JP3064152U - Decorative article with sound generator - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To obtain a decorative article capable of producing a relaxation effect through both visual and auditory senses. A pair of loudspeakers (2a, 2b) and a sound generator (3) for outputting sound from the loudspeakers (2a, 2b) to an artificial houseplant (decorative article) placed indoors and outdoors.
And are provided. The sound generating device 3 includes a computer 4 having a flexible disk drive for reading sound data recorded on a flexible disk 7.
The computer 4 is equipped with a sound card provided with MIDI sound sources 5 and 5 and amplifiers 6 and 6.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The decorative article with a sound generating device according to the present invention relates to a decorative article capable of generating a sound for relaxation or the like, such as an artificial houseplant capable of generating a sound such as a song of a small bird.

[0002]

[Prior art and its problems]

 Decorative items, such as various ornamental plants and sculptures, are placed (provided) in places where people gather, such as hotel lobbies and rest rooms in large-scale retail stores, to provide peace of mind to those who gather there. It is widely used to give or entertain the eyes (hereinafter referred to as relaxation effect). Furthermore, there is an advantage that the effect of attracting customers is enhanced by arranging such decorative articles.

[0003] By the way, decorative articles such as house plants and artworks as described above generally exert a relaxation effect visually. In order to further enhance such relaxation effects, it is effective to appeal not only to sight but also to hearing. However, a decorative article that produces a relaxation effect by both visual and auditory senses has not heretofore been known.

[0004] The decorative article with a sound generating device according to the present invention has been created in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a relaxation effect by both visual and auditory senses. To provide a decorative article.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The decorative article with a sound generator according to the present invention includes a decorative article placed inside and outside a room, at least one speaker attached to the decorative article, and a sound generator that outputs sound by the speaker. Have. The sound generating device includes a reading unit that reads data relating to the sound to be generated from the speaker, a sound source unit that reproduces the data read by the reading unit, and a sound source that is reproduced by the sound source unit. Amplifying means for amplifying.

[0006] The decorative article with a sound generating device according to the present invention, which is configured as described above, is a place where people gather, such as a hotel lobby or a rest room of a large-scale retail store, like the above-described conventional decorative article. Placed (or arranged) in Then, first, a relaxation effect is provided through visual perception. Furthermore, in the decorative article with a sound generating device according to the present invention, the sound can be generated from the speaker by the sound generating device. That is, first, data relating to sound such as birdsong is read by reading means constituting the sound generating apparatus. Next, the data read by the reading means is reproduced by the sound source means constituting the sound generating device. The sound, such as the birdsong, reproduced by the sound source means is amplified by the amplifying means which also constitutes the sound generator, and output from the speaker. Therefore, in addition to the above-mentioned visual relaxation effect, a relaxation effect through hearing can be expected. In other words, by arranging (or arranging) the decorative article according to the present invention, it is possible to exert a relaxation effect through both visual and auditory senses. As a result, it is possible to obtain a large relaxation effect that cannot be obtained with the conventional decorative articles, and a large effect of attracting customers.

[0007]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to an artificial houseplant. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entirety, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a decorative article with a sound generating device according to the present embodiment is an artificial houseplant 1 placed indoors and outdoors, that is, indoors or outdoors, and this houseplant 1 And two pairs of speakers 2a and 2b attached thereto, and a sound generation device 3 that outputs sound through these speakers 2a and 2b. The houseplant 1 corresponds to the decorative article described in the claims for utility model registration. In the case of the present embodiment, the speakers 2a and 2b have an outer shape and a pattern imitating the petals of the houseplant. Further, in the case of the present embodiment, the sound generating device 3 has a configuration including a computer 4, MIDI sound sources 5, 5, and amplifiers 6, 6. That is, in the present embodiment, a MIDI type is used as the sound generating device 3, and the computer 4 has a function as a MIDI sequencer. As such a computer 4, a microcomputer or a personal computer which is widely used can be used.

A computer 4 constituting the sound generator 3 is provided with a flexible disk drive (not shown) for reading an audio program recorded on a flexible disk (hereinafter simply referred to as FD) 7. I have. For this reason, a desired one of the plurality of sound programs recorded on the FD 7 can be read and a desired sound can be played. Such a computer 4 is incorporated in, for example, a flowerpot 8 supporting the houseplant 1 (in the case of a microcomputer), or installed near a place where the houseplant 1 is arranged or in a separate room (personal computer). Computer). Further, the MIDI sound sources 5 and 5 and the amplifiers 6 and 6 are incorporated on one substrate (a so-called sound card), and the sound card is incorporated in the computer 4. A pair of cords extend from output terminals of the amplifiers 6 provided in the sound card, respectively, and the speakers 2a and 2b are connected to the pair of cords. The flexible disk drive is a reading means described in the claims for utility model registration. The MIDI sound sources 5 and 5 are sound source means described in the claims for utility model registration, and the amplifiers 6 and 6 are amplification means described in the claims for utility model registration.

In the structure of this embodiment, as described above, the computer 4 has a function as a MIDI sequencer, and uses two MIDI functions. The MIDI standard has a “panpot command” that determines the position of a sound image based on the balance between the left and right sound volumes and dynamically moves the sound image in order to obtain a stereo effect. In the present embodiment, using the panpot command, the sound image is moved back and forth and left and right by the MIDI command based on the sound data read by the computer 4, thereby obtaining three-dimensional sound.

