JPH02170091A - Alarm timepiece - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To constitute the alarm timepiece which generates voices of various person only by replacing an IC card by storing voice data on the IC card in word units, combining words and editing a document, and synthesizing a speech. CONSTITUTION:A microcomputer 6 outputs a two-byte instruction consisting of data 1 and data 2 to a speech synthesizing LSI 9. Those data 1 and 2 are entered into a document editing table 5. For example, the data 1 consists of seven bits 0 - 6 and specifies words 1 - 127. The data 2 consists of 4-bit channel specification information and 4-bit reduction specification information. In this case, the speech synthesizing LSI 9 synthesizes a speech with four channels and specifies which channel is used for the synthesis. When reduction is specified, 0 - -24 dB are selectable. Consequently, speed data are stored on the IC card in word units, words are combined to edit a document and synthesize a speech, and the document is modified only by changing the card.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an alarm clock with a voice synthesis function.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, various alarm clocks with a voice synthesis function have been proposed. In other words, instead of a buzzer, bell, etc., a sound is generated at a set time. All audio information is stored in the ROM in units of sentences.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, since it is stored in units of sentences, it is not possible to store many complex sentences due to the limited storage capacity of the ROM. Therefore, there is a problem that the text that generates the sound becomes monotonous.

An object of the present invention is to provide an alarm clock that uses a small memory capacity, can utter various sentences, and can change the voice with a simple operation.

[Means to solve the problem]

The configuration of this invention will be explained with reference to FIG. 1 corresponding to an embodiment.

The alarm clock of the present invention includes a replaceable IC card 1 into which voice data is input, and a voice synthesis means 2 that converts the voice data of the IC card 1 into voice, and outputs an output from the clock section 3 at a set time. This is an alarm clock for operating a voice synthesis means 2, in which the IC card 1 is divided into words and voice data is stored therein, and a text editing table 5 is provided.

In this specification, the word "word" includes, for example, an idiom such as "Ashita Matane".

The text editing table 5 stores a plurality of pieces of text information including word selection information for selecting and combining words on the IC card. The control circuit 4 that drives the speech synthesis means 2 selects text information in the text editing table 5 based on a wake-up signal, and sequentially designates the words indicated in the text information.

[Operation] According to the configuration of the present invention, when the set time set by the clock section 3 comes, the clock section 3 outputs an alarm signal. In response to this wake-up signal, the control circuit 4 selects predetermined text information from the text editing table 5, sequentially designates the words shown in the text information, causes the speech synthesis means 2 to import the words of the IC card 1, and utters the voice.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on FIGS. 1 to 5.
explain.

The IC card 1 is composed of a mere memory chip without a central processing unit. The clock section 3 is capable of setting a plurality of times, and in addition to the alarm signal, it also outputs an alarm set signal when the alarm is set. The control circuit 4 is composed of a one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as microcomputer) 6, and the text editing table 6 is provided in a ROM in the chip of the microcomputer 6. The control circuit 4 drives the voice synthesis means 6 not only when the alarm signal is input but also when the alarm set signal is input. The voice synthesis means 7 includes a voice synthesis circuit 7 and a speaker 8. The speech synthesis circuit 7 uses a waveform coding method (PCM,
ADPCM, ADM, etc.), parameter encoding method (
PARCOR, LSP, C3M, etc.) may be used.

As shown in FIG. 2, the speech synthesis circuit 7 includes a speech synthesis L
SI 9,! , a filter circuit 11 connected to the speech synthesis output terminal DAO, and an amplifier circuit 12.

Speech synthesis 1. , each address terminal A0 to A of SI9
, 7 and data terminals. -D7 is the address terminal A of the IC card 1 via the connector 10.

