JP2001014556A - Method for producing notification sound of electric appliance, method and device for supporting production of notification sound for electric appliance using computer and computer readable medium with support program for production of notification sound of electric appliance recorded thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support the production of notification sounds for various electric appliances. SOLUTION: A series of notification sounds is registered in a storage device 1 while respectively corresponded to a plurality of basic images by using a computer 5, and the image concepts of various electric appliances are also registered as one of the image concepts or a combination of a plurality of the image concepts in a storage device 2 based on a plurality of basic images. An image concept corresponding to a designated electric appliance is extracted by performing an input that designates one of electric appliances whose notification sounds are to be produced, a combination of plurality of basic images corresponding to the extracted image concept is decided, and a combination of series of notification sounds corresponding to the image concept is decided from the series of notification sounds for a plurality of basic images and outputted. Thus, a series of notification sounds suitable for the image concept of an electric appliance can be proposed to a designer simply by designating the electric appliance and performing an operation inputting the electric appliance to a computer 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for producing a notification sound for an electric device, a method for producing a notification sound for an electric device using a computer, a device for producing a notification sound for an electric device, and a program for producing a notification sound for an electric device. The present invention relates to a recorded computer-readable medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in household electric appliances such as an electric rice cooker, an electric washing machine, a microwave oven, etc., as the functions become more complicated, the operating state of the appliances is notified, and some information such as feedback of operation keys is provided. There are many products that add a signal tone with a transmission function to improve operability.

[0003]

However, most devices emit the same sound by a piezoelectric buzzer or the like, and the user of the device operates, for example, both an electric rice cooker and an electric washing machine together. If you are doing other work in a remote place, even if you hear the buzzer, it can identify and recognize `` Which device is sounding for what purpose '' There were many problems that could not be done.

Accordingly, the inventors of the present application have described “Toshiba Review 1995”, Vol. 50, no. 6. In "Study on Interface of Sound Symbols" published by Toshiba Corporation, most users can intuitively recognize what work or operation of which device has been started or finished by listening to the notification sound. He announced his research on such information sounds. According to that, some of the notification sounds in microwave ovens have been proposed. However, since sound expression using a piezoelectric buzzer is fundamental, there is a limit in the expression, and it is insufficient to use it for producing notification sounds for various types of electric devices.

Therefore, in recent years, for example, the end of boiling, the start of heat retention, the drainage, the end of washing, the completion of cooking, etc. have been described with simple melody.
In addition, there has been proposed an electric device which changes a melody for each content to be notified and notifies the user of the melody ("Melody operation sound in electric appliances", Yoshinote Ota, Tetsuo Furuya, etc. The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers [No. 97- 37] VSTec
h'97 New Symposium on Vibration and Sound Technology,
Hiroshima, September 17-19, 1997). However,
In this case, since only a technology to play a melody sound with a simple piezoelectric buzzer has been proposed, the user can be informed of what kind of work or operation of which product he or she is trying to notify. It is not something that can be intuitively recognized by hearing the sound.

[0006] This is a notification sound of home electric equipment,
The melody is simply given a different melody for each operation or work content, and the notification sound allows the user to image a specific electrical device and correctly recognize the meaning of the notification sound. This is because the notification sound is not produced with the intention of the above.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional technical problem. Assuming a basic image held by a user for various types of electric equipment, a series of notification sounds corresponding to the image is proposed. It is another object of the present invention to provide a notification sound generation support technology for an electric device that can generate a notification sound according to a device grade and a maximum likelihood user layer based on the proposed notification sound sequence.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for producing a notification sound of an electric device, wherein a direction of an image given by a sound or a music element is made to correspond to a design image scale and set on the design image scale. Extracting the sound and music elements corresponding to each of a plurality of basic images,
Determine which of the plurality of basic images an image given by a certain electrical device belongs to, and select one of the sound and music elements giving an image corresponding to one of the plurality of basic images to which the electrical device belongs Then, based on one of the determined sound and the music element, a notification sound emitted from the electric device is created.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for supporting generation of a notification sound of an electric device using a computer, wherein a step of registering a notification sound sequence in association with each of a plurality of basic images is provided. Registering an image concept based on a plurality of basic images; specifying an electrical device for which a notification sound is to be created; extracting the image concept corresponding to the specified electrical device; Determining a combination of the plurality of basic images corresponding to the extracted image concept; and determining a combination of the series of notification sounds corresponding to the image concept of the electric device from the series of notification sounds of the plurality of basic images. And outputting the result.

