JP6430187B2 - Electronic equipment and audio output system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus and an audio output system that include an audio reproducing unit that reproduces audio.

  When an action occurs in a home appliance (household electronic device), there is a device that outputs (plays back or speaks) a voice built in the home appliance according to the action. Examples of the action include opening / closing of a door of a home appliance, pressing of a home appliance button, a change in the operating state of the home appliance, and the like.

  Moreover, in the household appliance which outputs such a sound, what is connected with the server via the network and outputs the sound received from the server has been developed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a refrigerator that selects and outputs an audio signal or a music signal received from a center server according to the operating status or environmental status of the refrigerator body.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, an adapter is provided separately from the home appliance, and this adapter receives and stores audio data corresponding to the property from the application server, and this audio data is received from the audio generator of the home appliance. A configuration for outputting is disclosed.

  Furthermore, home appliances such as refrigerators that have a function of acquiring and reproducing voice data including a message from a server have appeared in the market. This home appliance downloads audio data from the server and plays it when a playback instruction is given, or when an event that triggers a predetermined playback occurs, such as opening or closing a home appliance door or pressing a home appliance button. . The audio data that has been played once is played back at random thereafter.

  In addition, this home appliance is provided with a re-listening function that enables re-listening of the last reproduced audio data only for a predetermined period thereafter as a convenient function. As a result, even if the reproduced voice is listened to, it can be re-listened. Therefore, even if the voice data once played is played back at random, the convenience of the user is not impaired.

  The audio data has a time limit (reproduction time limit) that can be reproduced according to the type of sound, and the audio data that has passed the reproduction time limit cannot be reproduced. By setting the playback time limit, it is possible to effectively use the limited storage capacity provided in the home appliance and realize a voice providing service with high variations.

JP 2002-303482 A (released on October 18, 2002) JP 2008-046424 A (released February 28, 2008)

  However, in the home appliance having the re-listening function, there is a problem that the sound cannot be re-listened in spite of the period during which re-listening is possible. This is due to the relationship between the time of the first playback and the playback deadline.

  In other words, the period during which re-listening is possible is set as a predetermined period after the initial reproduction. Therefore, if the first playback is performed near the playback deadline, the playback deadline will be reached during a period in which replaying is possible. In that case, it becomes impossible to reproduce in the middle of listening again. If the re-listening target voice data is, for example, message voice data, the contents of the message cannot be confirmed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and the purpose thereof is an electronic device and a sound output that are highly convenient and can be rehearsed and have no problem that the sound is cut off during rehearsing. To provide a system.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention is an electronic device including an audio reproduction unit that reproduces audio data, and the audio data that has been reproduced for the first time is re-listened. As the data, a re-listening unit that manages to be reproducible for a predetermined period after the first playback is provided, and the re-listening unit is capable of re-listening at least the playback time limit set in the audio data to be re-listened. When the time reaches within the period, the reproduction time limit is extended so that reproduction within the predetermined period is possible.

  According to the electronic device of one embodiment of the present invention, the audio data can be rehearsed without any trouble in a predetermined period during which the audio data can be rehearsed regardless of the time of the first reproduction of the audio data. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a highly convenient electronic device that can be re-listened and does not have a problem that the sound is cut off during the re-listening.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the audio | voice output system concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the cloud server in the said audio | voice output system. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the electronic device in the said audio | voice output system, and the household appliance adapter connected to this. It is a figure explaining the reproduction | regeneration time limit set for every audio | voice data. It is a figure which shows the flow of a process of the audio | voice output in the said audio | voice output system. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the rehearing period of audio | voice data in the said audio | voice output system, and a reproduction | regeneration time limit. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the rehearing period of audio | voice data, and the reproduction | regeneration time limit in the audio | voice output system concerning the other form of implementation of this invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the rehearing period of audio | voice data, and the reproduction | regeneration time limit in the audio | voice output system concerning the other form of implementation of this invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the rehearing period of audio | voice data, and the reproduction | regeneration time limit in the audio | voice output system concerning the other form of implementation of this invention.

[Embodiment 1]
Hereinafter, it will be as follows if one Embodiment of this invention is described based on FIGS.

