JPH0327468A - Document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document processing device, and more particularly, to a document processing device capable of evaluating the readability of a text and detecting difficult-to-read parts of the text.

[Prior art] Conventional devices that can evaluate the readability of texts are:
In order to determine whether sentences created by operators are generally easy to read, external characteristics such as average paragraph length and average sentence length are measured, and these are measured in advance from sentences that are said to be easy to read. Judgments were made by comparing with standard values.

On the other hand, devices have also been proposed that detect and point out difficult-to-read parts of a text. This type of device detects paragraphs that are too long, sentences that are too long, etc., and outputs them when they exceed a preset indication level.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in general, the external characteristics of such texts vary considerably depending on the field to which the texts belong. For example, the generally appropriate paragraph length for academic books is 1,000.
It is said to be 150 characters for letters and impressions, and it varies greatly depending on the field.

Furthermore, regarding the length of sentences, for example, sentences describing the scope of claims are usually extremely long.

Therefore, it is necessary to carefully adjust the above-mentioned level of indication for each field.

However, if the indication level is set too low, the number of points to be pointed out will increase too much, making confirmation time-consuming. On the other hand, if the pointing level is set too high, sentences and paragraphs that are really difficult to read may not be pointed out.

Therefore, in this type of conventional system, there was an inconvenience in that the indication level had to be adjusted depending on the operator's experience.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems, and as a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present embodiment includes the following precepts.

That is, readability evaluation means for evaluating the readability of a text and outputting the evaluated evaluation value, automatic pointing level setting means for setting an indication level corresponding to the evaluation value outputted from the readability evaluation means, and the readability evaluation means. and readability pointing means for pointing out difficult-to-read parts of the text based on the pointing level set by the pointing level automatic setting means.

[For Use] In the above configuration, by properly linking the readability evaluation means and the readability indication means, it is possible to provide a document processing device that does not require troublesome indication level setting work.

That is, by multiplying the evaluation value output by the readability evaluation means by a predetermined factor and using it as the indication level, it is possible to provide a document processing device that does not require the troublesome operation of setting the indication level.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a CPU that controls the entire embodiment according to control procedures stored in the ROM 2 and shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, which will be described later, for example.

The CPUI is composed of a microprocessor, performs calculations for character processing, logical judgments, etc., and uses the address bus AB21.
, control bus CB22, and data path DB23, each component connected to these buses is controlled.

Reference numeral 2 represents a read-only fixed memory ROM for storing the above-mentioned control procedures, etc., and 3 represents a writable random access memory RAM having a configuration of 16 bits per word, which is used for temporary storage of various data from each configuration.

In the RAM 3, TEXT is a text buffer that stores documents handled by the apparatus of this embodiment in an internal format.

HYOtJKA is an evaluation value storage area that stores evaluation values measured in terms of readability.

SITEKI is an indication level storage area that stores the set indication level data.

Further, 4 is a keyboard K/B, which includes character symbol input keys such as alphabet keys, hiragana keys, and katakana keys, as well as readability evaluation keys, indication level keys, readability indication keys, indication level display keys, etc. It is equipped with various function keys for instructing various functions.

5 is a large-capacity external memory DIS for storing standard documents.
K, the document information created on the text buffer TEXT is stored, and the stored document information can be called up as needed by inputting instructions from the keyboard 4. Reference numeral 6 denotes a cursor register CR, which indicates the cursor display position displayed on the CRT 8. The contents of the cursor register CR6 are read and written by the CPU, and the CRT8 register according to the contents written by the CPU1.
displayed at the display screen position. That is, the CRT controller CRTC7 displays a cursor at the position on the display device CRTg corresponding to the address stored in the cursor register CR6. 7 is a CRT controller CRTC;
It plays the role of displaying the contents stored in the cursor register CR and buffer DBUF on the CRT under the control of the CPU 1. Reference numeral 8 denotes a display device CRT using a cathode ray tube or the like, and the display of the dot configuration pattern and cursor on the CRT 8 is controlled by the CRTC 7.

Furthermore, 9 is a character generator CG, CR
It stores the pattern of characters and symbols to be displayed on T8. A display buffer memory DBUP 10 stores patterns of data to be displayed, such as document information stored in TEXT in RAMB. When displaying the contents of the document information, a pattern is developed on the DBUF 10 based on the data on the text buffer TEXT.

