JP2000231397A - Message device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply reproduce the message contents for oneself by discriminating whether or not it coincides with a beforehand registered keyword when a user inputs a voice as the keyword, calling out the message for a person coinciding with the user from a memory and reproducing the called out message. SOLUTION: An information input part 2 is provided with a microphone 2a inputting the keyword and the message contents, an amplifier 2b, an A/D converter 2c and a key switch 2d registering the person reproducing the message contents. A discrimination part 4 is provided with a voice recognition LSI 4a, and e.g. when registered I register beforehand the simple voice of 'TADAIMA', when I say 'TADAIMA', the voice recognition LSI 4a recognizes that the 'TADAIMA' is my registered word to transmit the information to a microcomputer 5a. The microcomputer 5a retrieves/investigates the memory 5c whether or not the message for me exists, and outputs the message to an information output part 7 when the message for me exists.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a message device having a recording / reproducing function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a recording / reproducing device has a function corresponding to a message device. The recording / reproducing apparatus has a recording button and a reproduction button, and performs recording and reproduction by pressing the respective buttons.

[0003]

The conventional recording / reproducing apparatus has a problem that a message cannot be heard unless a play button is pressed each time.

[0004]

According to the present invention, when a user inputs a voice as a keyword into an information input unit, a determination unit determines whether or not the keyword matches a keyword registered in advance, and an information processing unit reads from a memory. A message addressed to a person who matches the user is called, and the information output unit reproduces the called message, so that the message content addressed to the user can be easily reproduced.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a user inputs a voice as a keyword into an information input section,
The determining unit determines whether the keyword matches the keyword registered in advance, the information processing unit calls a message addressed to a user matching the user from the memory, and the information output unit reproduces the called message. The message device can easily reproduce the message contents addressed to the user.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the keyword input to the information input unit is not registered, the information output unit 7 performs notification for prompting registration, thereby preventing erroneous recognition and transmitting a message correctly. It can be a message device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the information output unit includes a save button for saving the reproduced message,
The message device can be saved again if it is reproduced by mistake.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the information processing section automatically prepares for recording simply by saying the name of the user, thereby providing a message apparatus that can perform recording operation very easily.

[0009]

(Embodiment 1) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical connection of the message device of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance. The main body 21 has an information input unit 2 for registering a keyword and a message.
An information storage unit 3 for storing the user and the message content;
A determining unit 4 for determining whether the user input to the information input unit 3 matches a pre-registered registrant, an information processing unit 5 for calling a message addressed to a user matching the user from the memory 5c, And an information output unit 7 for reproducing the called message.

In this embodiment, the information input unit 2 is a microphone 2a used as an input unit for inputting a keyword or message content.
, An amplifier 2b, an A / D converter 2c, and a key switch 2d for registering a person who reproduces the message content. As shown in FIG.
What performs the function of d is the destination buttons indicated as 23a to 23e. For example, 23a is for a father, 23b is for a mother, 23c is for me, and 23d is for a sister. Reference numeral 23e denotes a blank for use by a person other than the above as necessary.

The information processing section 5 has a microcomputer 5a having a memory 5c and a crystal oscillator 5b. The memory 5c functions as an information storage unit, and stores message content input to the information input unit 2 and information of a person who wants to reproduce the message content determined by operating the key switch 2d. The crystal oscillator 5b is
The time is constantly measured, and the microcomputer 5a simultaneously reproduces the date and time when the message was transmitted when reproducing the message.

The discriminating unit 4 is provided with a speech recognition LSI 4a. For example, if I have registered a simple speech "Now" registered at 23c by pressing the registration button 24, then I have "Now". In other words, LS for voice recognition
The I4a recognizes that "I am here" is my registered word and transmits this information to the microcomputer 5a constituting the information processing section 5. Microcomputer 5a
Searches the memory 5c to see if there is a message addressed to me, and outputs the message to the information output unit 7 from the memory 5c if there is a message addressed to me. The information output unit 7 outputs the data received from the memory 5c as a sound from the speaker 7c via the D / A converter 7c and the amplifier 7b.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. The message device according to the present embodiment is configured as shown in FIG.
The user shown in d shows the saved message content,
In particular, it can be heard without executing a reproduction operation.

First, the father, mother, me, and sister press the destination buttons 23a, 23b, 23c, and 23d, and register an appropriate keyword by pressing the registration button 24. By executing the registration, the message addressed to the registrant can be freely listened to and the message addressed to the registrant can be recorded.

For example, suppose that the mother presses the record button 26 and sends a message to all the family members saying "There is a side dish in the refrigerator in the refrigerator." At this time, if the message is transmitted only to the father, the message is recorded and then the destination button 23a is pressed.

