WO2015129372A1

WO2015129372A1 - Audio system

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Publication number: WO2015129372A1
Application number: PCT/JP2015/052279
Authority: WO
Inventors: 正和河原; 永井出; 赤羽　俊夫; 俊彦三村; 晃二古寺
Original assignee: シャープ株式会社
Priority date: 2014-02-28
Filing date: 2015-01-28
Publication date: 2015-09-03
Also published as: JP2015163920A; CN105493451A

Abstract

　An audio system or the like is constructed in which audio output convenient for a user is outputted from an electronic device. An audio system (100) is provided with a cloud server (20) for setting output conditions for each set of audio data and transmitting condition information indicating the output conditions to an electronic device, and a home appliance (10) for issuing audio output corresponding to the audio data in accordance with the received condition information.

Description

Voice system

The present invention relates to an audio system including an electronic device that outputs audio received from a server.

When an action occurs in a home appliance (home electronic device), for example, when the user opens the door of the home appliance, presses a home appliance button, or changes the operating state of the home appliance, the action In response to the above, there is a device that outputs (reproduces, speaks) a voice built into a home appliance from a speaker. Among such household appliances that output voice, household appliances (household electronic devices) that output voice received from a server connected via a network have also been developed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a refrigerator that selects and outputs an audio signal and a music signal received from a center server according to the operating status or environmental status of the refrigerator body. Also, for example, in Patent Document 2, an adapter is provided separately from the home appliance, and this adapter receives and stores audio data corresponding to the property from the application server, and this audio / voice data is stored in the audio of the home appliance. A configuration for outputting from the generator is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Publication “Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-303482 (published on Oct. 18, 2002)” Japanese Patent Publication “Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-046424 (published on Feb. 28, 2008)”

However, audio output from conventional home appliances cannot be flexibly handled because the conditions at the time of audio output are fixed. In other words, in the conventional technology, there is a case where a sound output suitable for the convenience of the user is not made from the home appliance, or a sound output is not performed so as to be used effectively.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to construct an audio system or the like that can output audio suitable for the convenience of the user from an electronic device.

In order to solve the above problems, an audio system according to an aspect of the present invention includes an audio generation unit that generates audio data, a condition setting unit that sets an output condition at the time of audio output for each audio data, and a set An audio server including a transmission unit that transmits condition information indicating an output condition to an electronic device, a reception unit that receives the condition information, and an output control unit that performs audio output according to audio data according to the received condition information It is characterized by having.

According to the voice system of one aspect of the present invention, the voice server can set the voice output output condition for each voice data, and the electronic device performs voice output according to the voice data according to the output condition. It is possible to perform audio output with improved convenience. In addition, it is possible to more effectively utilize the audio output according to various scenes.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the audio | voice system concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the electronic device in the said audio | voice system, and the adapter connected to this. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the audio | voice server in the said audio | voice system. It is a figure which shows the example of the graph of the priority used with the said audio | voice system. It is a figure which shows the flow of a process in the audio | voice output in the said audio | voice system. It is a figure which shows the flow of a process in the said audio | voice system. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the audio | voice output in the said audio | voice system. It is a figure which shows another specific example of the audio | voice output in the said audio | voice system. It is a figure which shows another specific example of the audio | voice output in the said audio | voice system. It is a figure which shows the example of an audio | voice list. It is a figure explaining the expiration date set for every audio | voice data.

[Embodiment 1]
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Configuration of voice system)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an audio system 100 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the audio system 100 includes home appliances (electronic devices) 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4 installed in a user's home, a cloud server (audio server) 20, Communication terminal devices 30-1, 30-2 and 30-3 are configured to be connected via a wide area communication network 62. In FIG. 1, four home appliances 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, and three communication terminal devices 30-1, 30-2, 30-3 are illustrated. However, in these, the number and kind are not limited, and when there is no need to explain individually, the household appliance 10 and the communication terminal device 30 are used as a general term. Further, the number of user homes included in the voice system 100 is not limited.

In this embodiment, the home appliance 10 is connected to the home appliance adapter 5 (5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4). The home appliance adapter 5 is a device for connecting the home appliance 10 to the wide-area communication network 62 and making it a so-called network home appliance that can be controlled via the wide-area communication network 62.

In the present embodiment, the cloud server 20 registers the communication terminal device 30 and the home appliance adapter 5 in association with each other, and the communication terminal device 30 connects to the home appliance adapter 5 via the cloud server 20. 10 can be operated remotely. The communication terminal device 30 is configured such that the home appliance 10 connected to the home appliance adapter 5 registered in association with itself in the cloud server 20 can be remotely operated via the cloud server 20. The communication terminal device 30 receives, from the cloud server 20, information related to the home appliance 10 connected to the home appliance adapter 5 registered in association with the cloud server 20. The communication terminal device 30 can mention a smart phone and a tablet terminal as an example. A plurality of home appliances 10 can be remotely operated from one communication terminal device 30. Moreover, the home appliance 10 connected to one home appliance adapter 5 can be remotely operated from a plurality of communication terminal devices 30.

The user's home 50 is provided with a wireless local area network (LAN) that is a narrow area communication network. The wireless LAN relay station 40 is connected to a wide area communication network 62 including the Internet. The relay station 40 is a communication device such as a WiFi (registered trademark) router or a WiFi access point. Here, a configuration including the Internet is illustrated as the wide area communication network 62, but a telephone line network, a mobile communication network, a CATV (CAble TeleVision) communication network, a satellite communication network, or the like can also be used.

The cloud server 20 and the home appliance adapter 5 installed in the user home 50 can communicate with each other via the wide area communication network 62 and the wireless LAN relay station 40. Further, the cloud server 20 and the communication terminal device 30 can communicate with each other via the wide area communication network 62. The communication terminal device 30 and the Internet in the wide area communication network 62 are connected by using 3G (3rd generation), LTE (Long Termination Evolution), a home or public WiFi access point, and the like. Note that the home appliance adapter 5 and the communication terminal device 30 are both wireless communication devices, and can communicate with each other via the relay station 40 without using the wide area communication network 62.

