JPH0697452B2 - Character input method by radical designation - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method for inputting katakana, hiragana, alphanumeric characters, kanji, etc. on a computer, and more particularly to a novel character input method by designating a radical.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional character input methods are roughly classified into the following three types.

Kana-Kanji conversion system such as Japanese word processor This is a system that converts Kana or Romaji input to Kanji by the conversion key. Single phrase, multiple phrase conversion, or pressing the conversion key. There are various methods such as a method of sequentially and automatically converting without using the method.

Multi-stage shift keyboard method This is to store about 10 Chinese characters in one key, and select which position is to be advanced from the characters stored in this key by selecting the corresponding position with the shift key. It is designed to input one character.

Direct input of each character using a coordinate input device (digitizer, etc.) This is the number of kanji characters on a tablet, as well as hiragana, katakana,
It is a system in which English characters are placed on the entire surface and a desired one character is selected and input by touching with a pen.

The method of the problem to be solved by the invention is basically based on the premise that the target character can be read, so that there is a problem that the code must be searched for to select the unreadable character.
The maximum number of characters that can be handled is limited to the excess of 6000 characters specified by JIS level 1 or level 2. That is, there are problems that it is difficult to select unreadable characters and the number of characters that can be handled is small.

In this method, since a multi-stage shift keyboard must be prepared, the device becomes large and a considerable learning period is required for character input work. That is, there is a problem that the size of the device is increased and a learning period is required.

There is a limit even if the letters are arranged on the entire surface of the tablet in this method, so it is necessary to prepare a replacement dial such as an external dial to handle the characters that cannot be stored on the tablet, so the device itself is complicated. However, there is a problem that workability is not so good at the same time. That is, there are problems of complication of the device and workability.

The present invention solves the problem inherent in the above-mentioned conventional example, allows a desired character to be searched and entered easily by designating a radical on one screen, and requires a special device for this character input method. Instead, it can be easily implemented by using a general-purpose personal computer.

Means for Solving the Problems Thus, the present invention, as a character input method responding to the above, displays a radical group, a radical-specific character group, and an input character string at the same time on one screen, The display of the radical-specific character group corresponding to the designated radical is changed by the radical designation in the radical group, and the designated character is designated in the input character string by the character designation in the radical-specific character group. The character input method by designating the radical, which is displayed at the location, is configured to be executed on the computer.

Effect According to the character input method of the present invention, since radical groups, radical groups according to radical designation, and input character strings are displayed simultaneously on one screen, for example, unreadable characters are input. Even if it is necessary to do so, first read out the character group including the radical from the radical group on the screen, display it on the screen, find the desired character from this group and add it to the input character string. Character input can be performed extremely easily, and labor for character input work can be saved.

By specifying the radical on the screen, you can easily read the radical-specific character group of another unit on the screen, so it is easy to re-designate the radical and it is extremely easy to input multiple characters of different radicals. Can be done.

In addition, the group of radicals, the group of letters by radical, and the input character string are simultaneously displayed on one display screen and read while reading,
A series of character input operations such as display, radical and character designation, and input can be easily executed. Even a completely beginner can easily perform a predetermined character inputting work if he / she can understand the operation function of the key or the mouse, and the learning period for the inputting work is hardly necessary.

Embodiment The present invention can be implemented using a commercially available personal computer as a character input device. Therefore, in addition to the character input according to the present invention, it is also possible to input characters by the generally provided Kana-Kanji conversion method. The above-mentioned device visually stores a group of characters for radicals such as kanji and hiragana and a storage unit for storing radicals as a dictionary, and a group of radicals read from the storage unit, radicals, input character strings, etc. simultaneously. Performs various operations (search / delete) such as a display unit that is arranged and displayed in a recognizable manner, reading from the storage unit, writing to the storage unit, display on the display screen, or an input character string. An instruction execution unit, and means for reading a radical-specific character group corresponding to the radical designated for each of the above-mentioned functional responsible units from the storage unit in the character input work, and the read radical-specific characters A means for selecting one desired character from the group and a means for displaying the selected character at a designated location on the input character string display section and outputting it to the storage section, etc. are executed by key operation on the keyboard or mouse operation. It was made possible.

