JPH05151793A - Card type sound generating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reproduce a part which a user desires in a long time and repeatedly by specifying the optional interval of a digital signal stored in a storage part and specifying repeating reproduction. CONSTITUTION:The analog signal of a voice or a music, etc., is converted to a digital signal and inputted to an input part 100 from the outside, and the digital signal of the voice or the music, etc., is inputted. Voice information or music information inputted to the input part 100 is stored in the storage part 300 through a bus 200. Then, the optional interval of the information stored in the storage part 300 is specified by a reproduction control part 500, and further, the repeating reproduction of the optional interval is specified and transferred to a reproducing part 400 and outputted as an analog output. Thus, the part which the user desires is selected and the reproduction of a longer time than a registered sound is performed and the repeating reproduction is performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card-type sound generating device, and more particularly to a card-type sound generating device that reproduces a sound at an arbitrary time by using finite information registered in advance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique of a card-type sound generating device, there is a technique disclosed in JP-A-62-40529.

In a conventional card-type sound generating device, a sound generating circuit, a speaker connected to the sound generating circuit, a battery for supplying power to the generating circuit and the speaker, and a switch means for controlling the power supply are integrated. Moreover, it is possible to externally register an arbitrary voice, music, or the like in the card-type sound generating device configured in a flat plate shape.

In the prior art, an arbitrary voice or music is stored in the sound generating device, and the sound generating circuit supplied with power through the switch means uses the stored contents (registered voice or registered music) to generate a sound. Occur. The trigger for switching of the switch means is opening and closing of the card. According to the conventional technology, the sound generated by the card-type sound generating device can be registered by the user, so that it is possible to use the sound according to the user's purpose and purpose.

[0005]

In the above prior art, an arbitrary sound is registered in the sound generating circuit at a predetermined converting station, and the registered sound is output from the sound generating circuit to meet the user's preference. It enables the use of sound.

However, in the related art, regarding the output of the registered sound, the length of time for outputting the sound has not been examined. According to the prior art, the length of the sound output from the card-type sound generation device is equal to or shorter than the registered sound length. The length of the output sound becomes shorter than that of the registered sound, which corresponds to the case where the switch means is turned off and the sound generation circuit is forcibly stopped by closing the card in the middle of outputting the sound.

That is, in the prior art, it is not possible to generate a sound longer than the length of the sound registered in the sound generating circuit. Therefore, there is a demand for the user of the card type sound generating device to listen to a sound for a longer time. There was a problem that he could not respond. Furthermore, there is a problem that the length of the generated sound cannot be freely set.

An object of the present invention is to provide a card-type sound generating device capable of generating an output sound at an arbitrary time by using a sound of a finite length registered in the card-type sound generating device. ..

[0009]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has a function of inputting an analog signal such as voice or music and converting it into a digital signal, and a function of inputting a digital signal such as voice or music. One of the
Alternatively, an input section having both of them, a storage section for storing the digital signal, a reproduction section for reproducing voice or music from the digital signal stored in the storage section, and supplying power to the input section, the storage section and the reproduction section A battery and a power control unit that controls the power supply from the battery to the input unit, the storage unit, and the playback unit on a card-type sound generation device on a single flat plate (card). A means for repeatedly reproducing the section is provided. Further, as a means for realizing the first additional function of the solving means, a means for generating a sound different from the reproduced sound during the reproduction of the arbitrary section or a means for inserting a silent section of a predetermined time is provided. As means for realizing the second additional function, means for changing the gradation of the reproduced sound for each of the arbitrary sections is provided. As means for realizing the third additional function, means for externally setting the start point and the end point of the section for continuous reproduction is provided. As means for realizing the fourth additional function, means for setting the number of continuous reproductions or continuous reproduction time is provided. As means for realizing the fifth additional function, means for generating a sound for instructing the end of continuous reproduction is provided at the end of continuous reproduction. As means for realizing the sixth additional function, means for setting, storing and selecting the continuous reproduction end instruction sound is provided.