(Configuration of the audio output system 100)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an audio output system 100 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in the audio output system 100, a home appliance (electronic device) 10 (10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4) installed in a user's home 50 and a cloud server (audio) Provided server) 20 and communication terminal device 30 (30-1, 30-2, 30-3) are connected via wide area communication network 62.

  The home appliance 10 has a function of outputting a sound when it detects occurrence of a predetermined event such as opening a door or operating a button with respect to the home appliance 10. The home appliance 10 is a so-called network home appliance that is connected to the wide-area communication network 62 and can be controlled via the wide-area communication network 62.

  In the present embodiment, the home appliance adapter 5 (5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-, which has a communication function part that enables remote operation to the home appliance 10 that does not have a connection function to the wide area communication network 62. By connecting 4), the network home appliance 10 is obtained. By making the communication function part enabling remote operation optional as an external configuration, the common home appliance adapter 5 can be applied to different types of home appliances 10 and costs can be reduced. Of course, a configuration in which a communication function part is incorporated in the home appliance 10 in advance (a configuration in which the home appliance 10 and the home appliance adapter 5 are integrated) may be employed.

  The cloud server 20 associates the communication terminal device 30 with the home appliance adapter 5 and registers and manages the combination. By registering the combination in the cloud server 20, the communication terminal apparatus 30 can remotely operate the home appliance 10 connected to the associated home appliance adapter 5 via the cloud server 20. Information regarding the home appliance 10 connected to the associated home appliance adapter 5 is transmitted to the communication terminal device 30 via the cloud server 20. Hereinafter, operating the home appliance 10 connected to the associated home appliance adapter 5 will be described as simply operating the home appliance 10 remotely.

  A single communication terminal device 30 can be associated with a plurality of such home appliances 10 to be remotely operated. In addition, a plurality of communication terminal devices 30 can be associated as a remote operation source of the home appliance 10 for each home appliance adapter 5. Examples of the communication terminal device 30 include a smartphone or a tablet terminal in which an application for remote operation is downloaded.

  And in this Embodiment, the communication terminal device 30 has the message registration function which registers the message which wants to reproduce | regenerate with the household appliance 10 by remote control. In the present embodiment, a message is registered in the cloud server 20, and the home appliance adapter 5 downloads it and plays it back on the home appliance 10. In the configuration via the cloud server 20, the voice data of the message is once registered in the cloud server 20 and then transmitted to the home appliance adapter 5. Note that the voice data of the message may be directly registered in the home appliance adapter 5 without using the cloud server 20.

  On the other hand, the user's home 50 is provided with a wireless local area network (LAN) that is a narrow area communication network, and the relay station 40 of the wireless LAN is connected to a wide area communication network 62 including the Internet. The relay station 40 is a communication device such as a WiFi (registered trademark) router or a WiFi (registered trademark) access point. In the present embodiment, a configuration including the Internet is exemplified as the wide area communication network 62, but a telephone line network, a mobile communication network, a CATV (CAble TeleVision) communication network, a satellite communication network, or the like can also be used.

  The cloud server 20 and the home appliance adapter 5 installed in the user's home 50 can communicate via the wide area communication network 62 and the wireless LAN relay station 40. Further, the cloud server 20 and the communication terminal device 30 can communicate with each other via the wide area communication network 62. The communication terminal device 30 and the Internet in the wide area communication network 62 are connected using 3G (3rd Generation), LTE (Long Term Evolution), a home or public WiFi access point, and the like. The home appliance adapter 5 and the communication terminal device 30 are both wireless communication devices and can communicate with each other via the relay station 40 without using the wide area communication network 62.

  In FIG. 1, the home appliance 10 is exemplified by an air conditioner (air conditioner) 10-1, a microwave oven 10-2, a refrigerator 10-3, and a washing machine 10-4, and the communication terminal device 30 is a communication terminal device 30. -1, 30-2, 30-3 are illustrated and one user home 50 is illustrated, but these are only examples.

(Configuration of cloud server 20)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the cloud server 20 in the audio output system 100. The cloud server 20 is a server that manages each home appliance 10, and includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, and a communication unit 23 as shown in FIG.

