JPH06208581A - Word converter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a word converter having a function for storing a retrieved result by using a 2nd language word outputted as a word conversion result as a key and displaying an original 1st language word and its retrieved result when necessary. CONSTITUTION:The word converter provided with a retrieving character string input part 1 for inputting a 1st language character string, a dictionary part 2 for storing information relating to the 2nd language, a retrieving part 3 for retrieving the dictionary part 2 by using the 1st language character string inputted by the inputting part 1, and a retrieved result displaying part 6 for displaying the retrieved result retrieved by the retrieving part 3 is characteristically provided also with a 2nd language retrieving history recording part 5 for recording the retrieved result of the retrieving part 3 correspondingly to a 2nd language word and a 2nd language retrieving history specifying part 4 for retrieving a history recorded in the recording part 5 by using the 2nd language word as a keyword and outputting the retrieved history to the displaying part 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a word conversion device capable of converting an input character string of a first language into a character string of a second language.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, computer text processing has become popular, and along with this, various devices for supporting text input by computers have been developed. One of such input support devices is a word conversion device that can convert an input character string of a first language into a character string of a second language.

An example of this word conversion device is Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
Although the device shown in 015869 and the like is known,
The basic configuration and operation of such a word conversion device according to the related art will be described with reference to FIG. The conventional word conversion device is configured with a search character string input unit 11, a dictionary unit 12, a search unit 13, and a search result display unit 14 as basic elements. Information about the second language is stored in advance in the dictionary unit 12 in a form in which a word in the first language can be searched as a search key. The information about the second language is the first language serving as the search key. Examples of the second language word corresponding to the word and the second language word, and the like.

However, the word conversion device operates as follows. First, when a first language character string is input to the search character string input unit 11, the search unit 13 uses the input character string as a search key to search for information about the second language stored in the dictionary unit 12 in advance. I do. Then, the search result display unit 14 displays the information regarding the searched second language on the display.

The conventional word conversion device configured and operated as described above functions sufficiently in converting the first language into the second language.

[0006]

However, when a sentence is created using the second language converted by the above-mentioned device in the text creation support device, especially for difficult words, etc., contrary to the beginning, There are times when I want to check the meaning of the first language once again for the converted second language words. However, in the above-mentioned conventional word conversion device, since the word of the first language is used as the search key, it is impossible to confirm the corresponding first language using the second language as the search key.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention saves a search result by using a word of a second language output as a result of word conversion as a key, in addition to the conventional word conversion function,
An object is to provide a word conversion device capable of displaying the original first language word and the search result for the word again by the operator designating a word in the second language as a search key as necessary. To do.

[0008]

A word conversion device of the present invention comprises a search character string input unit for inputting a first language character string, a dictionary unit for storing information on a second language, and the search character string. A search unit that searches the dictionary unit using the first language character string input to the input unit as a search key, a search result display unit that displays a search result of the search unit, and a search result that is searched by the search unit. A second language search history recording unit that records the words of the language, and a history recorded in the second language search history recording unit using the second language word as a search keyword to search the result display unit. It is characterized in that it is a word conversion device comprising a second language search history designating unit for outputting.

[0009]

According to the present invention, a search character string input unit for inputting a first language character string, a dictionary unit for storing information about a second language, and a first language character input to the search character string input unit. The input first language word can be converted into the second word by providing the search unit that searches the dictionary unit with the column as the search key and the search result display unit that displays the search result of the search unit. Further, in addition to the above elements, the present invention further includes a second language search history recording section for recording the search result of the search section in association with a word in the second language, and the second language search history using the second language word as a search keyword. By providing a second language search history designating unit for retrieving the retrieved history by causing the retrieval result display unit to retrieve the history recorded in the recording unit, The search result of the search unit can be recorded by using a bilingual word as a search key, and the search result of the search unit and the first language that is the search target can be set by using a word in a second language specified by an operator as a search key. This has the effect that the word can be displayed again.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the operator can confirm the first language which is the conversion target at any time when the sentence is created in the second language, and thus the operator can provide convenience in the sentence creation in the second language. , It is possible to improve the writing efficiency.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A word converting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a word conversion device according to an embodiment of the present invention. This word conversion device includes a search character string input unit 1, a dictionary unit 2, a search unit 3, a second language search history designation unit 4, a second language search history storage unit 5, and a search result display unit 6. To be done.

In the above, the search character string input unit 1 inputs a first language character string. The dictionary unit 2 stores information about the second language. The search unit 3 searches the dictionary unit by using the first language character string input to the search character string input unit as a search key. The second language search history designating unit 4 is for reproducing the history by designating the history recorded in the second language search history recording unit as a second language word and outputting it to the search result display unit. is there. Here, the designation is made, for example, by the operator selecting a second language word displayed on the screen with a mouse or the like. The second language search history storage unit 5 stores, together with the first language word that is the search target, a second language word that is a result of the search performed by the search unit for the word as a search key. Search result display area 6
Is for displaying the result of the search performed by the search unit 3 from the dictionary unit 2.

Next, the operation of the word conversion device according to the present invention configured as described above will be described. First, the character string of the first language is input to the search character string input unit 1. The search unit 3 searches the dictionary unit 2 by using the input character string of the first language as a search key, and the word of the second language corresponding to the word of the first language and its description as the search result. Output to the display unit 6. On the other hand, the second language search history storage unit 5 uses the word of the second language searched by the search unit 3 as a search key to search history of the first language which is the original language of the second language word and the search result. Memorize as.

After that, when the operator issues a history display instruction to the second language search history designation section 4, the search result display section 6 displays the already-converted word list of the second language. Therefore, when the operator designates a second language word whose history is to be known from the list, the second language search history storage unit 5 causes the second language word stored as the second language word stored as the search key. Search result display unit 6 using the first language, which is the original language of
To display.

This will be further described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 shows a display state of the search result display unit 6.
Of these, FIG. 2A is a screen showing the search results for the input first language character string. FIG. 2 (2) is a screen displaying a list of second language words as a search key according to an instruction from the operator. FIG. 2C is a screen on which the search history corresponding to "bright" is displayed because "bright" has been selected and designated from the list by the operator. In the above description, it is assumed that there is one word in the second language corresponding to the input word in the first language, but if there are a plurality of corresponding second language words, the search result It is also possible to select and designate one from the plurality of second language words displayed on the display unit and store only the history of the selected and designated word in the second language search history storage unit 5. Further, the history of all of the plurality of words may be stored in the second language search history storage unit 5.

[0016]

As is apparent from the above, the present invention, in the word conversion device, stores the search result using the word of the second language output as a result of the word conversion as a key, and if necessary, the operator By specifying a word, the search result for the word can be displayed again together with the word in the first language that is the conversion target.

Therefore, according to the word conversion device of the present invention, the operator can confirm the first language which is the conversion target at any time when creating a sentence using the second language, which gives a convenience to the sentence creation in the second language. , It will be possible to improve the efficiency of writing sentences.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a word conversion device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a retrieval history calling state.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a conventional word conversion device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 search character string input section 2 dictionary section 3 search section 4 second language search history specification section 5 second language search history recording section 6 search result display section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A search character string input unit for inputting a first language character string, a dictionary unit for storing information about a second language, and a first language character string input to the search character string input unit. A search unit that searches the dictionary unit as a search key, a search result display unit that displays a search result of the search unit, and a second language that records the search result of the search unit in association with a word in a second language. A search history recording unit and a second language search history designating unit for searching a history recorded in the second language search history recording unit using a second language word as a search keyword and outputting the history to the search result display unit are provided. A word conversion device characterized in that