JPH0640135B2 - Timer-device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a timer device, and more particularly to a device that performs a predetermined processing operation at a time preset by a user.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, this type of timer device allows a user to arbitrarily set the operating time of the timer, while the timer device constantly checks the reserved time and the current time, and issues an alarm if both times match. Or, it is common to perform a predetermined timer operation such as turning on a relay to start various electric devices.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, at the time of setting the above-mentioned time, it is usually thought that there is no need for extra time, and while looking at the program table, etc., make an effort to accurately set the start time itself. However, when actually operating the timer, it is often forgotten that the reservation was set, let alone the contents reserved, and in combination with the influence of the reference time error provided in the timer device, the timer device activates and issues an alarm. When it is emitted, there is a fear that it may not be able to fully function as a timer device, such as a failure to hurry operation such as recording due to lack of time, or a program may have already started.

[Means for Solving Problems] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and as described with reference to the configuration thereof in FIG. 1, a reservation setting means capable of setting a reservation time and its reservation setting means. Processing content setting means capable of setting the processing content to be executed at the reserved time; time correction means capable of forming the corrected time by shifting the reserved time set by the reservation setting means by a predetermined time; and the corrected time And a processing content as one set, a storage unit capable of storing a plurality of sets, a unit for comparing the correction time stored in the storage unit with the current time, and the comparison unit for determining the coincidence of time Then, in the timer device having means for executing the corresponding processing content, the above-described time adjustment means corrects the reservation time in correspondence with the selected processing content.

[Operation] In the above-described configuration, the operator uses the reservation setting means and the processing content setting means to set the content to be processed by the execution means and the time. Then, the time adjustment means, from the reserved time for the set time corresponding to the reserved processing content,
For example, 5 minutes is subtracted, the reservation is made again, and the corrected time is stored in the storage means.

In such a state, when it is five minutes before the time when the operator first makes the reservation setting, the comparing means determines whether the current time and the correction time match, and the executing means issues an alarm to notify the arrival of the reservation time. The notice is displayed.

[Embodiment] FIGS. 2 to 7 show an example in which the present invention is applied to a doll-shaped timer device that emits a predetermined sound at a set time, but the invention is not limited to this, and the power is turned on at the reserved time. Of course, the same can be applied to a timer device that performs various display operations.

The timer device 1 according to the present invention, as shown in FIG.
It is composed of a timer unit 2 and a character doll 3 which houses and holds the unit 2.

The character doll 3 is a three-dimensional representation of a character such as a human child or an animal, and the whole or at least the protrusion 5 such as a "navel" protruding at the center of the front is made of a soft material such as a synthetic resin material. Form. In addition, a storage portion 6 having a size to fit the timer unit 2 is formed at a position on the back side of the protrusion 5 at the bottom of the doll 3, and an opening 7 leading to the storage portion 6 is provided on the lower surface side of the doll 3. . Further, the protrusion 5 is formed with a fitting hole 5a into which the tip 9 of the operation switch 13 protruding from the front surface 8 side of the timer unit 2 is tightly fitted, and the timer unit 2 is stored in the storage portion 6 of the doll 3. The timer unit 2 by inserting it into the fitting hole 5a at the tip 9 of the operation switch.
Is securely held in the doll 3, and the switches can be operated from the front side of the doll 3.

The timer unit 2 is, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5,
The upper case 10 and the lower case 11 are joined together in a lid-like manner to form a flat hollow cylindrical main body case 12, and an operation switch 13, a speaker 14, and a circuit board 15 described later are included inside the main body case 12. Provide an electric circuit. Further, a battery storage portion 17 and a timer setting portion 18 are provided on the lower surface 16 side of the lower case 11, and when the timer unit 2 is stored in the doll 3, the battery 20 is replaced through the opening 7 or the setting switch 34. It is possible to operate.

