JP2002162488A - Alarm clock - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To make it clear that the user has set the wake-up time so as to prevent inconvenience such as forgetting to set. SOLUTION: An alarm clock 1 is controlled by a clock control unit 11, displays a current time on a time display unit 12, displays an alarm time set on an alarm time display unit 13, and compares the current time and the alarm time. When they match, an alarm signal is issued, and a time is output by a buzzer or the like via the alarm output unit 15.
When the wake-up time is set by the clock operation unit 14 and the wake-up time is set by the alarm set unit 14a, an alarm set signal is generated. The alarm set signal is transmitted from the radio wave transmission unit 16 to the lighting fixture 2. The lighting fixture 2 that has received this signal at the radio wave receiving unit 24
Turns off the power of the lighting apparatus 2 using the alarm set signal as an off signal to turn off the light.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an alarm clock which issues an alarm signal to inform a time, and more particularly to an alarm clock which issues an alarm set signal when an alarm time is set, and transmits the signal as an operation signal of an electric appliance. It was made.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional alarm clocks wake up by notifying that a set time has been reached by sound or vibration. Some alarm clocks employ a snooze mechanism to ensure waking up.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional alarm clock, it is unclear whether or not the alarm time has been set since the alarm set button provided on the clock body is on the back or side, and it is uneasy after going to bed. There were inconveniences such as thinking, sometimes forgetting to set, and falling asleep when you had to get up.

Therefore, the present invention makes it clear that the wake-up time has been set and does not cause the above-mentioned inconvenience.

[0005]

The alarm clock according to the present invention comprises:
In an alarm clock that issues an alarm signal and notifies the time when the current time matches the set alarm time,
An alarm set signal is generated when the wake-up time is set, the alarm set signal is transmitted from the radio wave transmission unit to the appliance, and the appliance on the receiving side uses the alarm set signal as an off signal as the off signal. It is characterized in that the power supply of electric appliances is turned off. With this configuration, it is possible to easily and clearly confirm that the alarm has been set at bedtime by turning off the electric appliance, and the user can sleep with peace of mind without worrying about forgetting to set the alarm. In addition, when the user wakes up, the user can wake up at the scheduled time by reporting an alarm sound or the like.

An alarm clock according to the present invention is an alarm clock which issues an alarm signal when a current time coincides with a set alarm time so as to perform alarming, wherein an alarm is set when the alarm time is set. A signal is generated, the alarm set signal is transmitted from the radio wave transmitting unit to the appliance, and the appliance on the receiving side turns off the electric appliance with the alarm set signal as an off signal, and An alarm signal is transmitted from the radio wave transmission unit to the appliance, and the appliance on the receiving side turns on the appliance using the alarm signal as an ON signal. With this configuration, it is possible to easily and clearly confirm that the alarm has been set at bedtime by turning off the electric appliance, and the user can sleep with peace of mind without worrying about forgetting to set the alarm. In addition, when the user wakes up, the user can wake up at the scheduled time by receiving an alarm sound or the like, and since the electric appliance is turned on at the same time, no new operation is required, which is convenient.

[0007] The electric appliance is preferably a lighting fixture, and is also preferably a television receiver.

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The alarm clock 1 includes a time display unit 12 that displays the current time measured by the clock control unit 11,
A wake-up time display unit 13 for displaying the wake-up time set by the clock control unit 11 is provided. Clock operation unit 14
Thus, the display of the time display unit 12 is adjusted to the current time via the clock control unit 11, and the display of the wake-up time display unit 13 is set to the desired wake-up time by the time operation unit 14 via the clock control unit 11. Fit together. An alarm setting unit 14a for setting an alarm on the clock operation unit 14.
Is provided. When the alarm is set and the display of the time display unit 12 and the wake-up time display unit 13 reach the same time, an alarm signal is supplied to the alarm output unit 15 by the clock control unit 11, and a sound emitting unit such as a buzzer (not shown) Activate and emit alarm sound.

When the wake-up time is set by the time operation unit 14 and the alarm set unit 14a is turned on as described above, an alarm set signal is supplied to the radio wave transmission unit 16 by the clock control unit 11, and the alarm set signal is transmitted. Is transmitted from the radio wave transmission unit 16 to the appliance via the transmission antenna 16a.

On the side of the lighting fixture 2 as an example of an electric appliance, a light emitting section 22 whose operation is controlled by a lighting control section 21 is provided.
have. The light emitting unit 22 is controlled by the lighting operation unit 23.
The operation can be manually operated via the lighting control unit 21. When the illumination control unit 21 receives the alarm set signal transmitted from the radio wave transmission unit 16 of the alarm clock 1 via the transmission antenna 16a to the radio wave reception unit 24 via the reception antenna 24a, the illumination control unit 21 sets this as an off signal and turns the illumination control signal off. The power supply (not shown) of the appliance 2 is turned off, and the lighting is turned off.

With such a configuration, the alarm clock 1
Then, the correct current time is displayed on the time display section 12.
At bedtime, a desired wake-up time is set on the wake-up time display unit 13 by the clock operation unit 14 and the alarm set state is operated by operating the alarm set unit 14a. It is supplied to the unit 16 and transmitted via the transmission antenna 16a. On the lighting fixture 2 side, the radio set receiving unit 24 receives the alarm set signal via the receiving antenna 24a.
This is used as an off signal to turn off the power supply (not shown) of the lighting fixture 2 to turn off the lighting. By turning off the lighting, the sleeping person can confirm that the wake-up time has been set, and can fall asleep with peace of mind.

