Throwable object featuring message record and impact-activated playback
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1. A throwable object, comprising:
- a body adapted to be thrown and defining the exterior shape of the throwable object;
a record/playback circuit contained within the body;
input means secured to the body and operatively coupled to the record/playback circuit;
output means secured to the body and operatively coupled to the record/playback circuit;
a record switch, secured to the body and user-operable from the exterior of the body, for allowing a user to selectively cause the record/playback circuit to record a message received by the input means; and
an impact switch for causing the record/playback circuit to playback the recorded message on the output means in response to an impact against the throwable object.
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Abstract
An electronic recording device that has an impact-activated playback function and a body adapted to allow the device sustained repeated physical impacts without damage to its internal components. In operation, a user records a message and then puts the device in motion by, for example, throwing or dropping it. The device plays back the message automatically upon impacting something. The message can any suitable type of recordable content, including audio content such a voice, music, noise, or any other sound and/or visual content, such as graphics, images, video or the like.
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24 Claims
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1. A throwable object, comprising:
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a body adapted to be thrown and defining the exterior shape of the throwable object;
a record/playback circuit contained within the body;
input means secured to the body and operatively coupled to the record/playback circuit;
output means secured to the body and operatively coupled to the record/playback circuit;
a record switch, secured to the body and user-operable from the exterior of the body, for allowing a user to selectively cause the record/playback circuit to record a message received by the input means; and
an impact switch for causing the record/playback circuit to playback the recorded message on the output means in response to an impact against the throwable object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A throwable object, comprising:
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a body adapted to be thrown and defining the exterior shape of the throwable object;
a record/playback circuit contained within the body;
a microphone secured to the body and operatively coupled to the record/playback circuit;
a speaker secured to the body and operatively coupled to the record/playback circuit;
a record switch, secured to the body and operable from the exterior of the body, for allowing a user to selectively cause the record/playback circuit to record sound received by the microphone; and
an impact switch for causing the record/playback circuit to playback the recorded sound on the speaker in response to an impact against the throwable object. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A throwable object for playing a game of catch, comprising:
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a foam body defining the exterior shape of the throwable object and having one or more interior cavities formed therein;
a record/playback circuit contained within one of the cavities;
a microphone mounted in one of the cavities at or near the surface of the foam body and operatively coupled to the record/playback circuit;
a speaker mounted in one of the cavities at or near the surface of the foam body and operatively coupled to the record/playback circuit;
a record switch located in one of the cavities at or near the surface of the foam body so that a user can selectively cause the record/playback circuit to record sound received by the microphone; and
an impact switch for causing the record/playback circuit to playback the recorded sound on the speaker in response to the throwable object being caught. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of operating an object adapted to be thrown and capable of recording and playing back a message, comprising:
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actuating a record switch operable from an exterior surface of the throwable object to record the message, wherein the message is stored in the throwable object; and
throwing the throwable object, wherein the recorded message is automatically played back upon impact of the throwable object.
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