JP4929632B2 - Display control apparatus and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display control device and a program.

  A history function and a word book function are known as functions of a portable electronic dictionary device (hereinafter referred to as “electronic dictionary”). The history function is a function for registering words that have been looked up in the dictionary in the order in which they are looked up in the dictionary, and the word book function is a function for registering words according to a predetermined registration operation. Both functions are common in that words are registered / stored, but the dictionary function automatically registers words in the history function, whereas the word book function is different in that it is registered in response to a user operation.

An apparatus provided with a dictionary database (Data Base; hereinafter referred to as “DB”) is not limited to an electronic dictionary, and includes, for example, an apparatus such as a machine translation apparatus (Patent Document 1).
JP-A-5-327225

  Now, when trying to learn words using an electronic dictionary, it is common to utilize the history function and the word book function described above. However, it is suitable for memorizing the word itself by focusing on the word itself, such as the spelling and meaning of the word, but it is difficult to memorize the word so that it can be applied. In other words, if you face the actual sentence in which the word is used, you can't remember the meaning of the word, or even if you can remember the meaning, you can't translate the word well while keeping the translation consistent with the whole sentence Etc. Although the word itself can be learned, it is difficult to become so-called live learning, and in many cases it cannot be used in real situations.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its purpose is to support practical word learning and when words are registered by various functions such as a history function and a word book function. It is to allow the user to properly understand the registered word in the actual sentence.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the display control device according to the first aspect of the present invention is a dictionary storage unit that stores a plurality of second language words and corresponding first language translations as a dictionary. For example, a Japanese-English dictionary DB 74 in FIG. 11 and a translation display control means (for example, control for reading and displaying the translation in the first language corresponding to the word in the second language designated by the user from the dictionary storage means) The display unit 10 and the CPU 30 in FIG. 11; step B3 in FIG. 14; and word registration means for registering words in the second language corresponding to the translation of the first language whose display is controlled by the translation display control means (for example, FIG. 11 CPU 30 and Japanese word book storage area 76; steps A5 and B7 in FIG. 14 and text translation means for translating text in the first language input by the user into text in the second language (example) For example, the CPU 30 in FIG. 11; step A53 in FIG. 15) and detecting whether the same word as the registered word registered in the word registering means is present in the text of the second language translated by the text translating means. When the registered word detecting means (for example, CPU 30 in FIG. 11; step B55 in FIG. 15) and the registered word detecting means detect that there is the same word as the registered word, the text translated means Registered word replacement display control means (for example, the display of FIG. 11) that controls to replace the portion corresponding to the detected word in the text in two languages with the translation of the word and display the text in the second language. Unit 10 and CPU 30; Steps B59 and A61 in FIG. 15).

Invention of Claim 2 is the display control apparatus of Claim 1 , Comprising: The part corresponding to the said detected word in the text of the said translated 2nd language is identified and displayed, The said 1st A translation part identification display control means (for example, the display unit 10 and the CPU 30 in FIG. 11; step B65 in FIG. 15) that performs control to display text in two languages is further provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the dictionary storage means stores a plurality of second language words and corresponding first language translations as a dictionary and stores them in the second language word designated by the user. The corresponding first language translation is read from the dictionary storage means and displayed, and the second language word is registered. Then, the first language text input by the user is translated into the second language text, and it is detected whether or not there is the same word as the registered word in the translated second language text. Is detected, the detected word part in the translated text in the second language is replaced with the translation of the word and displayed. Therefore, although the input text of the first language is translated, the same word part as the registered word in the translated sentence is not translated and displayed in the original first language. You must remember the translation of the registered word. However, only the detected word portion of the first language in the text is not translated, and the other portions are translated into the second language. Therefore, the user can review the registered word using an actual sentence in which the registered word is used, and can understand more practically and appropriately. The invention according to claim 8 also has the same effect.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the portion corresponding to the detected word is identified and displayed in the translated text of the second language. Therefore, the user can clearly see which registered word is included in the text of the second language, which is the translated sentence, and which registered word is.

[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a display control device 1 that is an electronic dictionary device having the same functions as those of a conventional machine translation device will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  First, the configuration of the display control device 1 will be described. FIG. 1A is a perspective overview of the display control device 1. The display control device 1 includes a display unit 10 and an input unit 20. The display unit 10 is a part on which various data such as characters and codes according to the operation of the input unit 20 by the user is displayed. The display unit 10 is a single or plural display such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an ELD (Electronic Luminescent Display). It is constituted by a combination of elements.

  The input unit 20 includes various key groups for the user to operate the display control device 1. FIG. 1B shows a key arrangement of the input unit 20. The input unit 20 includes an English / Japanese key 21, a translation key 23, "A" to "Z" keys as character keys 24, a shift key 25, a word book key 27, a translation / decision key 28, and a cursor key 29. And up / down / left / right direction keys.

  The function of each key will be described. The English-Japanese key 21 is used when the English-Japanese dictionary DB 73 is selected as the dictionary DB for dictionary lookup, and the translation key 23 is used when the translation function is activated. The character key 24 is used for inputting characters by the user. The shift key 25 is used in combination with the translation / decision key 28 to register a word in the word book. The word book key 27 is used when displaying registered words in a list. The translation / decision key 28 is used when a search is executed. The cursor key 29 is used for moving a reverse display in the screen.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the display control device 1. The display control device 1 includes a display unit 10, an input unit 20, a CPU 30, a RAM 40, and a flash ROM 70.

  The CPU 30 executes processing based on a predetermined program in accordance with an input instruction, performs an instruction to each functional unit, data transfer, and the like, and comprehensively controls the display control device 1. Specifically, various programs stored in the flash ROM 70 are read in response to a pressing signal or the like input from the input unit 20, and processing is executed according to the programs. Then, the CPU 30 saves the processing result in the RAM 40 and the like, and appropriately outputs a display signal for displaying the processing result to the display unit 10 to display the corresponding display contents.

  Further, when the English-Japanese key 21 is pressed, the CPU 30 reads the first dictionary search program 71 from the flash ROM 70 and executes it, thereby executing the first dictionary search process. The contents of the first dictionary search process will be described later in detail with reference to a flowchart (see FIG. 6), but will be briefly described here. In the first dictionary search process, first, the CPU 30 reads the headword that matches the character input by the user from the English-Japanese dictionary DB 73 and displays the explanatory information corresponding to the headword. Here, when the user performs a registration operation, the CPU 30 registers the headword as a registered word in the English word book storage area 75.

  Then, when the translation key 23 is pressed, the CPU 30 executes the first translation process (see FIG. 7) by reading the first translation program 77 from the flash ROM 70 and executing it. In the first translation process, the CPU 30 translates the English text input by the depressing operation of the character key 24 into the Japanese text that is a parallel translation. Analysis of English text, translation conversion processing using an English-Japanese dictionary DB, and the like can be realized with functions equivalent to those of a conventionally known machine translation device, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  Then, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the input English text has the same word as any of the registered words registered in the English word book storage area 75. When the same word is detected, the CPU 30 replaces the portion in the Japanese text corresponding to the detected word with the detected word and displays it. Here, when the translation / decision key 28 is pressed by the user, the CPU 30 detects the detected Japanese text before replacement in which the part corresponding to the detected word in the Japanese text is underlined, and the detected text. Display English text with the word underlined.

  The input unit 20 outputs a pressed signal of the pressed key to the CPU 30. The display unit 10 displays various screens based on display signals input from the CPU 30.

