JPH0359465B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to an address input device suitable for use in a Japanese word processor.

<Prior art> In conventional address input devices, when attempting to create an address book, etc., the pronunciation corresponding to the address,
In other words, the kana sequence was divided into prefecture names, city, town and village names, etc., and inputted separately, and then converted into kana and kanji. However, inputting addresses and place names using kana strings in this way has the drawback of being complicated and time-consuming. Furthermore, conventional address input devices cannot output a postal code based on an address or place name, and have the disadvantage that it takes time and effort to look up a postal code.

<Purpose of the invention> Therefore, the purpose of the invention is to provide a system that allows the input of addresses and place names to be performed easily and quickly, which greatly reduces the time and effort required for inputting the data, and that also allows the postal code to be determined from the input address and place name. The object of the present invention is to provide a possible address input device.

<Structure and operation of the invention> In order to achieve the above object, the structure of the invention is as follows:
A place name dictionary memory unit that stores the reading of a place name, a kanji notation corresponding to the reading, and a place name code in association with each other, a postal code, and an address that corresponds to the postal code and is expressed by combining the above place name code. When the postal code address memory section stored in association with the postal code corresponding to a specific address is input, the place name code corresponding to that postal code is searched from the above mentioned postal code address memory section, and the searched place name code is retrieved. The kanji notation corresponding to the above is searched from the place name dictionary memory section and the address corresponding to the above postal code is output in kanji notation, while when the reading of a specific place name is input, the place name code corresponding to that reading is output. a processing device for searching the place name dictionary memory section for a postal code corresponding to an address including the searched place name code, searching the postal code address memory section for a postal code corresponding to the address including the searched place name code, and outputting a postal code based on the pronunciation of the place name. It is characterized by the following points.

Then, when a postal code corresponding to a specific address/place name is input, the processing device searches the postal code address memory section for the place name code corresponding to the above mentioned postal code, and then converts the kanji notation corresponding to the above mentioned place name code into the place name. Search the dictionary memory section and output all addresses and place names corresponding to the above zip code in kanji.
A desired address/place name can be selected from among the output addresses/place names, and the address/place name can be input.
On the other hand, when the pronunciation of a specific address/place name is input,
The processing device searches the place name dictionary memory section for the place name code corresponding to the reading, searches the postal code address memory section for the postal code corresponding to the address including the place name code, and outputs the search result.

<Examples> The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to illustrated examples.

Figure 1 is a block diagram of an address input device.
is an input device; 2 is a display device; 3 is a memory having a place name dictionary memory section that stores a place name dictionary; and a postal code address memory section that stores a postal code table; 4 is an input device that receives input from the input device 1; Based on the reading of the postal code or place name, as described below,
This is a processing device that searches a postal code table and a place name dictionary, reads out place names in kanji, or reads out postal codes and outputs them to the display device 2.

As shown in Figure 2, the above place name dictionary consists of a combination of the pronunciation of an address/place name, its kanji notation, and a place name code individually assigned to each address/place name, and is also used when inputting ordinary place names. It is something that The postal code table, as shown in FIG. 3, consists of a combination of a postal code, a place name represented by the postal code, that is, the place name code, and a hierarchy code representing the hierarchy of the place name such as prefecture, city, etc. In Figure 3,
000021, 005920, 001865, 001982, 003286 are place name codes, 000021 is Hokkaido, 005920 is Sapporo,
001865 stands for Kita, 001982 stands for Kitahachijo, 003286 stands for Shinoji, 004,005 is the floor code, 004 is the city,
005 represents the ward. The above postal code table is based on those listed in the postal code book published by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

The operation of the address input device having the above configuration will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the postal code of a specific place name to be entered, for example 631, is inputted from the input device 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the place name conversion key (not shown) of the input device 1 is pressed.

