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Kanji conversation result amending system

Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1994-09-12
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Granted: 1997-04-01
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Expires: 2014-09-12
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Abstract

Abstract In a word processor for processing a Chinese character, a control symbol is generated for a Kanji conversion result of each Kanji conversion string, and the Kanji conversion string and its control symbol are displayed on a display device in a pair. When an amendment is required, a user enters a control symbol corresponding to a Kanji conversion string to be amended and a function key indicating the type of amendment.

Inventors

  • 👤 Zhang Zhong

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 21:08
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F17/00; G06F40/00; G06F40/40; G06F40/53

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 158 words
A Kanji (Chinese characters) conversion result amending system comprising: a dictionary/grammar data base means for accumulating a dictionary and a grammar; Kanji converting means for converting phonetic characters sequentially input for a plurality of Kanji conversion strings into Kanji using the dictionary/grammar data base means; document storage means for storing converted Kanji as a Kanji conversion result; means for displaying the converted Kanji; control symbol adding means for generating a control symbol representing each of said plurality of Kanji conversion strings; control symbol storage means for storing the control symbol generated by said control symbol adding means in an order of storing the Kanji conversion result in said document storage means; amendment input means for specifying one of said plurality of Kanji conversion strings to be amended using the control symbol when the Kanji conversion string requires an amendment; and amending means for amending the Kanji conversion string to be amended and specified by said amendment input means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 158 words
A Kanji (Chinese characters) conversion result amending system comprising: a dictionary/grammar data base means for accumulating a dictionary and a grammar; Kanji converting means for converting phonetic characters sequentially input for a plurality of Kanji conversion strings into Kanji using the dictionary/grammar data base means; document storage means for storing converted Kanji as a Kanji conversion result; means for displaying the converted Kanji; control symbol adding means for generating a control symbol representing each of said plurality of Kanji conversion strings; control symbol storage means for storing the control symbol generated by said control symbol adding means in an order of storing the Kanji conversion result in said document storage means; amendment input means for specifying one of said plurality of Kanji conversion strings to be amended using the control symbol when the Kanji conversion string requires an amendment; and amending means for amending the Kanji conversion string to be amended and specified by said amendment input means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 177 words
A Kanji (Chinese characters) conversion result amending system comprising: a dictionary/grammar data base means for accumulating a dictionary and a grammar; Kanji converting means for converting phonetic characters sequentially input for a plurality of Kanji conversion strings into Kanji using the dictionary/grammar data base means; document storage means for storing converted Kanji as a Kanji conversion result; means for displaying the converted Kanji; control symbol adding means for generating a control symbol representing a Kanji conversion string; display control means for displaying on the display means the control symbol generated by said control symbol adding means and a Kanji conversion result in a pair; control symbol storage means for storing the control symbol generated by said control symbol adding means in an order of storing a Kanji conversion result in said document storage means; amendment input means for specifying a Kanji conversion string to be amended using the control symbol when the Kanji conversion string requires an amendment; and amending means for amending the Kanji conversion string to be amended and specified by said amendment input means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 177 words
A Kanji (Chinese characters) conversion result amending system comprising: a dictionary/grammar data base means for accumulating a dictionary and a grammar; Kanji converting means for converting phonetic characters sequentially input for a plurality of Kanji conversion strings into Kanji using the dictionary/grammar data base means; document storage means for storing converted Kanji as a Kanji conversion result; means for displaying the converted Kanji; control symbol adding means for generating a control symbol representing a Kanji conversion string; display control means for displaying on the display means the control symbol generated by said control symbol adding means and a Kanji conversion result in a pair; control symbol storage means for storing the control symbol generated by said control symbol adding means in an order of storing a Kanji conversion result in said document storage means; amendment input means for specifying a Kanji conversion string to be amended using the control symbol when the Kanji conversion string requires an amendment; and amending means for amending the Kanji conversion string to be amended and specified by said amendment input means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
The Kanji conversion result amending system according to claim 2, wherein said control symbol adding means generates the control symbol using an initial or an ending phonetic character of each Kanji conversion string.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 30 words
The Kanji conversion result amending system according to claim 2, wherein said control symbol adding means generates the control symbol using an accented phonetic character of each Kanji conversion string.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 38 words
The Kanji conversion result amending system according to claim 2, wherein said control symbol adding means generates the control symbol using a parts name of a heading or tailing Kanji character of each of the Kanji conversion strings.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 33 words
The Kanji conversion result amending system according to claim 2, wherein said control symbol adding means generates the control symbol using a number of Kanji characters in each of the Kanji conversion strings.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 39 words
The Kanji conversion result amending system according to claim 2, wherein said control symbol adding means generates the control symbol using a number of strokes of a heading or tailing Kanji character of each of the Kanji conversion strings.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 49 words
The Kanji conversion result amending system according to claim 2, wherein said control symbol adding means generates the control symbol representing each of said plurality of Kanji conversion strings by further adding another control symbol when a plurality of Kanji conversion strings are assigned the same generated control symbol.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 37 words
The Kanji conversion result amending system according to claim 2, wherein said amendment input means enters the control symbol indicating the Kanji conversion string to be amended together with a function key indicating a type of amendment.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 36 words
The Kanji conversion result amending system according to claim 9, wherein said amendment input means provides a function key indicating the type of amendment, that is, a division, integration, reentry, or presentation of a next candidate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 185 words
The Kanji conversion result amending system according to claim 10, wherein said amending means requests said Kanji converting means to further divide a Kanji conversion string specified by said amendment input means using the control symbol and perform again a Kanji converting operation if the type of amendment indicates a division of the Kanji conversion string; requests said Kanji converting means to integrate the Kanji conversion string specified using the control symbol by said amendment input means with another Kanji conversion string and perform again the Kanji converting operation if the type of amendment indicates an integration of Kanji conversion strings; requests said Kanji converting means to clear the Kanji conversion string specified by said amendment input means using the control symbol and perform again the Kanji converting operation on phonetic characters newly input as a Kanji conversion string if the type of amendment indicates a reentry of the Kanji conversion string; and requests said Kanji converting means to replace a present Kanji conversion result of the Kanji conversion string specified by said amendment input means using the control symbol with a next Kanji candidate.

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