JPH08313656A - Timer of non-periodical notice recording set type - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reproduce the content recorded arbitrarily in user's own voice at a predetermined selected time by providing a set knob and an operating switch capable of controlling the time and recording or reproducing. CONSTITUTION: A notice time set knob 7a is operated, and the hand position of a notice time indicating hand 6b is matched, for example, to a selected time designated to wake up. At the time of recording in an arbitrary voice, a mother records, for example, 'it is time' toward a microphone 2 in the state that a recording switch 8a is pressed, and when the switch 8a is released, the recording is finished. When it becomes the selected time, a reproduced state is started, and the recorded content is sounded from a speaker 4 together with the time notice. That is, the mother's voice is continued 'it is time, it is time' repeatedly reproduced without pause time. When the top of a reproduction release/stop switch 8c is pressed down, the reproducing is stopped. The volume at the time of reproducing can be altered by operating a volume set control 7b.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a timepiece device for notifying stored contents at a preselected time, and more particularly to a timepiece device for reproducing and announcing recorded contents at a selected time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for notifying a selected time by voice, for example, a technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 50-18070, which reproduces a message recorded on a magnetic tape at a scheduled time (hereinafter referred to as "previous example") 1), Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-59552
BGM at the scheduled time on the tape for time management described in the publication
For playing back recorded contents on a tape
In Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-104188, the time is notified by voice even while listening to music (hereinafter referred to as precedent 3), or the time is notified by artificial voice of a product on the market. Digital timepieces (hereinafter referred to as precedent 4) and the like are known.

In the first to third examples, the memory carrier is a magnetic tape, and if a magnetic tape having a recording time suitable for the recorded content is selected, any voice can be transmitted for a long time.
There is a merit that it can be regenerated. In the prior example 4, since the arbitrary time is announced by voice at any time, there is the convenience of not having to look at the dial with the hour hand. by the way,
Rather than being told with a dull artificial voice at a given time, for example, "It's 7:30," it would be better if the voice of a familiar person or a familiar person made sense, for example, "It's time." Receive warmth. Therefore, the clock device repeatedly plays back "Time is" at the wake-up time with the mother's voice to the child at an arbitrarily selected time, and a better notification effect is obtained than listening to the same content with artificial voice. To be

[0004]

If the magnetic tape technology shown in the first to third examples is used to obtain the above-mentioned reproduction effect by the recording system at any time, the technology occurs depending on the length of the notification content. Needs to be solved. This will be explained with reference to FIG. 4. When the tape length of the recordable time Tr is selected according to the longest recordable time and mounted, and when recording / reproducing the short recording content r of the magnetic tape. This is a problem that arises. That is, as shown in (A) of the figure, when the short recording content r for this time is overwritten on the magnetic tape on which the previous recording content [r] is recorded, the "[r] An operation to erase the "remaining part" is required during recording. Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, in order to repeat the reproduction operation s when the magnetic tape on which the recording content r is recorded is reproduced after the erasing operation, the end portion from the recording end position is recorded. There is a problem in that there is a pause time in the reproducible time Ts because the rewinding start end is repeated and the reproduction is repeated. On the other hand, in the technique of the prior example 4, since the one recorded in the ROM in the factory in advance is reproduced at any time, or each time, it is artificially synthesized to announce the synthesized voice. I can't record or play back using my voice. The present invention intends to solve the problem of the conventional time device with a recording / playback operation by changing to a device familiar to people by enabling recording at any time, and shortening the time recording time to be combined before and after the time notification. It is an object of the present invention to provide an occasional recording / recording type time device capable of repeatedly reproducing a recorded content regardless of time and continuously reproducing at a required selected time without any pause time during the reproduction. .

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided an occasional information recording / setting type timepiece device in which a recording / reproducing control circuit includes a microphone,
A speaker connected via an amplifier, an audio memory circuit that digitizes and stores audio signals, and a clock drive unit are attached and linked together, and settings that enable time control and recording / playback operations of arbitrary audio The present invention is characterized in that a knob and an operation switch are provided to drive a recording / playback control circuit for notifying time and notifying storage contents at a preselected time.

Further, according to the present invention, the recording / reproducing control circuit stores an arbitrary voice recorded at any time in a semiconductor memory device including a RAM capable of writing and erasing and controls it, thereby instantaneously repeating the stored contents during reproduction. It is configured to be reproducible.

Further, according to the present invention, a notification time setting knob is provided as a setting knob, a recording operation switch is provided as an operation switch, a voice changing switch capable of changing a sampling frequency for digitizing a voice signal, and a stored content at an arbitrary time. A monitor switch for reproducing data, and a recording / playback control circuit additionally equipped with a ROM for performing a timely reproduction operation to reproduce the recorded contents stored in advance in the ROM.
An AM / ROM changeover switch is selectively attached and configured.

