Embodiment
According to the following drawings, embodiments of the invention are described.
Fig. 1 is the figure of the external structure that the electronic dictionary system relevant to the embodiment of the present invention is shown.
This electronic dictionary system forms by electronic dictionary 10 with the portable display apparatus 30 that described electronic dictionary 10 can intercom mutually.Below this portable display apparatus 30 is called that electronics word folder 30 is described.
Above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 is configured to the special portable of electronic dictionary described below.In addition, electronic dictionary 10 also can be at PDA (personal digital assistants), the PC (personal computer) of the touch-screen type possessing dictionary function, mobile phone, e-book, hand held games etc.
This electronic dictionary 10 is configured to, and possesses by body box 11 and the lid box 12 folded form box that switch is possible via hinge fraction 13.The surface of body box 11 of opening this folded form box has key-press input unit 14, touch pad formula display unit 15, voice output unit 16, and wherein key-press input unit 14 possesses text input keys, dictionary assignment key, [determination] key, input block such as [returning] key, cursor key etc., touches formula display unit 15, voice output unit 16.
Above-mentioned touch pad formula display unit 15 is the structures be integrally formed by the touch location detection device and display device that detect the position that user's pen or finger etc. touch, forms with the touch pad 15t of overlapping transparent on the Color Liquid Crystal Display interface 15d of backlight.
And, the surface of above-mentioned lid box 12 is provided with the almost whole main display unit 17 of touch plate type with backlight as object.
The main display unit of above-mentioned touch plate type 17 is also the same with above-mentioned sub-display unit 15, is the structure that touch location detection device and display device are integrally formed, and forms with the touch pad 17t of overlapping transparent on the Color Liquid Crystal Display picture 17d of backlight.
On the other hand, above-mentioned electronics word folder 30 is formed as the special portable of electronics word folder described below.Mobile phone, e-book, hand held games etc. can be made to have the function of the following description and realize electronics word folder 30.
This electronic dictionary 30 such as has the body box of card sizes, and its front possesses display unit 32, and left end possesses key-press input unit 31.
Above-mentioned key-press input unit 31 possesses: " transmissions " key 31a word data of display on above-mentioned display unit 32 being sent to next data, " returning " key 31b turning back to data above, in order to the word write of the word folder data in display and " confirmation " key 31c, " sound " key 31s reading aloud sound for the data in output display that delete confirmation data (confirmation data).
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the structure of the electronic circuit that above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 is shown.
Fig. 3 is the block diagram of the structure of the electronic circuit that above-mentioned electronics word folder 30 is shown.
The electronic circuit of above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 is by reading in the program that various storage medium stores, be made up of the computing machine according to read programmed control action, there is in described electronic circuit CPU (central processing unit CPU (central processing unit)) 21.
RAM 26, according to the dictionary control program 22a be stored in advance in memory storage 22, is carried out the action of control circuit various piece by this CPU 21 as working storage.In addition, dictionary control program 22a is read into above-mentioned memory storage 22 via storage medium read unit 24 from the exterior storage medium 23 of ROM card etc., or also can be read in above-mentioned memory storage 22 from the Web server (this situation is program servers) 50 the Internet N via communication unit 25.
The dictionary control program 22a stored in above-mentioned memory storage 22 is according to the input signal corresponding with the user operation from above-mentioned key-press input unit 14, touch pad formula display unit 15, the main display unit of touch plate type 17, and the signal of communication of above-mentioned electronics word folder 30 starts.
Like this, above-mentioned CPU 21 is connected with above-mentioned memory storage 22, storage medium read unit 24, communication unit 25, RAM 26, key-press input unit 14, touch pad formula display unit 15, voice output unit 16, the main display unit 17 of touch plate type.
