JP2003090889A - Alarm sound setting system, alarm clock, and alarm sound data providing server - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an alarm sound setting system allowing the acquisition of alarm sound data in a state easily usable of alarm sound and facilitating the set of the data to an alarm clock, an alarm clock in this system, and an alarm sound data providing server for providing the alarm sound data by use of the Internet. SOLUTION: This alarm sound setting system 1 comprises the alarm clock 2 provided with a data rewritable memory IC, a cellular phone 3 connectable to the Internet and capable of data transmission to the alarm clock 2, and an alarm sound data providing server 4 for providing various alarm sound data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an alarm clock, and more particularly, it downloads arbitrary alarm sound data from a server that provides an alarm sound via the Internet and sets the data as an alarm sound in the alarm clock. The present invention relates to a suitable alarm sound setting system, an alarm clock in the same system, and an alarm sound data providing server which provides predetermined alarm sound data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a plurality of alarm sound data are stored in a built-in memory IC, and there is an alarm clock capable of selecting an arbitrary alarm sound from among them.
Some of such alarm clocks have voices and song data of celebrities and voice actors stored in a memory IC.

Further, the built-in memory IC is capable of rewriting data, and it is possible to input a voice or music into a voice input microphone, store the sound data in the memory IC, and set it as an alarm sound. There is an alarm clock. Some of the alarm clocks have an input terminal in addition to the input microphone, and an audio device or the like is connected via an AV cable to input music or the like and store it in a memory IC. Is also possible.

[0004]

However, the former alarm clock can be selected only from the alarm sounds stored in advance, and cannot be changed to other alarm sounds. Also, the latter alarm clock can be set by recording a favorite alarm sound or an original alarm sound, but if you try to record a desired content such as a celebrity's voice, It takes a lot of time to find audio data,
In many cases, it is difficult to find it in a state that is easy to record, and the reality is that it cannot be recorded as expected.

Therefore, the present invention has been made by paying attention to the unsolved problem of the conventional technique as described above, and it is possible to obtain alarm sound data in a state that is easy to use as an alarm sound. An object is to provide an alarm sound setting system capable of easily setting data in an alarm clock, an alarm clock in the system, and an alarm sound data providing server for providing alarm sound data using the Internet.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an alarm sound setting system according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a data rewritable storage medium, and
An alarm clock capable of reproducing the alarm sound data of a predetermined file format stored in the storage medium at a set time, and an alarm clock providing a download service of the predetermined alarm sound data using the Internet. A sound data providing server, a predetermined device capable of downloading arbitrary wakeup sound data from the wakeup sound data providing server using the Internet, and wakeup sound data downloaded by the predetermined device, Data transmission means for transmitting to a storage medium.

With such a configuration, it is possible to connect to the Internet by a predetermined device, select an arbitrary alarm sound from the predetermined alarm sound data in the alarm sound data providing server, and download it. The alarm sound data is transmitted to the alarm clock by the data transmission means, and the alarm clock can store the data in a data rewritable storage medium and reproduce the stored alarm sound data at a set time. is there.

That is, the memory IC provided in the alarm clock
As the alarm sound data stored in the storage medium such as, for example, MIDI data, human voice, etc. are PCM (Pulse
CodeModulation) is the data digitized by the alarm clock will be played by dedicated software. Further, the alarm sound data is handled exclusively by the alarm sound data providing server, which is generally provided via the Internet.
A user of an alarm clock connects to an alarm sound data providing server on the Internet using a predetermined device such as a personal computer (hereinafter, PC) and downloads arbitrary alarm sound data from the server to download new data. It is possible to obtain it. Further, the obtained data is transmitted from a predetermined device to a storage medium of the alarm clock by a data transmission means such as a serial cable and transmission software. And
The storage medium stores the data transmitted in a predetermined format in its storage area. Therefore, various alarm sound data can be easily obtained, and can be easily stored and used in the storage medium of the alarm clock.
The alarm clock is convenient and convenient to use.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the alarm sound setting system according to the first aspect, the predetermined device is a portable device. That is,
The predetermined device in the alarm sound setting system is a portable device such as a mobile phone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). For example, even if the user carries an alarm clock at a travel destination, the mobile phone If you can connect to the Internet, etc., you can easily download and change the alarm sound data even at the travel destination, which is convenient and convenient.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the alarm sound setting system according to the first or second aspect, the alarm clock as the data transmitting means is the communication of the alarm sound data with the predetermined device. The predetermined device is provided with a data transmission software for transmitting the downloaded alarm clock data to the storage medium in a storable manner. There is.