(Cloud server configuration)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the cloud server 20 in the audio system 100. The cloud server 20 is a server that manages each home appliance 10, and includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, and a communication unit 23 as illustrated in FIG. For example, the control unit 21 is a computer device that includes an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a dedicated processor, and is a block that controls the operation of each unit of the cloud server 20. Further, the control unit 21 functions as a voice creation unit 21a that creates voice data to be output by the voice output unit 14 of the home appliance 10, and as a condition setting unit 21b that sets output conditions at the time of voice output for each voice data. It has the function of.

The voice creation unit 21a is a block that creates voice data, creates voice data based on the voice synthesis function, adds identification information, and makes it ready for transmission to the home appliance 10. In addition, adding the identification information to the voice data recorded in advance instead of the voice synthesis so that the voice data can be transmitted to the home appliance 10 is included in the voice creation by the voice creation unit 21a. Hereinafter, the voice data created by the voice creation unit 21a is referred to as first voice data. The first audio data is transmitted to the home appliance 10 by the control unit 21 controlling the communication unit 23.

The condition setting unit 21b sets an output condition (attribute) at the time of sound output for each sound data, adds identification information to the condition information indicating the set output condition, and makes it possible to transmit to the home appliance 10 . The condition setting unit 21b outputs not only the first voice data created by the voice creation unit 21a but also the voice data held in advance by the home appliance 10 (for example, held from the time of shipment). Conditions may be set. Hereinafter, this audio data is referred to as second audio data. Specific examples of audio data and output conditions will be described later. The condition information is transmitted to the home appliance 10 by the control unit 21 controlling the communication unit 23. Since the output condition is set for each audio data, the condition information indicating the setting condition is associated with each audio data. The condition information indicating the output condition set for the first audio data is referred to as first condition information, and the condition information indicating the output condition set for the second audio data is referred to as second condition information.

Further, the cloud server 20 is configured to create voice data and set output conditions based on data from the communication terminal device 30. Furthermore, the cloud server 20 receives information (for example, weather information) about voice data and output conditions from another server or the like via the wide area communication network 62, and creates voice data based on the information or outputs conditions. Or may be configured.

The storage unit 22 is a block that stores various information (data) used in the cloud server 20. The storage unit 22 includes a first audio data created by the cloud server 20, condition information associated with the audio data, and a DB (DataBase) 22 a that stores state information indicating the state of the home appliance 10 for each home appliance 10. is doing. With this DB 22a, individual control for each home appliance 10 from the cloud server 20 becomes possible.

The communication unit 23 is a block that performs mutual communication with the home appliance adapter 5 via the wide area communication network 62. The communication unit 23 also performs mutual communication with the communication terminal device 30 via the wide area communication network 62. In addition, the control part (transmission part) 21 controls the communication part 23, and transmits the condition information which shows the set output conditions to the household appliance adapter 5. FIG.

(Configuration of home appliance adapter and home appliance)
The home appliance adapter 5 is a device that enables the home appliance 10 to perform network communication. The home appliance adapter 5 receives various data including operation signals (commands) from the cloud server 20. Data received from the cloud server 20 includes data from the communication terminal device 30 via the cloud server 20 in addition to data from the cloud server 20 itself. Further, the data received from the cloud server 20 may be for controlling the home appliance adapter 5 itself, or may be transmitted to the home appliance 10 to control the home appliance 10. Further, the home appliance adapter 5 transmits information about the home appliance 10 transmitted from the home appliance 10 to the cloud server 20.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the home appliance 10 and the home appliance adapter 5 in the audio system 100. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the home appliance adapter 5 includes a control unit (reception unit, output control unit) 6, a storage unit 7, a communication unit 8, and a connection unit 9.

The control unit 6 is a block that comprehensively controls the operation of each unit of the home appliance adapter 5. The control unit 6 is composed of a computer device including an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU or a dedicated processor, for example. The control unit 6 reads out and executes a program for performing various controls in the home appliance adapter 5 stored in the storage unit 7, thereby comprehensively controlling the operation of each unit of the home appliance adapter 5. In addition, the control unit 6 controls the communication unit 8 to receive the first voice information and the condition information from the cloud server 20, and the sound setting unit 15 outputs the voice according to the voice data according to the received condition information. It has the function of the output control part performed from. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the sound setting unit 15 is controlled from the control unit 6 so that sound output can be performed.

The storage unit 7 is a block that stores various information used in the home appliance adapter 5. Moreover, since the memory | storage part 7 was received from the cloud server 20, it memorize | stores 1st audio | voice data and condition information.

The communication unit 8 is a block that performs mutual communication with the cloud server 20 via the wide area communication network 62. The connection unit 9 is a block that communicates with the connection unit 19 of the home appliance 10. The connection between the connection unit 9 and the connection unit 19 of the home appliance 10 may be, for example, a connection using a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector.

The home appliance 10 includes, for example, an air conditioner, a refrigerator, a washing machine, a cooking appliance, a lighting device, a hot water supply device, a photographing device, various AV (Audio-Visual) devices, various home robots (for example, a cleaning robot, a housework support robot, Animal type robots, etc.). As shown in FIG. 2, the home appliance 10 includes a control unit (output control unit) 11, a storage unit 13, an audio output unit 14, a sound setting unit 15, an audio switching unit 16, a state detection unit 17, and an LED (Light Emitting Diode). A lamp (notification unit) 18 and a connection unit 19 are provided. When receiving the operation signal under the control of the control unit 11, the home appliance 10 performs an operation according to the received operation signal.

The control unit 11 is a block that controls the operation of each unit of the home appliance 10. For example, the control unit 11 includes a computer device including an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU or a dedicated processor. The control unit 11 comprehensively controls the operation of each unit of the home appliance 10 by reading and executing a program for performing various controls in the home appliance 10 stored in the storage unit 13. In addition, the control unit 11 has a function of an output control unit that outputs the second sound data stored in the storage unit 13 by sound according to the setting conditions.

The storage unit 13 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and the like, and is a block that stores various data used in the home appliance 10. The storage unit 13 stores in advance second audio data that is output as audio from the home appliance 10. The output condition at the time of sound output is set also in the second sound data, and is stored in the storage unit 13 as second condition information. The second condition information may be stored from the time of shipment of the home appliance 10, or may be received by the cloud server 20 set or changed with respect to the second audio data. When it is not necessary to distinguish between the first sound data and the second sound data, and when it is understood without being distinguished, only the sound data is described. “Output audio data” is used in the same meaning as “output audio corresponding to audio data”.

