JP2008293617A - Sound reproducing device and its control method, and program for sound reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sound reproducing device, which can reproduce the sound regarding a region to be visited by a user without imposing an excessive burden to the user. <P>SOLUTION: The sound reproducing device 1 includes: a regional information storage means (sound information storage device 14) for storing the information regarding the region; a sound storage means (sound storage device 13) for storing the sound; a sound reproducing means (sound output device 12) for reproducing a sound stored in the sound storage means; and a sound selection means (sound selecting-reproduction indicating section 18) for selecting a sound which is reproduced by the sound reproducing means in accordance with the information regarding the region, from the sound stored in the sound storage means. Also, by the sound reproducing device, sounds grouped corresponding to the information regarding the region are successively reproduced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an audio playback device, a control method thereof, and an audio playback device program.

  Portable audio playback devices that play back music recorded on storage media such as cassette tape, MD (Mini Disc), CD (Compact Disc), flash memory, and HD (Hard Disk) have become widespread. There is also a portable audio playback device that plays back video and audio recorded on a storage medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) at the same time. Here, with respect to an audio playback device mounted in a car navigation system, a technique has been proposed in which music is played in accordance with the arrival time at the destination, and the music finishes playing within the arrival time range ( Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-268940 A

  Many audio playback devices are portable, and are carried around during travel or business trips and used throughout the country. At that time, the user may want to listen to the sound (music) related to the area to be visited. In this case, it is necessary to select a sound to be played back in advance, which places a burden on the user. In particular, when the destination must be changed during the movement, the work of selecting the sound to be reproduced in advance may be wasted.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an audio reproducing apparatus that can reproduce audio relating to an area visited by a user without imposing an excessive burden on the user. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling an audio reproduction device and a program for an audio reproduction device that can reproduce audio relating to a region visited by the user without imposing an excessive burden on the user.

  In order to solve the above problems, an audio reproduction device according to the present invention includes an area information storage unit that stores information relating to an area, an audio storage unit that stores audio, and an audio reproduction that reproduces audio stored in the audio storage unit. And voice selection means for selecting, from the voice stored in the voice storage means, the voice reproduced by the voice reproduction means based on the information on the area.

  In the sound reproducing apparatus of another invention, in addition to the above-described invention, the sound reproducing means sequentially reproduces the grouped sounds corresponding to the information on the area.

  In the audio reproducing apparatus of another invention, in addition to the above-described invention, the information related to the region includes information related to the region where the sound is the subject, or information related to the place of origin of the audio author or the performer.

  In addition to the above-described invention, an audio playback device of another invention has a current location specifying means for specifying the current location, and the current location specifying means is a GPS (Global Positioning System) or a public traffic used by a user. The current location is specified by comparing the timetable information of the engine with the current time.

  In the audio playback device of another invention, in addition to the above-described invention, the timetable information includes information on a departure time at a departure place where the user starts using public transportation, and the user uses public transportation. Contains information about the arrival and departure times of destinations that end, and if necessary, information about the arrival and departure times of transit points between public and transit destinations. The grouped audio corresponding to the information about the area of the departure point, the destination, and the location where the waypoint is located will be played sequentially from a predetermined time before arrival and departure at one or more of the place, destination and waypoint Yes.

  In the sound reproducing device of another invention, in addition to the above-described invention, the timetable information is acquired via the communication device.

  In order to solve the above problems, a method for controlling an audio reproduction device according to the present invention is a method for controlling an audio reproduction device having an audio reproduction means for reproducing audio, and acquires information relating to a region. The method includes a region information acquisition step and a sound selection step of selecting a sound to be played back by the sound playback means based on information about the region.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a program for an audio reproduction device according to the present invention includes an area information acquisition step for acquiring information relating to an area, and an audio reproduced by an audio reproducing means for reproducing audio based on the information relating to an area. And a voice selection step to be selected.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an audio reproducing apparatus capable of reproducing audio related to a region visited by a user without imposing an excessive burden on the user. In addition, it is possible to provide a method for controlling a sound reproducing device and a program for a sound reproducing device that can reproduce sound related to a region visited by the user without imposing an excessive burden on the user.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking as an example a case where a digital audio device in which music data is recorded in HD is used as an audio playback device 1.