The battery storage unit 17 has a size capable of storing, for example, four AA dry batteries 20 in parallel, and an opening 21 thereof is covered by a battery lid 22 so as to be openable and closable. The battery lid 22 has a rectangular thin plate shape that substantially coincides with the opening 21 of the battery housing portion 17, and has pivot shafts 23 and 23 projecting from the base end side surface toward both sides, while being adjacent to the battery housing portion 17. Timer setting section 1
Slide grooves 24, 24 are provided on both sides of 8, and a rotary shaft 23 is slidably and rotatably supported in the slide grooves 24.
Further, finger hooking projections 26, 26 are formed on both sides of the battery lid 22 with the locking claw 25 at the center, while the battery lid 22 is provided.
At the corresponding position on the side of the lower case 11 when the finger is closed, a finger hooking groove 27 having a substantially hemispherical shape, half of which is covered by the finger hooking protrusion 26.
And a locking groove 28 into which the locking claw 25 is detachably fitted. With the battery cover 22 in the closed state, a finger is inserted into the finger hook groove 27, and only the length of the slide groove 24 corresponds to the timer setting unit 1.
After slidingly moving in the direction of 8 to release the engagement state between the locking claw 25 and the locking groove 28, the finger hooking protrusion 26 is lifted to release it as shown by the one-dot chain in FIG. .

The timer setting unit 18 forms a groove 29 adjacent to the battery storage unit 17, and the battery cover 22 is provided in the groove 29.
Four through-holes 30 are formed orthogonal to the sliding direction of. On the other hand, the push switch 31 is attached to the opposite position on the circuit board 15, the base end 33a of the cap-shaped switch button 33 is fitted into the pressing portion 32 of the switch 31, and the tip 33b of the switch button 33 is fitted into the through hole 30.
4 sets of setting switches 34 are formed so as to protrude from the circuit board 15 and indirectly through the switch button 33.
The upper switch 31 is turned on. Further, by describing the operation content 35 of each setting switch 34 at the corresponding position of each through hole 30 on the surface of the battery lid 22,
It is designed to be able to immediately respond to the addition or change of the setting function when the operation of the electric circuit is controlled by a program.

The operation switch 13 includes a brim portion 37 at the tip of a substantially square tubular pressing rod 36 and a swing plate 38 at the proximal end thereof, and the pressing rod 36 is provided in a guide groove 39 formed between the upper and lower cases 10 and 11. On the other hand, the mounting portion 40, which is connected to the swing plate 38 in a substantially L-shape via the hinge portion 41, is fixed to the upper case 10 while the swing plate 38 is inserted through the swing plate 38.
Is swung toward the auxiliary plate 42. The auxiliary plate 42 is fixedly arranged on the upper case 10 substantially in parallel with the swing plate 38, and the swing plate 38 is provided as a main body by interposing a spring body 44 between the opposed projections 43. It is constantly urged toward the outside of the case 12. Further, a pressing shaft 45 is provided so as to project from the swing plate 38 toward the auxiliary plate 42, and a guide hole 46 through which the pressing shaft 45 passes is provided at a corresponding position of the auxiliary plate 42, while a guide hole 46 is provided on the circuit board 15. The push switch 31 is arranged close to the front surface of the. Operation switch 1 with the above configuration
When the timer unit 2 is housed in the doll 3, the flange portion 3 of the nozzle 3 functions as a slip-out member. When the "navel" portion 5 is pressed against the spring body 44, the pressing shaft 45
Moves forward, but the pressing shaft 45 moves in the direction of the auxiliary plate 4
Corrected by the guide hole 46 of 2, the push switch 3 is accurately
The first pressing portion 32 can be turned on.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an outline of an electric circuit used for the timer unit 2, in which a central processing unit (CPU) operated by a program is used as the center of control, and the central processing unit 50 and the RAM 51, ROM5
The control unit 56 is configured by connecting the storage device 53 and the input / output device 54 such as two via various buses 55. Further, the input / output device 54 includes a voice generator 57, a display unit 60 including a melody generator 58, or a controller 5.
By connecting the switch unit 61 that allows the operator to directly access the unit 6, various timer operations such as various reservation settings or sound generation by the display unit 60 at the reserved time are enabled.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a more specific electric circuit. A microprocessor (for example, μPD7507SC) in which a 4-bit CPU 50 that operates as a central processing unit, a RAM 51 that functions as a work area, a ROM 52 that stores an execution program in advance, and an input / output device 54 that exchanges data with an external circuit are integrated in one chip Used as the control unit 56,
When a reset signal is input to the reset terminal RESET from the differentiating circuit 63 at the same time when the battery 20 is set in the battery storage unit 17, the program in the ROM 52 is executed according to a predetermined procedure to perform data processing, and input / output is performed. Data is transferred between the switch section 61, the voice generation device 57, and the melody generation device 58 via the ports P _{00 to} P ₅₃ provided in the device 54.

