JPS6238971A - document creation device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document creation device, and more particularly to a document creation device equipped with a kana-kanji conversion function.

[Conventional technology 1 Currently, most Japanese word processors use "kana-kanji"
It has an automatic conversion function. With this type of device, the operator inputs the ``yomi'' of kanji from the keyboard into ``kana characters.''
When you input ``kana characters,'' the ``kana characters'' are first displayed on the display. Next, if you want to convert the entered "kana characters" to "kanji", press the "conversion key". Then, for example, if there are two or more words that have the "yomi" of the input "kana characters", all of them will be displayed as "candidates", or depending on the display screen, the -- section will be displayed as "candidates".
(Displayed.) When the operator selects one of the candidates on the display section, the "kana characters" input above will be displayed.
``Kanji'' to achieve the purpose of Kana-Kanji conversion. In general, a word dictionary for kana-kanji conversion stores a ``yomi part'' consisting of ``kana characters'', a ``kanji part'' of the word corresponding to the ``yomi part'', and ``grammatical information'' of the word. has been done. Such word dictionaries are usually stored in an auxiliary storage device such as a floppy M-disk, and are divided into blocks by consecutive "reads" for each input/output unit of the auxiliary storage device (for example, each sector in the case of a disk). It is well managed.

Standard words are stored in such a word dictionary in advance, but new words can also be added to this word dictionary.
It is also possible to delete it. However, since the word dictionary has a finite capacity, there is a limit to the number of words that can be stored in each block. For example, if you keep adding words that start with "a", you will eventually exceed the capacity of that block, and you will no longer be able to add new words.

Conventionally, when there is a request to add or delete such a word, the operator first refers to the word block that should contain the word using the "yomi" of the first word or the "yomi" of the last word in the word block. By doing so, the contents of the word block were displayed. This allows unnecessary words in the word block to be detected and deleted, or new words to be inserted and registered. However, in the display of conventional word dictionaries, it is not displayed how much room (empty area) there is in the word block, so it is not known that the capacity of the word block has been exceeded until no more words can be added. There was a drawback.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a document creation device that improves the management operability of the above-mentioned "kana-kanji" conversion function.

[Means for Solving the Problem] As a means for solving this problem, for example, the document creation device of the embodiment shown in FIG. , a kana-ichi-kanji conversion dictionary comprising a plurality of word blocks in which at least kana code readings are paired with corresponding kanji codes;
Free area management means 11 manages the amount of free area of the word block, and displays the contents of the designated word block and the amount of free area on the CRT display section 3 in accordance with input designation for displaying the word block from the keyboard l. A display control means 10 is provided.

Preferably, the kana-kanji conversion dictionary includes a block number assigned to each word block.

[Operation] In the configuration shown in FIG. 1, the vacant area management means 11
When a word in a word block is deleted or a new word is inserted and registered, the amount of free area of the word block is updated. Further, the dictionary display means 10 receives a display designation input from the keyboard l, and when a certain word block number is designated, the dictionary display means 10 displays the contents of the designated word block in the word dictionary memory 9 and the amount of free space, or displays the contents of the designated word block in the word dictionary memory 9 and the amount of free area. The contents of the specified word block read from the first block and the amount of free area are
The image is displayed on the CRT display section 3 as shown in FIG.

The dictionary display means 10 also displays the content of the specified word block in the word dictionary memory 9 and the amount of free space when there is a display designation input from the keyboard 1, such as kana or kana pronunciation of a word to be included in a certain word block. or the contents of the specified word block read from the disk device 4 and the amount of free area are displayed on the CRT display section 3 as shown in FIG.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a document creation device according to an embodiment. In the figure, 1 is a keyboard that inputs characters and specifies device operations, and 2 is a central processing unit that performs various calculations and logical decisions related to document creation and dictionary display.
A ROM that stores the processing programs and fixed data of the embodiment shown in FIGS. It includes a main memory 6 consisting of a RAM used as an area, and a word dictionary memory 9 used as a word dictionary reading buffer. 3 is a CRT display unit for displaying input documents and the contents of a word dictionary, and 4 is a disk device as an auxiliary storage device, in which a word dictionary for kana-kanji conversion and input documents are stored. Stored. 5 is a printer for outputting documents and the like.

