JPH0567149A - Method and device for dictionary retrieval - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Correction) [Structure] In the dictionary search for searching the place name corresponding to the postal code, only the desired dictionary is stored in the internal storage means (S4). When the dictionary is searched, an appropriate regional dictionary can be selected from the external storage means, the internal storage means, or the dictionary in the internal storage means. [Effect] It is possible to reduce the capacity of the dictionary of the internal storage means and simplify the process of selecting a desired dictionary from a plurality of dictionaries.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dictionary search method and apparatus for searching a dictionary for a place name of a zip code by simply inputting the zip code.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a dictionary search method and apparatus for searching a dictionary for a place name corresponding to an input postal code stores all postal codes and place names as one dictionary in an internal storage means or an external storage means, Some would search the entire dictionary once the zip code was entered.

Conventionally, a dictionary retrieval method and apparatus for retrieving a place name corresponding to an input zip code from a dictionary is divided into several regions and stored in an external storage means, and the dictionary of the required region is stored. Some of them have been equipped with an external storage means before performing a dictionary search process.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since the dictionaries are gathered together, there is a problem that the amount stored in the dictionaries is large and the retrieval time is long.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example in which the dictionary is divided into regions, every time a zip code for dictionary search is input, an external storage means for storing a dictionary of a region suitable for the zip code must be attached. However, there is a problem in that it is troublesome to attach and detach the external storage means.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention corresponds to an external storage means capable of storing dictionary information, an input means for inputting a zip code, and a correspondence between a zip code and a place name in the external storage means. When the determination means determines whether or not a dictionary that is additionally stored exists, and when the determination means determines that the desired dictionary exists, the place name corresponding to the input zip code is stored according to the external storage means. A dictionary search device having a search means for searching is provided.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides the dictionary retrieval device having an internal storage means capable of storing dictionary information, and when the determination means determines that a desired dictionary does not exist, The zip code entered by the input means is searched according to the dictionary of the internal storage means.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention stores an external storage means capable of storing a postal code and a place name in association with each other and storing a dictionary having regional information, and an internal storage means capable of storing dictionary information. Control means for controlling to store the dictionary stored in the external storage means in the internal storage means;
Display means for displaying the area information of the dictionary stored in the internal storage means, selection means for selecting a desired area from the area information displayed by the display means, and a selection from the dictionary having the selected area information There is provided a dictionary retrieval device having a retrieval means for retrieving the postal code.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention stores a dictionary in which a postal code and a place name are associated with each other, stores them together with area information of the dictionary, displays the area information of the stored dictionary, and displays the displayed area information. There is provided a dictionary search method for controlling a desired area by selecting a desired area and performing a search for a zip code entered using the dictionary of the selected area.

[0010]

【Example】

(Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the dictionary retrieval apparatus of the embodiment.

In the figure, 101 is an MPU for controlling the entire apparatus.
(Microprocessor unit), ROM1
The process is controlled and judged according to the program in 02. Reference numeral 102 denotes a ROM (read-only memory) that stores a program relating to the flowchart shown in FIG.
Memory). A RAM (random access memory) 103 is used as a work area of the MPU 101 or for reading and storing a dictionary stored in a hard disk. Reference numeral 104 denotes a system bus, and the components shown below are the system bus 10
4 is electrically connected to the MPU 101.

Reference numeral 105 denotes a keyboard (KB) for inputting each key information, and in the present invention, controls a character input means. A hard disk device 106 stores a large number of dictionaries and the like, and in the present invention, controls the first dictionary storage means. Reference numeral 107 denotes a magnetic disk drive represented by a floppy disk device, and in the present invention, it controls connection with an external dictionary storage means, reading, and writing. Reference numeral 108 is a character font ROM that stores patterns corresponding to character codes, and 109 is the display control unit 1.
This is a VRAM that expands various patterns (character patterns, work patterns, etc.) written by 10, and the individually expanded images are displayed on the display screen of the CRT 111 that is a display device.

An outline of processing in the dictionary search method and apparatus of the present embodiment having the above-mentioned configuration will be described below.

As an example of the description, a process of inputting a zip code and searching the dictionary for the place name of the zip code and displaying the name will be described.

FIG. 2 is a character string showing an input example of a zip code for which a dictionary search is desired, which is input from the keyboard 105. In the figure, 201 is K. B. This is a conversion start key 105, and when this key is pressed, conversion processing as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3 is started.

Next, the processing procedure of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The program of the process shown in this flowchart is stored in the ROM 102 and the MP
It is performed under the control and judgment of U101.

First, in step S1, a postal code to be searched for a place name is input from the keyboard 105. Next, in step S2, a conversion start key is input from the keyboard 105 after the zip code. Succeedingly, in a step S3, it is determined whether or not the external storage means is loaded in the FD 107. If the result of the determination is “YES”, the process proceeds to step S4,
It is determined whether or not the loaded FD 107 has dictionary data for retrieving the place name of the postal code from the postal code. Whether or not the dictionary data exists in the FD 107 can be determined by a flag or the like indicating the type of data. If "YES" in the determination result in step S4, the process proceeds to step S5. In step S5, the input zip code is searched using the dictionary stored in the FD 107. Next, in step S6, it is determined whether or not the zip code input as a result of the dictionary search exists in the dictionary. If the result of the determination is "YES", the flow proceeds to step S7. Succeedingly, in a step S7, a place name matched with the postal code as a result of the search is outputted, and the process is ended.