As described above, the switch portion 61 is composed of one operation switch 13 operated from the front surface 8 side of the main body case 12 accommodating the timer unit 2 and four setting switches 34 operated from the lower surface 16 side of the main body case 12. To be done. A normally open on / off switch 31 is used for each of the switches 13 and 34.
4 and the other end is grounded by a resistor 65 to control unit 5
By individually connecting to the input ports of 6, the "H" signal is applied to the control unit 56 when each of the switches 13 and 34 is turned on to notify the operation status of the switches.

As the voice generation device 57, for example, LC8100 which is a PARCOR type voice synthesis IC is used. START
In conjunction with the input of the start signal from the control unit 56 to the terminals, the "good morning" is specified by the 4-digit binary signal applied from the control unit 56 to the word selection terminals C _{0 to} C ₄ .
A series of words such as "good night" is output from the output terminal DA.

A so-called melody IC such as SVM7793 is used for the melody generator 58. When a 3-digit binary signal is applied from the control unit 56 to the melody selection terminals MS1 to MS3, the melody specified by the value of the binary signal is output in association with the application of the start signal to the start terminal MT. And S
Forced stop is possible by applying a stop signal to the TP terminal.

The output signals from the voice generating device 57 and the melody generating device 58 are input to the amplifying device 59, amplified to a predetermined size, and then sounded by the speaker 14 attached to the upper case 10. The power supply terminal V _cc of the amplifying device 59 is connected via a changeover unit 62 equipped with a switching transistor 66 which can be turned on and off under the control of the control unit 56, and a changeover switch 69 which is turned on and off in conjunction with the plugging and unplugging of a jack 67. The power source 64 is connected to the power source 64, and normally the transistor 66 of the switching unit 62 is turned on only during the period when the voice generator 57 or the melody generator 58 is in an operating state to prevent extra power consumption in the amplifier 59. However, when the plug is inserted into the jack 67 and the input side of the amplifying device 59 and the audio output terminal of a television or the like are connected, the amplifying device 59 is forcibly irrelevant regardless of the operation of the control unit 56. It turns on and operates as a normal amplifier. A large-capacity smoothing capacitor 70 and a separating diode 71 are connected to the power supply unit 64 in order to prevent the applied voltage to the control unit 56 from changing due to the ON / OFF operation of the amplifier 59.

FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 show the flow of control of the entire electric circuit by the program stored in the ROM 52 of the control unit 56.

FIG. 8 (a) shows the outline of the overall control flow, and the program is started (step 80).
Then, the work area or the stack area in the RAM 51 is initialized (step 81), and the reference time is measured, and in step 82, it is judged whether or not a test of the entire circuit is necessary. Is YE
If S, the later-described test process A is performed, but if NO, a standby state in which an input from the switch unit 61 can be accepted (step 83). When the reserved time is reached in such a standby state (step 84), alarm processing B according to preset reservation contents is performed, and word selection, weekly reservation provided in the timer setting section 18 provided on the lower surface 16 side of the timer unit 2, When it is determined that the setting switch 34 for daily reservation or cancellation of reservation or the operation switch 13 projecting to the front of the character doll 3 is turned on, operation of each switch (step 8).
After the data processing (C to F) corresponding to 4 to 89) is performed, the process returns to the standby state of step 83.

FIG. 8 (b) shows a flow of an interrupt subroutine for performing the above switch operation, updating various counters, checking reserved time, and the like. In the present embodiment, the interrupt process is forcibly performed every unit time of 0.25 seconds except in the interrupt disabled state.

