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8175727 Portable sound reproducing system and method  
A portable audio device suitable for reproducing MPEG encoded data includes a plurality of inputs, one or more memory chips, a display, an audio output, one or more processors, and a battery. The...
8170700 Portable sound reproducing system and method  
A portable audio device suitable for reproducing MPEG encoded data includes a plurality of inputs, a non-removable data storage, a display, an audio output, at least one processor, and a battery....
8137199 Partitioned artificial intelligence for networked games  
Partitioned artificial intelligence (AI) for networked gaming. An exemplary system splits the AI into a computationally lightweight server-side component and a computationally intensive client-side...
8116890 Portable sound reproducing system and method  
A portable audio device suitable for reproducing MPEG encoded data includes a plurality of inputs, a data storage, a display, an audio output, at least one processor, and a battery. The plurality...
7881942 Signal compressing apparatus  
An input signal is quantized into a quantization-resultant signal. The quantization-resultant signal is compressed into a compression-resultant signal. The compression-resultant signal is formatted...
7120509 Sound and image producing system  
An invented sound and image producing system is disclosed. The system may include a cartridge that stores, processes and controls data representative of sound and/or images, and a player that...
7065417 MPEG portable sound reproducing system and a reproducing method thereof  
Disclosed is an MPEG portable sound reproducing system and a method for reproducing sound data compressed using the MPEG method. The inventive system includes power supply means for supplying...
6954416 Sound generator and method for manufacturing the same  
A voice and other sounds to be are selected, the sounds are generated and recorded, the sounds are subjected to spectrum analysis and image processing the image-processed and displayed results of...
6707777 Toy box capable of emitting pre-recorded messages  
A toy box includes a lid pivotally attached to a base so as to define an internal cavity which can store one or more toys therein. An audio box is disposed within the cavity for transmitting...
6572431 Computer-controlled talking figure toy with animated features  
Disclosed herein is improvement of computer-controlled animated talking toy system in which novel methods and apparatus are provided to coordinate and control the sound and animation of a toy...
6549502 Voice mail floor mat  
A voice mail floor mat for greeting guests and allowing them to leave messages if nobody is at home. The voice mail floor mat includes a housing assembly including a housing having a top, wall and...
6512727 Talking straw with guide ridge  
An improved sound producing elongate member of the type that comprises a sound track thereon, the improvement wherein a ridge extends longitudinally on the surface thereof and the sound track is...
6338405 Device for encasing storage media containing separately addressable data  
A protective case for storage media that itself has separately addressable data independent of the storage media encased in the protective case. The inventive features allows for the storing,...
6319010 PC peripheral interactive doll  
An interactive system for teaching, entertaining, and habituating a child utilizes an interactive entity such as a doll, the doll having input and output elements and control circuitry adapted for...
6246927 Inter-cooperating toys  
A method of managing a plurality of controllable objects in the storage and execution of instructions related to a performance of n desired actions comprising the steps of: (a) advising the...
6043732 Vacuum activated switch and container  
A vacuum activated switch for use in or with a drinking container and straw. The switch includes a flexible membrane, a traveling contact which rests on the flexible membrane, and a fixed contact...
6022262 Playback device for a crib  
A playback mechanism is provided including a housing. Also included is a plurality of components each mounted on the housing. Such components including a speaker for transmitting audible signals...
6017260 Speaking toy having plural messages and animated character face  
A generally circular flat housing supports a handle, a pivotable lever, and a base portion. At the circular portion of the housing, a ring of character segments each having a visually depicted...
5989091 Bathtub toy  
A bathtub toy has a battery, timing circuit and an audible or visible output. A motion responsive switch closes to connect the battery to the output and start the timing circuit. The timing circuit...
5982577 Batteryless, spring-powered portable cassette player  
A novel system, e.g., an audio cassette player, is provided herein. The system simultaneously provides mechanical motion driven by a rotatable drive shaft which is rotating at a continuous...
5903869 Stick-on microchip recording and reproducing apparatus temporarily fastenable in selectable locations for message conveyance-, audio mail-, product promotion-, or self-reminder purposes  
A stick-on audio microchip recorder/playback product for message conveyance-, audio mail-, product promotion and self-reminder purposes. The product enables a user to record a personal (or...
5798686 Voice emitting pin  
A voice emitting pin is provided including a housing with a back opening and an interior space. Further provided is a back cover for releasably engaging the back opening of the housing. Also...
5465909 Talking contribution box  
A talking contribution box for receipt of charitable contributions having a visual display of the cause for contribution. The apparatus includes a pedestal with a annular volume for housing a...
5452274 Sound-activated playback device  
A sound-activated playback device which generally includes a sound-activated circuit and an electrically driven playback device which plays a recording on a selected prerecorded medium. The...
5344034 Musical adaptor for baby nursing bottles  
An electronic musical adaptor for removable attachment to a baby nursing bottle to produce a musical tune to soothe and amuse the baby upon movement of the bottle during the feeding process. The...
5323370 Children's music player with control lockout  
A children's music player with control lockout includes a housing supporting a conventional audio music player having a plurality of control arms operable in connection therewith. An on button and...
