JPH01216461A - Document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the preparation efficiency of a document including a specific character by switching the selection method of the specific character corresponding to information inputted with the input of a pictograph key to indicate the input of the specific character such as the pictograph or a specific mark, etc. CONSTITUTION:It is judged whether or not reading is inputted at the time of operating a specific mode indication key fa by operating the specific mode indication key to indicate a specific character conversion function in preparing the document by itself or by combining with specific reading. When no reading is inputted, a specific character candidate group corresponding to a jenre designated selectively is displayed by displaying all of the jenres on a display device 9, and when the reading is inputted, the specific character candidate group corresponding to the reading is displayed, and the specific mark designated arbitrarily out of the candidate group is selected, then, it is outputted to the document to be prepared. In such a way, even when it is forgotten to put corresponding reading on the specific character at the time of inputting the character, etc., it is possible to perform the input surely with an easy operation and to improve the generation efficiency of the document.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a document creation device capable of inputting special characters.

(Prior art) Conventionally, in document creation devices such as Japanese word processors,
Several methods have been considered for inputting special characters that cannot be input directly from the keyboard. One method is to associate a special character with a specific reading, and input the reading corresponding to the special character when inputting the character, converting it into kana-kanji and inputting the special character. Another method is to classify special characters into candidate groups and make them correspond to specific pronunciations, so that when entering a special character, you can input and display the pronunciations that correspond to this candidate group and select from among them. Alternatively, a plurality of pronunciations corresponding to the candidate group are displayed from the beginning, and after selecting one candidate group from among these, there is a method in which the desired special character is further selected from among these.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) In this way, in the method of inputting the pronunciation corresponding to a special character or a group of special characters, if you forget the pronunciation, you can refer to a manual etc. to find the desired character. The user had to check the corresponding reading, which made the input operation extremely troublesome.

This invention was made in view of the above points, and even if you forget the pronunciation corresponding to a special character when inputting a special character, you can input it reliably with a simple operation and improve the efficiency of document creation. An object of the present invention is to provide a document creation device that can improve the quality of documents.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a document creation device having multiple types of special character conversion functions, in which a specific mode designation key for designating the special character conversion function during document creation can be used independently. Alternatively, by operating in combination with a specific reading, it will be determined whether or not a reading has been input when the above specific mode designation key is operated, and if no reading has been input, all genres will be displayed. Display a group of special character candidates for the selected genre, and if a reading has been input, display a group of special character candidates according to the reading, and select any special symbol from among the candidates. It is configured so that it can be selected and output in the created document.

(Function) In the document creation device configured in this way, special characters such as pictograms and special symbols can be input according to the information input together with the input of the pictogram key that instructs the input of the characters. Switch the selection method.

(Example) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, ■ is the processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) that controls the entire device.
It executes processing such as document creation and editing according to the program stored in the program memory 2. Here, when inputting conversion instructions, special characters (hereinafter referred to as pictures) as shown in Fig. (referred to as a symbol) is selected.

2 and 3 are internal memories accessed under the control of the CPUI, and of these, 2 is a program memory that stores various programs including a pictorial symbol selection processing program as shown in FIG. , 3 is an input buffer that stores a group of classified pictorial symbol candidates to be selected and the genre name corresponding to this candidate group, a document buffer that stores low input documents that are targets of editing and proofreading, a custom character buffer that stores custom character patterns, etc. This is a data memory with various data storage areas.

4 is a floppy disk drive (FDD) serving as an external storage for storing document information, and 5 is a floppy disk controller (FDC) that controls the floppy disk drive 4.

8, 8, and 10 are controllers that control the respective unique input/output mechanism units (keyboard 7, display device 9, printer device 11), and among these, 6 is a controller that controls various data keys and function keys for document manpower. A keyboard controller (K
BC), 8 is a display controller that controls the display of a display device 9 that displays a group of pictorial symbol candidates, various work menus, document information, etc., and 10 controls a printer device (PRT) 11 that prints documents. It is a printer controller. Here, a pictorial symbol key f'a is provided on the keyboard 7 as a function key for instructing pictorial symbol input.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a character font memory in which character font data for display and special characters such as pictographs and symbols are stored.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing key manual processing operations in the above embodiment.

