JPH01244570A - Word processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enhance the usability of the title processor by providing a dictionary part which can retrieve the KANA (Japanese syllabary)/KANJI (Chinese character) character string of the synonym and antonym of the KANA/KANJI character string whose KANA character string inputted according to the reading of Japanese is converted. CONSTITUTION:An input part 1 possesses a synonym key 11 and an antonym key 12 in addition to a normal character key, a converting key, etc. A dictionary part 2 stores plural KANA character strings and KANJI character strings, and can retrieve the KANA/KANJI character string having the same sound as the KANA character string inputted by an input part 1, and the KANA/ KANJI character string of the synonym and antonym of the KANA/KANJI character string. According to an input signal 100 sent from the input part 1, a control part 3 exchanges a retrieving signal 101 at the section of the dictionary part 2, retrieves the KANA/KANJI character string corresponding to the input signal 100 from the dictionary part 2, and sends a retrieve result to a display part 4 as a displaying signal 102. Thus, a suitable KANA/KANJI word can be selected out of the string, and the usability is enhanced.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a word processing software, and in particular, when converting an input kana character string to a character string containing kana-kanji (hereinafter simply referred to as kana-kanji), homophones are detected. word.

This invention relates to a word processor that selects the optimal Kana-Kanji character string from synonyms or antonyms.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, various OA (office automation) devices have become popular, and word processors in particular have become extremely popular.

Conventionally, in Japanese processing in a word processor, unlike processing in English, etc., a kana character string inputted by kana input or romaji input is converted into a kanji or oral kana kanji character string according to the reading of the ``I'' main score. Especially for the reading of “Japanese G”? Since there are as many homophones as kana-kanji parts, when converting an input kana character string to a kana-kanji character string, the system selects an appropriate kana-kanji part from among the plurality of homophones.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional word processor series, the desired kana-kanji part was obtained by inputting the kana character string according to the reading of the target kana-kanji part, so it was not possible to obtain synonyms or antonyms of the kana-kanji part, If the operator wants to obtain the desired kana-kanji part, the operator must search for the desired synonym or antonym in a Japanese dictionary, etc., and enter the kana character string according to the pronunciation to obtain the desired kana-kanji part.

Recently, synonym dictionaries are also provided as separate dictionaries in word processors, but since they are provided in a separate medium (file) from the Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary, the operator can download the file containing the synonym dictionaries to the server when necessary. - It has the disadvantage that it has to be rebuilt and is not easy to use.

GJ according to the present invention, in view of the points mentioned above, by having homophones corresponding to kana character strings input according to pronunciation, and synonyms and antonyms of the homophones in the same dictionary, To provide an easy-to-use word processor that can select an appropriate kana-kanji part from a list of characters.

[Failure to solve the problem]

Word Processor [1 Sesoza of the present invention] is a word processor that converts an input kana character string into a kana-kanji character string. The rj-reading part stores the kana character string stored in this reading part, the homophone part stores the kana-kanji character string with the same sound as the kana character string stored in this reading part, and the kana-kanji character string that is a synonym of the kana-kanji character string stored in this homophone part is stored. a dictionary section comprising at least one or two kana-kanji sections, each consisting of a synonym section in which an address of the kana-kanji character string stored in the homophone section is stored, and an antonym section in which an antonym of the kana-kanji character string stored in the homophone section is stored; , a control unit that reads out a kana-kanji character string of a homophone, synonym, or antonym from the dictionary unit in response to an instruction by pressing the conversion key, the synonym key, or the antonym key of the input unit; The input kana character string and 11
It has a display section that displays the kana-kanji character string read out by the control section 1.

[Effect]

In the word processor of the present invention, the input section includes a synonym key and an antonym key in addition to normal character keys and conversion keys, and the dictionary section includes a reading section storing kana character strings and a kana character string stored in the reading section. A homophone section that stores Kana-Kanji character strings that are homophones.

From the synonym section that stores the address that stores the kana-kanji string that is a synonym of the kana-kanji string stored in the homophone section and the antonym section that stores the address that stores the antonym of the kana-kanji string that is stored in the homophone section. The controller reads out and displays the kana-kanji character string of the homophone, synonym, or antonym from the dictionary section in response to an instruction by pressing the conversion key, synonym key, or antonym key of the input section. The part displays the Kana character string inputted by the character keys of IRINOZUKI (IX) and the Kana-Kanji character string read out by the control part.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a word processor according to an embodiment of the present invention. The word processor of this embodiment includes an input section 1, a dictionary section 2, a control section 3, and a display section 4.

