Electronic greeting cards
US9189977B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB42P2241/12
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Electronic greeting cards include a greeting card with two or more interconnected panels in combination with a digital multimedia player device which includes an electronic display and an audio output, and circuitry which is operative to receive, store and play digital multimedia files and content. The various greeting card structures cover and encapsulate or otherwise house and adorn the digital multimedia player. Digital files are loaded on to the digital multimedia player by a connection to a network, or directly from a data storage device such as an SD card or USB connection or compact flash which interfaces with a port in the digital multimedia player. Pre-recorded digital multimedia greeting card content is either pre-loaded on a portable data storage device, or selected for purchase and downloaded or transferred for replay by the digital multimedia player of the electronic greeting card.
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