[0010]

In the card-type sound generating apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to reproduce a sound having an information amount of (arbitrary section × number of repetitions) by means of repeatedly reproducing an arbitrary section of the digital signal stored in the storage section. Become. As a result, it becomes possible to reproduce a sound for a longer time than the registered information amount (sound).
Further, by the means for setting the start point and the end point of the section to be continuously reproduced from the outside, it becomes possible to select a portion of the registered sound desired by the user and repeatedly reproduce it. Furthermore, it becomes possible to make the user aware of the repeated reproduction of the arbitrary section by means of generating a sound different from the reproduced sound or inserting a silent section during the reproduction of the arbitrary section. It is effective for the usage that is aware of the repetition of. Also, by means of changing the gradation for each reproduction section,
It is possible to hide the repeated reproduction. This is effective for usages that do not want to be aware of repetition such as listening to α-wave music. Further, by the means for setting the number of continuous reproductions or the continuous reproduction time, it becomes possible to reproduce the sound for a longer time than the registered sound and for an arbitrary time. Further, the means for generating the continuous reproduction end sound makes it possible to generate a sound different from the continuous reproduction sound after an arbitrary time. As a result, the card-type sound generating device according to the present invention can be used as an alarm device with a timer function. Further, the means for setting, storing and selecting the continuous reproduction end instruction sound makes it possible to use any continuous reproduction end sound. Further, the means for generating the continuous reproduction end instruction vibration makes it possible to notify the user of the end of continuous reproduction without being known to anyone other than the user. As a result, it is possible to realize an alarm device with a timer function according to the user's preference.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<Embodiment 1> FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a card type sound generating apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, an analog interface and a digital interface are provided as input interfaces for voice information and music information. The voice information / music information input to the input unit 100 is transferred to and stored in the storage unit 300 via the bus 200. The voice information / music information stored in the storage unit 300 is based on the control information of the reproduction control unit 500,
It is transferred to the reproduction unit 400 and output as an analog output. The input unit 100, the storage unit 300, the reproduction unit 400, and the reproduction control unit 500 are supplied with necessary power from the battery 700. Control of power supply (eg switching of power supply based on switching on / off of the card type sound generator)
Is performed by the power control unit 600. Information about control performed by a person, such as switch-on / off control of the card-type sound generation device, is processed by the reproduction control unit 500 as external control information.

Next, each functional block of FIG. 1 will be described in more detail.

FIG. 2 is a detailed functional block diagram of the input section 100. As described above, in this embodiment, the analog interface 110 and the digital interface 120 are provided as input interfaces for voice information and music information. The analog information input to the analog interface 110 is converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 130, and further the PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) encoder 14
When it is 0, it is converted into an 8-bit PCM signal. In this embodiment, an 8-bit PCM signal is assumed as the input digital signal, and the digital interface 12 in FIG.
Reference numeral 0 is a digital interface compatible with PCM.

The PCM signal generated from the input analog information and the input digital information (PCM signal) are supplied to the driver 15
0 to the bus 200. The transfer control of information to the bus 200 (write control to the storage unit 300) is performed by the reproduction control unit 500 via the bus 200. PCM here
There are many possible signal transfer methods, but which method is adopted is not an essential problem of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the bus 200. In this embodiment, the bus is composed of an R / W control bus 210, a voice / music information bus 220, and a reproduction control information bus 230. The R / W control bus 210 is a bus for transferring information regarding control of writing information to the storage unit 300 and control of reading information from the storage unit 300. That is, R /
The functional blocks that exchange control information using the W control bus 210 are the input unit 100, the reproduction control unit 500, and the storage unit 300.

The voice / music information bus 220 has two functions. The first function is to transfer the PCM-encoded input analog signal or the input PCM signal to the storage unit 300, and the second function is to transfer the PCM signal (voice / music information) stored in the storage unit 300. This is a function of transferring to the reproducing unit 400. That is, the functional blocks involved in the former are the input unit 100 and the storage unit 300, and the functional blocks involved in the latter are the storage unit 300 and the reproducing unit 400.

The reproduction control information bus 230 has three functions. The first function controls the timing of information transfer from the storage unit 300 to the reproduction unit 400, the second function controls the reproduction of analog output in the reproduction unit 400, and the third function supplies power. It is a function to control. That is, the functional block related to the first function is the storage unit 30.
0, the reproduction unit 400 and the reproduction control unit 500, the functional blocks related to the second function are the reproduction unit 400 and the reproduction control unit 500, and the functional blocks related to the third function are the reproduction control unit 500 and the power. The control unit 600.

FIG. 4 is a detailed functional block diagram of the storage unit 300. The memory R / W control unit 310 controls writing of voice / music information to the RAM 320 based on the R / W control information from the bus 200. Further, the memory R / W control unit 310 controls reading of voice / music information from the RAM 320 based on the R / W control information and the reproduction control information from the bus 200. Regarding reading from the RAM 320, R
The / W control information is information for controlling which section in the RAM 320 is reproduced, and the reproduction control signal is RA.
This is information for controlling the timing of reading from M320.