Then, the processing device 4 performs the steps shown in FIG.
As shown in S1, determine whether the input string contains only numbers. In this case, since it contains only numbers, proceed to step S2 and identify the null code indicating that it contains only numbers. Load it into the address of . Next, the process proceeds to step S4, where the postal code table is searched for the place name code corresponding to the input postal code (631), and the reading and kanji notation corresponding to the place name code are searched from the place name dictionary. In step S5, it is determined whether a place name code corresponding to the above-mentioned postal code exists. That is,
Determine whether a candidate place name exists. If the candidate place name does not exist, the process ends; if the candidate place name does exist, the process proceeds to step S6. In step S6,
It is determined whether or not the null code has been read, that is, whether only the postal code has been input. In this case, since only the postal code has been entered, proceed to step S8 and check whether the The place name, that is, the first candidate place name is displayed in Kanji on the display device 2. It is determined in the next step S9 whether or not this is the desired place name, and if it is not the desired place name, the next candidate key on the input device is pressed and the processes from step S4 onwards are performed. Then, the processing device 4 displays other place names that match the postal code in Kanji characters on the display device 2. By repeating this operation until the desired place name is obtained, the desired place name can be obtained. The above operations and display will be as shown in FIG. 5, for example.

Next, when entering the postal code into input device 1,
By inputting part or all of the pronunciation of the desired place name after the postal code, only those candidates whose pronunciations partially match are displayed from among the candidate place names, and the number of candidates is reduced. I will explain while referring to it.

Now, to enter Tomio, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, enter the postal code 631 and "to" into input device 1.

Then, in step S1 shown in FIG.
Enter the code that represents the . Next, proceeding to step S4, the processing device 4 searches the postal code table for the place name code corresponding to postal code 631, searches the place name dictionary, and searches for the reading and kanji notation. Next, in step S5, it is determined whether or not a candidate place name exists. If the candidate place name does not exist, the process ends, and if it exists, the process proceeds to step S6.
Proceed to. In step S6, it is determined that the null code has not been entered, that is, "and" has been entered in addition to the number, and the process advances to step S7. If it is not included, the process returns to step S4, and if it is included, the process proceeds to step S8, where the place name is displayed in kanji on the display device 2. If this kanji notation is the desired place name, exit, otherwise press the next candidate key in step S9,
Return to step S4 and repeat the aforementioned steps.
Repeat this operation until the desired place name is obtained.
In this way, by adding "to" in addition to the postal code 631, the number of candidate place names is reduced and a place name can be searched quickly. The above operations and display are as shown in FIG.

Further, the processing device 4 searches a place name dictionary to obtain a place name code from the place name entered in a kana string in the input device 1, and then calculates the postal code corresponding to the address including this place name code based on the place name code. By searching the postal code table and displaying the postal code on the display device 2, the user can easily check the postal code.

<Effects of the Invention> As is clear from the above description, since the address input device of the present invention includes a place name dictionary memory section and a postal code address memory section, it is possible to easily and quickly input addresses and place names from postal codes. This greatly reduces the time and effort involved in inputting data, and conversely, it is also possible to obtain a postal code from the entered address/place name.

Further, according to the present invention, when obtaining a postal code, there is no need to input the kanji notation of the corresponding address.
All you have to do is enter the reading, so you can get the corresponding postal code without knowing the kanji notation.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, place names are replaced with compressed place name codes and these are combined to form address data, so that storage capacity can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of this invention, Fig. 2 is a chart showing a place name dictionary, Fig. 3 is a chart showing postal codes, Fig. 4 is a flowchart, and Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively 3A and 3B are charts showing relationships between operations on an input device and displays on a display device. 1... Input device, 2... Display device, 3... Memory, 4... Processing device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A place name dictionary memory unit that stores the reading of a place name, a kanji notation corresponding to the reading, and a place name code in association with each other, a postal code, and a combination of the above place name code that corresponds to the postal code. When a postal code corresponding to a specific address is input, the place name code corresponding to that postal code is searched from the postal code address memory section. Then, the kanji notation corresponding to the searched place name code is searched from the place name dictionary memory section and the address corresponding to the above postal code is output in kanji notation, while when the reading of a specific place name is input, The place name code corresponding to the reading is searched from the place name dictionary memory section, the postal code corresponding to the address including the searched place name code is searched from the postal code address memory section, and the postal code is determined from the reading of the place name. An address input device comprising: an output processing device.