Abstract: An electronic translator is provided wherein a first word or words represented in a first language are entered to obtain a second word or words represented in a second language equivalent to the first word or words. The translator comprises a memory for storing a plurality of words grouped by category, a selection key switch for selecting the category, and an access circuit responsive to the selection key switch for addressing the memory to retrieve and output the plurality of words in the category, each of the plurality of words being outputted by a single operation of the key switch.

Abstract: An electronic dictionary and language interpreter includes an input keyboard actuated for entering a pair of a new word or words and a translated word or words corresponding thereto, a read/write memory for memorizing the pair of the word or words and the translated word or words, a read-only memory fixedly containing a plurality of pairs of a word/words and a translated word/words, and an access circuit operated for addressing the read/write memory and the read-only memory to cause retrieval of any desired pair of a word and a translation word or words among the new word or words and the translated word or words, and the plurality of pairs of the word/words and the translated word/words. Preferably, there is further provided a word cancellation circuit useful in permitting the removal of the pair of the new word or words and the translated word or words from the read/write memory.

Abstract: A word information storage device is adapted to retrieve symbols for explaining the context of literal forms of translated words in a second language corresponding to a specific word in a first language. The symbols are preliminarily stored in a memory such as ROM together with the relevant literal forms of translated words. The word information storage device causes retrieval of the symbols, and the literal forms of the translated words corresponding to the specific word entered. The word information storage device is further adapted to selectively function as an electronic calculator. A keyboard is provided to be operated as an alphabetical keyboard in a word information searching mode and as a numeral keyboard in an electronic calculator mode.

Abstract: An electronic device with a dot matrix display panel capable of displaying characters, symbols or other patterns is implemented with a central processing unit (CPU). When the length of the characters, symbols and other patterns is in excess of the capacity of the display panel, those intelligence signals are sequentially shifted on the display panel and preferably dot by dot.

Abstract: An audibly announcing apparatus capable of announcing updated time or results of arithmetic operations in the form of audible sounds or synthesized voices, for example, a talking clock and a talking calculator is provided with power saving circuitry. A detector is provided for detecting the operating state of the apparatus where audible sounds or synthesized voices are to be outputted. The power saving circuitry prevents power from being supplied to a voice generator consumes most of power dissipated by the apparatus, when it is not desired to output audible voices. The voice generator includes a central processing unit (CPU), a program read only memory (P-ROM) and a digital-to-analog converter.

Abstract: An electronic translator is characterized in that a voice memory for storing voice data of translated words is detachably connectable to any one of at least two terminals of the translator. A detection circuit is provided for detecting which of the terminals is occupied by the voice memory. A voice generator through is provided for generation voice synthesization of the voice data of the translated words.

Abstract: A portable word information storage device comprises an input device for entering a specific word or words in a first language, a translator for producing a translated word or words equivalent to the specific word or words, and a voice synthesizer for developing pronunciation of the specific word or words in the first language. The pronunciation of the specific word or words can be repeated in response to an actuation of a repeat key switch. The pronunciation is generated in the same form as one reads it and, otherwise, of spelling or alphabetizing it.

Abstract: In order to provide a visual indication of the location of error in stored programs and allow easy and prompt correction for the error, a programmable calculator is provided with both a display device (preferably, a cathode ray tube) capable of displaying the contents of a plurality of consecutive program steps in a program memory at the same time and adapted for selectively displaying the plurality of the consecutive program steps in a stepwise manner and a sound or voice synthesizer for sequentially providing verbal indications of the contents of the consecutive program steps being visually displayed.

Abstract: A timer-announcer system stores instructions for generating various types of time information, e.g., sharp time (announced at a pre-set time); and updated real time (announcing the present time upon demand by a key actuation). The sounds may be simultaneously required, in which case logic circuits assign relative priorities for delivery of the instructions to the sound synthesizer.

Abstract: An electronic translator of a desired sentence in a first language to a desired sentence in a second language includes exemplary sentences and selectable words in both languages to simplify translation, and a voice synthesizer to speak the translated desired sentence.

Abstract: In an aspect of the present invention, a speech synthesizer timepiece is provided which is easy and convenient to handle by providing a single common switch useful for starting the timekeeping operation, outputting the results of the timekeeping and delivering an audible indication of the results of the timekeeping.