  For example, the control unit 21 includes a computer device including an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a dedicated processor, and controls the operation of each unit of the cloud server 20. The storage unit 22 stores various information (data) used in the cloud server 20. The communication unit 23 performs mutual communication with the home appliance adapter 5 and the communication terminal device 30 via the wide area communication network 62.

  In the control unit 21, a voice providing function unit 21 a that provides voice data output from the voice output unit 33 of the home appliance 10 is constructed. The voice providing function unit 21 a creates voice data to be provided or acquires it via the wide area communication network 62. The storage unit 22 also stores voice data that is a basis used by the voice providing function unit 21a to create voice data. The voice data of the message registered from the communication terminal device 30 is also prepared as one of the voice data to be provided by the voice providing function unit 21a. The voice data other than the message includes calendar information, weather information, and information indicating what day is today.

  The voice providing function unit 21a prepares voice data at a time designated for each type of voice, and transmits the voice data to the home appliance adapter 5 including condition information for determining the reproduction timing on the home appliance 10 side. In the present embodiment, the voice providing function unit 21a instructs the home appliance adapter 5 to download the prepared voice data. In addition, in the regular polling performed between the cloud server 20 and the home appliance adapter 5 for checking the status, the home appliance adapter 5 may recognize and download the presence of voice data to be downloaded on the cloud server 20. Good.

  The audio providing function unit 21a sets a reproduction time limit as shown in FIG. 4 for each audio data to be downloaded at the time of downloading. The playback time limit is set according to the type of audio data. For example, in the case of calendar information, weather information, or a message, the download time is set to +24 hours. Depending on the information, set a longer period. The set reproduction time limit information is transmitted to the home appliance adapter 5 together with the audio data.

(Configuration of home appliance adapter 5 and home appliance 10)
The home appliance adapter 5 is a device that enables the home appliance 10 to perform network communication. The home appliance adapter 5 receives various data including operation signals (commands) from the cloud server 20. Data received from the cloud server 20 includes data from the communication terminal device 30 transmitted via the cloud server 20 in addition to data from the cloud server 20 itself. The data received from the cloud server 20 may be for controlling the home appliance adapter 5 itself, or may be transmitted to the home appliance 10 through the home appliance adapter 5 to control the home appliance 10. Further, the home appliance adapter 5 transmits information about the home appliance 10 transmitted from the home appliance 10 to the cloud server 20.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the home appliance adapter 5 and the home appliance 10 in the audio output system 100. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the home appliance adapter 5 includes a control unit 41, a storage unit 42, a communication unit 43, and a connection unit 44.

  The control part 41 consists of computer apparatuses comprised by arithmetic processing parts, such as CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a dedicated processor, for example, and controls operation | movement of each part of the household appliance adapter 5. FIG. The storage unit 42 stores various information used by the home appliance adapter 5. The storage unit 42 stores voice data downloaded from the cloud server 20. The communication unit 43 performs mutual communication with the cloud server 20 via the wide area communication network 62. The connection unit 44 communicates with the connection unit 34 of the home appliance 10. The connection between the connection unit 44 and the connection unit 34 of the home appliance 10 may be, for example, a connection using a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector.

  In the control unit 41, a voice management function unit 41a that manages voice data reproduced by the home appliance 10 is constructed. The voice management function unit 41 a stores the voice data downloaded from the cloud server 20 in the storage unit 42. The storage unit 42 is configured to hold, for example, 64 pieces of audio data for about 7 seconds.

  When the voice management function unit 41 a downloads voice data from the cloud server 20, the voice management function unit 41 a notifies the home appliance 10 that there is voice data that is not reproduced. When the voice management function unit 41 a receives a voice playback command from the voice playback function unit 31 a of the home appliance 10, the voice management function unit 41 a transmits voice data to the home appliance 10 and plays back the voice data from the voice output unit 33.

  The voice management function unit 41a determines the voice data to be played back by the home appliance 10 according to the condition information that determines the playback timing received together with the voice data from the cloud server 20. The audio data that is subject to the first playback in the home appliance 10 is within the playback deadline. In the present embodiment, the audio data is transmitted to the home appliance 10 one by one and reproduced.