Above-mentioned memory storage 22 stores, the system program of whole actions of described electronic dictionary 10 is managed, via communication unit 25 for carrying out the signal procedure etc. of data communication with the user PC (PC Personal Computer), above-mentioned electronics word folder 30 etc. that do not illustrate in each Web server 50... or figure on the Internet N as dictionary control program 22a.According to above-mentioned dictionary control program 22a, by term input processing, retrieval process, the Graphics Processing of descriptive information, login/the readout process of retrieval resume [history], history data is sent to the process in above-mentioned electronics word folder 30, login/the readout process of word folder, word folder data are sent to the process in above-mentioned electronics word folder 30, receive the process etc. of the word folder data upgraded by above-mentioned electronics word folder 30, based on the dictionary database 22b of same storage 22 inside, history data 22c, word folder data 22d and control whole process.
Store in above-mentioned dictionary database 22b such as national language dictionary, English-Japanese dictionary, day English dictionary, English-English dictionary, the various dictionary such as encyclopedia.
Fig. 4 is the figure of the content that the English-Japanese dictionary stored in the dictionary database 22b of above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 is shown.
As the dictionary data of this English-Japanese dictionary, stored together with the voice data of its pronunciation by the descriptive information that the keyword of each English word arranged in alphabetical order and Japanese implication etc. thereof are formed, each English word described correspondingly with intrinsic identification number ID carries out adding and storing.
It should be pointed out that various dictionary data beyond above-mentioned English-Japanese dictionary are also basic the same with this Britain and Japan's dictionary, store as each term and the descriptive information data structure corresponding with intrinsic identification number ID thereof.
Fig. 5 illustrates the figure of the content of the history data 22c stored in above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10.
In above-mentioned history data 22, accumulate successively according to the kind of each dictionary and store the identification number ID (see Fig. 4) of the keyword arrived by the hierarchical thesaurus function actual retrieval of this device.
Fig. 6 illustrates the figure of the content of the word folder data 22d stored in above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10.
Above-mentioned word folder data 22d, in the keyword of including in the dictionary stored in above-mentioned dictionary database 22b, the word that user logs in as learning object is stored together with confirmation data CK.As described keyword data, store identification number ID (see Fig. 4).Above-mentioned confirmation data CK is the data representing whether corresponding keyword (word) is remembered by user, carries out logging in or deleting according to the operation of user.Above-mentioned word folder data 22d according to often kind of dictionary type or user setting classification and generate.
In addition, in history data 22c, word folder data 22d, store the identification number ID of keyword, but also the word of keyword directly can be stored as keyword data.
The region of data memory input 26a, key frame data-carrier store 26b, sub-image data storer 26c etc. is generated in above-mentioned RAM 26.
In above-mentioned data memory input 26a, memory response inputs data in above-mentioned key-press input unit 14, each touch pad 15t, corresponding with the user operation of 17t each successively.
In above-mentioned key frame data-carrier store 26b, the display data that the picture of above-mentioned touch-screen type picture display unit 17 shows are unfolded as pattern bitmap and are stored.
In above-mentioned sub-image data storer 26c, the display data that the picture of above-mentioned touch pad formula display unit 15 shows are launched into pattern bitmap and are stored.
Further, this electronic dictionary 10 has, and as the function of common electronic dictionary, hierarchical thesaurus keyword is out carried out as resume the history function that logs in, logs in the word folder function etc. of the keyword be retrieved according to the operation of user.And, have and communicate to connect with above-mentioned electronics word folder 30, send the resume/word folder sending function of above-mentioned history data 22c and word folder data 22d, receive and carry out by this electronics word folder 30 the word folder data that upgrade and upgrade the word folder receiving function of the word folder data 22d of this electronic dictionary 10 side.
Above-mentioned CPU 21 defers to the action of the command control circuit unit described in above-mentioned dictionary control program 22a, the working method that the electronic dictionary 10 formed like this works together according to software and hardware, realizes the function described in following action specification.
On the other hand, as shown in Figure 3, the electronic circuit of above-mentioned electronics word folder 30 is according to being made up of the computing machine of programmed control action, possesses CPU 41 in its electronic circuit.
