JPH06140955A - Audio equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the audio equipment in which voice information having been reproduced before a specific broadcast is automatically received is reproduced as soon as the specific broadcast is received and reproduced when the specific broadcast is automatically received by a specific broadcast reception means and voice information from a radio broadcast or a cassette tape or a CD is simultaneously listened to. CONSTITUTION:The audio equipment 1 is made up of a usual radio broadcast reception means 2 having a reception frequency selection means 12, a recording medium reproduction means 3 reproducing voice information recorded on a specific recording medium, a specific broadcast reception means 4 able to receive automatically only the voice information sent from a specific transmission station in a specific frequency, a speaker means 7 including plural speakers 11, an output selection means 9 selecting each output information of the means 2, 3, 4 and a speaker sending its output information, and arranged between each output section of each of the means 2, 3, 4 and the speaker means 7 and a control means 10 controlling the output selection means 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an audio device, and more particularly to an audio device mounted on a mobile body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 3, in a vehicle-mounted audio device mounted on a moving body such as a vehicle,
A radio broadcast receiving means 2 having a reception frequency selecting means for selectively detecting and reproducing an appropriate broadcast frequency for receiving at least a normal radio broadcast such as AM and FM, a cassette tape and / or a compact disc (CD) In addition to the recording medium reproducing means 3 for reproducing, etc., there is provided a specific broadcast receiving means 4 for automatically receiving and reproducing only audio information transmitted from a specific transmitting station at a specific frequency in a specific area. In addition, the reproduction processing section 8 is composed of a volume adjusting means 5 for reproducing and outputting the output information from the respective means 2, 3, 4 and an amplifying means 6 and a speaker means 7. Yes, for example, when the vehicle is traveling on a certain highway, a particular broadcasting station (HA
When the traffic information in the area is sent from the station) at a specific frequency, for example, a frequency of 1620 kHz,
When the vehicle enters the area where the signal radio wave transmitted from the specific broadcasting station reaches, the specific broadcast receiving means 4 provided in the vehicle causes the specific frequency, that is, 16
If it is set to detect a frequency of 20 kHz and automatically receive (HAR automatic reception), the specific broadcast is automatically detected and reproduced, and an appropriate speaker means 7 provided in the vehicle. Therefore, the traffic information is output.

In the conventional audio equipment, as described above, the specific broadcast receiving means 4 receives a signal radio wave having a preset specific frequency and automatically performs a reproducing process. At this time, a configuration is adopted in which reproduction of audio information from other means is interrupted and priority is given to generation of the specific broadcast. That is, in the vehicle, when an occupant operates the radio broadcast receiving means 2 to listen to a broadcast at an appropriate frequency, or operates the recording medium reproducing means 3 to operate a predetermined cassette. When the specific broadcast receiving means 4 automatically receives traffic information, for example, when reproducing and listening to predetermined audio information from a tape or a CD, reception and reproduction of the traffic information is prioritized. Only the traffic information is output from the speaker means, and the voice information from the radio broadcast or the cassette tape or the CD that the occupant has been hearing so far is interrupted and cannot be heard by the occupant.

However, although the above-mentioned specific broadcast, such as traffic information, is necessary information for the driver driving the vehicle, it is of great interest to the passenger sitting in the passenger seat or the rear seat. There is also a desire to enjoy the audio information from the radio broadcast, the cassette tape, or the CD, rather than the information that does not exist.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to improve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and in the above-mentioned conventional audio equipment, the specific broadcast receiving means allows the specific broadcast of the traffic information and the like ( For example, even when (HAR) is automatically received, the audio information that has been reproduced in the audio device before the specific broadcast is automatically received is configured to be reproduced at the same time as the reception and reproduction of the specific broadcast. The present invention provides an audio device capable of simultaneously listening to audio information from a radio broadcast, a cassette tape, or a CD even when the specific broadcast is automatically received.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention adopts the technical constitution as described below. That is, the present invention is an audio device mounted on a mobile body, a normal radio broadcast receiving means having a receiving frequency selecting means, a recording medium reproducing means for reproducing audio information recorded on a specific recording medium. Specific broadcast receiving means capable of automatically receiving only audio information transmitted from a specific transmitting station at a specific frequency, speaker means including a plurality of speakers, respective output parts of the respective means, and the speaker means An audio device including an output selection unit for selecting each of the output information and a speaker for transmitting the output information, and a control unit for controlling the output selection unit. .

