JPH0288996A - Alarm clock - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To keep alarming sounds ringing until the user of the title alarm clock sufficiently wakes up to such a state that the user can make a prescribed input through ten keys by stopping the alarming sounds when the numeral inputted to a numeral inputting means is the numeral indicating the current time. CONSTITUTION:This alarm clock is provided with a numeral inputting means 6, coincidence deciding means 12, and alarming sound stopping means 16 and only when the current time, etc., is inputted to the input device 6 of ten keys, etc., The alarming sound are stopped. Therefore, when the user of the alarm clock operates the input device 6 by visually confirming the current time and the ten keys 6, the user necessarily recognizes the arrival of his wake-up time and wakes up.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) According to the present invention, an alarm sound is generated at a preset time to wake up a sleeping person.

(Prior Art) In conventional alarm clocks, when an alarm sound is generated, it is common to press a button or the like to stop the alarm sound.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) For this reason, there are many cases in which a person unconsciously presses a button or the like to stop the alarm sound and continues to sleep without being fully awake.

(Objective of the present invention) An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and provide a method in which the alarm sound cannot be stopped unless the user is fully awake.

(Means for solving the problem) In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, an alarm clock that generates an alarm sound at a preset time includes a number input means for inputting numbers, and a number input means for inputting numbers into the number input means. The apparatus further comprises a determining means for transmitting a coincidence output when the number is a predetermined number or a number indicating the current time, and a stopping means for stopping the alarm sound in response to the output of the determining means. We provide an alarm clock featuring:

(Function) In order to wake up a sleeping person sufficiently, the alarm sound cannot be stopped without using not only hearing but also visual sense and various judgment abilities. That is, the alarm sound is stopped only after a predetermined number is input into an input device such as a numeric keypad provided on the alarm clock.

If the above predetermined number is the current time displayed on the alarm clock, the person will have to wake up by using his/her eyes and checking the current time and numeric keypad while performing the operation. Be aware of this and wake up fully.

(Example) Below is v! A detailed description of the invention will be given with reference to Jl.

FIG. 1 is an outline diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an electronic circuit diagram of this embodiment.

In the figure, the current time is digitally displayed on a display 4. The time at which the alarm sound is generated can be stored in advance in the clock circuit IO using the numeric keypad 6. After memorizing the alarm sound generation time, switch switch 8,
If you set the alarm clock to wait for a number to be entered to stop the alarm sound, and set the alarm clock to occur at 6:16 a.m., the alarm clock will start when the display 4 shows 6:15 a.m. Occur. At this time, the person who was sleeping has to wake up and enter a predetermined number by operating the numeric keypad 6 while looking at it. If the predetermined number is the current time, enter 6:15. If the alarm continues to ring and it reaches 6:16, you will have to enter 6:16.0 Whether or not the number you entered is the predetermined number is determined by a match detection circuit (this implementation) commonly used in so-called electronic locks. In the example, the determination is made using the input determination circuit +2).

As the numeric keypad input for stopping the alarm sound, a predetermined telephone number, year, month, and date, etc. may be set in advance in the memory 20 in the current time field.

Note that the display 4 and numeric keypad 6 may be used to add a function as a desktop electronic computer.

FIG. 3 is an outline drawing of a second embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an electronic circuit diagram of this actual example.

In this embodiment, the number key input for stopping the alarm sound is a number determined by performing a predetermined calculation on the numbers generated from the random number generation circuit 22. That is, when an alarm sound generation signal is generated from the clock circuit IO, random numbers and, if necessary, operation symbols are also generated from the random number generation circuit 22, and the above-mentioned numbers, etc. are displayed on the display 4. In the example, the numbers "18" and "17" and the arithmetic symbol "+" are displayed as shown in FIG. The answer to "The person who was asleep is rlB+17="
The above numbers generated from the random number generation circuit 22, which must be mentally calculated and input using the numeric keypad, are input to the predetermined number generation circuit 14, and the answer "36" is calculated.
The signal is output to the input discrimination circuit 12. Above input discrimination circuit 1
In step 2, the input from the numeric keypad is compared with the above answer r35, and if they match, a match output signal is generated, the alarm control circuit 16 is activated, and a stop signal is input to the alarm sound generation circuit 18.

The above operation symbol may be fixed to one type, and the number generated by the random number generator 22 may be a multi-digit number. The number itself may be used as the number to be input using the numeric keypad.

Note that the display 4, the numeric keypad 6, the input discrimination circuit 12, the predetermined number generation circuit 14, the random number generation circuit 22, etc. may be used to add a function as an arithmetic arithmetic practice device.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, if a sleeping person does not wake up enough to perform a predetermined numeric keystroke input when an alarm sound occurs, the person who has been sleeping will not be able to wake up. Unable to stop the sound from occurring.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an outline drawing of the first embodiment according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an electronic circuit diagram of this embodiment, FIG. 3 is an outline diagram of the second embodiment according to the invention, and FIG. 4 is an outline diagram of the second embodiment according to the invention. An electronic circuit diagram in this embodiment is shown. 2... Outer box, 4... Display, 6... Numeric keypad, 8
...Switch, lO... Clock circuit, 12... Input discrimination circuit, 14... Predetermined number generation circuit, I6... Alarm sound control circuit, 18... Alarm sound generation circuit, 20.
...Memory, 22...Random number generation circuit

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An alarm clock that generates an alarm sound at a preset time, comprising: a number input means for inputting numbers; and the number input into the number input means is a predetermined number or a number indicating the current time. 1. An alarm clock comprising: determining means for transmitting a coincidence output when the determination means is present; and stopping means for stopping the alarm sound in response to the output of the determining means. 2. The predetermined number is a number determined by performing a predetermined calculation using numbers generated from a random number generation circuit and displayed on a display device. alarm clock.