The state detection unit 17 is a block that detects state information indicating the state of the home appliance 10. Examples of the status information include information indicating a setting status and an operating status. Further, the state information may be a state where the home appliance 10 is placed, that is, environmental information regarding the surrounding environment. Examples of the environmental condition include temperature and humidity inside the user home 50 or outside the user home 50. These are merely examples, and any information may be used as long as the information is related to the home appliance 10.

The audio output unit 14 is an audio output device such as a speaker. The control unit 6 outputs a sound corresponding to the first sound data stored in the storage unit 7, and the control unit 11 outputs a sound corresponding to the second sound data stored in the storage unit 13 from the sound output unit 14. . Details of the output of the audio data will be described later.

The sound setting unit 15 uses the first sound data stored in the storage unit 7 of the home appliance adapter 5 and the second sound stored in the storage unit 13 for the sound volume or sound quality of the sound data output from the sound output unit 14. This block is individually set (adjusted) for data. When receiving a user operation, the control unit 11 controls the sound setting unit 15 to set the volume or sound quality. Further, the volume or sound quality may be set according to an instruction from the cloud server 20.

Since the sound setting unit 15 is configured in this manner, the volume or sound quality of the first audio data received from the cloud server 20 and the second audio data previously held in the home appliance 10 at the home appliance 10. Can be set individually. Therefore, it can be set so that the user can easily hear. If the first voice data and the second voice data are set to have the same voice and volume, the user can listen to both voice data without distinction. If different settings are made, the user can easily distinguish and listen to both audio data.

The audio switching unit 16 is a block having a switch function for switching the audio data output from the audio output unit 14 to one or both of the first audio data and the second audio data. The voice switching by the voice switching unit 16 may be executed upon receiving a user operation, or may be executed according to an instruction from the cloud server 20. Since the voice switching unit 16 is configured in this way, the home appliance 10 wants to output either one or both of the first voice data and the second voice data, that is, voice data that the user wants to hear. Can be output.

The LED lamp 18 is lit (or flashed) under the control of the control unit 11 when the home appliance 10 has audio data to be output. The LED lamp 18 is provided on a button (or provided as a button), and a sensor for detecting the pressing of the button is provided. When the sensor detects that the button has been pressed, the control unit 11 controls to output sound data to be output and turn off the LED lamp 18. The LED lamp 18 may be configured such that the color or lighting pattern to be lit changes according to the type of audio data or the expiration date of audio data to be described later. There are also home appliances 10 in which the LED lamp 18 is not provided. Further, the LED lamp 18 and the button (button function) may be provided separately.

The connection unit 19 is a block that communicates with the connection unit 9 of the home appliance adapter 5.

As described above, the present embodiment has a configuration in which the home appliance adapter 5 that enables remote operation of the home appliance 10 is externally attached. By making the communication function part enabling remote operation optional as an external configuration, the common home appliance adapter 5 can be applied to different types of home appliances 10 and costs can be reduced. Of course, a configuration in which a communication function part is incorporated in the home appliance 10 in advance (a configuration in which the home appliance 10 and the home appliance adapter 5 are integrated) may be employed.

Furthermore, the home appliance 10 is configured not only to be remotely operated from the communication terminal device 30, but also to be able to be operated by short-distance wireless communication using, for example, infrared rays from a remote controller (not shown) or an operation from a main body operation unit (not shown). Yes. Alternatively, operation by voice or gesture may be possible.

With the above configuration of the audio system 100, the cloud server 20 can set an audio output output condition for each audio data, and the home appliance 10 performs audio output according to the audio data in accordance with the output condition. It is possible to perform audio output with improved performance. In addition, it is possible to more effectively utilize the audio output according to various scenes. In addition, there are first audio data received from the cloud server 20 and stored in the storage unit 7 of the home appliance adapter 5 and second audio data stored in the storage unit 13 of the home appliance 10 from the time of shipment. The output condition is set for. Therefore, the selection range of the audio data output from the audio output unit 14 is widened, and the audio data can be output appropriately according to the set output conditions.

(Identification of audio data to be output)
The audio data output from the audio output unit 14 includes first audio data and second audio data. The control unit 6 is based on the first condition information indicating the output condition set in the first audio data received from the cloud server 20, and the control unit 11 is the second condition indicating the output condition set in the second audio data. Based on the information, voice data to be output this time is specified, and voice output corresponding to the specified voice data is performed from the voice output unit 14.

Next, the process for specifying the audio data to be output will be described using a specific example.

Suppose that the output condition corresponding to the first condition information or the second condition information is a condition that a sound is output when the state detection unit 17 detects specific state information of the home appliance 10. In this case, when specific state information is detected by the state detection unit 17, that is, when the output condition is satisfied, the control unit 6 or the control unit 11 performs the first audio data or the second sound data for which the output condition is set. Identify and output audio data. The specific status information of the home appliance 10 that triggers voice output includes information obtained from items common to the home appliance 10 of different types, model numbers, etc. (for example, the LED lamp 18 provided as a button, etc.) Any of the information obtained by items (doors or the like) specific to the types of home appliances 10 is included.

Also, there are cases where the output condition corresponding to the first condition information or the second condition information is a condition that voice output is performed at a specific time (so-called chatting output). In this case, when the specific time comes, that is, when the output condition is satisfied, the control unit 6 or the control unit 11 specifies and outputs the first audio data or the second audio data for which the output condition is set.

(Output conditions)
The output conditions set by the condition setting unit 21b will be further described using a specific example.

The output condition may be, for example, a condition that audio is output when a predetermined event that triggers audio output occurs. The predetermined event is, for example, an event that the home appliance 10 is turned on, an event that a button provided with the LED lamp 18 of the home appliance 1 is pressed, or there is no user near the home appliance 10 when audio data is output. For example, an event that a predetermined time has elapsed after detecting this. Further, for example, a condition may be that audio is output a plurality of times when a predetermined event occurs (for example, when a button is pressed). Therefore, when the condition setting unit 21b sets a predetermined event as a trigger for outputting sound according to the audio data as the output condition, the control unit 6 and the control unit 11 respond to the predetermined event when the predetermined event occurs. Output audio data.

