JPS63231574A - Recognizing method for diagnozed result of apparatus function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To save the number of operators for inspection and to remove the generation of errors at the time of reading by outputting the function diagnozing result of an apparatus as a sound signal for a previously determined pattern, converting the sound signal into an electric signal through a microphone and recognizing the signal by a sound recognizing circuit. CONSTITUTION:An electronic apparatus 2 executes the function diagnosis of itself and outputs an electric signal of a pattern A or B on the basis of the diagnosis result. A speaker control circuit 22 amplifies the electric signal to drive a speaker 21, which generates a sound signal of a pattern corresponding to the signal pattern indicating the inputted function diagnozing result. The microphone 11 catches the sound signal from the speaker 21, converts the sound signal into an electric signal pattern and outputs the electric signal and an amplifier 21 amplifies the electric signal to proper level. A sound recognizing circuit 13 recognizes the electric pattern to decide the function diagnozing result of the electronic apparatus 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a method for knowing the functional diagnosis results of devices such as personal computers and word processors.

(Prior Art and its Problems) Functional diagnosis of devices having complex functions such as those described above is performed using a test program for inspecting the functions. The test program is, for example, a floppy disk or R
The test program is stored in an OM memory element, etc., and some devices have this test program built-in, that is, some have a self-diagnosis function and others do not. In any case, the results of the diagnosis are displayed on a display device or printed out on a printer. By looking at these, the inspector knows the results of the equipment's functional diagnosis. The conventional method requires an examiner to read the diagnostic results as described above, and therefore there is a limit to labor saving, and there is also a risk of oversight or caressing during reading.

The purpose of the present invention is to save labor by automatically recognizing the results of device function diagnosis, and to provide a method for recognizing device function diagnosis results that eliminates errors during reading. It is about providing.

(Means for Solving the Problems) A method for recognizing the results of functional diagnosis of equipment according to the present invention outputs the results of functional diagnosis of equipment from a speaker as an audio signal with a predetermined pattern, and converts the audio signal into an electrical signal using a microphone. The electrical signal is then recognized by a voice recognition circuit to obtain the functional diagnosis result of the device.

(Example) Recognition and determination of the functional diagnosis results of equipment was performed using the method of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the device on which the functional diagnosis was performed is an electronic device 2 with a self-diagnosis function, and the test program for performing the functional test is stored on a floppy disk 23.
As shown in FIG. 2, there are two types of signal patterns representing the diagnosis results: pattern A for passing and pattern B for failing. In this embodiment, the speaker control circuit 22 is connected to the output circuit of the speaker 21, and An amplifier 12 is provided between the microphone 11 and the voice recognition circuit 13 to amplify each signal.

A speaker 21 and a speaker control circuit 22 are built into the electronic device 2, and a microphone 11, an amplifier 12, and a voice recognition circuit 13 are housed together in the voice recognition device 1, which is separate from the electronic device 2.

The electronic device 2 performs its own functional diagnosis according to the test program stored in the floppy disk 23, and outputs an electrical signal having either pattern A or B in FIG. 2 based on the result. The speaker control circuit 22 amplifies this electrical signal and drives the speaker 21. The speaker 21 generates an audio signal having a pattern corresponding to the input signal pattern representing the result of the functional diagnosis. The microphone 11 captures the audio signal from the speaker 21, converts it into an electrical signal pattern, and outputs it, and the amplifier 21 amplifies this electrical signal to an appropriate level. The voice recognition circuit 13 recognizes the pattern of this electrical signal and determines the functional diagnosis result of the electronic device 2.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the method of the present invention, the results of functional diagnosis of equipment can be automatically recognized and determined without manual intervention. There is no need to arrange the diagnostic results, and in addition, errors such as oversight or misreading of diagnostic results can be prevented. Furthermore, in the function management of devices, for example, remote management by placing the microphone at a location far from the speaker, or extending the speaker cord.
Various types of R such as centralized management of diagnostic results of 'f- number of devices collected in one place are possible.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating one embodiment of the method of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a waveform diagram showing a signal pattern representing the result of functional diagnosis in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1... Voice recognition device, 11... Microphone, 12
...Amplifier, 13...Speech recognition circuit, 2...Electronic equipment, 21...Speaker, 22...Speaker control circuit, 23...Floppy disk.

Claims (1)

[Claims] The results of the functional diagnosis of the device are output as an audio signal with a predetermined pattern from a speaker, the audio signal is converted into an electrical signal by a microphone, the electrical signal is recognized by a voice recognition circuit, and the result of the functional diagnosis of the device is output. A method for recognizing functional diagnosis results of equipment characterized by knowing.