Dictionary editing apparatus

• US 5,682,543 A
• Filed: 05/15/1995
• Issued: 10/28/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Shiomi, Takakazu
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phu K.
• Application Number:
  US08/440,823
• Time in Patent Office: 897 Days
• Field of Search: 364/419.11, 364/419.15, 364/419.09, 395/148, 395/784, 395/752, 395/754, 395/759, 395/798, 395/794
• US Class Current: 715/246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/247 Thesauruses; Synonyms

Abstract

A dictionary editing apparatus comprises a dictionary having a lot of dictionary data registered, each of the dictionary data including a headword and corresponding information such as translation, examples of actual usage of the headword and the like; a dictionary data input operation means for receiving input of new dictionary data to be registered in the dictionary; a dictionary data register means for registering the dictionary data in the dictionary, the dictionary data being received by the dictionary data input operation means; a headword division means for dividing the headword of the dictionary data into constituting words, the dictionary data being inputted from the dictionary data input operation means; and an additional register means for additionally registering dictionary data in the dictionary, the dictionary data including a desired constituting word divided by the headword division means as a headword and the dictionary data received by the dictionary data input operation means as corresponding information.

Claims

1. A dictionary editing apparatus comprising:

a dictionary having registered dictionary data, each of the dictionary data including a headword and corresponding information;

dictionary data input operation means for receiving input of new dictionary data to be registered in the dictionary;

dictionary data register means for registering the dictionary data in the dictionary, the dictionary data being received by the dictionary data input operation means;

headword division means for dividing the headword of the dictionary data into constituting words, the dictionary data being inputted from the dictionary data input operation means; and

additional register means for additionally registering dictionary data in the dictionary, the dictionary data including a desired constituting word divided by the headword division means as a headword and the dictionary data received by the dictionary dam input operation means as corresponding information, the additional register means including;

a constituting word retrieval unit for searching for the same headword in the dictionary, using the constituting words divided by the headword division means as retrieving key words; and

a headword creation unit for creating new dictionary data, when the constituting word retrieval unit cannot detect the same headword in the dictionary using the constituting word as the retrieving key word, the new dictionary data including the constituting word as a headword and information showing that the dictionary data is newly created as corresponding information.

2. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 1, further includes:

dictionary data temporary storage means for temporarily storing the dictionary data to which the same headword detected by the constituting word retrieval unit belongs, and the new dictionary data which is created by the headword creation unit when the constituting word retrieval unit cannot detect the same headword in the dictionary using the constituting word as the retrieving key word, the new dictionary data including the constituting word as a headword and information showing that the dictionary data is newly created as corresponding information;

additional storage prohibition dictionary data storage means having headwords about which adding new data as the corresponding information is prohibited; and

first dictionary data deletion means for deleting, when the headword stored in the dictionary data temporary storage means and the headword stored in the additional storage prohibition dictionary data storage means are the same, the dictionary data and/or the new dictionary data to which the headword belongs to from the dictionary data temporary storage means.

3. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 2, further includes:

additional storage prohibition dictionary data change means for one of adding and deleting at least one headword stored in the additional storage prohibition dictionary data storage means.

4. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 3, further includes:

corresponding information addition means for additionally storing the dictionary data as a part of the corresponding information of the headword stored in the dictionary data temporary storage means, the dictionary data being received by the dictionary data input operation means.

5. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 4, further includes:

display means for displaying the dictionary data temporarily stored in the dictionary data temporary storage means;

register selection operation means for receiving a direction to select the dictionary data to be registered in the dictionary, the dictionary data being displayed by the display means; and

second dictionary data deletion means for deleting the dictionary data from the dictionary data temporary storage means, the dictionary data about which the register selection operation means did not receive the selection direction.

6. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 5, wherein the additional register means further includes:

a headword matching judgement unit for judging whether the same headword as registered in the dictionary data temporary storage means is registered in the dictionary;

a corresponding information replacement unit for replacing the corresponding information in the dictionary data with the corresponding information stored in the dictionary data temporary storage means, when the headword matching judgement unit judges that same headword is registered; and

a dictionary data additional register unit for additionally registering the dictionary data in the dictionary, the dictionary data being stored in the dictionary data temporary storage means, when the headword matching judgement unit judges that the same headword is not registered.

7. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 6, further includes:

deletion data input operation means for receiving input of a headword of dictionary data to be deleted from the dictionary;

deletion data retrieval means for searching for the same headword in the dictionary, using the headword received by the deletion data input operation means as the retrieving key word;

first dictionary data deletion means for deleting dictionary data from the dictionary, the dictionary data to which the headword retrieved by the deletion data retrieval means belongs to;

deletion data word division means for dividing the headword into constituting words, the headword being retrieved by the deletion data retrieval means;

constituting word retrieval means for retrieving the same headword in the dictionary, using the constituting words divided by the deletion data word division means as retrieving key words;

deletion data selection means for receiving a direction to select the dictionary data retrieved by the constituting word retrieval means;

second dictionary data deletion means for deleing, from the dictionary, at least part of the desired corresponding information of the dictionary data about which the deletion data selection means received the selection direction;

wherein at least part of the desired corresponding information is the dictionary data deleted by the first dictionary data deletion means, and

the display means displays the dictionary data retrieved by the constituting word retrieval means.

8. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 7, further includes:

deletion data temporary storage means for temporary storing dictionary data to which the headword belongs to, the headword being retrieved by the constituting word retrieval means;

deletion data deletion means for deleting the dictionary data which does not include, in the corresponding information stored in the deletion data temporary storage means, the same part as the dictionary data deleted from the dictionary by the first dictionary data deletion means;

wherein the display means displays the dictionary data stored in the deletion data temporary storage means after the dictionary data is deleted by the deletion data deletion means;

wherein the deletion data selection means includes;

a selection unit for receiving a direction to select the dictionary data to be deleted from the dictionary, the dictionary data being displayed by the display means;

a temporary storage data deletion unit for deleting, from the deletion data temporary storage means, the dictionary data about which the selection unit did not receive the selection direction;

a usage deletion unit for deleting, from the corresponding information stored in the deletion data temporary storage means, the same part as the dictionary data deleted from the dictionary by the first dictionary data deletion means, after the dictionary data is deleted from the temporary storage data deletion unit;

wherein the second dictionary data deletion means includes;

the dictionary data replacement unit for replacing the corresponding information of the headword in the dictionary with the corresponding information stored in the deletion data temporary storage means, the headword being the same as the headword stored in the deletion data temporary storage means.

9. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first dictionary data deletion means includes:

a deletion dictionary data selection unit for receiving a direction to select one dictionary data from the dictionary data displayed by the display means; and

a first dictionary data deletion unit for deleting the dictionary data from the dictionary, the dictionary data about which the deletion dictionary data selection unit received the selection direction;

wherein the display means displays, when the deletion data retrieval unit retrieves a plurality of the same headwords in the dictionary, all dictionary data to which the same headwords in the dictionary belong to.

10. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 5, wherein the additional register means further includes:

a headword matching judging unit for judging whether the same headword as registered in the dictionary data temporary storage means is registered in the dictionary;

a corresponding information replacement unit for registering a pointer in the corresponding information of the dictionary, the pointer containing an address of the dictionary data additionally registered in the dictionary by the additional register means, when the headword matching judgement unit judges that the same headword is registered; and

a dictionary data additional storage unit for additionally registering the dictionary data in the dictionary, the dictionary data being stored in the dictionary data temporary storage means, when the headword matching judgement unit judges that the same headword is not registered.

11. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 4, wherein the additional register means further includes:

a headword matching judgement unit for judging whether the same headword as registered in the dictionary data temporary storage means is registered in the dictionary;

a corresponding information replacement unit for replacing the corresponding information in the dictionary data with the corresponding information stored in the dictionary data temporary storage means, when the headword matching judgement unit judges that same headword is registered; and

a dictionary data additional register unit for additionally registering the dictionary data in the dictionary, the dictionary data being stored in the dictionary data temporary storage means, when the headword matching judgement unit judges that the same headword is not registered.

12. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 4, wherein the additional register means further includes:

a headword matching judging unit for judging whether the same headword as registered in the dictionary data temporary storage means is registered in the dictionary;

a corresponding information replacement unit for registering a pointer in the corresponding information of the dictionary, the pointer containing an address of the dictionary data additionally registered in the dictionary by the additional register means, when the headword matching judgement unit judges that the same headword is registered; and

a dictionary data additional storage unit for additionally registering the dictionary data in the dictionary, the dictionary data being stored in the dictionary data temporary storage means, when the headword matching judgement unit judges that the same headword is not registered.

13. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 2, further includes:

corresponding information addition means for additionally storing the dictionary data as a part of the corresponding information of the headword stored in the dictionary data temporary storage means, the dictionary data being received by the dictionary data input operation means.

14. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 13, further includes:

display means for displaying the dictionary data temporarily stored in the dictionary data temporary storage means;

register selection operation means for receiving a direction to select the dictionary data to be registered in the dictionary, the dictionary data being displayed by the display means; and

second dictionary data deletion means for deleting the dictionary data from the dictionary data temporary storage means, the dictionary data about which the register selection operation means did not receive the selection direction.

15. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 14, wherein the additional register means further includes:

a headword matching judgement unit for judging whether the same headword as registered in the dictionary data temporary storage means is registered in the dictionary;

a corresponding information replacement unit for replacing the corresponding information in the dictionary data with the corresponding information stored in the dictionary data temporary storage means, when the headword matching judgement unit judges that same headword is registered; and

a dictionary data additional register unit for additionally registering the dictionary data in the dictionary, the dictionary data being stored in the dictionary data temporary storage means, when the headword matching judgement unit judges that the same headword is not registered.

16. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 15, further includes:

deletion data input operation means for receiving input of a headword of dictionary data to be deleted from the dictionary;

deletion data retrieval means for searching for the same headword in the dictionary, using the headword received by the deletion data input operation means as the retrieving key word;

first dictionary data deletion means for deleting dictionary data from the dictionary, the dictionary data to which the headword retrieved by the deletion data retrieval means belongs to;

deletion data word division means for dividing the headword into constituting words, the headword being retrieved by the deletion data retrieval means;

constituting word retrieval means for retrieving the same headword in the dictionary, using the constituting words divided by the deletion data word division means as retrieving key words;

deletion data selection means for receiving a direction to select the dictionary data retrieved by the constituting word retrieval means;

second dictionary data deletion means for deleing, from the dictionary, at least part of the desired corresponding information of the dictionary data about which the deletion data selection means received the selection direction;

wherein at least part of the desired corresponding information is the dictionary data deleted by the first dictionary data deletion means, and

the display means displays the dictionary data retrieved by the constituting word retrieval means.

17. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 16, further includes:

deletion data temporary storage means for temporary storing dictionary data to which the headword belongs to, the headword being retrieved by the constituting word retrieval means;

deletion data deletion means for deleting the dictionary data which does not include, in the corresponding information stored in the deletion data temporary storage means, the same part as the dictionary data deleted from the dictionary by the first dictionary data deletion means;

wherein the display means displays the dictionary data stored in the deletion data temporary storage means after the dictionary data is deleted by the deletion data deletion means;

wherein the deletion data selection means includes;

a selection unit for receiving a direction to select the dictionary data to be deleted from the dictionary, the dictionary data being displayed by the display means;

a temporary storage data deletion unit for deleting, from the deletion data temporary storage means, the dictionary data about which the selection unit did not receive the selection direction;

a usage deletion unit for deleting, from the corresponding information stored in the deletion data temporary storage means, the same part as the dictionary data deleted from the dictionary by the first dictionary data deletion means, after the dictionary data is deleted from the temporary storage data deletion unit;

wherein the second dictionary data deletion means includes;

the dictionary data replacement unit for replacing the corresponding information of the headword in the dictionary with the corresponding information stored in the deletion data temporary storage means, the headword being the same as the headword stored in the deletion data temporary storage means.

18. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 17, wherein the first dictionary data deletion means includes:

a deletion dictionary data selection unit for receiving a direction to select one dictionary data from the dictionary data displayed by the display means; and

a first dictionary data deletion unit for deleting the dictionary data from the dictionary, the dictionary data about which the deletion dictionary data selection unit received the selection direction;

wherein the display means displays, when the deletion data retrieval unit retrieves a plurality of the same headwords in the dictionary, all dictionary data to which the same headwords in the dictionary belong to.

19. A dictionary editing data comprising:

a dictionary having dictionary data registered, each of the dictionary data including a headword and corresponding information;

deletion data input operation means for receiving input of a headword of the dictionary data to be deleted from the dictionary data registered in the dictionary;

deletion data retrieval means for retrieving the same headword in the dictionary, using the headword received by the deletion data input operation means as the retrieving key word;

first dictionary data deletion means for deleting dictionary data from the dictionary, the dictionary data to which the headword retrieved by the deletion data retrieval means belongs;

deletion data word division means for dividing the headword into constituting words, the headword being retrieved by the deletion data retrieval means;

constituting word retrieval means for retrieving the same headword in the dictionary, using the constituting words divided by the deletion data word division means as the retrieving key words;

display means for displaying the dictionary data retrieved by the constituting word retrieval means;

deletion data selection means for receiving a direction to select the dictionary data retrieved by the constituting word retrieval means;

second dictionary data deletion means for deleting, from the dictionary, at least part of the desired corresponding information of the dictionary data about which the deletion data selection means received the selection direction;

wherein at least part of the desired corresponding information is the dictionary data deleted by the first dictionary data deletion means.

20. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 19, further includes:

deletion data temporary storage means for temporary storing dictionary data to which the headword belongs to, the headword being retrieved by the constituting word retrieval means;

deletion data deletion means for deleting the dictionary data which does not include, in the corresponding information stored in the deletion data temporary storage means, the same part as the dictionary data deleted from the dictionary by the first dictionary data deletion means;

wherein the display means displays the dictionary data stored in the deletion data temporary storage means after the dictionary data is deleted by the deletion data deletion means;

wherein the deletion data selection means includes;

a selection unit for receiving a direction to select the dictionary data to be deleted from the dictionary, the dictionary data being displayed by the display means;

a temporary storage data deletion unit for deleting, from the deletion data temporary storage means, the dictionary data about which the selection unit did not receive the selection direction;

a usage deletion unit for deleting, from the corresponding information stored in the deletion data temporary storage means, the same part as the dictionary data deleted from the dictionary by the first dictionary data deletion means, after the dictionary data is deleted from the temporary storage data deletion unit;

wherein the second dictionary data deletion means includes;

the dictionary data replacement unit for replacing the corresponding information of the headword in the dictionary with the corresponding information stored in the deletion data temporary storage means, the headword being the same as the headword stored in the deletion data temporary storage means.

21. The dictionary editing apparatus of claim 20, wherein the first dictionary data deletion means includes:

a deletion dictionary data selection unit for receiving a direction to select one dictionary data from the dictionary data displayed by the display means; and

a first dictionary data deletion unit for deleting the dictionary data from the dictionary, the dictionary data about which the deletion dictionary data selection unit received the selection direction;

wherein the display means displays, when the deletion data retrieval unit retrieves a plurality of the same headwords in the dictionary, all dictionary data to which the same headwords in the dictionary belong to.