The input section 1 inputs ordinary characters (kana, katakana,
(symbols and alphanumeric characters) key, a conversion key (not shown) that instructs to convert a kana character string entered in kana or romaji into a kanji or kana-kanji character string (hereinafter simply referred to as a kana-kanji character string) by pressing a character key. In addition, it has a synonym key 11 for instructing conversion of a synonym of a kana-kanji character string into a kana-kanji character string, and an antonym key 12 for instructing conversion of an antonym of a kana-kanji character string to a kana-kanji character string.

Dictionary section 2 stores a plurality of kana character strings and kana-kanji character strings, including a kana-kanji character string with the same sound as the kana character string input from input section 1, and kana-kanji character strings with synonyms and antonyms of this kana-kanji character string. You can search for .

The control unit 3 searches for a kana-kanji character string corresponding to the input signal 100 from the dictionary unit 2 while transmitting and receiving a search signal 101 to and from the dictionary unit 2 according to the input signal 100 sent from the input unit 1, and retrieves the search result. is sent to the display unit 4 as a display signal 102.

Note that the synonym key 11 or antonym key 12 of the input section 1
When is pressed, the dictionary unit 2 is searched for a kana-kanji character string as a synonym or antonym.

The display unit 4 receives the display signal 102 sent from the control unit 3 and displays a kana character string or a kana-kanji character string that is instructed to be displayed by the display signal 102.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a dictionary formant of a dictionary stored in the dictionary section 2. As shown in FIG. This dictionary format is composed of a reading section 21 and a plurality of kana-kanji sections 22. The kana-kanji section 22 has a homophone section 221 and a synonym section 2.
22 and an antonym part 223.

The reading section 21 stores kana character strings.

Each homophone section 221 stores a kana-kanji character string that has the same sound as the kana character string stored in the reading section 21.

Each synonym section 222 stores at least one synonym storage area address indicating the address of an area in the dictionary section 2 in which one or more synonyms of the kana-kanji character string stored in the homophone section 221 is stored. There is.

Each antonym section 223 stores one or more antonym storage area addresses indicating addresses of areas of the dictionary section 2 in which one or more kana-kanji character strings that are antonyms of the kana-kanji character strings stored in the homophone section 221 are stored. ing.

Referring to FIG. 3, the processing in the word processor of this embodiment includes a kana character string input step 31, a display step 32, an instruction input step 33, an end determination step 34, a conversion instruction determination step 35, and a homophone character string input step 31. a search step 36, a conversion instruction completion determination step 37, a synonym instruction determination step 38, a synonym search step 39,
Antonym indication determination step 40 and antonym search step 4
Consists of 1.

Next, the operation of the word processor of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

The control unit 3 inputs an input signal 100 indicating a kana character string sent from the input unit 1 when a character key (not shown) of the input unit 1 is pressed by an operator of the word processor (hereinafter simply referred to as the operator). Step 31).

The control unit 3 that has input the kana character string sends the display signal 102 to the display unit 4 to display the input kana character string on the display unit 4 (step 32).

Next, the control unit 3 inputs an instruction for the next process using the input signal 100 sent from the input unit 1 when a key on the input unit 1 is pressed (step 33), and the operator's instruction is an end instruction. Step 34 to determine whether
). For example, when a non-conversion key, end key, etc. (not shown) is pressed, or when a character key is pressed to input the next kana character string, the control unit 3 causes the display unit 4 to display the It is determined that this is an end instruction for the character string inside, and the processing for the character string being displayed is ended.

If it is determined that the input instruction is not a termination instruction, the control unit 3 determines whether or not it is a conversion instruction (step 35). If it is determined that it is a conversion instruction (if the conversion key of the input unit 1 is pressed), the search signal 101 instructing to search for a kana-kanji character string with the same sound of the input kana character string in step 31 is sent to the dictionary. step 36), which retrieves and reads out the kana-kanji string stored in the first homophone section 221 of the kana-kanji section 22 in which the kana character string input in step 31 is stored in the reading section 21; Part 2
Each time a display signal 102 instructing the display of the Kana-Kanji character string read out is sent to the display section 4, the Kana-Kanji character string read out is displayed on the display section 4 (step 32).

If it is determined in step 35 that it is not a conversion instruction,
The control unit 3 determines whether or not the character string has been converted into a kana-kanji character string (step 37), and if it is determined that the conversion has not been completed, the process proceeds to step 33 without doing anything! ]! Don't go back.

If it is determined in step 37 that the conversion has been completed, the ;i control unit 3 determines whether the synonym instruction is a synonym instruction that instructs conversion into a synonym (step 38).

If it is determined that it is a synonym instruction, the 411 control unit 3
A search signal 101 is sent to the dictionary section 2 to search for a synonym of the kana-kanji character string with the same sound as the input kana character string searched in step 36, and the kana-kanji character string searched in step 36 is stored. Was it a kanji? lB
Ji stored in the J゛11 meaning field 222 of 22,! 1 Search for the kana kanji character string contained in the kawak NF” + accommodation area address indicated by the edict accommodation area address, and enter 1ζ
At step 39), the process returns to step 32.