FIG. 5 is a detailed diagram of the functional blocks of the reproducing section 400. The voice / music information (playback information) transferred from the storage unit 300 to the playback unit 400 via the bus 200 is temporarily stored in the local memory 420. Local memory 4
The read / write control of 20 is performed by the decryption control unit 410. Further, the decoding control unit 410 controls a PCM decoder 430 and a D / A converter 440 described later. P
The CM decoder 430 reads information (PCM signal) from the local memory 420 and converts it into a linear digital signal. The digital signal is converted into an analog signal by the D / A converter 440 and output via the analog interface 450. There are a plurality of analog signal output methods such as headphones and speakers, but the present invention is not limited by the output method.

As described above, the decoding control unit 410 includes the local memory 420 and the PCM decoder 43 in the reproducing unit 400.
0 and the D / A converter 440 is controlled. This control is performed based on the reproduction control information from the reproduction control unit 500. The reproduction control information is transferred via the bus 200, more specifically, the reproduction control information bus 230.

FIG. 6 is a detailed functional block diagram of the reproduction controller 500. The main control unit 510 is based on the external control information,
R / W control information and reproduction control information are generated and transferred to the bus 200. The external control information includes information on how a person operates the card-type sound generator according to the present invention. Specifically, the card-type sound generator is turned on / off, registration of voice or music is started / finished, For example, the setting of the reproduction section.
Of the external control information, the information (start point and end point) regarding the setting of the reproduction section is the reproduction section (start point) register 52, respectively.
0, which is stored in the reproduction section (end point) register 530. The reproduction section setting information is used when the reproduction information is transferred from the storage unit 300 to the reproduction unit 400. The main control unit 510, based on the information in the reproduction section registers 520 and 530,
R for the start address and end address of the section to be transferred to 00
/ W control information is transmitted to the storage unit 300. For example,
If ten songs are stored in the storage unit 300 and the user specifies the second song to the third song,
The address corresponding to the beginning of the second piece of music and the address corresponding to the end of the third piece of music are transmitted as R / W control information.
Further, the main control unit 510 generates information for controlling the transfer timing of the reproduction information, and stores it as reproduction control information in the storage unit 300.
Send to. Main controller 510 transmits R / W control information and reproduction control information to storage unit 300 for a specific time.
The specific time is the time from on to off of the card type sound generating device, which is defined by the on / off information of the card type sound generating device in the external control information.

<Second Embodiment> Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The second embodiment has a function of setting the reproduction time. This function is realized by the counter circuit 540 in the reproduction control unit 500. FIG. 7 is a detailed functional block diagram of the reproduction controller 500 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The main control unit 510, based on the external control information, R / W
The control information and the reproduction control information are generated and transferred to the bus 200. The external control information in the second embodiment is the same as the external control information described in the first embodiment (ON / OFF of the card-type sound generation device, voice / music registration start / end, reproduction section setting, etc.). In addition, the setting information of the reproduction time of voice or music is included. Of the external control information, the handling of information other than the reproduction time setting information is the same as in the first embodiment. The reproduction time setting information is converted into the number of times of reproduction by the main control unit 510, and is initialized in the counter circuit 540.

The main control unit 510 uses the reproduction section register 52.
The R / W control information is transmitted to the bus 20 based on the information of 0,530.
Transfer to 0. In this embodiment, the R / W control information is transferred for the time defined by the counter circuit 540.
The time defined by the counter circuit 540 is the time until the number of reproductions initially set in the counter circuit 540 by the main storage unit 510 becomes zero. Counter circuit 5
The number of times of reproduction initially set to 40 is decremented by one each time reproduction is completed. For example, when the continuous reproduction time is 1 hour and the reproduction time per one time (reproduction section length) is 3 minutes as the external control information, the number of reproduction times initially set in the counter circuit 540 is 60/3 = 20. .. The counter value of the counter circuit 540 is decremented by 1 each time the reproduction for 3 minutes is completed, and becomes 0 when the 20th reproduction is completed. Even when the counter value of the counter circuit 540 is not 0, continuous reproduction can be interrupted by another external control information (off information of the card-type sound generation device).

In this embodiment, the reproduction time of music is converted into the number of times of reproduction. However, by providing the basic clock in the counter circuit 540, the reproduction time (eg, one hour) can be used as it is.

