Lerning shoes

• US 20060265226A1
• Filed: 05/23/2005
• Published: 11/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hoang Van Nguyen, Ngoc Anh Mai
• Original Assignee: Hoang Van Nguyen, Ngoc Anh Mai
• Inventors: Nguyen, Hoang Van, Mai, Ngoc Anh
• Application Number:
  US11/136,225
• Publication Number:
  US 20060265226A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/00 Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/34 with electrical or electronic arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/50 with sound or music sources

Abstract

A learning shoe consists of a voice chip circuit, motion trigger, battery, and speaker is an assembly, which is attached to a shoe. The circuit activates, via the motion trigger, with each child'"'"'s step to deliver a pre-programmed audible phrase to the speaker. The voice chip can consist of multiple phrases, each phrase triggered in sequence with each triggering of the circuit. The audible phrases are triggered in a closed loop cycle enabling the phrases to repeat over and over. Audible phrases responding to each child'"'"'s step may be like: A, B, C . . . or one, two, three . . . or phrases in alternate languages. The learning shoe assembly is mounted on the shoe. An optional switch may also be implemented into the circuit to turn on or off power.

Claims

1. A sound system to be incorporated into footwear, comprising:

a power source for energizing the sound system.

a voice chip circuit connected with the power source.

a speaker contained within said footwear;

wherein said speaker is coupled to said voice chip circuit and converts each sound signal into an audible sound.

a motion trigger means connected with said voice chip circuit, said motion trigger means providing a contact signal to voice chip circuit, at each child'"'"'s step said voice chip circuit providing each simple sound.

2. A sound system according to claim 1, further comprising a switch to turn on and off sound system.

3. A sound system according to claim 1, wherein said voice chip circuit providing different sounds for every child'"'"'s step, these sounds be repeated after finish a cycle of sound.

4. A sound system according to claim 1, wherein said voice chip circuit automatically resetting to the initial pre-recorded phrase when the power is reset or after a pre-determined timeout period when the shoe is not used.

5. A sound system according to claim 1 wherein said voice chip circuit is voice record able.