If it is determined in step 38 that there is no synonym indication, control m;3 determines whether or not it is an antonym indication that instructs conversion to an antonym. If it is determined, nothing is done and the process returns to step 33.

If it is determined in step IIO that the instruction is against 7E iin, the control unit 3 inputs the same t'-
Sending out a search signal 101 to search for a kana-kanji character string that is an antonym of a kana-kanji character string, the antonym 1 of the kana-kanji section 22 in which the kana/kanji character string searched in step 36 is stored.
Search and read the kana-kanji character string stored in the antonym storage area A)/res stored in the antonym storage area A)/res stored in the iTi section 223. Step 41) returns to step 321.

The +j-ho processing for the input kana character string is repeated until it is determined in step 34 that an end instruction is given.

Here, using FIG. 4, the display of the kana-kanji character string when the operator inputs the kana character string [ai J] from the character keys of the input unit 1 will be explained.

The input kana character string [-i-1 is displayed on the display section 4.

When the operator presses Convert-)-1, the Rk section 21
The first kana-kanji part 2 where the kana character string “ai” is stored
Homophone part 221Q of 2 Kana kanji character string “Love”
is displayed on the display section 4.

At this point, the operator presses the 11th conversion key], and the stored kana-kanji character string I-phase is displayed.

When the kana-kanji character string “ai” stored in the homophone section 221 of the kana-kanji section 22 is displayed on the display section 4, when the operator presses the synonym key 11, the kana-kanji character string “ai” is displayed in the homophone section 221. The dictionary section 2 is searched based on the synonym storage area address rAJ stored in the synonym storage area 222 where .
, A' is shown.

Here, when the operator presses the similar synonym ate key 11 again, the kana-kanji character string "love" stored in the similar synonym storage area address 1B is read out and displayed on the display section 4.

When the operator presses the antonym key 12 while the kana-kanji character string [AI-1] stored in the homophone section 221 of the kana-kanji section 22 is displayed on the display section 4, the homophone section 221
Antonym section 22 that stores Nikana Kanji character Ta I Do Ai-1
The dictionary part 2 is searched based on the antonym storage area 1-res "a" stored in 3, and the kana-kanji character string [hate-1 stored in -34 is read out. It is displayed on the display section 4.

Here, when the operator presses the anti, Q, and word keys 12 again, the kana-kanji character string [hate-1 stored in the antonym accommodation area address Yb'' is read out and displayed on the display section 4 in the same way.

At this time, when the operator presses the conversion key, the kana-kanji character string [ai] stored in the homophone section 221 of the next kana-kanji section 22 is displayed on the display section 4G.

In this way, the operator can input synonym key 1 of input section 1.
1 or the antonym key 12, the inputted Kana character string can be converted into a Kana-Kanji character string that is a synonym or antonym of the Kana-Kanji character string.

In addition, in this example, similar meaning ii? j accommodating area address and antonym accommodating area address to other kana-kanji section 22
Although the homophone section 221 is shown as an answer, a synonym storage area and an antonym storage area may be provided in a special area within the dictionary section 2.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention provides a dictionary unit that can search for synonyms and antonyms of a Kana-Kanji string in which an input Kana-Kana string is converted according to the pronunciation of one Japanese word. It is possible to select synonyms and antonyms for the kana-kanji section, which has the effect of making the word processor easier to use.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a word processor according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a dictionary layout of the dictionary section in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a process in the word processor according to the embodiment FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the procedure for selecting a target kana-kanji character string in the word processor of this embodiment. In the figure, 1...Input section, 2...Dictionary section, 3...Control section, 4...Display section, 21...Reading section, 22...Kana-kanji section, 221...Homophone section , 222...Synonym part, 223...Antonym part, 100...Input signal, 101...Search signal, 102...Display signal.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A word processor that converts an input kana character string into a kana-kanji character string, which includes an input section that is equipped with a synonym key and an antonym key in addition to normal character keys and conversion keys, and a kana character string that stores the kana character string. A homophone section that stores a kana-kanji string with the same sound as the kana character string stored in this reading section, and an address that stores a kana-kanji string that is a synonym of the kana-kanji string stored in this homophone section. a dictionary section comprising one or more Kana-Kanji sections including a synonym section and an antonym section storing an antonym of the Kana-Kanji character string stored in the homophone section; a control unit that reads a kana-kanji character string of a homophone, synonym, or antonym from the dictionary unit in response to an instruction by pressing a conversion key, the synonym key, or the antonym key; and a kana character string input by the character key of the input unit. and a display unit that displays the kana-kanji character string read by the control unit.