JP2007219824A - Electronic dictionary and control method of same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic dictionary allowing an easy word test without requiring troublesome operation. <P>SOLUTION: This electronic dictionary 1 comprises: a control part 11 for controlling processing of each part; an input means 12 for inputting operation of a user; a dictionary storage means 13 for storing dictionary information; a display means 14 for displaying information to be displayed to the user; and a storage means 15 for storing history information or the like related to a word retrieved in the past. The input means 12 receives the operation from the user, and designates question preparation setting such as a condition of the word used in the word test or a format of the word test to the control part 11. The control part 11 extracts the word according with the condition designated in the question preparation setting, and registers it into a word book. Thereafter, the control means 11 sequentially displays the dictionary information corresponding to the word registered in the word book on the display means 14 on the basis of the question preparation setting, and performs the word test. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic dictionary having a function of retaining a history of words searched by a user, and an electronic dictionary control method.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, electronic dictionaries having a dictionary function are known which have a function of holding a history of words searched by a user in the past (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Furthermore, by adding the searched word to the word book data and making it possible to sort the words registered in the word book data according to conditions such as alphabetical order or part-of-speech order, a word book function has been developed. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2). It is also known to perform a word test using this word book (see, for example, Patent Document 3).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 05-233684 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 07-234874 JP 2003-43905 A

However, in the above-described conventional electronic dictionary, when the searched word is registered in the word book, the operation of registration must be performed for all the words to be registered. Therefore, even if a word has been searched in the electronic dictionary in the past by the user, when registering the word in the word book, it is necessary to perform a search again and register it in the word book. There was a problem that the work of creating a word book was difficult.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic dictionary that can easily perform a word test without requiring a complicated operation.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an electronic dictionary according to the present invention includes character information input means for inputting character information, dictionary information storage means for storing dictionary information, and the character information input. Search means for searching the dictionary information of the word corresponding to the character information input by the means from the dictionary information storage means, display means for displaying the dictionary information of the searched word, and the word searched by the search means History information storage means for storing the history, extraction condition specification means for specifying an extraction condition, extraction means for extracting a word corresponding to the specified extraction condition from words stored in the history information storage means, And a word book registration means for registering the extracted word in a data area used as a word book.

  The electronic dictionary according to the present invention further comprises test question display means for displaying, on the display means, a test question created based on the dictionary information of the words registered by the word book registration means in the present invention. It is characterized by that.

  In the electronic dictionary according to the present invention, in the above-mentioned invention, the history information storage means stores a history of words searched by the search means and a search time when the words are searched, and the extraction condition specifying means Specifies a period during which the word is searched as an extraction condition.

  In the electronic dictionary according to the present invention, in the present invention, the dictionary information storage unit stores dictionary information corresponding to a plurality of types of dictionaries, and the extraction condition designating unit stores a dictionary in which the word is stored. The type is specified as an extraction condition.

  In the electronic dictionary according to the present invention, the test question display means may display a part of the dictionary information of the words registered in the word book registration means as non-display on the display means in the present invention. Features.

  The electronic dictionary control method according to the present invention is a method for controlling an electronic dictionary comprising character information input means for inputting character information, dictionary information storage means for storing dictionary information, and display means, A search procedure for searching the dictionary information storage unit for word information corresponding to the character information input by the character information input unit; a history information storage procedure for storing a history of words searched by the search procedure; An extraction condition specifying procedure for specifying an extraction condition, an extraction procedure for extracting a word corresponding to the specified extraction condition from words stored in the history information storing procedure, and the extracted word is used as a word book A word book registration procedure to be registered in the data area, and a test question for displaying on the display means a test question created based on the dictionary information of the words registered in the word book registration procedure Characterized in that comprising the 示手 order.

  According to the present invention, since it is possible to perform a word test using the history information of the words searched by the user in the past, it is not necessary to register the word used in the word test in the word book, and it is easy. You can do a word test. Moreover, a word book can be created simultaneously by performing a word test.

  Further, by providing a means for hiding a word or a part of dictionary information corresponding to the word, it is possible to perform a test while hiding information to be memorized by the user. Can learn.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of an electronic dictionary according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, the control means 11 controls processing in each part in the electronic dictionary 1. Further, the control means 11 has a function (search means) for searching the word corresponding to the character string input by the input means 12 from the dictionary information storage means 13. The input unit 12 (character information input unit) includes a key for inputting characters such as alphabets and numbers, a function key for the user to specify control of the electronic dictionary 1, and the like.

  The dictionary storage unit 13 is a memory that holds dictionary information such as an English-Japanese dictionary used in the electronic dictionary 1. The display unit 14 is a display such as a liquid crystal that displays information to be shown to the user in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 11.

