Audible output device for talking timepieces, talking calculators and the like
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1. An audible output device comprising:
- a store means for storing linguistic information codes indicative of words to be audibly displayed;
a first control means for fetching the linguistic information codes in preselected order from the store means;
an audible output means responsive to the first control means for deliverying audible words in accordance with the linguistic information codes fetched from the store means;
a second control means operatively associated with a pause code for allowing the pause code to be stored within the store means together with the linguistic information codes and fetching the linguistic information codes and the pause code from the store means in the preselected order of the words to be audibly displayed and the audible output pause time slots;
and an audible output inhibition means responsive to the pause codes from the store means for disabling the audible output means for a desired length of time.
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Abstract
An audible output device useful in timepiece or calculator devices, features a prestored and preselected order of digital codes representing speech words and pauses, to be outputted through gate circuitry responsive to the pause codes.
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1. An audible output device comprising:
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a store means for storing linguistic information codes indicative of words to be audibly displayed; a first control means for fetching the linguistic information codes in preselected order from the store means; an audible output means responsive to the first control means for deliverying audible words in accordance with the linguistic information codes fetched from the store means; a second control means operatively associated with a pause code for allowing the pause code to be stored within the store means together with the linguistic information codes and fetching the linguistic information codes and the pause code from the store means in the preselected order of the words to be audibly displayed and the audible output pause time slots; and an audible output inhibition means responsive to the pause codes from the store means for disabling the audible output means for a desired length of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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Current AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
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Original AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
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InventorsInoue, Tomohiro, Masuzawa, Sigeaki
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Primary Examiner(s)Atkinson, Charles E.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Kemeny, E. S.
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Application NumberUS06/098,064Time in Patent Office524 DaysField of Search179/1.5 M, 179/1.5 A, 364/200, 364/900, 364/710, 340/148, 340/149, 58/23 R, 368/63US Class Current704/267CPC Class CodesG10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to s...