  In addition, when the voice management function unit (rehearsing unit) 41a reproduces unreproduced audio data on the home appliance 10 (initial reproduction), the audio data reproduced for the first time is used as audio data to be rehearsed. Management is performed so that playback is possible during a re-listening period of a predetermined period after the first playback.

  When the voice management function unit 41a receives a voice playback command for re-listening from the voice playback function unit 31a of the home appliance 10 during the re-listening period of the voice data to be re-listened, the voice management function unit 41a transmits the same voice data to the home appliance 10 again. Play back (listen playback). The voice management function unit 41a re-listens at the home appliance 10 or re-listens when the re-listening period of the voice data has passed before receiving a voice playback command for re-listening from the home appliance 10. Remove from management as target audio data. When there is another unreproduced audio data, the presence is notified to the home appliance 10 and a voice playback command from the home appliance 10 is awaited.

  Furthermore, the voice management function unit 41a, when the reproduction deadline of the audio data to be rehearsed reaches the rehearing period, so that the replaying can be performed during the rehearing period. Extend the playback period for audio data. In the present embodiment, regardless of whether or not the reproduction deadline reaches the re-listening period, the reproduction deadline is extended uniformly when subject to re-listening. The extension period (time) may be longer than the re-listening period.

  It should be noted that the reproduced audio data stored in the storage unit 42 (including those that have been rehearsed and reproduced) are events that trigger a predetermined reproduction, such as opening / closing the door of the home appliance 10 or pressing a button on the home appliance. Will be played back randomly and will eventually be erased.

  The home appliance 10 includes, for example, an air conditioner, a refrigerator, a washing machine, a cooking appliance, a lighting device, a hot water supply device, a photographing device, various AV (Audio-Visual) devices, various home robots (for example, a cleaning robot, a housework support robot, Animal type robots, etc.). As illustrated in FIG. 3, the home appliance 10 includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, an audio output unit 33, an operation panel 35, a button lamp 36, a state detection unit 37, and a connection unit 34. When the home appliance 10 receives an operation signal from the control unit 31 under the control of the control unit 31, the home appliance 10 performs an operation according to the received operation signal.

  The control part 31 consists of computer apparatuses comprised by arithmetic processing parts, such as CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a dedicated processor, for example, and controls operation | movement of each part of the household appliance 10. FIG. In the control unit 31, an audio reproduction function unit 31a is constructed.

  When the presence of audio data to be reproduced is notified from the home appliance adapter 5, the audio reproduction function unit 31a informs the user that there is audio to be reproduced, for example, by blinking the button lamp 36. Then, the voice playback function unit 31a plays back the voice to the home appliance adapter 5 when a predetermined event that triggers playback of the voice occurs or when a button lamp 36 described later is pressed and playback is instructed. Send instructions. As a result, the home appliance adapter 5 reproduces the sound at the sound output unit 33.

  As described above, when the unreproduced audio data is reproduced (first reproduction), the audio management function unit 41a sets a predetermined period after the first reproduction as a rehearing period in which rehearsal is possible. In this re-listening period, the voice management function unit 41a is operated to operate a button lamp 36 described later, and when the sound management function unit 41a receives a voice playback command from the voice playback function unit 31a. , Play (listen playback).

  The storage unit 32 stores various data used in the home appliance 10. The storage unit 32 also stores voice data output from the home appliance 10 and stored in advance in the home appliance 10, music data such as chimes, and the like. These audio data stored in the storage unit 32 are also reproduced one by one in the audio reproduction function unit 31a. However, such audio data and chimes previously stored in the home appliance 10 are not subject to replay reproduction.

  The operation panel 35 is a user interface that displays various types of information related to the home appliance 10 and enables an instruction to be input to the home appliance 10. The operation panel 35 is provided with a button lamp 36 that notifies the presence or absence of sound to be reproduced.

