JPS59135533A - Proofreading system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate proofreading work by supplying and executing en bloc the proofreading jobs of different modes. CONSTITUTION:When a character string is shifted, a mark showing the shift and the shift degree are fed to the head and the end of the part to be shifted while pushing insertion keys. For correction of characters, a new character can be written on an old character. The special marks are added before the corresponding characters to designate an em, a straight angle, etc. When the proofreading work is over, the printing is executed. A processor identifies the character string and the marks to indicate proofreading. Then a text is proofread in accordance with those marks, and the contents of a replacement data area 332 are successively replaced. A proofread sentence is displayed in the final process. If the proofread contents are unsatisfactory, a cancel key is operated to read the sentence having proofreading marks out of a data area 331 and then to display the sentence.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to a proofreading method for text written in natural language.

[Prior art]

Recently, general-purpose terminal devices or word processors have come to be used for editing and proofreading texts written in natural languages, but these devices and methods use various proofreading functions to perform proofreading work. , since the processing modes are separated for each function, for example, if a string movement and associated character correction occur, this series of processing must be performed in two different modes: string movement and character correction. No. Therefore, there are disadvantages in that it is necessary to change the mode, it is unnatural for the calibration work, and the efficiency of the work is reduced.

[Purpose of the invention]

The purpose of the present invention is to integrate operations such as selecting a proofreading function necessary for proofreading work, specifying a proofreading part, inputting a character string, and instructing execution of processing. The aim is to overcome the shortcomings of the system and improve the efficiency of the entire system.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, the characters of the text to be proofread and the characters (codes) input by the proofreader for proofreading use completely different character systems. When multiple proofreading locations occur in the text output on the screen, the proofreader can directly input the character strings necessary for proofreading into all the proofreading locations. When instructed to do so by the proofreader, the system extracts the various character strings embedded within the text in these different writing systems and interprets their position within the text and the specified function. , and after performing the processing all at once according to them, the processing results are output on the screen.

[Examples of the Invention] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to Examples. Here, a proofreading system for a second language in a system for automatically translating a first language into a second language will be described as an example. Also, for convenience of explanation, the first language is English and the second language is Japanese.

As shown in FIG. 1, the terminal device 1 according to the present invention includes a processing device 2, a storage device 3, a CBr 4, and a keyboard 5. For example, when automatic translation processing is executed in a central computer, the terminal device tl is connected to the central computer @ 8 via the modem 6 and the communication line 7, and the terminal device tl is connected to the central computer @ 8 through the modem 6 and the communication line 7, and the terminal device tl is connected to the central computer @ 8 and receives the English text and the Japanese text that is the translation result. The text is received by the central computer 8. The Japanese text is displayed on the C-T4, and the proofreader proofreads the Japanese text using the keyboard 5 while looking at the C-T4. On keyboard 5,
As shown in FIG. 2, character keys 51, cursor keys 52
, a character string insertion key 53, a character string deletion key 54, a proofreading process execution key 55, and a cancel key 56. Furthermore, the character keys 51 are provided with alphabetic characters, kana characters, numbers, and special symbols.

FIG. 3(a) shows an example in which English text and Japanese text sent from the central computer are displayed on the CBr4.

The input operations of the proofreader when performing proofreading according to this display screen will be explained below. Among the many proofreading functions, we will specifically explain two proofreading functions, character string movement and character string correction, which appear particularly frequently in proofreading work for translated texts. The proofreader first focuses on an arbitrary sentence in the Japanese text and considers the need for proofreading by comparing it with the English text. If you want to move a character string, the proofreader places the cursor on the first character of the character string you want to move, presses the insert key 53, and then inputs an arbitrary number using the character keys 51 to move the character string. Insert the same number after the last character.

Then, similarly press the cursor key 5 to the position you want to move.
2 and insert key 53 to insert symbols and numbers indicating the destination. This number is a number that associates the character string to be moved with the destination. Next, character string correction will be explained. The proofreader places the cursor on the beginning of the character string to be corrected and uses the character keys 51 to input the converted character string overlapping it from above. If the character string to be corrected is long and the length of the converted character string is also longer, use the delete key 54, and if it is shorter, use the insert key 53 to input characters while adjusting the length. Here, the converted character string is a Roman character or katakana character string with a special symbol (hereinafter referred to as a conversion symbol) that specifies the type of conversion for converting the character string.