(Configuration of audio playback device)
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an audio playback device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the audio reproducing device 1 includes a player control device 2, a timetable storage device 5, a timer 8, an audio output device 12, an audio storage device 13, an audio information storage device 14, and a display. A device 15, a selection button 17, and a voice selection / playback instruction unit 18 are provided. In addition, a communication device 4 such as a mobile phone is connected to the audio reproduction device 1.

  Among these, the player control device 2 and the audio selection / reproduction instruction unit 18 are configured by arithmetic means such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that performs various controls of the audio reproduction device 1. The player control device 2 controls processing of the voice utterance device 1 as a whole. As shown in FIG. 1, the player control device 2 is connected to each component of the audio playback device 1 described above.

  The communication device 4 is configured to be able to receive timetable information 3 from a timetable data supplier. The communication device 4 is connected to the player control device 2 and can transmit the received timetable information 3 to the player control device 2.

  The timetable storage device 5 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) that can read and write information. The timetable storage device 5 stores and accumulates timetable information 3 by the player control device 2. Further, the player control device 2 can refer to the contents stored in the timetable storage device 5. Here, the timetable information 3 includes information related to departure and arrival times at each station of a predetermined train. Here, each station includes a departure point where the user starts using the train, a destination where the user finishes using the train, and a transit point where the train passes between the departure point and the destination. In addition, when using a plurality of trains, the timetable information 3 includes information on transfer stations, information on types of trains to be used after transfer, information on departure times of trains to be used after transfer, and the like. It is out.

  The timetable information 3 can be obtained as follows, for example. First, a user inputs a departure station and an arrival station (destination) into the communication device 4, searches using a database of timetable data suppliers, and obtains a route from the departure station to the arrival station and information on the train by departure time. obtain. Thereafter, the user can obtain the timetable information 3 by selecting one of the information by departure time. The timetable information 3 obtained in this way is automatically stored in the timetable storage device 5 by the player control device 2. The timetable information 3 is used in each component of the audio reproducing device 1 in a state in which the information is converted into text data (character string data encoded according to JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards)).

  The timetable information 3 once acquired is stored in the timetable storage device 5 with a name so that it can be reused. The reason is that the timetable information 3 once acquired is considered highly likely to be used again. At the time of reuse, for example, the names of the timetable information 3 are rearranged according to their usage frequency order and displayed on the display device 15 to be described later, and the selection button 17 to be described later for the timetable information 3 to be used by the user. Select with and use.

  The timer 8 is composed of a transmission circuit or the like. In the timer 8, the current date and time are calculated. Information on the current date and time calculated by the timer 8 is acquired by the player control device 2. Further, when the user uses public transportation, the current location information indicating the current location of the user is specified and acquired by the player control device 2 by comparing the current date and time with the timetable information 3. The Thus, the player control device 2, the timer 8, and the timetable storage device 5 in which the timetable information 3 is stored constitute a current location specifying means. The current location information obtained by the current location specifying means is included in the information regarding the area. Further, the timer 8 calculates a predetermined time before the public transportation system departs and arrives at one or more of the departure point, destination and waypoint. In addition, as will be described later, the time when the sound is reproduced may be set by the timer 8.

  The audio output device 12 emits sound. This audio output device 12 serves as an audio reproduction means. Specifically, the sound output device 12 is a speaker, an earphone, a headphone, or the like.

  The audio storage device 13 is an audio storage means, and is configured to input / output audio data converted to electronic data (hereinafter referred to as audio data, specifically music data) via the player control device 2. ing. The voice storage device 13 is composed of an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or the like. The audio data is accumulated by the user.

