JP2019144883A - Timekeeping system and television device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a timekeeping system and a television device capable of intuitively grasping the remaining time of a timer function and enabling resetting through a visual display.SOLUTION: A timekeeping system 1 includes an input unit 60 configured to receive an input of setting time, a timekeeping unit 11 configured to measure the remaining time from the input setting time, and a display unit 32 configured to display an image 100. The timekeeping system 1 further includes an image synthesis unit 20 configured to synthesize and output a first graphic 120 indicating the remaining time to the image 100 displayed on the display unit 32, in which the size of the first graphic 120 changes according to the remaining time.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a timing system and a television apparatus, and more particularly, to a timing system and a television apparatus that can intuitively grasp the remaining time and reset it through visual display.

  Display devices equipped with a touch panel are widely used, and are widely used not only for information appliances such as smartphones, portable information terminals, and PCs but also for various electronic devices such as television devices and car navigation devices.

Japanese Patent No. 6216943

By the way, the electronic system described in Patent Document 1 displays the current fuel consumption state of the vehicle in a variable manner on the display means so that the user can feel in real time. Here, the change display is a display in which an object moves, appears or disappears according to fuel consumption, and more specifically is a display in which an object (liquid object) of a liquid image flows down. This liquid object is changed when there is a change in the driving situation that affects the increase or decrease in fuel consumption, and is displayed by the difference in the number or size of the soot objects that are the flowing liquid.
However, this liquid object prompts the user to intuitively grasp the situation by changing the display. However, the liquid object does not change simply due to factors over time. It cannot be changed or reset.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a time measuring system and a television apparatus capable of intuitively grasping the remaining time of the timer function and resetting it through visual display. For the purpose.

  In order to solve the above problems, a first technical means of the present invention includes an input unit that receives an input of a set time, a time measuring unit that measures a remaining time from the input set time, and a display that displays an image And an image composition unit that synthesizes and outputs a first graphic indicating the remaining time to the image displayed on the display unit, and the first graphic is the remaining time. It is characterized in that the size changes in accordance with.

  According to a second technical means, in the first technical means, the input unit accepts a first input for changing a size of the first graphic, and changes the size of the first graphic according to the first input. Accordingly, the remaining time is increased or decreased.

  According to a third technical means, in the first or second technical means, the image composition unit composes a second graphic indicating the remaining time, which is different from the first graphic, together with the first graphic, into the image. And the position of the second graphic is changed according to the remaining time.

  According to a fourth technical means, in the third technical means, the first graphic is a display image showing a minute unit of the remaining time by a size, and the second graphic positions the second unit of the remaining time. It is a display image shown by the above.

  According to a fifth technical means, in the fourth technical means, the second graphic is displayed at the position of the first graphic when the second unit of the remaining time is zero. Is.

  A sixth technical means further includes an acceleration sensor for sensing a tilt in any one of the third to fifth technical means, wherein the input unit performs the second according to the tilt sensed by the acceleration sensor. The second input for changing the position of the graphic is received, and the remaining time is increased or decreased according to the position of the second graphic changed by the second input.

  Seventh technical means is characterized in that, in any one of the third to sixth technical means, the first graphic and / or the second graphic is transmitted and displayed.

  According to an eighth technical means, in any one of the first to seventh technical means, the first graphic is displayed in combination with the image at or near an outer edge including a corner of the display unit. It is characterized by.

  According to a ninth technical means, in any one of the third to eighth technical means, the image synthesizing unit is configured to synthesize and output a numerical value indicating the remaining time to the image. .

  According to a tenth technical means, in the ninth technical means, the numerical value is displayed in or near the first graphic and / or the second graphic.

  The eleventh technical means includes a human sensor for detecting the presence of a human being in the vicinity of any one of the first to tenth technical means, and voice for notifying that the remaining time is zero. And a notification unit, wherein when the sensing unit does not sense the presence of a nearby person, the voice notification unit increases the volume of the voice compared to sensing the presence. .