The address bus AB21 transfers address signals and the like that indicate the components to be controlled by the CPUI. The control bus CB22 transfers and applies control signals for each component controlled by the CPU 1. The data path DB 23 transfers data between each component device.

The device of this embodiment having the above configuration basically operates in response to various instruction inputs from the keyboard 4. When an instruction is input from the keyboard 4, an inrupt signal is first sent to the CPU 1, and the CPU 1 1 executes various controls in accordance with various control procedures (interrupt programs) stored in the ROM 2 that are activated in accordance with the incraft signal.

Hereinafter, an example of the readability evaluation function in the apparatus of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described below with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 2, 25 shown in the upper row shows a state in which a document whose readability is to be measured is displayed on the CRT 8.

When readability evaluation is instructed in state 25, "paragraph length", "sentence length", and "punctuation mark length" included in the text are measured. The measurement results are shown in the lower row for example 2
It will be displayed as 6.

In state 26, the average value for the entire sentence is displayed for each paragraph, sentence, and punctuation mark.

In the display screen example of FIG. 2, as an evaluation result, whether or not the evaluation result is appropriate for the standard 9 10 standard value is shown in a graph. Therefore, by visually checking this screen, the operator can read the tendency of the overall readability of the text he/she has created.

Furthermore, the readability function of the device of this embodiment will be explained below with reference to FIG.

What is shown at 31 in the top row of FIG. 3 is an example of displaying a sentence on the CRT 8 display screen before the difficulty of reading has been pointed out. These 31 sentences include some sentences that are too long and spaces between punctuation marks that are too long.

By operating the indication level display key of the keyboard 4 in the display state 31, the display screen of the CRT 8 changes to the indication level setting screen shown at 32 in the middle row. In this embodiment, it is possible to set the indication level of difficulty in reading in this state.

For example, as shown in 32 as the length of the paragraph "4 0
If set to 0, the length of each paragraph in the text will be 400.
Objects larger than characters are detected in the text and displayed on the screen.

This setting of the pointing level can be done by directly inputting the numerical keys from the keyboard 4, but by operating the pointing level setting key, it can be set automatically using the evaluation value measured in the readability evaluation process. can.

Note that, when the setting of the pointing level is completed, readability can be pointed out by subsequently operating the readability pointing key.

When the above pointing process is completed, the display screen of the CRT8 will be
For example, it will look like 33 shown in the bottom row.

In example 33 in Figure 3, the sentence starting with ``In the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications...'', the space between punctuation marks starting with ``like this...'', and the sentence starting with ``there...'' are each longer than the set paragraph length. , it is indicated that the length of the sentence is longer than a predetermined length, or longer than the length between predetermined punctuation marks (too long).

In addition, in example 33, each point was made using the same type of net, but the type of net is different in each case,
The control may be such that the indicated reason can be recognized simply by visually checking the mesh.

The detailed configuration of the evaluation value storage area HYOUKA that stores the evaluation values measured by the readability evaluation process in RAMa is described in the fourth section.
As shown in the figure.

As shown in Figure 4, HYOUKA has an evaluation value of 41 for the length of the measured stages, an evaluation value of 42 for the length of sentences, and an evaluation value of 43 for the length between punctuation marks (each evaluation value is the average of each length). value)
Each evaluation value is stored in 2 bytes for each item.

In addition, there is an indication level storage area SITEKI that stores the parameters of the indication level set by the indication level setting.
The detailed configuration is shown in FIG.

As shown in Figure 5, in SITEKI, each level of the set paragraph length indication level 51, sentence length indication level 52, and punctuation mark length indication level 53 is stored in 2 bytes each. be done. If a paragraph, sentence, or punctuation mark that exceeds the value entered here is detected in a sentence, it will be pointed out.

The document processing operation of this embodiment having the above configurations and functions will be explained below with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 6 and 7.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which key input from the keyboard 4 is input and the process is performed according to the input key.

13 l 4 In FIG. 6, step 6-1 is a process for capturing data from the keyboard. The process branches as follows depending on the type of key taken in step 6-1.

That is, when the input key is a readability evaluation key, the process proceeds to step 6-2, where a readability evaluation process is executed, and the evaluation value measured in the process is set and registered in HYOUKA. The measurement results are then displayed on the display screen of the CRT 8 as shown in FIG. 26.

On the other hand, if it is the input of the indication level display key, the process proceeds to step 6-3, and the indication level stored in the SI TEK I is displayed on the display screen of the CRT 8 as shown at 32 in FIG.

