JPS6054688B2 - audio output device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an audio output device that is connected to various data processing devices, outputs a string of numbers aloud, and adds units to the string of numbers. .

<Prior Art and Problems> Recently, it has become common practice to make automatic guidance announcements in various places, and to synthesize and output data sent from a processing device into speech.
The problem here is the automatic announcement of numerical data. For example, when automatically announcing numerical data that changes from moment to moment, the voice output device simply synthesizes the received numerical data into voice and outputs it. However, in this speech synthesis, the given number string is
3264", even if you say "san, two, log, yon," it is difficult for the listener to decipher the size of the numbers. On the other hand, if you say "sanjazen, 29hiyaku, log, jiyuu, yon", you can easily tell the size of the number.
If it is a monetary amount, the amount can already be read. In such an audio output device, a problem arises when it is desired to change the method of adding units. For example, there may be cases where the user wants to utter "san, chi, two, log, yon, sen, en", that is, "3,264,000 yen", or as mentioned above. <Object of the Invention> An object of the present invention is to provide an audio output device that satisfies the above-mentioned wishes.

<Structure of the Invention> The object is to provide a system that adds units to a number string and makes a sound, which corresponds to a file means storing voice synthesis parameters and a code indicating a combination of an input number string and a unit of the number string. a control means for reading out the parameters from the voice file means and transmitting them to the voice synthesis means; and a voice synthesis means for generating the numerical string in a desired unit based on the transmitted parameters. This is accomplished by a device.

``<Embodiments of the Invention> FIG. 1 shows an example of how to specify and read (pronounce) units according to the present invention.

Assume that "1234" is input as a human-powered numeric string.

If the unit is specified to be read out in both dollars and cents, say ``you ni dollar san ji yoyo yon cent.'' Also, if it is specified that only dollars are to be uttered, it is uttered as "Jiyou niten san yeon dol". Furthermore, if it is specified that only cents are to be uttered, ``Sennihyakusanjiyouyoncent'' is uttered. Next, FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of an audio output device that is capable of performing the vocalization described in FIG. 1.

In the figure, 1 is a control section, 1' is a unit specifying section, 2 is an audio file, 3 is a speech synthesizer, and 4 is a speaker.

A number string input to be outputted as a voice is received by the control unit 1 and stored in a buffer provided in the reception control unit. On the other hand, when inputting a unit designation, as shown in FIG. 1, the unit designation is performed using a code indicating a combination of units, and it is determined what kind of unit is to be added to the input number string.

The audio file device stores parameters that can be used to synthesize voices that can generate numbers with digits, numbers without digits, units, and decimal points. In the control unit 1, the contents 1 are reset by the input numerical string and the unit designation signal (designation code).
'Read out the necessary parameters from audio file 2,
The signal is input to the speech synthesizer 3, synthesized into speech, and output from the speaker 4.

By doing this, the input number string can be uttered in specified units. <Effects of the Invention> As described above, in the present invention, it is possible to specify the unit for reading aloud, and therefore it has become possible to read out numbers appropriately.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an example of unit designation and pronunciation (utterance) according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the audio output device of the present invention. Furthermore, in the figure, 1 is a control section, 1' is a unit designation section, and 2
indicates an audio file, 3 indicates a speech synthesizer, and 4 indicates a speaker.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a system that adds units to a number string and makes a sound, a file means that stores voice synthesis parameters, and a file means that stores the parameters corresponding to a code indicating the combination of the input number string and the unit of the number string in the voice file. 1. A voice output device comprising: a control means for reading data from the means and transmitting it to a voice synthesis means; and a voice synthesis means for generating the numerical string in a desired unit based on the transmitted parameters.