  The voice information storage device 14 is composed of a RAM. In the audio information storage device 14, as shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, attributes such as artist name, album name, and genre name are associated with the indexes (P-1 to Pn) of the music pieces. Data is stored as text data. Each sound data is stored in a state associated with the music indexes (P-1 to Pn) as shown in FIG. The audio information storage device 14 is configured to be referred to by the player control device 2 and to extract the artist name, album name, and genre name as text data. Note that the index assignment for music is automatically performed according to a predetermined standard based on the artist name, album name, genre name, and the like.

  The voice information storage device 14 is a regional information storage means, and the voice information storage device 14 stores information related to the region. Here, the “region” in the information regarding the region is divided into administrative divisions. Therefore, the “region-related information” is different for each administrative division.

  In the present embodiment, the artist's birthplace information is used as information about the area. That is, as shown in FIG. 3 (A), the voice information storage device 14 further associates the artist's birthplace (regions 1 to n) with the association table associating the artist and music shown in FIG. 2 (A). Related tables are stored. Moreover, in the audio | voice information storage device 14, as shown in FIG.3 (B), the place of origin (area 1-n) of each artist created based on the related table shown in FIG. Is stored. As described above, in this embodiment, the music index is grouped (that is, the music is grouped) and stored in the audio information storage device 14 in accordance with the place of birth of the artist, which is information related to the region. Yes. Note that the association table shown in FIG. 3B is created, for example, in accordance with a standard predetermined by the player control device 2.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3C, the voice information storage device 14 stores a related table that associates a certain station with the location of the station. In this embodiment, the location of the departure station, transfer station (route station) or arrival station acquired as the timetable information 3 is specified based on the related table shown in FIG.

  The display device 15 displays various information transmitted from the player control device 2. The display device 15 is integrally attached to the audio reproduction device 1 and is configured by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like.

  The display device 15 appropriately displays audio data attribute data (title, artist name, album name, genre name, etc.), timetable information 3, and information about the area (in this embodiment, the place of birth of the artist). . Here, when attribute data of audio data is displayed, the audio information storage device 14 is referred to by the player control device 2, and the title, artist name, album name, genre name, etc. of each audio data are extracted as text data. And displayed on the display device 15. Similarly, when displaying the timetable information 3 or the like, the text data such as the timetable information 3 or the like is displayed on the display device 15.

  The selection button 17 is a user operation button that enables the user to select attribute data or the like of audio data displayed on the display device 15 and determine audio data to be reproduced. This button is a so-called cross key that is attached to the audio reproducing device 1 as one body and can move the selection area in multiple directions. The selection button 17 is also used for selecting a desired item from various menus displayed on the display device 15 or information items related to regions.

  The voice selection / playback instruction unit 18 is configured and functions so that the following operations are performed. First, the voice selection / playback instruction unit 18 refers to the related table (see FIG. 3B) stored in the voice information recording device 14 via the player control device 2. In the present embodiment, the voice selection / playback instruction unit 18 uses the index of the music corresponding to the information about the area that matches the current position of the user who uses the voice playback device 1 (that is, the birthplace of the artist) Obtained via the player control device 2. That is, the voice selection / playback instruction unit 18 acquires a grouped index of artists' songs whose hometown is the current position of the user who uses the voice playback device 1. Then, the audio selection / reproduction instruction unit 18 sequentially extracts the audio data with the grouped index from the audio storage device 13 via the player control device 2, and the audio output device 12 uses the audio data. Are instructed to be played sequentially. The voice selection / playback instruction unit 18 serves as voice selection means. Note that the time for sequentially reproducing the sound may be set by the timer 8.

(Operation and control of audio playback device)
The audio playback device 1 operates and is controlled mainly by processing performed by the player control device 2. Hereinafter, as shown in FIG. 4, a process of playing back sound based on information about a region where a user who uses a train departs and arrives at a destination will be described. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, from the departure station (station 1, departure place) until X hours (predetermined period) before arriving at the transit station (station 2, transit place) A group of artists whose origin is in a certain region 1 is played back, and the location of station 2 is from X hours before arrival at the transit station until X hours before arrival at the arrival station (station 3, destination). Play a group of artists' songs whose origin is in region 2, and from region 3 where the station 3 is located, from X hours before arrival at the arrival station until Y hours after arrival at the arrival station The process of the audio reproducing apparatus 1 for sequentially reproducing the artist's music group will be described.

