JP3023658U - Electronic display with audio - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide an electronic display with voice having an appealing recognition effect by voice (melody or announcement) in a timely manner according to the display content of the electronic display. [Structure] In addition to the automatic control of the character / graphic data S1 of the LED drive unit 3 of the display main body 5 by the personal computer 15, the electronic display with voice 30 is provided with a display main body 5.
A speaker 21 disposed inside or near the
An amplifier 22 for driving the speaker 21 and a plurality of sets of electronic voice signal data D2 stored in advance in an internal storage device 24 such as a flash ROM are supplied to the amplifier 22 according to a selection signal S2. And an electronic voice generating device 25 for generating and outputting the character / figure data D1 to be displayed on the storage medium 6 of the IC card 6a or the floppy disk 6b in a time series manner and at the time of any selected display state. A configuration in which the electronic voice generating device 25 stores the selection signal S2 that operates to generate and output the electronic voice of the selected group d as timing data.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention particularly relates to an appealing function of a lightning display device, and more particularly to a lightning display device that emits a voice (melody, announcement, etc.) linked with a lightning display, which does not exist in a conventional lightning display device.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In recent years, large and small so-called electronic display devices (electrical display boards) that use LEDs for the purpose of constantly transmitting useful various information to unspecified large numbers of people in stores, event venues, trains and stations. The number of facilities equipped with is increasing.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the configuration of the above-mentioned conventional electronic display device 20. In the figure, LEDs (light emitting diodes) 1 are arranged vertically and horizontally (usually 16 × 16 and one character unit U is 8). A display main body 5 including a fixed display panel 2 (arranged vertically or horizontally in units) and an LED drive section 3 on the rear surface side of the display panel 2 for blinking each of the LEDs 1 according to a control signal S1. A data reading device 7 for reading the character / graphic data D1 stored in advance in the storage medium 6 such as the IC card 6a or the floppy disk 6b, and a RAM or disk for storing the character / graphic data D1 read by the data reading device 7. And a blinking pattern data of a character / graphic represented by the blinking pattern of the LED 1 of the display board 2 (in FIG. 1, "character ..." It is programmed to generate (expressed but digitized data) from the character / graphic data D1 stored in the storage device 8 and sequentially send it to the LED driving section 3 as the control signal S1. A personal computer including a control processing device 10, an input device including a keyboard 11a and a mouse 11b, and an output device for a display 12a and a data writing device 12b (usually integrated with a data reading device) to a storage medium 6 It is composed of 15.

The user inputs a character / figure D3 (usually a character) to be displayed in the document creation work by using an input device such as the keyboard 11a and mouse 11b, and the control processing device 10 performs such kanji conversion. The data / writing device 12b writes the character / graphic data D1 converted by a so-called word processor program such as the above into the storage medium 6 such as the IC card 6a and the floppy disk 6b.

Next, the user sets the storage medium 6 in which the above data is stored (generally, prepares a plurality of storage media into which various character / graphic information is input) in the data reader 7. The personal computer 15 drives and controls the display main body 5.

The control processing device 10 is a so-called CPU (central processing unit), and controls the display speed of the characters / graphics displayed on the display body 5 and the colored light.

The character / graphic information displayed by a large number of LEDs arranged in the vertical and horizontal directions is generated and disappears while continuously moving so as to flow from one end to the other on the display plate 2, and the character / graphic information depends on the character / graphic. The usual usage is that a set of information is captured visually over a period of time.

Note that an LED (light emitting diode) is a diode that utilizes energy emission of recombination when a forward voltage is applied, and is a diode such as Ga (gallium), As (arsenic), and P (lin). A compound that is a combination of Group 5 and Group 5 elements is used. For example, GaP, GaAs, GaPAs and the like.

When it is desired to display a plurality of colors instead of one color, two LEDs of red and green are put in one LED, and red, orange, yellow and green are provided depending on the ratio of the currents flowing through the respective LEDs. The two-color LED that can change the colored light is used.

In the case of the above-mentioned two-color LED, three legs (one is a common pin) are formed, and 2048 two-color LEDs are arrayed on a 16 × 16 8-character display panel to display an arbitrary character. In order to display simultaneously, 4096 lines must be controlled at the same time, but in the case of the horizontal type, the LED drive section 3 is divided into two by 8 lines each on the upper and lower sides, and 128 LEDs on each line as one unit. Serial data for deciding which LED of the unit is to be turned on is sequentially sent, and latched by a logic circuit such as a flip-flop and converted into parallel data to selectively turn on 128 LEDs at the same time. This operation is performed by sequentially dividing each column by time division method (8 divisions) and using the afterimage to display the entire surface, so that only about 12 data buses are required for S1.