For example, all characters in Japanese text are full-width characters (1 character 2 bytes), all characters input by the proofreader are half-width characters (1 character 1 byte), and the symbol @( is used to indicate the destination when moving a string). (half-width character), signal to be converted to hiragana ¥ (half-width character), symbol & (half-width character) to be converted to katakana as a conversion symbol for character correction.
FIG. 3(b) shows an input example in which the following two settings are set and a character string is input in katakana. In the figure, the underlined parts are the parts input by the proofreader. As shown in the figure, when the proofreader presses the execution key 55 after inputting - through lines across the entire Japanese text output to the CBr 4, this text data is sent to the processing device 2, and according to each symbol, the proofreader presses the execution key 55. After the calibration process is performed, the result is CBr4
will be displayed. Figure 3 shows only the Japanese text at this time (
Shown in e). At this point, if you discover a new part that requires calibration, you can repeat the above operations.

An example of the processing performed by the processing device 2 in response to these calibration operations is shown in FIG. 5(a). First, FIG. 4 shows the contents of the storage device 3. The storage device 3 includes an English text area 31 that stores English text sent from the central computer, a Japanese text area 32 that stores the latest update result of Japanese text, and an update data area for updating Japanese text. 33, a character conversion table 34, etc. or,
The update data area 33 includes a reception data area 331,
It is made up of an update data area 332, and the character conversion table is made up of a katakana conversion table 341 and a hiragana conversion table 342.

The processing of the processing device 2 will be described below with reference to FIG. 5(a). First, the processing device 2 processes a Japanese text string,
It is distinguished from the character string embedded therein and input by the proofreader. For example, out of a Japanese text string consisting of full-width characters, it means that the full-width characters start from the character that appears in the half-width character string closest to the search start address I; This is an identification code (2 bytes) that means that a half-width character begins. This identification code is automatically added to the beginning of a half-width character string when the proofreader inserts a half-width character string from the keyboard 5 into a full-width character string. When the proofreader presses the execution key 55, the processing device 2 receives a text string containing a mixture of full-width characters, half-width characters, and identification codes, and stores it in the received data area 331 of the storage device 3.

This data is called received data, and an example of its contents is shown in FIG. 3(C). Further, the received data is stored as is in the update data area 332, and this data is called update data. Next, identify the half-width character strings from the update data using the method shown in Figure 5(b). After performing the process of moving the character strings according to all the movement symbols that exist in the slot, update The process of updating the contents of the data area 332, and all converted character strings existing in the update data that have been processed in (2) and (1), are converted according to the conversion symbol, and the updated data area 332
The process of updating the contents of 2 is performed in order, and when the process of (2) is completed, the contents of the Japanese text area 32 are replaced with the contents of the update data areas 31 and 32.

Finally, the contents of the Japanese text area 32 are displayed on the CRT 4. Therefore, if the proofreader is dissatisfied with the converted content, he presses the cancel key 56, and the processing device 2 displays the unexecuted text data stored in the received data area 332 on the CRT 4. The details of the processes (1) and (2) will be explained below.

(1) One character string movement process The flow of the process is shown in FIG. First, update data area 3
Store 1 (representing the beginning) in the variable I indicating the address of 3-2 (step 101), and check whether there is a half-width character @ indicating movement in the update data stored after address ■ in the update data area 332. Search (Step 1
02,103).

If it happens rarely, store the address in I (
Step 104). In addition, the following half-width characters are stored in N, and it is determined whether N is a number (step 105).
, 106). If it is not a number, ignore the @ symbol and go to the next character (step 107). If it is a number, search for the character string surrounded by this number from the beginning of the update data area, and if it exists, set the address of the number N added in front of the character string to Ml, The address of the number N added after the character string is stored in M2 (steps 108 to 112). In determining whether the designation of number N is correct (step ios).

111.113), if no number is specified, if only one number is specified, or if @ is in the string to be moved, this flowchart ignores all numbers and moves the next character. Go to see it (step 107), but it is also a good idea to output an error message to the screen and let the proofreader decide on the subsequent process. Finally, in the update data, the character string surrounded by numbers N is moved to the position specified by @ (step 115). Then, the address of the update data area of the last character of the relevant character string after the movement is stored in ■ (steps 116 to 118), and thereafter, until there is no @ in the update data stored after address I, Repeat the same process.

(2) One character string conversion process The flow of the process is shown in FIG. First, store 1 (representing the beginning) in the variable indicating the address of the update data area 332 (step 201), and search to see if there is a half-width character string in the update data stored after address I in the update data area 332. (Steps 202, 203).

All half-width character strings present in the update data for which the character string movement process described in (1) has been completed are treated as converted character strings here. If it exists, the half-width character string is stored in DATA as a converted character string, and its start address is stored in I (step 204).

