| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5675324 |
Paging device having last-to-first sequential character memory search routine |
October 7, 1997 |
| A paging device with a message display function enables a person who possesses the paging device to register plural calling numbers including an area code in a memory section by operating an attached input section. The paging device is arranged such that upon receiving a calling number, |
| 4970502 |
Running character display |
November 13, 1990 |
| A dot matrix type liquid crystal display panel is used with a central processor unit for displaying a message longer than the capacity of the display panel. The beginning portion of the message of a length equal to the capacity of the display panel is first displayed at one time and held |
| 4774596 |
Electronic dictionary using a video disk in an information retrieval system |
September 27, 1988 |
| An information retrieval system adapted for an electronic dictionary comprises, an input device actuated for entering an entered word, a memory circuit adapted for storing a word equivalent to the entered word and the number of a track related to the word, a video disk for recording |
| 4743896 |
Electrode pattern for a liquid crystal display |
May 10, 1988 |
| An electrode pattern for a liquid crystal display comprises an electrode pattern having at least one dummy scan and/or signal electrode at a region other than a display pattern having true scan electrodes and true signal electrodes for displaying a specific display indicia. A circuit is |
| 4727310 |
Digital volt-ohm meter with audible synthesis of measured values |
February 23, 1988 |
| A measuring instrument capable of providing its readouts of measurements of a physical quantity such as voltage, current or resistance includes voice synthesizer circuitry which may be realized by the use of a large scale integrated circuit (LSI) chip. A mode selector switch is provided |
| 4707794 |
Playback operation circuit in synthetic-speech calculator |
November 17, 1987 |
| A synthetic-speech calculator includes a calculating circuit inclusive of a plurality of memory locations to allow successive or chain calculations by some calculations equations and calculating numerical data, and voice synthesizer for providing pronunciation of selected calculating |
| 4706288 |
Speech synthesizer output device |
November 10, 1987 |
| Repeated announcements by a talking timepiece are selectable in two modes: predetermined intervals selected by a selector switch, or arbitrary intervals selected by a keyboard. |
| 4646074 |
Dot matrix display with driver circuit on the same plane |
February 24, 1987 |
| A dot matrix display device provides both dot matrix display elements and driver circuit substantially on the same circuit board. Display control signals are serially transmitted to the dot matrix display element driver circuit. Such a configuration enables a display panel containing a l |
| 4630235 |
Key-word retrieval electronic translator |
December 16, 1986 |
| An electronic translator is featured in which a particular sentence, phrase or idiom is accessed from a memory utilizing at least two key words. The key words are contained with the particular sentence, phrase or idiom. The translator is adapted to identify that a sentence, phrase or idi |
| 4627093 |
One-chip LSI speech synthesizer |
December 2, 1986 |
| There is disclosed a one-chip speech synthesizer capable of providing synthesized human voices through a new and effective concept of LSI architecture. The synthesizer may execute all of the steps necessary for processing of sample data and enhances the processing speed through a new |
| 4627023 |
Word information retrieval system using video storage medium |
December 2, 1986 |
| An information retrieval system for an electronic dictionary includes the capability of displaying a selected batch of alphabetically-ordered words containing a word entered by a keyboard, and the definitions thereof on the screen of a television set. The entry word and the associated |
| 4613944 |
Electronic translator having removable data memory and controller both connectable to any one of |
September 23, 1986 |
| An electronic translator comprising a first memory for providing signals representing a first word or words in a first language, a second memory for providing signals representing a second word or words in a second language, a first connector selectively occupied by at least one of the |
| 4597055 |
Electronic sentence translator |
June 24, 1986 |
| An electronic translator is characterized in that a new translated sentence is prepared by using at least one word contained in a sentence key inputted those cases where no word corresponding to the word is stored in a memory for storing a plurality of translated words. The translator |
| 4595998 |
Electronic translator which accesses the memory in either a forward or reverse sequence |
June 17, 1986 |
| An electronic translator has the capability of controlling an access circuit so as to retrieve words or sentences stored in a memory in a forward direction or a backward direction, in order that an access time to the words or sentences is reduced. |
| 4593356 |
Electronic translator for specifying a sentence with at least one key word |
June 3, 1986 |
| An electronic translator is featured where a particular sentence is accessed from a memory depending on at least one key word entered. The key word is contained in the particular sentence. A subject category may be selected from a plurality of subject categories and only sentences within |
| 4587635 |
Information retrieval system equipped with video disk |
May 6, 1986 |
| An information retrieval system adapted for an electronic dictionary comprises an input device actuated for entering an entry word, a memory adapted for storing a word equivalent to the entry word and the number of a track related to the word a video disk for recording information relate |
| 4584667 |
Word category selection means for electronic translator |
April 22, 1986 |
| 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 g |
| 4567573 |
Electronic language interpreter with faculties for memorizing and erasing new words externally a |
January 28, 1986 |
| 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 |
| 4542478 |
Electronic dictionary and language interpreter of searching and indicating a part of speech and |
September 17, 1985 |
| 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 r |
| 4503428 |
Running display device implemented with a CPU |
March 5, 1985 |
| 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 |
| 4500211 |
Audibly announcing apparatus with power saving feature |
February 19, 1985 |
| 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 detect |
| 4493050 |
Electronic translator having removable voice data memory connectable to any one of terminals |
January 8, 1985 |
| 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 |
| 4489429 |
Programmable calculator with verbal indications of stored programs |
December 18, 1984 |
| 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 |
| 4489396 |
Electronic dictionary and language interpreter with faculties of pronouncing of an input word or |
December 18, 1984 |
| 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 |
| 4449232 |
Audibly announcing apparatus |
May 15, 1984 |
| 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 logi |
| 4443856 |
Electronic translator for modifying and speaking out sentence |
April 17, 1984 |
| 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. |
| 4421416 |
Speech synthesizer timepiece with a single command switch |
December 20, 1983 |
| 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 th |
| 4389121 |
Speech synthesizer timepiece with alarm function |
June 21, 1983 |
| 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 inhibitin |
| 4387269 |
Electronic apparatus with speech synthesizer |
June 7, 1983 |
| 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 |
| 4359730 |
Alphanumeric display controlled by microprocessor |
November 16, 1982 |
| 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 in |
| 4328562 |
Means for displaying at least two different words and for providing independent pronunciations o |
May 4, 1982 |
| 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 |
| 4306294 |
Combined electronic calculator and electronically tuning radio receiver |
December 15, 1981 |
| 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 |
