JPS624677B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a program timer device, which uses a program storage section that stores data necessary to start and stop a controlled device at a predetermined time corresponding to each day of the week. , when a certain day of the week is temporarily transferred to another specific day of the week and a program of a specific day of the week is executed on the temporary day of the week, the program data in the program storage section is not manipulated at all, the data to be programmed is reduced, and the program is easily executed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a program timer device that can be operated quickly.

To play a specific message, chime sound, music, etc. at a specific time in a place where many people gather, such as a school or office, the equipment used as the sound source, such as a tape recorder, electronic chime unit, or radio, is set at a set time. automatically starts based on
There is a device to stop it. The one-week program timer device used as this type of device can store various programs for each day of the week from Sunday to Saturday, and automatically outputs the above messages, chimes, music, etc. at the set time for each day of the week. Since it can broadcast for a predetermined period of time, it has been used in many fields in recent years.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an example of a conventional program timer device. In the figure, a clock pulse every second from a clock pulse generating section 1 is supplied to a scanning control section 2 to trigger it, and is also supplied to an internal clock section 3 to drive it. Here, the program storage unit 4 stores the second
Day of the week data 5a as shown in the figure, time data 5b for starting and stopping controlled devices, number (output system number) data 5c for controlled devices, and control method data 5d for starting or stopping these devices. As shown in FIG. 3, the program frames 5 each digitally coded and stored are
The configuration is such that the required number of addresses are stored in order, and each data 4 of address "1", each data 4 of address "2" 4 ₂ , . . .
are repeatedly output in chronological order, and the day of the week data 5
a, time data 5b are supplied to the day of the week and time comparison section 6, while output system number data 5c and control method data 5d are supplied to the output system control section 7.

On the other hand, digitally coded day data 5a' and time data 5b' similar to the program frame shown in FIG. 2 are extracted from the internal clock section 3 every second and supplied to the day of the week and time comparison section 6. Here, it is compared with the day of the week data 5a and time data 5b from the program storage section 4, and when they match, a coincidence signal is taken out and supplied to the output system control section 7. The biopower system control unit 7 latches the output system number data and control method data of the current address from the storage unit 4 based on the coincidence signal from the day of the week and time comparison unit 6, and performs the following according to the contents of these data. Signals are taken out from the output terminals ₈₁ to _8o to start and stop predetermined controlled devices such as tape recorders and electronic chain units at set times.

By the way, in addition to operating based on the actual calendar, institutions such as schools and companies may also set temporary holidays.
Also, in the actual calendar, there are holidays between Monday and Saturday (weekdays), so if there is a temporary holiday or holiday on a weekday, it is actually a weekday but it is not a Sunday or a holiday. Program data for holidays is required.
Furthermore, data for Sunday is not necessarily used for special holidays or holidays, and there may be cases where it is desired to use other arbitrary data.

When such a request is made, the conventional device shown in FIG. All data and control method data must be reprogrammed to Sunday data. Therefore, in this conventional device, the data at the corresponding address in the program storage unit 4 must be reprogrammed each time before and after holidays.
Depending on the programming method, the entire memory section 4 must be reprogrammed, which is cumbersome and time-consuming, and has drawbacks such as the risk of programming errors. It was hot.

The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks, and one embodiment thereof will be described below with reference to FIG. 4.

FIG. 4 shows a block system diagram of an embodiment of the program timer device according to the present invention.
Parts with the same functions as those in the figure are given the same numbers.
In the figure, reference numeral 9 denotes a substitute day of the week storage unit, which is configured to be able to store data on a plurality of days of the week from Sunday to Saturday. Similarly to 5a, digitally encoded Tuesday data and Wednesday data are set. Reference numeral 10 denotes a specific day of the week storage unit, which is configured to be able to store day of the week data for any one of the program storage units 4. For example, in the above example, if Tuesday and Wednesday are to be set as Sunday's program data, the second Digitally coded Sunday data is set in the same manner as the day of the week data 5a in the figure. These settings should be made on the weekend before the special holiday or the day before that.

Here, the day of the week data 5a' from the internal clock section 3 is supplied to the day of the week coincidence detection section 11 and the day of the week switching section 12, while the time data 5b' from the clock section 3 is supplied to the day of the week and time comparison section 13. . In the day of the week coincidence detection section 11, the day of the week data 5a' from the clock section 3 and the day of the week data from the substitute day of the week storage section 9 are compared, and when they do not match, a mismatch signal is taken out, while when they match ( That is, in the above example, first, a coincidence signal is extracted and supplied to the day of the week switching section 12 (Tuesday). The day of the week switching section 12 is supplied with the day of the week data 5a' from the clock section 3, the match or mismatch signal from the detection section 11, and the day of the week data for Sunday from the specific day of the week storage section 10, and when the signal from the detection section 11 does not match. When the signal is a coincidence signal (that is, Monday or Thursday to Sunday), the actual day of the week data from the clock section 3 is extracted as is, while when the signal from the detection section 11 is a coincidence signal (Tuesday), the actual day of the week data from the clock section 3 is taken out as is. The day of the week data of Sunday is retrieved from the storage unit 10 instead of the day of the week data of Tuesday.

