JPH0322076A - Character input device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a character input device for Japanese kanji, symbols, etc. used in Japanese word processors, personal computers, and the like.

Conventional technology Conventionally, this type of character input device has both kana-kanji conversion functions such as bunsetsu conversion and auxiliary kanji conversion functions such as onkun conversion and code input. Difficult characters are input using methods such as single kanji conversion or symbol conversion. It also has a function that allows characters input using such a special method to be memorized and displayed again later for selection so that the same character can be input.

In this way, even with conventional character input devices, by calling up previously input characters and allowing the user to select and input them, it is possible to avoid troublesome input methods such as phonetic conversion and code conversion.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional character input device described above, the number of characters that can be stored is limited, and characters input in the past are not displayed until they are recalled, so it is not possible to display whether or not they are still stored. The problem was that you wouldn't know until you tried it.

The present invention solves these conventional problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an excellent character input device that can easily recall kanji input in the past without relying on memory.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a so-called multi-window in the display section, which constantly displays and updates characters that have been input in a particular way in the past, and allows input when selected. , and characters can be entered by selecting the characters visible there.

Effects The present invention has the following effects due to the above structure. In other words, when an operator enters a character using a difficult method such as phonetic conversion or code input, the character is automatically memorized and displayed on the display, so that the next time the operator attempts to input the same character, , it is now possible to input simply by selecting the characters that appear on the display, making it easy to input. Since the characters that can be selected here are always displayed, operator efficiency can be improved by eliminating wasted operations trying to recall characters that have already exceeded the memory limit of the device and have been removed from memory. .

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows the structure of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 11 is an input device such as a mouse or a keyboard, 12 is a normal kana-kanji conversion section, 13 is an auxiliary input section for single-kanji conversion, etc., and 14 is a memory for characters input using this auxiliary input. It is a memory section that keeps going, and if the limit is exceeded, it is erased starting with the oldest used characters.

It is a part. Reference numeral 16 denotes a display selection section that displays the stored contents and allows characters input in the past to be input by accepting the operator's selection. 16 is a display section, and 17 is an output buffer (such as a text buffer) to which the results determined by these sections 12, 13, and 15 are output.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained. In the above embodiment, normal characters can be input by conversion by the kana-kanji conversion section 12. After this result is displayed on the display unit 16 and confirmed by the operator, the output buffer 1
7. Here, characters that are difficult to input with Kana-Kanji conversion are input using the auxiliary input section 13, but when characters are input using this method, they are stored in the storage section 14 and displayed/displayed. The selection unit 16 is notified of the change. When the display/selection unit 16 receives the change notification, it reviews the data in the storage unit 14 again and displays the latest stored information on the window.

At the same time, the display/selection unit 16 also accepts input from the operator, and operates to immediately send the selected character to the output buffer 17 if the character is selected.

In this way, according to the above embodiment, when the auxiliary input section 13 operates, the memory in the storage section 14 is updated and the latest information can be displayed. Since the selection unit 16 is notified,
Characters that have been input using difficult methods in the past can be displayed at all times and can be selected immediately.

In the above embodiment, there is a part for performing auxiliary input, and a part for storing data. Although the description has been made assuming that each selection part is one, a plurality of storage parts and storage/selection parts may be held using an auxiliary input method. In this case, for example, characters input as symbols can be stored in that category, and characters input as person/place name characters can be stored in that category. It is possible to reduce the situation where the characters you want to write overflow from the memory capacity and are forgotten.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiments, the present invention stores a plurality of characters input in the past using a specific method, and always displays the characters as the latest information. This method has the advantage that characters that have been input using this method can be input easily from the next time while looking at them. Moreover, since it is possible to store the characters in a classified manner, it is possible to prevent necessary characters from being erased due to the use of different types of characters.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a character input device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of the device. 11... Input section, 12... Kana-Kanji conversion section, 13... Auxiliary input section, 14...
Input history character storage unit, 15...History character display selection unit, 16...Display unit, 17...Output buffer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] It is equipped with a part for inputting kanji and symbols by some method, a part for dividing or overlapping the display screen into multiple parts, and a part for memorizing kanji that have been input in a particular method in the past. By using the kanji as an auxiliary screen to classify or arrange kanji that have been entered in the past and display them at all times, and by calling up the characters as needed and reusing them for input, you can input characters that are difficult to input using normal input. A character input device that allows easy input from the second time onwards.