RAM44, according to the word folder control program 42a be stored in advance in memory storage 42, is carried out the action of control circuit unit by this CPU 41 as work storer.In addition, word folder control program 42a can realize, when having in electronics word folder 30 with the external interface that can communicate beyond electronic dictionary 10, be read in above-mentioned memory storage 42 from the Web server (this situation is program servers) 50 exterior storage mediums such as ROM card or the Internet N.
The word folder control program 42a stored in above-mentioned memory storage 42 is according to the input signal corresponding with the user operation from above-mentioned key-press input unit 31 or and the signal of communication of above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 that connects via above-mentioned communication unit 43 and starting.
In this way, above-mentioned memory storage 42, communication unit 43, RAM 44, key-press input unit 31, display unit 32, voice output unit 45 (earphone 45e) are connected with above-mentioned CPU41.
Store in above-mentioned memory storage 42 manage whole actions of this electronics word folder 30 as above-mentioned word folder control program 42a system program, for via the program etc. of above-mentioned communication unit 43 with above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 digital communication.And, store: as above-mentioned word folder control program 42a, along with the communication connection with above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10, after receiving the history data 22e (with reference to Fig. 5) or word folder data 22d (with reference to Fig. 6) sent from this electronic dictionary 10, be stored into the data receiver process in above-mentioned memory storage 42, order shows the history data Graphics Processing of the history data 42c (22c) stored in above-mentioned memory storage 42, order carries out the word folder data Graphics Processing adding/delete of above-mentioned confirmation data CK while showing the word folder data 42d (22d) stored in above-mentioned memory storage 42, above-mentioned confirmation data CK will add/be deleted and the word folder data 42d be updated is sent to the word folder data sending processing etc. of above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10, for controlling based on the dictionary database 42b in same storage 42, history data 42c, display/the transmitting-receiving of word folder data 42d processes whole data processors.
Store in above-mentioned dictionary database 42b such as national language dictionary, English-Japanese dictionary, day English dictionary, the various dictionary such as English-English dictionary (with reference to Fig. 4).These dictionaries are identical with the common dictionary data form of collecting and compile in above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10, but can become the simple version dictionary omitted from implication data (descriptive information) to the data of pronunciation mark, example, explanation, bracket literary style etc.
Above-mentioned history data 42c (with reference to Fig. 5) stores and covers at every turn from the history data 22c that above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 receives.
Above-mentioned word folder data 42d (with reference to Fig. 6) stores the word folder data 22d sent from above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 and the confirmation data CK added corresponding to each word.
Guarantee to store the expression data-carrier store 44a of the display data of display on above-mentioned display unit 32 in above-mentioned RAM 44.
The electronics word folder 30 formed in this way, the action of the command control circuit various piece described in above-mentioned word folder control program 42a is deferred to by above-mentioned CPU 41, according to the action that software and hardware works together, realize the function described in following action specification.
Below, the action of the electronic dictionary system of said structure is described.
Fig. 7 illustrate above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 single in the process flow diagram of process.
Fig. 8 illustrates the process flow diagram of the process communicated to connect along with the above-mentioned electronics word folder 30 with above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10.
Fig. 9 illustrates the figure of the descriptive information display frame G1 of the single process along with above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10.
In above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10, according to the operation of above-mentioned key-press input unit 14 and the dictionary (such as English-Japanese dictionary) selecting user to want, why input picture (not shown) with the term of this dictionary selected and show (step S1) in above-mentioned main display unit 17.
In this term inputting interface, if input the term wanted, such as " wine " (step S2), then corresponding with the term of input keyword " wine " is retrieved from " English-Japanese dictionary " in above-mentioned dictionary database 22b, such as according to shown in Fig. 9, the descriptive information corresponding with " wine ", is presented on above-mentioned main display unit 17 (step S3) as descriptive information display frame G1.
