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Acoustically activated marketing device

US7190332B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 1999
Grant dateMar 13, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09F9/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An acoustically activated marketing for displaying predefined information in response to predefined data being received. The device is obtained from a retailer and worn as a badge while at the cinema or while listening to the radio or TV. When a specific advertisement is broadcast, the badge interprets part of the sound track and activates the display on the badge. The displayed information may be an advertisement or a message. The predefined data may be broadcast by a commercial broadcasting means, such as a television or radio.

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