In the first stage of the character input work, the radical-based character group display screen section A arranged in the upper left portion of the display screen displays the radical-based character group, and at the same time, the radical group display screen on the right side of the display screen section A. In the section B, the radical group of the radical-specific character group accommodated is displayed, and on the lower side of these display screen portions A and B, selection is made by key operation or mouse operation. A screen portion D for displaying pictograms for selecting a work method is provided, and an input character string display screen portion C for converting and displaying the input characters is provided at the bottom of the screen.

The above radicals and input radicals have always been displayed on their respective screens since the start of work, and a new unit radical and unit radicals can be read out and displayed on the screen if necessary. The input character string display is displayed on a predetermined screen portion as the character input work progresses. In this case, the radical group may be only one unit, and the same radical group may be always displayed on a predetermined screen portion and used.

FIG. 1 illustrates a display mode of one display screen when the method according to the present invention is executed.

In the input character group display screen section A for input, the horizontal direction a
1 as a row (for example, 16 rows) and a vertical direction b row (for example, 8 rows)
Displays a total of aXb (128) characters in a size of 24X24 dots per character.

The display unit on the display screen section A is aXb characters, but a storage unit of the computer stores a large number of radical-based character groups each including aXb characters as a unit character group. The designated character group is displayed while being appropriately updated by the designation operation.

On the radical group display screen B, there are c lines in the horizontal direction (for example, 7 lines),
It has a storage space for d rows (for example, 15 rows) in the vertical direction. Here, hiragana, katakana, and one character each representing various symbols are displayed, and a key part for finding a target character in executing the character input method by radical input which is the subject of the present invention. The neck is arranged and displayed.

The display unit on the display screen B is cXd characters, but a plurality of radical groups having the cXd characters as a unit character group are stored in the storage unit as a dictionary and can be displayed at any time as needed. it can.

In the first step for finding characters that cannot be read by the operator, first, when the corresponding radical is designated from the radical group display displayed, the radical corresponding to the radical-specific character group display screen portion A of the above A is displayed. A group of characters by radical including is displayed.

In addition, the input character string display screen portion C has a storage space of e rows (for example, 3 rows) on the screen with a size of 24 × 24 dots per character, and each selected character is selected as the operator character selection work progresses. The characters are sequentially arranged and displayed from the upper left of the display screen portion C.

D is the mouse / keyboard selection mode display screen as described above, and indicates whether the current operator's work is performed in the mouse mode or the keyboard mode. The state shown in the figure indicates that the work is being performed in the mouse mode.

E is an index display screen section that displays the contents of various operations performed on the input character string as described below.

Index (b): The character string operation position indicating cursor on the character string display screen portion is moved up one line in the display screen portion.
When it is on the top line, one line of character string is sent to the line below. It is used when you want to display the line above the top line of the character string display screen section A.

Index (b): The character string operation position indicating cursor on the character string display screen portion C is moved down by one line. When it is at the bottom, one line of character string is sent to the line above. It is used when you want to display the line below the bottom line of the character string display part.

Index (C) ... Displays e lines before the e lines in the character string display screen on the screen.

Index (d): e on the lower side following the e lines of the character string display screen
Display lines on the screen.

Index (e) ... Deletes one character pointed by the character string operation position indicating cursor on the character string display screen.

Index (f): Determine the starting point position and the ending point position of the character string display screen and delete the character string between the respective positions.

Index (g) ... Displays e lines of the beginning of the character string input by the operator on the character string display screen.

Index (h) ... Displays e lines at the end of the input character string on the character string display screen.

Index (li): Input the document data consisting of a series of character strings separately registered in the character string display screen portion and display it on the screen.

Index (nu): A sentence composed of a series of character strings created by the operator is output to the memory medium as document data.

F is a character designating cursor, which indicates which radical is currently designated on the radical group display screen, and is similarly designated on the radical-specific character group display screen unit A for input. Indicates which character is being printed.

Reference character G denotes the character string operation position indicating cursor, which indicates a position on the input character string display screen portion C where the character string operation "delete" is being performed.

FIGS. 2 to 4 show the operation procedure of the operator and the display state of the screen based on the operation procedure when the character "麕" which cannot be read by the operator is selected.

The screen at the time when the operator starts the operation is shown in FIG. In the drawing, a character group such as hiragana or symbols is displayed on the input radical character group display screen A, and a character designating cursor F points to the character "A".

Mouse (or key) as the first stage operation by the operator
Is operated so that the cursor F is located at the "deer". Then, as a second step operation, by pressing the mouse button, the computer is instructed to display the character group including the radical of "deer" on the input radical character group display screen A.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 3, the radical-based character group display screen portion A for input includes a radical “deer” instead of the character group display such as hiragana shown in FIG. A group of radicals is newly displayed.

