Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Juji Kishimoto

Ichiro Sado

Mitsuo Cho

Masayuki Sasaki

Hiroshi Murata

Seiji Saito

Atsushi Sakurai

An electronic device comprises a first memory for storing a plurality of words which are to be displayed on a display coupled to the first memory and a second memory for storing a plurality of voice information codes each corresponding to a portion of a different one of the plurality of words stored in the first memory. The second memory also stores a specific code for distinguishing each of the plurality of voice information codes and stores each of the plurality of voice information codes and the specific code so that the voice information codes and the specific code are alternatively read out. The electronic device also comprises a converter connected to the second memory for converting the plurality of voice information codes stored in the second memory into audible sound, a detector connected to the second memory for detecting a specific code to produce a detecting signal, and an indicator arranged in parallel to the display and connected to the detector for indicating, in response to a detecting signal of the detector, the portion of the word displayed by the display which corresponds to the voice information code converted into an audible sound by the converter.

Electronic instrument for putting out information in the form of voice

An electronic translating unit has switches for inputting a first language or a second language; a memory consisting of a first memory section for storing words of said first language and addresses of sentences associated with said words, a second memory section for storing words of said second language and addresses of sentences associated with said words, and a third memory section for storing said sentences of said first language and said sentences of said second language corresponding thereto; and access controlling device for accessing, upon input of words of one of said languages, words of the other, said language corresponding thereto, and said addresses of said sentences in either of said languages from said memory, sentence selecting device for accessing and selecting said sentences from said third memory section according to said addresses, and display for displaying said sentences.

Electronic translator capable of producing a sentence by using an

An electronic language learning apparatus includes a word memory for storing a plurality of words in one language and another memory for storing information for suppressing display of selected words of the plurality of words in the one language stored in the word memory. A designation control designates any one of the plurality of words in one language stored in the word memory and a discriminator, coupled to the designation control and to the memory, discriminates whether any one of the plurality of words stored in the word memory and designated by the designation control is to be displayed on the basis of the suppression information stored in the word memory.

Electronic dictionary

An electronic apparatus has a first memory storing therein a plurality of data comprising a first lingual words and a second lingual words corresponding respectively thereto, and a second memory for storing information to freely read out at least one of said plurality of data stored in the first memory. The apparatus further has means for reading out the information stored in the second memory and reading out, on the basis of the information read out, the second lingual word relating thereto from the first memory.

Electronic apparatus for translating one language into another

Electronic apparatus for voice output of stored information includes input keys for entering information into the apparatus, a microphone for receiving voice messages, a first memory for storing the information, a second memory for storing signals representative of the voice messages, and a memory control for causing the first memory to store the information and causing the second memory to store a signal representative of a voice message which is entered from the microphone to be associated with the information stored in the first memory.

Electronic apparatus for voice output of stored information

The electronic instrument includes a memory for storing scheduled time and schedule details, a clock circuit producing time signals, a comparator producing a comparison signal in response to comparison and coincidence of the time signals from the clock circuit with the scheduled time, a discriminating memory with a storage of a signal for decision for and against clear of the scheduled time and details in the memory, and a control unit for discriminating, in response to the comparator producing the comparison signal, the storage of signal in the discriminating memory to control over clear and non-clear of the scheduled time and schedule details in the memory.

Electronic instrument for scheduled data handling

An electronic device for displaying accent is disclosed which is useful for displaying words and sentences by use of a multiple-digit display device. In the respective word display parts of the multiple-digit display device, additional symbols for an accent display are provided. Alphabet characters can be expressed as five-bit codes. In one disclosed embodiment, an additional sixth bit is used to indicate the presence or absence of an accent associated with the character represented by the remaining five bits. In another disclosed embodiment, accented vowels are each represented by five-bit codes that are different from the five-bit codes representing the same vowels without accents, so that no sixth bit is necessary. Words are displayed while discriminating a word with accent from a word with no accent.

Electronic device for displaying accents

A memorandum calculator is disclosed for performing arithmetic calculations on entered numeral information and generating information relating to the calculation, for storing data items consisting of address information entered as memory addresses and numerical information associated with the address information, and means for effecting performance of the arithmetic operation with respect to the numerical stored information according to input instructions.

Electronic digital memorandum

An input device for electronic apparatus includes key signal output lines each having plural key switches connected thereto and circuitry for separating the key signals into specific key signals thereby identifying the plural key switches.

Input device for electronic apparatus

An electronic calculator having a printer detects the key entry by one of arithmetic keys following the numerical key entry and prints one of arithmetic symbols and entered number respectively at the left-hand side and right-hand side of the print sheet.

Electronic calculator with printer

An electronic apparatus comprises a phase signal generator for generating mutually different phase signals, one of which is selectively supplied to plurality means driven by a time-division drive.

Electronic apparatus with time-division drive

An electronic scheduler includes a comparator for comparing schedule information to be newly stored with schedule information already stored in the memory. Circuitry is provided for determining whether the output of comparison from the comparator falls within a predetermined range, and an alarming circuit for giving an alarm in response to the output present within said range.

Electronic scheduler

In an electronic desk-top calculator, there are provided input means including at least one function key, a plurality of arithmetical operation keys and a plurality of numeric keys, and means for effecting functional operation by depression of the function key, one of the numeric keys and one of said arithmetic operation keys, in such order.

Electronic calculator with function keys

A liquid crystal display device is driven by alternating current applied thereto by a switching circuit comprising a group of MOS transistors. The transistors are switched in response to display signals applied to the respective gate electrodes by a control circuit such as the output circuitry of a computer.

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Tokyo, Japan

Juji Kishimoto