The decorative article with a sound generating device according to the present embodiment configured as described above is similar to the above-described conventional decorative article, and is a gathering area for people such as a hotel lobby and a rest room of a large-scale retail store. Placed at In addition to providing a relaxation effect through the visual sense, the sound generation device 3 and the speakers 2a and 2b allow the houseplant 1 to emit a sound such as a song of a small bird, thereby providing a relaxation effect through hearing. That is, a desired sound program (for example, birdsong) is selected and read from the sound programs (sound-related data) recorded in the FD 7 by the flexible disk drive constituting the sound generation device 3. . Next, the computer 4 issues a command to the MIDI sound sources 5, 5 constituting the sound generating device 3 to reproduce the data. The sound such as the birdsong reproduced by the MIDI sound sources 5 and 5 is further amplified by the amplifiers 6 and 6 constituting the sound generator 3 and output from the speakers 2a and 2b. Therefore, in addition to the above-mentioned visual relaxation effect, a relaxation effect through hearing can be expected. In other words, by arranging the houseplant 1, it is possible to produce a relaxation effect through both visual and auditory senses. As a result, it is possible to obtain a large relaxation effect that cannot be obtained with the conventional decorative articles, and a great effect of attracting customers.

In the case of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a pair of speakers 2a, 2a are positioned above and below the houseplant 1, and the remaining pair of speakers 2b, 2b are connected to the pair of speakers 2a, 2a. Since it is provided at the left and right positions below 2a, a three-dimensional sound can be created. However, a configuration in which a pair of left and right speakers (a total of two speakers) are arranged or a configuration in which only a single speaker is used can be adopted unless particular attention is paid to stereophonic sound. Further, since the desired sound can be selected from the sound data recorded in the FD 7 as the sound to be transmitted from the speakers 2a and 2b, the sound suitable for the season and the surrounding atmosphere can be transmitted. For example, it is possible to play hymns and the like in the Christmas season, and to play the sound of wind chimes in the summer.

In this embodiment, each of the MIDI sound sources 5, 5 is operated by a single oscillator (not shown) by two independent MIDI commands, and each of the speakers 2a, 2a, The sound is generated with the phase of the sound 2b matched. Further, the sound level output from each speaker is controlled by the MIDI command. For this reason, the sound localization is improved. The localization of this sound can be freely controlled by the computer. Furthermore, as for the timbre, those in the MIDI sound source "WAVEDATA" can be used freely. A desired tone can be used in addition to the above "WAVEDATA". In other words, in the case of the structure of the present embodiment, the localization and pitch of the sound image can be freely controlled within the range of the timbre contained in the “WAVE DATA”. Therefore, with respect to the birdsong, the timbre, the pitch, the time interval between the twitters and the like can be freely changed, and the user does not get tired of listening for a long time. The timbre, the pitch, the time interval between twitter, and the like can be controlled by the computer 4.

In the structure according to the embodiment, a combination of random sounds having no periodicity (less repetition) can be created by a random number generation function provided in the computer 4 by a computer program. . For example, a sound that imitates the sound of a bird singing or the sound of a brook can be randomly created. It is known that the relaxation effect of a sound with periodicity is reduced when it is repeated a certain number of times. However, in the present embodiment, as described above, a certain degree of fluctuation (irregularity) without periodicity Since a random sound having a certain sound can be created, the relaxation effect can be maintained for a long period of time. As the sound at this time, in addition to the sound of the birds mentioned above, various sounds such as a breaking sound of a wave, a rain sound, a fantastic sound falling at random to a random position, and the like can be considered. It is also possible to generate classical music and the like. Further, in the case of the structure according to the present embodiment, since sound can be produced in the MIDI format, there is also an effect that no cost for recording is required.

In the embodiment described above, an example in which a single houseplant 1 is arranged has been described. However, a large number of houseplants 1 may be arranged. When such a configuration is employed, sounds such as birdsong are played from each of the foliage plants 1 and 1, thereby creating an atmosphere like being in a forest and enhancing the relaxation effect. In addition, since an echo in a valley can be generated by using a reverberation effect normally provided in the MIDI function, an atmosphere like a valley can be created by using the reverberation effect.

Since the decorative article with the sound generating device according to the present embodiment is configured and operates as described above, the decorative article with the sound generating device is installed in a place where people gather, such as a hotel lobby or a waiting room at a station, so that the decorative article can be provided to these people. On the other hand, it is possible to provide an unprecedented large relaxation effect.

[0017]

[Effect of the invention]

 Since the decorative article with a sound generating device according to the present invention is configured and operates as described above, by arranging (or installing) the decorative article according to the present invention, a relaxation effect can be exerted through both visual and auditory senses. Becomes possible. As a result, it is possible to obtain a large relaxation effect that cannot be obtained with the conventional decorative articles, and a great effect of attracting customers.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Houseplant 2a, 2b Speaker 3 Sound generator 4 Computer 5 MIDI sound source 6 Amplifier 7 Flexible disk (FD) 8 Flowerpot

Claims (1)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A decorative article with a sound generator, comprising: a decorative article placed indoors and outdoors; at least one speaker attached to the decorative article; and a sound generator outputting sound by the speaker. Wherein the sound generator includes a reading unit that reads data relating to a sound to be generated from the speaker, a sound source unit that reproduces the data read by the reading unit, and a sound reproduced by the sound source unit. A decorative article with a sound generating device, comprising: amplifying means for amplifying.