When notifying the user of the presence of audio data to be output by blinking the LED lamp 18, the control unit 6 or the control unit 11 has received an output instruction from the user. For example, the LED lamp 18 is provided. When the pressed button is pressed, the sound output unit 14 performs sound output corresponding to the sound data to be output. In this case, the output condition is to output when an output instruction from the user is received. In this case, the presence of audio data can be notified to the user by the LED lamp 18 blinking, and the user can issue an output instruction only when the user wants to confirm and output the notification. Therefore, user convenience is further improved.

Further, the output condition set by the condition setting unit 21b may be a condition for re-outputting (listening to) the audio data. The conditions for re-output are as follows. In the audio data, A: an output condition of blinking the LED lamp 18 before outputting the audio, and B: an output condition of preferentially outputting audio when a button provided with the LED lamp 18 is pressed are set. In addition, after the user presses the button to output the audio data, if the output condition for re-output is satisfied, the output condition of A is changed to a state in which there is no sound to be prioritized until re-output, for example, lighting or extinguishing , The output condition of B is maintained, and if the output condition of re-output is not satisfied, the output condition of B disappears.

The cloud server 20 holds (manages) output conditions set for each audio data as list information (audio list) of output conditions for the audio data for each home appliance 10. The home appliance adapter 5 of each home appliance 10 also manages the output conditions received from the cloud server 20 as a voice list. The audio list includes at least audio data identification information, an index, and various operation flags. This operation flag is used for confirming the execution of the operation, and a specific example will be described later. A part of the voice list held in the cloud server 20 is transmitted to the home appliance adapter 5 to become a voice list in which the home appliance adapter 5 is held. Note that the identification information of the audio data is common to the cloud server 20 and the home appliance adapter 5.

Among the voice lists managed by the cloud server 20, those that are transmitted to the home appliance adapter 5 are set with “DL (download) flag” among the operation flags (set to ON). The home appliance adapter 5 downloads audio data in which a “DL (download) flag” is set (turned on). If the audio data is already downloaded by the home appliance adapter 5, the home appliance adapter 5 does nothing and keeps the audio data. Among the voice lists managed by the cloud server 20, those that have been transmitted to the home appliance adapter 5 and are deleted from the home appliance adapter 5 are defeated (turned off) among the operation flags.

Also, deletion may be performed by another method. For example, the identification information of the voice data to be deleted from the home appliance adapter 5 is transmitted to the cloud server 20, and the cloud server 20 sets the index value corresponding to the corresponding identification information to empty (NULL) in the managed voice list. Such a method may be used.

Here, it is assumed that the cloud server 20 and the home appliance adapter 5 perform regular communication, the voice list managed by the home appliance adapter 5 is corrected, and the voice data itself is transmitted and received as necessary. The audio list managed by the home appliance adapter 5 includes the audio data scheduled to be received or received by the home appliance adapter 5, and those deleted from the audio list managed by the cloud server 20 by the above method are removed from the own audio list.

Note that the above-described voice list management method such as voice deletion is an explanation of one embodiment of the present invention, and another method may be used for another embodiment. In this embodiment, a part of the voice list managed by the cloud server 20 is a list managed by the home appliance adapter 5, but the voice list managed by the cloud server 20 is stored in the home appliance adapter 5. The same list may be managed.

An example of the voice list is shown in FIG. In the voice list shown in FIG. 10, setting conditions are set for each voice data. In the audio list shown in FIG. 10, “message” is the content of audio output as audio data. In the voice list shown in FIG. 10, the “message” itself is identification information of voice data. However, in the voice list, the voice data only needs to be identified by an ID code as will be described later. . It is assumed that voice data corresponding to the identification information (voice data to be actually output) can be called using the voice list.

In the audio list of FIG. 10, trigger, notification, and re-output are audio data output conditions (attributes), and the output conditions are set for audio data that is flagged (set to 1). It shows that. In the voice list of FIG. 10, the voice data of the message “Good morning” is flagged at the trigger door. Therefore, “Good morning” is set as an output condition to be output at the occurrence of an event that the door is opened as a trigger. In addition, the voice data of the message “packed too much” is flagged in the trigger button and door and the re-output. Therefore, “Too much jamming” is output when the event that the door is opened as a trigger, the event that the button is pressed, and that the re-output is performed. It is set as a condition. In addition, the voice data of the message “OO-chan, there is a cake” is flagged for trigger buttons and doors, notification, and re-output. Therefore, “OO-chan, there is cake” is output when an event occurs when the door is opened as a trigger and when an event occurs when the button is pressed. Is set as an output condition, and that re-output is performed.

(priority)
There is a predetermined event (for example, a user operation on the home appliance 10) that triggers voice output, and there may be a plurality of audio data corresponding to the predetermined event. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the condition setting unit 21b sets a priority for outputting audio data as the output condition. In this case, when a predetermined event occurs (for example, when status information by a user operation is detected by the status detection unit 17), the control unit 6 and the control unit 11 output audio data to be output according to this priority. Specify and output from the audio output unit 14. The higher the priority, the higher the output probability, that is, the higher the output probability.

Priority setting is explained below. The condition setting unit 21b sets a priority for each audio data. Here, the priority changes in value according to time. The set priority is transmitted from the cloud server 20 and received by the home appliance adapter 5. For example, the priority may be transmitted and received in a graph for a certain period as shown in FIG. By transmitting / receiving priority for a certain period, even if communication between the home appliance adapter 5 and the cloud server 20 is interrupted, audio output according to the priority can be performed for a certain period.

In FIG. 4, the voices A to D all indicate the first voice data, and the home appliance voices E and F indicate the second voice data, which all correspond to the same predetermined event (for example, a specific user operation). Audio data. FIG. 4 is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to this. In FIG. 4, the priority of the second audio data is always set to 0, and whether the priority is higher or lower is expressed by plus and minus. For example, when the priority of the second audio data is always 3, the priority of the first audio data may be set between 0 and 6. In FIG. 4, the priority has seven levels from −3 to +3, but there is no limitation to this level. In the priority graph shown in FIG. 4, the time and priority values are discrete, but the priority at the intermediate time is linearly complemented as shown in the graph.

From the graph showing the priority of the voice A shown in FIG. 4, the priority is 1 when the time is from 3 to 7 (for example, from 3 o'clock to 7 o'clock), the priority is 3 when the time is from 11 to 14 From 14 onward, it can be seen that the priority is -3. Therefore, if the voice data is voice data with an output condition that it should be output by time 14 (for example, voice data “Burning garbage out?”), The priority gradually increases before time 14. Therefore, the priority is the highest value (3) from time 11 to time 14 immediately before time 14, and the lowest value (-3) after time 14. preferable. In the case of information relating to output conditions, for example, voice data “burned garbage out?”, Information relating to the date of burning garbage is set in the cloud server 20 by the user from the communication terminal device 30 via the wide area communication network 62. May be.