  Since the group of music played before X hours before arrival at the transit station and X hours before arrival at the arrival station is changed, it arrives at the arrival station and before X hours before arrival at the transit station. X hours before, it is time to change the group. Moreover, the areas 1 to 3 where the stations 1 to 3 are located are specified based on the association table shown in FIG.

  FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of a program that executes processing for operating the audio reproduction device 1. First, using a mobile phone that is a communication device 4, the timetable information 3 of the public transportation that the user intends to use is received as data from a timetable data supplier, and the player control device 2 acquires it. (Step S101). Then, the player control device 2 stores the timetable information 3 in the timetable storage device 5 (step S102).

  Then, the player control device 2 acquires the current date and time data from the timer 8 (step S103). Further, the player control device 2 acquires the timetable information 3 from the timetable storage device 5, collates the timetable information 3 with the data of the current date and time, and specifies the current location of the train (user) (step S104).

  Then, from the identified current location, it is determined whether or not the present time is before the departure time (step S105). If it is before departure (Yes), the music reproduction time is calculated in accordance with the departure time of the train from the current date and time data (step S103) and the timetable information 3 (step S101) acquired previously (step S106). Then, the audio selection / reproduction instruction unit 18 refers to the related table shown in FIG. 3B via the player control device 2 and acquires the index of the group of music belonging to the region 1 (step S107). This step is a regional information acquisition step and a voice selection step. Then, the audio selection / reproduction instruction unit 18 sequentially extracts music data in the group from the audio storage device 13 via the player control device 2, and at the music reproduction time previously calculated in step S106, the audio output device 12 To instruct to start reproducing the sound of the music data sequentially (step S108).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the group change time shown in FIG. 4 has passed, that is, whether or not the start time of the X time zone has passed, by acquiring the current date and time data from the timer 8 at predetermined time intervals (step S109). If the group change time has not elapsed (No), the reproduction of the music group in step S108 is continued. If the group change time has passed (Yes), the current date and time acquired in step S109 are compared with the timetable information 3 to identify the current location (step S110).

  Next, the current date and time acquired again and the timetable information 3 are collated to determine whether the current time is before arrival at the destination (arrival station) (step S111), and whether the current time is within X hours from the destination. Whether or not the current date and time data is acquired from the timer 8 is determined (step S112). In this case, since the present location is within the range of region 2 in FIG. 4 and close to region 1, it is determined that the destination has not yet arrived (Yes) and is not within X hours from the destination (No). And about the area 2, the process of above-mentioned step S107-S109 is performed.

  That is, the audio selection / playback instruction unit 18 refers to the related table shown in FIG. 3B via the player control device 2, and acquires the index of the group of songs belonging to the region 2 (step S107). Then, the audio selection / reproduction instruction unit 18 sequentially extracts the music data with the index from the audio storage device 13 via the player control device 2, and the audio output device 12 sequentially outputs the audio of the group of the music data. An instruction is given to start playback, and playback is performed (step S108).

  Then, the current date / time data is acquired from the timer 8 at predetermined time intervals to determine whether the next (last in this embodiment) group change time has elapsed, that is, whether the X time zone start time has elapsed. Judgment is made (step S109). If the group change time has not elapsed (No), the reproduction of the music group in step S108 is continued.

  On the other hand, if the group change time has elapsed in step S109 (Yes), the process proceeds to step S110, where the current date and time acquired in step S109 are compared with the timetable information 3 to identify the current location. Thereafter, when it is determined in step S111 that the destination has not arrived (Yes), in this case, since the last group change time has elapsed, in step 112, the current time is within X hours (Yes) to the destination. To be judged. If it is determined as Yes in step 112, the group of songs in the index of the song belonging to region 3 is played until the end of the Y time in the same manner as in steps S107 and S108 (step S113), and a series of operations is performed. The process ends (step S115). Whether or not the Y time has ended depends on the time measurement of the timer 8.