Then, if the descriptive information display frame G1 that display is corresponding with the above-mentioned keyword " wine " retrieved, then this keyword (word) is registered in (step S4) in history data 22c according to its identification number ID.
Further, consider that user wants situation about being logged in word folder by the above-mentioned keyword retrieved, click " word folder " icon T shown in the icon input area 17a on the left of above-mentioned main display unit 17.According to the login (step S5 (YES)) of this click instruction to word folder, show the list of multiple word folder, from the list of this word folder, specified the word folder (step S6) wanted by user.Then in the word folder data 22d corresponding with this appointed word folder, log in the identification number ID (step S7) of the above-mentioned keyword retrieved.
Afterwards, when re-starting keyword retrieval (step S8 (YES)), turning back to step S2, inputting next term by user, carrying out process same as described above.
The word folder function that above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 has then is described.
If the word folder wanted is specified in the user operation according to above-mentioned key-press input unit 14 or above-mentioned icon input area 17a, then based on the identification number ID signed in in these word folder data 22 of specifying, each keyword is read from dictionary data, such as shown in Figure 10, show on main display unit 17 as entry individual word list picture G2.
In this entry individual word list interface G2, the descriptive information corresponding with the keyword being selected by cursor H1 to show shows PV in downside by preview and represents.
Then, about the keyword being selected display by cursor H1, user remembers its implication, once user clicks " confirmation " icon C, is then input in the confirmation frame bc marked in the beginning of identical keyword by confirmation mark.Then add according to the keyword of word folder data 22d and confirm data CK.
In addition, in explanation above, in history data 22c and word folder data 22d, store the identification number ID of keyword, but also the word of keyword directly can be stored as keyword data.
Then, use Fig. 8, the process of the communication process of the above-mentioned electronics word folder 30 with above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 is described.
Figure 11 illustrates the figure along with the menu screen shown with above-mentioned electronics word folder 30 communication process in above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10.It should be noted that, be below illustrate the word folder that make use of " English-Japanese dictionary " utilize form, the dictionary about other is also carry out same action.
In above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10, setting communication pattern, if judge to have been undertaken being connected (steps A 1) by communication unit 25 and electronics word folder 30, then according to Figure 11 (A), the communication menu M1 of the selection of the communication entry as communication object is impelled to show (steps A 2) on main display unit 17.
" word folder " St as the project of communication object and " resume " Sh is shown in above-mentioned communication menu M1.Here, once this project " word folder " St selects (steps A 3 (word folder)) by user, then according to Figure 11 (B), display word folder menu M2 (steps A 4).
Show project " the send keyword/confirmation " Tt of the transmission of the word folder data 22d of this electronic dictionary 10 of instruction in above-mentioned word folder menu M2 and indicate the entry returned of this word folder data 42d Tr that " returns confirmation " from above-mentioned electronics word folder 30.Here, once select " sending keyword/confirmation " Tt (steps A 5 (transmission)), as above-mentioned word folder data 22d (with reference to Fig. 6), identification number ID and this confirmation data CK of the keyword of storage are sent to (steps A 6) above-mentioned electronics word folder 30 from above-mentioned communication unit 25.
And, in word folder menu M2 shown in above-mentioned Figure 11 (B), once select " returning confirmation " Tr (steps A 5 (returning)), the remote signal returned of this word folder of instruction data 42d is sent to above-mentioned electronics word folder 30,, respond this signal and receive identification number ID and this confirmation data CK (steps A 7) of the word folder data 42d (with reference to Fig. 6) that this electronics word folder 30 sends.Further, in the word folder data 22d in this electronic dictionary 10, the confirmation data CK (steps A 8) in the place corresponding with the keyword identification number ID received from above-mentioned electronics word folder 30 is upgraded.
And, in communication menu M1 shown in above-mentioned Figure 11 (A), once have selected " resume " Sh (steps A 3 (resume)), then the identification number ID of each keyword stored as above-mentioned history data 22c (with reference to Fig. 5) is sent to above-mentioned electronics word folder 30 (steps A 9) from above-mentioned communication unit 25.