Further, from the graph showing the priority of the voice B shown in FIG. 4, the priority is −3 from time 0 to 16, the priority is 3 from time 16 to 17, and the priority from time 17 onwards. It can be seen that is -3. Therefore, if the voice B is voice data related to an item to be executed between the times 16 to 17 (for example, voice data “news will start from now”), the maximum value (only from the time 16 to 17 ( 3), and others are the minimum value (-3), which is preferable.

Further, from the graph showing the priorities of the voices C and D shown in FIG. 4, it can be seen that the priorities of the voices C and D are always set to −1 and 1, respectively. Therefore, it is preferable to correspond to voice data that needs to output voice C from time to time and voice data that needs to output voice D frequently.

Moreover, from the graph which shows the priority of the household appliance voices E and F shown in FIG. 4, the priority of the household appliance voices E and F is always zero, and the priority is not set or is set to zero. I understand that.

Here, when the priority is a positive number, the output probability that the sound A is output is the priority of A / the priority of the sound that is the output candidate (here, A to D, E, and F). Calculated from the sum. In the above, since the priorities are from -3 to 3, in order to make this a positive number, the same number, for example, 4 may be added to all. In this case, from each graph of FIG. 4, for example, at times 3 to 7, the priority of the voice A and the voice C is 5 (1 + 4), and the priority of the voice B, the household appliance voice E, and the household appliance voice F is 4 (0 + 4). It can be seen that the priority of the voice D is 3 (−1 + 4). Therefore, the priority of A is 5 / (5 + 4 + 5 + 3 + 4 + 4) = 1/4. Therefore, the voice A is output at the output probability ¼ from the time 3 to 7.

In the present embodiment, if there is audio data that has never been output and has the lowest priority after the highest priority, it is forcibly output even if a predetermined event that triggers does not occur. It may be.

Also, the priority after output may be set to be low (set so as not to be output) or not to be changed depending on the content and type of audio data. Further, in combination with the above-described priority setting method, audio data output with the highest priority when a predetermined event as a trigger occurs may be created. In this case, an output condition (priority output attribute) that is prioritized over the above-described priority setting method is set, and when this condition is satisfied (the priority output attribute is true), output is performed with the highest priority. Or, instead of setting the priority output attribute, a special value as the priority (for example, a value exceeding the normal range such as 4 when the normal range of the priority is set to -3 to 3) ) Is set, the above output probability is not calculated for the audio data, and the audio data is always or more than the audio data set in the normal range of priority. Prioritize and output audio.

(Processing flow for audio output)
The flow of processing in audio output in the audio system 100 will be described using a specific example with reference to FIGS. First, an example of an LED lamp lighting sequence for notifying the user that there is audio data to be output by lighting the LED lamp 18 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 5, the home appliance adapter 5 causes the storage unit 7 to turn on the LED lamp 18 and to output audio data (“” that is output when a button press of the LED lamp 18 is detected. When it is confirmed that there is a voice to turn on the LED lamp 18 (step B0), lamp lighting instruction information for turning on the LED lamp 18 is transmitted to the home appliance 10 (step B1). When the home appliance 10 receives the lamp lighting instruction information (step A0), the LED lamp 18 is turned on (step A1). Thereafter, an utterance sequence in which voice output is performed by the home appliance 10 is executed.

Next, an example of an utterance sequence will be described. Here, it is assumed that a predetermined event serving as a trigger for voice output is an event of a user operation on a home appliance, and there are a plurality of voice data corresponding to the event. . In the utterance sequence, when the home appliance 10 detects an operation of the user's own device such as pushing a button on the own device or opening a door (step B2), the home appliance 10 transmits state information that is information of the detected operation to the home appliance adapter 5. To do. When the home appliance adapter 5 receives the state information (step B2), the home appliance adapter 5 selects a plurality of pieces of sound data corresponding to the operation detected by the state information from the sound data in the home appliance adapter 5 (step B3). And the audio | voice data output based on a priority are determined from the audio | voice data selected by process B3 (process B4), and the determined audio | voice data are directly sent to the audio | voice output part 14 (process B5). The home appliance 10 receives this sound data (step A4) and outputs the sound from the sound output unit 14 (step A5). The household appliance adapter 5 transmits the identification information (ID code) of the output audio data to the cloud server 20 as output information for indicating the output audio data together with the audio output (step B6). When the cloud server 20 receives the output information (step C0), the cloud server 20 holds the output information (step C1). The held output information is used for creating the next audio data. The creation of the next audio data will be described in detail in the second embodiment.

Here, in steps B6 and C1, by transmitting / receiving the identification information of the audio data output as output information, it is determined whether or not audio output has been performed as follows. When the home appliance adapter 5 outputs the sound data from the sound output unit 14, the cloud server 20 holds the sound list for each home appliance 10 by transmitting the identification information of the sound data output to the cloud server 20. With reference to this voice list, it is determined whether or not the voice data identified by the received identification information is “output state”. The “state of not being output” is a case where identification information corresponding to any audio data in the audio list is not received. In addition, the cloud server 20 generates a “reason for not outputting” based on the contents of the audio data output before and after and the state information of the home appliance.

Next, an example of a voice management / reception sequence in which voice data is managed by the cloud server 20 and received by the home appliance adapter 5 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, when the cloud server 20 updates the voice list held for each home appliance 10 (step C10), the data related to the updated portion of the updated voice list in the regular communication with the home appliance adapter 5 Is transmitted to the home appliance adapter 5. When home appliance adapter 5 receives the data related to the updated part of the voice list (step B10), it corrects the voice list held by home appliance adapter 5 based on the received data (step B11). This modification may be overwritten. Then, unnecessary audio data is deleted and reception of the audio data corresponding to the updated data is started (step B12), and the corresponding audio data is requested from the cloud server 20 (step B13). When the cloud server 20 receives the request (step C12), the cloud server 20 transmits voice data corresponding to the one updated this time to the home appliance adapter 5 (step C13), and the home appliance adapter 5 receives the voice data (step B14). ).

