JPH0766270B2 - Voice response device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a voice response device that outputs a voice with respect to input numeric data.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a conventional voice response device.
(3) is an amplifier, (4) is a speaker, (5) is control means, (5a) is a buffer circuit, (5b) is a memory circuit,
(6) is a voice synthesis LSI. In the figure, when the control means (5) inputs numerical data, the intonation of the numerical data is selected from the memory circuit (5b). The memory circuit (5b) stores a designation code for one type of intonation and a designation code for text for all stored numbers of intonation. Then, the designation code selected by the control means (5) from the memory circuit (5b) is set in the buffer circuit (5a) as shown in FIG. The designated code set in the buffer circuit (5a) is
It is sequentially input to the speech synthesis LSI (6). As shown in FIG. 7, the voice synthesis LSI (6) outputs a voice signal corresponding to a designated code. The output audio signal is amplified by the amplifier (3) and output as audio by the speaker (4).

Next, the operation will be described. For example, the control means inputs "I dial 1, 1, 7" as the input data. The control means (5) selects the designated code of the intonation for the numerical data "117".

As shown in FIG. 6, in step 14, the designated code for the numeral "1" is selected from the memory circuit (5b) and set in the buffer circuit (5a). Similarly, the number "1" and the number "7"
Also, the designated code is set in the buffer circuit (5a). When the end of the numerical data is confirmed in step 15,
At step 16, the designated code 40 for "dial" is set in the buffer circuit (5a). The set designation code is output to the voice synthesis LSI (6) to determine the voice signal for each designation code. Then, it is output to the amplifier (3) and is output as "11
Dial 7. ”

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

Since the conventional voice response device is configured as described above, when a continuous number is uttered by this device, the pronunciation of the same intonation continues. However, when the Japanese read the consecutive numbers, the first number changes to the upside and the second number changes to the downside, so the intonation changes alternately. Therefore, there is a problem that a continuous number uttered by a conventional voice response device sounds unnatural and causes human error.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to obtain a voice response device in which the intonation has a change in continuous numbers.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

A voice response device according to the present invention includes a memory circuit for storing a plurality of designation codes for designating voices having different intonations for one number, a counter for counting an input number data string, and a count of the counter. Based on the result, the judging means for judging whether the order of the numerical data forming the numerical data string is even or odd, and a plurality of designated codes stored in the memory circuit based on the judgment result of the judging means. It is provided with a control means for changing the intonation for each numerical data by selecting either of them, and a voice generation means for outputting a voice corresponding to the numerical data string based on the output of the control means.

[Operation] In the present invention, the counter counts the inputted numerical data sequence, the judging means judges whether the order of each numerical data is even or odd, and the control means judges by the judging means. Intonation is changed for each numerical data based on the result.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
(1) is a control means, (1a) is a buffer circuit, (1b) is a memory circuit, (2) is a voice synthesis LSI, (3) an amplifier,
Reference numeral (4) is a speaker, and the voice synthesis LSI (2) and the speaker (4) constitute a voice generating means. This embodiment is the first
As is apparent from the figure, when the control means (1) inputs numerical data, the control means (1) selects the intonation of the numerical data from the memory circuit (1b). The memory circuit (1b) stores a plurality of numbers, and also stores two kinds of designation codes for one number, that is, a rising uptonation and a descending downtoning. The control means (1) outputs the designated code of the selected intonation to the voice synthesis LSI (2). When the voice synthesis LSI (2) receives the designated code, the voice signal corresponding to the designated code is output by the amplifier (3). The audio signal amplified by the amplifier (3) is output as audio by the speaker (4).

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an operation procedure of the control means (1), and FIG. 3 is a view showing a storage state of data stored inside the voice synthesis LSI (2). When the control means inputs, for example, "I dial 117" as the input data, the control means (1) selects the designation code of the intonation for the numerical data "117". In step 7 of FIG. 2, the number "1" initially input to the control means (1) is counted as the first input. Then, in step 8, it is judged whether the order input to the control means (1) is odd or even. The number "1" of the first input is an odd number, and in step 10, the designated code "21" of the uptoning intotoning of the number "1" is selected from the memory circuit (1b) to the buffer circuit (1a). Output. Then, in step 11, 1 is added to the current input order 1 and the input order 2 is counted. The numeral "1" having the second control means input order is an even number, and in step 9, the designated code "31" for the downtoning intotoning of the numeral "1" is selected from the memory circuit (1b) and the buffer circuit ( Output to 1a). Then, in step 11, 1 is added to the current input order 2 and the input order 3 is counted. Regarding the number "7" in the input order 3 to the control means (1), it is determined in step 8 whether the input order to the control means (1) is an even number. The number "7" of the input order 3 is an odd number, and in step 10, the designated code "27" of the uptoning intonation of the number "7" is selected from the memory circuit (1b) to the buffer circuit (1a). Output. Next, the end of the input numerical data is judged, and step 13 dials ".".
The designated code "40" in the sentence part of is output to the buffer circuit (1a). FIG. 4 shows the selected designation code "21",
It is a figure which shows the state which set "31", "27", "40" in the buffer circuit (1a). The designated code "21" set first is the first data, the designated code "31" set second is the second data, the designated code "27" set third is the third data, The designation code "21", which is the first data and has the fourth set designation code "40" as the fourth data, is the voice synthesis LSI.
When input to (2), this voice synthesis LSI (2) outputs to the amplifier (3) a voice signal having a rising intonation as a voice signal corresponding to the designated code "21". The audio signal amplified by the amplifier (3) is output as audio from the speaker (4). Similarly, the designated code “31” that is the second data, the designated code “27” that is the third data, and the designated code “40” that is the fourth data are sequentially output as voice from the speaker (4).

As described above, since the tone of "1,1,7" is changed, the voice "Dial 117" can be heard naturally.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, a memory circuit that stores, for each number, a plurality of designated codes that designate different intonation voices for one number, a counter that counts an input number data string, and the counter. Determining means for determining whether the order of the numerical data forming the numerical data string is even or odd based on the counting result of the number data, and a plurality of storage units stored in the memory circuit based on the determination result of the determining means. Since the control means for changing the intonation for each numerical data by selecting one of the designated codes and the voice generating means for outputting the voice corresponding to the numerical data string based on the output of the control means, the voice response device is provided. When you read a series of numbers, you can change the intonation alternately. As a result, continuous numbers can be naturally heard by the human ear, and the number of erroneous recognitions can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a voice response device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation procedure of the control means of the voice response device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a storage state of data stored inside a voice synthesis LSI of a voice response device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a storage state in the buffer circuit of the voice response device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a conventional voice response device. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation procedure of the control means of the conventional voice response device. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a storage state of data stored in a voice synthesis LSI of a conventional voice response device. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a storage state in a buffer circuit of a conventional voice response device. In the figure, (1) is a control circuit, (1b) is a memory circuit,
(2) is a voice synthesis LSI, (4) is a speaker,
(2) and (4) constitute a voice generating means. In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A memory circuit for storing a plurality of designation codes for designating voices having different intonations for one number for each number, a counter for counting an inputted number data string, and a counter based on a count result of the counter. Selection means for respectively determining whether the order of the numeric data forming the numeric data string is even or odd, and one of a plurality of designated codes stored in the memory circuit based on the determination result of the determination means is selected. By doing so, a voice response device comprising a control means for changing the intonation for each numerical data and a voice generating means for outputting a voice corresponding to the numerical data string based on the output of the control means.