  If the group change time has passed in step S109 (Yes), the last group change time has passed. Therefore, depending on the acquisition time interval of the current date and time data in step S109, the user may You may have arrived on the ground. In that case, it is determined that the destination has arrived (No) in step S111. If it is determined No in step S111, the current date and time acquired in step S109 and the timetable information 3 are collated to determine whether or not Y time has elapsed after arrival at the destination (step S114). If it is determined in step S114 that the Y time has not elapsed (No), the process proceeds to step S113. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S114 that the Y time has elapsed (Yes), the series of operations ends as it is (step S115).

  In addition, according to the process of this flowchart, even when it is determined No when the determination of step S105 is performed for the first time, that is, even when the user has already taken the train and the process has started while the train is moving, The appropriate music is reproduced at each position of the train shown in FIG.

(Main effects of this form)
As described above, the voice utterance device 1 according to the present embodiment reproduces the music information stored in the voice storage device 13, the voice storage device 13 that stores information related to the area, the voice storage device 13 that stores music. The audio output device 12 includes an audio selection / playback instruction unit 18 that selects a song to be played by the audio output device 12 based on information related to a region from songs stored in the audio storage device 13. Therefore, it is possible to reproduce music related to the area visited by the user without imposing an excessive burden on the user.

  In addition, since the voice output device 12 of the present embodiment causes the voice output device 12 to sequentially play back the music grouped according to the information about the area, it can continuously play a plurality of music related to the area visited by the user. Since it is not necessary for the user to select the plurality of music pieces, the burden on the user can be further reduced.

  In addition, since the information about the area is information about the place of birth of the artist of the music, it is possible to listen to music closely related to the area visited by the user, and the enjoyment of travel and the like increases.

  In addition, information about the region is used as the artist's birthplace information, and a group of songs is played based on that information, so it is closely related to the region where the user is traveling or staying while traveling by train. You can listen to the music you played, and enjoy the fun while traveling on the train.

  Moreover, since the voice utterance apparatus 1 of this embodiment has the player control apparatus 2, the timer 8, and the timetable storage device 5 in which the timetable information 3 is stored, the public transportation system used by the user The timetable information and the current time can be collated, and the current location of the user can be specified. Then, it is possible to listen to music closely related to the area where the user is present, and the enjoyment such as travel increases.

  In addition, the timetable information 3 described above includes information on the departure place, information on the destination, and information on the arrival and departure times of the waypoints. Then, the audio reproduction device 1 sequentially reproduces the grouped music corresponding to the information about the area of the area where the destination and the waypoint is located from a predetermined time before the train arrives and departs the destination and the waypoint. Yes. Therefore, the user can grasp to some extent the area to be visited next by changing the group of music, and the enjoyment during the movement on the train increases.

  Further, information relating to public transportation such as timetable information 3 is acquired via a mobile phone, which is a communication device 4 that exists separately from the audio reproduction device 1, a computer with a communication function, and the like. The configuration of 1 can be simplified. Moreover, since the structure of the audio | voice reproduction apparatus 1 can be simplified, the audio | voice reproduction apparatus 1 can be reduced in size.

(Other forms)
The above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  In the above-described form, when obtaining the timetable information 3, the departure station and destination are input using the database of the timetable data supplier to search for the route, and the user selects from the obtained search results. Information is obtained as timetable information 3. However, this method is not adopted. For example, the user designates a train to be boarded, and from the timetable data supplier, the time for the train to move between each stop station and the time to stop at each stop station, respectively. You may employ | adopt the method of acquiring the information of the content of how many minutes. The timetable information 3 can also be obtained by this method. According to this method, even if the train schedule is disturbed, the timetable information 3 that is realistic can be obtained after the normal operation is started.

  Another method of obtaining the timetable information 3 is a method of specifying the current position of the user using, for example, GPS, and automatically inputting the nearest station as the departure station. Then, using the timetable data supplier's database, the destination can be input and the route can be searched to obtain the timetable information 3. In this method, since it is possible to omit the input of the departure station information that was input when the timetable information 3 was obtained, the burden on the user can be reduced.

