Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1978-02-28
1979-12-18
Claffy, Kathleen H.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
364710, G10L 100
Patent
active
041795849
ABSTRACT:
A synthetic-speech calculator includes a keyboard consisting of digit keys and function keys and one or more mode selectors, a desired number of registers for storing numerical information entered by the depression of selected ones of the digit keys, a read-only-memory for storing a large number of digital codes as sound quantizing information, counter means for specifying the address of the memory so as to take a specific digital code out of the memory, a digital-to-analog converter for converting the specific digital code taken out of the memory into an audible sound signal, and a loud speaker driven by the audible sound signal and producing an audible sound. The synthetic-speech calculator is adapted such that the audible sound signals are derived via the loud speaker by at least two different methods of sound generation. For example, when a voice start key is depressed, all digits of keyed information are produced in audible form with appropriate pauses. In addition, numerical information is produced by digit by digit in audible form each time a voice start key is depressed. Numerical information is produced in a 3-digit group mode, each of the 3-digit groups being audibly produced each time the voice start key is depressed. Finally, numerical information may be audibly produced in order of ascending significance relative to the least significant digit or in order of descending significance relative to the most significant digit. The mode selector directs the synthetic-speech calculator how to derive the audible sound signals via the loud speaker.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3908085 (1975-09-01), Gagnon
patent: 4060848 (1977-11-01), Hyatt
L. Rosenthal et al., "Automatic Voice Response," IEEE Spectrum, Jul. 1974, pp. 61-68.
Masuzawa Sigeaki
Nishizaki Shinzo
Shibata Shinya
Tanimoto Akira
Claffy Kathleen H.
Kemeny E. S.
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
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