JPH07105205A - Data converter - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a data converter having means for reducing obstacles in data exchange between different models. [Configuration] This data conversion device performs kana-kanji conversion on an input kana character string based on morphological analysis, semantic analysis, etc., generates a glyph code designating a glyph of a kanji, and generates the same glyph code. Generate a variant character code that enables selective designation of at least two or more variant characters assigned to, and selectively generate the character shape data stored in the Kanji font data storage means by the character type code and the variant character code. Specify and display.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data conversion device for converting kana-kanji into an input kana character string.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a system for handling Japanese kanji, with the spread of digital computers, a unique code is assigned to each type of kanji, and data can be exchanged between different models by referring to the code. Was being done. Further, as the unique code, JI
A JIS code kanji table based on a code system commonly known as an S code is widely used. This JIS code kanji table, like the common kanji table, is arranged based on the social conventions of the times, and has been revised several times to date.

Further, the fonts have been changing with the times, and among the fonts introduced from China since ancient times, they are now used only for proper names such as personal names and place names, and in the case of other ordinary texts. There are many different typefaces, which are so-called new and old typefaces, in which changed fonts are used. Furthermore, in order to distinguish the fonts, regular characters, abbreviations,
It is sometimes called slang, and it seems that they are sometimes confused with each other, but when trying to clarify the definition of terms, the cultural element of kanji becomes stronger, and it deviates largely from the main point of this paper. Therefore, the terms used here are to be defined in accordance with social norms.

In the JIS code Chinese character table described above, some fonts are included in only one of the old JIS code Chinese character table and the new JIS code Chinese character table.
This includes, for example, the characters shown in FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C, but these are treated as the same value in the JIS standard, and the same JIS code is assigned. There is. Regarding personal names, due to computerization of family register work, "October 20, 1990, Ministry of Justice Citizen No. 5200, Notification of Civil Affairs Bureau" shows uncorrected common and abbreviations. For example, this is the case as shown in FIG. Many of these fonts are not included in the JIS code kanji table.

By the way, in ordinary sentences, the use of characters should be based on the cultural background of the user, and if there is a choice, it will be used according to each preference. However, in place names and personal names, the stronger the elements of the official document, the more the defined typeface itself must be used. Therefore, conventionally, when there are a plurality of different glyphs for one kanji as shown in FIG. 4, in order to distinguish them, one glyph is assigned a code in the JIS code table and the other glyph is assigned. To
The code of the so-called external character area was assigned.

[0006]

However, in the conventional system for handling Japanese Kanji characters as described above, there is no particular regulation on how to allocate codes in the external character area, and the manufacturer of the system is left to the discretion. Therefore, different fonts may be assigned to the same code between different models, or the font may not be defined, which is an obstacle to data exchange.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a data conversion device having means for reducing obstacles in data exchange between different models.

[0008]

In order to achieve this object, the data conversion apparatus of the present invention performs kana-kanji conversion on an input kana character string based on morphological analysis, semantic analysis, etc. A kana-kanji conversion means for generating a character code for designating a character and generating a character code for selectively specifying at least two or more different characters to which the same character code is assigned; And kanji font data storage means for storing character shape data that can be designated by the character code.

[0009]

The kana-kanji conversion means in the data conversion device of the present invention having the above-described configuration performs kana-kanji conversion on the input kana character string based on morphological analysis or semantic analysis, and specifies the character style of kanji. A glyph code is generated, and a glyph code that allows at least two or more glyphs to which the same glyph code is assigned can be selectively specified is generated. The character shape data that can be specified by the code is stored.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2, a general computer system, regardless of whether it is a stand-alone type or a connection type, has elements such as a CPU 1, a ROM 2, a RAM 3, a keyboard 4 and a CRT 5 as a basic configuration. Stores various programs for executing a series of data conversion processing described in detail below.

Then, the CPU 1 executes a predetermined processing operation in accordance with various programs stored in the ROM 2 so that the data input from the keyboard 4 is CRT.
5 can be displayed.