  As described above, the button lamp 36 blinks when there is unreproduced audio data, and notifies the user of the presence of unreproduced audio data. In addition, it lights up during a re-listening period in which the reproduced sound data can be rehearsed to notify the user that the sound data can be re-listened. Further, the button lamp 36 is also a button switch for instructing the first playback or the replay playback. When the blinking button lamp 36 is pressed, the voice playback function unit 31a sends a voice playback command to the voice management function unit 41a, and the first playback is performed. Further, when the button lamp 36 in the lit state is pressed, a voice reproduction command is sent to the voice management function unit 41a, and re-listening reproduction is performed.

  The state detection unit 37 is a block that detects the state of the home appliance 10. Examples of the state of the home appliance 10 include a setting state and an operating state. Further, the state of the home appliance 10 may include a state where the home appliance 10 is placed, that is, environmental information related to the surrounding environment. The audio output unit 33 is an audio output device such as a speaker. The connection unit 34 communicates with the connection unit 44 of the home appliance adapter 5.

(Processing flow for audio output)
The flow of processing in audio output in the audio output system 100 will be described using a specific example in FIG. FIG. 5 illustrates a case where the voice data is a message, and the message is played back for the first time when the button lamp 36 is pressed.

  When the user registers the message A using the communication terminal device 30 (S1), the voice data of the message A is transmitted from the communication terminal device 30 to the cloud server 20 and stored (S2). The cloud server 20 instructs the home appliance adapter 5 connected to the target home appliance 10 to reproduce the message A to download the voice data of the message A. When the home appliance adapter 5 is instructed to download, the home appliance adapter 5 downloads the voice data of the message A (S4), and the cloud server 20 sets a reproduction time limit when the voice data of the message A is downloaded (S5). When the home appliance adapter 5 downloads the voice data, the home appliance adapter 5 notifies the home appliance 10 of the presence of the message A (S6).

  In response to the notification from the home appliance adapter 5, the home appliance 10 blinks the button lamp 36 and notifies the user of the presence of unreproduced audio data (S7). When the button lamp 36 is pressed, the home appliance 10 sends an audio reproduction command to the home appliance adapter 5 (S8). When the home appliance adapter 5 receives a voice reproduction command from the home appliance 10, the home appliance adapter 5 sends the voice data of the message A to the home appliance (S9), and causes the home appliance 10 to reproduce the message A for the first time (S10). When the message A is reproduced for the first time, the home appliance 10 stops the blinking of the button lamp 36 (S11).

  When the home appliance adapter 5 reproduces the message A for the first time, it sets the re-listening period of the voice data of the message A, for example, to 2 minutes, and sets the reproduction period of the voice data of the message A to a time longer than the re-listening period, For example, it is extended by 10 minutes (S12). When the button lamp 36 is pressed during the re-listening period, the home appliance 10 sends an audio playback command to the home appliance adapter 5 (S13). This voice reproduction command is a command for re-reading the message A. When the home appliance adapter 5 receives a voice playback command from the home appliance 10, the home appliance adapter 5 sends the voice data of the message A to the home appliance 10 again (S14), and the home appliance 10 listens to and plays back the message A (S15). Here, even if the voice playback command for instructing the first playback in S8 is near the playback deadline of the voice data of message A and reaches the playback deadline within the re-listening period, the playback deadline is extended in S12. Message A is reproduced without any problem.

  The home appliance adapter 5 removes the voice data of the message A from the management as the target of the rehearsal when the rehearsal period of the voice data of the message A expires or when the home appliance 10 replays and reproduces the message A. At this time, if there is already unreproduced message B voice data, the home appliance 10 is notified of the presence of the message B (S16). In response to the notification from the home appliance adapter 5, the home appliance 10 blinks the button lamp 36 (S17). Thereafter, processing similar to S7 to S15 is repeated for the voice data of message B. In addition, the audio | voice data of the message B are hold | maintained at the household appliance adapter 5 because the communication terminal device 30, the cloud server 20, and the household appliance adapter 5 implement S21-S25 similarly to S1-S5.

