JPH04260913A - Voice monitoring device for keyboard input machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the load on eyesight and to improve an input speed by repeating the input contents of a keyboard by voice to inform them to an operator. CONSTITUTION:A keyboard input machine 1, a voice monitoring device 3 and a visual device 5 are connected to a body 2 such as a computer and a word processor. The device 3 is a means for decomposing/sorting and synthesizing voice, and at the time of depressing optional keys on the keyboard 1, the depressed contents are converted into voice and the voice is outputted from a vocalizing device 4. Since voice corresponding to the input contents of the keyboard 1 is generated, data can be accurately and rapidly inputted and load applied to operator's sight can be reduced.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial field of application] Pertains to voice monitoring devices for keyboard input machines such as computers, word processors, registers, calculators, etc., and particularly for reciting the input contents of the keyboard in real time voice for the operator to confirm the contents. The present invention relates to an audio monitoring device.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional computers, word processors, registers, calculators, etc., the operator visually confirms the contents of a keyboard input on a CRT display device.

[0003] In this way, operators are required to frequently change their line of sight in order to alternately read the original and check the content displayed on the CRT display device, which not only puts great strain on their eyesight but also slows down their input speed. It had drawbacks such as:

0004

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Therefore, the present invention is capable of immediately reciting the input contents of the keyboard to the operator by voice for confirmation, or by listening to this voice using headphones or earphones. , CRT
The configuration allows for simultaneous confirmation, which was not possible with a display device.

[0005]

[Means for solving the problem] In order to recite the input contents of the keyboard to the keyboard input device, a voice output device such as a voice synthesis IC is branched and connected, and the program of the voice synthesis IC includes the input contents of the keyboard. The program that should produce the corresponding vocalization sound is input in advance.

[0006]

[Operations and Examples] The present invention will be explained in detail below based on the drawings, but the drawings show a specific embodiment, and the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example. It is possible to implement the same implementation even if a part of the configuration or a part of the design is changed in accordance with the spirit of the above.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a voice monitoring device in a keyboard input device according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a keyboard input device, and the contents of the keyboard are general keyboards such as alphabets, hiragana, katakana, kanji, Arabic numerals, and graph symbols. Reference numeral 2 denotes a main body such as a computer, word processor, register, calculator, etc., which is a general device that performs arithmetic processing based on a program.

Reference numeral 3 denotes the voice monitoring device main body according to the present invention, which has a built-in voice synthesis function device that extracts, synthesizes, and assembles voices that have been separated and classified, for example, into hundreds of types. are doing.

[0009] An IC that has a speech synthesis device function that utters the contents of the keyboard based on instructions on the keyboard, such as "A" when you press the alphabet A on the keyboard, "I" when you press the Arabic numeral 1, etc. Needless to say, any means such as a ROM type IC, a floppy disk, or a compact disk may be used to produce preprogrammed vocalizations.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a voice generating device that generates voice based on the output of the audio monitoring device main body 3, and may be a speaker, headphones, earphones, or the like. 5 is a CRT display device or a plasma display that displays keyboard input contents or calculation results, etc.
and visual devices such as LCDs (liquid crystals) and LEDs (light emitting diodes).

With the above configuration, when an operator such as a programmer hits the keyboard 1 while looking at a document, the computer, word processor, register,
In addition to being input to the main unit 2 such as a calculator, the content of the keyboard, that is, the utterances corresponding to the keyboard, such as "A", "B", "
Since these are uttered as ``shi'', ``ichi'', ``ni'', ``san'', ``a'', ``i'', and ``u'', an operator such as a programmer can immediately recite C by using the voice monitoring device main body 3.
Many of the input contents can be confirmed without looking at the visual device 5 such as an RT display device, a plasma display, an LCD (liquid crystal), or an LED (light emitting diode).

Furthermore, if you enter consecutive numbers such as 356285, you can say ``Sanjuugomanrokusennihyakuhachijuugo'' or say the English word INST.
It goes without saying that if the audio monitoring device is built in such a way that it can output the pronunciation "instrument" that has been input in advance when RUMENT is input, the effectiveness in use will be greatly improved.

[0013]

Effects of the Invention As described above, in the keyboard input device according to the present invention, according to the voice monitoring device main body that generates a voice corresponding to the content input on the keyboard, an operator such as a programmer can easily understand the voice monitoring device main body. By listening to the sound being emitted through speakers, or listening through headphones or earphones to prevent the sound from being dissipated into the surrounding area, you can check the input content on the keyboard at the same time as you hit the keyboard, allowing you to input accurately and quickly. Furthermore, since visual confirmation is largely omitted, it has great effects, such as reducing visual fatigue of operators such as programmers and contributing to prevention of deterioration of visual acuity.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a main body of an audio monitoring device in a keyboard input device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Keyboard input machine 2 Main body 3. Audio monitoring device body 4 Voice device 5 Visual device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An audio monitoring device for a keyboard input device, characterized in that it emits audio corresponding to input content on the keyboard.