JPH0281252A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To satisfactorily fulfill a function as a pacemaker by setting an interval time of a voice output in an intermittent voice output to a cyclic repetition ion accordance with plural interval times which are inputted and executing the intermittent voice output. CONSTITUTION:The title apparatus is provided with a control means 11 for setting an interval time to the time which is inputted by an input means 12 and allowing a voice output means 10 to execute an intermittent voice output, and at the time of inputting the interval time once, plural interval times are inputted successively by the input means 12. Subsequently, the control means 11 sets the interval time of the voice output in the intermittent voice output by the voice output means 10 to a cyclic repetition in accordance with an input sequence of plural interval times which are inputted and allows the voice output means 10 to execute the intermittent voice output. In such a way, a function as a pacemaker for taking the timing of a periodical repetition of an operation whose interval time is not an equal interval can be fulfilled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to electronic equipment, and in particular has at least a calculation function or a time display function, and further has an intermittent audio output function at arbitrarily set intervals. This relates to electronic equipment that has

[Prior Art] A conventional electronic desktop calculator (hereinafter referred to as a calculator) has a timekeeping means and an audio output means such as a buzzer, and has an alarm function that outputs an alarm sound at a preset time to notify the user of the time. What has been done is known. Calculators with an alarm function like this are configured to output intermittent audio, and by inputting an arbitrary number, an alarm sound can be output at intervals of seconds, minutes, or hours corresponding to that number. It is known that the structure is as follows.

Such a calculator can serve as a pacemaker for determining the timing of each movement when the user performs periodic repetitive movements.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, with conventional calculators that can perform intermittent audio output, only one audio output interval time can be set when performing intermittent audio output. could only be done at equal intervals.

With such a configuration, when used as a pacemaker for periodic repetitive movements such as jogging or line work in a factory, the timing of one cycle of the repetitive movement can be determined by outputting sound at equal intervals, but the When there are non-interval movements, it is not possible to determine the timing of each movement within one cycle, and when considering use as a pacemaker, the device cannot fulfill its role satisfactorily.

In addition, with conventional calculators of this type, the interval time between alarm sounds is displayed only when inputting to set it, and the display is then erased, making it impossible to check the set interval time again. .

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that has at least a calculation function or a time display function as described above, and further has a function of indirectly outputting audio at arbitrarily set intervals. The purpose is to eliminate the drawbacks and enable it to function well as a pacemaker.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, an electronic device having at least a calculation function or a time display function includes a voice output means and an intermittent voice output by the voice output means. an input means for inputting an interval time of audio output when performing output through an operation input; and an intermittent audio output to the audio output means by setting the interval time to the time input by the input means. and a plurality of interval times are sequentially inputted by the input means when the interval time is inputted once, and the control means controls the voice output in the intermittent voice output by the voice output means. A structure is adopted in which the interval time is set to repeat cyclically in accordance with the input order of the plurality of input interval times, and the audio output means is configured to perform intermittent audio output.

[Function] According to such a configuration, when intermittent audio output is performed, the audio output interval time is set to cyclic repetition according to the input order of the plurality of interval times input by the input means. , intermittent audio output is performed by cyclically repeating a plurality of interval times.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the example shown in the drawings.

1 to 5 illustrate the structure and operation of a calculator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 1 shows the top of the calculator. This calculator has a calculation function for performing various calculations such as arithmetic calculations and memory calculations, a time display function for measuring and displaying the current time, and the above-mentioned alarm function and pacemaker function.

As shown in Figure 1, a display 9 is provided on the top of the calculator, and this display 9 displays the number of calculations, the calculation results, the current time, and outputs audio when functioning as a pacemaker. The interval time is displayed.

Further, reference numeral 10 denotes a buzzer, and the buzzer 10 generates an audible alarm sound in the case of an alarm function, and outputs an intermittent voice in the case of a pacemaker function.

Further, on the top surface of the calculator, a group of input keys indicated by reference numerals 1 to 8 are provided, and various inputs are performed using this input key group. The reference numeral 1 is a group of numerical input keys for inputting numerical values, which consists of a numeric keypad and a decimal point key. Reference numeral 2 is a group of operation keys for inputting instructions for specifying and executing four arithmetic calculations, memory calculations, etc. Note that the key indicated by the inner code 8 in calculation key group 2 not only has the function of specifying subtraction, but also has the function of dividing the numerical value of each interval time when inputting multiple interval times of intermittent audio output of the pacemaker function as described later. This is a separator key with an input function.

