Japanese input support system

Abstract

To provide a Japanese input support system which displays a state of an input mode and input letter strings of a Japanese input system equipped to a computer and also warns of a wrong input.SOLUTION: The present invention makes it possible to easily and surely grasp a state of an input mode by displaying the input mode of a Japanese input system with letters in a small display 5 connected to a computer body 1, display input letter strings in the small display 5, and efficiently perform an input operation by automatically warning of a wrong input. Also, forming a structure in which the small display 5 is connected to the computer body 1 by a USB cable 4 allows an easy and general use of a generally used computer.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a Japanese language input support system which displays the input mode status and input character strings of a Japanese language input system installed in a computer, and also warns against erroneous input. [Background technology]

[0002] When inputting data into a computer using a keyboard, the user switches between a half-width alphanumeric direct mode (hereinafter referred to as half-width mode in this application) and a Japanese input mode using romaji conversion (hereinafter referred to as full-width mode in this application).

[0003] However, people often pay insufficient attention to the input mode display and forget to switch the input mode, which often results in mistakes in data input work.

[0004] As an example of a method for dealing with this problem, a method has been proposed in which a display device incorporating a light-emitting element connected to a computer displays whether the mode is half-width or full-width (Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 5557107 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] In Patent Document 1, the input mode is displayed by turning on / off the light emitting device or by different luminous colors, making it difficult to confirm the input mode reliably and quickly. Also, since it is not possible to automatically distinguish between erroneous input, input work must be performed while always being aware of the current input mode and the input mode intended by the user, which causes confusion.

[0007] The present invention enables a user to easily and reliably grasp the input mode status by displaying the input mode in characters on a small display connected to a computer, displays the input character string on the small display, and automatically warns of incorrect input, thereby enabling efficient input work. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is a Japanese input support system that is attached to a computer system having a computer main body, a display device, and a keyboard device, and includes a small display connected to the computer main body, and an input mode determination program that is installed on the computer main body and operates in accordance with the OS and Japanese input system of the computer main body to determine whether the mode is half-width mode or full-width mode, and the small display is attached to the key arrangement surface of the keyboard device and used to display the half-width mode or full-width mode determined by the input mode determination program in characters.

[0009] The invention of claim 2 is a Japanese language input support system comprising a character string output program installed in the computer main unit and outputting a half-width character string in half-width mode, or a full-width character string converted into romaji kana in full-width mode, and the small display displays the character string output from the character string output program.

[0010] The invention of claim 3 is a Japanese language input support system that is installed in the computer main unit and includes an erroneous input detection program that determines whether or not there is an erroneous input in the character string output from the character string output program, separately for half-width mode and full-width mode, and when the erroneous input detection program determines that there is an erroneous input, the small display issues a warning by changing the illumination color of the screen of the small display and / or by sounding an alarm.

[0011] The invention according to claim 4 is a Japanese language input support system characterized in that the small display is connected to the computer main body via USB. Effect of the Invention

[0012] The present invention enables the user to easily and reliably grasp the input mode status by displaying the input mode in characters on a small display connected to a computer, and enables efficient input work by displaying the input character string on the small display and automatically warning against erroneous input. Also, by configuring the small display to be connected to the computer main body via USB, it can be easily and universally used on commonly used computers. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a computer system equipped with a Japanese language input support system. [Diagram 2] 1 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the Japanese language input support system. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a Japanese language input support system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0015] In FIG. 1, the computer system of this embodiment is composed of a computer main body 1, a display device 2 connected to the computer main body 1, and a keyboard device 3 connected to the computer main body 1, to which a Japanese language input support system is attached. The Japanese language input support system is connected to a computer main body 1 via a USB cable 4, and is equipped with a small display 5 that displays character information sent from the computer main body 1. The small display 5 is attached on the key arrangement surface of the keyboard device 3.

[0016] The Japanese input support system uses an input mode determination program 6 that determines whether the mode is half-width or full-width, which operates according to the OS and Japanese input system of the computer main body 1. The input mode determination program 6 is installed in the computer main body 1 and operates.

[0017] The input mode determined by the input mode determination program 6 is transmitted to the small display 5 as character information indicating the input mode, and is displayed thereon. For example, "A" is displayed in the half-width mode, and "あ" is displayed in the full-width mode.