[0008]

Since the voice is digitized and stored, and its control is linked with the timepiece driving unit and the recording can be performed at any time, no pause time occurs when the recorded contents are reproduced. Further, since the time announcement by the artificial voice and the reproduction operation of the recorded contents at any time are combined, it is not necessary to visually check the time display board. Further, by appropriately changing the sampling frequency at the time of recording and at the time of reproduction, fast-forward and slow-forward reproduction can be performed, and the sound quality at the time of reproduction can be changed. Also check the recorded contents at a time other than the selected time, or make a R
The recorded content such as BGM music stored in the OM can be played back selectively or in combination with the voice of the arbitrary recording.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A random information recording setting type timepiece device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a device configuration of one embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG.
1A is a front view, FIG. 3B is a rear view, FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a recording and reproducing state of the present invention, and FIG. Time chart,
(B) is a time chart during reproduction. As shown in FIG. 1, a recording / playback control circuit 1 is connected to a voice memory circuit 5 having a built-in RAM 5a and a recording microphone 2, and an amplifier 3 is connected.
To the speaker 4 via. Further, the recording / reproducing control circuit 1 is connected to a timepiece driving unit 6 provided with a notification time setting knob 7a for time adjustment, and a power source 10 is connected to and linked to each of them. Here, the RAM 5a represents a semiconductor memory device capable of writing and erasing, and instead of this, a writable and erasable ROM may be used. The ROM 5b built in the voice memory circuit 5 is
Turn off the playback release / stop switch 8c at a fixed time or as described later.
When the N operation is performed, the stored content that enables the reproduction notification of the time by the artificial voice is input. The timepiece drive unit 6 has a built-in switch that is turned on at a set time, and has an hour hand 6a and a notification time display hand 6b described later.
When they overlap with each other, they are turned on and the resulting signal is transmitted to the recording / playback control circuit 1.

The recording / reproducing control circuit 1 is provided with a plurality of setting knobs and operation switches for controlling time setting and recording / reproducing operation. That is, a recording operation switch 8 that internally includes a return spring and presses to start and end recording
In addition, a voice change switch 8d for changing the sampling frequency for reproduction, a volume setting volume 7b for adjusting the volume during reproduction, a monitor switch 8b for reproducing recorded contents in a timely manner, and a reproduction state are set. A reproduction cancel / stop switch 8c or the like for stopping a certain operation is selectively or all provided. Voice switch 8d mentioned above
Is a switch that switches the sampling frequency during recording and playback, and this switching performs fast-forwarding or slow-forwarding of the recorded content, and as a result changes the sound quality during playback. Two sampling frequencies are selected in advance from a plurality of sampling frequencies of, for example, 5.3 kHz to 16 kHz provided in the control circuit 1 and wired to the voice changing switch 8d.
The voice switch 8d shown in (B) is pushed up or down to be turned on. A voice memory circuit 5'having a ROM 5b 'shown by a dotted line in the figure is detachable from the board of the recording / playback control circuit 1, and when mounted on the board, it is also shown by a dotted line in the figure. The RAM / ROM changeover switch 9 is operable. The ROMs 5b and 5b 'are semiconductor memories that cannot be written and erased at any time.

As shown in FIG. 2, a time graduation plate having a pair of hour hands 6a and a notification time display hand 6b rotatably arranged on the front surface shown in FIG. . A reproduction cancel / stop switch 8c is provided on the upper surface of the volume setting volume 7b, which is rotatable in the left-right direction. To arrange. Further, other setting knobs and operation switches are provided on the rear surface shown in FIG. That is, the recording operation switch 8a and the monitor switch 8b are provided on the upper portion of the rear surface, and the hour hand adjusting knob 6c and the notification time setting knob 7a which are rotatable in the R direction or the R'direction shown in the figure are provided above and below the central portion of the rear surface. Install in parallel.
Further, the microphone 2 and the voice change switch 8d are arranged side by side at the upper and lower positions near the one side surface portion of the back surface, and the battery-powered power source 10 covered by a detachable lid is provided inside the device on the other side surface portion. And constitutes the timepiece device 11 of the present invention. The same figure (B)
The two-dot chain line shown below the recording operation switch 8a on the back side of FIG.
It is a circuit board assembled with. Although one notification time display hand 6b is provided in FIG. 2, a plurality of notification time hands 6b are provided, and the semiconductor memory device is electrically divided into a plurality of parts so that different sounds can be stored in each of them to perform a multi-scan operation. By providing such an arrangement, a plurality of appropriate recording contents corresponding to a plurality of selected times may be reproduced.

When a recording / reproducing operation is performed with the above-described structure, a recording / reproducing state can be obtained as shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG.
As for the net recording content r stored in the voice memory RAM 5a having, the recording content [r] of the previous time is instantly erased, and only the recording content r of this time exists, and at the time of reproduction shown in FIG. From the start of reproduction to the stop of reproduction, the recorded content r is continuously reproduced as the reproduced content s as it is without any pause time. The content of the recording set at the set time is reproduced before or after the time notification by the artificial voice, and is reproduced in the RAM 5a and the ROM at the time of manufacturing.
5b and the process performed on the voice memory circuit 5 determine the reproduction condition for one time notification and several times of repeated reproduction of the recorded contents or the same number of times of the time notification.