<Third Embodiment> Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The third embodiment is characterized by having a function of setting two playback sections. This function is realized by providing two reproduction section registers at the start point and at the end point in the reproduction control unit 500. FIG. 8 is a detailed functional block diagram of the reproduction controller 500 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The main control unit 510 is based on the external control information,
R / W control information and reproduction control information are generated and transferred to the bus 200. The external control information in the third embodiment is ON / OFF of the card type sound generator, start / end of registration of voice or music, setting of reproduction time, setting of reproduction section (two sections) and the like. Particularly, the reproduction section setting information for two sections is a feature of this embodiment. The reproduction section setting information for the two sections is stored in the reproduction section (start point) registers 520a and 520b and the reproduction section (end point) registers 530a and 530b, respectively.

The main control unit 510 uses the reproduction section register 520.
Based on the information a, 520b, 530a, and 530b, control information indicating which section of the information stored in the storage unit 300 should be reproduced is generated and transferred as R / W control information. For example, ten songs are stored in the storage unit 300, and the second to third songs are the first section,
If the user specifies that the 7th to 9th songs are the second section, the pair of the address corresponding to the beginning of the 2nd song and the address corresponding to the end of the 3rd song and the beginning of the 7th song And a pair of an address corresponding to the address corresponding to the end of the ninth song are transmitted as R / W control information. In this embodiment, it is not always necessary to set two sections. When the reproduction section setting information is only one section, this information is automatically stored in the reproduction section (start point) register 520a and the reproduction section (end point) register 530a. In such a case, main controller 510 transmits the R / W control information and the reproduction control information so as to reproduce only one stored section.

Further, since the counter circuit 540 is provided in the control unit 500 in this embodiment, as described in the second embodiment, it is repeated only for the time based on the external control information (reproduction time setting information). Play.

<Fourth Embodiment> Next, a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the fourth embodiment, a beep sound is inserted every time the reproduction of the section specified by the reproduction section register is completed. This function is realized by providing the beep sound storage circuit 460 in the reproducing unit 400. FIG. 9 is a detailed functional block diagram of the reproducing unit 400 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 9, the storage unit 3 is connected via the bus 200.
The control regarding the information (reproduction information) transferred from 00 to the reproduction unit 400 is the same as that in the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. Here, particularly, the control relating to the beep sound storage circuit 460 will be described. The beep sound storage circuit 460 is a circuit that stores the beep sound by PCM encoding. The beep sound is a kind of warning sound that is often used in computers and the like, and specifically refers to a mechanical sound such as “pee” or “bee”.

Next, the beep sound storage circuit 4 will be described with reference to FIG.
The control related to reading from 60 will be described. FIG. 10 is an example of a memory map of the RAM 320. Here, the start address specified by the reproduction section (start point) register is address 0, and the final address specified by the reproduction section (end point) register is address 9FFF. That is,
The reproduction section is from address 0 to address 9FFF on the memory map.

The decoding control unit 410, when the transfer of the information at address 9FFF from the local memory 420 to the PCM decoder 430 is completed, the information (PCM coded beep sound) stored in the beep sound storage circuit 460. ) Is transferred to the PCM decoder 430. The reproduction information is not transferred during the transfer of the PCM coded beep sound. The transfer inhibition control signal of the reproduction information is generated by the decoding control unit 410 and transmitted to the storage unit 300 via the bus 200. Further, the decoding control unit 410 controls to restart the transfer from address 0 to address 9FFF in the storage unit 300 when the transfer of the PCM coded beep sound is completed. By repeating the above processing, an analog output in which "reproduction section-beep sound" is continuous can be obtained. Further, by setting two reproduction sections as in the third embodiment, the "first reproduction section-beep-
The second reproduction section-beep sound can be continuously output as an analog output.

<Embodiment 5> The beep sound described in the fourth embodiment is a function for informing the user of the end of the reproduction section during continuous reproduction, but a silent section is inserted between the reproduction sections. By doing so, it is possible to achieve the same purpose. This will be described below as a fifth embodiment. The insertion of the silent section is performed by the decoding control unit 410 in the local memory 42.
0, which can be realized by controlling the PCM decoder 430. The control of the decoding control unit 410 will be described with reference to FIG.