  The twelfth technical means is a television apparatus provided with the timing system according to any one of the first to eleventh technical means.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the time measuring system and television apparatus which can grasp | ascertain the remaining time of a timer function intuitively and can reset through visual display can be provided.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of embodiment of the time measuring system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the time setting display image of the time measuring system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the display image in the timing system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the display image following the display image shown to FIG. 3A. It is a figure which shows the example of the display image following the display image shown to FIG. 3B. It is a figure which shows the example of the display image following the display image shown to FIG. 3C. It is a figure which shows the example of the display image following the display image shown to FIG. 3D. It is a figure which shows the example of the display image in the time measuring system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the display image in the time measuring system which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the display image following the display image shown to FIG. 5A. It is a figure which shows the example of the display image following the display image shown to FIG. 5B. It is a figure which shows the example of the display image in the time measuring system which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the display image following the display image shown to FIG. 6A. It is a figure which shows the example of the display image in the time measuring system which concerns on Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the display image following the display image shown to FIG. 7A.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to a timing system and a television apparatus of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the configurations denoted by the same reference numerals in different drawings are the same, and the description thereof may be omitted. In addition, this invention is not limited to the illustration in these embodiment, All the changes within the range of the matter described in the claim and within the equal range are included. Moreover, although several embodiment is described, as long as the combination is possible, embodiment can be implemented in arbitrary combinations.

  Hereinafter, a case of a television device will be described as an example of the timing system of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an embodiment of a timing system 1 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the timing system 1 of this embodiment is mounted on a television device 90. The television device 90 includes a tuner unit 92, a demodulation unit 93, a separation unit 94, a video processing unit 95, and an audio. A processing unit 96 is included.

  The tuner unit 92 selects a television broadcast signal received through the antenna 91. The demodulator 93 detects the selected television broadcast signal. The separation unit 94 separates the detected television broadcast signal into video information and audio information, and outputs them to the video processing unit 95 and the audio processing unit 96, respectively.

The timing system 1 includes a timer processing unit 10, an image synthesis unit 20, an image output unit 31, a display unit 32, a voice synthesis unit 40, a voice output unit 51, a speaker 52, an input unit 60, an acceleration sensor 70, and a human sensor 80. Have. It should be noted that each component of the timekeeping system 1 excluding the timer processing unit 10 can also be used as that of the television device 90.
The video information signal-processed by the video processing unit 95 is output to the display unit 32 through the image synthesis unit 20 and the image output unit 31. The audio information signal-processed by the audio processing unit 96 is output to the speaker 52 through the audio synthesis unit 40 and the audio output unit 51. Here, the sound output unit 51 and the speaker 52 are collectively referred to as a sound notification unit 50. Details of the image synthesis unit 20, the voice synthesis unit 40, and the voice notification unit 50 will be described later.

The timer processing unit 10 includes a timing unit 11, a storage unit 12, an image generation unit 13, and a sound generation unit 14, and receives input from the input unit 60, the acceleration sensor 70, and the human sensor 80.
The input unit 60 receives an input of a timer function setting time and outputs it to the timer processing unit 10. The input unit 60 is preferably configured integrally with the display unit 32 as a touch panel that accepts a touch operation with a finger or a stylus pen on the screen. However, the input unit 60 includes a physical button independent from the display unit 32, a remote controller, a wired or wireless keyboard, You may comprise as input devices, such as a mouse | mouth and a trackball.

  The acceleration sensor 70 senses the tilt and outputs the sensed tilt to the timer processing unit 10. The human sensor 80 detects the presence of a human being in the vicinity and outputs the detection to the timer processing unit 10. In addition, it is good also as a structure which senses presence of the person who exists in the vicinity by providing a camera instead of a human sensor.

The timer unit 11 measures the remaining time from the set time input through the input unit 60. In addition to the input set time and the remaining time obtained by subtracting the elapsed time from the set time, the storage unit 12 includes a first graphic and a second graphic, a time setting display image, and a timer end display image generated by the image generation unit 13 described later. Similarly, data such as voice generated by the voice generation unit 14 described later is stored.
The image generation unit 13 generates a first graphic and a second graphic indicating the remaining time. The generated first graphic and second graphic are output to the image combining unit 20, combined with video information output from the video processing unit 95, and displayed on the display unit 32 through the image output unit 31. Here, the first graphic is a display image indicating the minute unit of the remaining time, and the second graphic is a display image indicating the second unit of the remaining time. Depending on the remaining time, for example, the size, position, color, and transmittance of each graphic. It is a display image that allows the user to intuitively grasp the remaining time by changing the above.