[Embodiment 2]
The present embodiment is configured such that in the audio system 100 configuration of the first embodiment, the audio data output next time is determined based on the output information related to the output state of the audio data output this time by the audio output unit 14. is there. Specifically, in the configuration of the audio system 100, the control unit 6 (output information transmission unit) further sends output information related to the output state of the audio data output by the audio output unit 14 from the communication unit 8 to the cloud server. The voice creation unit 21a creates voice data to be output next time by the voice output unit 14 based on the received output information, and the condition setting unit 21b is created. The control unit 21 sets the condition information indicating the set output condition of the audio data to be output next time and the audio data to be output next time from the communication unit 23. It is the structure which transmits to the household appliance 1. Since it is the structure similar to Embodiment 1 except this, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same structural member and description is abbreviate | omitted.

The output information transmitted from the home appliance adapter 5 to the cloud server 20 is information indicating whether audio output has been performed. Moreover, the output information may include state information of the home appliance 10 at that time. The output information including the state information includes, for example, information indicating whether audio output has been performed in a state where the user is present (user is detected) or not (user is not detected). Of course, it is not limited to this.

The cloud server 20 creates audio data to be output next time based on the received output information, and sets the output condition of the audio data to be output next time, but does not generate the audio data to be output next time. (Or create zero data). The case where the audio data to be output next time is not created is the case where there is no next audio output corresponding to the current audio output. The condition setting unit 21b of the cloud server 20 sets, for example, output presence / absence, output contents, output time, and the like as output conditions. The sound data to be output next time created in the cloud server 20 and the condition information indicating the output condition are transmitted to the home appliance 10. Since the audio data output next time is based on the output information of the audio data output this time, it is possible to perform audio output with improved user convenience. For example, when output information that is output is received, the next audio data of the content following the output audio data is created and output, or when output information that is not output is received, When status information is detected as the occurrence of a predetermined event that triggers output after a predetermined time has elapsed, the same audio data that was not output may be output again. By outputting the next audio data of the content following the output audio data, the output audio can have continuity. Further, by re-outputting (retrying), the possibility that the user hears the voice can be increased.

Specific examples of audio output in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 are examples in the case where state information is detected as an occurrence of a predetermined event that triggers voice output in the home appliance 10 (an event has occurred), and FIG. 9 is a voice from the cloud server 20 without an event. An example of when an output request is issued is shown. In the example of FIG. 9, it is assumed that the cloud server 20 acquires state information indicating the operation state of the home appliance 10 every predetermined time. 7, 8, and 9, the home appliance 10 is described as including the home appliance adapter 5.

In the specific example shown in FIG. 7A, at 7 am, when the door of the home appliance 10 is opened, the home appliance 10 (here, the refrigerator) transmits the state information (door open) to the cloud server 20. In response to this, the cloud server 20 transmits an output request for voice output of today's weather. Upon receiving this output request, the home appliance 10 outputs a voice output “Today's weather is cloudy and rainy” based on this output request, and sends output information (output completed) that the voice output has been performed to the cloud server 20. To do. Thereafter, when “door open” is transmitted again from the home appliance 10 to the cloud server 20 at 7:10 am, the cloud server 20 transmits an output request accordingly. At this time, the cloud server 20 has already “ "Output completed" has been received and the current time is 7:10 am, that is, the elapsed time from the previous output is little, so an output request for outputting the continuation of today's weather as audio is transmitted. To do. The home appliance 10 that has received this outputs a voice output that is “last rain in the afternoon. Don't forget your umbrella.” Send.

On the other hand, in the specific example shown in FIG. 7B, at 7 am, “door open” is transmitted from the home appliance 10 to the cloud server 20, and the cloud server 20 outputs the current weather accordingly. Send a request. Even if the home appliance 10 receives this output request, it did not respond to the output request, so the output information (no output) that the audio output was not performed is given for the reason (here, the audio data built in the home appliance 10). That is, it is transmitted to the cloud server 20 together with the information of giving priority to the output of the second data. Thereafter, when “door open” is transmitted again from the home appliance 10 to the cloud server 20 at 7:10 am, the cloud server 20 transmits an output request in response to this, but at this time, the cloud server 20 has already “ Since "No output" has been received, an output request for voice output of today's weather is transmitted. Upon receiving this, the home appliance 10 outputs a sound output “Today's weather is cloudy and rainy”, and transmits output information (output completed) that the sound output has been performed to the cloud server 20.

Further, in the specific example shown in FIG. 8A, at 7 am, “door open” is transmitted from the home appliance 10 to the cloud server 20, and accordingly, the cloud server 20 issues an output request for outputting the weather forecast as a voice. Send. Upon receiving this output request, the home appliance 10 outputs a voice output “Today's weather is cloudy and rainy” based on this output request, and sends output information (output completed) that the voice output has been performed to the cloud server 20. To do. Thereafter, when “door open” is transmitted again from the home appliance 10 to the cloud server 20 at 11:00 am, the cloud server 20 transmits an output request in response to this, but at this time, the cloud server 20 has already “output completed”. Since the current time is 11:00 am, an output request for voice output of the afternoon weather is transmitted. Upon receiving this, the home appliance 10 outputs a voice message “It is likely to rain in the afternoon” and sends output information (output completed) that the voice output has been performed to the cloud server 20.

On the other hand, in the specific example shown in FIG. 8B, at 7 am, “door open” is transmitted from the home appliance 10 to the cloud server 20, and the cloud server 20 outputs the weather forecast as an audio output accordingly. Send a request. Even when the home appliance 10 receives this output request, it does not respond to the output request, and therefore transmits output information (no output) that the audio output has not been performed, together with the reason information, to the cloud server 20. Thereafter, when “door open” is transmitted again from the home appliance 10 to the cloud server 20 at 11:00 am, the cloud server 20 transmits an output request in response to this, but at this time, the cloud server 20 has already “not output”. Since the current time is 11:00 am, an output request for voice output of the afternoon weather is transmitted. Upon receiving this, the home appliance 10 outputs a voice message “It is likely to rain in the afternoon” and sends output information (output completed) that the voice output has been performed to the cloud server 20.