That is, a communication cable that enables communication with a predetermined device is connected to a connection portion of the alarm clock, and a storage medium provided in the alarm clock is provided by data transmission software on the predetermined device side. In addition, since the downloaded alarm sound data is transmitted and stored, the data can be easily transmitted and stored, which is convenient.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the alarm sound setting system according to any one of the first to third aspects, as the data transfer means, the alarm clock is provided between the alarm clock and the predetermined device. It is characterized by including a wireless communication unit capable of wirelessly performing data communication.
In other words, the alarm sound data can be wirelessly communicated between the alarm clock and a predetermined device by infrared rays or electromagnetic waves, and the data can be easily communicated wirelessly without any troublesome work such as cable connection. Since it is possible to do, it is convenient and convenient.

The invention according to claim 5 is the alarm sound setting system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the alarm clock stores a plurality of alarm sound data in the storage medium. Is possible, and
It is characterized in that it is selectable to reproduce any one of a plurality of stored alarm data.

That is, since a plurality of alarm sound data can be stored in the storage medium provided in the alarm clock, and arbitrary data can be selected from the data and reproduced at a set time, the data can be reproduced. Since it is possible to change the alarm sound data according to the taste at any time, it is convenient and convenient. The invention according to claim 6 is the alarm sound setting system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the alarm clock is capable of displaying information of alarm sound data stored in the storage medium. It is characterized by having a display unit.

That is, since the information such as the file name and the song name of the alarm sound data stored in the storage medium of the alarm clock is displayed on the display unit such as the liquid crystal, the song name of the set alarm sound is set. It is convenient because it is easy to check and set. The invention according to claim 7 is
7. The alarm sound setting system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the display unit displays information of the alarm sound data downloaded by the predetermined device. It has a feature.

That is, the file name or song name of the alarm sound data stored in the predetermined device side is displayed on the liquid crystal display part of the alarm clock, or the file of the alarm sound data being downloaded through the predetermined device is displayed. Since the name and song name are displayed, it is convenient because the information of the alarm sound data during the data transmission can be visually known.

The invention according to claim 8 is the alarm sound setting system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the alarm sound data provided by the alarm sound data providing server is human voice. It is characterized by including data. In other words, the alarm sound data providing server is designed to provide the alarm sound data by the voices of celebrities such as entertainers, voice actors, and singers. Normally, the alarm sound by the voices of celebrities does not purchase a specific alarm clock. However, in this case, if the data is provided, you can download the voice data of your favorite singer or voice actor and set it as the wake-up sound, so set the wake-up sound of your choice. It can be changed, and it can be expected to improve the interest of the user.

An alarm clock according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is the alarm sound setting system according to the first or second aspect, which includes a data rewritable storage medium and is stored in the storage medium. A connection for connecting an alarm clock capable of reproducing alarm sound data of a predetermined file format at a set time, and connecting a cable for data communication for communicating the alarm sound data with the predetermined device. It is characterized by having a section.

The invention according to claim 10 relates to claim 9
The alarm clock described above is characterized by including a wireless communication unit for wirelessly performing data communication with the predetermined device. The invention according to claim 11 is the alarm clock according to claim 9 or 10, wherein a plurality of alarm sound data can be stored in the storage medium, and a plurality of stored alarm sounds are stored. It is characterized in that it is possible to select any of the data to be reproduced.

The invention according to claim 12 is the invention according to claim 9.
The alarm clock according to any one of claims 11 to 11 is characterized by comprising a display unit capable of displaying information of alarm sound data stored in the storage medium. Further, the invention according to claim 13 is claim 9 to claim 12.
In the alarm clock according to any one of items 1 to 3, the display unit displays the information of the alarm sound data downloaded by the predetermined device.