Furthermore, various functional blocks realized by executing programs are shown in CPUZ. Reference numeral 7 denotes a document creation means for creating a document according to key human power; 8 is activated by the designation of "Kana-Kanji conversion" and reads the relevant "yomi" from the word dictionary memory 9 or, if necessary, from the word dictionary in the disk device 4;
A kana-to-kanji conversion means 9 reads out the kanji of 1 or 2 or more-L corresponding to , and 9 reads and stores a part from the entire dictionary in the disk device 4 to speed up the kana-to-kanji conversion, and the words to be described later. A word dictionary memory for displaying the amount of blocks and free areas; 10 a dictionary display means for displaying the contents of word blocks and the amount of free areas; 11 managing the amount of free areas that changes due to word insertion/deletion; This is a free area management means.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of a word dictionary for kana-to-kanji conversion. The word dictionary consists of an index block followed by word blocks l-n. As shown in FIG. 3, the index block includes at least the "yomi" of the first word and the "yomi" of the last word of each word block 1-n.
is stored. In addition, each word block is a "reading part" of a plurality of words in which kana characters are arranged consecutively in the order of, for example, "A, I, U,..." as shown in FIGS. 4 and 11. ”, the ``grammatical information'' that accompanies the word, and the ``kanji code string'' of the word. Also,
The "empty area" at the end of the word block is an area for registering new words, and a code indicating that it is empty is stored here. This free area increases or decreases by registering new words or deleting unnecessary words. There is also an "empty area" in the index block in Figure 3, where word blocks can be registered,
Allows deletion.

For example, when deleting a word in this word dictionary, the word is removed from the word block that includes the "yomibu" of the word, and each subsequent word in the word block is moved forward. An example of this is shown in FIG. 5. If the word to be deleted is the i-th word in the word block, that word is deleted, and the i-101st and subsequent words are moved forward. Therefore, this increases the free area of the word block by one. Conversely, when adding a new word to the word dictionary, the position where the word should be stored (for example, ``A, I, U, ・
) is determined according to the order of ``...''. In FIG. 6, when a new word falls between the (i-1)th and i-th word blocks, the new word is inserted at the i-th position, and the conventional words after the first word are shifted to the rear. As a result, the free area of the word block decreases by one.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure for displaying a word dictionary in the dictionary display means 10.

When the operator selects the "word dictionary list" function from the keyboard 1, an index block of the word dictionary is read out in step S1, and an initial screen as shown in FIG. 1.theta. is displayed in step S2. The purpose of reading the index block is to facilitate the search for a word block that will be specified and input later. In addition, in the initial screen of Fig. 1O, the display area for ``word block = []'' is the setting area for the word block number, and the display area for ``first reading ='', l+ is the setting area for the word block number. This is an area that displays the "pronunciation" of a word, and the display area for "Free = []%" is an area that displays the percentage of free space in the set word block. Perform Kugata processing,
If the input key is a numeric key "θ~9", the process advances to step S5 and a word block number setting process is performed. That is, for example, if the setting input is "°1pa", "°°word block=[001]" is echo-displayed in the word block setting area of the initial screen. Also, since the reading of the first word can be easily obtained from the index block, the confirmation display of “first reading = “a”′” can be easily obtained.Next,
The operator presses the "selection key" if the settings are correct. If the input key is the "selection key" in steps S3 and S4, the dictionary display means 10 proceeds to step S6;
The word block corresponding to the set block number is read into the word dictionary memory 9. In step S7, the "reading part" and "grammar information" of each word data in the read word block are
The "kanji part" is edited into display data, and this is displayed on the CRT display section 3 in step S8. For example, the information corresponding to the set word block (O01) is “Ah,
The reading section, grammatical information, and kanji section of the words arranged in the following order are displayed as shown in Figure IT. In step S9, the free area of the word block is calculated, and in step SIO, the percentage of the free area is displayed, for example, as follows: °゛empty - [13]%. Next, in step S12, key human power is awaited. If the number of words in the l word block is so large that it cannot be displayed on one screen, the operator inputs the "previous screen/next screen" key and the process proceeds to step S13 to switch the display screen. Process.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the procedure for calculating the free area of a word block. In step S21, the pointer is set to point to the beginning of the read word block,
At the same time, the counter is initialized to O. Step S22
, S23 checks the 1 byte pointed to by the pointer, and if it is not a free area code, the process proceeds to step S24 and advances the pointer to point to the next l#A word. At the same time, after adding the size of one word to the counter, step S2
Return to 2. If it is a free area code in step S23, the process advances to step S25, and the size (number of bytes) of the free area is determined. That is, (size of free area) = (size of one block) - (counter). Next, in step 326, the proportion of the size of the free area in the word block is determined as a percentage (%). That is, (vacant area) = (vacant area size x 100) ÷ (l block size). FIG. 9 shows the relationship between the size of l block and the size of free area.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the word block number is directly specified, but instead, the "yomi" of the word is input in kana characters, and the word block containing the "yomi" is selected as [A, It is also possible to decide in the order of ``y, y, ...'' and display the list on the screen.