According to a second aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for supporting the generation of a notification sound of an electrical device using a computer, wherein a series of notification sounds is registered in association with each of a plurality of basic images, and various types of information are registered. The concept of electrical equipment based on multiple basic images
One or more combinations are registered. Then, by performing an input for designating one of the electrical devices for which the notification sound is to be produced, an image concept corresponding to the designated electrical device is extracted, and a plurality of basic images corresponding to the extracted image concept are extracted. A combination is determined, and a combination of a series of notification sounds corresponding to the image concept is determined and output from a series of notification sounds of a plurality of basic images.

[0011] Thus, by simply performing an operation of designating and inputting an electrical device to the computer, a series of notification sounds suitable for the image concept of the electrical device is proposed to the designer.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for supporting generation of a notification sound of an electric device using a computer according to the second aspect.
The notification sound is an end notification sound, and a series of notification sounds suitable for notifying the end of the operation of the electric device that outputs the end notification sound is proposed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for supporting generation of a notification sound of an electric device using a computer according to the second aspect of the present invention.
The notification sound is a progress notification sound, and a series of notification sounds suitable for notifying the work progress of the electric device that outputs the notification sound is proposed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for supporting the production of a notification sound of an electric device using a computer according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein a sound source or music is assigned to the sequence of the notification sound. Sound sources in the natural world such as twitter, babbling of the brook, breeze, water currents, wind chimes, etc. are used as a series of notification sounds, and sounds of musical instruments such as ocarina, flute, marimba, harp, etc. are used as a series of notification sounds. We propose a series of gentle notification sounds.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a notification sound production support apparatus for an electric device, wherein the plurality of basic images are associated with each other.
Notification sound candidate storage means for registering a series of notification sounds, electric device image storage means for registering image concepts based on the plurality of basic images of various electric devices, and electric equipment for producing a notification sound Input means for designating and inputting the image concept, image concept extracting means for extracting the image concept corresponding to the designated electric device from the electric device image storage means, and the plurality of image concepts corresponding to the extracted image concept. Basic image combination determining means for determining a combination of basic images; and determining the combination of the series of notification sounds corresponding to the image concept of the electrical device from the series of notification sounds of the plurality of basic images to store the notification sound candidate. Notification sound candidate determining means to be called from the means.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a notification sound generation support apparatus for an electric device registers a notification sound sequence in the notification sound candidate storage means in association with each of a plurality of basic images, and stores the notification sound sequence in the electric device image storage means. Image concepts of various electric devices are registered as one or a combination of a plurality of basic images based on the plurality of basic images. When producing a notification sound of a certain electric device, an electric device for which a notification sound is to be produced is designated by an input means, and an electric device image setting means stores an image concept corresponding to the designated electric device in an electric device image storage. The notification sound candidate determining means calls a combination of notification sound sequences corresponding to the image concept of the called electrical device from the notification sound candidate storage means and presents it to the designer.

[0017] Thus, the designer of the notification sound performs an operation of designating and inputting the electrical device for which the notification sound is to be produced to the computer, and thereby the sequence of the notification sound suitable for the image concept of the electric device. Can be received, and based on that, it can be used to create a notification sound suitable for electrical equipment.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus for supporting generation of a notification sound of an electric appliance, the notification sound candidate storage means stores one or more sequences of the notification sound corresponding to each of the plurality of basic images. The notification sound candidate determining means outputs one or more kinds of a corresponding notification sound sequence from the notification sound candidate storage means. One or more notification sound sequences are proposed as candidates.

