JP2002354146A - Notice tone download system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a conventional notice tone sounded from electric appliance does not reflect the preference and audibility of the user of the electric appliance. SOLUTION: The notice tone download system having a transmission means that transmits notice tone data to generate a notice tone outputted from electric appliance 9 or the like is provided with a notice tone distribution server 4 and with a PC 6 having: a reception means that receives the sent notice tone data; and a generating means that generates a notice tone on the basis of the received notice tone data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a notification sound download system for downloading a notification sound output from an electric appliance, a first device, a second device, and a program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Many appliances, such as refrigerators, air conditioners, microwave ovens, and washing machines, notify when an operation button is pressed, when operation is completed, or when an abnormal operation state is detected. Make a sound.

For example, when an operation of raising the set temperature by one degree by pressing a temperature adjustment button of a remote controller of an air conditioner is performed, the air conditioner detects a pressing of the temperature adjustment button and issues an alarm sound. Sounds
Notify the user that this operation has been accepted.

[0004] When the cooking start button is pressed, the microwave emits an alarm sound and starts cooking. Then, when the heating cooking is completed, a notification sound is emitted, and the user is notified that the heating cooking is completed.

[0005] In addition, when the door is kept open for a long time, the refrigerator emits an alarm sound to notify a user that the door remains open.

[0006] As described above, the notification sound is used to compensate for the poor operation feeling of the operation switch of the electric appliance, or is used to notify the start or completion of the operation to the user.
It is also used to warn a user when an abnormal operation occurs.

[0007]

However, the notification sound of the electric appliance is predetermined at the time when the electric appliance is manufactured. Therefore, even if a person who uses the electric appliance feels that the notification sound of the electric appliance is annoying, he has to endure and use the electric appliance.

[0008] That is, there is a problem that the notification sound emitted by the electric appliance does not reflect the taste of the person using the electric appliance.

[0009] In addition, a person's hearing generally declines with age. Since electric appliances are used by people of various ages, for example, in the case of a person with a weak hearing, such as an elderly person, it may be difficult to hear the notification sound of the electric appliances. For example, if you forget to close the refrigerator door,
Even when the appliance is erroneously operated, the notification sound of the appliance is not heard, so that the erroneous operation may not be noticed. Also, the same can occur in a young person or in a person whose hearing is weaker than usual.

That is, there is a problem that the notification sound emitted by the electric appliance does not correspond to the hearing of a person who uses the electric appliance.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and has been made in view of the above circumstances.
And programs.

Further, in consideration of the above problems, the present invention provides a notification sound download system capable of generating a notification sound corresponding to the hearing of a person using an electric appliance, a first device, and a second device.
An object is to provide an apparatus and a program.

[0013]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a first aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 1) transmits notification sound data for generating a notification sound output from an electric appliance. A notification sound comprising: a first device having a transmission means; a reception means for receiving the transmitted notification sound data; and a second device having a generation means for generating a notification sound based on the received notification sound data. It is a download system.

According to a second aspect of the present invention (claim 2), the first device has adjusting means for adjusting the notification sound data in accordance with an instruction from the second device, and The means is the notification sound download system according to the first aspect of the present invention for transmitting the adjusted notification sound data.

Further, the third invention (corresponding to claim 3)
The first device selects the notification sound data corresponding to the degree of hearing of the user of the second device by using the hearing database in which the notification sound data is associated with the degree of hearing and the hearing database. The transmitting means transmits the selected notification sound data.
Or 2 is a notification sound download system according to the present invention.

A fourth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 4)
Are the notification sound download systems according to the first to third aspects of the present invention, wherein the second device is the electric appliance or a personal computer that connects the electric appliance via a network.

The fifth invention (corresponding to claim 5)
Comprises transmitting means for transmitting notification sound data for generating a notification sound output by the appliance, wherein the transmitted notification sound data is a receiving means for receiving the transmitted notification sound data, and The first device is a first device that is received by a second device that has a generating unit that generates a notification sound based on the notification sound data.

The sixth invention (corresponding to claim 6)
The first device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, further comprising an adjusting unit that adjusts the notification sound data in accordance with an instruction from the second device, wherein the transmitting unit transmits the adjusted notification sound data. It is.

