JPH02214918A - Character converter - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character conversion device used in character input operations on word processors and personal computers.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional character conversion devices generally use kana-kanji conversion devices.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above configuration, the main focus is on conversion for Japanese input, so it is difficult to forget to switch the key manual mode when creating sentences that contain a mixture of Japanese and alphanumeric characters. No special consideration was given to erroneous input, and beginners had the problem of frequently having to re-enter.

The situation at this time will be explained with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 shows a display screen, and now consider the case where ``1 million yen'' is input.

(a) Set the key manual mode to "alphanumeric" and enter r 100J. The underline in rlooJ indicates the character string being input. (Figure 5(a)) (b) The input is correct, so confirm it.

The underline disappears. (Figure 5(b)) (C) Next, set the key manual mode to "Kana" and input "Man'en". (Figure 5(C)) (d) r
Convert to kanji ``10,000 yen'' using the ``Conversion'' key. (5th
Figure (d)) (e) Conversion is correct, so confirm. (Figure 5 (e)) This is the correct procedure, but if you forget to change the key manual mode to "Kana" at step (C) and enter the key corresponding to "Man'en", the JIS layout On the keyboard, "jy5y" is actually entered.
(Fig. 5 (f)) When I tried to convert it to kanji, I noticed the incorrect input for the first time when I checked the display screen, and after deleting "jy5y", I had to perform the operation from (C) again.

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a character conversion device that does not require re-input operations when an erroneous input occurs due to an erroneous setting of the key manual mode.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides an operation console for inputting characters and instructing conversion, a display device for displaying input characters and converted characters, and changing the key set of target characters based on conversion instructions from the operation console. The present invention is a character conversion device including a character conversion unit that converts a target character into a character corresponding to a changed key set and displays the converted character on a display device.

Effects According to the present invention, with the above-described configuration, the character conversion section automatically converts a target character string into a character string of a different key set in response to a key set conversion instruction from the console.

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a character conversion device in an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 101 is an operation console, 102 is a character conversion section, 103 is a conversion table, 104 is an ephemeral-kanji conversion section, and 105 is a display device.

It is assumed that the operation console 101 has a JIS layout keyboard including several control keys and range specification means using cursor keys. It can also be used as a control key for changing key sets.
Suppose there are "alphanumeric/kana" and "shift". At this time,
The key set can include combinations of (1) "alphanumeric", (2) "alphanumeric-shift", (3) "kana", and (4) "kana fist shift". There are also switching controls such as "Full-width/Half-width", "Hiragana/Katakana", and "Kana/Romaji", but these will be treated as separate from key set conversion, and from the explanation of this example. are excluded.

Each key on the console 101 is given a key number as shown on the left shoulder of each key in FIG. for example,
rJj is 32, rYJ is 19, and "5" is 5.

90 is a "key set conversion" key which is a feature of the present invention.

Next, an example of the configuration of the conversion table 103 is shown in FIG.

In Figure 3, 200 is the key number, 201 is the alphanumeric
Characters for set, 202 are characters for "alphanumeric/shift" set, 203 are characters for "kana" set,
204 is a character for the "kana/shift" set.

In addition, diagonal lines in the table indicate that there are no corresponding characters.

The operation of the character conversion device of this embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG.

Figure 5 shows the display screen, assuming that ``1 million yen'' is input.

(a) Set the key manual mode to "alphanumeric" and input rloOJ. The underline in rloOJ indicates the character string being input. (Figure 5(a)) (b) The input is correct, so confirm it.

The underline disappears. (Figure 5(b)) (C) Next, set the key manual mode to "Kana" and input "Man'en". (Fig. 5 (C)) (d) Use the r conversion key to convert to Kanji 10,000 yen. (Figure 5(d)
) (e) Confirm the conversion since it has been converted correctly. (Fig. 5 (e)) This is the correct procedure, but if you forget to change the key manual mode to "Kana" at step (C) and enter "Man'en" as it is, the JIS keyboard layout will not actually work. will be input as rjy5YJ. (FIG. 5(f)) Here, when the key set conversion key 90 of the console 101 is pressed, a key set conversion instruction is transmitted from the console 101 to the character conversion section 102.

When the character conversion unit 102 receives an instruction for key set conversion,
It has a function to change the key set of the target character string from the current key set (1) to (1+1) (when I is 4, it is changed to 1). In this example, key set conversion is started from "Key Sera) (1) r Alphanumeric". Character conversion is performed while looking at a conversion table. The key number of the target string is r
32. 19. 5°19'', and the converted character string is determined from these four key numbers and the key set. Figure 4 shows key numbers r32.19, 5.19 from conversion table 103.
This is the extracted part of J. As is clear from this figure, each time a key set conversion instruction is received from the console 101, the character conversion unit 102 changes the key set from (1) to (2).
)→(3)→(4)→(1), and accordingly convert the target character string as rjy5VJ→rJY%Y”→“manen”→“e”→rjy5VJ. therefore,
By pressing the key set conversion key 90 twice, rjy5yJ can be converted to "Manen" without re-entering. Thereafter, by inputting the "conversion" key, the kana-kanji conversion unit 5 converts the character into kanji "10,000 yen" and confirms it.

Furthermore, after a key set conversion instruction is given, the state becomes the current key set and is ready for the next input. In this case, the key set (3) is "kana".

Next, an explanation will be given of the operation when the key set conversion key 90 is pressed after specifying a range of a character string that has already been inputted on the display screen 105 using the cursor keys or the like.

The character conversion unit 102 converts the target character string into a key number by tracing the conversion table 103 in reverse.

After converting to a key number, perform character conversion using the same procedure as above.

As described above, according to the embodiment, a key set conversion key is provided on the operation console, and when a key set conversion instruction is given by the user by pressing the key set conversion key, the target character string is inputted using the key set conversion key while referring to the conversion table. By providing a character string converter section before a kana-kanji converter section that changes the set and converts it into a character string with the key set changed, character input can be performed while greatly reducing the burden of input character correction operations due to incorrect key set settings. Can be done.

In this embodiment, the keyboard has a JIS layout, but the keyboard is not limited to this, and the means for indicating the range of the target character string is not limited to the cursor fist key. Furthermore, it goes without saying that the configuration of the conversion table is just one example.

As described in detail, according to the present invention, even if an erroneous input occurs due to incorrect setting of a key set, it can be converted to the desired character string without re-entering by simply giving a conversion instruction from the console. This greatly reduces the burden of correction work and has great practical effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a character conversion device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the keyboard layout, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a conversion table, and FIG. 4 is a conversion diagram for explanation. FIG. 5, an excerpt from the table, is a diagram explaining the character input process in the conventional example and the present embodiment. 101... Operation console, 102... Character conversion section, 103
...Conversion table, 104...Kana-Kanji conversion section, 105.
・Display device, 90 ・Key set conversion key 200
...Key number, 201...Alphanumeric set characters, 202
...Alphanumeric/shift set characters, 203...Kana set characters, 204...Kana/shift set characters. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano and one other person Figure (3) Figure

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A console for inputting characters and instructing conversion; a display device for displaying input characters and converted characters; and changing the key set of the target character according to the conversion instructions from the console; A character conversion device comprising a character conversion unit that converts characters into characters corresponding to a changed key set and displays the converted characters on the display device. (2) The character conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the target character is a character string being input from an operation console. (3) The character conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the target character is a partial character string of a character string displayed on the display device whose range is specified by the console.