When entering a subroutine (step 101), step 1
After subtracting 1 from the value of the minute counter in 02, it is determined in step 103 whether or not the value of the counter has become 0. In the present embodiment, at the time of initial setting (step 81) and step 104 in FIG. 8 (a), a value of "239" is set in advance in the minute counter, and interrupt processing is performed every 0.25 seconds to set the set value to 1. Each step is subtracted (step 102), and if the determination in step 103 is NO, the process proceeds to step 111 as it is, but if YES, it is determined that one minute has elapsed from the time of the previous count, so the next step 105 After advancing the current time by 1 minute,
In steps 106 to 110, it is determined whether or not there is an alarm request at that time. That is, the reference time and the reservation time are compared with each other every one minute of the reference time (step 107), and when it is determined in step 108 that the two match, the start address of the reservation area storing the reservation contents Is set in the alarm area (step 10)
9). In the present embodiment, up to three sets of alarm requests can be set in the alarm area, and reservations for three sets including different alarm requests at the same time or requests that are not the same time but have timed up during alarm processing are reserved. Can always be reserved in the control unit 56, and therefore,
The alarm area becomes full according to the judgment in step 106,
When all reservation times have been inspected in step 110 for further reservation, the process proceeds to the next step 11.

Steps 111 to 115 are processing steps of various timer counters set and used in the program. In step 111, it is determined that the 20 second or 3 minute timer is operating because the timer flag is set. For example, set the value of the timer counter to 1
Is subtracted (step 112). Then step 113
If it is determined that the value of the timer counter has reached 0 and has counted up, the timer flag is cleared to return to the initial state (step 114), and then the count value of the 2-second or 5-second timer is reset. The value is decreased by 1 (step 115), and the timer processing is ended.

Steps 116 to 118 are steps relating to the switch operation status inspection processing. That is, the switches 13 and 34 are read and checked in step 116, and the switch flag is set (step 118) only when it is determined in step 117 that the switch has changed from the off state to the on state, and the process exits from the subroutine. (Step 119). Therefore, the on / off state of the switch is sampled at intervals of 0.25 seconds which is the interrupt processing rate by the subroutine, and even if the same switch is continuously pressed or chattering of the switch occurs, the switch operation is judged once and the control unit judges. Prevent malfunction.

FIG. 9 (a) shows an example of the flow of the test processing A in FIG. 8 (a). When the processing is started, the operation of various timers used in the program, the sound on the display unit, or the The melody generation operation is automatically checked to detect abnormalities in the operation status of the entire circuit.

When the processing is started (step 120), the amplification device 5
After activating 9 (step 121), a 20 second timer is started (step 122). Next, the words specified by the numbers 3 and 12 are output from the voice generator 57 at intervals of 1 second (steps 123 to 126), and then the melody numbers 1 and 6 are output to the melody generator 58.
To output (steps 127 to 131). However, each melody does not output the entire tune, and when 3 seconds have passed from the start, gives a STOP signal to the melody generator 58 to forcibly stop (steps 132 to 13).
4). Further, in Step 135, it is judged that the 20-second timer has timed out, and the first word is output (Step 13
6) After that, the amplifier 59 is stopped (step 137)
Then, the test process ends (step 138).

FIG. 9 (b) shows a flow of the alarm processing B when the alarm request data is set in the alarm area due to the reservation time and the current time being coincident with each other in the interrupt subroutine in FIG. 8 (b). . When the processing is started (step 140), 2 is executed in step 141.
If it is determined that the second or 5 second timer is already operating, wait for the timer to time out, and after a certain interval is provided between the timer and the preceding process, clear the switch area (step 142). The input from the switch unit 61 can be accepted, the word selection and the alarm end flag are cleared (step 143), and the power of the amplification device 59 is turned on (step 144) to complete the preparation for the alarm processing, and the following steps are performed. 145-1
The process moves to the alarm display cycle indicated by 67.

