摘要:
A programmable music instrument comprises an indicator for indicating a particular tone having a clef and a relevant scale on a screen, a liquid crystal display, and an electrochromic display cell or the like. A series of input keys is provided for providing digital information defining a musical note, the number of which corresponds to that of the notes in an octave. An octave changing member is employed for selecting a desired tone. The indicator is operated to indicate a selected stave for the particular tone. The octave changing member comprises a switch operated in a relationship with the screen. It may comprise a driver circuit for the liquid crystal display, the electrochromic display cell or the like.
摘要:
In a sewing machine including a static memory for storing digital information related to the positional coordinates for each stitch of a predetermined stitch pattern, a dynamic memory such as a shift register is provided for temporarily storing the digital information derived from the static memory. Output signals of the dynamic memory are applied to a needle positioning mechanism and a work feed mechanism through driving means. In a preferred form, input means are provided for modifying the digital information temporarily stored in the dynamic memory, thereby modifying the stitch pattern.
摘要:
Disclosed is an electronic musical instrument with musical information input keys for producing musical information. A plurality of keys are provided for generating musical information of musical notes to introduce musical tones and pitches of the musical notes into the electronic musical instrument. A memory is included within the electronic musical instrument for sequentially memorizing the musical information. A musical generator is provided for sequentially reading out the stored musical information and providing an audio music in response to the stored musical information. The electronic musical instrument may function as an attendant feature of a conventional electronic calculator and/or an electronic timepiece. In a combined electronic musical instrument and calculator, the audio music can be utilized for announcing alarm conditions such as error, premature actuations of keys, overflow, voltage drop in power supply, etc. The audio music can further be used to alarm when a predetermined time has just run in the combined electronic musical instrument and a timepiece.
摘要:
A speech-synthesizer timepiece disclosed herein is adapted to provide audible sounds indicative of time and/or calender information. The audible sounds are followed by an adjective phrase which represents such a unit of the preceding time and/or calender information as month, day, day of the week, hours, and minutes. The adjective phrase consists of one or more audible sounds like that indicative of the body of the time and/or calender information.
摘要:
A hand-written pattern is introduced through a matrix input means and stored in a matrix memory. An alarm time is set and stored in an alarm time memory. A detection circuit develops a detection output when the current time reaches the alarm time set in the alarm time memory. In response to the detection output, the hand-written pattern stored in the matrix memory is read out and displayed on a matrix display panel.
摘要:
Wiring patterns and key contact patterns are directly formed on an inner surface of a casing of an electronic calculator. A printed board or a substrate can be eliminated by mounting electrode elements on the inner surface of the casing to establish electrical connection with the wiring patterns formed on the inner surface of the casing, thereby enabling the reduction of size, especially thickness, of the electronic calculator.
摘要:
An information retrieval apparatus includes a display section for displaying a first image; an enlargement section for continuously enlarging the first image displayed by the display section in response to an instruction of the user; and a determination section for determining that a magnification ratio of the first image enlarged by the enlargement section has reached a prescribed value. When the magnification ratio is determined to have reached the prescribed value, the display section displays at least one second image at a position related to the first image. When the first image is still enlarged by the enlargement section, the enlargement section enlarges the at least one second image at a magnification ratio equal to the magnification ratio used for enlarging the first image.
摘要:
A pocketbook type electronic apparatus includes a pocketbook which comprises inner and outer covers between which is contained an electronic apparatus. When the covers are in a closed position, operation of said electronic apparatus is nevertheless possible. The covers are provided with transparent sections corresponding to the positions of the operating keys, display apparatus and solar cell of the electronic apparatus. Also disclosed is a pocketbook type electronic apparatus wherein the body of the electronic apparatus comprises one of the covers wherein the operating surface of the electronic apparatus is positioned on the outside of such cover.
摘要:
An electronic translator comprises means for providing pronunciation of an input word or words entered. There are further provided means for providing pronunciation of a translated word or words equivalent to the input word or words. If the input words contain a special word which is pronounced in different ways dependent on the following word, there is additionally provided means for detecting the input of such a special word and for changing the pronunciation of such a special word depending on the following word.
摘要:
A substantially thin keyboard for use in credit card sized clock calculators or the like includes a rigid plate carrying a plurality of stationary key contacts, a flexible member integral with a plurality of electrically conductive rubber movable contacts and a keyboard surface member, all of which are stacked in the named order. An indicia sheet is interposed between the flexible member and the keyboard surface member, which carries a plurality of groups of key indicia or markings. A slide switch is movably attached so as to shift the key indicia carried on the sheet in relation to the plurality of the stationary key contacts group by group. Masking members are secured on part of the keyboard surface member to conceal all the groups of the key indicia from view other than one group of the key indicia is presented in register with the stationary key contacts.