Here, the alarm clock according to any one of claims 9 to 13 is used in the alarm sound setting system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, and the operational effects thereof are duplicated. Omit it. Further, the alarm sound data providing server according to claim 14 according to the present invention,
A wake-up sound data providing server in the wake-up sound setting system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which provides a predetermined wake-up sound data download service using the Internet.

The invention according to claim 15 provides the invention according to claim 1.
In the wake-up sound data providing server according to the item 4, the wake-up sound data to be provided includes human voice data. Here, the alarm sound data providing server according to claim 14 is a server that provides a download service of the alarm sound data in the alarm sound setting system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, and
The described wake-up sound data providing server is a server that provides a wake-up sound data download service in the wake-up sound setting system according to claim 8, and description thereof will be omitted because its operation and effect are duplicated.

[0023]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are diagrams showing an embodiment of an alarm sound setting system according to the present invention. First, the configuration of the alarm sound setting system according to the present invention is shown in FIG.
It will be described based on. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an alarm sound setting system according to the present invention.

The alarm sound setting system 1 includes an alarm clock 2, a mobile phone 3, and an alarm sound data providing server 4.
It consists of and. The alarm clock 2 includes a data rewritable memory IC (not shown) for storing alarm sound data, a reproduction-only software stored in a built-in ROM (not shown) for reproducing data, and executes this software. RA not shown for
M and the CPU, a connection unit for connecting a communication cable for performing wired data communication between the mobile phone 3, and a wireless transmission / reception function for performing wireless data communication. . Here, in the present embodiment, wireless data transmission / reception is performed by communication using electromagnetic waves.

The mobile phone 3 is connectable to the Internet 5, and can be connected to any Web (abbreviated as World Wide Web) site that is compatible with the connection from the mobile phone 3 and various It is possible to use various contents. Further, as will be described in detail later, a first data transmission / reception function for performing wired data communication with the alarm clock 2 and a second data transmission / reception function for performing wireless data communication are provided. It is composed.

The alarm sound data providing server 4 establishes a website on the Internet 5, and provides various alarm sound data download services that can be reproduced by the software of the alarm clock 2 on the website. Here, in the present embodiment, as the alarm sound data, it is possible to download sound data such as a message by a voice of a celebrity such as an entertainer or a voice actor, song data of a famous singer, and the like.

Next, the configuration of the data communication between the alarm clock 2 and the mobile phone 3 is the case of the wired communication by the communication cable (first data transmitting / receiving function) and the case of the wireless communication by the wireless transmitting / receiving function (second). Figure 2
It will be described based on. FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a configuration of data transmission by wire communication between the alarm clock 2 and the mobile phone 3, and FIG. 2B is a wireless communication between the alarm clock 2 and the mobile phone 3. It is a figure which shows the structure of the data transmission by communication.

As shown in FIG. 2 (a), first, the alarm clock 2 has a connecting portion 2a for connecting the communication cable 6.
A liquid crystal display unit 2b for displaying information on the downloaded alarm sound data and information on the alarm sound data stored in the memory IC built in the mobile phone 3, the time for reproducing the alarm sound data, and An operation unit 2 for setting the alarm clock 2 such as whether to reproduce data
c, a speaker 2d for outputting the reproduced alarm sound data at a set volume, and an antenna 2e for wireless communication described later, the external configuration is provided.

That is, in the case of wired communication which is the first data transmission / reception function, one end of the communication cable 6 is connected to the connecting portion 2a of the alarm clock 2 and the other end is connected to the corresponding connector of the mobile phone 3. It is a connected configuration. Then, by executing the data transmission / reception software of the mobile phone 3, the alarm clock data is transmitted to the alarm clock 2 via the data communication cable.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, in the case of the wireless communication having the second data transmission / reception function, the portable telephone 3 and the alarm clock 2 are not connected by a cable or the like, and data transmission is performed. Is configured to be performed via the antenna 2e for wireless transmission and reception. In the present embodiment, the mobile phone 3 side also has a function of wirelessly transmitting and receiving data to and from the alarm clock 2 in addition to the wireless transmission and reception function of a normal telephone. The wireless transmission of the alarm sound data is also performed by executing the data transmission / reception software included in the mobile phone 3 as described above.

