JPS6122306Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to an audio clock that outputs various time information audibly and that automatically controls the on/off of the time signal depending on the set time of the wake-up alarm. be.

Conventionally, the time signal function of this type of voice clock has only two modes: on and off, and when used as an alarm clock, it is necessary to turn off the time signal function each time before going to bed, which is extremely annoying. I had to. To deal with this, a sound clock has been proposed that is equipped with a device that detects the brightness of the surrounding area and automatically turns off the time signal function when a light or the like is turned off. However, although this voice clock may seem reasonable at first glance, in practical terms, just because the room is dark does not necessarily mean that you are asleep; on the contrary, there are times when you need an audio time signal function precisely because it is dark. However, it was not suitable for actual use.

This invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks, and takes into account the sleep time of the person and calculates backwards from the set time of the wake-up alarm and automatically turns off the time signal function for 8 hours before the set time, for example. This is what I did. According to the present invention, it is possible to create a voice clock that matches each individual's lifestyle. for example,
Even if you are watching TV or thinking in a darkened room, the time signal will continue to notify you until it is time for you to go to bed.

Additionally, if you have not set a wake-up alarm, you can also turn off the time signal function during specific hours (for example, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.) to cope with general usage and save energy. It will be very useful.

Note that it is appropriate that the automatic OFF control mode of the time signal function described above is used in conjunction with the conventional ON/OFF mode of the time signal function. That is, when the automatic off control mode is further set in the on mode of the time signal function, it is preferable that the automatic off function is executed.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The figure shows a block diagram of the main parts for executing the automatic off function.

In the embodiment, the time signal function usually sounds a chime and outputs a voice saying, "It's almost ○○ o'clock in the morning (or in the afternoon). Pop-up-up-poon." When used in the automatic off control mode, when the final time signal is issued at night, in addition to the normal time signal, a fire warning, door lock warning, alarm time for the next morning, and a good night comment are output by voice. For example, if you set your alarm clock to 6:30 a.m., the final time signal of the night will sound as follows:

(Chiaim) ``It's almost 10 p.m. ``Put pu tsu pu tsu poon.'' ``Is it okay to close the door before the fire?'' ``Wake up at 6:30 tomorrow.'' ``Good night.'' If you announce it like this, it is the final time signal. In addition to being able to help with fire prevention and crime prevention by warning of sources of fire and locking doors, users can also check the alarm time for the next morning.

At alarm time (Chai time) "It's ○○ o'clock ○○ minute of notification." etc., and a melody sounds.

In the figure, the current time is measured in clock circuit 1,
Counter 2 stores this current time. register 3
stores the alarm time, register 4 stores the time 8 hours before the alarm time, and register 5 stores the time 9 hours before the alarm time. Register 6 is a register for setting the time. When key 8 is pressed, the current time is sent to counter 2 via gate 9. When key 10 is pressed, the current time is sent to register 3 via gate 11. Alarm time is set. Then, when the key 10 is pressed, the subtraction control unit 12 operates to supply the register 4 with a time obtained by subtracting 8 hours from the alarm time, and supply the time obtained by subtracting 9 hours from the alarm time to the register 5.

The determination circuit 13 determines whether or not an alarm time is set. If the alarm time is not set, the alarm time will be 6 a.m. stored in advance in the register 14.
time information is sent to the subtraction control unit 1 via the gate 15.
2, and 10:00 p.m., which is eight hours before 6:00 a.m., is supplied to register 4, and 9:00 p.m., which is nine hours before, is supplied to register 5.

The speech synthesis circuit 16 generates words related to time signals and alarms, and the speech is outputted from a speaker 18 via an amplifier 17. A control signal _S3, which will be described later, is supplied to the amplifier 17, and when this signal _S3 is supplied, audio output is prohibited.
The time signal generator 19 is configured to generate a time signal.
That is, a signal _S1 for instructing audio output is generated every hour. The speech synthesis circuit 16 receives this signal.
In response to _S1 , voice synthesis processing for time signal notification is performed in accordance with the current time content _S2 from the counter 2.