  The RAM 40 includes a memory area that temporarily holds various programs executed by the CPU 30, data related to the execution of these programs, and the like. In the first embodiment, an input word storage area 41, an English text storage area 43, a Japanese text storage area 45, and a replacement text storage area 47 are provided.

  The input word storage area 41 stores input words. An input word is a character that is input as a search target during dictionary lookup. The input character is not limited to one character, and may be a character composed of a plurality of characters.

  The English text storage area 43 stores English text. The English text is an English sentence input by the user as a translation target after the translation key 23 is pressed.

  Japanese text is stored in the Japanese text storage area 45. The Japanese text is a sentence in which the CPU 30 translates the input English text into Japanese when the translation key 23 is pressed and English text is input as a translation target.

  The replacement text storage area 47 stores the replacement text. The replacement text is a sentence in which the translation part of the registered word registered in the English word book storage area 75 in the Japanese text stored in the Japanese text storage area 45 is replaced with the registered word. .

  FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an example of input words stored in the input word storage area 41. In FIG. 5A, “cheap” is stored as an input word. FIG. 3B shows an example of English text stored in the English text storage area 43. In FIG. 5B, “This is a cheap bag.” Is stored as an English text. FIG. 3C is a diagram showing an example of Japanese text stored in the Japanese text storage area 45. In FIG. 5C, “This is an inexpensive bag” is stored as Japanese text. FIG. 3D is a diagram illustrating an example of the replacement text stored in the replacement text storage area 47. In FIG. 4D, “This is a cheap bag” is stored as a replacement text.

  The flash ROM 70 is a memory that stores programs and data for realizing various functions of the display control device 1. In the first embodiment, the flash ROM 70 has a first dictionary search program 71 for executing a first dictionary search process by being read and executed by the CPU 30, an English-Japanese dictionary DB 73, and an English word book storage area. 75 and a first translation program 77 for executing the first translation process are stored.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the English-Japanese dictionary DB 73. The English-Japanese dictionary DB 73 stores a headword 731 and explanation information 733 that explains and explains the meaning of the headword in association with each other. For example, in FIG. 4, the headword “cheap” and explanatory information “a. Cheap; cheap, boring ...” of the headword are stored in association with each other.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the English word book storage area 75. The English word book storage area 75 can store a maximum of 100 English words, and when the explanation information of the headword is displayed using the English-Japanese dictionary DB 73, A headword is registered as a registered word. A word is registered in association with a registration number that is a number in the storage order. In FIG. 5, for example, the registration word “big” is stored in association with the registration number “1”, and the registration word “cheap” is stored in association with the registration number “3”. Also, registered words corresponding to the registration numbers “4” to “100” are not stored. Therefore, in FIG. 4, the oldest registered word is “big” with the registration number “1”, the most recently registered word is “cheap” with the registration number “3”, and there are still 100 All registered words are not stored.

  Next, the operation of the display control device 1 when the English-Japanese key 21 is pressed will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first dictionary search process, which is a process executed by the CPU 30 according to the first dictionary search program 71 when the English-Japanese key 21 is pressed. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 10 during the first dictionary search process. The flow of the first dictionary search process will be described in detail below with reference to the screen example of FIG.

  First, the CPU 30 displays a screen for inputting characters on the display unit 10. Then, in response to pressing of the character key 24, the CPU 30 stores the input English character as an input word in the input word storage area 41, and displays the input word in the character input field (step A1).

  FIG. 8A is a diagram illustrating a display screen example at the time of step A1, and is a screen example when the user inputs “cheap”. In FIG. 8A, “English-Japanese dictionary” is displayed on the screen 11 as the dictionary name 111, and “cheap” is input / displayed in the character input field 113 below the dictionary name 111.

  Then, the CPU 30 reads out the headword that matches the input word and the explanation information corresponding to the headword from the English-Japanese dictionary DB 73 to display the explanation information as a Japanese translation of the input word. (Step A3).

  FIG. 8B is a diagram showing an example of a display screen at the time of step A3, in which a Japanese translation is displayed on the screen of FIG. 8A when the user inputs the English word “cheap”. It is an example. On the screen 12, “English-Japanese dictionary” is displayed as the dictionary name 121, and “a. Cheap; cheesy, boring ...” as a Japanese translation corresponding to the input word “cheap” under the dictionary name 121. Is displayed.

  Next, it is determined whether or not an operation for registering an input word has been performed (step A5). The registration operation is performed by a combination operation of the shift key 25 and the translation / decision key 28, for example. When the registration operation is performed (step A5; Yes), the input word is registered as a registered word in the English word book storage area 75 (step A7).

  FIG. 8C is a diagram showing an example of a display screen at the time of step A7. When the user performs a registration operation on the screen of FIG. 8B in which the Japanese translation of “cheap” is displayed. It is an example of a screen. In FIG. 8C, the screen 13 displays a dictionary name 131 and a Japanese translation of the word under the dictionary name 131, and “registered” is displayed as a message 133 in the center of the screen. . This message means that the input word “cheap” is registered in the English word book storage area 75 as a registered word.

  Next, the operation of the display control device 1 when the translation key 23 is pressed will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first translation process, which is a process executed by the CPU 30 in accordance with the first translation program 77 when the translation key 23 is pressed. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 10 during the first translation process. The flow of the first translation process will be described in detail below with reference to the screen example of FIG.

  First, the CPU 30 displays a screen for text input on the display unit 10. Then, in response to pressing of the character key 24, the CPU 30 stores the input English text in the English text storage area 43 and displays the English text in the translated text input field (step A51).

  FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating a display screen example at the time of step A51, and is a screen example when the user inputs “This is a cheap bag.” And English text. In FIG. 9A, “This is a cheap bag.” Is input and displayed in the translated text input field 141 on the screen 14.

  Then, the CPU 30 checks the English text storage area 43, translates the entire English text by performing semantic analysis of each word in the input English text, and converts the translated Japanese text into the Japanese text storage area. 45 (step A53). Then, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the input English text has the same word as the registered word stored in the English word book storage area 75 (step A55). When the same word is not detected (step A55; No), the CPU 30 displays the Japanese text stored in the Japanese text storage area 45 in the translation result column (step A57). On the other hand, when the same word is detected (step A55; Yes), the CPU 30 creates a replacement text by replacing the portion of the Japanese text corresponding to the detected word with the detected word, and the created replacement The text is stored in the replacement text storage area 47 (step A59). Then, the CPU 30 displays the replacement text in the translation result column (step A61).

  FIG. 9B is a diagram showing a display screen example at the time of step A61. On the screen 15, the input English text “This is a cheap bag.” Is displayed in the translated text input field 151. “This is a cheap bag.” Is displayed in the translation result column 153. In the English word book storage area 75, “cheap” is stored as a registered word, and since the same word as this registered word is detected in the English text (step A55; Yes), it corresponds to the detected word. A replacement text in which the Japanese text portion “cheap” is replaced with the detected word “cheap” is created and displayed in the translation result column.

  After step A61, the CPU 30 determines whether the translation / decision key 28 has been pressed (step A63). If pressed (step A63; Yes), the CPU 30 displays the English text with the underlined word detected in step A55 in the translated text input field, and underlines the part corresponding to the detected word. The replaced Japanese text is displayed in the translation result column (step A65). Although the portion corresponding to the detected word is underlined and displayed, the portion may be identified and displayed by another method such as bolding or displaying it in italic font.

