Environmental sound reproducing device

Abstract

An environmental sound reproducing device which can appropriately transfer a state of a target in a remote area from that remote area to a desired destination is provided. This sound reproducing device includes a communication unit that receives state information indicating a state of a detection target from an external detector. The environmental sound reproducing device also includes a database that stores in advance one or more environmental sound data corresponding to one or more states of the detection target. The environmental sound reproducing device also includes a selector that selects, based on the state information, most appropriate one of the environmental sound data from the database. The environmental sound reproducing device also includes a sound reproducing unit that reproduces the selected environmental sound data (creates a sound represented by the selected environmental sound data). The environmental sound data which have been prepared in advance is reproduced, in place of an actual sound, based on the state information supplied from the detection device. The environmental sound data does not contain noise, a disturbing sound, unpleasant sound or the like. Hence, unnecessary sounds such as noise are not transmitted to a user. The state of the detection target can be transferred more appropriately than the case of transmitting the actual sound.

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