Figure 12 illustrates the process flow diagram of the process communicated to connect along with the above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 with above-mentioned portable timepiece showing device 30.
In above-mentioned electronics word folder 30, once judge to be connected (step P1) with above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10, then, judge whether to have received history data 22c (step P2), whether have received word folder data 22d (step P4), whether have received the remote signal (step P6) that instruction word notebook data 42d returns.
Here, once judge to have received history data 22c (with reference to Fig. 5) (step P2 (YES)), then this history data 22c received covers in the history data 42c be stored in above-mentioned memory storage 42 (step P3).
And, once judge to have received word folder data 22d (with reference to Fig. 6) (step P4 (YES)), then the word folder data 22d of this reception covers in the history data 42d be stored in above-mentioned memory storage 42 (step P5).
And, once judge the remote signal (step P6 (YES)) returned that have received the above-mentioned word folder data 42d of instruction, this word folder data 42d i.e. identification number ID of each keyword and its are confirmed that data CK is sent to (step P7) in electronic dictionary 10.
Figure 13 illustrates the process flow diagram of the single process of above-mentioned electronics word folder 30.
In above-mentioned electronics word folder 30, after switching on power, start action, display unit 32 shows (step Q1) data selection menu (not shown), and this data selection menu makes user select to show history data 42c or the display word folder data 42d of storage in above-mentioned memory storage 42.
Figure 14 illustrates the figure of the display action of the history data 42c of above-mentioned electronics word folder 30.
In the data selection menu of display on above-mentioned display unit 32, once select the display (step Q2 (resume)) of above-mentioned history data 42c, the word (step Q3) of order display history data.In other words, the keyword read from dictionary database 42b according to the identification number ID of each keyword stored as this history data 42c (with reference to Fig. 5) and descriptive information thereof, according to the operation of " transmission " button 31a, as shown in figure 14, display unit 32 (step Q3, Q4) is presented at from the key sequence of up-to-date login.In addition, the situation operating " returning " button 31b is that backward obtains data and shows.
At this moment, the keyword of display on above-mentioned display unit 32 and descriptive information thereof, according to the operation of " sound " button 31s, can export sound from voice output unit 45 by earphone 45e.
Figure 15 illustrates the figure of the display action of the word data 42d of above-mentioned electronics word folder 30.
In the data selection menu (not shown) of display in above-mentioned display unit 32, once have selected the display (step Q2 (word folder)) of above-mentioned word folder data 42d, based on the identification number ID of each keyword stored as this word folder data 42d (with reference to Fig. 6), show from dictionary database 42b sense data.In this case, according to the operation of " transmission " button 31a, as shown in Figure 15 (A) (B), according to " keyword " → " descriptive information " → next one " keyword " ... order show (step Q5 ~ Q7) in display unit 32.In addition, backward sense data showing when operating " returning " button 31b.
If when showing keyword or its descriptive information of word folder data 42d, operation " confirmations " button 31c, then relative to the confirmation frame bc shown simultaneously, confirming to identify is when not inputting, according to Figure 15 (C), additional confirmation mark.On the other hand, when to log in confirm mark, delete above-mentioned confirmation mark.Further, the confirmation data CK (step Q6) corresponding to this keyword (ID) in above-mentioned word folder data 42d is upgraded.
In addition, in explanation above, receive the identification number ID be stored in history data 22c and word folder data 22d, when the word of the keyword changed along with ID is directly stored, keyword data self becomes the object of transmitting-receiving.
Therefore, according to the electronic dictionary system of said structure, the history data 22c generated by above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 and word folder data 22d is sent in above-mentioned electronics word folder 30, be stored in described memory storage 42, in this electronics word folder 30, user can carry out the study of each word based on history data 22c or word folder data 42d.And, about each keyword of above-mentioned word folder data 42d, can log in or delete and confirm mark, the confirmation data CK by confirming the word folder data 42d that data CK changes, the former word folder data 22d turned back in above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 can be upgraded, even if adopt the word folder function possessed in electronic dictionary 10, also can realize from equal state, proceed study.