  FIG. 9C is a diagram showing an example of a display screen at the time of step A65, and is a screen when the translation / decision key 28 is pressed on the screen where the English text and the replacement text of FIG. 9B are displayed. It is an example. "This is a cheap bag." With "cheap" underlined as English text is displayed in the translated text input field 161, and "cheap" is underlined in the translation result field 163 Is displayed. "Is displayed. The English text in which the word “cheap” detected in step A55 is underlined is displayed in the translated text input field, and the portion “inexpensive” in the Japanese text corresponding to the detected word “cheap” is underlined. The attached Japanese text before replacement is displayed in the translation result column.

  Although the first embodiment has been described above, according to the display control device 1, English words dictionaryd using the English-Japanese dictionary DB 73 can be registered in the English word book storage area 75. Then, when the translation key 23 is pressed to execute the first translation program 77 and the user inputs an English text to be translated, a Japanese text is created by translating the input English text. Here, in the input English text, when the same word as any of registered words registered in the English word book storage area 75 is detected, the portion corresponding to the detected word is replaced with the detected word. Displayed Japanese text is displayed. When the translation / decision key 28 is pressed, the English text in which the detected word is underlined and the Japanese text before replacement in which the portion corresponding to the detected word is underlined Is displayed.

  In this way, the display control device 1 can register English words in the English word book storage area 75 according to the user operation, and can translate the English text input according to the user operation into a Japanese sentence. However, if the English word contains the same English word as the registered word, the translated part corresponding to the English word same as the registered word is replaced with the English word and displayed. Therefore, the user needs to translate the part corresponding to the registered word into English in the input English sentence. However, since the part other than the part is translated, the meaning of the part that has not been translated can be inferred based on the other translated part. Also, when the user presses the translation / decision key, the translation of the part of the registered word that has not been translated is displayed, so that the user can check whether the estimated meaning is correct. Therefore, a display control apparatus that can perform practical language learning that promotes proper understanding in actual sentences is realized.

[Second Embodiment]
A second embodiment in the case where the present invention is applied to a display control device 2 that is an electronic dictionary device having the same function as a conventional machine translation device will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  The appearance configuration of the display control device 2 is the same as the configuration in which the English-Japanese key 21 is eliminated and the Japanese-English key 22 is added in the key layout of the first embodiment. FIGS. 10A and 10B show a perspective overview of the display control device 2 and an example of a key arrangement. The Japanese-English key 22 is used when the Japanese-English dictionary DB 74 is selected as a dictionary DB for dictionary lookup. Hereinafter, the same components as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the display control device 2. In the block diagram of the display control device 1 of the first embodiment of FIG. 2, the first dictionary search program 71, the English word book storage area 75, and the first One translation program 77 is replaced with a second dictionary search program 72, a Japanese word book storage area 76, and a second translation program 78, respectively, and a Japanese-English dictionary DB 74 is added.

  When the Japanese / English key 22 is pressed, the CPU 30 reads the second dictionary search program 72 from the flash ROM 70 and executes it, thereby executing the second dictionary search process. The contents of the second dictionary search process will be described later in detail with reference to a flowchart (see FIG. 14), but will be briefly described here. In the second dictionary search process, first, the CPU 30 reads the headword that matches the character input by the user from the Japanese-English dictionary DB 74 and displays the explanatory information corresponding to the headword. When the user performs a registration operation in a state where the explanation information is displayed, the CPU 30 registers the headword as a registered word in the Japanese word book storage area 76.

  Then, when the translation key 23 is pressed, the CPU 30 reads the second translation program 78 from the flash ROM 70 and executes it to execute the second translation process (see FIG. 15). In the second translation process, the CPU 30 translates English text into parallel Japanese text. Then, the CPU 30 determines whether or not there is the same word as any of registered words registered in the Japanese word book storage area 76 in the translated Japanese text. When the same word is detected, the CPU 30 displays Japanese text in which the detected word is replaced with an English word corresponding to the detected word. Here, when the translation / decision key 28 is pressed by the user, the CPU 30 causes the English text corresponding to the detected word to be underlined and the Japanese text with the detected word underlined. Is displayed.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the Japanese-English dictionary DB 74. The Japanese-English dictionary DB 74 stores a headword 741 and explanation information 743 that explains and explains the meaning of the headword in association with each other. For example, in FIG. 12, the headword “Akai” is stored in association with the explanation information “red; crimson.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the Japanese word book storage area 76. The Japanese word book storage area 76 can store up to 100 Japanese words, and when the explanation information of the headword is displayed using the Japanese-English dictionary DB 74, the user performs a registration operation. The headword is registered as a registered word. A word is registered in association with a registration number that is a number in the storage order. In FIG. 13, for example, the registration word “Shiroi” is stored in association with the registration number “1”, and the registration word “bag” is stored in association with the registration number “3”. Also, registered words corresponding to the registration numbers “4” to “100” are not stored. Accordingly, in FIG. 13, the oldest registered word is “Shiroi” with the registration number “1”, and the newest registered word is “bag” with the registration number “3”. All registered words are not stored.

  Next, the operation of the display control device 2 will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the second dictionary search process which is a process executed by the CPU 30 according to the second dictionary search program 72 when the Japanese / English key 22 is pressed. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 10 during the second dictionary search process. The second dictionary search process is a process in which steps A1, A3, and A7 are replaced with steps B1, B3, and B7 in the first dictionary search process of FIG. The flow of the second dictionary search process will be described in detail below with reference to the screen example of FIG.

  In step B1, the CPU 30 causes the display unit 10 to display a screen for inputting characters. Then, in response to pressing of the character key 24, the CPU 30 stores the input Japanese characters as input words in the input word storage area 41, and displays the input words in the character input field.

  FIG. 16A is a diagram showing a display screen example at the time of step B1, and is a screen example when the user inputs a character “bag”. In FIG. 16A, “Japanese-English dictionary” is displayed as the dictionary name 171 on the screen 17, and “kaban” is input and displayed in the character input field 173 below the dictionary name 171.

  In step B3, the CPU 30 reads out the headword that matches the input word and the explanation information corresponding to the headword from the Japanese-English dictionary DB 74, and displays the explanation information that is an English translation of the input word. Display.

  FIG. 16B is a diagram showing a display screen example at the time of step B3, in which an English translation corresponding to “bag” is displayed after the user inputs the Japanese word “bag”. is there. In FIG. 16B, “Japanese-English dictionary” is displayed on the screen 18 as the dictionary name 181, and “a. Kaban [鞄” as an English translation corresponding to the input word “kaban” under the dictionary name 181. ] "A bag;" paper case "a briefcase; a portfolio; an attache case;" travel bag "a ..." is displayed.

  When a registration operation is performed by the user after step B3 (step A5; Yes), in step B7, the CPU 30 registers the input word as a registered word in the Japanese word book storage area 76.

  FIG. 16C is a diagram showing a display screen example at the time of step B7, and a screen when the user performs a registration operation on the screen of FIG. 16B in which the English translation of “bag” is displayed. It is an example. In FIG. 16C, the screen 19 displays a dictionary name 191 and a Japanese translation of the word under the dictionary name 191, and “registered” is displayed as a message 193 in the center of the screen. . This message means that the input word “bag” is registered in the Japanese word book storage area 76 as a registered word.

