Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Yutaka Ikemoto

Ken Sawada

Akira Tanimoto

Takashi Suzuki

Yasuhiro Nakanishi

Hiroshi Tsuda

Shintaro Hashimoto

Isamu Washizuka

Kunio Yoshida

Sigeaki Masuzawa

Koichi Hatta

Hiroshi Miyazaki

Susumu Maetani

Akiyoshi Yamashita

A voice output device for use in an electronic appliance, including a first member for detecting generation of data concerning starting or completion of operation of the electronic appliance, a memory for storing messages to be verbally transmitted to an operator of the appliance, a second member for selecting, in response to an output signal from the first member, one of the messages, and a third member for verbally transmitting the one of the messages to the operator.

Voice output device for use in electronic appliance

An electronic clinical thermometer includes a temperature sensing unit, an arithmetic unit for calculating a body temperature from the signal from the temperature sensing unit, and a display unit for displaying the a temperature converted in the arithmetic unit, a memory unit for sequentially updating and storing the measured body temperatures, recalling the information in the memory unit being recalled and displayed in the display unit for a predetermined length of time after a power switch is thrown or when a power 'ON' switch is released after the power switch is thrown.

Electronic clinical thermometer

A calorie calculator comprises a keyboard for manually controling the operation of the calorie calculator, a memory for storing a plurality of items of menu data and the corresponding calorie data, a retrieval circuit responsive to the operation of the keyboard for retrieving a particular item of menu data and the corresponding calorie data from the memory, and a display responsive to the retrieval circuit for displaying the particular item of the menu data and the corresponding calorie data.

Calorie calculator with menu retrieval function

Disclosed is an electronic clinical thermometer comprising a temperature sensing unit, an arithmetic unit for calculating the body temperature from the signal from this temperature sensing unit, a display unit for displaying the body temperature converted in this arithmetic unit, a memory unit for sequentially updating and storing the measured body temperatures, and a means of calling the information in the memory unit and indicating in the display unit.

A measuring instrument capable of providing its readouts of measurements of a physical quantity such as voltage, current or resistance includes voice synthesizer circuitry which may be realized by the use of a large scale integrated circuit (LSI) chip. A mode selector switch is provided for selection of an audible indication mode and a visual indication mode.

Digital volt-ohm meter with audible synthesis of measured values

An electronic translator includes an input device for inputting an entry word, an output device responsive to the input of the entry word for outputting a word equivalent to the entry word, a mark device by which the entry word and the equivalent word are marked as being stored, and an announcement device responsive to the output device for announcing that all the marked words have been outputted. Preferably, the announcement device is adapted to display or provide an announcement sound to show the occurrence of such a condition.

Language translator with keys for marking and recalling selected stored

An electronic translator including character input keys for inputting a first language word, a translator for translating the inputted first language word into the second language word, a retranslator for retranslating the second language word back to the first language word, and a display unit for displaying the inputted word, translated word and retranslated word.

Electronic translator

An electronic timepiece is disclosed which simplifies operations otherwise needed for executing a variety of functions. The electronic timepiece is characterized in that any desired alarm message may be activated by an extremely simple key operation. In addition, the alarm message timepiece can automatically set time data corresponding to respective alarm messages all at once when a battery is loaded therein.

Multi-alarm timepiece with simplified operating means

A talking clock calculator incorporates a variety of time representing functions (or calender function), and is particularly characterized by means for representing the date information. This apparatus is capable of verbally outputting the month and date by operating the DATE key in the Normal mode, and also the year, month, and date, by operating the DATE key in the Set mode. The verbal output can be made as short as possible in the simplest sentence for easier recognition or the year information can also be verbally represented, whereby the apparatus can be conveniently used as a 'fully automatic calender'. Since voice data can be used by the clock and the calculator, there is no need for providing each with own voice data independently.

Talking clock calculator

A speech synthesizer timepiece which is capable of providing a plurality of different kinds of time-related information such as updated time, timer information (remaining time), alarm information and so forth using speech synthesizing technology with the aid of a single voice key. The timepiece has a voice instruction key for activating the speech synthesizer and a detection circuit for detecting if the key is actuated continuously. The speech generation is enabled to provide a first item of information (for example, timer information) when the key is actuated temporarily and providing another item of information (for example, updated time) when the instruction key is continuously actuated.

Speech synthesizer timepiece with minimal number of keys for time

In a preferred aspect of the present invention, there is provided a speech synthesizer timepiece with an alarm function or a remaining interval counting function. The timepiece is adapted to set advance announcements at different intervals depending upon the length of a remaining time with respect to an intended time, the intervals being increasingly shorter as the intended time is approached. The remaining time is audibly announced each time the advance announcements are to be delivered.

Speech synthesizer timepiece with advance announcement

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.

Speech synthesizer timepiece

A timepiece has a time set mode and another time-related mode. It comprises a logic circuit for recognizing the time set mode and an electroacoustic transducer responsive to the logic circuit for providing a particular sound in succession when the timepiece is in the time set mode. The present timepiece makes it easy for the user, especially a blind or weak-eyed person, to recognize that the time set mode is in effect.

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Nara, Japan

Yutaka Ikemoto