  FIG. 6 shows the relationship between the audio data re-listening period and the playback time limit in the audio output system 100 of the present embodiment. FIG. 6A shows a case where the timing of the first playback is sufficiently before the playback deadline. In this case, since the reproduction deadline does not reach within the re-listening period, there is no problem of re-listening even if the reproduction deadline is not extended. FIG. 6B shows a case where the timing of the first playback is close to the playback deadline. In this case, because the playback deadline arrives within the re-listening period, if the playback deadline has not been extended (in the case of the original playback deadline), audio cannot be played back halfway, but the playback deadline has been extended. , Can listen again without problems. FIG. 6C shows a case where the timing of the first playback is not performed within the playback deadline. In this case, the first playback cannot be performed.

  As described above, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the audio management function unit 41a uses the audio data that has been reproduced for the first time as the audio data to be re-listened as a re-listening period for a predetermined period after the initial reproduction. , Managed reproducibly. Then, the audio management function unit 41a, at least when the reproduction deadline set in the audio data to be rehearsed reaches within the rehearsal period, the reproduction deadline so that the reproduction within the rehearing period is possible. Is to be extended.

  As a result, the audio data can be rehearsed without any trouble in a predetermined period during which it can be rehearsed regardless of the timing of the first reproduction of the audio data.

  In addition, according to the structure of this Embodiment, the case where the re-listening period is complete | finished by the reproduction | regeneration time limit and it is not necessary to extend is also included. However, it is possible to reliably avoid the problem that the sound cannot be reproduced during the re-listening by a simple method such as uniformly extending the reproduction deadline of the sound data to be re-listened.

[Embodiment 2]
In the present embodiment, in the configuration of the audio output system 100 according to the first embodiment, the audio management function unit 41a re-listens whether or not the reproduction deadline of the audio data to be re-listened reaches within the re-listening period. This is a configuration in which when the reproduction deadline of the target audio data is determined and reached, the reproduction deadline is extended so as to arrive after the re-listening period. Other than this, the configuration is the same as in the first embodiment.

  The voice management function unit 41a compares the re-listening period (α) with the remaining time (β) from the completion point of the first reproduction to the reproduction period. If the remaining time (β) is less than the re-listening period (α), the reproduction time limit is extended. If the remaining time (β) is equal to or longer than the re-listening period (α), the reproduction time limit is not extended. The extension time is at least a difference time obtained by subtracting the remaining time (β) from the re-listening period (α), and may be extended for a sufficient time longer than the difference time.

  FIG. 7 shows the relationship between the audio data re-listening period and the playback time limit in the audio output system 100 of the present embodiment. (A) of FIG. 7 shows a case where the timing of the first playback is sufficiently before the playback deadline and the remaining time (β) is equal to or longer than the re-listening period (α). In this case, since the reproduction deadline does not reach within the re-listening period, the reproduction deadline is not extended. FIG. 7B shows a case where the timing of the initial reproduction is close to the reproduction deadline and the remaining time (β) is less than the re-listening period (α). In this case, since the reproduction deadline reaches within the re-listening period, the reproduction deadline is extended.

  According to the configuration of the present embodiment, the reproduction deadline is extended only when the reproduction deadline reaches within the re-listening period, so that unnecessary extension of the deadline can be avoided and processing can be performed at high speed. Play.

[Embodiment 3]
In the configuration of the audio output system 100 according to the first embodiment, the home appliance 10 reproduces a plurality of audio data held by the home appliance adapter 5 one by one. The audio output system 100 of the present embodiment is configured to cause the home appliance 10 to reproduce a plurality of audio data, and is otherwise the same configuration as that of the first or second embodiment.

  The voice management function unit 41a notifies the home appliance 10 of the presence of voice data, and the voice playback function unit 31a sends a voice playback command to the home appliance adapter 5 to play back the voice in the same manner as the one voice data playback described above. . The voice management function unit 41a notifies the home appliance 10 of the presence of the next voice data when the home appliance 10 is played back for the first time in one of the voice data and the playback of the voice data is completed. If there is unreproduced audio data among the audio data, the audio management function unit 41a reproduces the audio data with priority. If there is no unreproduced audio data, the audio management function unit 41a re-listens the audio data to be re-listened. Is possible.