Further, a seventh aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 7)
The hearing database in which the notification sound data is associated with the degree of hearing, and the second database using the hearing database.
Selecting means for selecting the notification sound data corresponding to the degree of hearing of the user of the apparatus, wherein the transmitting means transmits the selected notification sound data according to a fifth or sixth aspect of the present invention. Device.

The eighth invention (corresponding to claim 8)
Is the first device according to any one of the fifth to seventh, wherein the second device is the electric appliance or a personal computer that connects the electric appliance via a network.

The ninth invention (corresponding to claim 9)
Receiving means for receiving the notification sound data transmitted from the first device having transmission means for transmitting notification sound data for generating a notification sound output by the electric appliance, based on the received notification sound data And generating means for generating a notification sound.

Further, a tenth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 10) is provided with an instructing means for instructing the first device to adjust the notification sound data, and the first device is provided with an instruction from the instructing device. The apparatus according to the ninth aspect of the present invention includes adjusting means for adjusting the notification sound data in accordance with an instruction, and the transmitting means transmits the adjusted notification sound data.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 11), the first device uses the hearing database in which a notification sound data is associated with a degree of hearing, and the first device uses the hearing database. The apparatus according to the ninth or tenth aspect of the present invention, further comprising a selection unit that selects the notification sound data corresponding to the degree of hearing of the user of the two devices, wherein the transmission unit transmits the selected notification sound data. Two devices.

A twelfth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 12) is the ninth to eleventh aspect of the present invention, which is the electric appliance or a personal computer that connects the electric appliance via a network. The second device.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 13), in the notification sound downloading system according to the first invention, the first device generates a notification sound output from an electric appliance. Transmission means for transmitting the notification sound data, reception means for receiving the transmitted notification sound data in the second device, and generation means for generating a notification sound based on the received notification sound data Alternatively, it is a program for causing a computer to function as a part.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 14), the first device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention transmits notification sound data for generating a notification sound output from an electric appliance. This is a program for causing a computer to function as all or a part of the transmission unit.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 15), the second device according to the ninth aspect of the present invention transmits notification sound data for generating a notification sound output from an electric appliance. A computer for functioning as a whole or a part of a receiving unit for receiving the notification sound data transmitted from the first device having a transmission unit, and a generating unit for generating a notification sound based on the received notification sound data. Program.

[0028]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) First, a first embodiment will be described.

FIG. 1 shows a notification sound data download system according to the present embodiment.

The notification sound download system according to the present embodiment includes a notification sound distribution server 4, a provider 5, a PC 6, a refrigerator 7, an air conditioner 8, and a microwave oven 9.

The PC 6 is connected to the Internet 1 via the provider 5, and the notification sound distribution server 4 is also connected to the Internet 1.

The PC 6, the refrigerator 7, the air conditioner 8, and the microwave oven 9 are installed in the house 2, and are connected to the home network 3 in the house 2. Home network 3
Is a network in the home 2, for example, a wireless LAN. In addition, home appliances such as PC 6 and refrigerator 7
Is used by the user 33 who is a resident of.

The notification sound distribution server 4 is a device that distributes notification sound data to the PC 6 via the Internet 1.

The provider 5 is a device for connecting the PC 6 to the Internet 1.

The PC 6 centrally manages electric appliances such as the refrigerator 7 connected to the home network 3,
It is a personal computer that can be connected to the Internet 1.

The refrigerator 7 is a refrigerator connected to the home network 3 and controlled by the PC 6 to refrigerate and freeze food.

The air conditioner 8 is connected to the home network 3 and controlled by the PC 6 to perform air conditioning such as cooling and heating of the house 2.

The microwave oven 9 is connected to the home network 9, is controlled by the PC 6, and performs heating and cooking by irradiating microwaves to foods such as frozen foods and fresh foods.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the notification sound distribution server 4.

The notification sound distribution server 4 includes a notification sound database 10, a hearing database 11, a selection unit 12, an adjustment unit 13, and a web server 14.

The notification sound database 10 is a database storing notification sound data for generating a notification sound.

The hearing database 11 is a database for storing information relating the degree of human hearing to the notification sound data stored in the notification sound database 10.

The selection means 12 is a means for selecting notification sound data from the notification sound database 10 in accordance with an instruction from the web server 14.