The computer-readable medium having recorded thereon the notification sound production support program for electrical equipment according to the invention of claim 8 registers a notification sound sequence in storage means in association with each of a plurality of basic images, and Registering an image concept based on the plurality of basic images of the electrical device in a storage unit, receiving an input specifying an electrical device for which a notification sound is to be generated, and receiving the image concept corresponding to the specified electrical device. Is extracted from the storage means, a combination of the plurality of basic images corresponding to the extracted image concept is determined, and the notification corresponding to the image concept of the electric device is obtained from a series of notification sounds of the plurality of basic images. An electric device which determines a combination of sound sequences and calls a corresponding notification sound sequence from the storage means It has recorded an alarm sound fabrication aiding program.

In the computer-readable medium having recorded thereon the notification sound production support program for electric equipment according to the invention of claim 8, the computer reads and executes the notification sound production support program for electric equipment recorded thereon. In this way, a series of notification sounds is registered in the storage unit in association with each of the plurality of basic images, and an image concept based on the plurality of basic images of various electric devices is registered in the storage unit, and the notification sound is stored in the storage unit. By accepting an input specifying the electrical equipment to be manufactured,
The image concept of the specified electrical device is extracted as one or a plurality of combinations based on the plurality of basic images, and a series of notification sounds corresponding to the image concept of the electrical device is obtained from a series of notification sounds of the plurality of basic images. One or a plurality of combinations can be selected, read out, and presented to the designer.

Thus, by using this program, the designer only needs to perform an operation of designating and inputting an electric device to the computer, and propose a sequence of notification sounds suitable for the image concept of the electric device. It can be used to create a notification sound suitable for electrical equipment based on it.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The apparatus for supporting generation of a notification sound of electric equipment according to the present invention basically includes a display, a keyboard, a pointing device, a computer, a printer,
By installing a program for realizing the functions described below in a computer system constituted by DI devices and the like, the computer system itself operates as a notification sound production support device for electric devices by executing the program. It becomes something. However, here, the program is divided for each processing function, and the functional configuration is shown in FIG.

The apparatus for supporting generation of a notification sound of an electric device according to one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 has 13 basic images (1) to (1) as shown in FIG.
3) A notification sound candidate storage device 1 in which a sequence of notification sounds is registered in association with each other, and an image concept based on the basic 13 images (1) to (13) of various electric devices as shown in FIG. Registered electrical device image storage device 2, input device 3 for performing various necessary inputs, display device 4 for displaying necessary information, and a basic image corresponding to the electrical device specified by input device 3 as an electrical device image. The main control is a calculation control process that is called from the storage device 2, selects a combination of notification sound sequences corresponding to the image concept of the electric device from the notification sound sequence of the basic 13 images, and is called from the notification sound candidate storage device 1. A central processing control processing device 5 for executing all the calculation control processing necessary for operation control of the computer system,
Production and editing of musical tones and music, and work of storing sound signals, and conversely, a sound editing device 7 for reading out stored sound signals, and an electric device corresponding to the sound signals produced or read by the sound editing device 7 A sound source device 8 that outputs a signal and a speaker 9 that outputs an electric signal from the sound source device 8 as an audible sound are provided.

Next, a description will be given of the operation function of the notification sound production support apparatus for an electric device having the above configuration. First, a method of classifying images of sounds and music elements will be described. Fig. 4 shows the sound and music elements to be considered for designing the notification sound of electrical equipment.
Can be classified and systematized as shown in Then, when the general relationship between the system of these sounds and music elements and the image and the direction of the image are arranged using an image scale, they can be set as shown in FIGS.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, for example, the "pitch" of the "single element"
The image it gives is "extremely high and low sounds are nervous images, flashy and hard directions"
It also indicates that "medium sound is a soft image, sober and soft direction". As another example, among the "tones" of the "monophonic elements", and for the "depth of sound", the image given by it is "sounds with a small depth are heard close, dry and hard. "The image, the hard direction", and "the deep sound sounds distant, moist, soft image, the soft direction". As another example, "combinational elements"
Of the `` chords, chord progressions and melodies '', the image given is `` a melody or major chord with a major scale is a bright image, warm direction '', and `` a melody or monochord with a minor scale is a dark image. , Cool direction. The directions of the images shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 for other sounds and music elements are also shown. Therefore, FIG. 2 shows a sequence of annunciation sounds suitable for the basic 13 images of the basic image diagram based on the general relationship between the system of sounds and music elements and images.