  Here, when the initial reproduction of a plurality of audio data is continuously performed and there are a plurality of audio data to be rehearsed, the audio management function unit 41a, when instructed to rehearse, a plurality of audio to be rehearsed Listen to all of the data and play it back in sequence. This is to avoid a problem that, when there are a plurality of audio data to be re-listened, a re-listening period of another audio data passes while re-playing a certain audio data.

  Then, when there are M pieces of speech data to be rehearsed in accordance with such a configuration, the voice management function unit 41a sets a rehearsal period of these M pieces of speech data to be rehearsed as a predetermined rehearsal period. In addition to updating to × M, the reproduction deadlines of these M pieces of audio data are extended by a re-listening period × M based on the reproduction deadline of the audio data having the closest reproduction deadline.

  As a result, in a configuration in which a plurality of audio data are managed so that they can be rehearsed, it is possible to avoid a problem that the reproduction deadline has reached within the rehearing period and rehearsing cannot be performed.

  Note that the method for extending the rehearing period is the same as the method for extending the reproduction deadline of the audio data to be rehearsed in the first embodiment when the reproduction deadline reaches within the rehearing period in the second embodiment. Only a method of extending the reproduction time limit may be used. However, in the method of the first embodiment, the number of audio data to be re-listened and reproduced at a time is not fixed until a re-listening is instructed, so that the re-listening period is extended each time it is managed as a re-listening target. It becomes a procedure.

[Embodiment 4]
In the present embodiment, in the configuration of the first, second, or third audio output system 100, when the re-listening period set by the audio management function unit 41a differs depending on the type of the home appliance 10, any home appliance 10 The playback time limit is extended for a sufficient time longer than the re-listening period set in, and the other configuration is the same as in the first, second, or third embodiment.

  In the audio output system 100 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the rehearing periods are different in the home appliances 10 of the refrigerator, the air conditioner, the washing machine, and the microwave oven. In the example of FIG. 9, the washing machine is set shorter than the refrigerator, and the air conditioner and the microwave oven are set longer than the refrigerator.

  The voice management function unit 41a is configured to extend the reproduction deadline for a time longer than the maximum settable rehearsal period in consideration of the difference in the rehearing period for each home appliance 10.

  In this way, it is not necessary to set a time to extend the playback deadline in accordance with the re-listening period for each home appliance 10 by adopting a configuration that uniformly extends a sufficient time regardless of the re-listening period of each home appliance 10, The configuration of the control unit 41 of the home appliance adapter 5 that constructs the voice management function unit 41 a can be made common to each home appliance 10. Thereby, cost can be held down. In addition, the rehearsal period of each home appliance 10 can be set within the maximum time by the cloud server 20 commanding the home appliance adapter 5.

[Embodiment 5]
The audio output system 100, the home appliance 10, the home appliance adapter 5, and the cloud server 20 described in the first to fourth embodiments may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. Alternatively, it may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  In the latter case, the audio output system 100, the home appliance 10, the home appliance adapter 5, and the cloud server 20 are respectively a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function, and the program and various data are computers (or CPUs). A ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as “recording media”), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like. And the objective of this invention is achieved when a computer (or CPU) reads the said program from the said recording medium and runs it. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible, and the present invention also relates to embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is included in the technical scope. Furthermore, a new technical feature can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each embodiment.

[Summary]
The electronic device according to the first aspect of the present invention is an electronic device including an audio reproduction unit (audio output unit 33) that reproduces audio data, and the audio data that has been reproduced for the first time is re-listened as audio data to be listened to. , Re-listening means (sound management function unit 41a, sound playback function unit 31a) that manages to be reproducible for a predetermined period after the initial reproduction, and the re-listening means is set to at least the sound data to be re-listened. When the reproduction time limit reaches within the predetermined period that can be heard again, the reproduction time limit is extended so that the reproduction within the predetermined period becomes possible.

  According to the above configuration, the re-listening means is for re-listening within a predetermined period when at least the reproduction time limit set in the audio data to be re-listened reaches within a predetermined period during which re-listening is possible. The playback deadline is extended so that playback is possible. Therefore, even if the first reproduction of the audio data is performed near the reproduction deadline of the audio data, it is possible to listen again without any problem.