Further, in the above embodiment, the free area is displayed as a percentage of the block size, but instead, the free area size may be converted into the number of words and displayed. In this case, the vacant area is determined as follows. That is, (vacant area) = (vacant area size)/(word size) O, and fractions are rounded down.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the usage status of each word block in a word dictionary can be easily grasped, so that dictionary management for adding/deletion of words can be performed more efficiently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a block configuration diagram of the document creation device of the embodiment; Figure 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a word dictionary for Hakana-ichi-Kanji conversion; Figure 3 is a configuration diagram of the index block of the word dictionary; Figure 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of word blocks in the word dictionary, Figure 5 is a diagram showing the operation when deleting a word from the word dictionary, Figure 6 is a diagram showing the operation when adding a word to the word dictionary, and Figure 7 is a diagram showing the operation when adding a word to the word dictionary. A flowchart showing the processing procedure of the word dictionary-Kenfuji in the dictionary display means 10, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the procedure for calculating the free area of the word block, and FIG. 9 shows the relationship between the size of the l block and the size of the free area. FIG. In the figure, ■... Keyboard, 2... Central processing unit (CPU), 3... CRT display section, 4... Disk device, 5... Printer, 6...
- Main memory, 7... Document creation means, 8... Kana-Kanji conversion means, 9... Word dictionary memory, 10... Dictionary display means, 11... Free area management means. 4+f revision Applicant: Canon Co., Ltd., ′
1-] 11 Opening BoG2-38971 (8) Figure 8 Figure 10 Figure 11 Procedure amendment (method) % formula % 1. Indication of case Patent application No. 178509/1982 2. Title of invention Document preparation device Canon Co., Ltd. November 26, 1985 (shipped) 6. Brief explanation of drawings in the specification subject to amendment " is corrected to "Figure,". Next to the 8th line of page 19 of the specification, insert ``Figure 1O is a diagram showing one mode of initial display of the embodiment, and Figure 11 is a diagram showing one mode of display of word blocks.''.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A document creation device equipped with a kana-kanji conversion function, which includes at least a plurality of word blocks in which the pronunciation of a kana code is paired with a corresponding kanji code - a dictionary for kanji conversion, and an empty area of the word block. 1. A document creation device comprising: a management means for managing the amount of the word block; and a display control means for displaying the contents of the designated word block and the amount of free area in accordance with an input designating the display of the word block. (2) A claim characterized in that each word block includes a block number assigned to it, and the display control means displays the contents of the designated word block and the amount of free area in accordance with the designated input of the block number. The document creation device according to paragraph 1. (3) The document according to claim 1, wherein the display control means displays the contents of the word block and the amount of free area according to the kana input of the pronunciation of the word to be included in the word block. Creation device.