5304084 Audible coin bank  
An audible coin bank includes: a hollow container (1) having a dropping slot (11) formed in an upper portion of the container for dropping coins (3) into the container through the slot (11) and a...
5267318 Model railroad cattle car sound effects  
A model railroad cattle car sound effects system includes a speech synthesis circuit (FIG. 6) for "playing" selected cow voices stored as digital data in an EPROM (160). In a random mode of...
5247511 Compact sound record playing apparatus  
A casing of a sound record playing apparatus includes of an upper body (1B) and a lower body (1A), and a vibration plate (16) is formed by reducing a thickness of a part of the upper body. An inner...
5213234 Moo cream pitcher  
A ceramic or plastic pitcher, in the form of a cow, with a hollow body for the purpose of filling with milk or other liquids with a hollow chamber at the rear end of the body for the purpose of...
5195919 Panel piece combination toy  
A panel piece combination toy includes a panel piece having a predetermined shape and a base plate having a fitting hole into which the piece panel is fitted. The panel piece has a sound generating...
5177733 Sound recording playing apparatus with improved vibration plate  
A casing of a sound record playing apparatus includes an upper body (1B) and a lower body (1A), and a vibration plate (16) is formed by reducing a thickness of a part of the upper body. An inner...
5166851 Self-contained, mailable audio recording and reproducing apparatus having in certain embodiments a space adapted to receive indicia  
An "audio mailer," including a tape recorder or other sound recording and reproducing device non-removably encased and configured as a mailer, so that a user can conveniently and confidentially...
5164927 Compact record player having downwardly extending notched rib and multiple selection levers  
A disk record sound reproducing apparatus includes a turntable having a cylindrical rib formed on the lower surface thereof and protruding downwardly therefrom. A plurality of selection levers,...
5145447 Multiple choice verbal sound toy  
A multiple-choice verbal sound toy uses a microprocessor to produce one song or poem that has at least one space or slot for introducing a supplementary verbal sound segment to complete the song or...
5138602 Sound record playing apparatus having shock responsive weight member to actuate the same  
A turn table having a sound recording disk or record mounted thereon is normally urged upwardly by a spring disposed between a lower surface of the turn table and a chassis of a casing to apply a...
5109371 Manual simplified acoustic playback apparatus  
An axis of a frictional driving wheel is supported at opposite ends thereof by bearings provided on the bottom of a casing. Within the casing is a turn table slidably and rotatably mounted on a...
5103442 Simplified acoustic playback apparatus  
A simplified acoustic disk record playback apparatus is disclosed having a battery-powered motor driving a turn table through a belt and pulley system. The turn table is centrally mounted on a...
5054012 Sound reproducing device for playing a record disc having a plurality of recorded grooves  
A sound reproducing device is disclosed in which an index tracking portion formed on a record disc consists of a notch on the continuous flange of rotational periphery of a record disc unit. A...
4959037 Writing doll  
A writing doll having a body portion, a head mounted on top of the body portion, a pair of legs protruding from the bottom of the body portion, and a pair of arms connected to the body portion. The...
4862438 Pillow/audio system combination  
A pillow/audio system combination functioning as both a pillow and an audio system. A substantially rectangularly-shaped pillow casing has stuffing material therein. An audio signal generating...
4843497 Lead screw servo system controlled by a control track  
A talking and animated doll, toy animal or the like in which speech sounds have simulated muscle movement of eyes, jaws, etc. synchronized thereto. Sound and multiplexed motion control signals are...
4823332 Simplified sound reproducing device capable of reproducing a plurality of record discs  
A plurality of record discs are carried on a single rotatable indexing table detachably mounted on the casing of the device, any one of which record discs can be brought into engagement with a turn...
4800305 Pull string mechanism in a pull string type sound reproducing device  
A pull string mechanism for a pull string type sound reproducing device utilizes a string supporting member which is resiliently movable only in an upward and downward direction. The string...
4766587 Electrical apparatus such as a disc-record player, comprising a mounting device for a drive motor  
An electrical apparatus such as a disc-record player, comprises a mounting device for a drive motor (7). The motor housing (6) is resiliently suspended on fixed motor supports (4) in the housing...
4765465 Eating utensils having a sound generating means  
A ceramic cup has a sound generating circuit at the bottom to produce a melody when the cup is lifted up from, for example, a table. This gives a wonder and pleasant impression for those using it....
4757491 Sound generating toy  
A pair of photoconductive elements are provided on an inner surface of a light transmitting outer skin of a doll. When the amount of light impinging on either one of the pair of photoconductive...
4694445 Record disc replacing means for a selective playing type sound reproducing device  
A slit for inserting a record disc is formed to extend from one side of the casing toward the other side so as to establish continuous communication between both sides and being parallel to the...
4694444 Record disc replacing means  
A slit for inserting a record disc is formed through a casing of a selective play type of sound reproduction device and made parallel to a record disc carrying face of a turn table inside the...
4694446 Simplified sound reproducing device of random selecting type  
A simplified sound reproducing device for randomly selecting recordings to be reproduced, having a free gear formed with one or more intermittent tooth portions with tooth crest in the direction of...
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