Interactive speech synthesizer for enabling people who cannot talk but who are familiar with use of picture exchange communication to autonomously communicate using verbal language
First Claim
1. An interactive speech synthesizer for enabling people who cannot talk but who are familiar with use of picture exchange communication to autonomously communicate using verbal language, comprising:
- a) a housing;
b) a microcontroller;
c) at least one encoded tag;
d) at least one tag reader; and
e) an audio output device;
wherein said microcontroller, said at least one tag reader, and said audio output device are disposed at said housing;
wherein said at least one encoded tag is replaceably attached to said housing; and
wherein said at least one tag reader reads data from an associated encoded tag, which has been replaceably attached thereat, to form a coded signal and transmits said coded signal to said microcontroller that looks up a sound bit file corresponding to said coded signal and sends said sound bit file to said audio output device to convert into sound, thereby allowing a sound corresponding to said selected tag to be produced to thereby generate, automatically and sequentially, unique audible information associated with said data of each encoded tag.
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Abstract
An interactive speech synthesizer for enabling people who cannot talk but who are familiar with use of picture exchange communication to autonomously communicate using verbal language. A microcontroller, at least one tag reader, and an audio output device are disposed at a housing, while at least one encoded tag is replaceably attached to the housing. The at least one tag reader reads data from an associated encoded tag, which has been replaceably attached thereat, to form a coded signal and transmits the coded signal to the microcontroller that looks up a sound bit file corresponding to the coded signal and sends the sound bit file to the audio output device to convert into sound, thereby allowing a sound corresponding to the selected tag to be produced to thereby generate, automatically and sequentially, unique audible information associated with the data of each encoded tag.
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22 Claims
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1. An interactive speech synthesizer for enabling people who cannot talk but who are familiar with use of picture exchange communication to autonomously communicate using verbal language, comprising:
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a) a housing;
b) a microcontroller;
c) at least one encoded tag;
d) at least one tag reader; and
e) an audio output device;
wherein said microcontroller, said at least one tag reader, and said audio output device are disposed at said housing;
wherein said at least one encoded tag is replaceably attached to said housing; and
wherein said at least one tag reader reads data from an associated encoded tag, which has been replaceably attached thereat, to form a coded signal and transmits said coded signal to said microcontroller that looks up a sound bit file corresponding to said coded signal and sends said sound bit file to said audio output device to convert into sound, thereby allowing a sound corresponding to said selected tag to be produced to thereby generate, automatically and sequentially, unique audible information associated with said data of each encoded tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of utilizing an interactive speech synthesizer for enabling people who cannot talk but who are familiar with use of picture exchange communication to autonomously communicate using verbal language, wherein said interactive speech synthesizer has a housing with a console with recessed areas, at least one encoded tag, a binder, an activation apparatus, at least one tag reader, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) taking desired at least one encoded tag off of the binder;
b) placing the desired at least one encoded tag in the recessed areas in the console of the housing, respectively, where they are replaceably attached by hook and loop fasteners;
c) pressing an associated activation apparatus in succession, thereby forming a phrase or sentence;
d) reading by the at least one tag reader;
e) storing a unique identifier of an associated encoded tag; and
f) producing associated sounds in sequence, allowing said interactive speech synthesizer to communicate with other people.
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