The adjusting means 13 is means for adjusting the notification sound data selected by the selecting means 12 in accordance with an instruction from the web server 14.

The web server 14 is a server that provides a web page for the PC 6 to download notification sound data.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the PC 6.

That is, the PC 6 uses the web browser 1
6, generating means 15.

The web browser 16 is means for downloading and browsing a web page provided by the notification sound distribution server 4 or the like.

The generating means 15 is a means for generating a notification sound from the notification sound data downloaded from the notification sound server 4 and sounding the sound.

The notification sound distribution server 4 according to the present embodiment
Is an example of the first device of the present invention, and the PC 6 according to the present embodiment.
Is an example of the second device of the present invention, the web server 14 of the present embodiment is an example of the transmitting means of the present invention, the web browser 16 of the present embodiment is an example of the receiving means of the present invention, The web browser 16 of the present embodiment also serves as an example of the instruction unit of the present invention.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.

The user 33 who is a resident of the house 2 has a slightly lower hearing ability to listen to high frequency sounds. In addition, due to the recent aging, the hearing ability to listen to a medium to low frequency sound has also been reduced. However, low frequencies can still be heard better than high frequencies.

Under such circumstances, even if the user 33 presses the operation button of the microwave oven 9 to operate the microwave oven 9, the frequency of the notification sound from the microwave oven 9 may be too high to be heard. Can not.

For this reason, sometimes it is mistaken that the operation button is pressed exactly, but not exactly pressed. Further, when the food is cooked in the microwave oven 9, the frequency of the notification sound indicating that the cooking is completed is too high to be heard.

Therefore, the user 33 decides to change the notification sound of the microwave oven 9 so that it can be heard more clearly.

In such a case, first, the user 33 starts the web browser 16 on the PC 6 in FIG. And
The URL of the homepage provided by the notification sound distribution server 4 is input to the web browser 16.

The web browser 16 displays the input URL
The notification sound distribution server 4 is accessed via the Internet 1 based on.

On the other hand, when the web server 14 of the notification sound distribution server 4 in FIG. 2 receives access from the PC 6, it transmits data of a web page for downloading notification sound data.

The data of this web page is received by the web browser 16 of the PC 6 via the Internet 1 and the provider 5, and displayed as a web page on the monitor of the PC 6.

FIG. 4 shows a model selection screen 17 which is a web page displayed in this manner.

The model selection screen 17 is a screen for selecting a model for downloading the notification sound data. That is, a model whose notification sound is to be changed is selected from the model list 18 on the model selection screen 17.

In this case, since the user 33 changes the notification sound of the microwave oven 9, the user clicks “microwave oven” in the model list 8 with the mouse connected to the PC 6.

The decision 19 on the model selection screen 17 is clicked when the selected model is confirmed, and when the cancel 20 is clicked, the download of the notification sound data is stopped.

Since the user 33 is about to change the notification sound of the microwave oven 9, he or she clicks the decision 19.

Then, the web browser 16 notifies the notification sound distribution server 4 via the Internet 1 that the notification sound data of the microwave oven 9 is downloaded.

Web server 14 of notification sound distribution server 4
Receives the notification from the PC 6 and converts the data of the web page for selecting the notification sound data of the microwave 9 to P
Send to C6.

When the web browser 16 of the PC 6 receives the data of the web page for selecting the notification sound data from the notification sound distribution server 4, it displays the data on the monitor of the PC 6.

FIG. 5 shows the notification sound data selection screen 21 displayed in this manner.

On the notification sound data selection screen 21, the notification sound data is selected from the notification sound data list 22.

For example, when changing the sound when the operation button is pressed, type C1, type C2, type C3
Click one of the notification sound data. Then, the web browser 16 requests the notification sound distribution server 4 to transmit the selected notification sound data.

Web server 14 of notification sound distribution server 4
Receives the request from the PC 6, instructs the selecting means 12 to select the designated notification sound data. The selection means 12 selects the designated notification sound data from the notification sound database 10 and outputs the selected notification sound data to the web server 14. The web server 14 transmits the notification sound data received from the selection means 12 to the PC 6.

When the web browser 16 of the PC 6 receives the notification sound data transmitted in this way, it outputs it to the generation means 15. Upon receiving the notification sound data from the web browser 16, the generation unit 15 generates a notification sound from the notification sound data and actually sounds the notification sound.

