JP2007299290A - Character processor, information transfer method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transfer a desired notation to an application program by a simple operation, and to reduce an operation labor for a user. <P>SOLUTION: Reading is input to display a file described with the plurality of notations corresponding to the input reading, on a display. The assigned notation is transferred to an application program, when the user assigns the desired notation by a mouse. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a character processing apparatus, a method and a program for inputting a reading, converting the reading into a notation such as kanji, and delivering the notation to an application program.

  Conventionally, a character processing program that inputs a reading and converts the input reading into a notation such as kanji is called a front-end processor (FEP). The notation obtained by FEP is handed over to various application programs and used.

  For example, a notation delivered to a document processing program called a word processor is used to create a document.

  The FEP has a kanji dictionary that describes a plurality of data with a pair of reading and corresponding notation, and obtains notation corresponding to the input reading by referring to the kanji dictionary.

  The FEP has a notation registration function, and the user can register a notation corresponding to a desired reading in the kanji dictionary.

  When the user's notation is not described in the Kanji dictionary, the user can use an application program (in terms of hardware) such as a document processing program (or an information device that executes the document processing program) or a spreadsheet program. As seen, when the user wants to hand over the notation to the information processing apparatus that executes the application program, the user needs to register the reading and the notation in the kanji dictionary. Alternatively, a series of operations are performed in which a document in which a desired notation is described, for example, a document file such as an address book, is displayed, the notation is copied, and pasted to an arbitrary position of the document displayed on the display screen. There must be.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a character processing apparatus, a method and a program for transferring a desired notation to an application program by a simple operation of a user.

In order to achieve such an object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a reading is input, a notation corresponding to the input reading is displayed on a display screen, and an arbitrary one of the displayed notations is displayed. A character processing apparatus (computer shown in FIG. 1 that executes a kana-kanji conversion program) that has first designation means (mouse and 100) for designating one notation of the above on the display screen and delivers the designated notation to the application program System)
(50) input means for inputting a plurality of notations and related auxiliary information (information related to the address book);
Display means for displaying the inputted auxiliary information on the display screen; (10 and 60)
Second designation means for designating any one notation in the displayed auxiliary information on the display screen; (mouse and 200)
Information processing means for transferring the designated auxiliary information to the application program (10 and S240)
It is provided with.

The second embodiment of the present invention is a character processing apparatus (computer system in FIG. 1 that executes a kana-kanji conversion program) that inputs a reading, extracts a notation corresponding to the input reading from the kanji dictionary, and delivers it to an application program. ,
Storage means for storing a plurality of notations and a notation file in which auxiliary information associated with each of the plurality of notations is stored; (30)
First information processing means for retrieving auxiliary information corresponding to the input reading from the storage means; (10 and S230)
Display means for displaying the retrieved auxiliary information; (10 and 60)
A designation means for designating one of the displayed auxiliary information, (mouse and 200)
Second information processing means for transferring the designated auxiliary information to the application program instead of the notation extracted from the kanji dictionary (10 and S240);
It is provided with.
Reference numerals in parentheses are given to indicate the corresponding parts of the constituent elements of the present invention and the embodiments in order to facilitate understanding of the invention. However, it should be noted that the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments only.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a hardware configuration of a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Since a computer system having an information processing function, such as a commercially available personal computer or a server, can be used as the computer system, the description will be briefly given. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a CPU, which executes information processing defined by a program. The computer system of FIG. 1 when the CPU 10 executes the character processing program of FIG. 5 according to the present invention functions as the character processing apparatus of the present invention. Further, the CPU 10 functions as information processing means of the present invention.

  A system memory 20 temporarily stores input data necessary for information processing executed by the CPU 10, output data obtained as a result of information processing, a program executed by the CPU 10, data displayed on the display 60, and the like. The system memory 20 is composed of ROM and RAM.

  Reference numeral 30 denotes a hard disk, a system control program called an operating system for controlling the apparatus, a character processing program (FEP) according to the present invention, a kanji dictionary described in the prior art (reading and notation corresponding to reading are described) Dictionary) and a notation file (described later) input from the outside according to the present invention.

  Reference numeral 40 denotes a first input device, which has a pointing device such as a mouse (first and second designation means of the present invention) and a keyboard input device. Enter readings from the keyboard.