Now, when a mismatch signal is extracted from the detection section 12 (that is, Monday or Thursday to Sunday), the time data from the clock section 3 and the day of the week data from the day of the week switching section 12 (substantially, the clock section 3 The actual day of the week data) is compared with the day of the week data and time data from the program storage unit 4, respectively.
Similar to the conventional device shown in FIG. The control method data is latched, and predetermined equipment is started or stopped at predetermined times on Mondays or Thursdays through Sundays according to these contents.

Next, when a matching signal is extracted from the detection section 12 (i.e., first Tuesday), the day of the week data of Sunday stored in the storage section 10 is supplied from the day of the week switching section 12 to the comparison section 13 as described above. As a result, the comparator 13 selects the day of the week Sunday from the program storage unit 4 which has been retrieved in chronological order based on the Sunday day data from the switching unit 12 and the scanning address signal from the scanning control unit 2. When the data match and the time data from the clock section 3 and the time data from the storage section 4 match, a match signal is taken out. As a result, the control unit 7 latches the output system number data and control method data of the address number corresponding to Sunday programmed in the storage unit 4, and outputs data from the output terminals ₈₁ to _8o according to the contents of these data. A predetermined signal is taken out, and, for example, an electronic chime unit normally used on weekdays is kept in a stopped state all day, or music that is not played on weekdays is played on the streets at a set time for use in advertising.

That is, by simply setting only the day of the week data in the storage units 9 and 10, each program data for Sunday from the storage unit 4 used in the usual calendar can be converted to Tuesday's data, even though it is actually Tuesday. The same program as on Sunday will be run instead.

Next, when Wednesday comes, the switching unit 12 again retrieves the day of the week data for Sunday from the storage unit 10 in the same way as above, and the program for Sunday is executed even though it is actually Wednesday. do.

Note that if you want to run a different program on Tuesday and Wednesday than the usual Sunday program, set data that is not normally used in the day of the week data 5a of the program storage section 4, and set predetermined data in other data at that address. While setting, storage unit 1
By storing the same data as the day of the week data in the storage unit 4 in 0, it is possible to run a different program on Tuesdays and Wednesdays than on Sundays.

As described above, the program timer device of the present invention sets a program corresponding to each day of the week in a week from Sunday to Saturday, and starts and stops a predetermined controlled device at a predetermined time on each day of the week. For example, if you want to use a storage means to operate a controlled device using the program data for Sunday as a special holiday on a certain day of the week, it is necessary to change the data to a storage means for each independently provided day of the week. By simply setting and storing data on any day of the week (for example, Tuesday and Wednesday) to be used, and setting and storing data on the day of the week (Sunday) to be substituted for Tuesday and Wednesday in the specific day storage means, A program for a program storage means that can automatically execute a program for a specific day of the week without any manipulation of the program data stored in the program storage means used corresponding to the day of the week, and that has a large amount of program data as in conventional devices. There is no need to reprogram the data for each address or for all addresses, and there is no need to reprogram the data for each address or for all addresses.
There is no need to program the control method data, and only the day of the week data needs to be programmed in the transfer day storage means and the specific day storage means, so it is easier and faster to operate than conventional devices. Also, it has the advantage that there is little possibility of programming errors.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block system diagram of an example of a conventional program timer device, FIGS. 2 and 3 are diagrams of program frames and program data in the program storage section of the conventional device and the device of the present invention, respectively. 1 is a block system diagram of an embodiment of a program timer device. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Clock pulse generation section, 2... Scanning control section, 3... Internal clock section, 4... Program storage section, 5a... Day of the week data, 5b... Time data, 5c
...Output system number data, 5d...Control method data,
7... Output system control unit, 8 ₁ to 8 _o ... Controlled equipment start and stop signal output terminal, 9... Substitution day storage unit,
10... Specific day of the week storage section, 11... Day of the week coincidence detection section,
12... Day of the week switching section, 13... Day of the week and time comparison section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Day of the week data corresponding to the days of the week from Sunday to Saturday, time data corresponding to the times at which the controlled device is to be started and stopped, system number data corresponding to the controlled device, and when to start the controlled device. a program storage means in which a plurality of control method data corresponding to a control method of stopping or stopping are stored for each address for each day of the week, and day of the week data, time data and oscillation that are sequentially retrieved from the program storage means in chronological order. The day of the week data and the time data from the clock section driven by clock pulses from the program storage means are compared, and when they match the day of the week data and time data stored in the program storage means, the predetermined controlled device is activated. In a program timer device having a comparison means that starts and stops on a predetermined day of the week and at a predetermined time, an arbitrary number of day of the week data corresponding to an arbitrary day of the week that needs to be changed among the days of the week from Sunday to Saturday is set. day data of any one of the day of the week data stored in the substitute day of the week storage means and the program storage means, which corresponds to the day of the week to be substituted for the day of the week set and stored in the substitute day of the week memory means; When the actual day of the week data from the clock unit and the substitute day data set and stored in the substitute day memory unit match, the actual day data from the clock unit is set and stored. Instead of the day of the week data, the day of the week data set and stored in the specific day of the week storage means is supplied to the comparing means, while the actual day of the week data from the clock section and the substitute day of the week stored in the substitute day of the week storage means are supplied. A program timer device comprising day of the week data detection and switching means which supplies the actual day of the week data from the clock section to the comparing means when the data do not match.