JPH0760435B2 - Document creation device and its single kanji output method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a document creation apparatus having a single-kanji selection function.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, a kana-kanji conversion method document creation device is generally provided with a single-kanji selection function that selects a corresponding single kanji from a plurality of kanji candidate characters when converting kana characters into kanji. Has been. This single kanji selection function displays multiple candidate single kanji characters corresponding to input kana characters on the screen of the display device,
It is a function to select a candidate Kanji character designated by the cursor. Further, there is a device of a system that displays “No conversion candidate” on the screen of the display device when there is no Kanji character to be converted with respect to the input kana character.

However, in the device of the conventional system as described above, when selecting a single Kanji candidate character, the selection method such as pointing with a cursor is fixed, and the operability of the input device required for selection is difficult. . Further, when there is no conversion target, the display format is different from that used for selection, so that the display control circuit becomes complicated.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, in the conventional method, the selection method of the single-kanji candidate characters is fixed, so that there is a problem in input operability when selecting and the conversion target is There is a problem that the display control circuit becomes complicated due to the display format when it does not exist.

An object of the present invention is to enable a plurality of selection and designation methods when selecting a single Kanji candidate character corresponding to an input Kana character, and to enable the same display format as when selecting even if there is no conversion target Kanji. The object of the present invention is to provide a document creation apparatus that can improve the input operability and simplify the display control circuit.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means and Actions for Solving Problems) The present invention is a document creation apparatus including an input character storage means, a single-kanji conversion processing means, a display control means, and a single-kanji character selection means. The input character storage means is a memory means for storing input kana character information input from the input device. The single kanji conversion processing means is means for converting the input kana character information stored in the input character storage means into a single kanji character. The display control means is a control means for displaying a plurality of single-kanji candidate characters output from the single-kanji conversion processing means by adding numbers respectively. The single-kanji selection means is means for selecting a predetermined single-kanji character from the single-kanji candidate characters by inputting the number displayed by the display control means by inputting a numerical value on the input device or moving the cursor.

Further, in the document creation apparatus of the present invention, when the display control means is equal to or less than the predetermined number of candidate characters, a special symbol is added to the number for which no single Kanji candidate character is present and displayed.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the document creating apparatus according to the embodiment. In FIG. 1, a character input device (keyboard) 10 is a device for inputting instructions of various functions such as selection of hiragana characters to be converted into kanji and single kanji candidate characters. The input character memory 11 is a memory that stores hiragana characters input from the keyboard 10. Single Kanji converter 12
Is a device for reading out single-kanji candidate characters corresponding to hiragana characters stored in the input character memory 11 from a single-kanji dictionary 13 prepared in advance and outputting them. The single-kanji dictionary 13 stores in advance a plurality of single-kanji candidate characters corresponding to hiragana characters.

The single-kanji selection device 14 outputs the single-kanji candidate characters output from the single-kanji conversion device 12 to the display device 15, and selects a predetermined kanji candidate character according to the numerical input from the keyboard 10 or the display input by moving the cursor. And outputs it to the document creation memory 16. The display device 15 sequentially displays the numbers of the single-kanji candidate characters output from the single-kanji candidate device 14 by adding numbers, and when the number of kanji candidate characters is less than or equal to a predetermined number of candidate characters, there is a single kanji candidate character. Display with special symbols added to the numbers.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. First, the keyboard 10
Hiragana characters to be converted from Kanji to Kanji (for example, the "i" character)
When is input, it is stored in the input character memory 11. Here, when an instruction key input for single-kanji conversion is made from the keyboard 10, the single-kanji conversion device 12 reads all the single-kanji candidate characters corresponding to the input kana character “i” from the single-kanji dictionary 13 and outputs them by hand. .

The single-kanji selecting device 14 outputs, for example, 10 candidate characters among the kanji candidate characters output from the single-kanji converting device 12 to the display device 15, as shown in step S1 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the display device 15 displays the 10 kanji candidate characters output from the single kanji selection device 14 on the display screen. At this time, the display device 15 adds numbers to the respective candidate characters in order from 1, for example, and displays them.

Next, in the display screen of FIG. 2, when the numerical key of "1" is operated from the keyboard 10, the numeral "1" added to the displayed single Kanji candidate character is highlighted. (Steps S2-S4). That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the candidate character of the Chinese character “I” is selected and designated by numerical input. After that, when the selection key of the keyboard 10 is operated, the single-kanji selection device 14 determines that the selection designation for the candidate character of "I" is confirmed, and outputs the kanji candidate character to the document creation memory 16. (Steps S5, S
6).