Abstract: An electronic calculator is provided which generates confirmation sounds identifying actual depression of any keys of a keyboard. The calculator includes a piezoelectric acoustic element which is responsive to key signals derived from a processor unit when any keys of the keyboard are manually operated. The calculator generates these sounds only for a fixed period of time starting with actual depression of any keys. The processor unit generates key-strobe signals which are input to the keys on the keyboard. Each key has its own key-strobe signal, and, when depressed, the signal is passed to the processor uniquely identifying each key. The processor generates sound instruction signals indicative of normal and erroneous operational states in the calculator in accordance with the received key-strobe signals. An audible confirmation or alarm sound is then generated in accordance with the sound instruction signal.

Abstract: A timepiece is disclosed which is capable of delivering an alarm sound or message when an alarm time setting is reached. The timepiece further includes an output mode selector for selecting a sound mode for deliverying the alarm sound or alarm message and a silence mode for inhibiting the delivery of the alarm sound or message. Also included is an alarm time announcement output circuit responsive to the output mode selector for delivering an audible indication of an alarm setting time in the form of synthesized human voices when the selector is switched to the sound mode.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a speech synthesizer, a speech synthesis controller, and a microprocessor connected to the speech synthesis controller. The microprocessor controls transmission of sound-related data from the microprocessor to the speech synthesis controller, receives control signals from the sound synthesis controller to said microprocessor and monitors the voltage supplied to the speech synthesis controller. For this purpose the microprocessor is responsive to an output signal indicative of a variation in the voltage for controlling the sound signal delivery operation of the speech synthesis controller.

Abstract: Within an electrophotographic copying machine having a predetermined number of sensing elements each deriving an output indicative of respective one of operating states of the machine, there is provided a single chip, MOS-LSI microprocessor responsive to the outputs of the sensing elements to control the machine in a sequential or serial mode.

Abstract: There is disclosed an information display system for displaying information. Information such as an English sentence "May I ask you to post this letter?" is first stored word by word in a first memory means. "May I ask you to post" is fetched from the first memory means and loaded into a second memory means for displaying the same on a display panel. After a predetermined period of time has gone on, the display is shifted by the number of characters in the next succeeding word to be displayed, i.e., four characters in "this" to establish a length of blank digits necessary for displaying "this". Subsequent to the shift operation the blank digits of a display panel is filled with "this". The process continues on a word for word basis until the complete sentence has been displayed.

Abstract: An upper member of a housing and a plurality of key actuators are unified into a single flat sheet made of stainless steel. The respective key actuators are made movable by providing a "U" shaped slot and a hinge at the corresponding limited regions of the stainless steel sheet. The hinge and key indicia are formed at the same time by a half etching step. When a particular one of the key actuators is actuated, a movable contact on a conductive silicon rubber sheet will come into contact with a stationary contact on a circuit board.

Abstract: A portable electronic dictionary and language interpreter comprises an input device for simultaneously entering at least two different words in a first language, a translator for causing retrieval for equivalents for the at least two different words, and a voice synthesizer for speaking the at least two different words in the first language in the form of synthesized sounds, respectively. The pronouncing of both or either of the at least two different words in the first language can be selectively repeated in response to an actuation of a repeat key switch. The translated word or words now indicated in a display can be replaced by the input word or words once indicated in the same display.

Abstract: A new and effective combination is disclosed wherein both a calculator and an electronically tuning radio receiver are governed by common control circuitry and a microprocessor implements the major portion of the calculator and also implements or governs the electronically tuning radio receiver and a digital timekeeper. For example, it is possible for the operator to listen to a radio program of a desired frequency and continue operating the calculator whenever he likes, while the calculator is in use. If the radio receiver is provided with a time switch function, then it is possible to obtain on-time information and immediately execute calculations on the one-time information obtained, thus enhanceing maneuverability.

Abstract: Disclosed is a power transmission controller for an electronic calculator which controls power transmission to a computation circuit and a display device included within the electronic calculator. The power transmission controller indicates a forthcoming termination of the power transmission at a first stage in unison with a first control signal derived from a timer circuit through said display device. Then the power transmission controller terminates said power transmission at the second stage in accordance with a second control signal derived from the timer circuit. A clear key for conducting a clear operation functions to initiate the power transmission to said computation circuit and said display device.