As described above, the user 33 clicks the notification sound data list 22 to change the notification sound specified by
You can listen to the trial on C6.

As described above, when the user 33 tries the notification sound and finds a notification sound that is easy to hear, the user 33 clicks on the notification sound data list 22 to use the notification sound, and then determines. Click 23.

Then, the web browser 16 transmits information for specifying the notification sound data selected by the user 33 to the web server 14.

When the web server 14 receives the information sent from the web browser 16, it sends the PC 6 the data of the notification sound adjustment screen 25 shown in FIG. Upon receiving the notification sound adjustment screen 25, the web browser 16 displays the notification sound adjustment screen 25 on the monitor of the PC 6.

The user 33 can adjust whether the notification sound sounds slowly or quickly by sliding the bar 26b of the slide bar 26a displayed on the notification sound adjustment screen 25.

The frequency of the notification sound can be adjusted with the slide bar 27a. That is, the bar 27b
Move to the left for a low tone and to the right for a high tone.

The slide bar 28a can adjust the volume of the notification sound. That is, moving the bar 28b to the left produces a small sound, and moving the bar 28b to the right produces a loud sound.

Further, the slide bar 29a can adjust the time for sounding the notification sound. That is, bar 2
Moving the bar 9b to the left shortens the time for sounding the alarm sound, and moving the bar 29b to the right increases the time for sounding the alarm sound.

In the slide bar 30a, when the notification sound is a voice of a person such as "cooking started" or "cooking completed", the voice of the person can be adjusted. That is, when the bar 30b is moved to the left, the voice becomes masculine, and when the bar 30b is moved to the right, the voice becomes feminine.

When the user 33 moves the bar 27b or the like, the PC 6 automatically outputs the adjusted notification sound.

That is, the adjusting means 13 receives the information from the web server 14 every time the user 33 moves the bar 27b or the like on the notification sound adjustment screen 25, and processes the notification sound data based on the information. . Then, the web server 14 transmits the processed data to the PC 6. When receiving the processed notification sound data from the web server 14, the web browser 16 outputs the processed notification sound data to the generation unit 15, and the generation unit 15 sounds the notification sound.

When the user 33 completes the adjustment of the notification sound,
Click Settings 31. Then, the web browser 16 notifies the web server 14 that the adjustment of the notification sound has been completed. When notified that the adjustment of the notification sound has been completed, the web server 14 notifies the adjustment unit 13 that the adjustment of the notification sound has been completed. When notified from the web server 14, the adjusting unit 13 converts the adjusted notification sound data into a format that can be installed in the microwave oven 9. Then, the web server 14 transmits the notification sound data to the PC 6.

When the PC 6 receives the transmitted notification sound data, it temporarily stores it. When the reception of the notification sound data is completed, the notification sound data is transmitted to the microwave oven 9 via the home network 3.

The microwave oven 9 writes the sent notification sound data to the memory, and rewrites old notification sound data with new notification sound data.

Thus, the notification sound data of the microwave oven 9 can be easily heard.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment will be described.

The configuration of the notification sound distribution system of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

In the first embodiment, it has been described that the user 33 selects the notification sound data from the notification sound data list 22 on the notification sound data selection screen 21, but in the present embodiment, the notification sound distribution server 4 Is the notification sound data selection screen 21
Is transmitted to the PC 6, a hearing diagnosis menu 40 as shown in FIG. 7 is transmitted.

That is, the hearing diagnosis menu 40 is a GUI for diagnosing the hearing of the user 33, and application software written in Java language transmitted from the notification sound distribution server 4 together with the hearing diagnosis menu 40 is used for hearing. Make a diagnosis.

That is, when the hearing diagnosis menu 40 is displayed on the monitor of the PC 6, the user 33
Click. Then, a sound for testing the hearing ability of the user 33 is output from the speaker of the PC 6. If this sound is easy to hear, the user 33
Click. If no, click No44. By performing such a test several times, the application software determines the user's hearing. That is, it is determined whether the hearing of the user 33 is ranked A rank, B rank, or C rank. Then, the web browser 16 transmits the result of the determination to the notification sound distribution server 4. Upon receiving the hearing result determination data of the user 33, the web server 14 of the notification sound distribution server 4 notifies the selection means 12 of the result.