The decoding control unit 410, when the PCM decoding of the information at the address 9FFF is completed, the PCM decoding unit 4
30 is controlled to transfer the silent signal to the D / A converter. The reproduction information is not transferred during the transfer of the silent signal. Furthermore, when the transfer of the silent signal is completed, the storage unit 3
Control is performed so that the transfer from address 0 of 00 to address 9FFF is restarted. The control of the decoding control unit 410 regarding the prohibition / restart of the reproduction information transfer is the same as that in the fourth embodiment. By repeating the above processing, an analog output in which "reproduction section-silence section" is continuous can be obtained. Further, by setting two reproduction sections as in the third embodiment, analog output in which "first reproduction section-silent section-second reproduction section-silent section" is continuous becomes possible.

<Sixth Embodiment> Next, a sixth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The sixth embodiment is characterized in that it has a function of outputting the sound registered by the user himself as an analog signal at the end of the reproduction time, as a function of notifying the user of the end of the reproduction time.

FIG. 11 is a memory map of the RAM 320 in this embodiment. In this embodiment, the reproduction information is registered from addresses 0 to 9FFF in the storage unit, and the sound output at the end of reproduction (reproduction end instruction sound) is registered from addresses A000 to AFFF. The registration of the reproduction end instruction sound is performed in the same procedure as the registration of the reproduction information.

Next, the control of the reproduction controller 500 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Playback control unit 50
0 transfers information from address 0 to address 9FFF of the storage unit 300 to the reproduction unit 400 during the reproduction time. At the end of the reproduction time, the information of the address A000 to the address AFFF is transferred to the reproduction unit 400. The end of the reproduction time is confirmed by the counter circuit in the reproduction control unit 500 as shown in the second embodiment. With the above control, it becomes possible to notify the user of the end of the reproduction time with the sound registered by the user.

<Embodiment 7> Next, a seventh embodiment will be described in which a sound (for example, a beep) stored in advance in the reproduction section 400 is output at the end of the reproduction time to notify the user of the end of the reproduction time. This will be described with reference to FIG. This function is realized by having a beep sound storage circuit 460 in the reproducing section 400 as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the reproduction controller 50
0 is a beep sound generation control signal at the end of the reproduction time.
To 00. Decoding control unit 410 in reproduction unit 400
Receives a beep sound generation control signal, it controls the beep sound storage circuit 460 to transfer the PCM encoded beep sound to the PCM decoder 430. The beep storage unit transfers the PCM coded beep sound to the PCM decoder 430 under the control of the decoding control unit 410. With the above processing, it is possible to notify the user of the end of the reproduction time with a beep sound.

<Embodiment 8> As an eighth embodiment, it is possible to notify the user of the end of the reproduction time by generating a physical vibration at the end of the reproduction time. FIG. 12 shows a block diagram of this embodiment. In FIG. 12, the reproduction control unit 500 transfers a reproduction time end signal to the vibrating unit 800 via the bus 200 at the end of the reproduction time. The reproduction time end signal is transferred using the reproduction control bus. Vibration part 800
Starts to vibrate by the reproduction time end signal.

<Embodiment 9> Next, regarding the ninth embodiment,
This will be described with reference to FIG. The present embodiment is characterized in that the gradation of analog output is changed for each reproduction section. This function is realized by providing the modulation circuit 470 in the reproducing unit 400. FIG. 13 is a detailed functional block diagram of the reproducing unit 400 according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 13, the reproducing unit 40 is loaded from the storage unit 300 via the bus 200.
The control relating to the information (reproduction information) transferred to 0 is shown in FIG.
The description is omitted because it is the same as the first embodiment described using. Here, the control regarding the modulation circuit 470 will be described in particular.

The modulation circuit 470 modulates the digital signal from the PCM decoder 430 and outputs it to the D / A converter 440. The control of the modulation circuit 470 is performed by the decoding control unit 410.
Do. The decoding control unit 410 controls the modulation circuit 470 so that the gradation of the output sound changes for each reproduction section. Specifically, the decoding control unit 410 transmits a modulation timing signal to the modulation circuit 470 for each reproduction section. The modulation timing signal is a signal indicating the division of the reproduction section, and the gradation for each reproduction section is determined by the modulation circuit 470. Modulation circuit 470
Processes the input digital signal based on the gradation determined by its own circuit. As described above, the digital signal whose gray scale is changed for each reproduction section is output as an analog signal whose gray scale varies with time through the D / A converter 440 and the analog interface 450.

