Drawing device with multimedia enhancement
US5867914A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB43L13/046
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A multimedia enhancement for an amusement device includes a sound synthesizer for creating a user perceptible signal, such as an audio signal, in response to selective actuation of the controls of the amusement device. The amusement device includes a screen for displaying a viewer perceptible image and a pair of rotary control knobs operatively associated with rotary switches and a selectably actuable on-off switch to provide amusing sounds and feedback indicative of the operator's use of the control knobs. The sound synthesizer is programmed to also create one of a series of sounds from a plurality of families of sounds in a predetermined sequence in response to actuation of the control elements by the user or randomly.
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