~A17' and data terminals D0' to D7'. IC card 1 power terminal■. D+ vPP and terminal PGM power supply, chip enable terminal CE, output enable terminal OE, and ground terminal VSS
are connected to ground through connectors 10, respectively. In FIG. 2, each active low terminal has a bar above the symbol. Speech synthesis 1 - SI 9 and microcomputer 6 connect input/output ports I to It and 11' to 17', respectively, and connect chimp select terminals cs and cs', write terminals WR and WR', and read terminal RD. , RD' are connected to each other, and the corresponding terminals are also connected.

FIG. 3 shows a memory map of the IC card 1.

This IC card 1 has a memory capacity of 256 bytes, and 8 bits are stored in one address. The sign H indicates a hexadecimal number. ooooo.

Addresses H~0O007H are label areas, 00008H~
Address 0OOFH is an address information area indicating the start and end addresses of word 1, 00010 to 0OO17H.
The address is the address information area (start address, end address) of word 2. Continuing in the same manner, 003F8H~003
Address FFH is the address information area (start address, end address) of word 127, and addresses 00400H to 3FFFFH are audio data areas. If the number of words to be uttered is less than 127, the voice data may come before address 00400H. Each code shown with a subscript attached to SA and EA indicates a value of 0 or 1.

Next, the operation of the speech synthesis LSI 9 will be explained.

The microcomputer 6 outputs a two-hyde command of data 1 shown in FIG. 4(A) and data 2 shown in FIG. 4(C) to the speech synthesis LSI 9. These data 12 are stored in the text editing table 5 (FIG. 1). Data 1 is the Oth
Word designation of words 1 to 127 is performed using the 7 bits from the 6th bit to the 6th pin as shown in FIG. 4(B). Data 2 consists of 4-bit channel designation information and 4-bit reduction designation information. This speech synthesis LSI9 is
Synthesis can be performed using four channels, and the channel to be combined is specified by inputting as shown in FIG. 4(D).

The reduction specification is from 0clB to 2clB as shown in Figure 4(E).
You can select up to 4dB.

When data 1 and data 2 are output, the speech synthesis LSI
9 enters the combining operation. That is, the selected starting address is addressed, audio data is taken in from the IC card 1, and the addresses are sequentially updated.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the microcomputer 6 when composing one word. First, boat 17~Io
Initialize R1) for output, and input data 1 to the boat ■7
~Io (R2).

Set the chip select terminal C5 to low level (active) (Rz), and set the write terminal WR to low level (active)
and write data 1 to the speech synthesis LSI 9 (R1)
. After returning the write terminal WR and the chip select terminal C3 to high level in order (R, . . . R6), data 2 is output to the ports 7 to Io (R7). Data 2 is written in the same manner as above (R8-R11). After this, boat 1
Initialize 7' to 1o' for input (RI□) and wait for completion of speech synthesis (RI3 to R18). That is, the outputs of the ports I0 to I7 of the speech synthesis LSI 9 should be input from the ports 17' to I0 by setting the chip select terminal C3 and the read terminal RD to low level (active).
~R, 5), after returning terminals RD and C3 to high level (
R16 to RI7), it is determined whether a predetermined bit is set (R111).

Before the end address of each word, that is, during synthesis, the boat I
. The bits corresponding to channels 1 to 4 of -13 are turned on, and the bits corresponding to channels 1 to 4 of boat I are turned on. If all of ' to T and l are O, it is determined that the synthesis is complete. This operation is repeated until the synthesis is completed, and then the next word is synthesized.

Next, an example of text editing will be explained. Now word 1
~Assume that word 7 contains the following words.

Word 1 Melody 1 Word 2 Melody 2 Word 3 "Good morning" Word 4 "Good night" Word 5 "See you tomorrow" Word 6 "Wake up" Word 7 "Ken-chan" Here, Word 7 is the user's name. , When storing data in this IC card 1, the name of the user of this alarm clock is registered.

When you set this alarm clock, word 4, word 7, word 5. ``Good night,''``Ken-chan,''``Tomorrow,'' and melody 2, organized in the order of word 2. Synthesize the voice.