In step 145, first, the number of times the alarm is repeated is set corresponding to the alarm content to be displayed. In this embodiment, a light and short chime sound is produced in step 146, a voice consisting of a series of words corresponding to the notification content is provided in step 151, and a known melody arranged for a predetermined time is arranged in step 159. Sequentially pronounce each and step 147.1 between each pronunciation
2 by activating the 2 second timer at 52.163
One display cycle has a time interval of seconds. Then, for the wake-up call with the selected word "Good morning" and the good-night call with "Good night", the above cycle was repeated 3 times, and when the other words were selected, the display cycle was executed only once. After that, the process goes out of the alarm display cycle in step 165 and goes to step 168. If it is determined in step 155 that the reserved code has the code number 1 or 2 of "Good morning" or "Good night", the melody corresponding to the word is selected in step 158, but in the case of other words. , Step 156
And 157, the value of the melody counter is sequentially shifted so that the tune is changed every alarm processing.

Furthermore, when there is no sound for 2 seconds between each pronunciation (steps 149 and 15
4.167) and when the melody is pronounced (step 161)
As long as the signal input by pressing the operation switch 13 projecting to the front of the character doll 3 is accepted, even if it is in the middle of the alarm display cycle, the process exits from the cycle and moves to step 168, even if the melody is being sounded. In step 168 to step 172, the START signal applied to the melody generator 58 is stopped, and at the same time, the STOP signal is sent to forcefully stop the melody being displayed.

When the display cycle is completed as described above, first, the timer for 5 seconds is started (step 173), the switch area is cleared (step 174), and the switch input can be accepted. Further, in step 175, the alarm display cycle is executed. The head address of the reserved contents saved is saved, and the number of alarm request data is set to -1 in step 176.
After that, in step 177, it is judged whether or not the requested data remains in the alarm area. This judgment is Y
If it is ES, it is understood that all the alarms that need to be processed at this moment have been processed, so the amplification device 59 is stopped (step 178), the alarm end flag is set (step 179), and a further 3 minute timer is set. By starting (step 180) and clearing the switch area (step 181), the cancellation of the reservation can be accepted and the alarm processing B is ended (step 182).

If the determination in step 177 is conversely NO, it can be known that a plurality of reservations have been made for the same time, or there are other reservations that have timed up during the alarm processing.
At step 183, the alarm request data is shifted by one stage and the next data is taken out. In this embodiment, the input of the cancel switch is accepted until the 5-second timer started in step 173 expires in step 189 without immediately processing the retrieved data (step 18).
4) When the cancel switch is turned on, the reservation of the executed alarm saved in step 175 is cleared (step 185), the reservation is canceled, and then the melody of the processing success image is output (step 186). The area is cleared (step 187) and the 2-second timer is started (step 188) and then step 18
A time interval of 2 seconds is compulsorily set after the melody 6 is output. If it is determined in step 189 that the timer for 2 seconds or 5 seconds has expired, step 19
After clearing the switch area with 0, step 1 again
Returning to 45, the alarm display cycle for the next alarm is executed.

FIG. 9 (c) shows the flow of the word selection process C in FIG. 8 (a), and when the process starts (step 191), the transistor switch 66 is controlled by the controller 56 in step 192.
After sending the ON signal from the device to activate the amplifier 59,
In step 193, it is determined whether the word selection switch is turned on while the 20-second timer is counting. If this determination is YES, it is determined that the word selection switch has already been turned on within 20 seconds and the word selection processing C has been performed, and the display of the next word is requested.
After advancing the number of the word selection code by 1 (step 194), the 20-second timer and flag are set (step 19).
5) Then, other processing commands such as reservation and cancellation are accepted, and a word output request is issued to the voice generator 57 (step 196) to output the word specified by the word selection code number. Let After that, the operation of the amplifying device 59 is stopped (step 197) and the switch area is further cleared (step 198) so that the next switch pressing operation can be accepted (step 199).

FIG. 9 (d) shows the flow of the reservation process D in FIG. 8 (a). When the reservation process starts (step 200), first, at step 201, it is judged if the 20-second timer is counting. If the determination is NO,
Immediately, the switch area is cleared (step 208) and the reservation processing is not performed, and the process ends (step 209). However, if the determination in step 201 is YES, it is determined that the word to be processed next is voluntarily selected by pressing the word selection switch and performing the word selection processing C described above, and the processing proceeds to the following reservation processing. .

