Computer program for executing document editing processing on a computer system

Abstract

A document editing processing apparatus which enables formulation of a hybrid multimedia document containing e.g., an image readily and speedily. Each time a character is input, dictionary retrieval is performed with e.g., an undefined character as a retrieving condition, at the same time as a filename of a multimedia information file is retrieved. The results obtained on dictionary retrieval and the results obtained on file searching are demonstrated on a menu as conversion candidates. Alternatively, a multimedia dictionary is retrieved, using a multimedia dictionary in which the multimedia information has been registered in association with the reading, with the retrieved results being conversion candidates. Still alternatively, dictionary retrieval is executed, with e.g., an undefined character as a retrieving condition, using a word dictionary having the reading associated with multimedia information identifiers. This enables formulation of a hybrid multimedia document containing e.g., an image readily and speedily.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to a document editing processing method and apparatus and, more specifically, to a document editing processing configuration applicable in document editing employing a word processor, a DTP, a commuter and a portable document inputting apparatus. More particularly, it relates to a document editing processing method and apparatus and a program furnishing medium enabling high-speed conversion based on a user-input reading while enabling not only kana-kanji conversion processing (conversion from Japanese syllabic characters to Chinese characters), that is conversion from input reading data to kanji, but also high-speed conversion from the input reading data to the multimedia information pieces, such as picture information. [0003] 2. Description of Related Art [0004] In preparing various documents, such as information letters, presentation materials or mails, by a document processing device, such ...

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Benefits of technology

[0052] In the document editing processing method and apparatus of the present invention, as described above, in which a variety of multimedia information pieces, such as the still picture images, moving picture information, speech information and other programs, are associated with keywords to prepare a registration table to render it possible to prepare a document based on the characters, words, prediction and estimation of characters, words or phrases, it becomes possible to prepare a multimedia document merely by repeating the processing consisting in presenting a set of a variety of multimedia information pieces, meticulously selected based on partial reading designation and on prediction from the character string directly before the input position, such as candidate words, candidate images, moving picture information, speech information or other programs, and in selecting the words, images, moving picture information or other programs. It is therefore possible to prepare a hybrid multimedia documents, including images, far more speedily and readily than is possible with the conventional character inputting technique which is based on kana-kanji conversion processing derived from conversion after inputting the entire readings.

[0054] Moreover, in the document editing processing method and apparatus of the present invention, in which a variety of the multimedia information pieces, such as still picture information, moving picture information, speech information or other programs, are registered along with reading data” in a multimedia dictionary, along with the text data, this reading data” being then retrieved based on the input characters, the hybrid image-text multimedia document can be prepared readily and speedily.

Problems solved by technology

However, since a wide variety of picture data are stored in the picture data file, it is not that easy to select desired pictures from the voluminous data.

However, in any of the above-described methods, it is necessary to carry out plural processing steps, such as invoking picture data files, listed display of picture data and selection, thus imposing significant load on the user while lowering the document preparing processing speed.

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