RU196321U1 - Talking sound schedule - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of electronics, namely, devices for recording and reproducing audio information. The utility model also relates to means for ensuring spatial orientation of people, including persons with visual impairments and the transmission of sound information to them. The technical results of the utility model are: 1) the ability to inform a user with impaired visual function about a sequence of events, for example, making up a schedule of training sessions; 2) improving the usability of the schedule for persons with impaired visual function by placing record selection buttons on the case; 3) improving the convenience of choosing the level of detail of reproduced schedule information; 4) improving the quality of perception of reproduced information in a noisy environment; 5) increasing the convenience of connecting headphones with a visually impaired or blind user; 6) improving the usability of the visually impaired or blind user of a talking sound schedule with headphones. A talking sound schedule containing a housing, a printed circuit board in it with a microcontroller, a memory module, record selection buttons, a record playback button, a power connector, a sound amplifier attached to it , USB connector, volume control, headphone jack, as well as a loudspeaker, characterized in that the selection of the schedule item is visually impaired or blind by the user step-by-step; for step-by-step selection of a schedule item, the recording selection buttons are used, grouped in pairs; a headphone jack is provided for listening to audio messages in a noisy environment; the schedule is updated automatically when a pre-prepared flash drive is inserted into the USB connector of the device. electronics, namely, devices for recording and reproducing audio information. The utility model also relates to means of ensuring spatial orientation of persons with visual impairments and the transmission of sound information to them.

Description

The utility model relates to the field of electronics, namely, devices for recording and reproducing audio information. The utility model also relates to means for ensuring spatial orientation of people, including persons with visual impairments, and for transmitting sound information to them.

A well-known speaking information plate (Yakovlev G.V. A speaking information plate. Patent of the Russian Federation No. 135912), designed to store and reproduce sound information of various nature, for example, information about the purpose of the room, hours of operation, etc. The known device consists of a housing, a power source , a control unit, an electro-acoustic transducer, a unit for measuring the level of discharge of a battery, and a block for visual indication of the level of discharge of batteries. The known device operates as follows. The recorded information is stored in a memory unit. When you click on the play button, information through the control unit is extracted from the memory unit and voiced by an electro-acoustic transducer. By indicating the level of discharge of the battery, it becomes possible to provide continuous operation of the device for the necessary periods of time.

However, the well-known talking information plate solves the problem of informing the user with a single recorded message. Thus, the well-known talking information label is intended to inform about a single event, or to play back a single message (for example, a label attached to a package of drugs may contain a message describing the contents of the package).

The technical results of the utility model are: 1) the ability to inform a user with impaired visual function about the sequence of events, for example, constituting a training schedule; 2) improving the usability of the schedule for persons with impaired visual function by placing record selection buttons on the case; 3) improving the convenience of choosing the level of detail of reproduced schedule information; 4) improving the quality of perception of reproduced information in a noisy environment; 5) increasing the convenience of connecting headphones with a visually impaired or blind user; 6) improving the usability of the visually impaired or blind user of a talking sound schedule with headphones.

The claimed technical results are achieved due to the fact that: 1) the speaking sound schedule contains multiple separate records with information about the lesson schedule; 2) on the case there are buttons for selecting a record; 3) the record selection buttons are grouped in pairs; 4) a headphone jack is placed on the body of the talking sound schedule; 5) on the surface of the body of the talking sound schedule, containing the record selection buttons and a headphone jack, there is a recess in the form of a groove laid from the play button to the headphone jack, which allows tactile detection of the headphone jack; 6) the headphone jack is located on the device’s body in the direction opposite to the location of the play button, which provides a reduced likelihood of tangles in the wires of the headphones connected to the device.

The proposed utility model is illustrated by drawings. Description of the figures of the drawings:

FIG. 1 shows a general view image of a talking sound schedule according to a utility model;

FIG. 2 shows a diagram of a speaking sound schedule;

FIG. 3 describes a block diagram of a talking sound schedule.

Implementation of a utility model. Case 1 is made of plastic material by injection molding. A circuit board 2 is made, a microcontroller 3 is mounted on it, a memory module 4, record selection buttons 5 grouped in pairs, a play button 6, a power connector 7, a sound amplifier 8, a USB 9 connector, a volume control 10 , headphone jack 11. Mount the loudspeaker 12 in the housing 1, the circuit board 2 with the components installed on it, electrically connect the loudspeaker 12 to the circuit board 2. The built-in speaking sound schedule is ready for use.

Use a talking sound schedule as follows. The user provides a built-in speaking sound schedule with power supply by connecting the network adapter cable (not shown in the drawings) to the power connector 9, after which it selects an audio message that corresponds to the desired schedule item and plays it.

In the memory module 4 of the talking sound schedule, you should download sound messages that describe the schedule of classes. Messages are prepared using a personal computer, placed on a flash drive and loaded into memory module 4 automatically when the drive is connected to USB 9. It is possible to load new sound messages (updated schedule) into the device’s memory instead of those that have lost their relevance.

Next, select the schedule item and start playing it. The device allows the user to assemble in parts the command to play the schedule for the selected day or for the selected lesson (training pair). The selection is made using eight record selection buttons 5, numbered from “1” to “8”, which form four pairs, and the buttons in each pair provide an increase and decrease in the criterion for selecting a record (act like “more or less” buttons). The user selects a record according to the following algorithm: using the leftmost pair of record selection buttons 5 (numbered with digits “1” and “2”), the user sets the class or study group number (as an option, the course number, year of study, for example, if applied in colleges), by clicking on the next - second on the left - a pair of record selection buttons 5 (numbered "3" and "4"), the user sets the letter for the class (in case of application, for example, in colleges - name, group number), using the third left pair of record selection buttons 5 ( numbered “5” and “6”), the user sets the day of the week, and using the right pair of record selection buttons 5 (numbered “7” and “8”), the user can listen to the names and numbers of lessons (training pairs) in turn. At this stage, the user presses the record selection button 5 with the number “7” and the device plays a message like “1st lesson, algebra, from 8.15 to 9.00, 23rd office”, when you press the device again, it plays a message like “2nd lesson” , geometry, from 9.15 to 10.00, 25th cabinet, ”and so on, until all the lessons are played back. When you press the record selection button 5 with the number "8", the device plays messages of the same type, but the lessons are followed in the reverse order. Using the play button 6, you can start playing the full schedule, that is, messages about all the lessons for the day. Using the volume control 10, the user sets the desired volume level. If necessary, the user can connect the headphones to the headphone jack 11, while playback through the speaker 12 is terminated.

After selecting a command by pressing each separate pair of buttons, the device sequentially plays single sound messages for each pair of buttons, which serve as confirmation of the entered commands.

Claims (1)

A talking sound schedule containing a case, a printed circuit board and a loudspeaker located in it, characterized in that the board has a microcontroller, a memory module, record selection buttons, a record playback button, a power connector, a sound amplifier, a USB connector, a volume control, a headphone jack while the schedule is made with the possibility of a phased selection of a schedule item by a visually impaired or blind user using the record selection buttons grouped in pairs, with the ability to listen to audio messages In a noisy environment through the headphone jack, as well as with the option of automatically updating the schedule via the USB connector, a groove in the form of a groove located from the play button to the jack is placed on the surface of the body of the talking sound schedule containing recording selection buttons and a headphone jack headphones, the headphone jack is located on the device’s body in the opposite direction to the location of the play button.

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