Patent · US Expired

Talking book

US4990092A · kind A · utility

111Cited by
18References
22Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 14, 1989
Grant dateFeb 5, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 14, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B5/062
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A talking book including a power source, switches, voice chips and speaker, all of which are mounted within the book and act together to "read" the words written on pages of the book. The switches are pressure-sensitive types, and marked areas on the pages are pressed in order to activate the switches and the chips in order to produce words or other sounds.

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