Further, the flow of the process of downloading the alarm sound data from the alarm sound data providing server 4 by the mobile phone 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a download process of the alarm sound data by the mobile phone 3. As shown in FIG. 3, first, the process proceeds to step S300, and the W of the alarm sound data providing server 4 opened by the browser software of the mobile phone 3
The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the eb site is set, the connection to the site is executed, and the process proceeds to step S302.

In step S302, it is confirmed whether or not the website of the specified URL is connected, and if it is connected (Yes), the process proceeds to step S304, and if not (No), the process proceeds to step S302. Reset the URL and reconnect. If the process proceeds to step S304,
Each item on the website is selected to display a list of alarm sound data, the data to be downloaded is selected from the list, and the process proceeds to step S306.

In step S306, the selected data is downloaded and the process proceeds to step S308.
In step S308, it is confirmed whether or not the download is completed. If the download is completed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S310, and if not (No), the process stands by until it is completed.

When the process proceeds to step S310, it is determined whether or not the download service of the wake-up sound data is terminated. If it is terminated (Yes), the process proceeds to step S312, and if not (No), the process proceeds to step 304. Transition. That is, when the process proceeds to step S304 without ending, the alarm sound data to be downloaded is selected and the download is executed.

When the process proceeds to step S312, the browser software of the mobile phone 3 is terminated and the connection with the Internet 5 is terminated. Further, the flow of a process of transmitting alarm sound data from the mobile phone 3 to the alarm clock 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a transmission process of the alarm sound data of the mobile phone 3.

As shown in FIG. 4, first, in step S40.
Then, the communication setting for enabling the data communication between the mobile phone 3 and the alarm clock 2 is performed and the step S4 is performed.
Move to 02. Here, in the communication setting, if wired, one end of the communication cable 6 is connected to the connecting portion 2a of the alarm clock 2 as described above, and the other end is connected to the corresponding connector of the mobile phone 3, and further, this embodiment is performed. In this mode, test communication is performed using test data to determine whether data communication is possible.

In step S402, it is determined whether or not the test communication using the test data has been performed without any problem. If the communication is performed without any problem (Yes), the process proceeds to step S404, and if not (No), the step is performed. The process shifts to S400, the communication setting is performed again, and the test is performed again. Step S4
When the process proceeds to 04, any one of the downloaded alarm sound data is selected and the process proceeds to step S406. Here, in the present embodiment, the mobile phone 3
From the alarm sound data transmitted from the
It is also possible on the side of the alarm clock 2, and information such as the title of data is displayed on the liquid crystal display section 2b and is operated by the operation section 2c.

When the process goes to step S406, the selected alarm sound data is transmitted and then the process goes to step S408. In step S408, it is determined whether or not the data transmission to the alarm clock 2 is completed, and if it is completed (Y
es) moves to step S410, and if not (No)
Waits until it finishes.

If the process proceeds to step S410, it is determined whether or not the transmission of the alarm sound data to the alarm clock 2 is terminated and the transmission item is terminated, and if it is terminated (Yes).
Shifts to step S412, and if not (No) shifts to step S404, another alarm clock data stored in the memory IC built in the mobile phone 3 is selected, and data transmission is performed again.

When the process proceeds to step S412, the end of the data transmission item is selected, and the transmission process of the alarm sound data is finished. Accordingly, the alarm clock is downloaded by the mobile phone 3 from the alarm sound data providing server 4 based on the process of the above-described flowchart, and the alarm sound data is transmitted from the mobile phone 3 to the alarm clock 2. The alarm sound data is stored in the memory IC built in 2.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the operation unit 2c sets the time for reproducing the alarm sound data and the alarm sound data to be reproduced. At this time,
The liquid crystal display section 2b displays setting items and song names of the alarm sound data stored in the memory IC, and the user of the alarm clock 2 makes settings while viewing this display. Further, when the setting is completed and the set time is reached, the software stored in the built-in ROM is activated and the alarm sound data is reproduced. The reproduced alarm sound is output from the speaker 2d.

