JPH01111267A - Character transforming device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transform into a KANJI(a Chinese character) with the input of a 'n' (Japanese syllabary) with the use of the key stroke of an 'n' by providing a conversion dictionary to convert a KANA(a Japanese syllabary) into a KANJI and a conversion dictionary to transform the key stroke into the KANJI. CONSTITUTION:A dictionary 6 for a character transforming consists of a dictionary 7 for an ordinary Roman character/KANA-KANJI transformation to transform the KANA into the KANJI, and a dictionary for the key stroke 8 to transform the key stroke into the KANJI. For example, when the KANJI 'HANI (scope)' is desired to be displayed, the Roman character 'hani' is inputted, the dictionary 7 retrieves and transforms it. As this result, when the corresponding KANJI cannot be found, the dictionary 8 is retrieved, and when the corresponding character is found, it is made into a transformation candidate. That is, the KANJI of 'HANI (scope)' for 'hani' in the dictionary 8 is made into the transformation candidate, and presented to an operator. When the corresponding KANJI cannot be found, it is transformed into the KANA. Thus, the inputted 'n' can be transformed into the KANJI by the key stroke of a single 'n', and the key stroke can be prevented from increasing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a character conversion device that performs kana-kanji conversion on input Roman characters.

[Conventional technology]

When inputting a document on a workstation or word processor that processes Japanese and converting kana to kanji, the input modes include a hiragana input mode, a romaji input mode, a code input mode, and the like.

Hiragana input mode is to type hiragana on the keyboard and convert it from hiragana to kanji, romaji input mode is to type roman characters on the keyboard and convert from hiragana to kanji, and code input mode is to type in hiragana on the keyboard and convert from hiragana to kanji. By directly typing the code number of the kanji displayed on the keyboard, the corresponding kanji will be displayed.

Among these, many operators choose Roman alphabet input because the total number of characters is small and progress can be made relatively quickly.

However, conventionally, when inputting in Roman characters, since Roman characters are composed of a combination of consonants and vowels,
Problems specific to Romaji input occur.

In other words, when entering "n" in romaji input, rn
Type J on the keyboard, but if you input only rnJ,
Depending on the key human resources that follow, there may be times when it doesn't turn out to be an answer. For example, when you want to type the kanji ``range'',
You have to enter "hani" in hiragana, but
If this is done by inputting Roman characters, rhaniJ will be input, which means "hani". As a result, “Hani”
Kanji characters corresponding to , such as ``埴'', ``Tooth'', and ``Ha'' are displayed as conversion candidates, and the ``range'' intended by the operator is not displayed.

Therefore, in order to prevent such input errors, in conventional Romaji input, "n" is changed to rn nJ or rnJ +
``r symbol key'', for example, rnJ + r-''.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, with the above-mentioned conventional Roman alphabet input method, even when inputting "n" with rnJ causes no problem, the number of keystrokes increases. For example, when you want to type the kanji ``related'', type ``n'' into rnnJ.
In the above method, enter rkannrennJ with the key.
I end up typing. However, in romaji, rka
nren'' is sufficient to identify the problem, resulting in two extra keystrokes.

The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problem, and in a character conversion device that performs kana-kanji conversion on Roman character input, the first keystroke of rnJ inputs ``n'' and converts it to kanji. It is an object of the invention to obtain a conversion device that makes it possible.

[Means for solving problems]

For this purpose, in the character conversion device of the present invention, in a character conversion device that performs kana-kanji conversion on Roman character input, there is a conversion dictionary that converts kana to kanji as a dictionary for the Roman character input of "n", and a conversion dictionary that converts kana to kanji from keystrokes. and a conversion dictionary for converting into , and means for converting by using both together.

[Effect]

In the present invention, when inputting "n", one keystroke of rnJ from the keyboard allows
When ``n'' is input, normal Roman character conversion is first performed, and then Kanji conversion is attempted.

If this conversion is not possible, or if there is no match among the converted Kanji characters, a conversion will be performed on the keystroke.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the character conversion device of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a CPU that controls various operations, data flows, and the like. The CPU includes a display section 2 for displaying documents to be created, a keyboard 3 for inputting key strokes, a ROM 4 for storing various programs and character fonts, and a ROM 4 for temporarily storing various data. A RAM 3 and a character conversion dictionary 6 are connected.

FIG. 2 shows the character conversion dictionary 6. As shown in FIG. The character conversion dictionary 6 consists of a normal Romanji-kana-kanji conversion dictionary 7 that converts kana to kanji, and a keystroke dictionary 8 that converts keystrokes to kanji.

The Romaji-Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary 7 may be such that, for example, in order to type in the kanji ``range'', when ``hani'' is input in hiragana, it becomes ``rhaniJ'' and ``hani'' is input. The key stroke dictionary 8 is the third
As shown in the figure, this is a dictionary consisting of key strokes 9 and corresponding kanji characters 10, and contains kanji characters that include "n".

Next, the conversion procedure of the character conversion device of the present invention is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

For example, when it is desired to display the kanji ``range'', the Roman alphabet ``rhaniJ'' is input using the keyboard 3 in step S1. At first, the character conversion device performs normal Roman character conversion and inputs "hani". Then, in step (2), a dictionary for the large kanji for "hani" is searched for and conversion is performed.

If a corresponding kanji is found as a result of the above search in step (2), the corresponding kanji is selected as a conversion candidate in step (2). As a result of the above search, if the corresponding kanji is not found, that is, if the desired kanji for "range" is not found, the process goes to step (2) and the keystroke dictionary 8 is searched.

If the corresponding kanji is found as a result of the search of the keystroke dictionary 8 in step (2), the corresponding kanji is selected as a conversion candidate in step (2). That is, the kanji characters in the "range" for "rhani" in the keystroke dictionary 8 are provided to the operator as conversion candidates.

If the corresponding kanji is not found as a result of the search in step (2), the keystroke is converted into hiragana as is in step (2).

Then, the conversion candidate kanji characters in steps (2) and (2) and the hiragana characters in step (2) are passed to the editing device and edited or displayed on the display device 2.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, in a character conversion device that performs kana-kanji conversion on Roman character input,
As a dictionary for Romaji input, the present invention is characterized by comprising a conversion dictionary for converting kana to kanji and a conversion dictionary for converting keystrokes to kanji, and a means for converting by using both in combination. One rnJ key
With strokes, you can input ``n'' and convert it to kanji, so you don't have to input ``rnnJ'' or ``rnJ + r symbol key'' etc. to input ``n''.・It is possible to prevent an increase in strokes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the character conversion device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a character conversion dictionary employed in the character conversion device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the character conversion dictionary employed in the character conversion device of the present invention. FIG. 4, which is a diagram showing a key stroke dictionary, is a diagram for explaining the conversion flow of the character conversion device of the present invention. 1... CPU, 2... Display device, 3... Keyboard, 4... ROM, 5... RAM, 6... Dictionary for character conversion, 7... Dictionary for kana-kanji conversion, 8 ...Key stroke dictionary, 9...Key stroke, 10
···Chinese characters.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A character conversion device that performs kana-kanji conversion for Roman character input, which is equipped with a conversion dictionary that converts kana to kanji and a conversion dictionary that converts keystrokes to kanji, as dictionaries for the Roman character input for "n". , a character conversion device characterized by comprising means for converting by using both.