The time coincidence detection unit 20 detects the current time content of the counter 2.
S ₂ and the time contents of registers 3, 4, and 5 respectively S ₄ ,
It detects the coincidence with S ₅ and S ₆ , and when it matches the time content S ₄ of register 3, the signal S ₇ is sent to register 4.
When it matches the time content S5 of the register ₅ , a signal _S8 is generated, and when it matches the time content _S6 of the register 5, a signal _S9 is generated. Signal S ₇ resets flip-flop 21, and signal S ₈ sets flip-flop 21. That is, the flip-flop 21 is set when the current time content _S2 and the time content _S5 of the register 4 match, and the current time content _S2 and the time content of the register 3 match.
Reset on match with _S4 . The set signal is used as the control signal _S3 for the amplifier 17 mentioned above, and audio output is prohibited while the flip-flop 21 is being set.

Flip-flop 22 is set by a signal _S9 which is generated on a match between the current time content _S2 and the time content _S6 of register 5, and is generated on a match between current time content _S2 and time content _S5 of register 4. It is reset by signal _S8 . The set signal _S10 from the flip-flop 22 is supplied to the speech synthesis circuit 16 for controlling the content of the speech output. Current time contents S ₂ and register 3
Similarly, the signal S ₇ outputted upon detection of coincidence with the time content S ₄ is sent to the speech synthesis circuit 1 in order to control the audio output content.
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Assuming that 6:30 a.m. is set in register 3 as the alarm clock time, 10:30 p.m. eight hours ago is stored in register 4 through the subtraction control unit 12, and 9:30 p.m. nine hours ago is stored in register 5. minutes are memorized. Alarm time from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Until the minute, normal time signal notification is performed using the time signal instruction signal S ₁ and the current time content S ₂ at that time.

When the current time content _S2 reaches a time nine hours before the alarm time, ie, 9:30 p.m., a signal _S9 is generated to set the flip-flop 22. When the flip-flop 22 receives the time signal instruction signal S ₁ while it is set, the set signal S ₁₀ causes the final time signal to be 10 p.m. (chime) ``It's almost 10 p.m. Boo Boo Boo Boo''. In addition to the usual time signal, it also outputs the following messages: ``Is it okay to close the door before the fire?'' ``Wake up at 6:30 tomorrow.'' ``Good night.'' 8 hours before the alarm time, that is, at 10:30 p.m., the flip-flop 22
is reset, setting flip-flop 21 at the same time. Set signal of flip-flop 21
_S3 is supplied to the amplifier 17 and prohibits further audio output (time signal notification).

When the alarm time arrives, the flip-flop 21 is reset, and a coincidence signal _S7 is supplied to the speech synthesis circuit 16, which outputs a voice saying "It's 6:30 p.m. to inform you" and a melody sounds.

If the alarm time is not stored in the register 3, the determination circuit 13 determines this, and stores 10:00 p.m., eight hours before 6:00 a.m., in the register 4, and stores 9:00 p.m., nine hours before, in the register 5. Flip-flop 21 is thereby set to prohibit audio output between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am. If you want to make a notification similar to the case where the alarm time is set as the final time signal, set the register 14 in advance with at least some time margin, for example, 6:10 a.m.
All you have to do is set the time, such as minutes.

In the above embodiment, the time signal prohibition period is set to 8 hours based on the average sleeping time of a person, but the period is not limited to this value and may be 7 hours, 9 hours, etc. Further, for example, the time setting key 7 can also be used to arbitrarily set the time signal prohibition period from the outside.

In this way, the present invention automatically turns off the time alarm for a predetermined period of time according to the set time of the wake-up alarm, so there is no need to change the mode each time before going to bed, and the time alarm disturbs a restful sleep. You can avoid it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a main part block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1...Clock circuit, 2...Current time counter, 3...
...Alarm time register, 4,5...register,
12...Subtraction control unit, 16...Speech synthesis circuit, 1
7...Amplifier, 18...Speaker, 20...Coincidence detection circuit, 21...Flip-flop.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] means for calculating and storing a time a predetermined time before an alarm time set in an audio clock equipped with an alarm notification function; and means for detecting a match between the current time and the time calculated and stored by the storage means. , a means for detecting coincidence between the current time and the set alarm time; a flip-flop means that is set or reset in response to each detection output of the two detection means; and a flip-flop means responsive to the set and reset outputs of the flip-flop means. and means for controlling the output of an audio time signal.