[0041]

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, by providing the reproduction section (start point) register and the reproduction section (end point) register, the user desires among the sounds registered in the card type sound generator. It becomes possible to select a portion and perform reproduction for a time longer than the length of the registered sound. In the second embodiment, by providing a counter circuit in addition to the first embodiment, it becomes possible to perform repetitive reproduction for a time desired by the user. In the third embodiment, by providing a reproduction section (start point) register and a reproduction section (end point) register for two sections, the user can select two sections of the sound registered in the card-type sound generation device. Then, it becomes possible to repeatedly reproduce. In the fourth embodiment, by providing the beep sound storage circuit, it becomes possible to inform the user by sound of the end of the reproduction section. In the fifth embodiment, by inserting a silent section for each playback section, it is possible to notify the user of the end of the playback section as a break in the playback sound. In the sixth embodiment, it is possible to notify the user of the end of the continuous reproduction by registering a sound different from the music to be reproduced or the voice information in the storage unit and outputting the registered sound at the end of the continuous reproduction. become. As a result, a kind of alarm function can be realized with a user's favorite sound. In the seventh embodiment, by providing the beep sound storage circuit, the beep sound can be output at the end of continuous reproduction. Thereby, the alarm function can be realized as in the sixth embodiment. In the eighth embodiment, by providing the vibrating section, it becomes possible to notify the user of the end of continuous reproduction by physical stimulation. As a result, a wake-up function can be realized by a stimulus (vibration = tactile) different from the stimulus (sound = hearing) during continuous reproduction. In the ninth embodiment, by providing the modulation circuit, it becomes possible to change the gradation for each reproduction section. As a result, the continuous reproduction sound can be changed, and the continuous reproduction can be hidden from the user.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a card-type sound generation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an input unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a bus in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a storage unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a reproducing unit in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a reproduction controller according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a reproduction controller according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a reproduction controller according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a reproducing unit in the fourth and seventh embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a memory map of a storage unit in the fourth and fifth embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a memory map of a storage unit according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a card-type sound generating device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a reproducing unit in a ninth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 ... Input unit, 200 ... Bus, 300 ... Storage unit, 40
0 ... Playback unit, 500 ... Playback control unit, 600 ... Power control unit, 700 ... Battery.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An input unit having one or both of a function of inputting an analog signal such as voice or music from the outside and converting it into a digital signal and a function of inputting a digital signal of voice or music. A storage unit that stores the digitally converted input signal or the input digital signal, a reproduction unit that reproduces voice or music from the digital signal stored in the storage unit, and power is supplied to the input unit, the storage unit, and the reproduction unit. In a card-type sound generation device in which a battery that operates and a power control unit that controls power supply from the battery to the input unit, the storage unit, and the reproduction unit is provided on one flat plate, an arbitrary section of the digital signal stored in the storage unit A card-type sound generation device, characterized in that it is provided with means for repetitive reproduction. 2. A card-type sound generator according to claim 1, further comprising means for generating a sound different from the reproduced sound or means for inserting a silent section for a predetermined time during the reproduction of the arbitrary section. 3. A card-type sound generator according to claim 1, further comprising means for changing the gradation of reproduced sound for each of the arbitrary sections. 4. A card-type sound generating device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, further comprising means for setting a start point and an end point of a section to be repeatedly reproduced. 5. A card-type sound generating device according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, further comprising means for setting the number of times of reproduction or the time of reproduction. 6. The method according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5.
A card-type sound generation device provided with means for generating a sound instructing the end of continuous reproduction when the continuous reproduction ends. 7. The means for storing a plurality of types of continuous reproduction end instruction sounds according to claim 6, and means for selecting one or a plurality of continuous reproduction end instruction sounds from the plurality of types of continuous reproduction end instruction sounds. Card-type sound generation device provided with means for setting the generation order of the generated continuous reproduction end instruction sounds. 8. A card-type sound generator according to claim 7, further comprising means for registering a continuous reproduction end instruction sound. 9. The method according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5,
A card-type sound generation device provided with means for generating a vibration for instructing the end of continuous reproduction at the end of the continuous reproduction. 10. An input section having one or both of a function of inputting an analog signal such as voice or music from the outside and converting it into a digital signal and a function of inputting a digital signal of voice or music. A storage unit for storing the digitally converted input signal or the input digital signal, a reproduction unit having a function of repeatedly reproducing an arbitrary section of the digital signal stored in the storage unit, and a power supply for the input unit, the storage unit and the reproduction unit. In a repetitive sound generation device having a battery for supplying electric power and a power control unit for controlling power supply from the battery to the input unit, the storage unit and the reproduction unit, each of the functional units is formed on one flat plate. Repeatable sound generator.