On the other hand, the external storage means of step S3 is FD
If it is loaded in 107 and it is determined to be "NO", the process proceeds to step S8, and it is determined whether or not a dictionary for searching the place name of the postal code from the postal code exists in the HD 106. This judgment is made by searching with a predetermined dictionary file name. If the result of the determination is "YES", then the operation proceeds to step S9. In step S9, the input zip code is searched using the dictionary stored in the HD 106, and the process proceeds to step S6.

If "NO" in the determinations in step S4, step S6 and step S8, the process proceeds to step S10. In step S10, various error processes are executed.
The error processing is to display a message such as "the dictionary does not exist in the FD 107 or HD 106" or "the dictionary cannot be matched as a result of the dictionary search" on the CRT 111 to prompt the next processing.

(Second Embodiment) In the first embodiment, if the FD 107 in which the dictionary is registered is set, the FD 107 is set.
The dictionary has been described, and if it is not set, the dictionary registered in the HD 106 is selected and the dictionary search is executed. Next, the operator specifies the dictionary to be used in advance and the conversion is performed. An example of executing the process will be described.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing a plurality of dictionaries divided for each area on the screen of the CRT 111. The operator selects the desired dictionary from this. B. 105 is used. However, the dictionary may be registered in either HD 106FD 107. In the description, it is assumed that the dictionary is registered in the HD 106. The item highlighted like 401 in the figure is the currently selected dictionary. Further, as shown by reference numeral 402 in the drawing, the dictionary name is a dictionary that is not currently registered in the HD 107 and cannot be selected.

Next, the processing procedure will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, a plurality of dictionaries that can be used in step S1 are registered in the HD 106. Registration of this dictionary is FD10
HD10 stored in the external storage means by
This can be done by storing the data in No. 6. Next, in step S2, the target dictionary is selected by the KB 105 from the screen of the CRT 111 shown in FIG. In step S3, the selected dictionary name is stored in the RAM 103. Then, in step S4, the dictionary of the stored dictionary name is stored in the HD 106.
From RAM to RAM 103.

Next, in step S5, the zip code for which the place name is to be retrieved as the reading before conversion is input by the keyboard 105. Then, in step S6, a conversion start key is input.
In step S7, a dictionary search is executed using the dictionary loaded in step S4. Finally, in step S8, the place name corresponding to the input zip code is output, and the process ends.

Needless to say, the dictionary is not limited to the zip code dictionary.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the dictionary of the zip code is searched, the dictionary installed by the operator is prioritized by first looking at the dictionary of the external storage means. This has the effect of enabling efficient dictionary search.

As described above, according to the present invention, the dictionary in which the postal code and the place name are associated with each other is divided for each area, and the original external storage means is stored in the internal storage means as much as necessary, and the dictionary search is performed. In this case, since the operator can select a dictionary of a desired area, there is an effect that the memory of the internal storage means is reduced, the processing is simplified, and the processing time is shortened.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a character string before conversion.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a dictionary designation screen.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 MPU 102 ROM 103 RAM 104 System Bus 105 Keyboard 106 Hard Disk (HD) 107 Magnetic Disk (FD) 108 Character Font ROM 109 VRAM 110 Display Control Unit 111 CRT

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An external storage means capable of storing dictionary information, an input means for inputting a zip code, and a judgment as to whether or not a dictionary in which the zip code and the place name are stored in association with each other exists in the external storage means. A dictionary search characterized by having a judging means and a searching means for searching a place name corresponding to the inputted postal code according to the external storage means when the judging means judges that a desired dictionary exists. apparatus. 2. The dictionary search device has an internal storage means capable of storing dictionary information, and when the determination means determines that a desired dictionary does not exist, the input is performed according to the dictionary of the internal storage means. 2. The dictionary search device according to claim 1, wherein the zip code input by the means is searched. 3. An external storage unit capable of storing a dictionary having regional information, which stores a postal code and a place name in association with each other, an internal storage unit capable of storing dictionary information, and a dictionary stored in the external storage unit. A control unit for controlling to store in the internal storage unit, a display unit for displaying the regional information of the dictionary stored in the internal storage unit, and a desired region selected from the regional information displayed by the display unit. A dictionary search device comprising: a selection unit and a search unit that searches for a desired postal code from a dictionary having the selected area information. 4. A dictionary in which a postal code and a place name are associated with each other and stored together with the regional information of the dictionary, the regional information of the stored dictionary is displayed, and a desired region is selected from the displayed regional information. A dictionary search method characterized by controlling to search for a zip code entered using a dictionary of a selected area.