Reading tutor
US6004135A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B5/062
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for assisting a child to read a book having at least one visual indicia displayed adjacent one or more of the plurality of printed objects. Each of the at least one visual indicia is uniquely associated with the adjacent one of the plurality of printed objects. The device includes a user input device separate from the book having at least one touch-sensitive switch and at least one visual indicia displayed thereon for receiving a user command indicative of a user's selection of a visual indicia and for outputting a signal corresponding to the selected visual indicia. The device further includes a storage device for storing data representing speech associated with the printed objects adjacent the visual indicia. A controller receives the signal outputted from the user input device and selectively retrieves the data corresponding to the selected visual indicia. A sound generator then converts the retrieved data into speech.
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