The sound generation unit 14 generates an alarm sound or the like as a sound for notifying that the remaining time measured by the time measuring unit 11 has become zero. The generated voice is output to the voice synthesis unit 40, synthesized with the voice information output from the voice processing unit 96, and output from the voice notification unit 50.
As will be described later, when the human sensor 80 senses the presence of a human being in the vicinity and outputs the sensed result to the timer processing unit 10, the voice received through the voice synthesis unit 40 is received. The notification unit 50 increases the volume of the sound for notifying that the remaining time has become zero as compared to the case where the human sensor 80 does not detect the presence of a human being in the vicinity.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a time setting display image 110 of the timing system 1 according to the present invention. When an operation of selecting a timer function from a menu screen (not shown) is performed through the input unit 60, the time setting display image 110 output by the image generation unit 13 is displayed on the image 100 based on the video information output by the video processing unit 95. The image is combined by the image combining unit 20 and output to the display unit 32 through the image output unit 31.
The user inputs a set time from the input unit 60 through the time setting display image 110. Here, a description will be given based on an example in which the input unit 60 is configured as a touch panel integrally with the display unit 32.

On the time setting display image 110, the user inputs a set time by an operation of touching each display location “10 minutes, 5 minutes, 1 minute, 10 seconds” with a finger or the like any number of times. Then, after inputting the set time, the timer is started by touching the “start” display. Here, the timer to be started is one in which the remaining time is displayed only as numerical information.
Further, the time setting display image 110 has a graphic display button 111. When the user touches the graphic display button 111, the graphic display button 111 is changed in display, for example, reversed display, and is shown to be in a selected state. In this selected state, after entering the initial remaining time, touch the “Start” display to start the timer. However, the timer that starts here is not only numerical information but also graphic information. It is what is displayed. Hereinafter, the first embodiment will be described.

(Embodiment 1)
3A to 3E are diagrams showing examples of display images in the timing system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3A, the first graphic 120, which is a display image showing the minute unit of the remaining time, is combined with the image 100 displayed on the display unit 32 and displayed. A numerical image indicating the minute unit of the remaining time is displayed inside the first graphic 120 as the remaining time numerical image (minute unit) 121. The first graphic 120 is preferably combined with the image 100 and displayed on the outer edge including the corner of the display unit 32 or in the vicinity thereof so as not to hinder the visual recognition of the image 100. Further, the image 100 may be displayed through the first graphic 120.

  In FIG. 3A, the first graphic 120 is displayed in the corner of the display unit 32 as an image having a substantially quarter-circle shape. Then, as the remaining time (in minutes) decreases, the size of the first graphic 120 decreases. Further, the initial remaining time display image 140 may be displayed on the image 100 as a line bordering the outer edge of the first graphic 120 displayed immediately after the timer is started. Thereby, the user can intuitively grasp the remaining time (in minutes) from the set time from the size of the first graphic 120 in the initial remaining time display image 140. That is, it can be understood from FIG. 3A that a certain time has already passed since the timer started.

  FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example of a display image subsequent to the display image illustrated in FIG. 3A. As shown in FIG. 3B, a second graphic 130 that is a display image indicating the remaining time in seconds is synthesized and displayed on the image 100. As a remaining time numerical image (second unit) 131, a numerical image indicating the second unit of the remaining time is displayed in the vicinity of the second graphic 130. As in the case of the first graphic 120, the image 100 may be displayed through the second graphic 130.

In FIG. 3B, the second graphic 130 is displayed on the outer edge of the display unit 32 as a substantially circular image. Then, as the remaining time (in seconds) decreases, the second graphic 130 moves gradually away from the first graphic 120 along the outer edge of the display unit 32 and changes the display position.
The second graphic 130 may be displayed as, for example, an animation image imitating a mist dripping from the first graphic 120.

