JPS5850366B2 - computing device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] When processing work with a computer, the present invention notifies the operator of operator messages such as operating instructions and procedure manuals created by the programmer, or the status of the computer, such as error status, etc. by voice. The present invention relates to a computing device configured to do so.

Conventionally, when an operator wants to use a computer to process a certain task, he or she has to operate the computer according to the progress of the program while referring to operating instructions, procedure manuals, etc. prepared by the programmer.

In addition, the status of the computer, that is, the status of the computer is indicated by a lamp or the like, and the operator needs to judge the status of the computer by looking at the lamp or the like.

As described above, when using a conventional computer, there are a large number of decisions and confirmations that must be made by the operator, making it easy for operational errors to occur and placing a heavy burden on the operator.

In view of the above-mentioned points, the present invention provides a calculation method that notifies the operator of operator messages, computer status, etc. by voice, reduces the amount of judgment required by the operator, reduces the burden on the operator, and reduces the occurrence of operational errors. It provides equipment.

The present invention will be described below. A magnetic tape is used as a storage means for storing information related to operator's operations or the status of a computer, and FIG. 1 shows the information recording state of the magnetic tape 10.

This tape 10 has a track 11 and a track 12 for recording, and on the side of this track 12, operator messages and data regarding the status of the computer are stored in an audio signal body 13.
They are recorded sequentially as A, 13B, 13C, . . . .

This audio signal body 13A. An inter-record gap IRQ is provided between each of 13B, 13C, and so on.

On the other hand, on the track 11 side is the audio signal body 13A.

13B, 13C, . . . mark signals 14A, 14B.

14C... are recorded at a position corresponding to the IRQ of the track 12, and the mark signal 14A is a mark of the audio signal body 13A, and the mark signal 14B is a mark of the audio signal body 13B.

Specific examples of the above-mentioned voice signals include operator messages such as ``We will now create a personal slip'' and ``Enter the unit price using the io key. operational matters and computer status, such as "input error" regarding error conditions.
``Arithmetic error II, ??Paper out of terminal device printer'' etc. are recorded.

The above-mentioned audio signals are selected by the computer program to correspond to the operator's operations, and when the computer detects an error state, the audio signals corresponding to the error are selected and notified by voice. It is.

Next, FIG. 2 shows a control configuration for selecting and reporting information on the magnetic tape 10, and FIG. 2 will be explained.

1 and 2 are reading devices for the magnetic tape 10 described above;
1 is a mark signal reading section, and 2 is an audio signal reading section.

3, the signal from the mark signal reading section 1 is introduced;
This is a current address counter that detects which audio signal body the reading device is reading from the beginning of the tape.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a destination address counter connected to a computer (CPU) to which the code of the audio signal to be read is set.

5 is an arithmetic circuit which inputs the output of the current address counter 3 and the output of the destination address counter 4 and calculates the difference between the destination address and the current address.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a determination circuit into which the output from the arithmetic circuit 5 is introduced, and in response to this input signal, determines whether the tape should be advanced or retracted or whether the audio signal should be read.

Reference numeral 7 denotes an audio signal body reading circuit which introduces the signal from the audio signal reading unit 2 according to an instruction from the determination circuit 6.

8 is an amplifier circuit for amplifying the signal from the reading circuit 7, and SP is a notification means such as a speaker for outputting the audio signal from the amplifier circuit 8.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a tape drive circuit that controls tape drive based on instructions from the determination circuit 6.

To explain this operation, the reading unit 1 of the tape 10
reads the 12th code signal and sets the current address counter 3.
Suppose that is set to "12".

Then, upon receiving a command from the computer to read the 200th audio signal body, the destination address counter 4 is set to read "20.
” is set, the arithmetic circuit 5 sets the current address counter 3
The difference between the contents of the target address counter 4 and the contents of the destination address counter 4 is calculated, and the difference "+8" is outputted to the determination circuit 6.

This determination circuit 6 instructs the tape drive circuit 9 to drive the tape in the forward direction from the point where the difference is "+8" until the difference becomes "0".

The contents of the current address counter 3 are incremented every time a mark signal is read by the tape drive circuit 9 as the tape is fed in the forward direction.

Thereafter, when the contents of the current address counter 3 and the contents of the destination address counter 4 match, the arithmetic circuit 5 outputs to the determination circuit 6 that the difference has become "O".

In response to the fact that the difference becomes "0", the determination circuit 6 instructs the audio signal body reading circuit 7 to read.

Then, the 200th audio signal body is introduced from the reading section 2 to the reading circuit 7, and then sent to the notification means SP via the amplifier circuit 8.
will be notified by voice.

After that, when the 21st code is read and the contents of the current address counter 3 are set to "21", the difference in the arithmetic circuit 5 is no longer rOJ, and at this time, the judgment circuit 6 changes the reading circuit 7 and the tape drive circuit 9. Issue a stop instruction and stop the operation.

Next, when the computer commands to read the fifth audio signal body, "5" is set in the destination address counter 4.

Then, since the content of the current address counter 3 is 21, the arithmetic circuit 5 outputs the difference "-16J" to the determination circuit 6.

When the determination circuit 6 detects a negative value, it instructs the tape drive circuit 9 to perform a reverse rotation so that the difference between the current address counter 3 and the destination address counter 4 becomes "+1".

Thereafter, when the difference "+1" is input from the arithmetic circuit 5 to the determination circuit 6, the determination circuit 6 instructs the tape drive circuit 9 to drive in the forward direction.

Then, when the arithmetic circuit 5 outputs the difference "0" to the judgment circuit 6, the judgment circuit 6 instructs the reading circuit 7 to notify the contents of the fifth audio signal body by voice in the same way as described above. .

As described above, in the computing device of the present invention, when an operator uses a computer to process a certain task, operator messages such as operating instructions and procedure manuals are announced by voice according to the progress of the program. The operator can simply operate according to the voice notification, eliminating the troublesome operation required in the past, in which the operator must operate while looking at instructions, procedures, etc. prepared by a programmer.

In addition, the status of the computer is also announced by voice, which eliminates the need for operators to judge the status of the computer based on changes in sound such as lamp displays or buzzers, and the operator can listen to the voice notification. By doing so, the status of the computer, etc. can be easily recognized.

Therefore, when an operator uses a computer to process a certain task, the operator's decision-making part is reduced, and erroneous operations can be eliminated and the burden on the operator can be significantly reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a magnetic tape which is a storage means according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an information selection means according to the present invention. 1: Mark signal reading unit, 2: Audio signal reading unit, 3
: Current address counter, 4: Target address counter, 5: Arithmetic circuit, 6: Judgment circuit, 7: Reading circuit, 8: Amplifier, S
P2 notification means, 9: tape drive circuit, 10: magnetic tape, 11 and 12: recording tracks, 13A, 13B...
・: Audio signal body, 14A, 14B...: Mark signal.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A storage means that stores information related to operator operation items or the status of the computer separately using audio signals; and a control means that selects information in the storage means in response to a program of the computer. and a voice notification means for audibly notifying an operator of operation items or the state of the computer according to the progress of the program using the voice signal taken out by the control means.