Here, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

If you want to enter special characters while creating a document,
The pictorial symbol key fa for specifying a special character conversion function provided on the keyboard 7 is operated alone, or the readings are input at the same time. When the pictorial symbol key f'a is operated, it is determined whether or not a reading is being input at the same time (step S1).
If no reading has been input, all genre names are displayed on the screen (step S2). An example of this display is shown in FIG. 3, where 10 genres are displayed at the same time. If the desired genre name is not found on this display screen, the next candidate screen is displayed by operating the cursor keys or the like.

Note that the above genre names are classified as shown in FIG. First, pictograms are divided into pictographs and symbols, and multiple genre names are set for each. Furthermore, a candidate group consisting of a plurality of pictograms or symbols is associated with this genre name.

When a desired genre is selected from all the genres displayed in this way (step S3), a group of pictogram candidates corresponding to this genre name is displayed (step S4). Here, FIG. 5 shows a group of pictorial symbol candidates when the genre "Eto" in FIG. 3 is selected. If the desired pictogram is not found on this display screen, the next screen is designated to display the next candidate. From the pictographs thus displayed, an input character is selected and designated by its number (step S5).

The pictogram selected by this operation is output and displayed in the created document.

Next, if a reading is input when the picture symbol key fa is pressed, it is determined whether this reading is a genre name (
Step Sl, S6). At this time, if the input pronunciation is not a genre name but "emoji" or "kigou", the genre of the pictograms or symbols classified as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. Examples of this display are shown in FIG. 6 when "Emoji" is input, and in FIG. 7 when "Kigo" is input. A desired genre is selected from the genres thus displayed (step S8), and a group of pictorial symbol candidates is displayed (step S4). Then, input characters are selected from this candidate group (step S5).

Next, if the reading input when the picture symbol key f'a is pressed is determined to be a genre name (step S
6) A screen for selecting a genre is not displayed, but a group of pictorial symbol candidates is directly displayed (step 84). For example, if the reading "Eto" is input when the pictorial symbol key is pressed, a display screen of pictorial symbol candidate groups as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed.

In this way, input characters are selected from this candidate group (step S5).

As described above, in the above embodiment, when inputting special characters such as pictograms and symbols that cannot be input directly from the keyboard, a desired pictorial symbol input method can be selected based on the reading input when the pictorial symbol key is pressed. For example, if the user forgets the genre name of a candidate group that includes a desired pictorial symbol, all genres can be displayed by pressing only the pictorial symbol key. This allows you to select from the displayed genres. Further, if the genre name is known, the group of pictorial symbol candidates is directly displayed by inputting the reading of the genre of the pictorial symbol candidate group including the input character when pressing the pictorial symbol key. This allows efficient input when special characters are repeatedly input.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, in a document creation device that inputs special characters such as pictograms or symbols that cannot be input directly from a keyboard by selecting them from a group of candidates, it is possible to instruct input of special characters. Since the method for selecting pictorial symbols is changed depending on the information input when the key is pressed, it is possible to improve the efficiency of creating documents containing special characters.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the procedure for selecting special characters to be input in the same embodiment, and FIG.
5 to 7 are diagrams showing display examples in the same embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing classification of genre names corresponding to special character candidate groups. I...CPU, 2...Program memory, 3...
・Data memory, 4... Floppy disk drive (FDD), 5... Floppy disk controller (FDC), 6... Keyboard controller (
KBC), 7... Keyboard (KD), 8...
Display controller, 9...Display device, 10...Printer controller, 11...Printer (PRT), 12...Character font memory. Applicant's representative Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 6 Figure 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a document creation device equipped with multiple types of special character conversion functions, a specific mode specification key for specifying the special character conversion function during document creation, and means for operating the specific mode specification key alone or in combination with a specific reading. and a determination means for determining whether a reading has been input when the specific mode designation key is operated, and if a reading has not been input, displaying all genres, and displaying a special function for the selected genre. a first candidate group display means for displaying a character candidate group; a second candidate group display means for displaying a special character candidate group according to the reading when a reading is input; 1. A document creation device comprising means for selecting an arbitrarily designated special symbol from among the candidate group displayed by the candidate group display means.