FIG. 2 shows a television receiver 3 as another example of the electric appliance. The television receiver 3 has an image display unit 32 whose on / off is controlled by the signal control unit 31. The image of the television receiver 3 is obtained by converting a television wave input from the input terminal 30 into a television signal by the signal control unit 31 and displaying the television signal on the image display unit 32. A channel can be selected and displayed via the interface 31. Signal control unit 31
Receives an alarm set signal transmitted from the radio wave transmission unit 16 of the alarm clock 1 via the transmission antenna 16a to the radio wave reception unit 34 via the reception antenna 34a,
This is used as an off signal to turn off the power supply (not shown) of the television receiver 3 to turn off the image and the sound.

When such a television receiver 3 is further provided, the alarm set signal is supplied from the clock control unit 11 to the radio wave transmission unit 16 and transmitted through the transmission antenna 16a as described above. In the same manner as described above, the lighting fixture 2 receives the alarm set signal and turns off the illumination, and the television receiver 3 receives the alarm set signal at the radio wave receiving unit 34 and outputs the OFF signal. Then, the power supply (not shown) of the television receiver 3 is turned off, and the image and the sound are turned off. In this way, by turning off the light, the sleeping person can confirm that the wake-up time has been set, and the image and sound of the television are also turned off, so that the user can fall asleep with peace of mind.

It is also possible to configure the television receiver 3 so that after receiving the alarm set signal, an OFF signal is issued a predetermined time later to turn off the television image and sound. In this case, a delay circuit (not shown) is configured in the signal control unit 31, and an OFF signal is issued after a predetermined delay time when the above-mentioned alarm set signal is received, so that a power source (not shown) of the television receiver 3 is turned on. Turn off to turn off images and sounds. Note that a desired delay time can be set in the delay circuit by using the television operation unit 33.

When the display on the time display unit 12 and the display on the wake-up time display unit 13 in which the wake-up time is set match, an alarm signal is supplied to the alarm output unit 15 by the clock control unit 11, and the alarm sound is output. However, it is preferable that the alarm signal be transmitted from the radio wave transmitting unit 16. When this alarm signal is received by the radio wave receiving unit 24 or 34, an ON signal is generated from the lighting control unit 21 or the signal control unit 31, and the lighting fixture 2
Is turned on, or the image display unit 32 of the television receiver 3 is turned on to output images and sounds.

After the alarm set signal is received, the signal is used as an off signal to turn off the lighting device 2 or turn off the television receiver 3 and then turn on the lighting device 2 or turn on the television receiver again. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which: In this case, after the lighting control unit 21 or the signal control unit 31 turns off the power of the lighting fixture 2 or the television receiver 3, the power is turned on after a predetermined time. In this way, if the alarm still occurs after the alarm is set, there is no need to relight the lighting fixture 2 or turn on the television receiver 3 again. Further, even when the off signal or the on signal is transmitted to the light emitting unit 22 or the image display unit 32 instead of the power on / off, the same effect can be obtained without waiting for the response time accompanying the power on / off. be able to.

As described above, the lighting equipment 2 and the television receiver 3 have been described as an example of the electric appliances. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the electric appliances may be turned off when sleeping and turned on when getting up. If there are many electric appliances, which can be clearly confirmed to be turned off, they can be configured in the same manner as above to achieve the same effect.

[0018]

As described above, the alarm clock of the present invention transmits the alarm set signal to the electric appliance, and the electric appliance generates an off signal to turn off the power. Therefore, whether the alarm is set or not is determined. It can be clearly confirmed by the off operation of the appliance. Therefore, it is possible to sleep with peace of mind without worrying about forgetting to set the alarm when going to bed, and it is possible to wake up reliably by issuing an alarm signal and issuing a time signal when getting up. At the same time, an alarm signal is transmitted to the electric appliance, and the electric appliance is turned on by using the alarm signal as an ON signal. This is more convenient because a new operation for operating the electric appliance is not required.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention using another example of an electric appliance.

[Description of Signs] 1 Alarm clock 12 Current time display unit 13 Alarm time display unit 16 Electric wave transmission unit 2 Electric appliances (lighting equipment) 24 Electric wave reception unit 3 Electric appliances (television receiver) 34 Electric wave reception unit

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An alarm clock which issues an alarm by issuing an alarm signal when a current time coincides with a set alarm time, wherein an alarm set signal is generated when the alarm time is set, and the alarm is set. An alarm clock, wherein a set signal is transmitted from a radio wave transmitting unit to an electric appliance, and the electric appliance on the receiving side turns off the electric appliance using the alarm set signal as an off signal. 2. An alarm clock which issues an alarm signal by issuing an alarm signal when a current time coincides with a set alarm time, generates an alarm signal when the alarm time is set, and generates the alarm signal. The set signal is transmitted from the radio wave transmitting unit to the electric appliance, and the electric appliance on the receiving side turns off the electric appliance with the alarm set signal as an off signal, and transmits the alarm signal to the electric wave transmitting unit. An alarm clock, wherein the alarm is transmitted to the appliance, and the appliance on the receiving side turns on the power of the appliance using the alarm signal as an ON signal. 3. The alarm clock according to claim 1, wherein the electric appliance is a lighting fixture. 4. The alarm clock according to claim 1, wherein the electric appliance is a television receiver.