  Next, the operation of the display control device 2 when the translation key 23 is pressed will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the second translation process, which is a process executed by the CPU 30 according to the second translation program 78 when the translation key 23 is pressed. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 10 during the second translation process. The second translation process is a process in which steps A55, A59, and A65 are replaced with steps B55, B59, and B65, respectively, in the first translation process of FIG. The flow of the second translation process will be described in detail below with reference to the screen example of FIG.

  The CPU 30 translates the full text of the input English text to create a Japanese text (step A53), and then registers the registered words stored in the Japanese word book storage area 76 in the translated Japanese text in step B55. It is determined whether or not there is the same word as any of the above. When the same word is not detected (step B55; No), the CPU 30 displays the Japanese text stored in the Japanese text storage area 45 in the translation result column (step A57). On the other hand, when the same word is detected (step B55; Yes), the CPU 30 replaces the detected word portion in the Japanese text with the English word corresponding to the detected word, thereby replacing the replacement text. The created replacement text is stored in the replacement text storage area 47 (step B59). Then, the CPU 30 displays the replacement text in the translation result column (step A61).

  FIG. 17A is a diagram showing a display screen example at the time of step A61. The screen 90 displays the input English text “This is a cheap bag.” In the translated text input field 901 and the translation result field. A certain “This is an inexpensive bag” is displayed in the translation result column 903. Since “kaban” is stored as a registered word in the Japanese word book storage area 76, the same word as this registered word is detected in the Japanese text (step B 55; Yes), and the detected word “ The replacement text created by replacing “bag” with the English word “bag” corresponding to the detected word in the English text is displayed in the translation result column.

  Then, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the translation / decision key 28 is pressed (step A63). If pressed (step A63; Yes), the CPU 30 displays the English text with the underlined English word corresponding to the word detected in step B55 in the translated text input field, and underlines the detected word. The attached Japanese text before replacement is displayed in the translation result column (step B65).

  FIG. 17B is a diagram showing a display screen example at the time of step B65, and is a screen when the translation / decision key 28 is pressed on the screen of FIG. 17A on which the English text and the replacement text are displayed. It is an example. "This is a cheap bag." With "cheap" underlined as an English text is displayed in the translated text input field 911, and "bag" is underlined in the translation result field 913. Is displayed. "Is displayed. The English text underlined in the English word “bag” corresponding to the word “bag” detected in step B55 is displayed in the translated text input field, and the detected word “bag” is underlined and replaced The previous Japanese text is displayed in the translation result column.

  As described above, the second embodiment has been described. According to the display control apparatus 2, Japanese words dictionaryd using the Japanese-English dictionary DB 74 can be registered in the Japanese word book storage area 76. Then, when the translation key 23 is pressed to execute the second translation program 78 and the user inputs an English text to be translated, a Japanese text is created by translating the input English text. Here, in the translated Japanese text, when the same word as any of registered words registered in the Japanese word book storage area 76 is detected, the detected word in the Japanese text is detected. The English word in the English text corresponding to the detected word is replaced and displayed. When the translation / decision key 28 is pressed, the English text in which the English word corresponding to the detected word is underlined and the Japanese text before replacement in which the detected word is underlined Is displayed.

  In this way, the display control device 2 can register Japanese words dictionaryd from the Japanese-English dictionary DB 74 according to the user operation in the word book. In addition, an English sentence input by a user operation can be translated into Japanese. However, if the translation contains the same word as the registered word, it is replaced with the English word in the English sentence corresponding to the word. Therefore, the user needs to translate the part corresponding to the registered word into English in the input English sentence. However, since the part other than the part is translated, the meaning of the part that has not been translated can be inferred based on the other translated part. Also, when the user presses the translation / decision key, the translation of the part of the registered word that has not been translated is displayed, so that the user can check whether the estimated meaning is correct. Therefore, a display control apparatus that can perform practical language learning that promotes proper understanding in actual sentences is realized.

[Third Embodiment]
A third embodiment in the case where the present invention is applied to a display control device 3 that is an electronic dictionary device having the same function as a conventional machine translation device will be described below with reference to FIGS.
The appearance configuration of the display control device 3 is the same as that of the display control device 1 of the first embodiment. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. The description will focus on the features of the present embodiment.

  FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the display control device 3. The configuration of the display control device 3 in the block diagram is a configuration in which the first translation program 77 is replaced with the third translation program 79 in the block diagram of the display control device 1 of the first embodiment of FIG.

  When the translation key 23 is pressed, the CPU 30 reads the third translation program 79 from the flash ROM 70 and executes it to execute the third translation process. The contents of the third translation process will be described later in detail with reference to a flowchart (see FIG. 19), but will be briefly described here. In the third translation process, the CPU 30 translates the English text input by the user into a Japanese text as a parallel translation. At that time, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the input English text has the same word as any of the registered words registered in the English word book storage area 75. When the same word is detected, the CPU 30 displays an English text obtained by replacing only the detected word with a portion corresponding to the detected word in the Japanese text as a translation result. In other words, the translation result is displayed as a text in which only the detected word portion in the English text is in Japanese.

  Next, the operation of the display control device 3 will be described. FIG. 19 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the third translation process, which is a process executed by the CPU 30 according to the third translation program 79 when the translation key 23 is pressed. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 10 during the third translation process. The third translation process is a process in which step A59 is replaced with step C59 in the first translation process of FIG. 7, and steps A63 and A65 are eliminated. The flow of the third translation process will be described in detail below with reference to the screen example of FIG.

  In the third translation process, if the same word as any of registered words stored in the English word book storage area 75 is detected in the input English text (step A55; Yes), the CPU 30 has detected it. The replacement text is created by replacing the word with the portion corresponding to the detected word in the Japanese text, and the created replacement text is stored in the replacement text storage area 47 (step C59). Then, the CPU 30 displays the replacement text in the translation result column (step A61).

  FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen at the time of Step A61. On the screen 92, the input English text “This is a cheap bag.” Is displayed in the translated text input field 921 as the translation result “This is a a”. “Inexpensive bag.” Is displayed in the translation result column 923. Since “cheap” is stored as a registered word in the English word book storage area 75, and the same word as this registered word is detected in the English text (step A55; Yes), the detected word “ Only “Cheap” is created by replacing the part “Cheap” corresponding to the word in the Japanese text, and displaying it in the translation result column.

  Although the third embodiment has been described above, according to the display control device 3, when the translation key 23 is pressed to execute the third translation program 79 and the user inputs the English text to be translated, this input is performed. Japanese text is created by translating the translated English text. Here, in the input English text, when the same word as any of registered words registered in the English word book storage area 75 is detected, only the detected word is the relevant word in the Japanese text. The English text replaced with the part corresponding to the detected word is displayed as the translation result.

  In this way, the display control device 3 can register the English words that are looked up from the English-Japanese dictionary DB 73 in the word book according to the user operation. In addition, English sentences input by user operations can be translated into Japanese sentences. However, if the input English sentence contains the same English word as the registered word, only the English word is translated into Japanese and displayed. Therefore, the user can review the translation of the word again when the input English sentence includes a registered word that is a previously learned English word. Further, when the registered word is an ambiguous word, the translation of the word varies depending on the input English sentence, and the user can learn a plurality of translations of the registered word suitable for each English sentence by inputting various English sentences. Therefore, it is possible to realize a display control apparatus capable of practical language learning that promotes proper understanding of registered words in actual sentences.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 21 to 30, a fourth embodiment in the case where the present invention is applied to the display control device 4 which is an electronic dictionary device will be described.

