JPH01288794A - Electronic clock - Google Patents

Electronic clock

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JPH01288794A
JPH01288794A JP11992688A JP11992688A JPH01288794A JP H01288794 A JPH01288794 A JP H01288794A JP 11992688 A JP11992688 A JP 11992688A JP 11992688 A JP11992688 A JP 11992688A JP H01288794 A JPH01288794 A JP H01288794A
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Hiroyuki Kiyamazawa
木山沢　弘之
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Seiko Epson Corp
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the easy checking of a time during the playing of audio appliances, by a method wherein a voice band signal generated by a time count output and a signal of the audio appliance from an external input terminal are mixed in a mixing circuit or switched over and then outputted. CONSTITUTION:An arbitrary time is set in a comparator 35, and when a time count output of a time count means 33 coincides with said time, a voice band signal is outputted by an operation of an oscillation circuit 37 on the basis of an output of the comparator 35. The voice band signal thus outputted is mixed with a signal of an audio appliance inputted to an external input terminal 31, by a variable resistor element 38, and the mixed signal is amplified 39 and outputted from an output terminal 40. In the case when a headphone or an earphone is connected to said terminal 40 in employment, a user can listen to an output of the audio appliance connected to the terminal 31 without suffering the disturbance due to the surrounding noise, while the user can know a set time simultaneously.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は、電子時計に関する。[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an electronic timepiece.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

従来の電子時計においては、第２図に示すように、計時
出力を単に表示するだけ、あるいは、第３図に示すよう
に、計時出力を音声等に変えて、出力すると云うも・の
であった。Conventional electronic watches either simply display the timekeeping output, as shown in Figure 2, or output the timekeeping output in the form of audio, etc., as shown in Figure 3. .

前者においては、使用者に、時刻の確認を促す対策が、
全くとられておらず、また後者においては、使用する環
境が、計時出力が聞こえる範囲に限定される。In the former case, measures to prompt users to check the time are as follows:
In the latter case, the environment in which it is used is limited to the range where the clock output can be heard.

〔発明が解決しようとする課題〕[Problem to be solved by the invention]

そのため、使用者は、特に正確な時刻を知る必要がある
場合、絶えず、時計に気を配る必要がある。Therefore, users must constantly pay attention to their watches, especially when they need to know the exact time.

また、近年、急速に普及してきた、可搬型の、音響機器
の使用においては、その性格上、列車車中等の移動中に
使用される。ことが多い。この際、使用者に、負担をか
けず、正確な時刻を確認させることが、問題点となる。Furthermore, in the use of portable audio equipment, which has become rapidly popular in recent years, due to its nature, it is used while moving on trains or the like. There are many things. At this time, the problem is to allow the user to confirm the accurate time without placing a burden on the user.

そこで、本発明はこのような問題点を解決するだめのも
ので、その目的とするところは、音響機器等の使用中に
も、使用者に負担をかけることなく、時刻の確認を容易
にすることである。Therefore, the present invention has been developed to solve these problems, and its purpose is to make it easy to check the time while using audio equipment, etc., without putting a burden on the user. That's true.

〔課題を・解決するための手段〕[Means for solving problems]

本発明の電子時計は、音響機器等の出力を入力する、外
部入力端子と、°計時手段と、その計時手段の計時出力
によって、音声帯域信号を発生する、音声帯域信号発生
回路と、その音声帯域信号発生回路の出力信号および、
外部入力端子から人力された信号を、混合、あるいは、
切換えて出力するミキシング回路を有することを特徴と
する。The electronic timepiece of the present invention includes: an external input terminal into which the output of an audio device or the like is input; a timekeeping means; an audioband signal generation circuit that generates an audioband signal based on the timekeeping output of the timekeeping means; The output signal of the band signal generation circuit and
Mix or mix signals input manually from external input terminals.
It is characterized by having a mixing circuit that switches and outputs.

〔作用〕[Effect]

本発明は、以上の構成を有するので、計時手段の計時出
力によって動作する、音声帯域信号発生回路の出力を、
外部入力端子の入力信号と混合、あるいは、切換えて出
力することができる。Since the present invention has the above configuration, the output of the audio band signal generation circuit, which is operated by the clock output of the clock means, is
It can be mixed with the input signal of the external input terminal or switched and output.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

以下１本発明について、実施例に基づいて詳細に説明す
る。The present invention will be described in detail below based on examples.

第１図は、本発明の、電子時計のブロック図である。１
は外部入力端子、２は計時手段、６は２の出力によって
、音声帯域信号を発生する、音声信号発生回路、４は、
１の外部入力端子の出力と、３の音声帯域信号発生回路
の出力とを、混合、あるいは、切換える、ミキシング回
路、５は出力端子である。FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic timepiece according to the present invention. 1
2 is an external input terminal; 2 is a clock means; 6 is an audio signal generation circuit that generates an audio band signal by the output of 2; 4 is an audio signal generation circuit;
A mixing circuit 5 is an output terminal which mixes or switches the output of the external input terminal 1 and the output of the audio band signal generation circuit 3.