Reference numeral 3 is a calculation function key, 4 is a time display key, and 5 is an alarm function key, and by operating these keys, the operation mode of the calculator is selected as calculation function, time display function, or alarm function. ing.

Next, reference numeral 6 is an interval key related to the pacemaker function, and by operating this interval key 6, a mode for setting the interval time of intermittent audio output in the pacemaker function is selected.

Reference numeral 7 is also a start/stop key related to the pacemaker function, and a buzzer 10 provides indirect audio output.
Controls start and stop. Note that this key 7 is also used to stop the audio output of the buzzer 10 in the case of an alarm function.

Next, FIG. 2 shows the entire circuit configuration of the calculator of this embodiment. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 is a control circuit that controls the entire calculator, such as a well-known microprocessor, RO
It consists of a microcomputer consisting of M, RAM, and a human output boat. The control circuit 11 is connected to the display 9 and the buzzer 1 via drivers (not shown).
0 is connected and controlled by the control circuit 11.

Also connected to the control circuit 11 is a keyboard 112 consisting of the aforementioned input key groups 1 to 8 and their key input circuits.

A key code signal is generated by a well-known key scan in response to the operation of each key on the keyboard 12, and is input to the control circuit 11.

Furthermore, a clock circuit 13 is connected to the control circuit 11 .

The clock circuit 13 measures the current time and the interval time of intermittent audio output in the case of a pacemaker function. The clock circuit 13 includes, for example, a well-known clock signal generator and a counter/timer element that measures time by counting the clock signal. Time information is input from this clock circuit 13 to the control circuit 11.

With this configuration, the control circuit 11 controls the display 9, the buzzer 10, and the clock circuit 13 in response to key input from the keyboard 12, and executes the above-mentioned calculation function, time display function, alarm function, and pacemaker function. do. The operation will be explained below.

First, when the calculation function key 3 in Fig. 1 is operated, the calculation function mode is entered, and various calculations are performed according to the operation of the numerical input key group 1 and calculation key group 2, and the number of calculations and the calculation result are displayed. displayed on device 9.

When the time display key 4 is operated, the time display function mode is entered, and the control circuit 11 inputs current time information from the clock circuit 13 and outputs the same information to the display 9 for display.

Further, when the alarm function key 5 is operated, the alarm function mode is entered, and the alarm time is set according to the operation of the numerical input key group 1. When the current time reaches the set time, the control circuit 11 drives the buzzer 10 to output an alarm sound.

Next, the pacemaker function is executed as follows by key operations as shown in FIG. FIG. 3 shows the display state of the display 9 along with key operations. In this case, the interval time for the intermittent audio output of the pacemaker function shall be set in seconds, - for example, the interval time is 2 seconds, 1
An example is shown in which the settings are set to repeat cyclically for 2 seconds and 2 seconds.

First, by operating the interval key 6 as shown in step S1 in FIG.
' is displayed blinking.

Next, in step S2, the first interval time of 2 seconds is set by operating the ``2j'' key of numerical input key group 1.
The number "2" will be displayed.

Next, in step S3, by operating the delimiter key 8, the delimiter of the interval time data is input, and in this case, "2" of the input interval time and "-" indicating the delimiter are displayed on the light.

Next, in steps 54 to S6, the "1" key delimiter key 8. By sequentially operating the "2" and "2" keys, the display changes to r2. -IJ, r2-1-J.

r2-1-24, and 2 seconds, 1 second, and 2 seconds are input as the interval time of intermittent audio output.

Next, in step S7, when the start/stop key 7 is operated, the control circuit 11 sets the interval time to cyclic repetition of 2 seconds, 1 second, and 2 seconds, and drives the buzzer 10 intermittently. Causes intermittent audio output. The buzzer drive signal in this case is shown in FIG. It is assumed that the buzzer 10 is turned off when the pulse signal of the buzzer drive signal shown in FIG. 4 is at a low level and turned on when it is at a high level.

