JPH0589084A - Character input/output device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Configuration] The conversion request character 11 and the conversion character candidate group 12 are
A character input / output device having a conversion function for kana-kanji conversion, which is provided with a conversion window 10 which is surrounded and adjacently displayed. [Effect] Since the conversion request character and the conversion character candidate group can be displayed adjacent to each other by using the conversion window, the conversion character can be selected quickly and accurately, and a character input / output device with good operability can be obtained. You can

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic notebook having a kana-kanji conversion function, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a conventional electronic notebook. In the figure, 1 is a display device, 2 is a display controller for controlling the display device, 3 is an input pen for inputting handwriting, 4 is a tablet, 5 is a coordinate detection controller for detecting input coordinates from the tablet, and 6 is input coordinate information. Is a character recognition processing unit for converting to Hiragana character data, 7 is a conversion processing unit for converting Hiragana characters to Kanji, and 8 is a central processing unit.

The operation will be described. First, the user holds the input pen 3 and writes arbitrary katakana characters on the tablet 4. The drawing information written from the tablet 4 is detected by the coordinate detection controller 5. The character recognition processing unit 6 converts the input coordinate data received via the central processing unit 8 into Hiragana character data. Central processing unit 8
Displays the converted hiragana character data on the display 1 by controlling the display controller 2. This character displayed for conversion is called the conversion request character.

Next, the operation of confirming the displayed characters will be described. When it is desired to display the hiragana characters (conversion request characters) displayed on the display unit 1 without converting them, the confirm button is selected. When converting to Kanji, the central processing unit 8 sends the Hiragana character code to the conversion processing unit 7 by selecting the conversion button. The conversion processing unit 7 notifies the central processing unit 8 of the Kanji code for the received Hiragana character code. The central processing unit 8 controls the display controller 2 to display the received Kanji code on the display 1. If the converted characters are not displayed at this time,
By selecting the conversion button again, the conversion character candidate group is displayed in the lower part of the display 1. If the conversion character is displayed here, the conversion character is selected and the conversion is completed.

[0005]

Since the conventional character input / output device is configured as described above, in order to display the conversion request character and the conversion character candidate group at distant places, erroneous operation and erroneous selection occur. There were problems such as being easy, difficult to use, and giving discomfort.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to obtain a character input / output device capable of selecting a conversion character quickly and accurately.

[0007]

A character input / output device according to the present invention displays a conversion request character and a conversion character candidate group adjacent to each other. For example, when a character is converted, the conversion request character and the conversion character are displayed. A conversion window surrounding the candidate group is provided.

[0008]

In the character input / output device according to the present invention, a conversion window surrounding the conversion request character and the conversion character candidate group is provided, and the conversion request character and the conversion character candidate group are displayed adjacent to each other so that the character to be converted It is possible to quickly and surely specify the conversion character corresponding to.

[0009]

【Example】

Example 1. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a character input / output device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an example of selecting and displaying conversion request characters of the character input / output device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 2 and 4 are display examples of the character input / output device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a display device, 2 is a display controller, 3 is an input pen, 4 is a tablet, 5 is a coordinate detection controller, 6 is a character recognition processing section, 7 is a conversion processing section for performing kana-kanji conversion, and 8 Is a central processing unit, and 9 is a conversion character range designation button used for designating a range of conversion request characters. Reference numeral 14 is a window processing unit for displaying a window.

Next, the operation will be described. First, the user holds the input pen 3 and writes arbitrary hiragana / katakana characters on the tablet 4 by handwriting. Then, the coordinate detection controller 5 starts operation, detects drawing coordinate data, and subsequently notifies the character recognition processing unit 6 of the detected drawing input information. The character recognition processing unit 6 processes the drawing input information and sends the data converted into the character code to the central processing unit 8. The central processing unit 8 controls the display controller 2 to display the received character code on the display 1. For example, FIG. 2 shows a state in which “Kanji” of “Kana kanji” is input as the input conversion character 11. Next, when it is desired to convert the input conversion character 11, for example, the conversion character range designation button 9 provided on the tablet is used. When the conversion character range designation button 9 is selected, the starting point of the conversion request character 11 is first selected with the input pen 3.
Next, the end point of the conversion request character 11 is selected with the input pen 3. When the range designation of the conversion request character 11 is completed, the central processing unit 8 automatically
Is notified to the conversion processing unit 7. The conversion processing unit 7 notifies the central processing unit value 8 of the conversion character candidate group 12 corresponding to the received conversion request character 11. The central processing unit 8 controls the display controller 2 to notify the window processing unit 14 of information, and the conversion window 10 surrounding the conversion request character 11 and the conversion character candidate group 12 is displayed on the display 1 as shown in FIG. indicate. At this time, if there is nothing to be selected from the displayed conversion character candidate groups 12, the next candidate group selection button 13
With the input pen 3. Here, when the character "Kanji" in the conversion character candidate group 12 is selected by the input pen 3, the conversion request character 11 is converted into "Kanji". At the same time, as shown in FIG. 4, the conversion window 10 disappears and the conversion is completed.

Example 2. In the first embodiment, the tablet is used for handwriting input of the character to be converted, but the conversion request character may be input with an input device such as a keyboard.

Embodiment 3. In the first embodiment, the input pen is used to specify the range of conversion request characters and to select a conversion character candidate group, but cursor movement by a keyboard or the like may be used.

Example 4. In the first embodiment, the conversion window is displayed after the range of conversion request characters is specified.
The conversion window may be displayed only by performing a conversion operation such as pressing a conversion button.

Example 5. In the first embodiment, the conversion request character and the conversion character candidate group are surrounded by one window, but as shown in FIG. 5, each may be surrounded by a window and the windows may be closely attached to each other. Alternatively, the window surrounding the conversion character candidate group may have a drop-down function as shown in FIG.

Example 6. Without using a window
The conversion request character and the conversion request character may be displayed in different sizes so that the conversion request character and the conversion character candidate group are displayed adjacent to each other. Or, change the color of conversion character candidate group and conversion request character, or
Either one of the conversion character candidate group and the conversion request character may be reversed or blinked to make a distinction.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, the conversion request character and the conversion character candidate group are displayed adjacent to each other when the input character is converted, so that the conversion character can be selected quickly and accurately. Therefore, a character input / output device with good operability can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a character input / output device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of conversion request characters (Hiragana characters) in the character input / output device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of a conversion character candidate group in the character input / output device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of a display example after conversion of a conversion request character in the character input / output device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of a conversion window in a character input / output device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of a conversion window in a character input / output device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a conventional character input / output device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 display device 2 display controller 3 input pen 4 tablet 5 coordinate detection controller 6 character recognition processing unit 7 conversion processing unit 8 central processing unit 9 conversion character range designation button 10 conversion window 11 conversion request character 12 conversion character candidate group 13th candidate group Selection button 14 Window processing section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A character input / output device having a kana-kanji conversion function, wherein a conversion request character and a conversion character candidate group are displayed adjacent to each other.