JP2658044B2 - Home message device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a home message device used in a home.

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional device of this type generally uses a magnetic tape as a recording medium, receives sound with a microphone,
The analog signal output is recorded on a magnetic tape as it is, and at the time of reproduction, the analog signal is received as it is by a reproducing head and replaced with a sound by a speaker.

Recently, a recording / reproducing apparatus using a semiconductor memory as a recording medium has been marketed. During recording, the analog signal received by the microphone is converted to a digital signal by an A / D converter, and then the audio data is recorded in the semiconductor memory.During playback, the audio data recorded in the semiconductor memory is converted to D / A The signal is converted into an analog signal by a converter and reproduced by a speaker.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, such a conventional device does not have a function of transmitting a message from a specific person to a specific person, and does the device accept recording or playback? Further, the visual information transmission as to whether or not the recorded message is recorded is also insufficient.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a message transmitting function and a device for visually transmitting a recording / reproducing reception status or a recording status.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the device of the present invention has a microphone, a speaker, a plurality of recording keys arranged vertically or horizontally, and a plurality of recording keys arranged horizontally or vertically. And a voice recording / playback unit with a built-in memory element,
A memory address setting unit, a plurality of recording display lamps arranged on grid points where straight lines passing through a plurality of recording keys and a plurality of reproduction keys intersect, and a lamp lighting control unit; The sound input from the microphone to the predetermined address set in the memory element in the sound recording / reproducing unit by the output signal by the operation of the key and the reproduction key and the signal indicating that the recording display lamp of the lamp lighting control unit is not lit. The recording process of recording the signal is performed by a predetermined address corresponding to the output signal of the reproduction key operated by the memory address setting unit, by the output signal of the operation of the reproduction key and the signal indicating that the recording display lamp is turned on. And performs a reproduction process of outputting a sound signal of a predetermined address read from a memory element in the sound recording / reproducing unit from a speaker.

Operation The present invention has a function of transmitting auditory information from a specific person to a specific person by the above-described configuration, and also allows a recording / playback reception state or a recording message from anyone to anyone with the recording indicator lamp lit. It also has a function of visually transmitting whether or not it is recorded.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is an external configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, 1 is a message device main body, 2 is a microphone for voice input, 3 is a speaker for voice output, 4 is a recorder display section for displaying a recorder (mainly a family name), and 5 is the recorder display. A recording key corresponding to the section 4, a player display section 6 for displaying a player (same display as the recorder), a playback key 7 corresponding to the player display section 6, and a horizontal axis 8 for the recording key 5 In addition, when the reproduction key 7 is arranged on the vertical axis, the recording display lamp 8 is provided on each matrix, and the recording display lamp 8 is not provided at the intersection of the recording key 5 and the reproduction key 7 of the same person.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration. In the figure, 9 is an audio recording / reproducing unit incorporating a semiconductor memory element, 10 is an amplifier for amplifying an input signal from the microphone 2, 11 is an A / D converter for converting an analog signal from the amplifier 10 into a digital signal, 12 Is a D / A converter for converting a digital signal from the voice recording / reproducing unit 9 into an analog signal, and 13 is a D / A
An amplifier for amplifying the signal from the converter 12, a lamp lighting control unit 14 for controlling the lighting of the recording display lamp 8 based on the output of the voice recording / playback unit 9, and a reference numeral 15 for the recording key 5, the playback key 7, and the lamp lighting control unit 14. A recording / playback determination unit 16 for determining a recording or playback command in accordance with an output signal from
Is a memory address setting unit for setting a memory to a specific address by the output of.