As described above, the electronic display device 20 is a highly automated electronic device controlled by a computer.

[0012]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The above-mentioned conventional electronic display can be used as an effective means of transmitting information by casually installing it in a train or in a window of a store because it has no noise and is visually appealing (eye catch).

However, it is a passive and limited information transmission means in the sense that it is necessary to notice the display board and send information only to the person who looks at (watches) it, and recently, it has been installed in various places in large numbers. Since it has been done, it has become difficult to expect much attention from the simple display function of text information.

In addition, in contrast to a typical electronic display that displays character information only continuously or intermittently, a group of information is usually composed of several tens to several hundreds of characters, so that it is displayed simultaneously. With an electronic display board (generally about 8 to 16 characters) having a limited number of characters to be displayed, accurate information cannot be understood unless it is viewed for a certain period of time.

At this point, for example, it is rare for a passerby in a town or a station to stop and watch all the displayed character information until it finishes, and it is not a mere visual flow of character information. The question is how many people will be able to recognize the information they want to convey.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides not only visual information provided by a conventional electronic display board but also a sound (a short-time melody such as a fanfare, etc.) that attracts attention according to the content. , BGM, human voice announcements, etc.) are input to the personal computer in advance, and automatically output at intervals between the characters displayed on the display board or with the selected specific characters / figures selected by the speaker. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electronic display that allows the user to convey the character / figure information of the electronic display to more people by letting the user pay attention to the important information and the important information.

[0017]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention comprises: (1) a display comprising a display panel in which LEDs (light emitting diodes) are arranged in a fixed array vertically and horizontally, and an LED drive unit on the back side of the display panel, which blinks each LED according to a control signal. The main body of the device, a data reading device for reading the character / graphic data stored in advance in the storage medium, a storage device for storing the character / graphic data read by the data reading device, and a blinking pattern of the LED of the display board. A control processing device programmed to generate blinking pattern data of a character / figure to be expressed from the character / figure data stored in the storage device and to sequentially send it to the LED drive section as the control signal; and an input device. An electronic display comprising a personal computer including an output device and an output device. Generate an arbitrary set of electronic voice signal data in the amplifier according to a selection signal from a plurality of sets of electronic voice signal data stored in advance in an internal storage device, a speaker arranged by the side, an amplifier for driving the speaker An electronic voice generating device for outputting, character and graphic data to be displayed in the storage medium are stored in time series, and the electronic voice generating device is selected in any selected display state. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic display with voice, which is characterized in that a selection signal that operates so as to generate and output the electronic voice is stored as timing data.

(2) Further, in the electronic display with voice according to the above (1), the electronic voice signal data stored in the internal storage device of the electronic voice generator is continuously emitted from the speaker for 1 to 20 seconds. The above object is achieved by providing an electronic display with voice that is a sound melody.

(3) Furthermore, in the electronic display with voice according to (1) above, the electronic voice signal data stored in the internal storage device of the electronic voice generation device is a voice that is continuously emitted from the speaker for 1 to 20 seconds. The above object is achieved by providing an electronic display with voice that is a synthesized human voice.

[0020]

[Action]

 In the electronic display with sound in the present invention, in addition to the content of the characters (visually appealing) brightly displayed by the light emission from the LED, the sound is emitted by the speaker attached to the display body, and the sound is emitted. By making the presence of a display device (audible), it is possible to draw attention to people around them who do not notice or do not pay attention to the conventional electronic display. It is more appealing than sending information.

[0021] Although the sound is always played, the appeal may be lowered and the sound may be felt as noise, but in contrast to this, a short melody of about 1 to 20 seconds is first issued when the important information portion or information is played. By doing so, it is possible to maintain a high degree of appeal to the hearing and not feel noisy.

Since the selection signal and the timing data of the electronic voice signal data can be stored in the storage medium together with the character / graphic data, the conventional storage medium and the personal computer can be used as they are, and a small modification of the conventional program can be used.