In the case of a message addressed to the whole family, if each person says a keyword registered in advance in front of the message device, the message content is automatically reproduced. In the case of a message to a father, if the father says a keyword registered in advance in front of the message device, the message content is automatically reproduced.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation program of the microcomputer 5a of the message device of this embodiment. Step 1 shows a standby state, and when a voice is input in step 2,
In step 3, it is determined whether or not the signal is a voice signal according to the registered word. If the result is YES, the signal is reproduced in step 4.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, if the user inputs, for example, the name of the user or the word "Now" as a keyword in the information input unit 2, the user simply speaks this keyword. Then, it is confirmed that the discrimination unit 4 matches the keyword registered in advance, and the information processing unit 5
Calls a message addressed to a user matching the user from the memory 5c, and the information output unit 7 reproduces the called message, thereby realizing a message device capable of easily reproducing the message content addressed to the user. is there.

In the above description, father, mother, me,
By using the destination buttons 23a, 23b, 23c, and 23d, the sister can easily record and play back the message. At this time, for example, it is assumed that the younger brother has not registered the keyword in advance. FIG.
The flowchart shown in FIG. 7 shows the operation of the microcomputer 5a in such a case. From the standby state of step 5, receiving the voice in step 6,
If it is confirmed in step 7 that the voice matches the registered word, the message content is reproduced in step 8. However, if the result of the check in step 7 is NO, the process proceeds to step 9 and informs the information output unit that "keyword is not registered. Please register." Going from 7.

Listening to this message, the younger brother can execute the registration operation. For example, if the user presses the destination button 23e and the registration button 24 and says "I'm here", the voice recognition LSI 4a recognizes that "I'm here" is a registered word of my brother. Thus, from the next use, the contents of the message of the younger brother are automatically reproduced.

As described above, when the keyword input to the information input unit 2 is not registered, the information output unit 7 performs notification for prompting registration, thereby preventing erroneous recognition and transmitting a message correctly. Is realized.

In this embodiment, a save button 25 is provided as shown in FIG. The save button 25 is used, for example, to prevent the message that has just been listened to from being erased from the memory 5c by pressing this button when the message is actually addressed to another person. That is, it operates as a guarantee for a malfunction.

In the above description, the recording button 26a is depressed when recording the contents of a message. However, it is also possible to automatically prepare for recording simply by saying the name of the user. is there. That is, when a person who has a keyword registered in advance by the discriminating unit 4 says his / her name to the information input unit 2, the voiceprint of the person to whom this discriminating unit 4 has said this name is registered in advance The information processing unit 5 automatically prepares for recording, recognizing that it matches the voiceprint.

In this case, recording can be performed without pressing the recording button 24 one by one, thereby realizing an easy-to-use message device.

[0025]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an information input unit for registering a keyword and a message, an information storage unit for storing the keyword and the message, and a keyword input to the information input unit are registered in advance. A discriminating unit for discriminating whether the keyword matches the keyword, an information processing unit for calling a message that matches the keyword from the information storage unit if the discrimination result is OK, and reproducing the called message. When the user inputs a voice as a keyword to the information input unit as a configuration having an information output unit, the determination unit determines whether or not the voice signal registered in advance matches the keyword registered in advance, and the information processing unit Calls a message addressed to the user from the memory, the information output unit plays the called message, and the message content addressed to the user can be easily reproduced. It realizes the location.

According to the invention described in claim 2, the information processing section issues a notification prompting the registration of the keyword from the information output section when the keyword input to the information input section does not match the keyword registered in advance. As a configuration, a message device capable of preventing erroneous recognition and transmitting a message correctly is realized.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the information output unit is provided with a save button for saving the reproduced message, and realizes a message device capable of saving the message again when the message is reproduced erroneously. Is what you do.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the information processing section automatically prepares for recording simply by saying the user's name, thereby realizing a message device that can make recording operation very easy. It is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a message device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the same.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation program of the microcomputer.

FIG. 4 is another flowchart showing an operation program of the microcomputer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 information input unit 4 discrimination unit 5 information processing unit 7 information output unit 23a destination button 23b destination button 23c destination button 23d destination button 23e destination button 24 registration button 25 save button 26 record button

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Naofumi Nakatani 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) JJ72 KK62 KZ60

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An information input unit for registering a keyword and a message, an information storage unit for storing the keyword and the message, and determining whether a keyword input to the information input unit matches a keyword registered in advance. A message device comprising: a discriminating unit for discriminating; an information processing unit for calling a message matching the keyword from an information storage unit when the discrimination result is OK; and an information output unit for reproducing the called message. 2. The message according to claim 1, wherein the information processing unit notifies the information output unit to prompt the user to register the keyword when the keyword input to the information input unit does not match the keyword registered in advance. apparatus. 3. The message device according to claim 1, wherein the information output unit includes a save button for saving the reproduced message. 4. The message device according to claim 1, wherein the information processing unit automatically prepares for recording by simply saying the name of the user.