Determine what the first character of DATA is (steps 205, 206), and if &, store the second and subsequent characters of DATA in DATA, and create the katakana table of the character conversion table shown in Figure 8. 341, the half-width character string -DATA is converted into a full-width katakana character string (steps 206, 207). Also, ￥
In the same way, the second and subsequent characters of DATA are newly stored in DA'l'A, and the half-width character string DATA is converted to full-width characters while referring to the hiragana table 342 of the character conversion table shown in FIG. is converted into a hiragana character string (steps 209, 210). If neither & nor ¥, the symbol is omitted and converted to hiragana (step 210). Then, the length of the full-width character string after conversion is stored in L (step 211). Finally, in the update data, replace the converted character string with the converted character string (step 212), and store the address of the update data area of the last character of the character string in ■ (step 213).
). The above process is repeated for all half-width character strings present in the update data stored after address I (step 213).

FIG. 3(d) is an example of the contents of the updated data area 332 after the character string movement process is completed, and FIG. 3(e) is an example of the contents of the updated data area 332 after the character string correction process is completed. I'll go. However, the identification code is omitted.

An embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but as in the embodiment, when the characters of the Japanese text and the characters input by the proofreader do not use different character systems, the characters are automatically added. Another possible method is for the proofreader to force the keyboard to insert the identification code using a function key or the like. In addition, in the embodiment, a mode is set in which the proofreader can freely select what to use for special symbols (movement symbols, conversion symbols, etc.) that determine the proofreading function at the start of proofreading work. Even when half-width characters are mixed in the Japanese text sent from the central computer, the method of the present invention can be utilized by using characters that are not included in those character strings as special symbols. .

In addition, in the embodiment, character string movement and character string correction were given as examples of proofreading functions, but the method of the present invention can be easily applied to other proofreading functions by providing new special symbols. realizable. In particular, when converting to kanji during character string correction, kana-kanji conversion may be performed using a conventional method. However, if there are many candidates for the kanji to be converted, the one with the highest priority will be output, and so that the proofreader can understand this, only that part will be made high brightness, and a part of the screen will be Another possible method would be to output the kanji that have come up as candidates so that the proofreader can select them.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, there are the following effects.

(1) By inputting the specification of the proofreading function as a special symbol along with the character string, the mantissa function can be executed.
This can be done by pressing the -times function key jl) and -4. As a result, editing can be performed on a screen-by-screen basis instead of the conventional editing on a functional basis, and proofreading work can be done more naturally.

(2) By inputting character strings directly into the proofreading area, it is possible to omit the area specification (function of specifying the range of character strings to be proofread), which is a conventional proofreading function, and Specifications can be made all at once.

(3) As a result of (1) and (2), the number of presses of function keys and the number of times data is transmitted to the processing device are greatly reduced, making the calibration work more efficient.

(4) If a character string with a different writing system is inserted into the text as in the example, the proofreader will also notice that the text string is different from the character string input by the proofreader (converted character string). etc)
Since the characters can be easily identified, it is easy to check the entered part after completing character input.

In particular, the present invention has many problems such as character string movement in phrase units, hiragana corrections such as word endings and particles, and mistranslations that occur throughout the text, and similar proofreading that is often repeated. It has a great effect on streamlining the proofreading work of Japanese text in automatic translation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a terminal device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a view of the keyboard board, Figs. Figure (CL) (d) and (e) are diagrams showing an example of the storage contents of the text storage device, Figure 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the area of the storage device, and Figure 5 (a) is a diagram showing an outline of the processing of the processing device. Figure, 5th
Figure (b) is a diagram showing an example of character identification processing, Figure 6 is a diagram showing the flow of character string movement processing, Figure 7 is a diagram showing the flow of character string correction processing, and Figure 8 is a diagram showing the flow of character string movement processing. It is a figure which shows the table for character string conversion. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Terminal device, 2... Processing device, 3... Storage device, 4... CRT, 5... Keyboard, 6... Modem, 7... Communication line, 8... central computer. ■ 1 Figure'\rzFigurefJ4Ea Coctj41 Figure 3 (d) ゛(b) Atsushi 3 eyes (Cn<d) <e) I! Q: Ask for help. -1111 Figure 5 (ζ) Figure 5 (b) Figure 2 Figure 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A character string proofreading method characterized by inputting proofreading instruction codes for multiple buildings at once, and receiving and executing them by pressing an execution key once. 2. In the method described in paragraph 1, the calibration instruction code and (
or) A character string proofreading method characterized by embedding a proofreading character string into input text. 3. In the method described in paragraph 1, the character string to be proofread and the code for proofreading instructions and/or the character string for proofreading are in different character systems, and this is used to create the character string to be proofread and the code for proofreading. A character string proofreading method that is characterized by distinguishing between data and data. 4. A character string proofreading method according to item 1, characterized in that a plurality of areas requiring proofreading in a character string to be proofread are identified using embedded proofreading data.