The sequence of notification sounds extracted based on the general relationship between sounds, music elements, and images is registered in the notification sound candidate storage device 1. 13 basic images (1) to (13) of the basic 13 image diagram shown in FIG.
Are registered as illustrated in FIGS. 7 to 19. For example, in the case of the “natural” image (1), as shown in FIG.
Image word 12 is: mild, warm, open, gentle, and relaxing.

The musical instruments and music series 13 suitable for expressing the image word 12 are: pan flute, xylophone, nursery rhyme.

The points 14 of the "natural" image sound and music design are registered as: a warm and round sound; a friendly and relaxing melody.

Further, a physical property point 15 which is a feature for designing such sound and music is also:
"Sound frequency component", "sound time change", "sound depth", "sound length", "effect", "chord, chord progression and melody" characterizing "pitch" and "tone" , "Rhythm,""tempo,""compositionalchanges,"
As for “sound volume”, a corresponding item is registered. In addition, if possible, and if necessary,
Sound models such as one or more sounds, chords, musical tones, and music melodies are also created and registered by the sound editing device 7.

In the case of the "cool natural" image (2), as shown in FIG. 8, the image word 12 is: "easy", "moist", "fresh", "fresh".

The musical instruments and music series 13 suitable for expressing the image word 12 are: vibraphone treble, glocken, marimba, flute.

The point 14 of the sound and music design of the "cool natural" image is as follows:-A delicate tone with a sense of transparency-A relatively easy-to-understand straightforward melody-Decorative to produce freshness Register a new chord or melody. Further, appropriate points are registered for the item corresponding to the physical property point 15 which is a feature for designing such sound / music. In addition, a sound model is also registered.

As shown in FIG. 3, the image concept of various electric devices is registered in the electric device image storage device 2 as one of the basic 13 images (1) to (13) or a combination thereof. I have. The procedure for setting this image concept will be described later.

When producing a notification sound of an electric device,
One of the electrical devices for which the notification sound is to be produced is input to the input device 3
Then, the central processing unit 5 calls up the image concept corresponding to the specified electric device from the electric device image storage device 2, and further generates one or a series of notification sounds corresponding to the called image concept of the electric device. Notification sound candidate storage device 1 for a plurality of combinations
And display it on the display device 4 and present it to the designer. FIG. 21 shows a screen 31 for suggesting a design guideline for a notification sound for a microwave oven. FIG. 22 is a screen 32 for proposing a design guideline of a notification sound of a fully automatic washing machine,
FIG. 23 shows a screen 33 for proposing a design guideline for the notification sound of the heat retaining pot.

Each of the basic sounds 13 is stored in the notification sound candidate storage device 1.
When the model of the notification sound corresponding to the image is registered, if the reproduction is instructed by the input device 3, the sound editing device 7 reads out the sound signal registered in the notification sound candidate storage device 1, and furthermore, The sound source device 8 converts the sound signal into an electric signal, and drives the speaker 9 to output a model of the notification sound so that the designer can hear it.

Here, a procedure for producing an image concept of an electric device will be described. FIG. 24 exemplifies a procedure for producing an image concept of a microwave oven. As shown in the figure, extract functional images, appearance images, and work images that lead to the image concept of the microwave oven, further extract conditions that can be considered from adaptability to targets and environments, and derive corresponding image words ( Steps S101 to S104). Then, one of the basic images including the finally extracted image words
One or a plurality of combinations are determined from the basic 13 image diagram (step S105).

Thus, in the case of a microwave oven, a "simple modern" image is determined. This is a rational and substantial image from functionality and form.

The image concept of the fully automatic washing machine is determined by the procedure shown in FIG. 25 (step S).
111-S115). In the case of a fully automatic washing machine, the image concept is a "cool natural" image.

Further, in the case of the heating pot, the image concept is determined to be a "natural casual" image by the procedure shown in FIG. 23 (steps S121 to S121).
125).

FIG. 3 shows a list 21 of image concepts determined for representative items of home appliances among electric appliances. The image concept data of these electric devices is registered in the electric device image storage device 2.