  FIG. 3C is a diagram illustrating an example of a display image subsequent to the display image illustrated in FIG. 3B. In FIG. 3C, the second graphic 130 moves to a position further away from the first graphic 120, and the user intuitively grasps the remaining time (in seconds) from the set time from the display position of the second graphic 130. can do.

  FIG. 3D is a diagram illustrating an example of a display image subsequent to the display image illustrated in FIG. 3C. As previously shown in FIG. 3C, the second graphic 130 moves from the corner of the display unit 32 where the first graphic 120 is displayed to another corner along the outer edge of the display unit 32. In FIG. 3D, the second graphic 130 has reached another corner and is being displayed again at the original corner (that is, the display position of the first graphic 120), and the remaining time of 1 minute has elapsed. It is shown immediately after. This can be understood from the fact that the numerical value of the remaining time numerical image (minute unit) 121 indicating the minute unit of the remaining time is smaller than that in FIG. 3C.

Here, the second graphic 130 is displayed as an image in which the upper half remains, disappears from one corner of the display unit 32, and the lower half is separated from the first graphic 120, but the remaining time is seconds. Any image may be displayed that is synthesized and displayed at the position of the first graphic 120 when the unit is zero.
The first graphic 120 is displayed with a smaller size than in FIGS. 3A to 3C due to a decrease in remaining time (in minutes).

  FIG. 3E is a diagram illustrating an example of a display image subsequent to the display image illustrated in FIG. 3D. The description of FIG. 3E is almost the same as the description of FIG. However, in FIG. 3E, as described above, the first graphic 120 is displayed with a smaller size than in FIG. 3B due to a decrease in the remaining time (in minutes).

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display image in the timing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the input unit 60 is configured as a touch panel integrally with the display unit 32. When the user touches the outer edge of the first graphic 120 with the finger 160 while the timer is operating, the touch detection image 150 is displayed at that position, and it is possible to recognize that a touch operation is possible. At this time, the timer temporarily stops operating.

When the user touches the outer edge of the first graphic 120 with the finger 160 and the touch detection image 150 is displayed and moves the finger 160 toward the inside or the outside of the first graphic 120, the first graphic 120 is , The size changes. For example, when the finger 160 is moved toward the inside of the first graphic 120, the first graphic 120 becomes smaller, and accordingly, the remaining time (in minutes) decreases. Further, when the finger 160 is moved toward the outside of the first graphic 120, the first graphic 120 becomes larger, and the remaining time (in minutes) increases accordingly.
Although it is preferable that the maximum size of the first graphic 120 does not exceed the initial remaining time display image 140, the setting time itself may be increased when the initial remaining time display image 140 is exceeded.

Accordingly, the user intuitively grasps the decrease or increase in the remaining time (in minutes) from the change in the size of the first graphic 120, and resets the remaining time (in minutes) through visual display. Can do. In addition, since the numerical value of the remaining time numerical image (in minutes) 121 also changes as the remaining time (in minutes) decreases or increases, the user can reset the remaining time while grasping the accurate remaining time. it can.
When the user releases the finger 160 from the outer edge of the first graphic 120, the touch detection image 150 disappears, and the timer that has been temporarily stopped starts the operation again from the remaining time after the change. Note that the touch detection image 150 is displayed from the viewpoint of improving the visibility of the user, and is not necessarily displayed.

(Embodiment 3)
5A to 5C are diagrams showing examples of display images in the timing system according to Embodiment 3 of the invention. The timekeeping system 1 of the present embodiment has an acceleration sensor 70, and is preferably mounted on a television device that is small and light and wireless so that it can be carried indoors.
FIG. 5A shows a state in which the first graphic 120 and the second graphic 130 are synthesized and displayed on the image 100 displayed on the display unit 32 of the television apparatus 90, and the timer function is operating. The second graphic 130 moves as if it falls from the corner where the first graphic 120 is displayed to another corner along the edge of the display unit 32, and the remaining time decreases in seconds. It shows that.

  FIG. 5B shows a state in which the television device 90 is rotated 90 degrees clockwise from the state of FIG. 5A. When the television device 90 is tilted as described above and the acceleration sensor 70 senses the tilt, the second graphic 130 stops moving. Then, the timer function is temporarily stopped.