  In the electronic device according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the re-listening unit starts managing the sound data to be re-listened, the reproduction deadline of the sound data is equal to or longer than the predetermined period of time that can be re-listened. This is an extended configuration.

  According to the above configuration, there is a case where the predetermined period that can be re-listened by the reproduction deadline ends and it is not necessary to extend the reproduction deadline, but there is a problem with a simple configuration that extends the reproduction deadline uniformly. It is possible to listen again.

  In the electronic device according to the third aspect of the present invention, the re-listening unit further determines whether or not the reproduction deadline of the audio data to be re-listed reaches within the predetermined period in which re-listening is possible. Further, the reproduction deadline is extended so that the reproduction deadline reaches after the predetermined period.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to extend the playback time limit only when the playback time limit has reached within the predetermined period that can be rehearsed, and avoid unnecessary extension of the time limit. Thereby, since unnecessary processing is not performed, processing can be performed at high speed.

  In the electronic device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the re-listening means can manage a plurality of pieces of audio data that have been reproduced for the first time as audio data to be re-listened, and can be re-listen when re-listening is instructed. The predetermined time period is updated with the reference time × the number of audio data to be rehearsed, and the reproduction deadline of each of the audio data to be rehearsed is the sound with the closest reproduction deadline among the audio data to be rehearsed. The configuration is such that a plurality of audio data to be rehearsed are sequentially played back by extending the time period of the rehearsable period after the update based on the data reproduction deadline.

  According to the above configuration, even in a configuration in which a plurality of audio data are managed so that they can be rehearsed, it is possible to avoid a problem that the playback deadline has reached within the predetermined period in which rehearsing is possible and rehearsing cannot be performed.

  The electronic device according to aspect 5 of the present invention is further characterized in that the re-listening means extends the reproduction time limit by a time equal to or longer than a maximum time that can be set as a period during which re-listening is possible. 5. The electronic device according to any one of 1 to 4.

  According to the above-described configuration, it is possible to make the configuration common to electronic devices having different predetermined periods during which re-listening is possible, and thus costs can be suppressed.

  The electronic device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention is further configured to acquire the audio data via a communication network.

  An audio output system according to aspect 7 of the present invention includes an audio providing server that provides audio data including a registered message to an electronic device, and the electronic device according to each aspect of the present invention.

  The present invention can be used for an electronic device, a voice output system, and the like that are connected to a communication network, download voice data including a message from a server, and output the voice.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Home appliance adapter 10 Home appliance 20 Cloud server 21 Control part 21a Audio | voice provision functional part 22 Storage part 23 Communication part 30 Communication terminal device 31 Control part 31a Audio | voice reproduction | regeneration function part (listening means)
32 storage unit 33 audio output unit 34 connection unit 35 operation panel 36 button lamp 37 state detection unit 40 relay station 41 control unit 41a audio management function unit (re-listening means)
42 storage unit 43 communication unit 44 connection unit 50 user's house 62 wide area communication network 100 voice output system

Claims (5)

An electronic device having an audio playback unit for playing back audio data,
As the target of voice data again hear the audio data initial reproduction is performed for a predetermined period after the first regeneration, comprising means again listen to reproducibly management,
The re listen means, at least, it is set in the voice data again hear the subject, if the playback time limit that indicates a time limit for outputting playback sound of the audio data, reached during the predetermined time period available again hear In addition, the electronic device is characterized in that the reproduction deadline is extended so that the reproduction deadline reaches after the predetermined period. The re-listening means, when starting the management of the audio data to be re-listened, extends the reproduction time limit set in the audio data for a predetermined period of time that can be re-listened. Item 2. The electronic device according to Item 1. The re listen unit determines whether the reached during the listen again the reproduction time limit is repositionable hear a predetermined period set in the speech data of the target, when it reaches a predetermined time period the electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the playback time limit after undergoing is equal to or extending the reproduction time limit to reach. The re listen means the longest hours or more minutes can be set as the predetermined time period available again listen, electrons according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that to extend the reproduction time limit machine.   The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the audio data is acquired via a communication network.

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