  First, the configuration of the display control device 4 will be described. The appearance configuration of the display control device 4 is a configuration in which the translation key 23 is eliminated and a setting key 26 is added in the key arrangement of the display control device 1 of the first embodiment. FIGS. 21A and 21B show a perspective overview of the display control device 4 and an example of a key arrangement. The setting key 26 is used to switch the setting of the word book mode when operated in combination with the shift key 25. Hereinafter, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, description thereof is omitted, and description will be made focusing on the characteristic portions of the present embodiment.

  FIG. 22 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the display control device 4. The display control device 4 replaces the English text storage area 43 and the Japanese text storage area 45 with a first selected example sentence storage area 51 and a second selected example sentence storage area 53 in the block diagram of the display control apparatus 1 of FIG. 1 dictionary search program 71, English word book storage area 75, and first translation program 77 are replaced with first example sentence search program 81, example sentence DB 83, example sentence word book storage area 85, and parallel translation display program 87, respectively.

  When the English-Japanese key 21 is pressed, the CPU 30 reads the first example sentence search program 81 from the flash ROM 70 and executes it, thereby executing the first example sentence search process. The contents of the first example sentence search process will be described later in detail with reference to a flowchart (see FIG. 25), but will be briefly described here. In the first example sentence search process, the CPU 30 reads out example sentences including the input word from the example sentence DB 83 and displays them on the list. When the user selects one example sentence from the list display, the CPU 30 reads the selected example sentence full sentence and its parallel translation from the example sentence DB 83 and displays them. When the user performs a registration operation in a state where the parallel translation is displayed, the CPU 30 registers a headword previously associated with the example sentence as a registered word in the example sentence word book storage area 85 together with the example sentence.

  Further, when the word book key 27 is pressed, the CPU 30 reads the parallel translation display program 87 from the flash ROM 70 and executes it to execute the parallel translation display process. The contents of the parallel translation display process will be described later in detail with reference to a flowchart (see FIG. 26), but will be briefly described here. In the parallel translation display process, first, the CPU 30 reads out the example sentences registered in the example sentence word book storage area 85 and displays them on the list. When the user selects one example sentence from this list display, the CPU 30 reads the selected example sentence full sentence and the parallel translation from the example sentence DB 83 and displays them.

  Then, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the selected example sentence has the same word as any of registered words registered in the example sentence word book storage area 85. When the same word is detected, the CPU 30 replaces the portion corresponding to the detected word in the translation with the detected word and displays it. Here, when the translation / decision key 28 is pressed by the user, the CPU 30 displays an example sentence in which the detected word is underlined and a parallel translation before replacement in which the part corresponding to the detected word is underlined. Display.

  The first selected example sentence storage area 51 stores example sentences selected by the user from the example sentences listed in the first example sentence search process. The second selected example sentence storage area 53 stores example sentences selected by the user from the list of example sentences displayed in the parallel translation display process.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the example sentence DB 83. The example sentence DB 83 stores a plurality of headwords 831. A plurality of example sentence numbers 833 are associated with each headword, and each example sentence number 833 is associated with an example sentence 835, a parallel translation 837, and a search keyword 839. For example, the headword “seek” is associated with a plurality of example sentence numbers such as example sentence numbers “610” and “611”. The example sentence number “610” is associated with the sentence example “A magnet always seeks the north”, the parallel translation “magnet always indicates north”, and the search keyword “magnet, always, seek, north”. Yes.

  The headword 831 is associated with the headword in the English-Japanese dictionary DB 73 and is used when reading an example sentence corresponding to the headword lexicographed in the English-Japanese dictionary DB 73. The example sentence number 833 is a number uniquely assigned to each example sentence 835. The example sentence 835 is an English example sentence using the corresponding headword 835. The parallel translation 837 is a Japanese translation corresponding to the English example sentence 835. The search keyword 839 is a word that becomes a search word for the example sentence in the first example sentence search process. For example, four words “magnet, always, seek, north” are stored as the search keyword 839 of the example sentence “A magnet always seeks the north” of the example sentence number “610”.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the example sentence word book storage area 85. The example sentence word book storage area 85 can store a maximum of 100 English example sentences, and the headwords of the example sentences specified by the user are registered as registered words 853 in the order of the registration numbers 851 together with the example sentence numbers 855 of the example sentences. In the figure, for example, the registration word “look” and the example sentence number “310” are registered in association with the registration number “1”, and the registration word “reckon” and the example sentence number “501” are associated with the registration number “3”. Is registered. The registered words and example sentence numbers corresponding to the registration numbers “4” to “100” are not registered. Therefore, the oldest registered example sentence is the example sentence with the example sentence number “310”, the latest registered example sentence is the example sentence with the example sentence number “501”, and all 100 words and example sentences have not been registered yet. Is in a state.

  Next, the operation of the display control device 4 will be described. FIG. 25 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first example sentence search process which is a process executed by the CPU 30 according to the first example sentence search program 81 when the English-Japanese key 21 is pressed. FIGS. 27 and 28 are diagrams showing examples of screens displayed on the display unit 10 during the first example sentence search process. The flow of the first example sentence search process will be described in detail below with reference to the screen examples of FIGS.

  First, the CPU 30 displays a screen for inputting characters on the display unit 10. In response to pressing of the character key 24, the CPU 30 stores the input English character as an input word in the input word storage area 41 and displays the input word in the character input field (step D1).

  FIG. 27A is a diagram showing a display screen example at the time of step D1, and is a screen when the user inputs “reckon” as characters. In FIG. 27A, “English-Japanese dictionary” is displayed as the dictionary name 931 on the screen 93, and “reckon” is input and displayed in the character input field 933 below the dictionary name 931.

  Then, the CPU 30 reads the example sentences whose input words are the same as any of the search keywords 839 from the example sentence DB 83, displays them in the list in the order of the example sentence numbers 833, and highlights the first example sentence. Then, the CPU 30 reads the headword and the translation corresponding to the highlighted example sentence from the example sentence DB 83 and displays the example sentence together with the example sentence in the explanation information display column. Further, the CPU 30 moves the reverse display according to the pressing operation of the cursor key 29 by the user (step D10).

  FIG. 27B shows an example of a display screen at the time of step D10. In FIG. 27 (b), on the screen 94, an English-Japanese dictionary as the dictionary name 941, a list display 943 of example sentences such as “reckon (up) the expenses.” At the center of the screen, and an explanatory information display field at the bottom of the screen 945 is displayed, the example sentence “She is reckoned (to be, as, as being)...” In the third line in the list display 943 is highlighted 947, and the explanation information display field 945 displays the headword “ "reckon" and example sentence "She is reckoned (to be, as, as being) ..." and the corresponding translation "She is the first Japanese violinist ..." ing. In this list display 943, example sentences that are the same as the character “reckon” input by the CPU 30 and any of the search keywords 839 are read from the example sentence DB 83 and displayed in the list in the order of example sentence numbers 833. Further, the reverse display 947 is initially displayed in the first example sentence, and is moved to the third line by the user's pressing operation of the cursor key 29.

  In step D10, the CPU 30 selects the highlighted example sentence by moving the highlight display 947 by the user pressing the cursor key 29 or the like and pressing the translation / decision key 28 (step D15). Is stored in the first selected example sentence storage area 51. Then, the CPU 30 reads the headword and the translation corresponding to the selected example sentence from the example sentence DB 83 and displays them together with the selected example sentence (step D20).