Therefore, it is possible to provide the electronic dictionary system higher with operability easy to use.
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Figure 16 illustrates the figure of the content of the history data 22c ' stored in above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10.
The process flow diagram of the process of modified example when Figure 17 illustrates that above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 communicates.
Namely, above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 single in process in (with reference to Fig. 7), once carry out the keyword retrieval (step S1 ~ S3) that user wants, as shown in figure 16, the identification number ID corresponding with this keyword logs in together as history data 22c ', also its log date additional and time data log in.
And, in the process adjoint with the communication connection of above-mentioned electronics word folder 30 (with reference to Fig. 8), if select " resume " Sh (steps A 1 ~ A3 (resume)) being used for sending above-mentioned history data 22c ' from above-mentioned communication menu M1 (with reference to Figure 11 (A)), then read from history data 22c ' and addition of than sending the log date of keyword (ID) that terminates and time log date rearward and the keyword of time (ID) (steps A 9a) last time, to be sent in above-mentioned electronics word folder 30 and to store (steps A 9b).
Further, be attached to log date and the time of the up-to-date keyword (ID) that this sends, the log date and the time that sent the keyword (ID) terminated as above-mentioned last time carry out upgrading (steps A 9c).
Therefore, according to the electronic dictionary system of other embodiments this, in above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10, when sending history data 22c ', all need not send whole keywords (ID) of history data 22c ' at every turn, if the keyword (ID) only sending new login in last time after transmitting time can be better, can alleviate and send relevant load to these data.
It is to be noted, as the mode of each process of the electronic dictionary system recorded in the various embodiments described above, namely by the process that the above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 shown in the process flow diagram of Fig. 7 is independent, the process adjoint with the communication connection of above-mentioned electronics word folder 30 by the above-mentioned electronic dictionary 10 shown in the process flow diagram of Fig. 8, the process adjoint with the communication connection of above-mentioned electronic documentation 10 by the above-mentioned electronic dictionary 30 shown in the process flow diagram of Figure 12, the various modes processed separately by the above-mentioned electronics word folder 30 shown in the process flow diagram of Figure 13, its any one all as the program that can realize on computers, can at storage card (ROM card, RAM card etc.), disk (floppy disk, hard disk etc.), CD (CD-ROM, DVD etc.), store in the medium of the external memory of semiconductor memory etc. and distribution.And, possess the computing machine (control device) of the electronic equipment (10) of dictionary function and have the computing machine (control device) communicating to connect possible portable machine (30) to be read in memory storage by the program stored in the medium of described external memory with this electronic equipment (10), according to described programmed control action of reading in, can be implemented in the function of the electronic dictionary system illustrated in each embodiment above-mentioned, identical process can be realized by the mode of above-mentioned realization.
And, data for realizing the program of above-mentioned each mode can be transmitted on communicating Internet (N) with program code form, the data of said procedure to be taken into the e-machine (10) with above-mentioned electronic dictionary function and to have with this e-machine (10) and communicate to connect in possible portable machine (30) by the computer installation (program servers) connected from this communicating Internet (N), and store in the storage device, also can realize the electronic dictionary system of above-mentioned functions.
The invention is not restricted to the various embodiments described above, can be carry out various modification in the scope not departing from its main idea in implementation procedure.And then, comprise the invention in each stage in the various embodiments described above, obtain various invention by appropriately combined can the extraction of disclosed multiple structural details.Such as, several structural detail is reduced from the entire infrastructure element shown in each embodiment, by the mode that several combination of structural elements is different, also the problem described in the hurdle of problem of the present invention can be solved, when obtaining the effect discussed in the effect hurdle of invention, the structure of deleting or combine this structural detail can be extracted as invention and obtain.