EP0224763B1 - Car radio or an apparatus combining it with a microprocessor-controlled warning tone device - Google Patents
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Autoradio oder eine Gerätekombination mit Autoradio der im Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 angegebenen Art.The invention relates to a car radio or a combination of devices with a car radio of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1.
Aus "Grundig Technische Informationen 1/2, 1984, Seiten 73 bis 101", ist eine Autoradio-Cassettenspieler-Kombination mit einer Sendersuchlaufschaltung und einer mikroprozessorgesteuerten Warntoneinrichtung bekannt. Hierbei erzeugt der Mikroprozessor für den Fall, daß das mit dem Kombinationsgerät ausgestattete Fahrzeug einen Verkehrsfunkssendebereich verläßt und/ oder die Sendersuchlaufschaltung keinen empfangswürdigen Verkehrsfunksender findet, ein anschwellendes Warntonsignal, welches über den NF-Verstärker des Autoradios wiedergegeben wird. Gleichzeitig wird über eine separate Steuerleitung des Prozessors der Fußpunkt des Lautstärkestellers aufgetastet, wodurch insbesondere bei weit zurückgedrehtem Lautstärkesteller eine zusätzliche Anhebung der Warntonlautstärke erfolgt.From "Grundig Technical Information 1/2, 1984, pages 73 to 101", a car radio cassette player combination with a station search circuit and a microprocessor-controlled warning tone device is known. In this case, the microprocessor generates a swelling in the event that the vehicle equipped with the combination device leaves a traffic radio transmission area and / or the station search circuit does not find a traffic radio station worth receiving Warning sound signal, which is reproduced via the NF amplifier of the car radio. At the same time, the foot point of the volume control is sensed via a separate control line of the processor, whereby an additional increase in the warning tone volume takes place, particularly when the volume control is turned far back.
Die bekannte Art der automatischen Warntoneinblendung ist jedoch insbesondere im Hinblick auf den hierzu erforderlichen Mikroprozessor aufwendig und kostspielig, da dieser insgesamt sehr viele Signal- und Steueranschlüsse aufweisen muß. Der Einsatz derartiger Prozessoren ist daher nur bei Geräten der oberen Preisklasse vertretbar.However, the known type of automatic warning sound fade-in is complex and costly, in particular with regard to the microprocessor required for this, since it must have a large number of signal and control connections overall. The use of such processors is therefore only acceptable for devices in the upper price range.
Bei billigeren Geräten werden in der Regel einfachere Mikroprozessoren eingesetzt, die lediglich über einen für das Warntonsignal selbst vorgesehenen Anschluß verfügen. Ein Steueranschluß für die Auftastung der Lautstärke fehlt. Die zusätzliche Anhebung der Lautstärke erfolgt dort unabhängig vom Start des Warntons unmittelbar durch ein aus dem Verkehrsfunkdecoder kommendes Signal, das entweder bei zu schwachem HF-Signal des Verkehrsfunksenders oder bei fehlender Bereichskennung anliegt. Da bei Suchlaufempfängern der Warnton erst gestartet wird, wenn kein neuer, empfangswürdiger Verkehrsfunksender gefunden wird, jedoch das Steuersignal für die Anhebung der Lautstärke bereits zu Beginn des Suchlaufs anliegt, ergibt sich insbesondere bei Cassettenbetrieb der Nachteil, daß die Lautstärke der Cassettenwiedergabe während der Suchlaufphase ungewollt angehoben wird, was der Zuhörer als störend empfindet. Dieser Nachteil macht sich bei der Verwendung eines Booster-Verstärkers noch stärker bemerkbar.In the case of cheaper devices, simpler microprocessors are generally used, which only have a connection provided for the warning signal itself. A control connection for the keying of the volume is missing. The additional increase in volume takes place there, regardless of the start of the warning tone, directly by a signal coming from the traffic radio decoder, which is present either when the HF signal from the traffic radio transmitter is too weak or when there is no area identification. Since the warning tone for search receivers is only started when no new traffic radio station that can be received is found, however, the control signal for increasing the volume is already present at the start of the search, in particular with cassette operation there is the disadvantage that the volume of the cassette playback is increased unintentionally during the search phase, which the listener finds annoying. This disadvantage is even more noticeable when using a booster amplifier.
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Autoradio oder eine Gerätekombination mit Autoradio der im Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 angegebenen Art so auszubilden, daß trotz Verwendung einfacher Mikroprozessoren die Möglichkeit besteht, gleichzeitig den Warnton zu starten, einzublenden und die Lautstärke insgesamt anzuheben.The invention has for its object to design a car radio or a device combination with car radio of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1 so that despite the use of simple microprocessors there is the possibility to start the warning tone at the same time, fade in and increase the volume overall.