The selection means 12 selects, based on the hearing database 11, notification sound data corresponding to the degree of hearing of the user from the notification sound database 10. FIG. 8 shows an example of the hearing database 11. That is, in the hearing database, the notification sound data that can be normally used if the hearing level is associated with the respective hearing levels such as A rank, B rank, and C rank. Information for specifying the notification sound data is associated.

Then, the selection means 12 notifies the web server 14 of information for specifying the selected notification sound data, and the web server 14 selects the notification sound data selection of FIG. 5 based on the information notified from the selection means 12. Create screen 17 and
Send it to PC6.

In this manner, the notification sound data provided on the notification sound data selection screen 21 can be normally heard as long as the user 33 has the hearing ability. The notification sound data can be selected.

In the present embodiment, it has been described that the hearing diagnosis is performed by the hearing diagnosis menu 40 when the notification sound data is downloaded. However, the present invention is not limited to this. When the user 33 concludes a contract to use the notification sound distribution system, the hearing can be diagnosed by the hearing diagnosis menu 40 or the like, and the diagnosis result can be registered in the notification sound distribution server. In this case, when downloading the notification sound data, the selection unit 12 may select the notification sound data according to the degree of hearing of the user 33 based on the hearing diagnosis result of the user 33 registered in advance. it can.

In this embodiment, the model selection screen 1
Although the description has been made with reference to FIG. 7 as selecting a model whose notification sound is changed, the present invention is not limited to this. In the case of IPV6 or the like, the number of usable IP addresses is much larger than that of IPV4. Therefore, even if an IP address is individually assigned to each electric appliance, there is no shortage of IP addresses. In such a case, an IP address can be individually assigned to each of the refrigerator 7, the air conditioner 8, and the microwave oven 9 so that these appliances can be directly connected to the Internet 1. In such a case, the notification sound distribution server 4 stores the refrigerator 7, the air conditioner 8, the microwave 9
And the IP address assigned to each device
A table is prepared in advance in which information relating to the model of the device to which the P address is assigned is prepared, and based on this table, the model is determined from the IP address notified to the notification sound distribution server 4, and A menu such as a web page for selecting the corresponding notification sound data may be provided to the refrigerator 7, the air conditioner 8, the microwave oven 9, and the like. In such a case, appliances such as the refrigerator 7, the air conditioner 8, and the microwave oven 9 of the present embodiment correspond to an example of the second device of the present invention.

In this case, it is difficult to attach a large-screen monitor, such as the monitor of the PC 6, to the refrigerator 7, the air conditioner 8, the microwave oven 9 or the like to display a GUI for downloading the notification sound data. Therefore, the selection and adjustment of the notification sound data may be performed by voice guidance. In addition to responding to such voice guidance with the operation buttons of these appliances, these appliances are equipped with a voice recognition function,
It is also effective that the user 33 gives a voice instruction.

For example, when the notification sound data is adjusted on the notification sound adjustment screen 25 of FIG. 6, the user 33 utters “low” and the notification sound data is adjusted in the same manner as when the bar 27b is moved to the left. Can be instructed to lower the frequency. In addition, when the user 33 utters “high”, it is possible to instruct the center to move the bar 27b to the right and to increase the frequency of the notification sound data to the center.

In the present invention, the function of all or a part of the above-described notification sound downloading system or the first device or the second device (or the device, the element, the circuit, the unit, etc.) of the present invention is implemented by a computer. A program to be executed, which is a program that operates in cooperation with a computer.

Note that a part of the present invention (or an apparatus, an element, a circuit, a part, etc.) means some of the plurality of means, or one of the means. Means some of the functions.

The present invention also includes a computer-readable recording medium on which the program of the present invention is recorded.

[0105] One embodiment of the program of the present invention may be a mode in which the program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium and operates in cooperation with the computer.

[0106] One use form of the program of the present invention may be such that the program is transmitted through a transmission medium, read by a computer, and operates in cooperation with the computer.

The data structure of the present invention includes a database, a data format, a data table, a data list, a type of data, and the like.

The recording medium includes a ROM or the like, and the transmission medium includes a transmission medium such as the Internet,
Light, radio waves, sound waves, etc. are included.

