Interrupt control apparatus and interrupt control method
First Claim
1. An interrupt control apparatus comprising:
- a priority level setting unit that sets a priority level for each of multiple pieces of interrupt information; and
a information output control unit that, when interrupts from two or more overlapping pieces of interrupt information have occurred, carries out control in accordance with the priority levels set by the priority level setting unit for the two or more pieces of interrupt information so that the interrupt information having the higher priority level value is outputted preferentially,wherein the priority level setting unit sets the priority level of at least one of the multiple pieces of interrupt information to be variable so that the value of the priority level linearly increases during a period from when the output of the interrupt information starts to when the output of the interrupt information ends.
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Abstract
An interrupt control apparatus and interrupt control method reduce situations in which the output of interrupt information is suspended and thus reduce stress caused in a user, without missing the appropriate output timing for interrupt information having a high priority level. A priority level setting unit raises the value of a priority level for an interrupt voice message during a period in which the interrupt voice message is being outputted, and a voice output control unit, when interrupts from two or more overlapping interrupt voice messages occurs, carries out control in accordance with priority levels set for each of the two or more interrupt voice messages so that the interrupt voice message having the higher priority level value is preferentially outputted.
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18 Claims
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1. An interrupt control apparatus comprising:
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a priority level setting unit that sets a priority level for each of multiple pieces of interrupt information; and a information output control unit that, when interrupts from two or more overlapping pieces of interrupt information have occurred, carries out control in accordance with the priority levels set by the priority level setting unit for the two or more pieces of interrupt information so that the interrupt information having the higher priority level value is outputted preferentially, wherein the priority level setting unit sets the priority level of at least one of the multiple pieces of interrupt information to be variable so that the value of the priority level linearly increases during a period from when the output of the interrupt information starts to when the output of the interrupt information ends. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An interrupt control method comprising:
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a first step of, when an interrupt resulting from interrupt information occurs, a computer in an interrupt control apparatus setting an initial value of a priority level for the interrupt information; a second step of the computer outputting the interrupt information; a third step of setting the priority level in a variable manner so that the value of the initial value rises during a period spanning from after the output of the interrupt information starts to when the output of the interrupt information ends; a fourth step of, when an interrupt resulting from another interrupt information occurs after the output of the interrupt information starts, the computer setting the priority level for the other interrupt information to an initial value; and a fifth step of the computer comparing the value of the priority level set for the interrupt information in the third step with the initial value of the priority level set for the other interrupt information in the fourth step and carrying out control so that the interrupt information having the higher priority level value is preferentially outputted; wherein during a period spanning from when the output of the interrupt information starts to when the output of the interrupt information ends, the priority level is raised so that the value increases toward the end of the output of the interrupt information, and the value of the priority level is reduced at a time that is a second predetermined amount of time prior to a speech end time when the output of the interrupt information ends. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An interrupt control apparatus comprising:
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a priority level setting unit that sets a priority level for each of multiple pieces of interrupt information; and a information output control unit that, when interrupts from two or more overlapping pieces of interrupt information have occurred, carries out control in accordance with the priority levels set by the priority level setting unit for the two or more pieces of interrupt information so that the interrupt information having the higher priority level value is outputted preferentially, wherein the priority level setting unit sets the priority level of at least one of the multiple pieces of interrupt information to be variable so that the value of the priority level increases during a period from when the output of the interrupt information starts to when the output of the interrupt information ends, and wherein during a period spanning from when the output of the interrupt information starts to when the output of the interrupt information ends, the priority level setting unit raises the priority level so that the value increases toward the end of the output of the interrupt information, and reduces the value of the priority level at a time that is a second predetermined amount of time prior to a speech end time when the output of the interrupt information ends. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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