[0007]

In the audio equipment according to the present invention, since the technical configuration described above is adopted, even if the specific broadcast receiving means automatically receives the specific broadcast such as the traffic information, the specific broadcast Is input to the output selection means, the audio information being reproduced in the audio device before being automatically received, and the information about the specific broadcast output from the specific broadcast receiving means, and the specific broadcast is automatically transmitted. The audio information that was being played on the audio device before it was received,
The information of the specific broadcast output from the specific broadcast receiving means is selectively connected to any of the speakers of the speaker means 7 composed of the plurality of speakers, and the information is transmitted and reproduced. By doing so, even when the specific broadcast is automatically received, the audio information from the radio broadcast, the cassette tape, or the CD can be heard at the same time.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Specific examples of audio equipment according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a specific example of an audio device according to the present invention. In the figure, it is an audio device 1 mounted on a moving body and includes a reception frequency selecting means 12
An ordinary radio broadcast receiving means 2 having a recording medium reproducing means 3 for reproducing audio information recorded on a specific recording medium,
Specific broadcast receiving means 4 capable of automatically receiving only audio information transmitted at a specific frequency from a specific transmitting station, speaker means 7 including a plurality of speakers 11, and the respective means 2, 3, 4 Output selecting means 9 which is arranged between the output section and the speaker means 7, selects the respective output information, and selects the speaker transmitting the output information.
Also shown is an audio device comprising a control means 10 for controlling the output selection means 9.

In FIG. 1, for example, a volume adjusting means 5 and an amplifying means 6 are provided between the output selecting means 9 and the speaker means 7, and the speaker means 7, the volume adjusting means. 5 and amplification means 6, so-called reproduction processing means 8
Are configured. Further, it is preferable that the control means 10 used in the audio device 1 according to the present invention is composed of, for example, a microcomputer,
The specific broadcast reception detection signal THS reception from the specific broadcast receiving means 4 is input, and at the same time, one of a plurality of output audio signals input to the audio device 1 is transmitted to any speaker as described later. Is determined and the output selection means 9 is controlled.

Further, the control means 10 has a manual operation switch means 13, and the control means 10 drives the output selection means 9 in response to a control signal from the manual operation switch means 13. Let ’s say, at present,
It may be configured to perform control to change the relationship in which the output information from each selected means is transmitted to the selected speaker means.

The specific broadcast receiving means according to the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned traffic information, but may be any broadcast form as long as it is a wireless broadcast transmitted only to a specific area.
It may be broadcast content. In the present invention, the specific broadcast receiving means for receiving the specific broadcast is not particularly limited, but at least a detection circuit which can be arbitrarily set so as to be tuned to a predetermined frequency. When the vehicle enters the area where the radio wave of the specified specific frequency is transmitted, for example, the electric field strength of the radio wave of the specific frequency is detected to Is above a certain level,
It has a specific broadcast reception detecting means for determining that the specific broadcast can be received and outputting the specific broadcast reception detecting signal THS to the control means 10 described later.

On the other hand, the output selecting means 9 used in the audio equipment according to the present invention is the above-mentioned specific broadcast receiving means 4, radio broadcast receiving means 2 and recording medium reproducing means 3.
Each of the plurality of speakers 1 constituting the speaker means 7 by receiving the audio information output from each of them into its input section.
, 11 ′, 11 ″, ...

The output selection means 9 is connected to which speaker to output any of the audio information output from the specific broadcast receiving means 4, the radio broadcast receiving means 2 and the recording medium reproducing means 3 as described above. There is provided a switch mechanism for selecting whether or not the switch mechanism is appropriately controlled by the control means. The control means 10
The configuration of the above is as described above. However, the microcomputer of the control means 10 has, for example, audio output from each of the specific broadcast receiving means 4, the radio broadcast receiving means 2 and the recording medium reproducing means 3. A plurality of types of patterns for instructing which speaker is connected to which information to output is stored, and an output control signal H based on the pattern is stored.
The switch mechanism operates in response to the SS, and operates so as to output necessary voice information from a necessary speaker based on a predetermined pattern.

For example, the current occupant is the recording medium reproducing means 3
When the user listens to his or her favorite music from a predetermined CD by driving, the output selection means 9 causes the control means 10 to specify H.
Based on the SS, the audio information is, for example, the front right F
R, front left FL, rear right RR, and rear left RL are transmitted to and output from all of the speakers 11, 11 ', 11 ", 11'".

