A voice annunciating system having an electronic memory for storing digital data representative of the analog audio signal of a plurality of predetermined sound components, selected series of said data being applied from said memory to a digital to analog converter adapted to produce an audio signal corresponding to the digital data applied thereto, by means of a control logic. The control logic is operative in response to an actuating signal associated with the desired message. Substantially al...

A method and apparatus for use in combination with a communications system, such as, a two-way radio which will simulate human voice at the level of a common microphone has been devised wherein the host radio has a transmit and receive mode for the transmission and reception of voice messages. The system has a memory device with at least one pre-encoded message permanently stored therein and a voice generator operative to convert the pre-encoded message into electrical analog voice signals which...

An advertising display hanger having a deformable and flexible hooked end which will collapse inwardly as it is forced into a tubular mounting pole in frictional engagement therewith, the removable mounting pole being used to install the hanger on a ceiling frame member by means of a laterally extending flange on the hanger. Alternatively, the hooked end may be secured over a support member such as a fluorescent light bulb; in either case an aperture in the hanger receives a string from which a ...

An electronic operation sequence instruction system is shown. This system audibly instructs an operator of an operation sequence through the use of synthetic speech. A shift register is provided for storing digital information related to operation sequence instructions. The digital information stored in the shift register is progressively applied to a synthetic speech control system, which develops synthetic speech in accordance with the digital information applied thereto. Thus, an audible set ...

A method for detecting suicidal predisposition in a person by securing an utterance from the person, identifying the person as being suicidally predisposed if the utterance decays substantially non-instantaneously upon conclusion and identifying the person as being suicidally predisposed if signal amplitude modulation during the utterance is low. Low value of amplitude modulaation (of speech envelope waveform), as well as slow decay at the end of each utterance, are indicators of emotional distu...

A speech synthesizer circuit for use in an automobile. The circuit includes a dedicated microprocessor and a speech synthesizer integrated circuit which has an output couplable to the speakers of the automobile's radio. The microprocessor monitors various automobile status conditions and, based upon these conditions, causes various preprogrammed voice messages to be transmitted to the motorist. The circuit includes various novel speech synthesizer features. These features includes novel circuit ...

A recording and reproducing apparatus wherein an externally input voice stating an alarm time such as month, day and time, together with an associated message, is converted into voice data for storage in a voice data memory. Only that portion of the voice indicating the alarm time is recognized by a voice alarm time recognition circuit and is also stored in an alarm time data memory as an alarm time. When the alarm time is reached, the corresponding voice data stored in the voice data memory is ...

In an information reproducing apparatus, a sound generator generates an indication audio signal corresponding to an external operation state and a performance state to produce it externally without conversion or with conversion into sound. As a result, a wide variety of sounds or voice sounds acting as a warning sound against an erroneous operation and a caution sound telling performance termination are produced and hence an information of warning or caution concerning the operation can be suppl...

A curing lamp apparatus is used for providing electronic voice information to report a number of operating conditions associated with the curing lamp. The apparatus includes a light sensor for sensing output power, voltage and current sensors for sensing input power, a microcontroller for providing a digital number in response to receiving signals from one or more sensors, a programmed voice circuit for retrieving a voice message signal from a memory, address associated with the digital number, ...

A message generator employing a read only memory to store segmental bit patterns of the message. A binary counter is employed to both address the memory as well as to control the conversion of the addressed message bit patterns from parallel to serial form.