Device having both standard and supplementary character correspondence tables for generating character codes

Claim 1

A character code generating device comprising: a standard character code correspondence table for storing character codes each corresponding to each key-input from a key board; searching means, connected to said standard character code correspondence table and said key board, for searching said standard character code correspondence table for generating said character codes each corresponding to said key-input; a supplementary character code correspondence table for storing character codes which are different from said character codes in said standard character code correspondence table with respect to said specified key-input from said key board; a mode selecting means, connected to said searching means and said supplementary character code correspondence table, for automatically indicating whether or not said standard supplementary character code correspondence table is to be selected based upon an input editing format signal; and judging means, connected to said mode selecting means and searching means, for determining whether a search of said supplementary character code correspondence table is needed or not based upon an indication from said mode selecting means, said searching means first searching said supplementary character code correspondence table prior to searching said standard character code correspondence table when said judging means determines that said supplementary character code correspondence table is to be searched.