  FIG. 28A is a diagram showing an example of a display screen at the time of step D20. The translation / decision key is pressed on the screen of FIG. It is an example of a screen when In FIG. 28A, the screen 95 displays “English-Japanese dictionary” as the dictionary name 951, the headword “reckon” under the dictionary name 951, and the selected example sentence “She is reckoned (to be, as, as, as being) ... "and a parallel translation of the example sentence," She is the first Japanese violinist ... ". When the translation / decision key 28 is pressed, the selected example sentence “She is reckoned (to be, as, as being)...” Is stored in the first selected example sentence storage area 51.

  Next, the CPU 30 determines whether or not a word registration operation has been performed (step D25). When the registration operation is performed (step D25; Yes), the CPU 30 registers the headword corresponding to the selected example sentence as a registered word in the example sentence word book storage area 85 together with the example sentence number corresponding to the example sentence (step S25). D30), a message to the effect of registration is displayed.

  FIG. 28B is a diagram showing a display screen example at the time of step D30. In the screen of FIG. 28A in which the selected example sentence and the Japanese translation corresponding to the example sentence are displayed, It is an example of a screen when a registration operation is performed. In FIG. 28 (b), the screen 96 displays “English-Japanese dictionary” having the dictionary name 961, “reckon” as the headword, the selected example sentence, and the Japanese translation of the example sentence. In the center of the screen, “Registered” is displayed as a message window 963. This message means that “reckon”, which is the headword corresponding to the selected example sentence, is registered as a registered word in the example sentence word storage area 85 together with the example sentence number “501” corresponding to the example sentence. It is.

  Next, the operation of the display control device 4 when the word book key 27 is pressed will be described. FIG. 26 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the bilingual display process executed by the CPU 30 according to the bilingual display program 87 when the word book key 27 is pressed. FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 10 during the bilingual display processing. The flow of parallel translation display processing will be described in detail below with reference to the screen example of FIG.

  First, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the current word book setting mode is the review mode (step D51). Here, the review mode is a mode for performing the following process for reviewing the selected word when there is the same word as any of registered words registered in the example sentence word book storage area 85 in the selected example sentence. That is. When it is not the review mode (step D51; No), the CPU 30 shifts to another process (step D53). On the other hand, in the review mode (step D51; Yes), the CPU 30 reads all example sentences corresponding to the example sentence numbers registered in the example sentence word book storage area 85 from the example sentence DB 83, and in reverse order of the registration numbers, that is, in descending order. Display a list. In the read example sentence, the CPU 30 replaces the word that matches the registered word corresponding to each example sentence with the hidden character “˜” and highlights the first example sentence (step D55).

  FIG. 29A is a diagram showing an example of a display screen at the time of step D55. In FIG. 29A, “word book” is displayed as a screen name 971 on the screen 97, and three example sentences stored in the example sentence word book storage area 85 are read out under the screen name 971. The first example sentence “She is ~ (to be, as, as being)...” Is highlighted 973. In each example sentence, a word that matches the registered word corresponding to the example sentence is replaced with a hidden character “˜”. For example, in the highlighted example sentence “She is ~ (to be, as, as being)...”, The word “reckoned” that matches the registered word “reckon” is replaced by the hidden character “˜”. Has been replaced.

  In step D55, the CPU 30 moves the highlighted display 973 by the user's pressing operation of the cursor key 29 and the pressing operation of the translation / decision key 28, and the CPU 30 selects the highlighted example sentence as the selected example sentence in the second selected example sentence storage area. 53 (step D57). Then, the CPU 30 reads the headword corresponding to the selected example sentence and the Japanese translation from the example sentence DB 83 (step D59). At this time, it is determined whether or not the same word as any of registered words registered in the example sentence word book storage area 85 exists in the selected example sentence (step D61). If there is no same word, the CPU 30 displays the read example sentence, the headword corresponding to the example sentence, and the Japanese translation (step D63). On the other hand, if there is the same word, the CPU 30 replaces the portion corresponding to the detected word in the Japanese translation with the detected word to create a replacement text (step D65), and replaces the replacement text with the replacement text. Store in the storage area 47. Then, the CPU 30 displays the replacement text on the screen. In the selected example sentence, the CPU 30 replaces the word that matches the detected word with the hidden character “˜” and displays it (step D67).

  FIG. 29B is a diagram showing an example of the display screen at the time of step D67. FIG. 29A shows a list of example sentences registered in the example sentence word book storage area 85 and the first example sentence highlighted. In this screen example, the translation / decision key is pressed. In FIG. 29B, “English-Japanese dictionary” is displayed on the screen 98 as the dictionary name 981, and the headword “reckon” and the example sentence “She is ˜ (to be, as, as being) ... "and a Japanese translation corresponding to this example sentence," She is reckoned to be the first violinist in Japan. " At this time, the registered word “reckon” is registered in the example sentence word book storage area 85. Therefore, in the selected example sentence, “reckon”, which is the same word as the registered word, is detected, and the word “reckoned” that matches the word in front is replaced with the hidden character “˜” and displayed. Also, in the Japanese translation, the portion “eye” corresponding to the detected word “reckon” is replaced with the detected word and displayed.

  After step D67, the CPU 30 determines whether the translation / decision key 28 has been pressed (step D69). When pressed (step D69; Yes), the CPU 30 displays a Japanese translation before replacement in which a portion corresponding to the detected word is underlined (step D71).

  FIG. 29C is a diagram showing a display screen example at the time of step D71, and a screen example when the translation / decision key 28 is pressed on the screen of FIG. 29B on which the example sentence and the replacement text are displayed. It is. In FIG. 31 (c), on the screen 99, a headword “reckon” and an example sentence “She is ˜ (to be, as, as being) the... As the corresponding Japanese translation, “Eye” is underlined and “She is seen as the first Japanese violinist” is displayed.

  Next, a method for setting the word book setting mode to the review mode will be described with reference to FIG. In order to set the review mode, the user performs a combination operation of the shift key 25 and the setting key 26. Then, a setting window with a “word book” radio button is displayed. In this setting window, the user selects the radio button of “word book” by pressing the cursor key 29 and presses the translation / decision key 28. Then, a word book setting window including a “review” radio button is displayed. In this word book setting window, when the user selects the “review” radio button by pressing the cursor key 29 and presses the translation / decision key 28, the review mode is set.

  FIG. 30A shows a screen example when the user performs a combination operation of the shift key 25 and the setting key 26 on the screen displaying the example sentence and the Japanese translation corresponding to the example sentence. 30A, “English-Japanese dictionary” is displayed as a dictionary name 1001 on the screen 100, and a setting window 1003 is displayed in the center. The setting window 1003 includes “key input sound”, “word book”. Etc. Radio buttons are provided. When the user presses the cursor key 29 once, the selected state of the radio button is moved by one button in the direction. In FIG. 30A, the “word book” radio button 1005 is selected by the user pressing the cursor key 29.

  FIG. 30B shows an example of a screen displayed when the translation / decision key 28 is pressed on the screen of FIG. 30A in which the “word book” radio button 1015 in the setting window is selected. It is. In FIG. 30B, “English-Japanese dictionary” is displayed as the dictionary name 1011 on the screen 101, and a word book setting window 1013 is displayed at the center. In this setting window, “normal” and “review” are displayed. Radio buttons are provided. Then, the “review” radio button 1015 is selected by the user pressing the cursor key 29. Here, when the translation / decision key 28 is pressed, the “review” mode is set.