  The storage unit 15 is a memory used by the control unit 11 and is used when information is temporarily stored. The storage means 15 includes a data area (history information storage means) for storing history information related to a word searched in the past, and a data area for storing a word book in which dictionary information related to a specific word is registered. The control unit 11 has a function of managing time information, and the history information stores time information (search time) searched together with headword information.

Next, the operation of the above-described embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for creating a word book from history information held in the electronic dictionary 1 and performing a word test using the word book. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing performed by the control means 11 in step S206 of FIG. 4 and 5 are diagrams illustrating examples of screens displayed on the display unit 14 in the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3.

  The input unit 12 accepts an input by an operation from the user, and instructs the control unit 11 to start a word test using history information. The control means 11 displays the screen shown in FIG. Subsequently, the input unit 12 receives an input from the user and designates the type of dictionary to be selected to the control unit 11 (step S201).

  When the type of dictionary to be selected is input from the input means 12, the control means 11 displays the screen shown in FIG. 4B on the display means 14, and prompts the user to confirm the question setting together with the current question setting. Is displayed (step S202). Subsequently, the input unit 12 receives an input by an operation from the user, and instructs the control unit 11 whether to change the question setting.

  In the screen of FIG. 4B, the input means 12 inputs the user's instructions for the period during which the words to be given in the word test are searched, the order in which questions are given, the type of the questions, and the answer input. The period is specified by, for example, the conditions of “words searched today” or “words searched in the last week”, and the control means 11 tests the words that have been searched within the specified period and remain as history information. Register in the word book as the target of In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the input unit 12 inputs designation of “word searched today” as a period.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the data structure of the history information stored in the storage unit 15, and FIG. 7 shows an example of the data structure of the word book created from the history information. The data structure of the history information includes a dictionary ID associated with the type of dictionary in which the word is registered, a heading ID assigned to the word, a date and time when the word is searched. On the other hand, the data structure of the word book includes the dictionary ID associated with the type of dictionary in which the word is registered, the heading ID assigned to the word, the date and time when the word was searched, and information on recent test results. Consists of.

  In FIG. 7, all the words registered in the history information of FIG. 6 are registered in the word book. For example, the input unit 12 inputs the condition designation of “word searched today (2006/02/01)”. In this case, the control means 11 registers only two words (two words with headword IDs 003532 and 007654) whose search date is 2006/02/01 in the data structure of FIG. 6 in the word book.

  In specifying the order in which questions are given, the control means 11 specifies the order of words to be given in the word test. In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the searched times are sorted in “new order”. In specifying the question format, the control means 11 specifies how to process and display the dictionary information associated with each word. In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the control unit 11 performs a process of “hiding a headword” on the dictionary information and displays the dictionary information on the display unit 14.

  The designation of answer input designates whether or not the input means 12 accepts an answer input by a user operation during a test. This embodiment demonstrates the case where the input means 12 receives the answer input by a user's operation.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 2, when the input unit 12 instructs the control unit 11 to change the question setting (step S203: Yes), the control unit 11 displays a setting change screen (not shown). 14 is displayed. Subsequently, the input unit 12 receives an input from the user and instructs the control unit 11 to change the setting. On the other hand, when the input unit 12 instructs the control unit 11 not to change the question setting in step S203, or when the control unit 11 finishes changing the question setting in step S204, the control unit 11 sets the question setting. A word is extracted from the history information based on the condition specified in the setting (extraction means), and the extracted word is registered in the word book (step S205: word book registration means).

  In the present embodiment, the control means 11 extracts words whose searched time information is “today” from the words registered in the history information, and further rearranges the time information in the newest order and registers them in the word book. To do.

  That is, in this embodiment, the control means 11 uses the type of dictionary in which the word is registered and information on the searched period as the extraction condition for the word registered in the word test word book. Therefore, words that meet the conditions such as “words in English-Japanese dictionary” and “words searched today”, “words in Japanese-English dictionary” and “words searched in the last week” are extracted from the words saved as history. The extracted words can be registered together in the word book. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently create a word book without requiring a complicated registration operation, as compared with a conventional electronic dictionary in which words need to be registered word by word.

  When the creation of the word book is completed, the dictionary information corresponding to the word is sequentially applied from the word registered at the top of the word book (the word with the latest search time) according to the setting made in step S203 or step S204. Then, after performing the process of hiding the headword part, it is displayed on the display means 14 and a word test is performed (step S206). When the word test is completed, the control means 11 displays a series of word test results on the display means 14 (step S207).

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the process of the control unit 11 in step S206 will be described in detail.
The control means 11 sets the test number counter and the correct answer number counter to 0, and displays the dictionary information corresponding to the word with the newest searched date from the words registered in the history information on the display means 14 ( Step S301). Here, the control means 11 performs processing for hiding the display of the headword from the dictionary information (display control means), and provides an area for the user to input, and then displays the screen shown in FIG. Display (test question display means). In this case, the user answers the hidden headword.