  The timetable information 3 in the form described above is acquired by receiving the timetable information 3 of the public transportation that the user intends to use from the timeline data supplier via the communication device 4 as data from the timetable data supplier. Yes. However, the timetable information 3 may be stored in the timetable storage device 5 in advance without being acquired by the communication device 4. When the timetable information 3 is stored in the timetable storage device 5 in advance, the communication device 4 is not necessary. If the timetable information 3 is stored in the timetable storage device 5 in advance, it is advantageous when the audio reproduction device 1 is used in a subway or a depopulated area where the communication environment is not sufficiently maintained. However, by receiving data from the timetable data supplier every time it is used by the communication device 4, there is an advantage that the storage capacity of the timetable storage device 5 can be reduced and that timetable revisions can be promptly handled.

  In the above-described form, the once acquired timetable information 3 can be reused. However, the timetable information 3 may be deleted every time it is used. By doing so, the capacity of the timetable storage device 5 can be kept small.

  In the above-described form, the timetable information 3 includes information on the departure place, information on the destination, and information on the arrival and departure times at the waypoints. Then, the audio reproduction device 1 sequentially reproduces the grouped music corresponding to the information about the area of the area where the destination and the waypoint is located from a predetermined time before the train arrives and departs the destination and the waypoint. Yes. However, the audio reproduction device 1 may perform an operation of sequentially reproducing the music pieces grouped in accordance with the information about the area where the departure place is located, from a predetermined time before the train arrives and departs from the departure place. In addition, for example, when the user moves between adjacent areas, there is no waypoint, so that the area where the departure place and / or the destination is located is from a predetermined time before arrival and departure. It is good also as performing the operation | movement which reproduces | regenerates sequentially the music grouped according to the information regarding an area. Furthermore, when the user moves within the same area, an operation for sequentially playing back the grouped music corresponding to the information about the area of the area where the departure place is located from a predetermined time before the train arrives and departs. It is also good to do.

  In the above-described form, the public transportation is a train, but the public transportation may be a bus, a subway, a bullet train, an airplane, or the like in addition to the train. These public transportation facilities are preferred because they arrive and depart according to a predetermined timetable and the timetable information 3 can be obtained.

  In addition, a mobile phone is used as the communication device 4 having the above-described form. However, instead of the cellular phone, a computer with a communication function and other devices having a communication function may be used. In addition, the communication device 4 may exist separately from the audio reproduction device 1 or may be integrated with the audio reproduction device 1.

  Moreover, the communication apparatus 4 of the form mentioned above is used in order to acquire the timetable information 3. FIG. However, the communication device 4 may be able to obtain information about which region the user travels from the departure point to the destination together with the timetable information 3 or separately from the timetable information 3. The communication device 4 may be able to obtain information such as the artist's and / or author's birthplace.

  Since the timer 8 in the above-described form is mainly responsible for acquiring the current date and time information, the timer 8 can be omitted if the communication device 4 can acquire the current date and time information. . Even when not omitted, it may be operated to acquire accurate date and time information from the communication device 4 and correct the date and time information of the timer.

  In the embodiment described above, as an example of the operation of the audio reproducing device 1, a flowchart of processing for realizing the reproduction of music in the process shown in FIG. 4 is shown in FIG. However, the operation of the audio reproduction device 1 can be various operations other than this. For example, it can be operated even when public transportation is not used. An example of this is shown in FIG. 6 in order of changes in the content displayed on the display device 15 as the operation of the audio reproduction device 1 progresses. Note that the operation shown in FIG. 6 is an operation (operation as a reference example) that realizes one function of the audio reproduction device.

  The voice selection / playback instruction unit 18 in the modification shown in FIG. 6 is configured and functions so as to perform the following operations, unlike the above-described embodiment. The voice selection / playback instruction unit 18 refers to the related table (see FIG. 3A) stored in the voice information recording device 14 via the player control device 2 according to the user's selection. Then, the voice selection / playback instruction unit 18 acquires the music index corresponding to the area name selected by the user via the player control device 2. These songs are a collection of the songs of artists who are native to the area. Then, the audio selection / reproduction instruction unit 18 instructs the player control device 2 to sequentially extract the audio data selected by the user from the audio storage device 13 and to reproduce it by the audio output device 12. The voice selection / playback instruction unit 18 serves as voice selection means in this reference example.

