公开(公告)号：US4380185A

公开(公告)日：1983-04-19

申请号：US321627

申请日：1981-11-16

申请人： Gayle Holcomb

发明人： Gayle Holcomb

IPC分类号： G04F5/02 ,  G04G13/00 ,  G10F1/00

CPC分类号： G04F5/025 ,  G04G13/00 ,  Y10S84/12 ,  Y10T29/4994

摘要： A talking metronome is disclosed which is programmable to generate a human voice pattern of a sequence of numbers at a selected tempo (mm) and time signature (cadence) at one or more beat patterns. The time signatures are produced from quarter, eighth and sixteenth note beat patterns and all other varied combinations of beat patterns known to music. The voice pattern in the preferred embodiment is generated by synthesized speech.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种会话节拍器，其可编程为以一个或多个节拍模式以选定的速度（mm）和时间签名（节奏）生成一系列数字的人声音图案。 时间签名由四分之一，八分之一和十六分音符节拍模式以及音乐已知的节拍模式的所有其他各种组合产生。 优选实施例中的语音模式由合成语音产生。

公开(公告)号：US4379640A

公开(公告)日：1983-04-12

申请号：US302130

申请日：1981-09-14

申请人： Tomohiro Inoue

发明人： Tomohiro Inoue

IPC分类号： G04G5/00 ,  G04G13/00 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G10L13/00 ,  G10L13/02 ,  G10L13/04 ,  G04B21/08 ,  G10L1/00

CPC分类号： G04G5/00 ,  G04G13/00

摘要： A voice-synthesizer timepiece capable of providing advance announcement before time settings and reciting time setting is required already entered, in the form of synthesized voices is disclosed. For example, in the voice-synthesizer timepiece disclosed herein, an audible message "please set time in hours and minutes soon" is given in advance of a time set mode and time settings are audibly recalled in such a form as "X (in hours) and Y (in minutes) have already set" after the setting of time.

摘要翻译： 公开了以合成语音的形式已经输入了能够在时间设定和回放时间设定之前提前预告的语音合成器时钟。 例如，在本文公开的语音合成器时计中，可以在时间设定模式之前给出可听见的消息“请在几小时和几分钟内设定时间”，并以“X（小时） ）和Y（以分钟为单位）已经设置“。

公开(公告)号：US4357692A

公开(公告)日：1982-11-02

申请号：US197501

申请日：1980-10-16

申请人： Rudolf Broghammer ,  Franz Kaser

发明人： Rudolf Broghammer ,  Franz Kaser

IPC分类号： G04G13/00 ,  G04C21/06

CPC分类号： G04G13/00

摘要： An electronic clock emitting half-hourly time signals corresponding to sh' bells comprises an electromagnetic striker driven by a crystal-controlled oscillator via a multistage binary frequency divider whose last several stages, with the exception of the penultimate stage, have outputs interconnected by a logical coincidence gate to generate a succession of output pulses occurring in pairs during the first half of every cycle of a square wave emitted by the final stage. This square wave steps a motor which drives an associated clockwork entraining a multibank rotary switch and alternately closing, for short periods on the full hour and on the half hour, respective contacts which transmit the square wave to a control circuit including an electronic pulse counter. The control circuit, on being triggered by the second half of a wave cycle, emits an enabling signal which unblocks another gate in cascade with the coincidence gate to pass one or more output pulses to the striker for operating same, with simultaneous stepping of the pulse counter which terminates the enabling signal when its count matches a signal code generated by the rotary switch.