  Reference numeral 50 denotes a second input device, which functions as the second input means of the present invention. The second input means includes a storage medium reading device that reads data from a portable storage medium such as a CDROM, DVD, or floppy (registered trademark) disk, or a communication device that communicates with an external information processing device such as a modem or a LAN interface. Etc. can be used.

  Reference numeral 60 denotes a display, and the CPU 10 reads display data from the system memory 20 and displays it on the display screen of the display 60. The CPU 10 and the display 60 function as display means of the present invention.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of auxiliary information input from the second input device 50. In this example, the auxiliary information is an address book file. As shown in FIG. 2, in the address book file, there are a plurality of auxiliary information (name (first and last name), address, phone number, e-mail address, etc.) regarding the last name. Item address book related information).

  In a conventional Kana-Kanji conversion program, the correspondence of the notation corresponding to reading (in this case, the notation “Watanabe, Watanabe, Watanabe” corresponding to “Watanabe” is already registered in the built-in Kanji dictionary called the standard dictionary. 3 is displayed as a candidate that can be converted from reading on the first input interface 100 of Fig. 3, and the user designates a desired notation with the mouse, however, conventionally, a character processing program such as a kana-kanji conversion program Has only the function of converting readings into notation, and auxiliary information related to the notation, such as first and last names such as address books, addresses, etc., could not be transferred to an application program such as a document processing program. Considering such points, in order to provide a new function effective for the user, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. Two input interfaces (also called graphical user interfaces) are provided.

  These two input interfaces will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In FIG. 4, reference numeral 100 denotes a first input interface that is well known in the art, and is an interface that displays a notation that can be converted corresponding to reading. Reference numeral 101 denotes an icon indicating that there is auxiliary information related to the notation. When the user designates this icon 101 with the mouse, the second input interface 200 is displayed on the display screen of the display 60 under the control of the CPU 10.

  Reference numeral 200 denotes a second input interface according to the present invention, which corresponds to auxiliary information related to the notation specified by the user through the first input interface 100 (address book related information related to “Watanabe”, corresponding to reading of the present invention. Auxiliary information) is displayed. In this embodiment, not only the notation specified on the first input interface 100 but also the address book related information related to “Watanabe” in the address book file registered in advance on the second input interface 200. Note that other adjacent address book related information (address book related information related to “Watanabe” in the example of FIG. 4) is displayed and address book related information related to multiple “Watanabe” is also displayed. .

  When the user operates the mouse and moves the mouse pointer to the notation 201 (“Taro Watanabe”) on the second input interface 200 as shown in FIG. 5 and designates this notation by operating the click button of the mouse, the CPU 10 Delivers “Taro Watanabe” instead of “Watanabe” as a notation corresponding to the reading “Watanabe” to an application program (such as a document processing program or spreadsheet software) that uses the notation.

  In this example, the auxiliary information file is an address book file. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various files related to the notation (notation displayed on the first input interface 100) registered in the kanji dictionary are not limited thereto. It can be displayed on the second input interface 200. For example, conventionally, there is known a conventional technique in which information indicating the meaning of a kanji conversion candidate (kanji dictionary information) or the like is displayed on the second input interface 200, but this information is described in the kanji dictionary information. The specified character string may be specified as a range and delivered to the application program.

  By using such a method of delivering information, the user can display the first name and address that the user does not remember in detail on the second input interface 200 by inputting, for example, a reading of “last name”. By specifying with the mouse, it can be delivered to the application program.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the character processing program of the present invention. The character processing contents of the character processing program will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The character processing program (kana-kanji conversion program) is read into the system memory 20 when the computer system of FIG. 1 is started, and an icon representing the character processing program is displayed on the display screen of the display 60. Shall be. In addition, the menu screen is displayed by clicking the icon with the right mouse button, as in the conventional case. However, the menu includes menu items for inputting (registering) a notation file (in this example, an address book file) describing auxiliary information to be displayed on the second input interface 200 on the hard disk 30. And

(Input notation file (registration))
The user operates the icon of the character processing program on the display screen with the mouse to display a menu. Next, the user selects a notation file input (registration) menu item in the displayed menu with the mouse. In response to this selection operation, the CPU 10 displays a graphical user interface (GUI) for file selection on the display screen. This GUI may be a well-known GUI. For example, it is possible to use a GUI for displaying a file in the form of an icon or tree and selecting a desired file, and a GUI for instructing a storage location where the file is stored in a form of character input from a keyboard. The user uses such a GUI to select a notation file mounted on the second input device 50, for example, a CDROM reader. When this selection operation is detected in the determination process in step 100 of FIG. 5, the CPU 10 inputs (writes) the selected notation file on the CDROM into a predetermined storage area on the hard disk 30 via the CDROM reader ( S110).

