Speech synthesizer timepiece

• US 4,449,829 A
• Filed: 07/30/1981
• Issued: 05/22/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Tanimoto, Akira, Ikemoto, Yutaka
• Primary Examiner(s): Roskoski, Bernard
• Application Number:
  US06/288,331
• Time in Patent Office: 1,027 Days
• Field of Search: 368/63, 368/251, 364/710, 179/1 SA, 179/1 SM
• US Class Current: 368/63
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 13/00 Producing acoustic time signals
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems

Abstract

There is disclosed an audio output a device for keeping time, comprising timepiece a memory and a speech synthesizer output for delivering audible messages regarding hours and minutes at an alarm time. The timepiece further includes a first key for sequentially fetching a plurality of words stored in the memory of the speech synthesizer for the delivery of an audible message, and a second key for loading into the memory alarm setting information associated with the words fetched in response to actuation of the first key, wherein the alarm setting and the audible message are outputted when the alarm setting is reached.

Claims

1. An audio output timepiece comprising:

timekeeping means;

means associated with said timekeeping means for setting a plurality of alarm times;

speech synthesizer output means for delivering audible indications of hours and minutes at each of said alarm times;

memory means for storing data representing a plurality of additional messages;

means associated with said memory means and said speech synthesizer output means for further delivering a selected one of said additional messages at each of said alarm times; and

selector means associated with said memory means and said speech synthesizer means for delivering a verbal indication of each of said additional messages and for selecting respective ones of said additional messages to be delivered at said alarm times.

2. An audio output timepiece comprising:

timekeeping means;

means associated with said timekeeping means for setting a plurality of alarm times and for providing information representing said alarm times;

speech synthesizer output means for delivering audible indications of hours and minutes at each of said alarm times;

memory means for storing data representing a plurality of additional messages;

first means for sequentially fetching said data representing said additional messages; and

second means for associating data representing a selected additional message fetched by said first means with information representing one of said alarm times;

wherein said speech synthesizer output means further delivers an audible indication of a selected additional message at each of said alarm times.