First, after resetting the counting timer for 20 seconds and the flag in step 202, the amplifying device 59 is operated (step 203), and it is further checked whether or not the reserved area is empty (step 204). Step 20
If it is judged in the judgment 5 that there is no empty area in the reserved area, the reservation exceeding the regulation has already been made and further reservation cannot be made. Therefore, the melody of the unsuccessful image is outputted from the melody generator 58 (step 206). ) After
The amplification device 59 is stopped (step 207) and the process ends.

On the other hand, if the determination in step 205 is YES, interrupts are prohibited between steps 210 and 212 and the current time and week number are fetched (step 21).
1) Then, the time and week number are set in the reservation area (step 213). The current time and the week number may correspond to the Japanese standard time, but in the present embodiment, the time when the battery 20 is set is used as a reference, and each day thereafter is in a minute unit from 0 to 1439. In addition to the current time, the day of the week is specified and displayed by associating each day of the week from the reference time with the week number from 1 to 7.

According to the present invention, in step 214, it is determined whether or not the word selected prior to the reservation process is a special word representing "start" such as "beginning", and the reservation time is set according to the result. It is characterized by correction. That is, if the above determination is NO, the process directly proceeds to the next step 216.
If YES, the reservation time set in the reservation area in step 215 is forcibly moved back for 5 minutes and reset, so that the television program or the like does not actually start during the alarm processing in which the timer operates. It will be possible to notify you five minutes in advance so that you can fully prepare for recording programs.

Next, at step 216, it is determined whether or not the reservation content is a reservation content to be made every day such as a wake-up call, that is, FIG. 8 (a).
It is judged from the contents of the switch area whether the weekly switch is turned on in step 86 or the daily switch is turned on in step 87. If the judgment is YES, the week number set in step 213 is set to 0 and the reservation is made every day. Is displayed (step 217). Further, in step 218, the code number corresponding to the word displayed in the word selection process shown in FIG. 9 (c) is set in the reserved area and one group of reservations is completed. The melody output request is issued (step 219) to inform the operator that the reservation has been made normally. After that, the power supply to the amplifier 59 is stopped (step 220), the switch area is cleared (step 221), and a series of reservation processing is ended (step 2).
22).

FIG. 9 (e) shows the flow of the cancellation processing E in FIG. 8 (a), and the processing is started (step 23).
0), the drive voltage is first applied to the amplifying device 59 to operate it (step 231), and it is further determined in step 232 whether the 3 minute timer is counting. The three-minute timer is set at the end of the alarm process B, and if the determination is YES, it is understood that it is within three minutes from the end of the alarm process B. Therefore, in such a case, after moving to step 233 and resetting the three-minute timer and the flag (step 233), the execution address at the time of alarm processing saved in step 175 of FIG. 9B is taken in ( Step 234),
Further, the reserved area corresponding to the execution address is cleared (step 235), and the reserved content after the alarm processing is erased.

On the other hand, if the determination in step 232 is NO and the cancel switch is pressed regardless of the alarm processing, it is further determined in step 236 whether the 20-second timer is counting. The 20-second timer is set only when a predetermined word is selected in the word selection processing in step 195 of FIG. 9 (c), and if the determination in step 236 is NO, it is determined as an erroneous operation and amplification is performed. Although the device 59 is stopped and terminated (step 239), if the determination is YES, it can be determined that the canceling process is positively desired, so the process proceeds to the following step 240 to perform the canceling operation.

First, in step 240, after resetting the 20-second timer and flag to return to the initial state, the OK flag for discriminating and displaying whether or not the processing is successful is reset (step 241). Next, in step 242, the leading address in the reserved area is set, and it is determined in step 2 whether or not it matches the word selected in the word selection processing prior to the cancellation processing.
Done at 43. If the determination is NO, the process proceeds to step 246 to set the address of the next reserved area,
The judgment in step 243 is continued until the entire reserved area is checked in step 247. If the judgment in step 243 is YES, the reserved area is cleared (step 244) and the OK flag is set (step 245). By sequentially performing the cancellation process by using the same word, all the contents reserved by the same word are deleted.