In this case, as shown in the figure, after the start pulse is output, pulses of the drive signal are applied to the buzzer 10 cyclically for 2 seconds, 1 second, and 2 seconds, and in response to this pulse, the buzzer 10 is activated intermittently. It outputs intermittent audio at the same timing as the pulse. The duration of one sound output from the buzzer 10 corresponding to the pulse width of one pulse of the buzzer drive signal is, for example, about 1 second.

Incidentally, while the buzzer 10 is being driven intermittently to produce intermittent audio output, the display r2-1-2J on the display 9 in step S7 may be displayed, for example, to indicate that audio is being output. It shall blink.

Next, in step S8, by operating the start/stop key 7 again, the control circuit 11 ends driving the buzzer 10 and stops the intermittent audio output. In this case, the flashing of the r2-1-2J display is also stopped to indicate the drive stop.

Next, FIG. 5 shows the control processing procedure of the control circuit 11 that performs the above operations. The control circuit 11 performs the following control processing in accordance with the control program stored in the ROM constituting the control circuit in accordance with the procedure shown in FIG.

That is, the control circuit 11 starts control by turning on the power of the calculator, and first waits for a key input in step Sll.

Next, when a key is input, the process proceeds to step S12, and the input key is determined.

If the input key is the calculation function key 3, the calculation function mode is set in step 313, and calculation processing is performed according to the inputs of the numerical input key group 1 and calculation key group 2, and the input numbers and calculation results are The display device 9 is made to display the information.

Also, if the person's key is the time display key 4 in step 312, the process advances to step S14, where information on the current time is input from the clock circuit 13 and displayed on the display 9.

If the input key is the alarm function key 5 in step S12, the alarm function mode is set in step S15, and thereafter the alarm time is set and displayed in accordance with numerical input using the numerical input key group 1.

On the other hand, if the human key is interval key 6 in step S12, the mode is set to pacemaker function, and in step S16, the interval time is input by operating numerical input key group 1, and in step S17, by inputting separator key 8. Enter the interval time delimiter and set one interval time.

Next, in step S18, it is checked whether or not the start/stop key 7 has been operated, and if it has not been operated, step S18 is performed.
16 and repeats the processing of steps 316 to 318.

By repeating this process, a plurality of arbitrary interval times are sequentially input and set. Of course, only one interval time can be set.

When the start/stop key 7 is operated in step 518 after setting the interval time as described above, intermittent audio output is performed in step S19. That is, the control circuit 11 responded by setting the audio output interval time in the intermittent audio output to a cyclical repetition according to the input order of the plurality of interval times input by repeating the processing of steps 316 to S18. A buzzer drive signal as shown in FIG. 4 is output, and the buzzer 10 is driven intermittently to perform intermittent audio output. When the start/stop key 7 is operated again, the drive of the buzzer 10 is ended in step S20, and the sound output of the buzzer is stopped.

The calculation function, time display function, alarm function, and pacemaker function are executed as described above. Even after the intermittent audio output of the pacemaker function ends, the display of the interval time set for this purpose is maintained until the function is switched to another one. Furthermore, even after switching to another function, the interval time setting data may be retained in a memory or the like within the control circuit 11.

According to this embodiment as described above, the interval time of intermittent audio output in the mode of the pacemaker function is set to a cyclical repetition of a plurality of arbitrary times by inputting a plurality of arbitrary times. In the case of periodic repetition of a plurality of movements that are not equally spaced, the pacemaker function of timing each movement can be sufficiently performed.

Further, according to this embodiment, the display of the interval time of audio output is maintained even after the interval time is input, and the user can confirm it while the pacemaker function is being performed. Note that the interval time may be displayed from the time of its input until at least the end of the intermittent audio output according to the interval time.

By the way, if the above configuration is configured to execute only the pacemaker function and time display function, the numeric input key group and calculation key group are unnecessary, and the input of the interval time of the intermittent audio output of the pacemaker function is unnecessary. As another embodiment, this can be carried out using a configuration as shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 7.