Further, the reproduction processing means 8 provided between the output selecting means 9 and the speaker means 7 in the present invention.
Is for adjusting the audio information output from the output selecting means 9 to an appropriate level by the volume adjusting means 5 and the amplifying means 6, and then outputting the audio information from the selected speaker. , Like the output selection means 9,
It is controlled by the control signal Vcs output from the control means 10.

Particularly, the volume adjusting means 5 is constructed so that the volume can be adjusted individually for each speaker. In such a state, the vehicle enters the specific broadcasting area,
The specific broadcast reception means 4 causes the specific broadcast reception detection signal THS
To the control means 10, the control means 10 responds to the signal by selecting an appropriate pattern from various patterns stored in the microcomputer of the control means 10, or including a driving vehicle. The occupant outputs a predetermined control signal Hss in accordance with a preset pattern and controls the output selection means 9 to newly establish a connection relationship between the predetermined input voice information and the selected predetermined speaker. Set to.

For example, when the specific broadcast is traffic information, the audio information is transmitted to the speaker FRch1 on the right side on the front side provided at the position closest to the driver.
1 and the music information of the CD output from the recording medium reproducing means 3 is directly connected to the remaining speakers so that the driver can hear the traffic information, but the other passengers can use the conventional information. You can enjoy the music.

In the above example, when the detection signal THs from the specific broadcast receiving means is output while neither the radio broadcast receiving means 2 nor the recording medium reproducing means 3 is driven, It is also possible to transmit the audio signal relating to the specific broadcast to each of the four speakers, and it is also possible to output the audio only from the right speaker FRch11 on the front side.

In the present invention, the control means 10 is also provided.
The occupant can manually select an arbitrary speaker by operating a speaker selection switch 13 provided in the vehicle and connect it to predetermined audio information. As another specific example, all or some of the selected speakers are simultaneously connected to both the audio information relating to the specific broadcast and the audio information from the radio broadcast receiving means 2 or the recording medium reproducing means 3. It is also possible to output two types of audio information simultaneously from one speaker.

In such a specific example, by increasing the volume of the voice information relating to the specific broadcast and reducing the volume of the other voice information with respect to the two types of voice information output from one speaker. , In particular, by making it easier to hear the audio information related to the specific broadcast, or by increasing the volume of the audio information related to the specific broadcast in a specific selected speaker and reducing the volume of other audio information, It is also possible to configure the occupants so that they can easily hear the specific broadcast.

Such operation is achieved by individually adjusting the volume adjusting means 5 or the amplifying means 6 in response to the control output from the control means 10. Also in the above specific example, by operating the speaker selection switch 13 provided in the control means 10, individual adjustment operation can be performed in any speaker.

An example of the operation procedure of the audio device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, after the start, in step (1), it is determined whether or not the power switch of the audio device 1 is ON. If NO, the process returns to start, and if YES, the process goes to step (2). Go ahead, radio broadcast receiving means 2
Alternatively, it is determined whether or not any one of the recording medium reproducing means 3 is ON.

If NO in step (2), the process proceeds to step (3) to determine whether or not the particular broadcast is received, and if NO, the process returns to step (2).
If YES, go to step (4) to select the output selection means 9
Is switched to a predetermined pattern and the audio information related to the specific broadcast is reproduced in step (5). Then, in step (6), it is determined whether or not the reception of the specific broadcast is turned off. If NO, the process returns to step (5), and Y
If it is ES, it becomes END.

On the other hand, if YES in step (2), the flow proceeds to step (8) to determine whether or not this particular broadcast is received, and if NO, to step (9). Then, the output of the audio information from the radio broadcast receiving means 2 or the recording medium reproducing means 3 is continued. Next, at step (10), it is judged whether or not the output of the audio information from the radio broadcast receiving means 2 or the recording medium reproducing means 3 is turned off.
Returning to step (9), if YES, it becomes END.