Next, in step 248, it is determined whether or not the OK flag is 1, and if the determination is YES, it is determined in step 244 that at least one reservation cancellation has been executed.
In step 250, the melody of the successful image is output from the melody generator 58. On the contrary, if NO, it is determined that the corresponding reservation was not found and the reservation was not canceled at all. Therefore, the melody of the unsuccessful image is output. Is requested to the melody generator (step 249). Then, a 2-second timer is started to set a time interval between the next display operation (step 251), the amplification device 59 is stopped (step 252), and the switch area is cleared (step 253). The cancellation process E ends (step 254).

FIG. 9 (f) shows the flow of the play process F in FIG. 8 (a), except when the operation switch 13 of the timer unit 2 is pressed during a specific period during alarm processing. The process is started, and a melody or a word can be randomly output in association with the pressing operation of the operation switch 13. That is, the process starts (step 260)
Then, the amplification device 59 is started (step 261) and then the current time is taken in (step 262). Here, in the data table, data such as chord numbers for specifying the melody and words to be output or the display contents are randomly set in advance, and step 262 is performed.
The address in the data table is calculated in step 263 using the numerical value of the current time obtained in step 263, and the data in the data table is extracted from the address (step 264).
If it is determined in step 265 that the extracted data is a word, an output request is issued to the voice generating device 57 (step 2
66) If it is a melody, an output request is issued to the melody generator 58 (step 267), then the energization of the amplifier 59 is stopped (step 268), the switch area is cleared (step 269), and the process is ended. (Step 270). The sound is continuously generated every time the operation switch 13 is pressed, and the display content is randomly selected from a plurality of reserved words or melody groups, which is surprising. The acoustic display is made by combining the words or the melody.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, since the set reservation time is automatically shifted by a predetermined time to make a correction reservation, a wide variety of alarm processing such as advance notice or overtime notification can be performed.

Further, only when the content to be processed by the display device 60 is a word that means “start”, by making the reservation correction go back several minutes, normally, accurate alarm processing is performed. However, it has an advantage of being able to appropriately deal with a program requiring a preparation period such as a program recording.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the outline of the present invention. 2 to 5 show an example of a timer device embodying the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the entire assembled state, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the assembled state of the timer unit. 4 is a bottom view of the timer unit, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 6 and 7 show an example of an electric circuit, FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an outline of the whole, and FIG. 7 is a concrete electric circuit diagram of FIG. 8 and 9 are flow charts for explaining the procedure of controlling the electric circuit. FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b) show the overall flow, and FIGS. 9 (a) to 9 (f) show The flow of individual functions is shown. 2 ... Timer unit, 3 ... Doll, 13 ... Operation switch, 34 ... Setting switch, 56 ... Control unit, 57 ... Voice generating device, 58 ... Melody generating device, 59 ... Amplifying device, 60 …… Display section.

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Hiroaki Ito 4680 Ikata, Hachijo-machi, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture Kyushu Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. (56) Reference JP 57-96287 (JP, A) JP 58- 9087 (JP, A) JP 53-66263 (JP, A) JP 55-55065 (JP, A) Actually opened 60-31692 (JP, U)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A reservation setting means capable of setting a reservation time, a processing content setting means capable of setting a processing content to be executed at the reservation time, and a reservation time set by the reservation setting means for a predetermined time. A time correction means that can shift the correction time to form a correction time; a storage means that can store a plurality of sets with the correction time and the processing content as one set; and a correction time stored in the storage means. The means for comparing the current time and the means for executing the corresponding processing content when the comparison means determines that the times match, the time adjustment means described above makes the reservation time corresponding to the selected processing content. A timer device characterized by making corrections. 2. The above-mentioned executing means emits a series of different words corresponding to an input signal for specifying the processing content, and the time adjusting means is the processing content selected by the processing content setting means. The timer device according to claim 1, wherein, in the case of a series of words that mean “start”, a correction time that is a few minutes past the reservation time is formed.