摘要翻译： 发射对应于船钟的半小时时间信号的电子时钟包括由晶体振荡器经由多级二进制分频器驱动的电磁撞击器，除了倒数第二级之外，其最后几个级具有由逻辑 在最终阶段发射的方波的每个周期的前半段期间，产生一对输出脉冲的成对门。 该方波步进电动机，其驱动牵引多线圈旋转开关的相关发条，并且在整个小时和半小时的短时间内交替关闭将方波传输到包括电子脉冲计数器的控制电路的各个触点。 控制电路在由波周期的后半部分触发的情况下，发出启动信号，该启动信号与同步门级联地解锁另一个门，以将一个或多个输出脉冲传递到撞击器进行操作，同时步进脉冲 计数器当其计数与由旋转开关产生的信号代码相匹配时终止使能信号。

公开(公告)号：US4334280A

公开(公告)日：1982-06-08

申请号：US161297

申请日：1980-06-09

申请人： Wylie W. McDonald

发明人： Wylie W. McDonald

IPC分类号： G04G13/00 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G04C21/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G04G13/00 ,  G06F3/0202

摘要： In an electronic data processing system a system and method for providing an audible sound and a tactile feedback for a user. In one embodiment the data processing system includes a manually operable input device, a control circuit responsive to a first electrical signal indicative of the operation of the input device for generating a control signal and a sound generating device responsive to the control signal for being excited into mechanical motion to generate an audible sound and provide a tactile feedback for the user. In another embodiment, the data processing system includes a timekeeping circuit for providing a plurality of time-related functions and a control circuit which is responsive to a second electrical signal generated periodically at selected time intervals by the timekeeping circuit for activating the sound generating device to provide an audible sound periodically at the selected time intervals, such as, for example, at one second intervals, during the operation of the system.

摘要翻译： 一种电子数据处理系统，用于为用户提供可听见的声音和触觉反馈的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，数据处理系统包括可手动操作的输入设备，响应于指示用于产生控制信号的输入设备的操作的第一电信号的控制电路和响应于控制信号被激发的声音产生设备 机械运动以产生可听见的声音并为用户提供触觉反馈。 在另一个实施例中，数据处理系统包括用于提供多个时间相关功能的计时电路和控制电路，该控制电路响应于通过计时电路以选定的时间间隔周期性地产生的第二电信号，用于激活声音产生装置 在系统的操作期间以所选择的时间间隔（例如，以一秒间隔）周期性地提供可听见的声音。

公开(公告)号：US4323767A

公开(公告)日：1982-04-06

申请号：US906787

申请日：1978-05-17

申请人： Kunio Yoshida

发明人： Kunio Yoshida

IPC分类号： G04G15/00 ,  G04F3/00 ,  G04F5/10 ,  G04F10/00 ,  G04G3/02 ,  G04G13/00 ,  G07C1/30 ,  H03K23/66 ,  H04M15/30 ,  H03K27/00

CPC分类号： H03K23/665 ,  G04F5/10 ,  G04G3/025 ,  G07C1/30 ,  H04M15/30

摘要： A repeatedly operable timer is adapted such that preselected time information is reloaded automatically upon lapse of that preselected time information. There are provided an input unit for introduction of preselectable time information, a first and a second storages for storing the same preselectable time information introduced, a subtractor effecting subtraction at a given interval on the time information stored in the first storage, a detector which detects if the time information in the first storage reaches zero as a result of the subtraction, and a control which permits the time information in the second storage to be transferred into the first storage in response to the output of the zero detector.

摘要翻译： 可重复操作的定时器适于使得预先选择的时间信息在经过该预选时间信息后自动重新加载。 提供了用于引入预选时间信息的输入单元，用于存储引入的相同预选时间信息的第一存储器和第二存储器，在存储在第一存储器中的时间信息上以给定间隔对减法器进行减法，检测器 如果作为减法的结果，第一存储器中的时间信息达到零，并且响应于零检测器的输出，允许第二存储器中的时间信息被传送到第一存储器中的控制。

公开(公告)号：US4312057A

公开(公告)日：1982-01-19

申请号：US966917

申请日：1978-12-06

申请人： Kazunari Kume

发明人： Kazunari Kume

IPC分类号： G04G13/00 ,  G04B21/08

CPC分类号： G04G13/00

摘要： An electronic timepiece is arranged to give an audible time signal indicative of the current time when a user operates an externally manually operable switch means. The operation of the switch means causes a signal emitting means responsive to information relating to the current time to emit a time signal which preferably includes a portion representing a zone within which the current time lies, and a further portion indicative of the current unit of time within the zone. In a preferred embodiment, the signal comprises two parts, one indicating the current hour and the other indicating the current minute.