The operation in the above configuration will be described. First, the case of recording will be described. The message person selects his / her name from the recording unit display unit 4 and presses a recording key 5 thereunder. Next, the name of the person to be transmitted is selected from the player display section 6, and the reproduction key 7 on the right side thereof is pressed. Then, an output signal from the recording key 5 and the reproduction key 7 and an output signal from the lamp lighting control unit 14 indicating that the recording display lamp 8 is not turned on are input to the recording and reproduction judgment unit 15, and the recording and reproduction judgment unit 15 performs a recording process. And waits for an input signal from the microphone 2 in a state where recording can be made to a predetermined address of the semiconductor memory element in the voice recording / reproducing unit 9 via the memory address setting unit 16. Also, in order to notify the message reception of the key input to the message person, the lamp lighting control unit 14 performs the recording arranged to the right of the reproduction key 7 corresponding to the player among the recording display lamp group arranged below the recording key 5 corresponding to the recorder. The recording display lamp 8 intersecting with the display lamp group is turned on. The message person confirms that the recording display lamp 8 is lit, and speaks into the microphone 2. The audio signal input from the microphone 2 is amplified by the amplifier 10,
The signal is converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 11 and recorded at a predetermined address of the semiconductor memory element of the voice recording / reproducing unit 9.
In the case of reproduction, the message receiver knows that there is a message by turning on the recording display lamp 8, and at the same time also knows from whom. Then, the messageee presses the play key 7 on the right side of the player display section 6 of his name. Then, the recording / reproduction judging unit 15 judges the reproduction process from the output state of the reproduction key 7 and the lamp lighting control unit 14, and issues a reproduction command of the recorded content recorded at a predetermined address of the semiconductor memory device via the memory address setting unit 16. Output to the voice recording / reproducing unit 9. The audio signal recorded in the semiconductor memory element of the audio recording / reproducing unit 9 is converted into an analog signal via a D / A converter 12, amplified through an amplifier 13, and output as audio through a speaker 3. When the reproduction is completed, the recording display lamp 8 changes from the lit state to the unlit state via the lamp lighting control unit 14.

Effect of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, a message can be easily sent to a specific person who is not facing the household with a simple configuration, and the recording / reproducing reception status and the recording / reproducing status can be determined by turning on the recording display lamp. Practical and extremely useful, such as having a function of immediately and immediately transmitting the message from who to whom is recorded.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external configuration diagram of an in-home message device showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing no internal configuration. 2 ... Microphone, 3 ... Speaker, 5 ... Record key, 7 ... Play key, 8 ... Recording display lamp, 9 ... Sound recording / playback unit, 14 ... Lamp lighting control unit, 15 ... Recording / playback Judgment unit, 16 Memory address setting unit

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A microphone (2), a speaker (3), a plurality of recording keys (5), a plurality of reproduction keys (7), a voice recording / reproducing section (9) including a memory element, and a memory address setting section ( 16) A home message device including a plurality of recording display lamps (8) and a lamp lighting control unit (14), wherein a plurality of recording keys (5) are vertically arranged to a plurality of reproduction keys (7).
Are arranged horizontally or a plurality of recording keys (5) are arranged horizontally and a plurality of reproduction keys (7) are arranged vertically, and a plurality of recording indication lamps (8) are arranged with a plurality of recording keys (5).
And a plurality of grid points intersecting a straight line passing through the plurality of playback keys (7). The recording / playback determination unit (15) outputs an output signal by operating the recording key (5) and the playback key (7), and The recording process is performed by a signal from the lamp lighting control unit (14) indicating that the recording display lamp (8) on the grid point formed by the operated recording key (5) and reproduction key (7) is not lit. An output signal from the operation of the playback key (7), and a signal from the lamp lighting control unit (14) indicating that the linear recording indication lamp (8) formed by the operated playback key (7) is on. The reproduction process is performed by a signal. The recording process is performed by setting a predetermined address corresponding to the output signal of the recording key (5) and the reproduction key (7) operated by the memory address setting unit (16), and recording and reproducing the voice. A microphone is set at a predetermined address set in the memory element in the unit (9). The audio signal input from the speaker (2) is recorded, and the recording indicator lamp (8) on the grid point formed by the operated recording key (5) operated by the lamp lighting control unit (14) and the reproduction key (7). In the reproduction processing, the memory address setting unit (16) reads a predetermined address corresponding to the output signal of the operated reproduction key (5), and reads the memory element in the voice recording / reproduction unit (9). The home message device is a process of outputting the read audio signal of the predetermined address from the speaker (3).