Digital recording and playback module system
US5045327A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 1990 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2207/16
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Digital Recording Center having a removable playback module for permanently capturing a human voice or other sounds into a compact module for playback within a greeting card or photograph. A recording center having a microphone (or other audio input device) is used to record a brief message, in a digital fashion, for loading into a playback module. Before loading the message into the playback module, the customer may listen through a speaker to determine if his message as recorded sounds proper. If the temporarily recorded message is in good form, the customer activates a transfer command button and the message is non-volatilely stored in the removable playback module. The playback module may be placed into a compartment within a greeting card or picture, ornament, a stuffed animal or doll, or even a dog tag.
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