この構成により、本発明では、計時手段の計時出力によ
って、音声帯域信号を発生する音声帯域信号発生回路と
、外部入力端子の信号とを、混合、あるいは、切換えて
出力することができる。With this configuration, in the present invention, the audio band signal generation circuit that generates the audio band signal and the signal from the external input terminal can be mixed or switched and outputted by the time output of the timer.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

（実施例１） 第４図は、本発明の電子時計の実施例１を示すブロック
図である。(Embodiment 1) FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing Embodiment 1 of the electronic timepiece of the present invention.

５１は外部入力端子、３５は計時手段、３４は５５の計
時手段の、時２分９秒等の計時出力端子、３５はフンパ
レータ、６６は３５のコンパレータを設定する設定入力
端子、３７は音声帯域信号発生回路の一例である発振回
路、３８は可変抵抗器、３９は増幅回路、４０は出力端
子である。51 is an external input terminal, 35 is a timekeeping means, 34 is a timekeeping output terminal of the timekeeping means 55, such as time 2 minutes 9 seconds, 35 is a fun comparator, 66 is a setting input terminal for setting the comparator 35, 37 is an audio band An oscillation circuit is an example of a signal generation circuit, 38 is a variable resistor, 39 is an amplifier circuit, and 40 is an output terminal.

５５のコンパレータに、任意の時刻を設定し、３５の計
時手段の計時出力が、５５のフンパレータに設定した時
刻と一致すると、３５のコンパレータの出力によって、
５７の発振回路が作動し、音声帯域信号を出力する。、
３７の発振回路の出力は、３８の可変抵抗器によって１
，３１の外部入力端子に入力された信号と混合され、５
９の増幅回路によって、増幅されて、４０の出力端子か
ら成力される。When an arbitrary time is set in the comparator 55, and the time measurement output of the time measuring means 35 matches the time set in the fun comparator 55, the output of the comparator 35 causes
The oscillation circuit 57 operates and outputs an audio band signal. ,
The output of the 37 oscillation circuits is changed to 1 by the 38 variable resistors.
, 31 is mixed with the signal input to the external input terminal of 5.
The signal is amplified by 9 amplifier circuits and output from 40 output terminals.

４０の出力端子に、ヘッド７オン、あるいは、イヤフオ
ンを接続して使用する場合、使用者は、周囲の雑音に妨
害されることなく、３１の外部入力端子に接続した、音
＃Ｉｉ機器の出力を聞きながら、同時に使用者が設定し
た時刻を知ることができる。これは非常に有効である。When using head 7 on or earphones connected to the output terminal of 40, the user can listen to the output of the sound #Ii device connected to the external input terminal of 31 without being disturbed by surrounding noise. While listening to the time, you can also know the time set by the user. This is very effective.

なお、５１の外部入力端子の音量と、６７の発振回路の
出力の音量は、３８の可変抵抗器によって任意のバラン
スに設定できる。Note that the volume of the external input terminal 51 and the volume of the output of the oscillation circuit 67 can be set to an arbitrary balance using a variable resistor 38.

（実施例２） 第５図は、本発明の電子時計の実施例２を示すブロック
図である。(Embodiment 2) FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing Embodiment 2 of the electronic timepiece of the present invention.

５１は外部入力端子、５２は計時手段、５５は５２の計
時手段の、時２分２秒等の計時出力、５４はリードオン
リーメモリ（以下、ＲＯＭと云う）、５５は５４のＲＯ
Ｍを制御するＲＯＭ制御回路、５６はディジタル・アナ
ログ変換器（以下、ＤＡＣと云う）、５７は可変抵抗器
、５８は増幅回路、５９は出力端子である。また、５４
のＲＯＭには、新かじめ、時刻を告げる音声を、アナロ
グ・ディジタル変換した情報が記録されている５５のＲ
ＯＭ制御回路は、５２の計時手段の出力が毎時、０分に
なると、その時刻を告げる音声の情報を、５４のＲＯＭ
からアクセスし、５６のＤＡＯに送る。５６のＤＡＯは
、５５のＲＯＭ制行回路から送られた音声の情報を、も
との時刻を告げる音声に変換し、５７の可変抵抗器に送
る。51 is an external input terminal, 52 is a timekeeping means, 55 is a timekeeping output of the timekeeping means of 52, such as 2 minutes and 2 seconds, 54 is a read only memory (hereinafter referred to as ROM), 55 is an RO of 54
56 is a digital-to-analog converter (hereinafter referred to as DAC), 57 is a variable resistor, 58 is an amplifier circuit, and 59 is an output terminal. Also, 54
The ROM of 55 R stores the information obtained by converting the audio telling the time from analog to digital.
When the output of the clock means 52 reaches 0 minutes every hour, the OM control circuit stores the information of the voice telling the time in the ROM 54.
, and sends it to 56 DAOs. The DAO 56 converts the audio information sent from the ROM control circuit 55 into audio telling the original time, and sends it to the variable resistor 57.