If YES in step (8), "in step (11), audio information relating to the specific broadcast is output from the front Rch speaker 11 and other speaker means. 11 ', 11 ", 1
From 1 '", the audio information from the radio broadcast receiving means 2 or the recording medium reproducing means 3 which is the audio information source used before receiving the specific broadcast is output." It is determined whether or not. If YES, the process proceeds to step (14), but if NO, the process proceeds to step (1).
Proceed to 2), "simultaneously obtain the audio information related to the specific broadcast and the audio information from the radio broadcast receiving means 2 or the recording medium reproducing means 3 which is the audio information source used before the reception of the specific broadcast. One or a plurality of individual speaker means 11, 11 ', 11 ", 11'" are mixed and output. It is determined whether or not the pattern "" is adopted, and if YES, the process proceeds to step (14), but if NO, the process proceeds to step (13), and "the audio information related to the specific broadcast and the specific Audio information from the radio broadcast receiving means 2 or the recording medium reproducing means 3, which is the audio information source used before the reception of the broadcast, and one or a plurality of individual speaker means 11, 11 ', 11 ", at the same time, 11 '"
When mixing and outputting the audio information from the radio broadcast receiving means 2 or the recording medium reproducing means 3, the volume of the audio information from the radio broadcast receiving means 2 or the recording medium reproducing means 3 is also reduced. It is determined whether or not the pattern "" is adopted, and if YES, the process proceeds to step (14), but if NO, the process returns to step (8) to repeat the operation of each process described above.

In step (14), a predetermined connection switching is executed in the output selecting means 9 in accordance with the pattern defining the connection relation between each voice information selected above and each speaker of the speaker means. And step (1
In 5), a predetermined reproduction operation is executed. After that, in step (16), it is judged whether or not the speaker changeover switch 13 provided in the control means 10 is turned ON. If NO, the process returns to step (14) and the above-mentioned operations are repeated. If the answer is YES, the process proceeds to step (17), and the operation of switching the connection relationship between the audio information source and each speaker in the speaker means is executed, and in step (18). , It is determined whether or not the reception of the specific broadcast is turned off, and if NO,
Returning to step (14), and if YES, it becomes END.

From the audio information output from each of the normal radio broadcast receiving means 2, the recording medium reproducing means 3, and the specific broadcast receiving means 4 based on the control command from the control means 10 in the present invention. It is desirable that at least one piece of audio information is configured to be selectable.
Further, the output selection means 9 outputs the audio information output from each of the normal radio broadcast receiving means 2, the recording medium reproducing means 3, and the specific broadcast receiving means 4 based on the control command from the control means 10. It may be configured so that a plurality of types of audio information can be selected at the same time.

Further, the output selection means 9 selects at least one speaker from the plurality of speakers based on the control command from the control means 10, and selects at least one of the selected speakers. It may be configured to transmit one piece of voice information. The output selection means 9 selects a plurality of speakers at the same time from the plurality of speakers based on a control command from the control means 10, and selects a plurality of types of voices for the selected speaker. It may be configured to transmit information at the same time.

In the present invention, as described above, the output selecting means 9 establishes the relationship between at least one voice information which has already been selected and the selected speaker means to which the voice information is transmitted. It is desirable that the output selecting means 9 is configured to be changeable, and the output selecting means 9 changes the relationship between the voice information and the selected speaker means in response to a control signal from an appropriate speaker switching means 13. It is desirable that it is configured to be able to.

[0030]

Since the audio equipment according to the present invention has the technical configuration as described above, when the specific broadcast (for example, HAR) such as the traffic information is automatically received by the specific broadcast receiving means. However, the audio information that was being played on the audio device before the specific broadcast was automatically received is configured to be played at the same time as the reception and playback of the specific broadcast, and the specific broadcast is automatically received. Even in the case, it is possible to listen to audio information from a radio broadcast, a cassette tape, or a CD at the same time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a specific example of an audio device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operating procedure of an audio device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a conventional audio device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Audio equipment 2 ... Radio broadcast receiving means 3 ... Recording medium reproducing means 4 ... Specific broadcast receiving means 5 ... Volume adjusting means 6 ... Amplifying means 7 ... Speaker means 8 ... Reproduction processing means 9 ... Output selecting means 10 ... Control means 11 ... Speaker 12 ... Receiving frequency selection means 13 ... Speaker switching means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An audio device mounted on a mobile body, which is a normal radio broadcast receiving means having a receiving frequency selecting means, a recording medium reproducing means for reproducing audio information recorded in a specific recording medium, Specific broadcast receiving means capable of automatically receiving only audio information transmitted from a specific transmitting station at a specific frequency, speaker means including a plurality of speakers, respective output parts of the respective means, and the speaker means Placed between, and select the output information of each,
An audio device comprising: an output selection unit that selects a speaker that transmits the output information; and a control unit that controls the output selection unit.