  Subsequently, the input unit 12 receives an answer input by an operation from the user, and outputs the answer input to the control unit 11. The control unit 11 stands by until an answer input is input from the input unit 12, and when it is input (step S302: Yes), the correct answer determination is subsequently performed (step S303). In the present embodiment, the control unit 11 performs the correct answer determination, but the user may perform the correct answer determination.

  If the answer input in step S302 matches the hidden headword, the control means 11 determines that the answer is correct, increments the correct answer count counter by 1, and displays the screen shown in FIG. To display. On the other hand, if the answer input does not match the hidden headword, the control means 11 determines that the answer is incorrect, and the control means 11 displays on the display means 14 that the answer is incorrect.

  Thus, the test for one word is completed, and the control unit 11 increments the test number counter by 1 and records the result of the correct answer determination in step S303 of the word book. Subsequently, the control means 11 determines whether there is a next word to be tested from the word book (step S304). Thereafter, the control means 11 repeatedly executes the processing from step S301 to step S304 until the test for all the words registered in the word book is completed.

  When the test for all the words registered in the word book is completed, the control unit 11 determines that there is no item to be displayed next (step S304: No), and ends the flowchart of FIG. Thereafter, returning to FIG. 2, the control means 11 displays the value of the test number counter and the value of the correct number of times counter on the display means 14 as a result of the word test (step S207). The screen shown in FIG. 5E is an example of a screen when the test result is displayed on the display unit 14.

  Here, the input unit 12 accepts an input by an operation from the user, and instructs the control unit 11 whether or not to continue the word test. When the input means 12 instructs the control means 11 to continue the word test, the screen returns to the screen shown in FIG. 4A and the processing is resumed from step S201 in FIG. On the other hand, when the input means 12 instructs the control means 11 not to continue the word test, the word test processing is terminated.

  In the present embodiment, only necessary words are extracted from history information of previously searched words according to predetermined conditions (such as dictionary type and search time) and automatically registered in the word book. Therefore, there is no need for the user to perform troublesome operations for creating the word book. For this reason, it becomes possible to easily carry out a word test using the automatically created word book, and the user can learn efficiently.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, the concrete structure is not restricted to this embodiment, The design change etc. of the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention are included. For example, the present invention is not limited to an electronic dictionary, and can also be applied to an electronic device such as a mobile phone equipped with a dictionary function.

  The present invention is suitable for use in electronic devices such as an electronic dictionary having a dictionary function and a mobile phone.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the electronic dictionary which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart at the time of performing a word test in the electronic dictionary 1 of FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing performed by the control means 11 of FIG. 1 in step S206 of FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 14 of FIG. 1 in the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 14 of FIG. 1 in the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the log | history information memorize | stored in the memory | storage means 15 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the word book memorize | stored in the memory | storage means 15 of FIG.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electronic dictionary, 11 ... Control means, 12 ... Input means, 13 ... Dictionary storage means, 14 ... Display means, 15 ... Storage means

Claims (6)

Character information input means for inputting character information;
Dictionary information storage means for storing dictionary information;
A search unit that searches the dictionary information storage unit for dictionary information of words corresponding to the character information input by the character information input unit;
Display means for displaying dictionary information of the searched word;
History information storage means for storing a history of words searched by the search means;
An extraction condition specifying means for specifying an extraction condition;
Extraction means for extracting a word corresponding to the specified extraction condition from words stored in the history information storage means;
An electronic dictionary comprising: a word book registration means for registering the extracted word in a data area used as a word book.   2. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, further comprising: a test question display unit that displays a test question created based on dictionary information of words registered by the word book registration unit on the display unit. The history information storage means stores a history of words searched by the search means and a search time when the words are searched,
The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, wherein the extraction condition designating unit designates a period during which the word is searched as an extraction condition. The dictionary information storage means stores dictionary information corresponding to a plurality of types of dictionaries,
The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, wherein the extraction condition designating unit designates a type of dictionary in which the word is stored as an extraction condition.   3. The electronic dictionary according to claim 2, wherein the test question display means displays a part of the dictionary information of the words registered in the word book registration means as non-display on the display means. An electronic dictionary control method comprising character information input means for inputting character information, dictionary information storage means for storing dictionary information, and display means,
A search procedure for searching dictionary information of words corresponding to the character information input by the character information input means from the dictionary information storage means;
A history information storage procedure for storing a history of words searched by the search procedure;
An extraction condition specification procedure for specifying an extraction condition;
An extraction procedure for extracting a word corresponding to the specified extraction condition from the words stored in the history information storage procedure;
A word book registration procedure for registering the extracted word in a data area used as a word book;
An electronic dictionary control method comprising: a test question display procedure for displaying a test question created on the basis of dictionary information of words registered in the word book registration procedure on the display means.

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