JPS6361984A - Voice annunciating timepiece - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To annunciate a message when it is secure that a person is present and a failure in annunciation when the person is absent by reproducing voice information in a storage circuit on the sounding-off operation for an alarm tone. CONSTITUTION:When the current time coincides with an alarm time, FFs 13 and 14 are set with the output of a comparator 3 to generate the alarm tone from a speaker 9 through an alarm circuit 10 an a counter 11 counts its sounding time. When a sounding-off switch 20 is closed, a voice synthesizing circuit 8 is triggered with the output of a gate circuit 19 through a gate circuit 17, speech information in the storage circuit 6 is reproduced through the speaker 9, and the FF14 is reset to stop the alarm tone. Further, if nobody is present at the alarm time and the sounding is not stopped, the FF14 is reset with the output of the counter 11 a certain time later and the alarm tone is stopped automatically. Then when a person comes close to the timepiece, a human body sensor 12 generates an output and an output is generated through a gate circuit 18, so that the voice information is read out of the storage circuit 7.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an audio notification clock.

[Conventional technology] Conventionally, a tape recorder was built in to record messages.
There is a clock that plays the above message to notify you when an alarm switch is closed.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the above device, when the alarm switch is closed at the set time, the message is automatically played even if no one is nearby, and the message is repeatedly broadcast until the alarm is stopped. This resulted in a large amount of wasted current consumption. Also, since he kept saying messages, it was annoying to others when they heard it, and it became a nuisance.

Therefore, it is conceivable to automatically stop the notification after a certain period of notifications, but in this case, the person in question may miss the notification, and there is a risk that important promises and requirements will become obsolete.

The present invention ensures that a message is notified when someone is present, and also notifies the person if the message cannot be conveyed.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention generates an alarm sound at the alarm time, reproduces the audio information in the memory circuit when the alarm sound stops, and reproduces the audio information without stopping the sound. If this is not done, a notification to that effect is provided.

[Embodiment] In the drawings, 1 is a clock circuit that measures time, 2 is an alarm time setting circuit that stores alarm time, and 3 is a comparison circuit that matches the current time and alarm time. 4 is a time display section, and 5 is an input means for adjusting the current time and alarm time. Reference numeral 6 denotes a memory circuit made of semiconductor, which records audio information to be emitted at a desired time. Preferably, this audio information is rewritable so that the user can record any audio using a recording device (not shown). Reference numeral 7 denotes a memory circuit made of a semiconductor, which stores voice information to notify when the voice information in the memory circuit 6 has not been transmitted, such as voice information such as ``There is a message that has not been conveyed yet.'' 8 is a voice synthesis circuit, 9 is a speaker, and 10 is an alarm circuit that generates an alarm signal. Reference numeral 11 is a counter for automatically stopping the alarm sound, and reference numeral 12 is a human body sensor that detects the presence of a human body within a certain range. 13 and 14 are flip-flop circuits, 15 is a delay circuit, 16 to 19 are gate circuits, 20 is a ring stop switch, 21 is a switch for manually reproducing the audio information in the memory circuit 6, and 22 is a flip-flop circuit. .

Next, the operation will be explained. When the current time matches the alarm time, an output is generated from the comparison circuit 3 and the flip-flop circuit 13 is set.

The flip-flop circuit 14 is further set by the output Q, an alarm signal is generated from the alarm circuit 10, and an alarm sound is generated from the speaker 9. On the other hand, the reset of the counter 11 is canceled and the duration of the alarm sound is counted. When the ring stop switch 20 is then closed, an output is generated from the gate circuit 19 and the speech synthesis circuit 8 is triggered via the gate circuit 17. As a result, the audio information in the storage circuit 6 is read out and reproduced via the speaker 9. On the other hand, the output from the gate circuit 19 is slightly delayed by the delay circuit 15, and then the output from the gate circuit 19 is delayed by the delay circuit 15.
6, the flip-flop circuit 14 is reset and the alarm sound stops. When the reading of the audio information is completed, an output is generated from the terminal a of the audio synthesis circuit 8, and the flip-flop circuit 13 is reset, returning to the initial state.

As described above, the audio information is reproduced by turning off the alarm sound, so the information can be reliably conveyed.

Next, a case where there is no one nearby at the alarm time will be explained. In this case, since the alarm sound is not stopped, an output is generated from the counter 11 after a certain period of time after the alarm sound is generated, the flip-flop circuit 14 is reset, and the alarm sound is automatically stopped. on the other hand,
The flip-flop circuit 22 is set by the above output from the counter 11, and the human body sensor 12 is powered by the output Q thereof and becomes ready for operation. Therefore, when a person approaches the timepiece device, the human body sensor 12 generates an output, and the gate circuit 18 generates an output. As a result, the audio information in the memory circuit 7 is read out, and the speaker 9 says, ``There is a message that I have not told you yet.''
Information is issued. Then, by pressing the switch 21, the audio information in the memory circuit 6 is read out and reproduced by the speaker 9. Upon completion of reading out the voice information, an output is generated from terminal a of the voice synthesis circuit 8, and the flip-flop circuits 13 and 22 are reset to return to the initial state.

In this way, if you are not near the clock device at the alarm time,
If you cannot hear the audio information, you can check it later when you are near the clock device. In this case, in the above embodiment, the switch 21
Although the audio information in the storage circuit 6 is played back by pressing , the present invention is not limited to this, and the audio information may be automatically played following the playback of the audio information in the storage circuit 7. In this case, the voice information in the storage circuit 7 may be, for example, a message such as "We were unable to deliver your message at the set time, so we will notify you now."

Furthermore, in the embodiments described above, the notification that the audio information could not be conveyed at the alarm time is notified by voice, but the notification is not limited to this, and the notification may be made by some kind of display. For example, a light emitting diode may be turned on or blinked.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, since the audio information in the memory circuit is played back when the alarm sound is turned off, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of notifying a message when no one is around. Wasteful current consumption can be suppressed and no one will be bothered by others.

Furthermore, by notifying the user when audio information is not reported, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of missing an important message and forgetting important requirements. In this case, if a human body sensor is used to detect and notify the arrival of a person, the notification can be reliably notified.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawing is a logic circuit diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 2... Alarm time setting circuit 3... Comparison circuit 6.7... Memory circuit 8... Voice synthesis circuit 9... Speaker 10... Alarm circuit 12... Human body sensor 13.14. ...Flip-flop circuits 16 to 19...
・Gate circuit or higher

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A storage means for recording audio information, an alarm means for generating an alarm output at a preset time, a sounding means for generating an alarm sound in response to the alarm output, and a storage means for generating an alarm sound when the alarm sound is stopped. and a reproduction means for reproducing the audio information of the means. (2) storage means for recording audio information; alarm means for generating an alarm output at a preset time; sounding means for generating an alarm sound in response to the alarm output; An audio notification clock comprising a reproducing means for reproducing audio information of the reproducing means, and an annunciating means for notifying when the reproducing means does not reproduce the audio information.