  FIG. 5C shows a state in which the television device 90 is further rotated clockwise from the state of FIG. 5B. When the acceleration sensor 70 senses that the inclination further increases and exceeds 90 degrees, the second graphic 130 is directed in the direction opposite to that in the state of FIG. 5A, that is, the first graphic. It moves at a predetermined speed toward the corner where 120 is displayed. And the remaining time in seconds increases. The moving speed of the first graphic 120 may be increased or decreased according to the inclination.

Here, when the second graphic 130 reaches the position of the first graphic 120, the size of the first graphic 120 increases, and the remaining time in minutes can be increased. In this case, the second graphic 130 once reaching the position of the first graphic 120 is displayed at a corner different from the corner where the first graphic 120 is displayed, and thereafter, the acceleration sensor 70 exceeds 90 degrees. As long as the inclination is detected, the movement toward the corner where the first graphic 120 is displayed is repeated until the remaining time reaches the set time.
When the inclination of the television device 90 returns from the state shown in FIG. 5C to the state shown in FIG. 5A and then returns to the state shown in FIG. 5A, the timer that has been temporarily stopped operates again from the remaining time after the change. Start.

(Embodiment 4)
6A and 6B are diagrams showing examples of display images in the timing system according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. The timekeeping system 1 according to the present embodiment is mounted on the television device 90 and may include a touch panel as the input unit 60. In addition to the touch panel, the timekeeping system 1 is based on wireless devices such as physical buttons, a remote controller, and a wireless keyboard. It is configured to be operable. Here, as a representative example, a case where operation by a remote controller is possible will be described.

The television device 90 can be operated by the remote controller 180. For example, when a volume adjustment button (not shown) of the remote controller 180 is pressed, the volume adjustment display image 170 is displayed on the image 100 displayed on the display unit 32. Combined and displayed. Here, pressing the volume control button + (plus) increases the volume, and pressing the volume control button-(minus) decreases the volume.
In this embodiment, each volume adjustment button can be used to change the remaining time of the timer function, which is different from the original volume adjustment, by pressing each volume adjustment button after pressing a predetermined button on the remote controller 180, for example.

In FIG. 6A, as described above, the volume adjustment display image 170 is combined with the image 100 and displayed. The volume adjustment display image 170 indicates that the volume adjustment button + on the remote controller 180 is pressed. However, since the volume control button + is pressed after a predetermined button of the remote control 180 is pressed, the volume is not actually changed, and the volume display indicator at the top of the volume control display image 170 is It does not change.
By pressing the volume control button + after pressing a predetermined button on the remote controller 180 as described above, the second graphic 130 is displayed along the outer edge of the display unit 32 where the first graphic 120 is displayed. Move towards the corner of 32. Then, the remaining time of the timer increases.

Also in FIG. 6B, as described above, the volume adjustment display image 170 is combined with the image 100 and displayed. The volume adjustment display image 170 indicates that the volume adjustment button − of the remote controller 180 is pressed. However, since the volume control button-is pressed after a predetermined button of the remote controller 180 is pressed, the volume is not actually changed, and the volume display indicator at the top of the volume control display image 170 is not changed. It does not change.
The second graphic 130 is displayed along the outer edge of the display unit 32 by displaying the first graphic 120 on the display unit 32 by pressing the volume control button − after pressing a predetermined button on the remote controller 180. It moves toward a corner other than 32 corners. And the remaining time of the timer decreases.

When the + or-of the volume control button of the remote controller 180 is kept pressed, when the second graphic 130 reaches the corner of the display unit 32 where the first graphic 120 is displayed or another corner, the second graphic 130 Displayed in the opposite corner. At this time, the size of the first graphic 120 changes, and the remaining time in minutes increases or decreases.
Then, as long as the volume control button + or-is kept pressed, the second graphic 130 repeats the above movement until the remaining time reaches the set time or zero.