Thus, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the designer of the notification sound performs an operation of designating and inputting the electrical device for which the notification sound is to be generated, to the computer, and thereby, the notification of the electrical device is performed. It will be possible to receive a series of annunciation sounds appropriate for the image concept and guidelines for producing annunciation sounds appropriate for the electric device, and based on this, it will be possible to create an annunciation sound appropriate for the electric device.

When the function sounds of various electric devices are operation sounds, as shown in FIG.
Since the user directly operates the operation unit in front of a specific electric device, it is possible to confirm the reception of the operation even if only some operation sound is emitted. However, it is only necessary to produce a sound that takes into account only two factors, functionality and comfort. However, in order to provide consistency with other function sounds, sounds of the same system as the progress notification sound and the end notification sound may be produced.

When an alarm sound is produced as a function sound of an electric device, as shown in FIG. 20 (c), the purpose is an emergency call function. However, also in this case, consideration can be given to the consistency with the notification sound.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the basic 13 images are employed as the plurality of basic images. However, the present invention is not limited to the basic 13 images, and the basic images are limited to a smaller number of images. It can be further expanded to adopt more images as basic images.

[0045]

As described above, according to the method for producing a notification sound of an electric device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the direction of the image given by the sound or music element is made to correspond to the design image scale.
Sounds and music elements corresponding to each of the plurality of basic images set on the design image scale are extracted, and it is determined to which of the plurality of basic images the image given by a certain electric device belongs, and to which the electric device belongs A sound giving an image corresponding to one of the plurality of basic images, one of music elements is selected, and a notification sound emitted from an electric device is generated based on the determined sound and one of the music elements. It is possible to create a notification sound that reminds the user of an image that matches the image that the general person has on each of the various electric devices. Even if the user listens where the device is not visible, it is possible to easily identify the source electrical device and the notification content.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the method for supporting the generation of a notification sound of an electric device using a computer requires only an operation of designating and inputting the electric device to the computer for the designer. It is possible to propose a series of alarm sounds suitable for the image concept of electrical equipment.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a method of supporting the generation of a notification sound of an electric device using a computer proposes a series of notification sounds suitable for notifying the end of the operation of the electrical device outputting the notification sound. can do.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a method of supporting the production of a notification sound of an electric device using a computer proposes a series of notification sounds suitable for notifying the progress of the operation of the electric device outputting the notification sound. can do.

According to the method for supporting generation of a notification sound of an electric device using a computer according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a sound source or music corresponding to a series of notification sounds is allocated.
Sounds of the natural world, such as the sound of birdsong, the babbling of the brook, the breeze, water currents, wind chimes, etc., and the sounds of musical instruments such as ocarina, flute, marimba, harp, etc.
It is possible to propose a series of notification sounds that are diversified and gentle to humans.

According to the apparatus for supporting generation of a notification sound of an electric device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, a designer of the notification sound performs an operation of designating and inputting an electric device for which a notification sound is to be generated to a computer. Thus, it is possible to receive a proposal of a series of notification sounds suitable for the image concept of the electric device, and to generate a notification sound suitable for the electric device based on the proposal.

According to the notification sound producing support apparatus for an electric device of the invention of claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 6, the notification sound candidate storage means stores a series of notification sounds corresponding to a plurality of basic images, respectively. One or more types of notification sounds, and the notification sound candidate determination unit outputs all the corresponding notification sound sequences from the notification sound candidate storage unit. A sequence of annunciation sounds can be proposed as candidates.

According to the computer-readable medium having recorded thereon the notification sound production support program for electric equipment according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the program can be installed and executed on the computer, so that the designer can control the computer for electric power. Just specify the device and input.
It is possible to receive a proposal of a series of notification sounds suitable for the image concept of the electric device, and to produce a notification sound suitable for the electric device based on the proposal.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a notification sound production support device for an electric device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a basic 13 image diagram used in the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an image concept map of various electric devices used in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a classification system diagram of sound and music elements used in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a correspondence table (1) showing a general relationship between a sound and a music element image used in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a correspondence table (2) showing a general relationship between a sound and an image of a music element used in the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a series of notification sounds corresponding to the basic image “natural” used in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a series of notification sounds corresponding to the basic image “cool natural” used in the above embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a series of notification sounds corresponding to the basic image “modern” used in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a series of notification sounds corresponding to the basic image “dynamic” used in the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a series of notification sounds corresponding to the basic image “casual” used in the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a series of notification sounds corresponding to the basic image “cool casual” used in the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a series of notification sounds corresponding to the basic image “clear” used in the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a series of notification sounds corresponding to the basic image “romantic” used in the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a series of notification sounds corresponding to the basic image “elegant” used in the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a series of notification sounds corresponding to the basic image “Pretty” used in the above embodiment.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a series of notification sounds corresponding to the basic image “classic & formal” used in the embodiment.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing a series of notification sounds corresponding to the basic image “sick & dandy” used in the embodiment.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a series of notification sounds corresponding to the basic image “gorgeous” used in the embodiment.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing a design target for each purpose of the functional sound of the electric device.

