Education and demonstration – Language
Patent
1995-11-15
1998-05-05
Cheng, Joe
Education and demonstration
Language
434319, 434320, G09B 1900
Patent
active
057466017
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to an audio system with a radio tuner and a cassette deck system, and more particularly to such an audio system enabling a combined use of a language exercise function by connecting a key board input unit thereto and the like.
2. Background of the Prior Art
Conventionally, a language exercise has been executed by using a cassette player or a video display as an auxiliary audio equipment for a language exercise. In such an equipment, however, when an exerciser wishes to hear a desirable sentence again that was already outputted from the equipment, it is possible to re-listen the sentence, only by manually operating manipulation buttons such as a stop button, a rewind button and a play button in sequence. Moreover, an effective language exercise is impossible in the above-mentioned equipment, because a playback speed is always constant.
For solving the above-mentioned problems, a proposal has been already made by the applicant, which is an automatic sentence selection/repetition apparatus disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 31,287. This apparatus is a remarkable invention, in that a function capable of automatically selecting a sentence or a song is allowed to a cassette deck so that the user may hear a sentence automatically played back as many as desired, thus the effect of a language exercise may enhance considerably. But this must go through the course of rewinding a tape by the machine itself for a reproduction of sound, which acts as a factor of shortening a tape life. Furthermore, such a cassette deck can not be used in combination with a video display. Also, the language exercise function does not run in parallel with general functions of an audio system.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the disadvantages encountered in the above-mentioned audio and video systems as an auxiliary equipment and an object of the invention is an audio system connectable with a video system, enabling a keyboard input unit to be connected thereto, thereby capable of achieving automatic repeated listening and pronunciation drill functions, the necessary functions in a language exercise, by a simple keyboard manipulation.
Another object of the invention is to provide an audio system enabling a repeated hearing of a sound from a video tape, to enhance an audio-visual education effect.
Another object of the invention is to provide an audio system comprising a voice synthesizer memory unit capable of extending the life of the audio system.
In accordance with one aspect, the present invention provides an audio system with a language exercise function, to which a video system is connectable, the system including a cassette tape deck, comprising: a keyboard for generating a plurality of function key inputs for performing a double deck function, a simultaneous recording function, a sentence memory function, a repeat memory function, and an automatic playback repetition function; and voice synthesizer memory means for enabling automatic repeated playback and pronunciation functions of the cassette tape deck and the video system.
In accordance with another aspect, the present invention provides an audio system with a language exercise function, the system including a cassette tape deck, comprising: a keyboard; an output display: a microcomputer to which the keyboard and the output display are connected; a voice synthesizer memory means connected to the microcomputer, the voice synthesizer memory means including a plurality of random access memories and a voice synthesizer circuit; and an audio level sensor connected to the cassette tape deck which is connected to the microcomputer so that automatic repeated playback and pronunciation functions of the cassette tape deck are executed.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Other objects and aspects of the invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspec
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