[0023]

[Embodiment of device]

 Embodiments of an electronic display according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The same elements and blocks in the circuit of FIG. 1 of the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the electronic display with voice according to the present invention.

In this figure, in addition to the configuration of the conventional electronic display 20, the electronic display with sound 30 includes a speaker 21 arranged inside or near the display body 5 and a speaker 21 for driving the speaker 21. And a plurality of sets of electronic voice signal data D2 stored in advance in an internal storage device 24 such as an EPROM, an EEPROM, or a flash ROM according to a selection signal S2. An electronic voice generating device 25 for generating and outputting, and storing the character / graphic data D1 to be displayed in the storage medium 6 in time series and selecting the electronic voice generating device 25 at any selected display state. The selection signal S2 that operates to generate and output the electronic sound of the set d is stored as timing data.

The selection signal S2 can be easily stored in the storage medium 6 by providing a dedicated memory area and associating it with the memory address of the character / graphic data D1.

In addition, a plurality of sets of electronic voice signal data D2 stored in the electronic voice generator 25 in advance include a melody having a node of a certain length from a simple electronic sound such as fanfare or call ring, Furthermore, announcements by human voice by voice synthesis will be applicable.

As described above, the electronic display with audio 30 of the present invention does not always flow only the audio independently of the electronic display (this is just BGM and the cassette tape is placed near the electronic display. There is a risk that it will be regarded as noise instead of placing it, and the degree of appeal cannot be expected.), And it works in tandem with the content of the electronic display, and the emphasis is on notifying important information that you want to see in particular at a good timing. It is placed.

Therefore, although the electronic voice signal data D2 in the present application is set with several types (that is, a plurality of types) of voices, it can be said that it is preferable to configure each of the voices by a relatively short voice of 1 to 20 seconds.

As described above, since the electronic display according to the present invention has the function of appealing to the sense of hearing by sound (melody) in addition to the conventional function of appealing to the visual sense, a dramatic information transmission effect can be obtained. It is a truly excellent idea.

[0032]

[Effect of device]

 Since the electronic display with voice according to the present invention is configured as described above, it has an excellent effect that the information transmission effect is extremely high as compared with the conventional electronic display.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a configuration of a conventional electronic display.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of an electronic display with sound according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 LED (Light Emitting Diode) 2 Display Board 3 LED Driving Section 5 Display Main Body 6 Storage Medium 6a IC Card 6b Floppy Disk 7 Data Reading Device 8 Storage Device 9 Amplifier 10 Control Processing Device 11a Keyboard 11b Mouse 12a Display 12b Data Writing Device 15 Personal computer 20 Electronic display 21 Speaker 22 Amplifier 24 Internal storage device 25 Electronic voice generator 30 Electronic display with voice S1 Control signal S2 Selection signal D1 Character / figure data D2 Electronic voice signal data U 1 Character unit

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A display panel having LEDs (light emitting diodes) arranged and fixed in a vertical and horizontal direction, and each of the L on the back side of the display panel.
A display main body composed of an LED drive unit for blinking each ED in accordance with a control signal, a data reading device for reading character / graphic data stored in advance in a storage medium, and character / graphic data read by the data reading device. A storage device for storing and blinking pattern data of characters / figures represented by the blinking pattern of the LEDs of the display board are generated from the character / figure data stored in the storage device, and the control signals are sequentially sent to the LED drive unit. A control processing device programmed to be sent as, a personal computer including an input device, and an output device, and a speaker disposed inside or near the display main body. , An amplifier for driving the speaker, and a plurality of sets of electronic audio signal data stored in advance in the internal storage device. An electronic voice generation device for generating and outputting any set of electronic voice signal data to the amplifier in accordance with a selection signal from the controller,
A selection signal that stores the character / graphic data to be displayed in the storage medium in time series and operates so that the electronic voice generating device generates and outputs a selected set of electronic voices in any selected display state. Is stored as timing data in the electronic display with voice. 2. The electronic display with voice according to claim 1, wherein the electronic voice signal data stored in the internal storage device of the electronic voice generator is an electronic sound melody continuously emitted from a speaker for 1 to 20 seconds. The electronic display with sound, characterized by. 3. The electronic display with voice according to claim 1, wherein the electronic voice signal data stored in the internal storage device of the electronic voice generator is voice-synthesized human voice continuously emitted from a speaker for 1 to 20 seconds. The electronic display with sound, characterized in that