Next, the operation of the present invention and its operation will be described with reference to FIGS. After performing the ON operation by mounting the battery power source 10, the hour hand setting knob 6c is rotated in the R or R'direction to perform the same current time setting operation as in the conventional method. By operating the notification time setting knob 7a, for example, the needle position of the notification time display hand 6b is adjusted to the selected time at which the user wants to wake up. When performing recording operation of arbitrary voice,
When the recording operation switch 8a having a return spring installed therein is pressed down, the mother records "Maybe it's time" toward the microphone 2, and when the recording operation switch 8a is released, the recording operation is ended by turning it off.

At the selected time, the reproduction state is entered, and the recording contents start to be output from the speaker 4 together with the time notification. That is, the above-mentioned mother's voice continues without repeating the rest time, and repeats and reproduces "It's time. It's time ...". When the top of the reproduction cancel / stop switch 8c is pushed down, the reproduction operation is stopped. The volume during playback is the volume setting volume 7
It can be changed by operating b. The recorded contents stored in the voice memory circuit 5 can be reproduced at any time when the monitor-switch 8b is pushed down, regardless of the position of the notification time display hand 6b.

When the voice memory circuit 5'having a built-in ROM 5b 'is mounted and used together with the voice memory circuit 5 capable of recording at any time, the RAM / ROM changeover switch 9 is turned on, for example, to the ROM reproducing side. By this ON operation, it is possible to reproduce the music or the squeal of the bird stored in advance in the ROM 5b 'and operate the alarm time setting. This reproduction may be repeated at regular time intervals, for example, one hour, two hours, and so on. Alternatively, the ROM 5b is removed from the voice memory circuit 5, and the ROM 5
It is also possible to combine the stored contents relating to the time notification of b in the ROM 5b 'and attach it in a detachable manner so that a reproduction operation can be performed in which the time notification is provided with an acoustic color. Although the above embodiments have been described by applying to an analog timepiece device having an analog dial, the present invention may be applied to a digital timepiece device.

[0016]

As described above, the time information recording / setting type timepiece device according to the present invention reproduces, at a preselected time, any recording content made by the voice of the user himself or a close person by the user's simple operation in addition to the time notification. However, since it can be played back without any pause time, the message is streamlined, the notification effect is improved compared to that by artificial voice, and it can be used for message messages by utilizing the monitor-switch. The toy element is added by the operation of the voice change switch, and various reproduction effects can be expected in combination with the contents of the ROM memory to be added, and the versatile function corresponding to the convenience of use can be exerted. The effect of making the device familiar and warm everyday equipment is great.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a device relating to an occasional notification recording setting type timepiece device of the present invention.

2A and 2B are views for explaining the entire apparatus showing one embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 2A is a front view and FIG. 2B is a rear view.

3A and 3B are views for explaining a recording and reproducing state in the present invention. FIG. 3A is a time chart during recording and FIG. 3B is a time chart during reproducing.

4A and 4B are views for explaining a recording and reproducing state in the prior art. FIG. 4A is a time chart during recording and FIG. 4B is a time chart during reproduction.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Recording / playback control circuit 2 Microphone 3 Amplifier 4 Speaker 5, 5'Voice memory circuit 5a RAM 5b, 5b 'ROM 6 Clock drive device 6a Hour hand 6b Notification time display hand 6c Hour hand adjustment knob 7a Notification time setting knob 7b Volume Setting volume 8a Recording operation switch 8b Monitor switch 8c Replay cancel / stop switch 8d Voice change switch 9 RAM / ROM selector switch 10 Power supply 11 Clock device R, R'Rotating direction r Recording content s Playing content Tr Recordable time Ts Playable time

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A recording / playback control circuit (1), a microphone (2), a speaker (4) connected via an amplifier (3), and an audio memory circuit (5) for storing an audio signal in a digitized manner. ) And a clock driving unit (6) are attached and linked, and a setting knob and an operation switch that enable time control and recording / playback operation of an arbitrary voice are provided to notify the time and stored contents at a preselected time. An occasional information recording setting type timepiece device characterized by driving a recording / reproducing control circuit (1) for notifying the user. 2. A recording / playback control circuit (1) stores an arbitrary voice recorded at any time in a semiconductor memory device including a RAM (5a) that enables writing and erasing, and controls it so that the stored content is instantaneously played back. The timely alarm recording setting type timepiece device according to claim 1, wherein the timepiece recording and setting device is configured to be repeatable and reproducible. 3. A notification time setting knob (7a) as a setting knob, and a recording operation switch (8) as an operation switch.
Voice switch (8d) that is provided with a) and that can change the sampling frequency by digitizing the audio signal
And a monitor switch (8b) capable of reproducing the stored contents at an arbitrary time, and a ROM (5b ') for reproducing at a proper time is additionally attached to the recording / reproducing control circuit (1) to preliminarily store the ROM.
RAM for reproducing the recorded contents stored in (5b ')
The time information recording setting type timepiece device according to claim 1, wherein a / ROM changeover switch (9) is selectively attached.