(Delivery of auxiliary information using the input notation file)
The user activates an application program stored in the hard disk 30, a document processing program in this example, and reads “Wanabe” from the keyboard. According to the character processing program, the CPU 10 proceeds from step S100 to step S300 in FIG. 5, and the reading “Watanabe” input from the keyboard in the other processing of S300 is displayed on the display screen of the display 60. When the user instructs reading conversion by the CPU 10 by operating the “Enter” key on the keyboard, the CPU 10 detects this instruction in the determination processing of S200, and advances the procedure from S200 to S210.

  Step S210: The CPU 10 displays the input interface 100 of FIG. Note that each notation of the conversion candidate is acquired from the kanji dictionary. Also, for each notation obtained, a notation file (in this case, an address book file) input to a predetermined area of the hard disk 30 is searched by the CPU 10, and auxiliary information related to each notation is described in the notation file. Confirm. Further, auxiliary information related to each notation is taken out from the notation file and temporarily stored in the system memory 20. If there is a description in the notation file, as shown in FIG. 4, the CPU 10 displays an icon 101 indicating that auxiliary information exists on the first input interface (S210).

  When the user designates the icon 101 with the mouse, the CPU 10 detects the presence of the icon designation in the determination process of S220, and the CPU 10 displays the auxiliary information taken out in the second input interface 200 as shown in FIG. 4 (S230). ).

  Subsequently, the CPU 10 accepts designation of auxiliary information by the user's mouse (S230). The same auxiliary information (character code form) as the auxiliary information (image form) specified on the display screen is taken out by the CPU 10 from the system memory 20 temporarily storing it, and delivered to the application program (document processing program). (S240).

  on the other hand. When the icon 101 is not specified and the notation (conversion candidate) on the first input interface 100 is selected by the user, the CPU 10 selects the selected notation (obtained from the Chinese character dictionary) in the same manner as before. (Notation) is handed over to the application program (S220 → S240).

  As a result, the CPU 10 that executes the document processing program stores the transferred notation in the document creation area in the system memory 20 and displays the transferred auxiliary information, in this example, “Taro Watanabe”, on the display screen. .

  In this way, a notation file can be input from an external device to the computer system, and the notation described in the notation file can be transferred to the application program in accordance with the user's designation on the display screen. There is no need to register the notation and reading each time.

  Further, even if the information delivered to the application itself is not known, the user can visually check the desired information by displaying the desired information on the display screen by inputting the reading related thereto.

  Furthermore, the user can obtain a desired notation by giving a reading of related information such as a surname for an individual's name whose stroke is well known and whose notation is unknown.

Other Embodiments 1) In the above example, auxiliary information related to reading is displayed in the form of the input interface 200, but may be displayed in the form of a table. As auxiliary information related to reading, all related auxiliary information may be selected, or the number of displays may be limited to a predetermined number.
2) As another method for inputting a plurality of notations and auxiliary information, the notation written on the paper is read by a character reader (OCR), and the CPU 10 recognizes the characters to display the plurality of notations in the form of character codes. And a method of recognizing and reading a plurality of notations in the form of speech input from a microphone and storing them in the hard disk 30. Furthermore, a notation file may be input from an external computer system via the Internet or a LAN, and the person who implements the invention may select which input method is used.
3) In the above-described embodiment, an example is described in which one notation file is input. However, a plurality of notation files may be input and a desired notation file may be displayed by a user's selection operation.
4) In the above-described embodiment, the notation file is an example of an address book, but other files may be used. Those skilled in the art will understand that the notation file only needs to contain a minimum number of notations.

  As described above in the other embodiments, the form for carrying out the present invention can be a plurality of forms and should not be limited to the embodiments described in this specification. It should be noted by those skilled in the art that the present invention is represented by the technical spirit described in the claims.