Further, in the specific example shown in FIG. 9A, an output request for causing the user to confirm the operation mode from the cloud server 20 to the home appliance 10 (here, an air conditioner) is output from the cloud server 20 on a certain day in winter. Send. Even if the home appliance 10 receives this output request, it did not respond to the output request, so the output information (no output) that the audio output was not performed is given for the reason (here, the audio data built in the home appliance 10). That is, it is transmitted to the cloud server 20 together with the information of giving priority to the output of the second data. The cloud server 20 receives this, and after 5 minutes from the output request, if it remains in the home appliance cooling operation (the cloud server 20 acquires state information indicating the operation state of the home appliance 10 at predetermined time intervals) ), The output request for outputting the voice data for allowing the user to confirm the operation mode is transmitted again. Upon receiving this, the home appliance 10 outputs a voice message “Are you inadvertently performing the cooling operation?” And transmits output information (output completed) that the voice output has been performed to the cloud server 20.

On the other hand, in the specific example shown in FIG. 9B, on a certain day in winter, the cloud server 20 transmits an output request for voice output of voice data that allows the user to check the operation mode to the home appliance 1. Even when the home appliance 10 receives this output request, it did not respond to the output request, so the output information (no output) that the audio output was not performed is given for the reason (here, that there is no person in the room). The information is transmitted to the cloud server 20 together with information on whether or not a person is detected. When the cloud server 20 receives this information, there is no person in the room as the reason why the voice output has not been performed even if the home appliance cooling operation is performed after 5 minutes from the output request. Is not sent again.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the output sound can be given continuity, or by re-output (retry), the possibility that the user can hear the sound can be increased, Unnecessary output can be suppressed.

[Embodiment 3]
In the present embodiment, in the configuration of the audio system 100 according to the first embodiment, the condition setting unit 21b sets the expiration date of the audio data as an output condition, and the audio output unit 14 responds to the audio data whose expiration date has passed. The configuration does not output audio. Since it is the structure similar to Embodiment 1 except this, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same structural member and description is abbreviate | omitted.

The capacity of the storage unit 7 of the home appliance adapter 5 is limited, and there is a case where not much audio data can be held. For example, the storage unit 7 can hold 64 pieces of audio data for about 7 seconds. In addition, some audio data to be output by voice may be meaningless or wrong information depending on the time of day, even if such audio data is stored in the storage unit 7. Even if it exists, it is useless, and the variation of the audio data to be output is narrowed.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the condition setting unit 21b sets the expiration date of the audio data as the output condition. As shown in FIG. 11, the set expiration date is set for each audio data and transmitted to the home appliance adapter 5. In the home appliance adapter 5, the audio data with the expiration date set is output from the audio output unit 14 under the control of the control unit 6. At this time, the control unit 6 confirms the expiration date and is within the expiration date. Are output in order from the earliest expiration date.

With the above configuration, the expiration date of the audio data is set, and the audio data is output according to the expiration date. Therefore, depending on the timing, there is no need to output anything that is meaningless or wrong. In addition, it is possible to output only audio data within the expiration date in a timely manner.

Also, audio data that has expired is deleted from the storage unit 7. The audio data is deleted as follows. The cloud server 20 deletes the expired voice data from the voice list corresponding to the target home appliance 10 based on the time information. Thereafter, communication with the home appliance adapter 5 is performed, and the voice data in the storage unit 7 of the home appliance adapter 5 is deleted so as to synchronize with the voice list. By this deletion, useless holding and useless sound output can be suppressed, and effective sound data can be increased. Note that the deletion is based on time information, but at the time of regular communication between the home appliance adapter 5 and the cloud server 20, or when a voice output request is made from the cloud server 20 and new voice data is registered in the home appliance adapter 5, etc. There may be.

[Embodiment 4]
The audio system 100, the home appliance 10, the home appliance adapter 5, and the cloud server 20 (in particular, the

control units

6, 11, 21) described in the first to third embodiments are each formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. It may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware), or may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

In the latter case, the voice system 100, the home appliance 10, the home appliance adapter 5, and the cloud server 20 are respectively a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function, and the program and various data are computers (or CPUs). A ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage device (referred to as “recording medium”) recorded in a readable manner, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for developing the program, and the like are provided. And the objective of this invention is achieved when a computer (or CPU) reads the said program from the said recording medium and runs it. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible, and the present invention also relates to embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is included in the technical scope. Furthermore, a new technical feature can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each embodiment.

[Summary]
The voice system (100) according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a voice creation unit (21a) that creates voice data, a condition setting unit (21b) that sets output conditions for voice output for each voice data, and a set A voice server including a transmission unit (control unit 21) that transmits condition information indicating an output condition to the electronic device (home appliance 10), a reception unit (control unit 6) that receives the condition information, and the received condition And an electronic device including an output control unit (control unit 6, control unit 11) that performs audio output according to audio data according to the information.

According to the above configuration, the audio server can set the output condition of the audio output for each audio data, and the electronic device performs the audio output according to the audio data according to the output condition. Therefore, it is possible to perform audio output with improved user convenience from the electronic device. In addition, it is possible to more effectively utilize the audio output from the electronic device according to various situations.

In the audio system according to aspect 2 of the present invention, in the audio system according to aspect 1, the audio generation unit generates first audio data, and the condition setting unit outputs an output condition of the first audio data. The transmission unit transmits first condition information indicating an output condition set for the first audio data by the condition setting unit and the first audio data to the electronic device, and The output control unit specifies voice data based on the first condition information received from the voice server and second condition information indicating a prescribed output condition of second voice data other than the first voice data, Audio output is performed according to the specified audio data.

According to the above configuration, when there is first audio data received from the audio server and other second audio data (for example, retained from the time of shipment in the electronic device), conditions for outputting them The audio data to be output is specified based on the first condition information and the second condition information for which is set. Therefore, the selection range of the audio data to be output is widened, and the audio data can be appropriately output according to the set conditions.

In the audio system according to aspect 3 of the present invention, in the audio system according to aspect 1, the condition setting unit sets the priority of the audio data as the output condition, and the audio data in which the priority is set When there are a plurality of the output control units, the output control unit specifies audio data to be output as audio according to the priority.

According to the above configuration, when there are a plurality of audio data to be output, it is possible to output audio according to the priority.

Further, in the sound system according to aspect 4 of the present invention, in the sound system according to aspect 3, the priority set by the condition setting unit as the output condition changes depending on time, When there are a plurality of audio data with the priority set, the output control unit specifies audio data to be output according to the priority.

