公开(公告)号：US5973250A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-26

申请号：US713171

申请日：1996-09-12

申请人： Anthony M. Zirille ,  Takaaki Kondo

发明人： Anthony M. Zirille ,  Takaaki Kondo

IPC分类号： G10H1/26 ,  G10H1/34 ,  G10H1/46 ,  G10H7/00

CPC分类号： G10H1/26 ,  G10H2250/545

摘要： The present invention involves a microelectronic device capable of audio playback of highlights, in conjunction with products such as a gift box or a "base" for nostalgia and memorabilia such as a gift or music box (20) with its base (22) and hingedly attached lid (24), or a base supporting an object of interest. A switch (26) or light sensor or other actuation device is mounted in or on the base and is coupled to a circuit board (28) also disposed in the base. The switch is open and the circuit is inactive when lid (24) rests atop base (22), but the switch closes when the lid is opened to activate the circuit board. In the alternative a manual switch, such as a press-button switch, may be used to activate the replay function. The circuit board, when activated, audibly reproduces "highlights", which is audio information sufficiently long to cover a significant event, e.g., a portion of a political speech, a play from a sporting event, a climatic point of a drama or movie, or a broadcast news event yet short enough not to take an inordinate amount of time from the present. Further, the "highlights" should be able to be played in a multiple, consecutive or semi-random order. A ROM chip (30) digitally stores a plurality of highlights which are retrieved and audibly reproduced by a processor (34) on the circuit board when actuated by the switch. The circuit board may be disposed in a gift, music or keepsake box, sports and entertainment memorabilia, cards, frames, statuettes, bases, clocks, and similar items.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种微电子设备，其能够与诸如礼物盒或用于怀旧和纪念品的诸如礼品或音乐盒（20）的产品（诸如礼物盒或诸如礼物盒）或音乐盒（20）以及其铰链 附接的盖子（24）或支撑感兴趣对象的基座。 开关（26）或光传感器或其他致动装置安装在基座中或基座上，并且耦合到也设置在基座中的电路板（28）。 当盖子（24）搁置在基座（22）顶部时，开关打开，电路不活动，但是当盖子打开时开关关闭，以启动电路板。 在替代方案中，可以使用诸如按钮开关的手动开关来激活重放功能。 电路板激活时，可听见地再现“高光”，这是音频信息足够长以覆盖重大事件，例如政治演讲的一部分，体育赛事的戏剧，戏剧或电影的气候点， 或广播新闻事件足够短，不能从当前处于过度的时间。 此外，“亮点”应该能够以多个，连续或半随机的顺序播放。 ROM芯片（30）在被开关驱动时数字地存储由处理器（34）在电路板上检索和可听地再现的多个亮点。 电路板可以放置在礼物，音乐或纪念品盒，运动和娱乐纪念品，卡片，框架，小雕像，基座，时钟和类似物品中。