It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the description file of embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the conventional notation designation | designated method. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the auxiliary information designation | designated method of embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the auxiliary information designation | designated method of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the character processing procedure of this invention embodiment.

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Claims (11)

First reading means for inputting a reading, displaying a notation corresponding to the input reading on the display screen, and specifying any one of the displayed notations on the display screen is provided. In the character processing device that delivers the designated notation to the application program,
An input means for inputting a plurality of notations and related auxiliary information;
Display means for displaying the input auxiliary information on a display screen;
A second specifying means for specifying any one notation in the displayed auxiliary information on the display screen;
An information processing means for delivering the designated auxiliary information to the application program.   2. The character processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a notation corresponding to the inputted reading is displayed on a display screen by the display means, and any one of the displayed notations is displayed on the display screen. When specifying on the screen by the first specifying means, auxiliary information corresponding to the specified notation is displayed by the display means, and auxiliary information corresponding to the specified notation by the second specifying means. The information processing means passes the auxiliary information specified by the second specifying means to the application program instead of the notation specified by the first specifying means. Processing equipment.   The character processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary information is information related to an address book.   3. The character processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the display means displays different address book related information for a plurality of items related to the address book, and the second designating means displays the displayed address book of the plurality of items. A character processing device, wherein one of related information is designated. First reading means for inputting a reading, displaying a notation corresponding to the input reading on the display screen, and specifying any one of the displayed notations on the display screen is provided. In the character processing device that delivers the designated notation to the application program, the character processing device further includes input means, display means, second designation means, and information processing means,
An input step of inputting a plurality of notations and related auxiliary information by the input means;
A display step of displaying the input auxiliary information on a display screen by the display means;
A designation step of designating any one notation in the auxiliary information displayed by the second designation means on the display screen;
An information delivery method for a character processing device, comprising: an information processing step of delivering the designated auxiliary information to the application program by the information processing means.   6. The information delivery method for a character processing device according to claim 5, wherein the display means displays a notation corresponding to the input reading on a display screen, and an arbitrary one of the displayed notations. When one notation is designated on the display screen by the first designation means, a step of displaying auxiliary information corresponding to the designated notation by the display means, and an auxiliary corresponding to the designated notation A step of selectively designating information by the second designating means, wherein in the information processing step, the information processing means uses the second designating means instead of the notation designated by the first designating means. An information delivery method for a character processing device, wherein auxiliary information designated by a designation means is delivered to the application program.   6. The information delivery method of the character processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the auxiliary information is information related to an address book.   7. The information delivery method for a character processing device according to claim 6, wherein the display means displays different address book related information for a plurality of items related to the address book, and the second designation means displays the displayed plurality of information. An information delivery method for a character processing device, wherein one of address book related information of an item is designated. In a character processing device that inputs a reading, takes out the notation corresponding to the input reading from the kanji dictionary and delivers it to the application program,
Storage means for storing a plurality of notations and a notation file in which auxiliary information related to each of the plurality of notations is described;
First information processing means for retrieving auxiliary information corresponding to the input reading from the storage means;
Display means for displaying the extracted auxiliary information;
A designation means for designating one of the displayed auxiliary information;
A character processing apparatus comprising: second information processing means for transferring the designated auxiliary information to the application program in place of the notation for extracting the designated auxiliary information from the kanji dictionary. In a character processing device information delivery method for inputting a reading, taking out a notation corresponding to the input reading from the kanji dictionary and delivering it to an application program, the character processing device comprises a storage means, a display means, a designation means, a first means The information processing means and the second information processing means are provided, and a notation file in which auxiliary information related to a plurality of notations and a plurality of notations is respectively stored in the storage means in advance,
A first information processing step of retrieving auxiliary information corresponding to the reading input by the first information processing means from the storage means;
A display step of displaying the extracted auxiliary information on the display screen of the display means;
A designation step for accepting one designation among the displayed auxiliary information by the designation means;
Character information processing apparatus comprising: a second information processing step for delivering the designated auxiliary information to the application program by the second information processing means instead of a notation extracted from the kanji dictionary. Delivery method. The program for performing the information delivery method of Claim 10 with the said character processing apparatus.

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