According to the above configuration, when there are a plurality of audio data to be output, it is possible to perform audio output according to the priority that changes in value according to time.

In the audio system according to aspect 5 of the present invention, in the audio system according to

aspect

1 or 2, the electronic device includes a notification unit (LED lamp 18) that notifies the user of the presence of audio data to be output. When the output instruction is received from the user, the output control unit outputs a sound corresponding to the sound data to be output.

According to the above configuration, the user can be notified of the presence of audio data, and the user can issue an output instruction only when the user wants to confirm and output the notification. Therefore, user convenience is further improved.

In the audio system according to aspect 6 of the present invention, in the audio system according to aspect 1, the condition setting unit sets a predetermined event serving as a trigger for outputting audio in accordance with audio data as the output condition. The output control unit performs audio output according to audio data when the predetermined event occurs.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to re-output sound when a predetermined event occurs. The occurrence of the predetermined event includes, for example, a case where a button of the electronic device is pressed, and a case where a predetermined time has elapsed after detecting that there is no user near the electronic device when outputting audio data. Further, it may be configured to output a plurality of times when the button is pressed.

In the audio system according to aspect 7 of the present invention, in the audio system according to aspect 1, the electronic device transmits an output information related to the output state of the audio data output this time (control unit 6). ), And the sound generation unit generates sound data to be output next time by the output control unit based on the output information received from the electronic device, and the condition setting unit outputs the generated next sound output The output condition of the audio data to be output is set, and the transmission unit transmits the set condition information indicating the output condition of the audio data to be output next time and the audio data to be output next time to the electronic device. To do.

According to the above configuration, the output information of the audio data output this time (for example, whether or not audio output has been performed, or whether or not audio output has been performed in the presence of a user (detected user)), Audio data to be output next time is created. The created audio data to be output next time and condition information indicating the output condition are received by the electronic device. Since the audio data output next time is based on the output information of the audio data output this time, it is possible to perform audio output with improved user convenience. For example, it is possible to output the next audio data following the previously output audio data, or to re-output (retry) the audio data that has not been output as necessary.

In the audio system according to aspect 8 of the present invention, in the audio system according to aspect 1, the condition setting unit sets an expiration date of audio data as the output condition, and the output control unit Does not output audio according to audio data that has passed.

According to the above configuration, since the expiration date of the voice data is set and the voice data is output according to the expiration date, only valid data can be output in a timely manner. Moreover, useless output can be suppressed.

Moreover, in the audio system according to aspect 9 of the present invention, in the audio system according to aspect 2, the electronic device converts the audio data to be output as audio into either the first audio data or the second audio data. Or a voice switching unit (16) for switching to both.

According to the above configuration, the electronic device wants to output one or both of the first audio data received from the audio server and the second audio data stored in advance (the user wants to listen), the audio Data can be output.

Moreover, in the audio system according to aspect 10 of the present invention, in the audio system according to aspect 2, the electronic device determines the volume or sound quality of the audio data to be output as the first audio data and the second audio data. And a sound setting section (15) for setting individually.

According to the above configuration, the volume or sound quality of the first sound data received from the sound server and the second sound data held in advance can be individually set by the electronic device from the sound setting unit. Therefore, it can be set so that it is easy for the user to hear. If the first voice data and the second voice data are set to have the same voice and volume, the user can listen to both voice data without distinction. If different settings are made, the user can easily distinguish and listen to both audio data.

Further, an electronic device according to aspect 11 of the present invention is an electronic device provided in any one of the sound systems according to aspects 1 to 10 described above.

Further, the voice server according to aspect 12 of the present invention is a voice server provided in any one of the voice systems according to the above aspects 1 to 10.

The voice system according to any one of the above aspects 1 to 10 can be configured by using the electronic device and the voice server.

In addition, the audio system, electronic device, or audio server according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the computer is used as each means provided in the audio system, electronic device, or audio server. A program that realizes a sound system, an electronic device, or a sound server by a computer by operating and a computer-readable recording medium that records the program also fall within the scope of the present invention.

The present invention can be used for an audio system including an electronic device that is connected to a communication network and outputs audio received from a server.

5,5-1,5-2,5-3,5-4 Home Appliance Adapter 6 Controller (Receiver, Output Controller, Output Information Transmitter)
7 Storage unit 8 Communication unit 9 Connection unit 10, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4 Home appliance (electronic device)
11 Control unit (output control unit)
13 Storage Unit 14 Audio Output Unit 15 Sound Setting Unit 16 Audio Switching Unit 17 State Detection Unit 18 LED Lamp (Notification Unit)
20 Cloud server (voice server)
21 Control unit (transmission unit)
21a Voice creation unit 21b Condition setting unit 22 Storage unit 22a Database (DB)
23 communication unit 23a error detection unit 30, 30-1, 30-2, 30-3 communication terminal device 40 relay station 50 user home 62 wide area communication network 100 voice system

Claims

A voice server comprising a voice creation unit that creates voice data, a condition setting unit that sets an output condition at the time of voice output for each voice data, and a transmission unit that transmits condition information indicating the set output condition to an electronic device When,
An audio system comprising: an electronic device including: a receiving unit that receives the condition information; and an output control unit that performs audio output according to audio data in accordance with the received condition information.
The voice creation unit creates first voice data,
The condition setting unit sets an output condition of the first audio data,
The transmission unit transmits first condition information indicating an output condition set for the first audio data by the condition setting unit and the first audio data to the electronic device,
The output control unit identifies voice data based on the first condition information received from the voice server and second condition information indicating a prescribed output condition of second voice data other than the first voice data. The voice system according to claim 1, wherein voice output is performed according to the specified voice data.
The condition setting unit sets the priority of audio data as the output condition,
2. The audio system according to claim 1, wherein when there is a plurality of audio data set with the priority, the output control unit specifies audio data to be output with audio according to the priority. 3.
The priority set by the condition setting unit as the output condition changes in value according to time,
4. The audio system according to claim 3, wherein when there is a plurality of audio data set with the priority, the output control unit specifies audio data to be output with audio according to the priority.
The electronic device includes a notification unit that notifies the user of the presence of audio data to be output,
The audio system according to claim 1, wherein the output control unit outputs an audio corresponding to the audio data to be output when an output instruction is received from a user.