Subsequently, the operator operates the cursor F so as to be located at the "foot" in the newly displayed character group display as a third stage operation. Then, as the operation of the fourth step, by pressing the mouse button, an instruction is issued to display one character of "麕" at a predetermined portion of the input character string display screen portion C, and this character is stored in the memory medium. As a result of the above-mentioned operation, "麕" is displayed at the upper left of the input character string display screen C as shown in FIG. The designated character can be added to the designated position of the cursor G in the middle of the character string, or the designated character can be corrected (replaced).

The operator can repeat each of the above operations to create a character string. In this way, as the character input work proceeds, the character string input so far is sequentially displayed on the screen C in the size of 24 × 24 dots, and when the display space for three lines is filled, the uppermost one line is sequentially sent. The character string is updated and displayed.

It should be noted that the input character string requires various function codes in order to format in a predetermined format, but in the input method of the present invention, the input character string is appropriately changed in the same operation procedure as the character input operation. Function code can be inserted.

In FIG. 1, (e), (wa), (f), etc. in the character string displayed in the input character string display portion C represent the above function code, for example, (o) is in the character string. A character string is a character string having a specific function, for example, a function code for expressing a function such that the character string is a title part, and the function code (W) is a sentence from a new line. Represents a function. Further, (K) is a function code having a function of, when adding a furigana to a kanji, evenly arranging the furigana to a predetermined kanji or a kanji string.

A desired typesetting configuration can be easily implemented based on the sentence configured on the character string display screen as described above.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, according to the invention, the radical group, the radical-specific character group according to the radical designation, and the input character string are simultaneously displayed separately. Even if it is necessary to enter a character that does not exist, first read the character group including the radical from the radical group on the screen, change and display it on the screen, find the desired character from this group, and enter the input character string. Character entry can be performed extremely easily by simply subscribing to the center, and the labor required for character entry can be saved.

That is, a radical character group, a radical-specific character group, and an input character string are simultaneously displayed on a single display screen for viewing, while performing a series of character input operations such as reading, displaying, radical and character designation, and input. It can be easily executed only by operating the cursor on the screen. Even a completely beginner can easily perform a predetermined character inputting work if he / she can understand the operation functions of the keys or the mouse, and a learning period for the inputting work is hardly necessary.

In addition, the radical group, the radical-based character group, and the input character string are displayed separately on the same screen at the same time. Simply by repeating the radical designation with the cursor, you can easily display the radical-based character group of another unit on the screen. Since it is possible to read and input characters to the input character string, it is extremely quick and easy to input two or more types of characters belonging to different radical character groups, or to re-specify when the radical designation is wrong. Can be done.

In addition, as in the case where the radical group and radical-specific character groups are sequentially read (window display) by overlapping the input character string on the screen, part of the input character string may be radical or group. It is hidden under the display screen of the character group according to the neck, and it is possible to effectively solve problems such as obstacles of character input and correction of the hidden part, displaying one of the radical group and the radical-based character group When the other is on, the other one is erased and the inconvenience of re-reading can be eliminated. It is assumed that there are several types of radical elements depending on the character, but according to the present invention, it is necessary only by pointing the cursor to a plurality of radicals that are considered to be equivalent from the radical groups that are displayed separately. You can easily find the radical-specific character group.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 each exemplify a display mode of a display screen at the time of radical designation, and FIG. 3 shows another radical designation. FIG. 4 shows a display mode of the display screen when a radical-based character group of a unit different from that of FIG. 2 is read out on the screen, and FIG. 4 shows a desired character in the radical-based character group display of FIG. It is a figure which shows the display mode of a display screen at the time of inputting, specifying and inputting character string display. A: Character group display screen for each radical for input, B: radical group display screen, C: input character string display screen, F: cursor for character designation, G: character string operation position Pointing cursor.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A radical group display screen unit, a radical-based character group display screen unit, and an input character string display screen unit are arranged in different areas on one screen, and the radical group and the unit are arranged on each screen unit. The group of characters for each radical and the input character string are separately displayed at the same time, and the change of the group of characters for each radical corresponding to the designated radical is performed by designating any radical in the radical group display. A character input method by radical designation, wherein the designated character is displayed at a designated position of the input character string display by designating an arbitrary character in the character group for each neck.