FIG. 21 is a display screen of a design guideline of a notification sound for a microwave output in the above embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a display screen of a design guide of a notification sound for a fully automatic washing machine output in the embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a display screen of a design guideline of a notification sound for the heat insulation kettle output in the above embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a procedure for setting an image concept of a microwave oven to be registered in the electric device image storage device in the embodiment.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a procedure for setting an image concept of the fully automatic washing machine to be registered in the electric device image storage device in the embodiment.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing a procedure for setting an image concept of a heating oven to be registered in the electric device image storage device in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 notification sound candidate storage device 2 electric device image storage device 3 input device 4 display device 5 central processing control processing device 7 sound editing device 8 sound source device 9 speaker

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A direction of an image given by a sound or music element is made to correspond to a design image scale, and the sound or music element corresponding to each of a plurality of basic images set on the design image scale is extracted. Determining which of the plurality of basic images the image given by the electric device belongs to; selecting one of the sound and music elements giving an image corresponding to one of the plurality of basic images to which the electric device belongs And generating a notification sound emitted by the electric device based on one of the determined sound and one of the music elements. 2. A step of registering a series of notification sounds in association with each of the plurality of basic images; a step of registering an image concept based on the plurality of basic images of various electric appliances; Specifying an electrical device to be manufactured, extracting the image concept corresponding to the specified electrical device, and determining a combination of the plurality of basic images corresponding to the extracted image concept. Generating a notification sound of an electric device using a computer, comprising: determining a combination of the notification sound sequences corresponding to the image concept of the electric device from the notification sound sequences of the plurality of basic images and outputting the combination. How to help. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the notification sound is an end notification sound. 4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the notification sound is a progress notification sound. 5. The method according to claim 2, wherein a sound source or music is assigned to the sequence of the notification sound. 6. A notification sound candidate storage unit for registering a sequence of notification sounds in association with each of a plurality of basic images, and an electric device for registering an image concept based on the plurality of basic images of various electric devices. Device image storage means; input means for designating and inputting an electrical device for which a notification sound is to be produced; and image concept extraction for extracting the image concept corresponding to the specified electrical device from the electrical device image storage means. Means, a basic image combination determining means for determining a combination of the plurality of basic images corresponding to the extracted image concept, and a corresponding to the image concept of the electric device from a series of notification sounds of the plurality of basic images. A combination of notification sound sequences is determined, and a call is stored from the notification sound candidate storage means. Informing sound fabrication aiding apparatus of the electrical device comprising a notification sound candidate determining means out. 7. The notification sound candidate storage means stores the notification sound sequence corresponding to each of the plurality of basic images as one.
7. The notification of the electric device according to claim 6, wherein the notification sound candidate determination unit outputs one or more types of a corresponding notification sound sequence from the notification sound candidate storage unit. 8. Sound production support device. 8. A series of annunciation sounds are registered in the storage means in association with each of the plurality of basic images, and image concepts based on the plurality of basic images of various electric appliances are registered in the storage means. Receiving an input designating an electrical device for which a notification sound is to be generated, extracting the image concept corresponding to the specified electrical device from the storage unit, and selecting the plurality of basic images corresponding to the extracted image concept; And determining a combination of the series of notification sounds corresponding to the image concept of the electrical device from the series of notification sounds of the plurality of basic images, and calling the corresponding series of notification sounds from the storage unit. A computer-readable medium that stores a notification sound production support program for an electric device to be output.