Further, when the "right" cursor key is operated from the keyboard 10 in the state shown in FIG. 2, the destination number of the cursor is highlighted (steps S12, S11, S14). That is, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, the number "7" is highlighted. After that, when the selection key of the keyboard 10 is operated in the same manner as described above, the single-kanji selection device 14 determines that the selection designation for the candidate character of "rank" is confirmed, and the candidate character of the kanji character is stored in the document creation memory. It will be output to 16. Similarly, when the "left" cursor key is operated from the keyboard 10 in the state shown in FIG. 3, the destination number of the cursor is highlighted (steps S7, S8, S9). here,
When the "right" cursor key is operated, the cursor position is at the right end of the display screen (that is, the "0" position in FIG. 2).
If so, the leftmost number (that is, "1") is highlighted (step S13). Similarly, when the "left" cursor key is operated, if the position of the cursor is the left end of the display screen (that is, the position of "1" in FIG. 2), the right end number (that is, "0"). ) Will be highlighted (step S10).

Further, when there is no corresponding Kanji candidate character on the display screen as shown in FIG. 2, when the “downward” cursor key or the “next candidate” key is operated from the keyboard 10, the display device 15 displays the next Ten candidate characters will be displayed (steps S15 to S17). When the “up” cursor key or the “previous candidate” key is operated, the display device 15
Will display the previous 10 candidate characters (steps S18-S20). After that, similarly to the above, the number of the predetermined Kanji candidate character is highlighted by the numeric key or the cursor movement, and the selection is confirmed by the selection key.

Next, if there is no candidate kanji character output from the single kanji conversion position 12 or if there are 10 or less kanji candidate characters, the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 is performed. That is, when there is no Kanji candidate character, the display device 15 adds the special symbol "*" to the candidate number and displays it (steps S21, S25, S23,
S24). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a display is made in which the special symbol “*” is added to each of the candidate numbers “1” to “0”. When the number of kanji candidate characters is 10 or less, the display device 15 displays the kanji candidate characters together with the candidate numbers, and the other candidate numbers are displayed with the special symbol "*" added as described above. (Steps S21, S22, S2
3).

In this way, single Kanji candidate characters corresponding to the input kana characters are displayed with candidate numbers added, and the candidate numbers are selected by numeric key input or cursor movement to select a predetermined Kanji candidate character. Will be. Therefore, for example, if the corresponding candidate number of the Kanji candidate character is stored, the corresponding Kanji candidate character can be selected only by operating the numerical key corresponding to the candidate number. Also, when selecting by moving the cursor, it is possible to check the kanji candidate characters character by character and select the corresponding kanji candidate character. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently perform the input operation when selecting the Kanji candidate character according to the situation when selecting.

Further, if there are no kanji candidate characters or if the number of candidate characters is small, the characteristic symbol “*” is displayed, so that it can be easily confirmed. Further, in this case, the display control circuit of the display device 15 does not become particularly complicated because the display format is the same as that for displaying the kanji candidate character except that the special symbol “*” is displayed.

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in the document creation device having the single-kanji selection function, when selecting a single-kanji candidate character corresponding to a kana character, a plurality of characters are input by numerical value input or cursor movement. It is possible to enable the selection and designation method of.
Therefore, since the selection method can be changed according to the selection situation, the input operability in the selection process can be improved.

Further, even if the conversion target Chinese character does not exist, since it can be displayed in the same display format as in the selection processing, the display control circuit of the display device can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a document creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 4 are diagrams showing an example of a display screen of a display device of the embodiment, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6
The figure is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the embodiment. 10 …… keyboard, 11 …… input character memory, 12 …… single kanji conversion device, 14 …… single kanji selection device, 15 …… display device.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An input character storage means for storing input kana character information input from an input device, and a single kanji conversion processing means for converting the input kana character information stored in the input character storage means into a single kanji character. A number is added to the single-kanji candidate characters converted by the single-kanji conversion processing means and displayed, and if the single-kanji candidate characters are less than or equal to a predetermined number of candidate characters, the single-kanji candidate characters do not exist. Display control means for adding and displaying symbols, and selecting a single Kanji candidate character corresponding to the number designated by numerical input or cursor movement of the input device, and output as a single Kanji corresponding to the input Kana character information. An apparatus for producing a document, comprising: 2. A document creation device equipped with means for converting input Kana character information input into a single Kanji character, wherein the converted single Kanji candidate character is displayed with a number added, and the single Kanji candidate character is displayed. When the number of candidate characters is less than a predetermined number, a step of displaying a special symbol to the number in which no single Kanji candidate character exists is displayed, and the displayed number is the number designated by a numerical value input or cursor movement. A single kanji candidate character corresponding to, and outputting as a single kanji corresponding to the input kana character information.