ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING COMMUNICATION FUNCTION WITH ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY, ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY HAVING COMMUNICATION FUNCTION WITH ELECTRONIC DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY CONTROL PROGRAM

摘要

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To retrieve a desired character string very easily without the need for inputting a retrieval target character string by operating keys on an electronic dictionary, by an electronic device having a communication function with the electronic dictionary. Ž<P>SOLUTION: When a desired word is highlighted (X) by specifying a range as a retrieval target word on a text screen in English displayed on a display part 13 of a personal computer 10, and retrieval in a dictionary is instructed by operating a search instruction area 13c, word data of the retrieval target is transmitted to the electronic dictionary 20 by infrared data communication IrDA, and dictionary content for the retrieval target word received from the personal computer 10 is retrieved by English-Japanese dictionary data stored in the electronic dictionary 20, is displayed on a display part 22 of the electronic dictionary 20 or transmitted to the personal computer 10 as response data, which is displayed in a window (W) of the display part 13. Ž<P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT Ž