JPH0772790A - Speech generating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and securely generate a target speech without generating any speech other than the target speech by bringing sensors, fitted to respective positions of the fingers of one hand sectioned with the joints of the fingers, and transmission sources for different patterns, provided on the fingers of the other hand, into contact with each other and determining speech information. CONSTITUTION:Lines for reading signals out are connected by the positions sectioned by the joints of the fingers of the left hand and connected to a sensor signal read part. Further, the signal transmission sources which differ in frequency are connected to the right hand so that different signals are sent to the respective fingers. A signal detected by a contact sensor 5 of an input part 1 is changed by the sensor signal read part into a digital signal, which is sent to a comparison part 3. The comparator 8 of a comparison unit 3 compares information of the 'word' storage part 7 of a storage part 2 and information of an 'interval' information storage part 6 to determine a word, which is exchanged with a speech of an interval set by a speech exchange part 9 and an interval setting part 10, so that a speech generation part 11 generates the speech as a sound.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a voice generating device, and more particularly to a voice generating device for generating a voice by touching fingers of left and right hands.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a hand-operated voice generating device has been considered for the purpose of communicating with a person who does not know sign language, as a means for a mute person to convey his / her will to the other party.

In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-172297, as shown in FIG. 6, switches 6-1 to 6-3 are attached to the joints of the fingers.
, A different signal is generated according to the bending pattern of the finger, and as shown in FIG. 5, the signal passed from the sensor unit is converted into a digital signal by the converter, and then compared with the data in the coding dictionary by the encoder, and the corresponding There is disclosed a technique of transmitting the generated voice synthesis signal to a voice synthesis unit and generating a voice from a speaker.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above-mentioned voice generating device, the generated sound is set by the state of all the switches of each joint. For that reason, when uttering continuously,
If there is a hand shape different from the purpose during the operation, a voice different from the purpose is emitted.

Therefore, if it is attempted to accurately reproduce the shape of the hand that matches the target voice in order to avoid the danger, it takes time and it becomes difficult to have a smooth conversation. Further, since the pitch of the voice cannot be set by itself, there is a disadvantage that the conversation becomes unnatural.

An object of the present invention is to smoothly and smoothly produce a desired voice in a communication with a person who does not know the sign language of the utterance, without generating a voice different from the purpose. An object of the present invention is to provide a voice generating device capable of conversation.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a voice generating device capable of realizing a more natural conversation by changing the pitch of voice.

[0008]

A voice generator according to the present invention is a voice generator for generating a voice by a motion of a hand, and is attached to each part of a finger of one hand, which is divided by a joint of a finger. Means for contacting the sensor and the source of different pattern provided on the finger of the other hand to determine the voice information and outputting it as a detection signal, and a memory for storing the voice information corresponding to the detection signal. And a unit for comparing the detection signal with the voice information in the storage unit, and a unit for generating a voice in which the detection signal and the voice information in the storage unit match each other.

Another voice generating apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that, in addition to the above structure, it further comprises means for changing the pitch according to the contact portion of the sensor attached to the finger of the hand.

[0010]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the input unit 1 is provided with a contact sensor 5, and the storage unit 2 is provided with a “pitch” information storage unit 6 and a “word” information storage unit 7. Comparison part 3
Is composed of a comparator 8, and the voice generator 4 has a voice conversion unit 9, a pitch setting unit 10, and a voice generation unit 11. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of the contact sensor 5 of the input unit 1 of FIG. 1, which is an example of a glove type input unit. Referring to FIG. 2, the contact area of the glove-type input section is in the left hand, in 14 places separated by each joint of each finger, from line A to line W,
Characters "n", "", "°", and "#" are assigned, and the palm is further divided into four parts g1 to g4. In the right hand, each finger is assigned 5 positions from A to O.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the relationship between the left-hand sensor and the signal source of the right hand. In the figure, a line for reading a signal is connected to each part separated by the joint of the finger of the left hand, and a sensor signal reading unit is connected. It is connected to 12. Also, on the right hand,
Signal sources 13 having different frequencies f1 to f5 are connected so as to send different signals to the respective fingers.

The operation of the present invention will be described below.

Referring to FIG. 3, f1 to each finger of the right hand
Different frequency signals of f5 are output. For example, when the “U step” of the right middle finger and the “Sa row” of the left middle finger are brought into contact with each other, the signal of the frequency f3 emitted from the “U step” of the right hand is detected in the signal line output from the “Sa row” of the left hand. It

At the same time, in each finger of the right hand shown in FIG. 3, the resistance value changes and the signal amplitude changes depending on the contact position so as to change the pitch. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the tip of the finger of the right hand can be continuously changed in a high range and the base can be continuously changed in a low range.

The detected signal is converted into a digital signal by the sensor signal reading section 12 and sent to the comparing section 3. Figure 1
As a result of the comparison between the information of the “word” information storage unit 7 and the information of the “pitch” information storage unit 6 of the storage unit 2 and the comparator 8 of the comparison unit 3 shown in FIG. Is confirmed, and is converted into a sound of the pitch set by the sound conversion unit 9 and the pitch setting unit 10 and is generated as a sound by the sound generation unit 11.

Similarly, a combination example of the contact portions of the right hand and the left hand for uttering the vowels A, I, U, E, O and the consonant K, K, K, K, K is shown in FIG. Shown in (a) and (b).

Note that "", "°" shown in FIG. 2 represent a dull sound and a semi-voiced sound, and "#" is a display for adding small letters such as "hya", "hyu", "hyo". Is.

To confirm these sounds, touch these displays with the right hand, and then touch the clear sound displays such as "A" and "M", and those information are registered in the "word" information storage unit 7. Have been generated and are capable of producing these sounds. Also, g1 to g4 of the palm are extra parts used when a new sound is desired to be created.

[0020]

According to the present invention, in communication with a person who does not know the sign language of the utterance, the desired voice can be easily and surely emitted without generating a voice different from the purpose. Moreover, there is an effect that a natural conversation can be realized by changing the pitch of the voice.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a contact portion of a glove type input unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a sensor provided on the left hand and a transmission source having a different pattern provided on the right hand.

FIG. 4 is an example showing a relationship between contact parts of left and right fingers and uttered words in the case of determining voice information.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a conventional voice generating device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram of a switch provided at a finger joint in a sensor unit of a conventional voice generation device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input Section 2 Storage Section 3 Comparison Section 4 Voice Generation Section 5 Contact Sensor 6 “Pitch” Information Storage Section 7 “Word” Information Storage Section 8 Comparator 9 Voice Conversion Section 10 Interval Setting Section 11 Voice Generation Section 12 Sensor Signal Reading Section 13 Signal source

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A voice generation device for generating a voice by a motion of a hand, which is provided in a finger attached to each part of a finger of one hand and separated from a joint of the finger. Means for contacting sound sources of different patterns with each other to determine the voice information and outputting it as a detection signal, a storage unit for storing voice information corresponding to the detection signal, and the detection signal and voice information of the storage unit And a means for generating a voice in which the detection signal and the voice information in the storage unit match each other. 2. The voice generator according to claim 1, further comprising means for changing a pitch depending on a contact portion of a sensor attached to a finger of a hand.