Depending on the operating system, some or all of the programs stored in an external storage device (not shown) may be loaded on the RAM 3 to cause the CPU 1 to perform a predetermined operation. In the embodiments, the operation of the program will be mainly described, so that the existence thereof does not matter.

FIG. 17 is a diagram schematically showing a program configuration of a main part of a conventional data converter, and FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an outline of its operation. Here, the outline of the operation of the main part of the conventional data conversion apparatus will be described.

First of all, regarding the character data among the data input by the operator or the user depressing the key of the keyboard 4 in S51, the key input section 71 makes a kana character code string, and then S53. The display processing is performed in and displayed as kana characters.

Further, it is determined whether or not the data input in S52 is an instruction to execute conversion such as a conversion key, and if it is instructed to execute conversion, S is determined.
In step 54, kana-kanji conversion processing is performed. At that time, the kana-character code string is sent to the kana-kanji execution part 73 through the kana-kanji conversion control part 72, and the kana-kanji conversion dictionary 74 is referred to based on the morphological analysis or the semantic analysis, so that at least one or more characters of the candidate kanji character form can be obtained. Converted to a code string.

The converted character code string is delivered to an application program, for example, a document creation / editing unit 78 via a kana-kanji conversion control unit 72, and thereafter, visualization, for example, a screen is made to display a character string mixed with Kanji. It is delivered to the visualization control unit 75 for display.

Then, in S55, the visualization control unit 75 for controlling the display sends the entire font code string to the font data management unit 76 at once or for each font code, and the font data management unit 76 responds to the font code. The character shape data to be extracted is extracted from the font data group 77, and the character shape data is sent to the visualization control unit 75.

After that, in S56, it is determined whether the displayed character is confirmed or the reconversion process for selecting the next candidate is performed depending on whether the confirmation instruction is issued from the instruction key or the like. If it is determined that the reconversion process is to be performed, the Kana-Kanji conversion process in S54 is executed again after the reconversion instruction process in S57. If it is determined in S56 that the confirmation instruction has been issued from the instruction key or the like,
A series of processing ends.

Next, a first embodiment of the data conversion apparatus of the present invention will be described. This is almost the same as the configuration of the conventional data conversion apparatus shown in FIG. Therefore, only the difference will be described below. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a main part in a first embodiment of a data conversion apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an operation of the main part in the first embodiment.

The operation is started by pressing the conversion key as in S52 of FIG. Also,
It is assumed that the Kana character code string sent from the key input unit 21 to the Kana-Kanji conversion control unit 22 when the operator or the user presses a key on the keyboard 4 corresponds to the Kana shown in FIG.

First, in S31, the kana-kanji conversion executing unit 23 determines that "takahashi" shown in FIG. 8 is a personal name, and distinguishes two kinds of kanji corresponding to "taka" as shown in FIG. The variant character code is sent to the kana-kanji conversion control unit 22 together with the character code.

Next, in S32, the kana-kanji conversion control unit 22 determines whether or not a variant character code is sent together with the character code. When it is determined that the character code and the variant character code are sent, the process proceeds to S33, where the kana-kanji conversion control unit 22 causes the font data management unit 2
6 is inquired as to whether or not the corresponding variant character shape data for display exists in the font data group 27.

When it is found as a result of the inquiry that the display font data exists, the process proceeds to S35, and the display process similar to the case of the character code that does not include the variant character code is performed, and then in S36. Processing is performed to determine whether to use a fixed character string or to perform reconversion processing. Here, for example, candidate characters for "taka" are displayed as shown in FIG.

When it is determined in S33 that the display font data does not exist, the character code including the variant character code is ignored. As a result, for example, candidate characters for "taka" are displayed as shown in FIG. After that, when it is determined in S36 that the displayed candidate character has been determined, the series of processes shown in FIG. 3 ends. If the user specifies to perform reconversion, the process proceeds to S37 to issue a reconversion instruction, and the series of processes is executed again from the beginning.

Next, with reference to FIG. 11, the operation of the main part of the data converter according to the second embodiment will be described. However, in FIG.
In S1, only S131 differs from FIG. 3, so only the difference will be described.

