dictionary function according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device has a dictionary function. A computer used in an electronic device having a dictionary function having a plurality of types of dictionary data in which a headword and explanation information of the headword are stored in association with each other.
Search means for searching for a headword from the dictionary data based on a search phrase inputted by a user and displaying corresponding explanation information;
Designation means for allowing the user to designate an arbitrary phrase from the description information of one type of dictionary data displayed by the retrieval means;
Selecting means for allowing the user to select which of the other types of dictionary data the word specified by the specifying means is associated with;
Registration means for registering a correspondence relationship between the phrase designated by the designation means and the one type of dictionary data containing the phrase and the other type of dictionary data selected by the selection means, as a user dictionary;
In the search of dictionary data by the search means, if the input search phrase is not found in the entry word of the type of dictionary data to be searched, the user dictionary search means for searching the user dictionary registered by the registration means,
Corresponding data display means for displaying explanation information of the one type of dictionary data based on the correspondence relationship registered in the user dictionary when a corresponding phrase is searched by the user dictionary searching means,
Program to function as.

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