As described above, the data rewritable memory IC for the alarm clock 2, the connection portion 2a for enabling wired communication of data with the mobile phone 3, and the wireless transmission / reception such as the antenna 2e for enabling wireless communication of data as well. In addition, the mobile phone 3 can be connected to the Internet 5 and the alarm sound data providing server 4 can use the alarm sound data download service including the voice of a celebrity. It is possible to transmit arbitrary alarm sound data downloaded by the mobile phone 3 to the alarm clock 2 by wire or wirelessly, store the data in the memory IC, and use it as an alarm sound. Therefore, it is possible to easily obtain a desired alarm sound and change the alarm sound of the alarm clock 2, so that the alarm clock is convenient and convenient.

Here, the mobile phone 3 shown in FIG. 1 corresponds to a predetermined device described in any one of claims 1 to 4, claim 7, 9, 10 and 13, and is shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b). The liquid crystal display unit 2b described in claim 1 corresponds to the display unit described in claims 6, 7, 12, and 13, and the wireless communication function in the text is defined in claims 4 and 1.
The data transmission cable 6, the connection portion 2a, the first data transmission / reception function, and the second data transmission / reception function in the text corresponding to the wireless communication unit described in No. Corresponding to.

Although the mobile phone 3 is used as the predetermined device in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this.
Devices made exclusively for this system and desktop P
Any device such as a C, a PDA, or a notebook PC can be used as long as it can be connected to the Internet and can be set so as to be able to perform data communication with the alarm clock 2.

[0045]

As described above, according to the alarm sound setting system of the first aspect of the present invention, the predetermined alarm sound data stored in the alarm sound data providing server is connected to the Internet by a predetermined device. You can select and download any alarm sound from the
The alarm sound data is transmitted to the alarm clock by the data transmission means, and the alarm clock can store the data in a data rewritable storage medium and reproduce the stored alarm sound data at a set time. Therefore, various alarm sound data can be easily obtained,
Moreover, since it can be easily stored in the storage medium of the alarm clock and used, the alarm clock is convenient and convenient.

Further, according to the alarm sound setting system of claim 2, in addition to the effect of claim 1, a predetermined device in the alarm sound setting system is used as a portable telephone or a PDA.
(Personal Digital Assistant) When using a portable device, for example, even if you have an alarm clock at a travel destination, if the mobile phone can connect to the Internet However, it is possible to easily download and change the alarm sound data, which makes the alarm clock more convenient and convenient.

According to the alarm sound setting system of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the first or second aspect, the connection part of the alarm clock enables communication with a predetermined device. By connecting the communication cable and using the software for data transmission on the specified device side, the downloaded alarm clock data can be transmitted and stored in the storage medium of the alarm clock. It is convenient because you can remember it.

According to the alarm sound setting system of claim 4, in addition to the effect of any one of claims 1 to 3, communication of alarm sound data between an alarm clock and a predetermined device is performed. Since it can be done wirelessly, it becomes possible to easily perform data communication wirelessly without the troublesome work of connecting cables.
Easy and convenient.

According to the alarm sound setting system of claim 5, in addition to the effect of any one of claims 1 to 4, a plurality of alarm sound data is stored in the storage medium of the alarm clock. In addition, you can select any data from it and play it at the set time, so you can change it to the alarm sound data according to your preference at any time, so it is convenient and convenient. Is.

Further, according to the alarm sound setting system of claim 6, in addition to the effect of any one of claims 1 to 5, for example, of the alarm sound data stored in the storage medium of the alarm clock, Since information such as file name and song name is displayed on the display such as LCD, it is easy to check and set the song name of the set alarm sound,
It is convenient.

Further, according to the alarm sound setting system of claim 7, in addition to the effect of claim 6, the alarm sound data stored in a predetermined device side is displayed on the liquid crystal display part of the alarm clock. Display file name and song name,
Since the file name and song name of the alarm sound data being downloaded via the specified device were displayed,
This is convenient because the information of the alarm sound data during data transmission can be visually known.