  FIG. 6A shows an initial menu screen of the audio playback device 1. When “Hometown” is selected by the selection button 17, the voice selection / playback instruction unit 18 refers to the related table shown in FIG. 3A from the voice information storage device 14 via the player control device 2, and stores the local data The display device 15 instructs the display device 15 to be in the display mode of FIG. When, for example, “Region 2” is selected by the selection button 17, the audio selection / playback instruction unit 18 displays a list of artist names whose origin is region 2 in the related table shown in FIG. And instructing the display device 15 to be in the display mode of FIG. These operations are regional information acquisition steps.

  When “Artist 2” is selected from the artist names displayed in FIG. 6C by the selection button 17, a list of music names of artist 2 is displayed on the display device 15 as shown in FIG. 6D. The related table shown in FIG. 3A is referred to for this display. Then, when “music 3” is selected from the displayed music names by the selection button 17, the player control device 2 extracts the data of the music 3 from the audio storage device 13 and reproduces the music 3 by the audio output device 12. . These operations are voice selection steps.

  In the above-described form, the audio selection / reproduction instruction unit 18 uses the information about the artist's birthplace as the information about the area, and groups the music based on the information. However, music pieces may be grouped using information about other regions. For example, when a region name is included in the lyrics, title, album, or the like of a song, the region name may be used as information about the region, and the songs may be grouped based on the region name. Alternatively, the place of birth of the music author (lyricist, composer, or arranger) may be used as information about the area, and the music may be grouped based on the place of birth of the author. In addition, when there is a song about the sea or mountain, the music may be grouped using the sea or mountain as information about the region. In addition, when there is a song that uses a special product or the like in a specific area as a theme, the music may be grouped using the local special product or the like as information about the area. In addition, when there is a music using a dialect or the like of a specific area, the music may be grouped using the local dialect or the like as information about the area. In addition, when the audio to be reproduced is audio that is reproduced together with the video, for example, the audio of a movie, the area where the movie is the subject, the shooting location (including locations other than the area actually displayed as the video, etc.) ) Etc. may be used as group-related information.

  Furthermore, music pieces may be grouped on the basis of information obtained by logical product or logical sum of two or more pieces of information including information related to regions. For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, music pieces may be grouped based on the birthplace of an artist, which is information related to the region, and the artist name, which is attribute information of audio data.

  In the above-described form, the “region” is divided into administrative sections. However, when the public transportation is an airplane or a bullet train, etc., the “region” may be classified by prefecture, region (Tohoku region, Kanto region, etc.), and country.

  Further, the timetable information 3 is not always necessary to obtain information on the current location. For example, GPS can be provided in the sound reproduction device 1 as current location specifying means, and information on the current location of the user can be acquired by the GPS. By using the GPS, it is possible to acquire accurate information on the current location without being affected by disturbance of the train schedule.

  In the above-described embodiment, the reproduced sound is music. However, the audio to be reproduced is not limited thereto, and may be audio that explains the history, culture, and the like of the area visited by the user, or audio that narrates rakugo, stories, and the like related to the area. The audio to be played back may be audio played back together with the video. For example, the audio reproducing device 1 displays a sound while displaying (reproducing) a video using a display device 15 such as a promotion video of a CD of an artist who originates from a specific region, and a movie or drama related to the specific region. It may be something to be reproduced.

  In the above-described form, the audio data is stored in the audio storage device 13 by the user. However, when voice data related to the area to be visited is not stored, the voice data may be received from the voice data provider using the communication device 4 and newly stored in the voice storage device 13. In particular, when the audio to be reproduced is an audio explaining the history, culture, etc. of the area visited by the user, it may be difficult for the user to store in the audio storage device 13 in advance.