  Although the fourth embodiment has been described above, according to the display control device 4, when the English-Japanese key 21 is pressed, the first example sentence search program 81 is executed, and the parallel translation of the example sentence selected from the example sentence DB 83 is displayed. When the user performs a registration operation, the headword corresponding to the example sentence is registered in the example sentence word book storage area 85 together with the example sentence as a registered word. When the word book key 27 is pressed, the parallel translation display program 87 is executed and a list of example sentences registered in the example sentence word book storage area 85 is displayed. When one example sentence is selected from the list by the user, the example sentence and a Japanese translation of the example sentence are displayed. Here, in the selected example sentence, when the same word as any one of the registered words registered in the example sentence word book storage area 85 is detected, a portion corresponding to the detected word in the parallel translation is the word. Replaced and displayed. When the translation / decision key 28 is pressed, the full text of the Japanese translation with the replacement portion underlined is displayed.

  Thus, when the same English word as the registered word is included in the example sentence, the display control device 4 displays the part corresponding to the English word by replacing it with the English word in the bilingual translation. Therefore, the user needs to translate the part corresponding to the registered word in the example sentence into Japanese by himself. However, since the parallel translation other than the part is displayed, the meaning of the part that has not been translated can be estimated based on the other translated part. Also, when the user presses the translation / decision key, the translation of the part of the registered word that has not been translated is displayed, so that the user can check whether the estimated meaning is correct. Therefore, a display control apparatus that can perform practical language learning that promotes proper understanding in actual sentences is realized.

[Fifth Embodiment]
Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 31 to 34, a fifth embodiment in the case where the present invention is applied to the display control device 5 which is an electronic dictionary device will be described. The appearance configuration of the display control device 5 is the same as that of the display control device 4 of the fourth embodiment. Hereinafter, the same components as those in the fourth embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. The description will focus on the features of the present embodiment.

  FIG. 31 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the display control device 5. The configuration of the block diagram of the display control device 5 is the same as the configuration of the display control device 1 of the fourth embodiment in FIG. 23 in which the first example sentence search program 81 is replaced with the second example sentence search program 82.

  When the English-Japanese key 21 is pressed, the CPU 30 reads the second example sentence search program 82 from the flash ROM 70 and executes it, thereby executing a second example sentence search process. The contents of the second example sentence search process will be described later in detail with reference to a flowchart (see FIG. 32), but will be briefly described here. In the second example sentence search process, the CPU 30 reads out example sentences including the input word from the example sentence DB 83 and displays them on the list. When the user selects one example sentence from the list display, the CPU 30 reads the selected example sentence full sentence and its parallel translation from the example sentence DB 83 and displays them. In a state where the parallel translation is displayed, when the user designates one English word in the selected example sentence and performs a registration operation, the CPU 30 sets the designated English word as a registered word and the example sentence together with the example sentence. Register in the book storage area 85.

  Next, the operation of the display control device 5 will be described in detail. FIG. 32 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the second example sentence search process, which is the process executed by the CPU 30 in accordance with the second example sentence search program 82 when the English-Japanese key 21 is pressed. FIG. 33 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 10 during the second example sentence search process. The second example sentence search process is a process in which steps E27 and E29 are added after step D25 and step D30 is replaced with steps E30 and E35 in the first example sentence search process of FIG. The flow of the second example sentence search process will be described in detail below with reference to the screen example of FIG.

  In the second example sentence search process, when an input word registration operation is performed (step D25; Yes), the CPU 30 reversely displays the head word as the first word. The CPU 30 moves the reverse display in the direction in accordance with the pressing operation of the cursor key 29 by the user (step E27).

  FIG. 33A is a diagram showing an example of a display screen at the time of step E27, and a registration operation has been performed on the screen of FIG. It is a screen example at the time. In FIG. 33A, “English-Japanese dictionary” which is the dictionary name 1021 is displayed on the screen 102, and a headword, an example sentence, and a translation of the example sentence are displayed. Then, the reverse display 1023 displayed at the position of the headword at the time when the registration operation is performed is moved to the position of “violinist” by the pressing operation of the cursor key 29 by the user.

  Then, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the translation / decision key 28 has been pressed (step E29). If not pressed (step E29; No), the CPU 30 waits, while if pressed (step E29; Yes), the highlighted word is registered in the example sentence word book storage area 85 together with the example sentence as a registered word. (Step E30), a message to the effect of registration is displayed. After the registered word is registered, the highlighted word in the example sentence is replaced with the hidden character “˜” (step E35).

  FIG. 33B is a diagram showing a display screen example at the time of step E35, and is a screen example when the translation / decision key 28 is pressed in the screen of FIG. 33A in which the reverse display is displayed. . In FIG. 33B, “English-Japanese dictionary” is displayed as the dictionary name 1031 on the screen 103, and an example sentence, a headword corresponding to the example sentence, and a translation are displayed under the dictionary name 1031. The word “violinist” highlighted in FIG. 33A is replaced with a hidden character “˜”, and “registered” is displayed as a message window 1035 in the center of the screen. This message means that when the translation / decision key 28 is pressed, the highlighted word “violinist” is registered as a registered word in the example sentence word book storage area 85 together with the example sentence.

  When the word book key 27 is pressed, the CPU 30 reads the parallel translation display program 87 from the flash ROM 70 and executes it, thereby executing the parallel translation display process. The contents of the parallel translation display process are the same as the process of the same name in the fourth embodiment (see FIG. 26). FIG. 34 is a screen example when the parallel translation display process is executed after the second example sentence search process is executed. The screen example of the bilingual display processing in the fifth embodiment will be described below in comparison with the screen example of the bilingual display processing in the fourth embodiment.

  FIG. 34A is a diagram showing a display screen example at the time of step D55 (see FIG. 26), and is a screen example when the word book key 27 is pressed after “violinist” is registered in step E35. . In FIG. 34A, “word book” is displayed on the screen 104 as the screen name 1041, and three example sentences stored in the example sentence word book storage area 85 are displayed in a list under the function name 1041. The first example sentence “She is reckoned (to be, as, as being) ˜” is highlighted. Unlike the display screen (see FIG. 29A) at the time of step D55 of the fourth embodiment, “violinist” is a registered word, so “reckoned” is not replaced with a hidden character.

  FIG. 34B is a diagram showing a display screen example at the time of step D67 (see FIG. 26). In the screen of FIG. 34A in which the example sentences registered in the example sentence word book storage area 85 are displayed as a list. This is a screen example in which the first example sentence that has been highlighted is selected. In FIG. 34 (b), “English-Japanese dictionary” is displayed on the screen 105 as the dictionary name 1051, and the headword “reckon” and the example sentence “She is reckoned (to be, as, as) are displayed under the dictionary name 1051. being) the best ~ in Japan. "and the Japanese translation corresponding to this example sentence," She is seen as the first person of Japanese violinist. " Unlike the display screen (see FIG. 29B) at the time of step D67 of the fourth embodiment, in the example sentence, the word detected as being the same as one of the registered words is “violinist”, so this word is hidden. In the Japanese translation, the portion “violinist” corresponding to the detected word is replaced with the detected word “violinist” and displayed in the Japanese translation.