Diese Aufgabe wird gemäß der Erfindung durch die im Kennzeichen des Patentanspruchs 1 angegebenen Merkmale gelöst. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen gekennzeichnet.This object is achieved according to the invention by the features specified in the characterizing part of patent claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are characterized in the subclaims.
Das Autoradio oder die Autoradiokombination gemäß der Erfindung hat gegenüber dem Stand der Technik insbesondere den Vorteil, daß bei gleichem Erfolg wesentlich einfachere und kostengünstigere Mikroprozessoren verwendet werden können,da sie weder ein getaktetes, amplitudenmäßig zunehmendes Warntonsignal zur Verfügung stellen, noch separate Steueranschlüsse aufweisen müssen, um einerseits eine gleitende Warntoneinblendung zu erzielen und andererseits zu gewährleisten, daß erst nach dem Start des Warntons der Fußpunkt des Lautstärkestellers aufgetastet wird. Die Auftastung des Fußpunktes ist notwendig, damit insbesondere bei stummgeschaltetem oder mit sehr kleiner Lautstärke betriebenem Gerät der Warnton deutlich hörbar wird. Bei dem Gerät gemäß der Erfindung erfolgt die langsame Einblendung des Warntons und die Fußpunktauftastung des Lautstärkestellers in vorteilhafter Weise über eine einzige, ohnehin vorhandene Einrichtung.The car radio or the car radio combination according to the invention has the advantage over the prior art that, with the same success, much simpler and less expensive microprocessors can be used, since they have neither a clocked, amplitude-increasing warning signal make available, must still have separate control connections, on the one hand to achieve a smooth warning tone display and on the other hand to ensure that the base point of the volume control is only felt after the start of the warning tone. It is necessary to feel the base so that the warning tone is clearly audible, especially when the device is muted or operated at very low volume. In the device according to the invention, the slow fade-in of the warning tone and the foot-point scanning of the volume control are advantageously carried out via a single, already existing device.
Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist im folgenden anhand einer Zeichnung näher erläutert.An embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to a drawing.
Der hierbei verwendete Mikroprozessor 1 stellt ein Warntonsignal 6 konstanter Amplitude zur Verfügung, das in vorteilhafter Weise sowohl dem NF-Verstärker 5 als auch einem dem steuerbaren Stellglied 3 für die Fußpunktauftastung des Lautstärkestellers 4 vorgeschaltetem Integrierglied 2 zugeführt wird. Das Integrierglied 2 erzeugt aus dem Warntonsignal 6, das vorzugsweise einen rechteckförmigen Verlauf hat, ein in seiner Amplitude langsam ansteigendes Gleichspannungs-Steuersignal 7. Über das steuerbare Stellglied 3, das gemäß der Erfindung einen von der Größe des Steuersignals abhängigen Durchlaßwiderstand aufweist und bevorzugt als Transistor ausgebildet ist, kann nun der Fußpunkt des Lautstärkestellers 4 langsam aufgetastet und der über den NF-Verstärker 5 wiederzugebende Warnton allmählich eingeblendet werden.The microprocessor 1 used here provides a
Das zur Gewinnung des Gleichspannungs-Steuersignals 7 erforderliche Integrierglied 2 läßt sich sehr einfach als Transistor stufe realisieren.The
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- Car radio or equipment combination with car radio comprising an automatic station seeking circuit, a microprocessor-controlled warning tone device which emits a warning tone via the AF amplifier when the transmission area identification for a desired traffic broadcast transmitter can no longer be received and/or with an unsuccessful search for a new traffic broadcast transmitter more suitable for reception, and a controllable control element which gates open the lower end of the volume control and causes the volume to be increased, characterised in that the microprocessor (1) generates a constant-amplitude warning tone signal (6) which is supplied to an integrating element (2) which precedes the controllable control element (3), which generates from the warning tone signal (6) a slowly rising directvoltage control signal (7) and delivers this to the controllable control element (3), and in that the controllable control element (3) exhibits a forward resistance which is dependent on the magnitude of the control signal (7).
- Car radio or equipment combination with car radio according to Claim 1, characterised in that the warning tone signal (6) emitted by the microprocessor (1) has a rectangular variation with time.
- Car radio or equipment combination with car radio according to Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that a transistor is provided as controllable control element (3).
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DE3542844A DE3542844A1 (en) | 1985-12-04 | 1985-12-04 | CAR RADIO OR DEVICE COMBINATION WITH CAR RADIO WITH MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLED WARNING TONE DEVICE |
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EP0224763A2 EP0224763A2 (en) | 1987-06-10 |
EP0224763A3 EP0224763A3 (en) | 1988-09-21 |
EP0224763B1 true EP0224763B1 (en) | 1991-04-24 |
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