Sing-a-long greeting cards
US8312652B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H1/361
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An electronic greeting card containing a recordable audio module with a pre-recorded audio or music clip which allows a user to sing along with the pre-recorded audio or music clip and record it within the audio module in the card. The greeting card contains a slide trigger that activates the pre-recorded sound clip upon opening the greeting card. A second push-button trigger controls playback of the pre-recorded music clip while simultaneously recording the user singing along to the pre-recorded music. The card also contains a preview function that allows a consumer to try the recording function before purchasing the greeting card. In preview mode, the recorded message is played back, simultaneously with the pre-recorded clip, only once and then erased. Once a consumer has purchased the card, the preview function can be disabled whereby the user-recorded sound clip is saved, and whereby the user-recorded sound clip is played back simultaneously with the pre-recorded sound clip.
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