摘要翻译： 电子钟表被布置成当用户操作外部可手动操作的开关装置时，给出指示当前时间的可听时间信号。 开关装置的操作使得响应于与当前时间相关的信息的信号发射装置发出时间信号，时间信号优选地包括表示当前时间所在的区域的部分，以及指示当前时间单位的另一部分 在区内。 在优选实施例中，该信号包括两个部分，一个表示当前小时，另一个指示当前分钟。

公开(公告)号：US4267586A

公开(公告)日：1981-05-12

申请号：US13119

申请日：1979-02-21

申请人： Misao Uchino ,  Minoru Watanabe

发明人： Misao Uchino ,  Minoru Watanabe

IPC分类号： G10H1/00 ,  G04G9/00 ,  G04G13/00 ,  G10H1/26 ,  G04C21/28

CPC分类号： G04G9/0064 ,  G04G13/00 ,  G10H1/26

摘要： An electrophonic musical instrument which can be of sufficiently small size to be incorporated in a portable electronic timepiece, having operating members which serve to input data corresponding to pitch and timing information for a sequence of musical notes to be stored in an internal memory, and having means whereby said sequence of musical notes can be subsequently automatically reproduced audibly by actuating another operating member.

摘要翻译： 一种可以具有足够小尺寸以合并在便携式电子时计中的电子乐器，具有用于输入对应于要存储在内部存储器中的一系列音符的音调和时序信息的数据的操作构件，并且具有 意味着所述音符序列随后可以通过致动另一个操作构件而可听见地再现。

公开(公告)号：US4251877A

公开(公告)日：1981-02-17

申请号：US972253

申请日：1978-12-22

申请人： Erich Scheer

发明人： Erich Scheer

IPC分类号： G04G13/00 ,  G04C21/06

CPC分类号： G04G13/00

摘要： A signal-generating system for a striker clock comprises a clockwork-driven hour disk (12) having conductor tracks which coact with respective contact springs of an hour switch (13) whose pattern of energization changes from one quarter hour to the next, thereby calling forth different numerical values which are stored in a first read-only memory (18) and determine the number of strikes to be emitted in any 15-minute interval when a switch (8) coupled with the minute shaft of the clock is briefly closed. A flip-flop (23) set upon such closure starts a periodically pulsed binary counter (25) which works into a comparator (20) also receiving the numerical value read out from the first memory (18); when the count matches that value, the comparator resets the flip-flop and the counter. The reading of the counter is further transmitted to a decoder (30) addressing a second read-only memory (31) which actuates selected sound emitters (37a-37f) the requisite number of times. The selection of the sound emitters proceeds under a program stored in the second memory (31 ) which could be modified, periodically under the control of the first memory (18) or manually, to vary the acoustic effect. The flip-flop, pulse counter and comparator could be replaced by a microcomputer with input connections to the clockwork-driven minute and hour switches (8, 13) and to the two memories (18, 31) and with outputs for the selective actuation of the sound emitters (37a-37f).

摘要翻译： 一种用于撞击时钟的信号发生系统包括一个发条驱动的小时盘（12），其具有与小时切换器（13）的相应触点弹簧相配合的导体轨迹，其小时切换模式从四分之一小时改变到下一个小时，从而调用 存储在第一只读存储器（18）中的不同的数值，并且当与时钟的微小轴耦合的开关（8）被短暂地闭合时，确定在任何15分钟间隔内要发射的击打次数。 设置在这种闭合上的触发器（23）启动周期性脉冲二进制计数器（25），其工作在还接收从第一存储器（18）读出的数值的比较器（20）中。 当计数与该值相匹配时，比较器复位触发器和计数器。 计数器的读取被进一步发送到解码器（30），寻址致动选定声音发射器（37a-37f）所需次数的第二只读存储器（31）。 声音发射器的选择在存储在第二存储器（31）中的程序下进行，其可以在第一存储器（18）的控制下周期性地被修改，或者手动地改变声音效果。 触发器，脉冲计数器和比较器可以由具有到发条驱动的分钟和小时开关（8,13）和到两个存储器（18,31）的输入连接的微型计算机代替，并且具有用于选择性地驱动 声音发射器（37a-37f）。

