JPH0384663A - Document producing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the document production efficiency by selecting the appropriate one of plural substitute expressions for output of a document when a desired part to be changed into another similar expression is designated. CONSTITUTION:A designating means 4 designates a desired part to be changed into another similar expression out of a produced document. Thus a substitute expression output means 3 outputs at least one of those similar substitute expressions in terms of the designated part. Then the means 3 selects the appropriate one of those outputted substitute expressions. Thus a replacement means 3 outputs a document where the part designated by the means 4 is replaced with the selected substitute expression. As a result, the document production efficiency is improved.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a document creation device.

(Prior Art) Various document creation support functions have been developed for document creation devices, such as word processors. For example, there are functions such as kana-kanji conversion, end-of-sentence style standardization, and special functions.
It has translation functions, etc. For example, if you cannot remember a suitable kanji while creating a document, you can obtain the desired kanji by inputting the reading of the kanji and using the kana-kanji conversion function.

By the way, when creating a document and trying to avoid the text from becoming qt a due to repetition of the same expression, etc.
I sometimes have trouble coming up with suitable synonymous expressions. To solve this problem, the document creation support function described above has not been developed, so the user has had to take the trouble of looking up a dictionary.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, with conventional document creation devices, when a user cannot think of an appropriate synonymous sentence expression while creating a document, the user has to look up a dictionary, which is a hassle. The problem was that it took a lot of time and was inefficient.

The present invention was made to solve such problems,
The purpose of this is to use candidate synonymous sentence expressions (
It is an object of the present invention to provide a document creation device that has a text expression consultation function that provides alternative expressions (alternative expressions) and allows the user to select one, and that can improve the efficiency of document creation.

[Configuration of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a document creation device that creates and outputs a document based on input data. a specifying means for specifying a portion to be changed to an expression with another similar meaning; an alternative expression outputting means for outputting at least one alternative expression with a similar meaning with respect to the portion specified by the specifying means; among the output alternative expressions; The present invention is characterized in that it includes alternative expression selection means for selecting an appropriate alternative expression, and replacement means for outputting the document in which the portion specified by the specifying means is replaced with the selected alternative expression.

(Function) In the present invention, when the specifying means specifies a part of the created document that is desired to be changed to another expression with a similar meaning, the alternative expression outputting means outputs at least one alternative expression with a similar meaning with respect to the specified part. output. Then, when the alternative expression selecting means selects an appropriate alternative expression from among the output alternative expressions, the replacing means replaces the document in which the portion specified by the specifying means is replaced with the selected alternative expression. Force output.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, a word processor according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The disk 1 stores data such as a dictionary for expressing sentences and created documents. The memory 2 temporarily stores dictionary and document data retrieved from the disk 1 when creating and editing a document. A CPU (central processing unit) 3 controls the entire operation of the apparatus, including document data processing, according to a predetermined program. In addition, according to the program, an alternative expression is read out from the dictionary and outputted, or a specified part of the document is replaced with an appropriate alternative expression.

The input device 4 has, for example, a mouse or keys, and can input a kana character string of a document to be created, specify a part to be changed to another similar expression by applying a text expression consultation function, or input other words as appropriate. You can choose alternative expressions. The display 5 displays the created document or the text to be edited.

The operation of this word processor will be explained below.

First, dictionary and document data are read from the disk 1 and stored in the memory 2. Display 5 displays documents stored in memory 2.

In the document displayed on the display 5, a target (consultation target) to which the text expression consultation function is to be applied is specified using the input device 4 (step 201). For example, if it is desired to convert the expression "approval" in the sentence "With the consent of everyone..." to another synonym, this part of "approval" is specified as the subject of consultation.

Next, the CPU 3 searches the dictionary in the memory 2 for the designated consultation subject, and displays an alternative expression of the consultation subject on the display 5 (step 202). In addition to the data necessary for normal document creation, this dictionary registers data necessary for alternative expressions such as synonyms. For example, "I agree", "I agree", etc. are displayed on the display 5 as alternative expressions for the above-mentioned "I agree" to be discussed.

Here, it is determined whether the meaning of the alternative expression displayed on the display 5 matches the meaning originally intended by the user as the subject of consultation (step 203). If the meanings do not match or if it is not suitable as an alternative expression, a request is made from the input device 4 to display another alternative expression for the subject of consultation, and the process returns to step 202 again. If it is determined that the meanings match and it is suitable as an alternative expression, this alternative expression is selected from the input device 4 (step 204). For example, the above-mentioned "approval" is selected as an appropriate alternative expression. In this way, the parts of the original document designated for consultation are
A document replaced with the selected alternative expression, for example, "With your consent..." is obtained.

Thus, according to the word processor of this embodiment, the user can select an appropriate sentence expression from among the provided alternative expressions, thereby improving the efficiency of document creation.

For alternative expressions to be displayed on the display, -
A plurality of candidates may be displayed as a list at a time for selection, or the candidates may be prioritized and displayed one by one.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, a document is provided which has a text expression consultation function that provides alternative expressions and allows the user to select one, and which can improve the efficiency of document creation. A production device can be provided.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a word processor according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the word processor of this embodiment. 1...Disk, 2...Memory, 3...CPU. 4...1000 input device, 5...Display

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a document creation device that creates and outputs a document based on input data, a specification means for specifying a portion of the created document to be changed to another similar expression; an alternative expression output means for outputting at least one alternative expression having a similar meaning with respect to the part specified by the specifying means; an alternative expression selecting means for selecting an appropriate alternative expression from among the output alternative expressions; A document creation device comprising: a replacement means for outputting the document replaced with the selected alternative expression.