If it is determined in S33 that the display font corresponding to the variant character code does not exist, S in FIG.
In 34, I ignored the character code including the variant code,
It is not ignored in S131. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the same character "high" is displayed for selection numbers 1 and 2. Then, when the number 2 “high” is selected, by displaying the support information as shown in FIG. 10, for example,
Encourage the user to be able to select between two variants.

As another embodiment, in advance, for example, at the initialization stage of the program, the kana-kanji conversion executing unit may set an instruction as to whether or not a variant character code may be generated together with the character character code. The operation flow of the data conversion device in this case will be described with reference to FIG.

In order to instruct the kana-kanji conversion executing part 23 in advance to generate a variant code, the kana-kanji conversion control part 22 can enable or disable the rewritable variant code generation flag provided in the memory area, for example. Write the data corresponding to. Then, in step S141, the kana-kanji conversion executing unit 23 determines whether or not the variant character code can be read based on the state of the variant character code generation flag. When it is determined that the data can be read,
Proceeding to S143, a process of generating a variant character code together with the character character code is performed. If it is determined that the reading cannot be performed, the process proceeds to S142 to generate only the font code.

Here, the writing of data to the variant character code generation flag may be performed by a user's instruction at the program initialization stage or when the kana-kanji conversion executing unit is started, or instead of the user's instruction, kana-kanji conversion is performed. The version numbers of the execution unit 23 and the font data group 27, or the ID numbers for determining the product type and the like may be collated and compared, and the comparison may be performed based on the result. Further, the document creation / editing unit 28 may directly or indirectly write data to the variant character code generation flag.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described in detail above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Figure 1
In the configuration shown in FIG. 3, that is, in the data conversion device including the printer 6, when the print instruction command is issued by the input device, for example, the keyboard 4 or the like, the print instruction means sends the character code string including the variant character code to the printer. You may make it a structure like this.

Further, in the data conversion apparatus having the configuration shown in FIG. 14, that is, the interface 7 for inputting / outputting data to / from the outside, is it possible for the external printer to discriminate the character code string including the variant character code? It may be configured to inquire whether or not it is possible and send out a character code string including a variant character code only when it is possible to determine.

Further, the program configuration of the data conversion device may be that shown in FIG. 15, that is, the data may be directly input from the key input unit 21 to the document creation / editing unit 28.

Further, the program configuration of the data converter is shown in FIG. 16, that is, the key input section 21 becomes an input to the kana-kanji conversion control section 22 and the document creation / editing section 28, which is selected by the input path control section 151. The configuration may be such that they can be switched selectively.

With the above configuration, compatibility with the conventional data conversion device can be maintained.

[0036]

As is clear from the above description,
According to the data conversion device of the present invention, it is possible to make a device excellent in compatibility with multiple models by reducing obstacles in data exchange between different models, and to display,
Alternatively, since it is possible to increase the types of printable fonts, it becomes easier to create a document or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a main part in a first embodiment of a data conversion apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a general computer system.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of a main part of the data conversion device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of fonts of variant characters.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of fonts of variant characters in a person's name.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of fonts and the like in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of a conventional font and the like.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a kana character string input to a kana-kanji conversion control unit.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of fonts and the like in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an auxiliary display example in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the main part of the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the main part of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a general computer system including a printer.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a general computer system including an I / F.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing another example of the configuration of the main part of the data conversion device of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing another example of the configuration of the main part of the data conversion device of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a conventional data conversion device.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a main part of a conventional data conversion device.

[Explanation of symbols] 21 Key input unit 22 Kana-Kanji conversion control unit 23 Kana-Kanji conversion execution unit 24 Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary 25 Visualization control unit 26 Font data management unit 27 Font data group 28 Document creation / editing unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Kana-Kanji conversion is performed on an input kana character string based on morphological analysis or semantic analysis,
Generates a font code that specifies the font of Kanji,
Kana-Kanji conversion means for generating a variant character code that enables selective designation of at least two or more variant characters to which the same character type code is assigned, and character form data that can be designated by the character type code and variant character code are stored. And a Kanji font data storage means for storing the data.