[0018] The Japanese input support system uses a character string output program 7 which outputs half-width character strings in half-width mode, or full-width character strings converted into romaji kana in full-width mode, according to the input mode determined by the input mode determination program 6. The character string output program is installed in the computer main unit 1, and is programmed to operate in accordance with the OS and Japanese input system of the computer main unit 1.

[0019] The half-width or full-width character string output by the character string output program 7 is sent to the small display 5 and displayed thereon.

[0020] The Japanese input support system uses an input error determination program 9 which, depending on the character string output from the character string output program 7, determines whether or not there is an input error by performing a forward match search with an entry in an English word electronic dictionary 8 installed in the computer main unit 1 for half-width character strings, or determines whether or not there is an input error by determining whether or not there is an English character remaining in the character string converted from romaji to kana for full-width character strings. The input error determination program is installed in the computer main unit 1 and is programmed to operate in accordance with the OS and Japanese input system of the computer main unit 1.

[0021] When the erroneous input determination program 9 determines that an erroneous input has occurred, information is sent to the small display 5, and a warning is issued by changing the luminous color of the screen and / or by a buzzer 10 connected to the small display.

[0022] Next, the processing procedure of the Japanese language input support system will be described with reference to Fig. 2. When a key is input to the keyboard device 3 in S1, the input mode determination program 6 determines whether the mode is half-width or full-width (S2).

[0023] If the half-width mode is determined to be the half-width mode in S2, information on the character representing the half-width mode (for example, "A") is sent to the small display 5 and displayed (S10). If the full-width mode is determined to be the full-width mode in S2, information on the character representing the full-width mode (for example, "あ") is sent to the small display 5 and displayed (S20).

[0024] Next, depending on the input mode determined in S2, the character string output program 7 outputs the half-width character string directly inputted in the half-width mode (S11), or outputs the full-width character string converted from romaji to kana in the full-width input mode (S21). When keys other than English letters, numbers, and symbols are inputted from the keyboard device 3, the entire output character string is erased.

[0025] The half-width character string or full-width character string output by the character string output program 7 is sent to the small display 5 and displayed together with the character representing the input mode (S12, S22).

[0026] Next, the input error determination program 9 performs a forward match search for the half-width character string against an entry in the English word electronic dictionary 8 installed in the computer main body 1, and if there is no match, it is determined that there is an input error (S13), or, for the full-width character string, it is determined whether there are any English characters remaining in the character string converted from romaji to kana, and if so, it is determined that there is an input error (S23).

[0027] If the erroneous input determination program 9 determines that an erroneous input has occurred, information is sent to the small display 5, and a warning is issued by changing the illumination color of the screen and / or by the buzzer 10 connected to the small display (S14, S24).

[0028] The erroneous input determination program 9 can also perform erroneous input determination using a processing method different from the erroneous input determination method of the above embodiment. [Explanation of symbols]

[0029] 1 Computer main unit 2 Display device 3 Keyboard Device 4 USB cable 5. Small display 6 Input mode determination program 7 String Output Program 8. Electronic English Dictionary 9. Program for detecting erroneous input 10 Buzzer

Claims

1. A Japanese input support system which is provided with a computer system having a computer main body, a display device, and a keyboard device, and which comprises a small display connected to the computer main body, and an input mode determination program installed on the computer main body and which determines whether the input mode is a half-width alphanumeric direct mode or a Japanese input mode, and which operates in accordance with the OS and Japanese input system of the computer main body, and which is attached to the key arrangement surface of the keyboard device when in use, and which displays in characters whether the input mode is the half-width alphanumeric direct mode or the Japanese input mode determined by the input mode determination program.

2. The Japanese input support system is provided with a character string output program that is installed in the computer main body and outputs half-width character strings in a half-width alphanumeric direct mode, or full-width character strings converted into romaji kana in a Japanese input mode, and the small display displays the character string output from the character string output program.

3. The Japanese input support system is provided with an erroneous input determination program that is installed in the computer main body and determines whether or not there is an erroneous input in the character string output from the character string output program, separately for half-width alphanumeric direct mode and Japanese input mode, and when the erroneous input determination program determines that there is an erroneous input, the small display issues a warning by changing the illumination color of the screen of the small display and / or by sounding an alarm.

4. The Japanese language input support system is characterized in that the small display is connected to the computer main body via USB.

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