In the case of the electronic device shown in FIG. 6, the display 9, buzzer 10, start/stop key 7, and separator key 8 similar to those described above are used to switch between the interval time setting mode and the time display function mode of the pacemaker function. A mode selection switch (slide switch) 14 and an interval step key 15 for setting interval time are provided.

By switching the mode selection switch 14 as shown, the above-mentioned interval time setting mode of the pacemaker function is entered, and when the interval step key 15 is pressed, the number of seconds pressed is displayed on the display 9. The user then presses the interval step key 15 until the displayed number reaches the desired number, and when the desired number is reached, presses the separator key 8 to input one interval time. By repeating this process, a plurality of desired interval times are input.

It is assumed that by pressing the start/stop key 7, the buzzer 10 is driven intermittently by cyclically repeating a plurality of input interval times in the same manner as described above, and similarly, intermittent audio output is performed.

On the other hand, in the example of the electronic device shown in FIG. 7, in place of the interval step key 15 of the electronic device shown in FIG. 16b is provided. In this case, when setting the interval time by switching the mode selection switch 14 as shown, the previously set and executed interval time will be displayed on the display 9, and the plus or minus interval count key will be displayed. By pressing 16a and 16b, the displayed number is increased or decreased depending on the number of times of suppression. This is done, for example, sequentially starting from the numbers on the left, and the divisions are made by operating the division key 8.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the interval time can be input and set by the operation time or number of key operations. For this purpose, a timer or counter that measures or counts the operation time or the number of operations may be used.

With such a configuration, the interval time can be entered using only one or two keys, and the number of keys can be significantly reduced compared to the case where the time is entered using a numeric keypad, making the overall electronic device more compact. can be achieved. Moreover, cost reduction can be achieved.

It goes without saying that the configurations shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 may also be configured to perform an alarm function. However, in this case, the number of digits in the input time is large, so the input operation takes some effort.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, an electronic device having at least a calculation function or a time display function includes a voice output means and an intermittent voice output by the voice output means. an input means for inputting an interval time of audio output when the audio output is performed, and a control for causing the audio output means to perform intermittent audio output by setting the interval time to the time input by the input means. and a plurality of interval times are sequentially inputted by the input means when the interval time is input once, and the control means controls the interval time of audio output in intermittent audio output by the audio output means. is set to repeat cyclically according to the input order of the plurality of input interval times, so that the audio output means is configured to perform intermittent audio output. The audio output interval time is set to cyclic repetition according to the input order of multiple arbitrary interval times, and intermittent audio output is performed. It can act well enough as a pacemaker to time periodic repetitions.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a top view of a calculator according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall circuit configuration of the calculator, and Fig. 3 is a key operation and corresponding display in the pacemaker function mode of the calculator. FIG. 4 is a timing diagram of the buzzer drive signal when the control circuit 11 in FIG. 2 causes the buzzer 10 to output intermittent audio, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the control of the control circuit 11 in FIG. Flow chart diagram showing the procedure, No. 6
7 and 7 are top views of electronic devices according to other different embodiments, respectively. 1... Numerical input key group 2... Calculation key group 3...
・Calculation function key 4...Time display key 5...Alarm function key 6...Interval key 7...Start/stop key 8...Separator key 9...Display 10...Buzzer 11・・・
- Control circuit 12... Keyboard 13... Timing circuit 14... Mode selection switch 15... Interval step keys 16a, 18b... Interval count key Fig. 5 Y1-N (1) 5stnΦ (1) L/') Nosu J

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) In an electronic device having at least a calculation function or a time display function, an audio output means and an interval time between audio outputs when intermittent audio output is performed by the audio output means can be set by an operation input. an input means for inputting an input; and a control means for setting the interval time to the time input by the input means and causing the audio output means to perform intermittent audio output; At the time of input, a plurality of interval times are sequentially inputted by the input means, and the control means controls the interval times of audio output in intermittent audio output by the audio output means in the input order of the input plurality of interval times. An electronic device characterized in that it is configured to cause the audio output means to perform intermittent audio output by setting the audio output unit to repeat cyclically according to the following. 2) A display means for displaying an interval time of the audio output input by the input means, and a display means for displaying the interval time by the display means from the input of the interval time to at least intermittent audio according to the input interval time. 2. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a control means for causing the output to end.