５７の可変抵抗器は、５１の外部入力端子に入力された
信号と、５６のＤＡＯの出力を混合して、５８の増幅回
路へ送る。そして、増幅されて、５９の出力端子から出
力される。The variable resistor 57 mixes the signal input to the external input terminal 51 and the output of the DAO 56, and sends the mixed signal to the amplifier circuit 58. The signal is then amplified and output from the output terminal 59.

５９の出力端子に、ヘッド７オン、あるいは、イヤフォ
ンを接続して使用する場合、使用者は、周囲の雑音に妨
害されることなく、５１１の外部入力端子に接続した、
音響機器の出力を聞きながら、時刻を知ることができる
。これは非常に有効である。When using the head 7 on or earphones connected to the output terminal of 59, the user can connect it to the external input terminal of 511 without being disturbed by surrounding noise.
You can tell the time while listening to the output of the audio equipment. This is very effective.

なお、５１の外部入力端子の音量と、５６のｐＡＯの音
量のバランスは、５７の可変抵抗器によって、任意に設
定できる。Note that the balance between the volume of the external input terminal 51 and the volume of the pAO 56 can be arbitrarily set using the variable resistor 57.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

本発明は、以上のような構成をとるので、光デイスク再
生手段の出力を聞きながら、時刻も聞くことができ、時
刻の確認が容易になる。Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, it is possible to hear the time while listening to the output of the optical disc reproducing means, making it easy to check the time.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第１図は、本発明の電子時計を示すブロック図第２図は
、従来の電子時計を示すブロック図。 第３図は、従来の電子時計を示すブロック図。 第４図は、本発明の電子時計の実施例１を示すブロック
図。 第５図は、本発明の電子時計の実施例２を示すブロック
図。 １．３１．５１・・・・・・外部入力端子２．１１．１
５，５５．５２・・・・・・計時手段５・・・・・・・
・・音声帯域信号発生回路４・・・・・・・・・ミキシ
ング回路 ５．４０，５９・・・・・・出力端子 １２・・・・・・表示手段 １４・・・・・・時刻・音声変換手段 １５・・・・・・スピーカ ５４・・・・・・５６の計時手段の時２分２秒等の計時
出力端子 ３５・・・・・・コンパレータ ３６・・・・・・３５のコンパレータを設定する、設定
入力端子 ３７・・・・・・発振回路 ５８．５７・・・・・・可変抵抗器 ３９．５８・・・・・・増幅回路 ５６・・・・・・５２の計時手段の時９分９秒等の計時
出力端子 ５４　・・・・・・　ＲＯＭ ５５・・・・・・５４のＲＯＭを制御する。’　ＲＯＭ
制御回路 ５６・・・・・・ディジタル・アナログ変換器以上 出願人　セイコーエプソン株式会社 代理人　弁理士　上柳雅誉（他１名） Ｍ′　　　　　　　ρノ １３／’７’　　　　　ぎ 第３図 ３乙級ムＡ藷モ ！子図FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electronic timepiece according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a conventional electronic timepiece. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a conventional electronic timepiece. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing Embodiment 1 of the electronic timepiece of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the electronic timepiece of the present invention. 1.31.51...External input terminal 2.11.1
5,55.52...Timekeeping means 5...
...Audio band signal generation circuit 4...Mixing circuit 5, 40, 59...Output terminal 12...Display means 14...Time... The time measurement output terminal 35 of the time measurement means such as 2 minutes and 2 seconds of the time measurement means of the audio conversion means 15 . . . speakers 54 . Setting input terminal 37 for setting the comparator...Oscillation circuit 58.57...Variable resistor 39.58...Amplification circuit 56...52 time measurement Time measurement output terminal 54 of the means such as time 9 minutes 9 seconds etc. ROM 55 ... Controls the ROM of 54. 'ROM
Control circuit 56...Digital-to-analog converter and above Applicant Seiko Epson Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Masayoshi Kamiyanagi (and 1 other person) M' I love it! Child diagram

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 ａ）電子時計において、 ｂ）音響機器等の出力を入力する、外部入力端子と、 ｃ）計時手段と、 ｄ）前記計時手段の計時出力によって、音声帯域信号を
発生する、音声帯域信号発生回路と、 ｅ）前記音声帯域信号発生回路の出力信号および、前記
外部端子からの入力信号を混合あるいは切換えて出力す
るミキシング回路を有する、電子時計。[Claims] a) An electronic timepiece comprising: b) an external input terminal into which the output of an audio device or the like is input; c) a timekeeping means; and d) an audio band signal is generated by the timekeeping output of the timekeeping means. , an audio band signal generation circuit; and e) a mixing circuit that mixes or switches an output signal of the audio band signal generation circuit and an input signal from the external terminal and outputs the mixed signal.
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