JPS60217432A - Audio response unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain report of details with respect to the work environment in a voice message by generating a faulty state warning message and its detailed report message of the work environment state and giving a voice output from a voice synthesizer. CONSTITUTION:An ambient environment detecting section 2 detects the surrounding environment and transmits it to a discriminating section 3. The discriminating section 3 makes discrimination based on a signal from an analysis section 4 and in case of a fault, a signal is fed to a faulty state warning message generating section 6, a warning message in response to the content of the fault is produced and fed to the voice synthesizer 7. When the operator desires to know the details of the work environment, an input device 1 inputs a detailed report request, which is fed to a detailed analyzer 4. The analyzer 4 analyzes an environment state signal transmitted at all times from the detecting section 2 and a detailed report message generating section 5 generates a detailed report message based on the result of analysis. A message transmitted to the voice synthesizer from the message generating sections 5, 6 is converted into a character string into the synthesized voice and the voice is allowed to respond at a proper timing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a voice response device that reports status through voice messages.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems] Most conventional voice response devices send simple messages and have a limited number of message types, such as voice clocks that notify the time by voice. Met. In other words, the current status was reported using a limited number of simple messages.

For this reason, even if the operator wants to know the details of the status or changes in the status over time, it is difficult to obtain a satisfactory report.

For this reason, it was difficult to accurately grasp the cropping environment and take appropriate measures accordingly, making it impossible to proceed with the work efficiently.

As described above, the conventional voice response device does not generate a detailed message based on the operator's report request and respond by voice, so there is a problem that the operator cannot fully grasp the working environment.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention is a voice response device that allows details about the work environment to be reported by voice message.

[Overview of the invention] The present invention detects the working environment, determines whether the environmental state is normal or abnormal, generates an abnormal state notification message when an abnormality occurs, and also receives detailed information about the environmental state from the operator. When a report request is input, this is a voice response device that generates a message reporting details of the environmental state according to the IL, and outputs the above two types of messages in voice using a voice synthesizer.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, the situation at the work site can be appropriately grasped, and appropriate countermeasures can thereby be taken, and work efficiency can be improved.

In addition, abnormalities at the work site can be immediately checked, and preventive measures can be taken before a crisis situation occurs, which is of course useful for preventing danger.

[Embodiments of the Invention] One embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. The surrounding environment detection section 2&''i detects the surrounding environment during work, such as temperature, pressure, illuminance, or -carbon oxide concentration, and sends a signal to the environmental state determination section 3.

The environmental state determining section 3 determines whether the current state is normal based on the signal sent from the above-mentioned surrounding environment detecting section 4, and if it is abnormal, it sends an abnormal state warning message generating section. Send a signal to 6.

The abnormal state warning message generating section 6 is connected to the environmental state determining section 3.
An abnormal state warning message is generated according to the content of the abnormality sent from @ and sent to the speech synthesizer 7.

Next, when the operator wants to know the details of the work environment, he inputs a detailed report request using the input device 1 such as a keypad. For example, the input method is to input report items, report requirements, etc. using keys, and a report is requested not only when the work environment is in an abnormal state but also in a normal state. The input device 1 sends a report request signal from the operator to the detailed environment analysis device 4 . Detailed environmental analysis device 46″lt,
A signal indicating the environmental condition constantly sent from the surrounding environment detection unit 2 is analyzed. The detailed report message generation unit 5 generates a detailed report message based on the analysis results.

- For example, when an operator makes a query such as "-How many degrees higher is the carbon oxide concentration than normal?", a report message "10% higher" is generated. In this case, the detailed analysis of the environmental state is performed not only on signals indicating the current environmental state but also on past signals. e and generate detailed report messages accordingly.

For example, when an operator requests a detailed report, the input device 1
When the detailed report message generation unit 5 makes the inquiry [Since when did the temperature change?], the detailed report message generating unit 5 generates the detailed report message [20 minutes ago] using the past temperature signal h[1000]. Create a message such as "Sales".

The message sent from the detailed report message generator 5 and the abnormal condition warning message generator 6 to the speech synthesizer 7 is a character string, and the speech synthesizer 7 converts the character string into a phoneme sequence and prosody information.

This is further converted into voice parameters, and the voice parameters drive a synthesis filter to generate synthesized voice.

As described above, with this device, the details of the work environment M11 can be set to meet the safe requirements for eight important items, and voice responses (and therefore reports) can be made at appropriate timing, which significantly improves work efficiency. Not only is this possible, but it also makes it possible to take action before a dangerous situation occurs, which has a great effect on ensuring work safety.

In the present invention, input from the operator can be made not only by manual input using keys but also by voice, and various other modifications are possible.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Input device 2... Surrounding environment detection part 3... Environmental state determination part 4... Detailed environment analysis device 5... Detailed report message generation part 6... Abnormal condition warning message generation part 7 ...Speech synthesizer

Claims (1)

[Claims] A device that detects the surrounding environment at a work site, a device that analyzes the detected data and determines whether the environmental condition is normal or abnormal, and generates a message to notify the result of the determination. The apparatus includes a device, a device that generates a message informing the details of the environmental condition in response to a request for a report on the details of the monitoring condition based on an input from an operator using keys, etc., and a voice synthesizer that outputs the message as voice. A voice response device featuring