Sound generating book
US5569868A · kind A · utility
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15References
23Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H1/32
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A plurality of sensors, including transmitters and receivers, are positioned at various sections of a book for triggering sound generation. In an embodiment of the invention the sensor is a capacitive sensor wherein the transmitter and receiver are capacitive plates allowing electrical signals to be capacitively coupled therebetween when the book pages are in a closed position. The strobing or scanning of the plurality of sensors allows the book, under computer control, to determine the page to which the book is opened and accordingly trigger particularized sounds relating to the appropriate talking section.
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