公开(公告)号：US4236375A

公开(公告)日：1980-12-02

申请号：US834004

申请日：1977-09-16

申请人： Shojiro Komaki

发明人： Shojiro Komaki

IPC分类号： G04F10/00 ,  G04G9/00 ,  G04G13/00 ,  G04G99/00 ,  G04C21/12

CPC分类号： G04G13/00

摘要： An electronic watch having a time counter circuit for developing a count representative of present time, a second time counter circuit for developing a count representative of time, and a chronograph counter circuit for developing a count representative of elapsed time. A predetermined time is stored in a memory circuit and the contents of the second time counter and the memory circuit are compared by a coincidence detecting circuit. When coincidence occurs a sound generating circuit is enabled for developing sound pulses to represent coincidence. A display visually displays time, and a display switching circuit switches between the present time counter, the memory circuit and the chronograph counter for applying the contents of a selected one thereof in order to visually display present time, the predetermined time and a time interval determined by the chronograph counter. A control circuit is effective for controlling the display switching circuit and operating the watch in different modes. The watch further includes an encoder for developing signals encoded in Morse code, and a sound signal generator for developing audio signals encoded in Morse code. A second switching circuit receives the output of the display switching circuit and, in response to control signals, applies the display switching circuit output to the encoder.

摘要翻译： 一种具有用于开发代表当前时间的计数器的时间计数器电路的电子表，用于开发表示时间的计数的第二时间计数器电路和用于开发表示经过时间的计数的计时器计数器电路。 将预定时间存储在存储器电路中，并且通过重合检测电路来比较第二时间计数器和存储器电路的内容。 当发生符合时，声音产生电路用于显现声音脉冲以表示重合。 显示器可视地显示时间，并且显示切换电路在当前时间计数器，存储器电路和计时计数器之间切换以应用所选择的内容的内容，以便可视地显示当前时间，所确定的预定时间和时间间隔 由计时码表柜台。 控制电路对于控制显示切换电路和以不同的模式操作手表是有效的。 手表还包括用于开发以莫尔斯码编码的信号的编码器，以及用于开发以莫尔斯码编码的音频信号的声音信号发生器。 第二开关电路接收显示切换电路的输出，并且响应于控制信号，将显示切换电路输出施加到编码器。

公开(公告)号：US4166358A

公开(公告)日：1979-09-04

申请号：US781407

申请日：1977-03-25

申请人： Dennis D. Tremblay ,  John Serafini

发明人： Dennis D. Tremblay ,  John Serafini

IPC分类号： G04G13/00 ,  G04B23/02 ,  H04B1/06

CPC分类号： G04G13/00

摘要： A circuit provides a ramp voltage for purposes of controlling simultaneously a pair of transistors from saturation to cutoff and vice versa. Means are provided for generating an electronic strike and chime tone which is connected both to an amplifier circuit and the transistor controlled to cutoff. A tuner circuit which is part of the radio to provide a radio tone likewise is connected both to the amplifier and the transistor controlled to saturation. The circuit is provided with an enabling input at an alarm time and by dissipating the tones by varying percentages as the transistors change their state, a crescendo-decrescendo action may be obtained.

摘要翻译： 电路提供斜坡电压，用于同时控制一对晶体管从饱和到截止，反之亦然。 提供了用于产生连接到放大器电路和被控制为截止的晶体管的电子击打和钟声的装置。 作为提供无线电音的无线电的一部分的调谐器电路同样连接到放大器和被控制为饱和的晶体管。 该电路在报警时间提供使能输入，并且通过在晶体管改变其状态时通过变化百分比来消散色调，可以获得渐进渐进的动作。