When the alarm set time comes, press Word 1 and Word 3.
．． Melody 1 organized in the order of word 7. Synthesizes the voices ``Good morning'' and ``Kenchan.'' Furthermore, if the alarm clock is not reset even after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, word 1. Word 3. Melody 1 organized in the order of Word 7, Word 6, Word 7 Word 6... ``Good morning'' ``Ken-chan J ``Wake up''``Ken-chan'' ``Wake up''...
...and then synthesizes the voice.

In this way, by combining the voice data of multiple words in the IC card 1, editing the sentence, and synthesizing the voice, the voice data of the common word part (in the above example, [
It is sufficient to prepare only one sentence (Ken-chan j and "Wake up"), the memory capacity of the IC card 1 is small, and various sentences can be synthesized.

Also, since the IC card 1 is used, it is possible to replace the IC card 1 by preparing multiple types of IC cards (for example, the voice of person A whose voice data is stored and the voice of another person B). You can make the voice sound of various people by just using the button. Therefore, there are advantages such as being able to choose the voice of a favorite talent.

In this case, as can be seen from the memory map in Figure 3, even if the length of the audio changes, the word specification by the microcomputer 6, that is, the word specification in the text editing table 5, can be done by simply changing the start and end addresses of each word. No need to change.

In addition, by including a person's name such as "Ken-chan" or "Yu-kun" in the audio data as described above, the response to the alarm sound becomes better. What's more, having your favorite Taleft's voice call your name has the effect of making you feel like you're being woken up by Taleft.

In the above embodiment, the text editing table 5 is operated by the microcomputer 6.
Although the IC card 1 is configured to be compatible with various IC cards 1 by being held on the side, a text editing table may also be provided on the IC card 1. FIG. 6 shows a memory map of the IC card of this embodiment. 0OOOOOH ~ 00007H in sentence 1.00008
H~0000FH in sentence 2.0OOIOH~00017
H in the text editing table area of text 3, 00018~
Let 003FFH be the address information area for words 3 to 127, and 00400H to 3FFFFH be the audio data area.

The bits at each address of sentences 1 and 2 shown in the figure correspond to sentence 1 and word 3. Word 5. Word 6, word 7, and sentence 2 are word 4, word 5, and so on. Word 8. Word 9. An example in the case of word 10 is shown below.

The end of each sentence is identified by setting the word number to 0. The microcomputer 6 specifies the text.

The speech synthesis LSI 9 is changed to one with the following function. For example, in order to synthesize sentence 2, it is assumed that 8H is output to the speech synthesis LSI 9, and the speech synthesis LSI 9 synthesizes speech while sequentially editing the words.

With this configuration, even if the text is changed, the I/O can be done without changing the program of the main microcomputer 6.
This has the advantage that it can be changed simply by changing the data on the C card.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The alarm clock of this invention stores audio data in word units on an IC card, edits sentences by combining multiple words, and synthesizes speech, so there is only one audio data of a common word in each sentence. All you have to do is prepare. Therefore, speech synthesis of various sentences can be performed with a small memory capacity. Furthermore, since the voice data is stored in the IC card, there is an effect that the voice of various people can be uttered by simply exchanging the IC card.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of its electric circuit, Fig. 3 is a memory map of the IC card, and Fig. 4 is an example of data output from the microcomputer. The explanatory diagram, FIG. 5, is a flowchart of the operation of the microcomputer, and FIG. 6 is a memory map of the IC card in another embodiment. l...IC card, 2...speech synthesis means, 3...
Clock part, 4... Control circuit, 5... Text editing table, 6... Microcomputer, 7... Voice synthesis circuit, 8... Speaker r: X or b

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A replaceable IC card that stores voice data divided into words, a voice synthesis means that converts the voice data of the IC card into voice, and a device that selects the words of the IC card. a text editing table that stores a plurality of pieces of text information consisting of word selection information to be combined; a clock unit that counts and displays time; sets an alarm time; and outputs an alarm signal; An alarm clock comprising a control circuit that selects information, sequentially designates words shown in the text information, and drives the speech synthesis means.