Further, the computer of the present invention described above
It is not limited to pure hardware such as a CPU, but may include firmware, an OS, and peripheral devices.

As described above, the configuration of the present invention may be realized by software or hardware.

[0111]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention provides a notification sound download system capable of generating a notification sound reflecting the preference of a person using an electric appliance, a first device, a second device, And programs can be provided.

Further, the present invention can provide a notification sound download system, a first device, a second device, and a program that can sound a notification sound corresponding to the hearing of a person who uses the electric appliance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a notification sound download system according to first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a notification sound distribution server according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 3 shows P in the first and second embodiments of the present invention.
Diagram showing the configuration of C

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a model selection screen according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a notification sound data selection screen according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a notification sound adjustment screen according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hearing diagnosis menu according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a hearing database according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Internet 2 Home 3 Home network 4 Notification sound distribution server 5 Provider 6 PC 6 7 Refrigerator 8 Air conditioner 9 Microwave oven 10 Notification sound database 11 Hearing database 12 Selection means 13 Adjustment means 14 Web server

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Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A first device having transmitting means for transmitting notification sound data for generating a notification sound output by an electric appliance, receiving means for receiving the transmitted notification sound data, and the received notification A notification sound download system, comprising: a second device having a generation unit that generates a notification sound based on sound data. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first device has an adjusting unit that adjusts the notification sound data in accordance with an instruction from the second device, and the transmitting unit transmits the adjusted notification sound data. Item 3. The notification sound download system according to item 1. 3. The first device uses a hearing database in which the notification sound data is associated with the degree of hearing, and the notification sound corresponding to the degree of hearing of the user of the second device by using the hearing database. The notification sound download system according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit that selects data, wherein the transmission unit transmits the selected notification sound data. 4. The notification sound download system according to claim 1, wherein the second device is the electric appliance or a personal computer that connects the electric appliance via a network. 5. A transmitting means for transmitting notification sound data for generating a notification sound output by an electric appliance, wherein the transmitted notification sound data is a receiving means for receiving the transmitted notification sound data; And generating means for generating a notification sound based on the received notification sound data.
A first device received by the device. 6. The first device according to claim 5, further comprising adjusting means for adjusting the notification sound data in accordance with an instruction from the second device, wherein the transmission unit transmits the adjusted notification sound data. . 7. A hearing database in which notification sound data is associated with a degree of hearing, and selecting means for using the hearing database to select the notification sound data corresponding to the degree of hearing of the user of the second device. The first device according to claim 5, further comprising: transmitting the selected notification sound data. 8. The first device according to claim 5, wherein the second device is the electric appliance or a personal computer that connects the electric appliance via a network. 9. A receiving means for receiving the notification sound data transmitted from a first device having a transmission means for transmitting notification sound data for generating a notification sound output by an electric appliance, and the received notification sound Generating means for generating a notification sound based on the data. 10. An instruction unit for instructing the first device to adjust the notification sound data, wherein the first device includes an adjustment unit for adjusting the notification sound data in accordance with an instruction from the instruction unit. The second device according to claim 9, wherein the transmitting unit transmits the adjusted notification sound data. 11. The first device uses a hearing database in which notification sound data is associated with a degree of hearing, and the notification sound corresponding to the degree of hearing of a user of the second device by using the hearing database. The second device according to claim 9, further comprising a selection unit that selects data, wherein the transmission unit transmits the selected notification sound data. 12. The second device according to claim 9, wherein the second device is the electric appliance or a personal computer that connects the electric appliance via a network. 13. The notification sound download system according to claim 1, wherein the first device transmits, in the first device, notification sound data for generating a notification sound output by an electric appliance; A program for causing a computer to function as all or a part of a receiving unit that receives the transmitted notification sound data and a generation unit that generates a notification sound based on the received notification sound data. 14. A program for causing a computer to function as all or a part of transmission means for transmitting notification sound data for generating a notification sound output from an electric appliance in the first device according to claim 5. 15. The second device according to claim 9, further comprising: receiving the notification sound data transmitted from the first device, the transmission device transmitting the notification sound data for generating the notification sound output by the electric appliance. And a program for causing a computer to function as all or a part of a receiving unit that generates a notification sound based on the received notification sound data.