Voice Controlled Patents (Class 381/110)
  • Sound or voice responsive timepiece
    Patent number: 4408096
    Abstract: A timepiece having a speech synthesizer output device is disclosed herein. The speech synthesizer is responsive to sound input such as human voices (e.g., what time is it?) or the sound of clapping of hands to provide an audible indication of time information. The intensity of the audible indication is varied with the intensity of the sound input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1983
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Isamu Washizuka, Mitsuhiro Saiji