JPS60237533A - Time informing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transmit a dial signal to a communication destination and to send a speech message by synthesizing the speech message for showing that it is time that a user specified through a speech synthesizing part. CONSTITUTION:A computer body 2 when receiving specification information on a time or telephone number starts a timer, and sends out a message showing that it is the set time to the speech synthesizing part and the telephone number of the communication destination to a communication control part 4 to control respective parts. The speech synthesizing part 3 synthesizes the speech of the message and sends it out to the communication part 4. The communication control part 4 sends a dial signal to a telephone set 5 on the basis of the telephone number to transmit the speech message to the user 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Technical Field of the Invention> The present invention relates to a time notification device that notifies the arrival of the "hour" by voice at a specified time.

<Background of the Invention> In recent years, a computer-based system has been proposed that automatically notifies a specific person of the arrival of a specified time at a specified time (publicly known document: [UNIXPROGλAMMl'S M
ANUALJ, published by the University of California) This system allows an operator to operate a terminal device and enter the time at which he or she wishes to be contacted in advance into a computer, and then a message will be displayed on the CRT display screen at the specified time to notify the arrival of that time. It is something that makes you According to this method, even if the operator is immersed in terminal operation, the CRT
The arrival of the designated time can be reliably recognized through the display screen. However, since this type of system uses a CRT as a time notification medium, it lacks versatility as a time notification system and has the disadvantage that its applications are extremely limited.

<Purpose of the Invention> The present invention provides an audio system that notifies the user of the arrival of the time through a telephone line at the time specified by the user.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a time notification device that solves the above problems at once.

<Configuration and Effects of the Invention> In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, when the time specified by the user arrives, the voice synthesis section synthesizes a voice message notifying the arrival of the time, and then the communication control section is activated. When activated, the system dialed and sent a voice message to the phone of the contact specified by the user.

According to the present invention, when a user inputs a time when he/she wishes to be contacted and a contact telephone number using a computer input device, the user is called by the computer via the telephone at the specified time and receives a message at that time. be able to. Therefore, in the case of the present invention, since a telephone is used as a time notification means, it is highly versatile and can be applied to various uses, and there is no restriction on the notification location, and the user can freely set the waiting location. etc., achieves the effect of achieving the purpose of the invention.

<Description of Embodiments> FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a computer system incorporating the apparatus of the present invention.

In the figure, an input device 1 is installed in, for example, a hotel guest room, and is used by a customer to input a time and a telephone number (in this case, a room number, etc.) at which the customer wishes to be contacted to the computer main body 2.

When the computer main body 2 receives the designation information of the time and telephone number, it starts a timer included in the computer main body 2, and when the timer times up due to the arrival of the set time, it sends a message to the speech synthesis section 3 notifying the arrival of the time. It also sends the message and the telephone number of the notification destination to the communication control section 4, thereby controlling the operations of each section. The speech synthesis section 3 generates the message into a human-understandable speech message by speech synthesis, and transmits the message to the communication control section 4.
Send to. The communication control section 4 transmits a voice message to the user 6 by dialing the telephone 5 based on the telephone number.

FIG. 2 shows the relationship between the guest's actions and the computer system's control actions when the device according to the invention is used, for example, as a wake-up call (alarm) device in an unmanned hotel.

First, in step 11, the user (guest) starts the procedure for requesting a wake-up call to the computer system using the input device 1 provided in the guest room, and in step 12, specifies the time and room number at which he/she wishes to receive the message. Complete the wake-up call service request procedure (Step 13)
.

On the other hand, after accepting the request in step 21, the computer main body 2 detects the telephone number of the guest room from the room number (step 22), and further sets a timer to the specified time (step 23). Then, when the time set by the timer has elapsed and the designated time arrives, the determination in step 24 becomes l'YES'', and in step 25, the voice synthesis section 3 synthesizes the voice message and transfers it to the communication control section 4. In the next step 26, the communication control unit 4 dials and transmits the message to the telephone 5 of the designated guest room.Guest 6
is woken up by the ringing sound and picks up the telephone receiver in step 14, and the determination in step 27 of "Is the call ITf?" is ``YES'', and the communication control unit 4 makes a call to the telephone 5.
For example, "Good morning. This is our wake-up call service. It's time to wake up."

Please wake up. ” (step 28). Thus, the guest knows that it is time to wake up by receiving this audio alarm service in step 15. Then, when the handset is put back in the next step 16, the determination of "Is the call completed?" in step 29 becomes //YES//, the voice message transmission operation is completed, and the entire request process is completed (step 30). .

Note that the calling by dial transmission continues until the guest wakes up with the ringing sound and picks up the phone (step 27), and the transmission of voice messages continues until the guest hangs up the phone after receiving the wake-up call (step 27). Step 29), thereby ensuring thorough alarm service.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a computer system implementing the device of the undiscovered invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the relationship between the user's actions and the control actions of the computer system. 1... Input device, 2... Computer main body, 3...
-Speech synthesis unit, 4...communication control unit, 5...telephone.

Claims (1)

[Claims] The computer system includes a computer system, and an input device for specifying a time and inputting a telephone number for notification to the computer system, and the computer system includes a voice synthesis unit for synthesizing a voice message to notify the arrival of the specified time. , comprising a communication control unit that transmits the voice message by dialing to a specified telephone at a specified time, and a computer main body that measures the passage of time and controls each operation of the voice synthesis unit and the communication control unit. A time notification device consisting of