  FIG. 34 (c) is a diagram showing a display screen example at the time of step D71 (see FIG. 26), and the translation / decision key 28 is pressed on the screen of FIG. 34 (b) on which example sentences and replacement text are displayed. It is an example of a screen when In FIG. 34C, “English-Japanese dictionary” is displayed as the dictionary name 1061 on the screen 106, and the headword “reckon” and the example sentence “She is reckoned (to be, as, as being” are displayed under the dictionary name 1061. ) the best ~ in Japan. "and" Violinist "is underlined as a Japanese translation corresponding to this example sentence," She was seen as the first Japanese violinist " Is displayed. Unlike the display screen at the time of step D71 in the fourth embodiment (see FIG. 29C), the word detected as being the same as one of the registered words in the Japanese translation is “violinist”. The part “violin player” corresponding to “violinist” is displayed with an underline.

  Although the fifth embodiment has been described above, according to the display control device 5, when the English-Japanese key 21 is pressed, the first example sentence search program 81 is executed, and the parallel translation of the example sentence selected from the example sentence DB 83 is displayed. When the user selects one word in the example sentence, the selected word is registered in the example sentence word book storage area 85 together with the example sentence as a registered word. When the word book key 27 is pressed, the parallel translation display program 87 is executed and a list of example sentences registered in the example sentence word book storage area 85 is displayed. When one example sentence is selected from the list by the user, the example sentence and a Japanese translation corresponding to the example sentence are displayed. Here, in the selected example sentence, when the same word as any of registered words registered in the example sentence word book storage area 85 is detected, the part corresponding to the detected word is replaced with the detected word. The translated Japanese translation will be displayed. When the translation / decision key 28 is pressed, a Japanese translation with the underlined portion corresponding to the detected word is displayed.

  As described above, when the same English word as the registered word is included in the example sentence, the display control device 5 displays the part corresponding to the English word by replacing it with the word in the Japanese translation. Therefore, the user needs to translate the part corresponding to the registered word in the input English sentence. However, since the parallel translation other than the part is displayed, the meaning of the part that has not been translated can be estimated based on the other translated parts. Also, when the user presses the translation / decision key, the translation of the part of the registered word that has not been translated is displayed, so that the user can check whether the estimated meaning is correct. Therefore, a display control apparatus that can perform practical language learning that promotes proper understanding in actual sentences is realized.

[Modification]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be applied to other embodiments. For example, in the first to third embodiments, the word detected in the text to be translated is a registered word registered in the word book, but is the same as any of the registered words registered by the history function. It may be a word. Specifically, in step A5 in FIG. 6, in the first embodiment, registration is performed in the word book by the user's registration operation, but when the explanatory information is displayed (step A3), the word, This can be realized by a method of registering a headword as a registered word in the history. The same applies to the second embodiment and the third embodiment.

  In the above-described embodiment, the display control device is described as including an English-Japanese dictionary DB and performing various processes for learning English. However, other languages such as German and Chinese It is good also as performing the process mentioned above for learning of these languages.

  The present invention is not limited to a portable electronic dictionary device, and can be applied to a machine translation device, a mobile phone, a personal computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), etc., as long as the electronic device has a dictionary function or a translation function. .

(A) The figure which shows an example of the perspective view schematic of the display control apparatus in 1st Embodiment. (B) The figure which shows an example of the keyboard layout of the display control apparatus in 1st Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the display control apparatus in 1st Embodiment. (A) The figure which shows an example of the state of an input word memory area. (B) The figure which shows an example of the state of an English text storage area. (C) The figure which shows an example of the state of a Japanese text storage area. (D) The figure which shows an example of the state of a substituted text storage area. The figure which shows an example of the data structure of English-Japanese dictionary DB in 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the data structure of the English word storage area in 1st Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the 1st dictionary search process in 1st Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the 1st translation process in 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the display part in 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the display part in 1st Embodiment. (A) The figure which shows an example of the perspective schematic of the display control apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. (B) The figure which shows an example of the keyboard layout of the display control apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the display control apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the data structure of the Japanese-English dictionary DB in 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the data structure of the Japanese word storage area in 2nd Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the 2nd dictionary search process in 2nd Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the 2nd translation process in 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the display part in 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the display part in 2nd Embodiment. (A) The figure which shows an example of the isometric view general view of the display control apparatus in 3rd Embodiment. (B) The figure which shows an example of the keyboard layout of the display control apparatus in 3rd Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the 1B translation process in 3rd Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the display part in 3rd Embodiment. (A) The figure which shows an example of the perspective view schematic of the display control apparatus in 4th Embodiment. (B) The figure which shows an example of the keyboard layout of the display control apparatus in 4th Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the display control apparatus in 4th Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the data structure of example sentence DB in 4th Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the data structure of the English word storage area in 4th Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the 1st example sentence search process in 4th Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the parallel translation display process in 4th Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the display part in 4th Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the display part in 4th Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the display part in 4th Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the display part in 4th Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the display control apparatus in 5th Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the 2nd example sentence search process in 5th Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the display part in 5th Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the display part in 5th Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Display control device 10 Display unit 20 Input unit 21 English-Japanese key 22 Japanese-English key 23 Translation key 24 Character key 25 Shift key 26 Setting key 27 Word book key 28 Translation / decision key 29 Cursor key 30 CPU
40 RAM
41 Input word storage area 43 English text storage area 45 Japanese text storage area 47 Replacement text storage area 51 First selected example sentence storage area 53 Second selected example sentence storage area 70 Flash ROM
71 First dictionary search program 72 Second dictionary search program 73 English-Japanese dictionary DB
74 Japanese-English Dictionary DB
75 English word book storage area 76 Japanese word book storage area 77 First translation program 78 Second translation program 79 First B translation program 81 First example sentence search program 82 Second example sentence search program 83 Example sentence DB
85 Example sentence word book storage area 87 Bilingual display program

Claims (3)

Dictionary storage means for storing a plurality of first language translations corresponding to words in the second language as a dictionary;
Translation display control means for controlling the translation of the first language corresponding to the word of the second language designated by the user to be read from the dictionary storage means and displayed;
Word registration means for registering a second language word corresponding to the translation of the first language whose display is controlled by the translation display control means;
Text translation means for translating text in the first language input by the user into text in the second language;
Registered word detecting means for detecting whether or not the second language text translated by the text translating means has the same word as the registered word registered in the word registering means;
When the registered word detection means detects that there is the same word as the registered word, the part corresponding to the detected word in the text of the second language translated by the text translation means is converted into the translation of the word. A registered word replacement display control means for controlling to display the text of the second language instead of
A display control device.   The translation part identification display control means which performs control which identifies and displays the part corresponding to the said detected word in the translated said 2nd language text, and displays the text of the said 2nd language is further provided. The display control apparatus according to 1. On the computer,
The translation of the first language corresponding to the word of the second language designated by the user is read out from the dictionary data in which a plurality of translations of the first language corresponding to the second language word are associated with each other. Translation display control function to control,
A word registration function for registering a second language word corresponding to the translation of the first language whose display is controlled by the translation display control function;
A text translation function for translating text in a first language input by a user into text in a second language;
A registered word detection function for detecting whether or not the second language text translated by the text translation function includes the same word as the registered word registered in the word registration function;
When the registered word detection function detects that there is the same word as the registered word, the part corresponding to the detected word in the text of the second language translated by the text translation function is converted into the translation of the word. A registered word replacement display control function for controlling to display the text in the second language instead of
A program to realize

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