(Embodiment 5)
7A and 7B are diagrams showing examples of display images in the timing system according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention. The timekeeping system 1 of this embodiment includes a human sensor 80 that senses the presence of a human being in the vicinity, and is mounted on the television device 90.
As shown in FIG. 7A, when the remaining time of the timer becomes zero, the timer end display image 190 is displayed by being combined with the image 100 displayed on the display unit 32. At the same time, the voice notification unit 50 emits a voice to notify a person around the television device 90 that the remaining time is zero. Here, the human sensor 80 senses the presence of a human being in the vicinity.

7B, similarly to FIG. 7A, the remaining time of the timer becomes zero, and the timer end display image 190 is displayed by being combined with the image 100 displayed on the display unit 32. On the other hand, in FIG. 7B, unlike FIG. 7A, the human sensor 80 does not detect the presence of a human being in the vicinity.
At this time, the voice notification unit 50 increases the volume of the voice for notifying that the remaining time of the timer has become zero as compared with the case where the human sensor 80 detects the presence of a human being in the vicinity.
Thereby, even when there is no one in the vicinity of the television device 90, it is possible to notify the person who is away from the television device 90 that the remaining time of the timer has become zero.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Time measuring system, 10 ... Timer processing part, 11 ... Time measuring part, 12 ... Memory | storage part, 13 ... Image generation part, 14 ... Audio | voice generation part, 20 ... Image composition part, 31 ... Image output part, 32 ... Display part, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 40 ... Voice synthesis part, 50 ... Voice notification part, 51 ... Voice output part, 52 ... Speaker, 60 ... Input part, 70 ... Acceleration sensor, 80 ... Human sensor, 90 ... Television apparatus, 91 ... Antenna, 92 ... Tuner unit, 93 ... demodulating unit, 94 ... separating unit, 95 ... video processing unit, 96 ... audio processing unit, 97 ... remote control, 100 ... image, 110 ... time setting display image, 111 ... figure display button, 120 ... first Figure 121: Remaining time numerical image (in minutes), 130 ... Second figure, 131: Remaining time numerical image (in seconds), 140 ... Initial remaining time display image, 150 ... Touch detection image, 160 ... Human finger, 170 ... Volume control table Image, 180 ... remote control, 190 ... timer end display image.

Claims (12)

An input unit that accepts input of a set time;
A time measuring unit for measuring the remaining time from the set set time;
A timing system having a display unit for displaying an image,
An image combining unit that combines and outputs the first graphic indicating the remaining time to the image displayed on the display unit;
The time measuring system, wherein the first graphic changes in size according to the remaining time. The input unit accepts a first input for changing a size of the first graphic;
The time measuring system according to claim 1, wherein the remaining time is increased or decreased according to a size of the first graphic changed by the first input. The image synthesis unit synthesizes and outputs the second graphic indicating the remaining time, which is different from the first graphic, together with the first graphic, to the image,
The time measuring system according to claim 1, wherein a position of the second graphic changes according to the remaining time.   The first graphic is a display image showing the minute unit of the remaining time by a size, and the second graphic is a display image showing a second unit of the remaining time by a position. Timekeeping system described in   5. The timing system according to claim 4, wherein the second graphic is combined and displayed at the position of the first graphic when the second unit of the remaining time is zero. 6. It further includes an acceleration sensor that senses tilt,
The input unit receives a second input for changing a position of the second graphic in accordance with the inclination sensed by the acceleration sensor;
6. The time measuring system according to claim 3, wherein the remaining time is increased or decreased according to the position of the second graphic changed by the second input.   The timekeeping system according to claim 3, wherein the image is displayed through the first graphic and / or the second graphic.   8. The time measuring system according to claim 1, wherein the first graphic is displayed by being combined with the image at or near an outer edge including a corner of the display unit.   9. The timing system according to claim 3, wherein the timing unit causes the image synthesis unit to synthesize and output a numerical value indicating the remaining time to the image.   10. The timekeeping system according to claim 9, wherein the numerical value is displayed in or near the first graphic and / or the second graphic. A human sensor for detecting the presence of a human being in the vicinity, and a voice notification unit for notifying by voice that the remaining time is zero,
The voice notification unit increases the volume of the voice when the human sensor does not detect the presence of a human being in the vicinity, as compared with the case of detecting the presence of the human sensor. The timekeeping system described in the section. A television apparatus comprising the timekeeping system according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

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