JPH0255759B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an audio notification clock.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, there is a clock that includes a built-in tape recorder that records a message, and reproduces the message to notify the user when an alarm switch is closed.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] In the above system, when the alarm switch is closed at the set time, the message is automatically played even if no one is nearby, and the message is repeatedly broadcast until the alarm switch is stopped. This resulted in a large amount of wasted current consumption. Also, because he kept saying messages, when others heard them, they were jarring and a nuisance.

Therefore, it is conceivable to automatically stop the notification after a certain period of time, but in this case, the person in question may miss the notification, and there is a risk that important promises and requirements will become obsolete.

The present invention is designed to ensure that a message is sent when someone is present, thereby eliminating the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional methods.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention generates an output at a set date or time, and reads and reproduces audio information through cooperation between this output and the output of a human body sensor. It is.

[Example] In the drawings, 1 is a clock circuit that measures the time and month and day, 2 is a setting circuit that sets a specific month and day,
3 is a comparison circuit that matches the current month and day with the set month and day. Reference numeral 4 indicates a time and date display, and reference numeral 5 indicates a memory circuit made of a semiconductor, in which voice information to be emitted on a desired date is recorded. Preferably, this audio information is rewritable so that the user can write any audio into it using a recording device (not shown). 6 is a human body sensor that generates an output when there is a person within a certain range. 7 is a control circuit consisting of a CPU, etc., which includes a comparison circuit 3 and a human body sensor 6.
The audio information in the memory circuit 5 is read out by the cooperation of the outputs of the . 8 is a voice synthesis circuit, and 9 is a speaker.

Next, the operation will be explained. The memory circuit 5 stores in advance a message that the user wants to confirm on a specific day, for example, "The meeting starts at 10 o'clock today." Then, the month and day of the meeting are set in the setting circuit 2, and the clock device is placed on the desk in the office.

Then, on that day, the comparator circuit 3 generates an output, the human body sensor 6 is supplied with power, and the memory circuit 5 becomes ready for reading. When the person comes to work in the morning and sits down at his desk, the human body sensor 6 generates an output, the control circuit 7 operates, and the audio information from the memory circuit 5 is read out. This voice information is synthesized by a voice synthesis circuit 8, and a message is broadcast from a speaker 9.

Therefore, the message can be conveyed reliably.

In the above embodiment, only a specific month and day are set, but the time is also set, an output is generated at a specific time on a specific month, and a message is sent by cooperation of this and the output of the human body sensor. You may also make a notification. Alternatively, only the time may be set without setting the month and day.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, voice information is emitted by the cooperation of the output of a specific date or time and the output of a human body sensor, which eliminates the inconvenience of broadcasting a message even when no one is present. It is possible to eliminate this problem and reliably convey voice information. Furthermore, unnecessary current consumption can be suppressed and no one will be bothered by others.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawing is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. 2... Setting circuit, 3... Comparison circuit, 5... Memory circuit, 6... Human body sensor, 7... Control circuit, 8...
...Speech synthesis circuit, 9...Speaker.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Cooperation between a storage means that records voice information, an output generation means that generates an output at a preset date or time, a human body sensor that detects a human body, and the output of the output generation means and the output of the human body sensor. An audio alarm clock comprising a control means for reading audio information from the storage means by the above-described method, and a reproducing means for reproducing the read audio information.