JPS6361985A - Voice annunciating timepiece - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate such a trouble that a message is annunciated in the presence of a person and to outputs voice information by reading out and reproducing the speech information according to set date or time output and the output of a human body sensor in combination. CONSTITUTION:A storage circuit 5 is stored previously with the speech information to be confirmed on a specific day, e.g. a message 'A conference starts at 10:00'. Then, data on the conference is set in a setting circuit 2 and this timepiece device is placed on a desk in an office. A comparator 3 generates an output on the day and the human body sensor 6 is powered on to make the storage circuit 5 ready to read. Then when the person comes to the office and sits in front of the desk in the morning, the human body sensor 6 generates an output and a control circuit 7 operates to read the voice information out of the storage circuit 5. This voice information is processed by a speech synthesizing circuit 8 and the message is outputted from a speaker 9.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an audio notification clock.

[Conventional technology] Conventionally, a tape recorder was built in to record messages.
There is a clock that plays the above message to notify you when an alarm switch is closed.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the above device, when the alarm switch is closed at the set time, the message is automatically played even if no one is nearby, and the message is repeatedly broadcast until the alarm is stopped. This resulted in a large amount of wasted current consumption. Also, since he kept saying messages, it was annoying to others when they heard it, and it became a nuisance.

Therefore, it is conceivable to automatically stop the notification after it has been notified for a certain period of time, but in this case, the person in question may miss the notification, and there is a risk that important promises and requirements will become obsolete.

The present invention is designed to ensure that a message is sent when someone is present, thereby eliminating the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional methods.

[Means for solving the problem] The present invention generates output at a set date or time,
The audio information is read and reproduced by cooperation of this output and the output of the human body sensor.

[In the drawings of the embodiment, 1 is a clock circuit that measures the time, month and day, 2 is a setting circuit that sets a specific month and day, and 3 is a comparison circuit that matches the current month and day with the set month and day. . Reference numeral 4 indicates a time and date display, and reference numeral 5 indicates a memory circuit made of semiconductor, which records audio information to be emitted on a desired date. It is preferable that this audio information is rewritable so that the user can record any audio using a recording device (not shown). 6 is a human body sensor that produces an output when there is a person within a certain range. Reference numeral 7 denotes a control circuit consisting of a CPU or the like, which reads out audio information from the memory circuit 5 by cooperation of the outputs of the comparison circuit 3 and the human body sensor 6. 8 is a voice synthesis circuit, and 9 is a speaker.

Next, the operation will be explained. The memory circuit 5 stores in advance a message that the user wants to confirm on a specific day, for example, "The meeting starts at 10 o'clock today." Then, the month and day of the meeting are set in the setting circuit 2, and the clock device is placed on the desk in the office.

Then, on that day, the comparator circuit 3 generates an output, the human body sensor 6 is supplied with power, and the memory circuit 5 becomes ready for reading. When the worker comes to work in the morning and sits down at his desk, the human body sensor 6 generates an output, the control circuit 7 operates, and the audio information from the memory circuit 5 is read out. This voice information is synthesized by a voice synthesis circuit 8, and a message is broadcast from a speaker 9.

Therefore, the message can be conveyed reliably.

In addition, in the above example, only a specific month and day were set, but
Furthermore, the time may also be set, an output may be generated at a specific time on a specific month, and a message may be notified through cooperation between this and the output of the human body sensor. Also, do not set the month and date.
Only the time may be set.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, voice information is emitted by the cooperation of the output of a specific date or time and the output of a human body sensor, which eliminates the inconvenience of broadcasting a message when no one is present. It is possible to reliably convey voice information. Furthermore, unnecessary current consumption can be suppressed and no one will be bothered by others.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawing is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. 2... Setting circuit 3... Comparison circuit 5...Memory circuit 6...Human body sensor 7...Control circuit 8...Speech synthesis circuit 9...Speaker that's all

Claims (1)

[Claims] Through the cooperation of a storage means that records audio information, an output generation means that generates an output at a preset date or time, a human body sensor that detects a human body, and the output of the output generation means and the output of the human body sensor. An audio alarm clock comprising a control means for reading audio information from the storage means and a reproducing means for reproducing the read audio information.