JPS62165266A - Sentence processor with reading-out function - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] A text processing device having a function of displaying text on a display while allowing scrolling reads a part of a displayed text in audio form. in,
The device is configured to perform control so that the word/phrase corresponding to the reading unit that is currently being read out appears at a predetermined position on the display, and to determine where on the display the word/phrase that is currently being read out corresponds to. A text processing device has been disclosed that has a read-aloud function that makes it easy to determine.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a sentence processing device having a reading function, and more particularly to a sentence processing device having a reading function to control words and phrases corresponding to reading portions to be displayed at predetermined positions on a display screen.

[Prior Art] For example, in a Japanese input device, it is necessary to correct errors in some of the stored sentences while the input sentences are stored in the form of code on a sentence buffer. For this reason, it is desirable to scroll and display the contents of the text buffer on the display, and to sequentially extract parts of the displayed text as reading units and read them out in audio form.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

When carrying out a check while reading out the text using a text processing device having a reading function as described above, the operator's eyes generally do not follow the words on the display in many cases. For this.

If you notice a sentence error while reading aloud, even if you stop the reading and try to correct the word on the display screen, it will take time to find the position of the word on the screen. It often takes.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention solves the above problems by controlling the display on the display so that the words being read out appear at a predetermined position on the display.

FIG. 1 shows a basic configuration diagram of the present invention. In the figure, numeral 1 is a display, and 2 is a display control unit.

3 is a RAM used for display control, 4 is a text buffer, 5 is a display range determining section, 6 is a reading unit determining section, 7 is a text reading section, 8 is a speaker, and 9 is a main control section.

Sentences are stored on the text sofa 4 in the form of codes. Let us now assume that two sentences are stored. The reading unit determining unit 6 sequentially extracts, from the contents of the two-sentence buffer 4, units separated by punctuation marks, for example, so that the operator can easily understand the reading contents, as reading units. The text reading section 7 outputs the extracted reading honor to the speaker 8 in the form of audio.

Based on the reading unit extracted by the reading unit determining unit 6 and currently being output by the speaker, the display range determining unit 5 sets a predetermined range before and after the reading unit as a display range on the display screen. The display control section 2 is.

In order to display the sequentially changed display range on the display 1, it is displayed while scrolling.

[Effect]

The reading unit determination unit 6 sequentially determines the reading units 2
The text is read out aloud by the text reading section 7. At this time, with the corresponding reading unit as a reference, the display range determining section 5 determines a predetermined range before and after the reading unit. While scrolling, control is performed such that the last word of the reading unit being read is displayed, for example, in the third line from the bottom on the screen.

〔Example〕

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the processing in the display range determining section, and FIG. 3 is a processing flowchart of an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, the reference numeral 1.4 corresponds to FIG.

As described above, the reading unit determining section 6 sequentially extracts reading units from the sentences stored in the sentence buffer 4. The last 1 that constitutes the extracted reading unit
It is assumed that a character exists on the one-text buffer 4 at the address P shown in the figure.

The display figure displayed on the display 1 is as shown in the figure (a
When it is assumed that the xb character character set is assigned, the display range determining unit 5 is as follows.

Find the value n that satisfies a (n-1)<P≦an (where n is a positive integer) and set it as the 9 display range (a (n+
2) Determine the addresses in the range given by -ab+l) to a(n+2) and notify the display control unit 2 of the contents of the addresses within the range.The beginning and end of a sentence are determined by the above determination process. There are other things that need to be considered separately, but
Detailed explanation will be omitted.

By determining the display range as described above, on the screen of display 1, the bottom line is the first line and the third line is the third line.
The screen of the display 1 is controlled so that the last character of the corresponding reading unit is present at position Q in the th line, and the screen of the display 1 is sequentially scrolled.

FIG. 3 shows a processing flowchart of the present invention, in which the reading unit determining section 6 extracts reading units in accordance with the process A shown in FIG. Corresponding to processing B.

The text is sent to the text reading section 7. A reading process is performed in response to process C. The display range determining unit 5 determines the display range in response to the processing. Corresponding to process E, the display control unit 2 is notified. A display is performed on the display 1 in response to the process F.

Corresponding to process G, it is checked whether the sentence is at the end or not.

Note that if the operator instructs to stop the reading for the purpose of correcting the part that has been read while the reading is being performed and displayed on the display 1, the reading unit will be changed to the predetermined reading unit as described above. Reading is stopped and scrolling of the screen is stopped while the screen remains displayed at that position.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, the words corresponding to the units read out are displayed at predetermined positions on the display, so the correspondence between the units actually read out and the words displayed on the display becomes clear. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the basic structure of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating processing in a display range determining section, and FIG. 3 is a processing flowchart of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, l is a display, 2 is a display control unit, 4
5 is a text buffer, and 5 is a display range determining section. 6 represents a reading unit determination section, 7 represents a text reading section, and 8 represents a speaker.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A text buffer that stores texts written in code (
4), and a display range determining unit (5) that determines the display range in which the content of the text buffer (4) is displayed on the display (1) while allowing scrolling;
In a text processing device that includes at least a display control unit (2) that displays the determined display range on the display (1), a part of the text displayed on the display (1) is read out in units of aloud. The display range determining section (5) includes a reading unit determining section (6) that sequentially extracts the reading unit as a text, and a text reading section (7) that outputs the extracted reading unit in the form of audio. Based on the address on the text buffer (4) at which the reading unit to be extracted is stored on the text buffer (4), from an address smaller by a predetermined value to an address larger by a predetermined value. What is claimed is: 1. A text processing device having a read-aloud function, characterized in that the device is configured to determine an interval and determine the content between the intervals as the display range.