If it is the indication level setting key that has been input, the process proceeds to step 6-4, and the indication level setting process detailed in FIG. 7 is performed.

Further, if the input key is the readability pointing key, the process advances to step 6-5, where the readability is pointed out based on the pointing level, and the message 33 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display screen of the CRT 8.
Displays the indicated results as shown in .

Furthermore, if the input key is not one of the above keys but another key, the process proceeds to step 6-6, where editing is performed using a normal word processor, such as moving the cursor, inserting and deleting, etc., according to the type of key input. Process.

The detailed process of the "indication level setting process" of step 6-4 in the above process of FIG. 6 will be explained below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7.

In the indication level setting process, first, in step 7-1, work variables are initialized. Specifically, HYO
Store the initial start address of HYOtJKA in the start address pointer 1 5 1 6 rpJ of UKA, and store SIT in the start address pointer rqJ of SITEKI.
Stores the initial start address of EKI. The transfer counter i is also initialized to the initial value "1".

Subsequently, in step 7-2, the contents of the transfer counter i are checked to see if [il≧3]. [il≧3
When , the transfer is complete, so the process ends and returns.

If [i]≧3 is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step 7-3 to execute the transfer process. Then, in step 7-3, a pointer [HY. OUK
The contents of 1 word (2 bytes) of evaluation value data in A are read and stored. Subsequently, the process proceeds to step 7-4, and the value of this register rxJ is multiplied by 1.25. This is because the value of the register rxJ itself is average, so only those that are far from the average value by more than a certain margin will be pointed out. Then, in the following step 7-5, the value of rxJ is transferred to the position indicated by the pointer [ql indicating the write/read address value of SITEKI, and the process proceeds to step 7-6.

In step 7-6, the pointers rpJ and rqJ are each incremented by l words (each pointer is advanced by 2 bytes), and the contents of the transfer counter i are incremented by +1. Then, return to step 7-2.

As explained above, according to this embodiment, the evaluation value evaluated by the readability evaluation process is multiplied by a certain predetermined factor, and this is adopted as the indication level, thereby eliminating the troublesome task of setting the indication level. 7 1 8 We can provide the necessary document processing equipment.

[Other Examples] In the above explanation, paragraph length, sentence length, and length between punctuation marks were used as examples to evaluate readability and to point out readability. The method is not limited to the above example, and it is extremely easy to develop the method to evaluate and point out other items, such as katakana usage rate, kanji usage rate, etc. Of course, such a case is also within the scope of the present invention.

In the above case, in the readability evaluation, for example, the average usage rate of each is determined. In order to indicate readability, the local usage rate may be always determined, and the information may be pointed out when the local usage rate is outside the margin of the average usage rate.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, the indication level can be set based on the evaluation value measured in readability evaluation.
Even if the operator does not have to set the indication level each time,
Since readability can be pointed out, a convenient document processing device with high operability can be realized.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an overall block diagram of an embodiment according to the present invention; Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating the readability evaluation function according to the embodiment; Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating the readability pointing function according to the embodiment. , Figure 4 shows the evaluation value storage area HYOUKA in this embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the detailed configuration of the indication level storage area 1920 SITEKI according to this embodiment. FIGS. 6 and 7 are flowcharts showing the document processing operation of this embodiment. be. In the figure, l...CPU, 2...ROM, 3...RA
M, 4...Keyboard, 5...DISK, 6...
Cursor register CR, 7...CRT controller C
RTC, 8...CRT, 9...Character generator CG, lO...Display buffer memory DBUF,
21... Address bus AB, 22... Control bus CB, 23... Data path DB. HYOUKA・
...Evaluation value storage area, indication level storage area, SIT
EK I: Indication level storage area, TEXT: Text buffer. Patent Applicant Canon Inc. 21 Figure; Paragraph length evaluation value; Sentence length evaluation value; Length between punctuation marks evaluation value diagram; Paragraph length indication level; Sentence length indication level ; Level of indication of length between punctuation marks

Claims (1)

[Claims] readability evaluation means for evaluating the readability of a text and outputting the evaluated evaluation value; automatic pointing level setting means for setting an indication level corresponding to the evaluation value output from the readability evaluation means; A character processing device comprising: readability pointing means for pointing out difficult-to-read parts of a text based on a pointing level set by the pointing level automatic setting means.