  In the above-described embodiment, the music index assignment is automatically performed according to a predetermined standard. However, the user may assign these indexes. In addition, the user may be able to change the already assigned index.

  Further, instead of the selection button 17 (cross key) in the above-described form, a pointing device such as a touch pad, a touch panel, or other members may be employed.

  The audio reproduction device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be configured by installing a program that executes each process in the above-described form into an audio reproduction device that does not execute these processes.

  In that case, a part of the storage area corresponding to the voice storage device 13 of the voice reproduction device of the installation destination can be allocated to the timetable storage device 5 or the voice information storage device 14. The voice selection / playback instruction unit 18 can play the role corresponding to the player control device 2 of the voice playback device at the installation destination. From this, the audio reproduction device 1 of the above-described form can omit part or all of the timetable storage device 5, the audio information storage device 14, and the audio selection / reproduction instruction unit 18.

It is a block diagram of the component which comprises the audio | voice reproduction apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (A)-(C) are the figures which show the state by which the information of a music is memorize | stored as a structure of a music library in the music information storage apparatus of the audio | voice reproducing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (D) These are figures which show the state in which music data are memorize | stored as a music address in a music memory | storage device. It is a figure which shows the related table used for the process which selects the music based on the information regarding the area which the program of the audio | voice reproduction apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention performs. It is a figure which shows the time of changing and reproducing a music as the train which the user who uses the audio | voice reproduction apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention rides advances. 5 is a flowchart of processing for changing / reproducing a music piece shown in FIG. 4, which is executed by the program of the audio reproducing device according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a reference example of the operation of the audio reproduction device, and is a diagram showing, as contents displayed on the display device, a process until the user selects a piece of music to be reproduced from the place of birth of the artist.

Explanation of symbols

1 Voice utterance device 2 Player control device (part of current location specifying means)
3 Timetable information (information on public transportation)
4 Communication device 5 Timetable storage device (part of current location specifying means)
8 Timer (part of current location identification method)
12 Audio output device (Audio playback means)
13 Voice storage device (voice storage means)
14 Voice information storage device (regional information storage means)
18 Voice selection / playback instruction section (voice selection means)
S107 Regional information acquisition step and voice selection step

Claims (8)

  The area information storage means for storing information related to the area, the sound storage means for storing the sound, the sound reproduction means for reproducing the sound stored in the sound storage means, and the sound reproduction means based on the information about the area And a voice selection unit that selects a voice to be reproduced from voices stored in the voice storage unit.   2. The sound reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sound reproducing means sequentially reproduces the grouped sounds corresponding to the information on the area.   The audio reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information about the area includes information about an area that is the subject of the audio, or information about a place of origin of the author or performer of the audio.   A current location specifying means for specifying the current location, wherein the current location specifying means is GPS, or the current location is specified by collating timetable information of a public transportation system used by the user with the current time The sound reproducing device according to claim 1, wherein   The timetable information includes information on a departure time at a departure point where the user starts using the public transportation and information on a departure / arrival time at a destination where the user finishes using the public transportation. And, if necessary, information on the arrival and departure times of the transit point where the public transportation passes between the departure point and the destination, and the public transportation means the departure point, the destination and The grouped audio corresponding to the information about the area of the departure location, the destination, and the region where the transit location is located is sequentially reproduced from a predetermined time before arrival and departure at one or more of the transit locations. The sound reproducing device according to claim 4.   6. The audio reproducing device according to claim 4, wherein the timetable information is acquired via a communication device. A method for controlling an audio reproduction device for controlling an audio reproduction device having audio reproduction means for reproducing audio, the method comprising:
A method for controlling an audio reproducing apparatus, comprising: an area information acquiring step for acquiring information relating to an area; and an audio selecting step for selecting an audio reproduced by the audio reproducing means based on the information relating to the area.   The program for audio | voice reproduction apparatuses for performing the area information acquisition step which acquires the information regarding an area, and the audio | voice selection step which selects the audio | voice reproduced | regenerated by the audio | voice reproduction | regeneration means to reproduce | regenerate an audio | voice based on the information regarding the said area.

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