According to the alarm sound setting system of claim 8, in addition to the effects of claims 1 to 7, in the alarm sound data providing server, the alarm sound is provided by a person such as an entertainer, a voice actor, or a singer. It is designed to provide sound data.Usually, the alarm sound due to the voice of a famous person cannot be heard unless a specific alarm clock is purchased, but in this case, if data is provided, Since it is possible to download voice data of various singers and voice actors and set it as an alarm sound, it is possible to change the setting of a desired alarm sound, and it is expected that the user's interest will be improved.

The alarm clock according to any one of claims 9 to 13 is used in the alarm sound setting system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, and description thereof is omitted because its effects are duplicated. . The alarm sound data providing server according to claim 14 is a server that provides a download service for the alarm sound data in the alarm sound setting system according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The alarm sound data providing server according to claim 15 is a server that provides a download service of the alarm sound data in the alarm sound setting system according to claim 8, and description thereof will be omitted because its effect is duplicated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an alarm sound setting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 (a) is a diagram showing a configuration of data transmission by wire communication between the alarm clock 2 and the mobile phone 3, and FIG. 2 (b) is an alarm clock 2 and a mobile phone 3. It is a figure which shows the structure of the data transmission by wireless communication between the two.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a download process of alarm sound data by the mobile phone 3.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a transmission process of alarm sound data of the mobile phone 3.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Alarm sound setting system 2 alarm clock 2a connection part 2b Liquid crystal display 2c Operation part 2d speaker 2e antenna 3 mobile phones 4 Alarm sound data providing server 5 Internet 6 Communication cable

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Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. An alarm clock equipped with a data rewritable storage medium, capable of reproducing alarm sound data of a predetermined file format stored in the storage medium at a set time, and utilizing the Internet. And a wake-up sound data providing server that provides a predetermined wake-up sound data download service, and a predetermined device that can download any wake-up sound data from the wake-up sound data providing server using the Internet. A data transmission means for transmitting the alarm sound data downloaded by the predetermined device to the storage medium, the alarm sound setting system. 2. The alarm sound setting system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined device is a portable device. 3. As the data transmission means, the alarm clock includes a connection unit for connecting a data communication cable for communicating the alarm sound data with the predetermined device, and the predetermined device is downloaded. 3. The alarm sound setting system according to claim 1, further comprising data transmission software for transmitting the alarm sound data so that the alarm sound data can be stored in the storage medium. 4. A wireless communication unit capable of wirelessly performing data communication between the alarm clock and the predetermined device, as the data transfer unit. The alarm sound setting system described in any one of 1. 5. The alarm clock is capable of storing a plurality of alarm sound data in the storage medium, and selects any one of the stored plurality of alarm sound data to be reproduced. It is possible, The alarm sound setting system in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 4 characterized by the above-mentioned. 6. The alarm sound according to claim 1, wherein the alarm clock includes a display unit capable of displaying information of alarm sound data stored in the storage medium. Setting system. 7. The alarm sound setting system according to claim 6, wherein the information of the alarm sound data downloaded by the predetermined device is displayed on the display unit. 8. The alarm sound setting system according to claim 1, wherein the alarm sound data provided by the alarm sound data providing server includes voice data of a person. 9. The alarm sound setting system according to claim 1, further comprising a data rewritable storage medium, wherein the alarm sound data in a predetermined file format stored in the storage medium is set. An alarm clock capable of being played back in time, comprising: a connection unit for connecting a cable for data communication for communicating the alarm sound data with the predetermined device. 10. The alarm clock according to claim 9, further comprising a wireless communication unit for wirelessly performing data communication with the predetermined device. 11. A plurality of alarm sound data can be stored in the storage medium, and any one of the plurality of stored alarm sound data can be selected to be reproduced. The alarm clock according to claim 9 or 10, which is characterized. 12. The alarm clock according to claim 9, further comprising a display unit capable of displaying information of alarm sound data stored in the storage medium. 13. The information of the alarm sound data downloaded by the predetermined device is displayed on the display unit.
The alarm clock described in 2. 14. A wake-up sound data providing server in the wake-up sound setting system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which provides a predetermined wake-up sound data download service using the Internet. An alarm sound data providing server characterized by. 15. The alarm sound data providing server according to claim 14, wherein the alarm sound data to be provided includes voice data of a person.