JPS628260A - Japanese input system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To lower a burden of a key operation by the operator by generating an instruction of a KANA (Japanese syllabary) - KANJI (Chinese character) converting mode and providing a host device for supplying the KANA code data to a KANA - KANJI converting means. CONSTITUTION:The KATAKANA (square form of KANA) code data 'nichidentaro' 21 inputted from a keyboard 4 by an operator is transmitted to a control part 1 through a change-over part 5. The control part 1 displays this data on a KANJI display part 3 and delivers to a host device 6. In the host device 6, in this case, the KANJI data of the name is required, so that after the change over part 5 is controlled to give a code for instruction a KANA - KANJI converting mode to the control part 1, the KATAKANA code data 'nichidentaro' is given to the control part 1 and return the change over part 5 to an original state. The control part 1 receiving these data controls a KANA - KANJI converting dictionary 2 and outputs the name and a ruby 22 to the display part 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 1.1 The present invention relates to a Japanese input method, and more particularly to a Japanese input method for converting Kanji to Kana-Kanji in a data input device in the information processing field.

Saramei Presentation I Conventionally, when inputting kanji using the kana-kanji conversion method, the operator inputs the reading of the kanji to be input in katakana from the keyboard, and the input device uses this reading as a key to input the corresponding kanji from the kana-kanji conversion dictionary. Search and display on display device. Then, the operator determines whether the selected kanji is the desired kanji, and if it is the kanji that is the kanji that is desired, the operator instructs the user to input the kanji. The method used was to select the desired kanji based on the kanji.

This is an example of kana-kanji conversion, but in the - conversion, the objects that can be input are not only kanji characters but also idioms and phrases, and when inputting readings, not only katakana but also hiragana and romaji can be input. A variety of inputs such as these have been put into practical use. The input of kanji through kana-kanji conversion was developed in word processors, and its simplicity has promoted the spread of kanji in the information processing field, and today we are seeing the emergence of databases using kanji. .

By the way, in databases such as customer files,
Even if names, addresses, etc. are now recorded in kanji, the pronunciation must also be recorded in katakana, so when creating, updating, or adding to a database, you must input kanji and furikana. Input is being made.

However, with conventional Japanese input devices that use the kana-kanji conversion method, the operator only inputs the desired kanji based on the pronunciation entered by the operator. There was a drawback that the user had to enter the reading in katakana and then enter the same reading in katakana again to input the furikana.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a Japanese input method that reduces the manual operation of keys by an operator.

The Japanese input method according to the present invention is a Japanese input method in a data processing device having a kana-kanji conversion means,
means for generating kana code data corresponding to kana input by an operator; and upon receiving the kana code data, generating a kana-kanji conversion mode instruction to the kana-kanji conversion means, and converting the kana code data to the kana-kanji conversion means; The present invention is characterized in that a higher-level device is provided for supplying kana to kanji, the kana input by the operator is used as furikana, and the kana code data from the higher-level device is used as the reading for kana-kanji conversion.

Example Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail using the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. The kana-kanji conversion dictionary 2 searches the katakana data given from the control section 1 for a corresponding kanji using this as a key, and returns the code of the kanji to the control section 1. Generally, there are a plurality of kanji characters corresponding to one key, so in that case, a plurality of kanji codes will be returned to the control unit 1. The kanji characters returned to the control unit 1 may be 11 characters in length, or they may be idioms or phrases containing kana.

The kanji display section 3 displays kanji selected from the kana-kanji conversion dictionary 2 for the operator to confirm.
It consists of something like T or liquid crystal. Therefore, the kanji display section 3 needs to be able to display all the kanji stored in the kana-kanji conversion dictionary 2. The kanji display section 3 is also used to display guidance to the operator according to instructions from the control section 1 as appropriate.

The keyboard 4 is used to input katakana and alphanumeric data as well as functions for converting kana to kanji, and codes to be identified in accordance with each input are sent to the control section 1 through the switching section 5. The switching unit 5 supplies code data for either the host device 6 or the keyboard 4 to the control unit 1 in response to instructions from the host device 6. The control section 1 controls the kana-kanji conversion dictionary section 2 and the kanji display section 3 based on data from the switching section 5, and transmits data input such as kanji characters to the host device 6.

Next, the second part describes the operation when "Nichiden Taro" is input as furikana, this data is notified to the host device 6, and kana-kanji conversion is performed using this data as the reading.
This will be explained with reference to the figures.

Katakana code data "Nichiden Taro" 21 inputted by the operator from the keyboard 4 is transmitted to the control section 1 through the switching section 5. At this point, the keyboard 4 is in the kana input mode, and the switching section 5 is controlled to transmit this katakana code data 21 from the keyboard 4 to the control section 1. The control unit 1 that receives this katakana code data 21 displays this data on the kanji display unit 3 and passes it to the host device 6. In this case, the host device 6 requires the kanji data of the name, so the control signal 7
After controlling the switching unit 5 and giving the control unit 1 a code instructing it to enter the kana-kanji conversion input mode,
Similarly, the katakana code data of ``Nichiden Taro'' is given to the control section 1, and the switching section 5 is returned to its original state.

The control unit 1 that received these data does not realize that the data has been sent from the host device 6, and subsequently performs the kana-kanji conversion in the same way as when an operator attempts to input kanji by using the kana-kanji conversion. Input and keyboard 4. Kanji display section 3. It is executed while controlling the kana-kanji conversion dictionary I2. Therefore, as a result, the name and furikana shown at 22 in FIG. 2 are obtained in one piece.

In this embodiment, the host device @6 operates to create and update a database by inputting furikana and names, and if this database exists in a remote location, this host device [6 is connected to the communication line. This is to send Furikana and name data to the database via . In addition, the host device 6 and the control unit 1. By providing means for integrating the interfaces with the switching unit 5 into one, it is also possible to place the functions of this host device 6 in a remote location connected by a communication line.

As explained with JJ and JJ for more than a month, the present invention has the effect of reducing the operator's key operations by allowing the operator to perform kana-kanji conversion based on instructions from a host device in the same way as when operating from a keyboard.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of data input and its results to explain the operation of the blocks in FIG. 1. Explanation of symbols of main parts 1... Control section 2... Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary section 4... Keyboard 5... Switching section 6...・Host device

Claims (1)

[Claims] A Japanese input method in a data processing device having a kana-kanji conversion means, which includes means for generating kana code data corresponding to kana input by an operator, and a means for generating kana code data corresponding to kana input by an operator, and a means for generating kana code data for the kana-kanji conversion means in response to the kana code data. a host device that generates a kanji conversion mode instruction and supplies the kana code data to the kana-kanji conversion means, and uses kana input by an operator as furigana;
A Japanese input method characterized in that the kana code data from the host device is used as a reading for kana-kanji conversion.