Portable container with speaker attached
First Claim
1. A portable container for a user comprising:
- a container housing configured to carry a consumable substance, which the user can consume by accessing the substance from the container;
a memory device configured to store information that is related to the substance, or that is specific to the user; and
a speaker attached to a portion of the housing, with the speaker outputting a message based on the information under a predetermined condition, wherein the area in the interior of the container that is adjacent to the speaker includes a compressible material, wherein the speaker has a first surface and a second surface, and wherein one surface of the speaker is directed at the interior of the container housing so that as the speaker vibrates to generate sound waves, at least a portion of the sound waves from that surface of the speaker are directed towards the interior of the container housing, which improves the quality of the sound waves generated by the speaker and received by the user.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a portable container for a user including a container housing and a speaker attached to a portion of the housing. The area in the interior of the container at least adjacent to the speaker includes a compressible material. The housing is configured to carry a consumable substance. In one embodiment, the container further includes a memory device that is configured to store information that is related to the substance, and/or that is specific to the user. The speaker can output a message based on the information under a predetermined condition. Further, the speaker has a first surface and a second surface, with one of the surfaces directing at the interior of the container housing. Then as the speaker vibrates to generate sound waves, at least a portion of the sound waves from that surface of the speaker are directed towards the interior of the container housing, which improves the quality of the sound waves generated by the speaker and received by the user.
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1. A portable container for a user comprising:
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a container housing configured to carry a consumable substance, which the user can consume by accessing the substance from the container;
a memory device configured to store information that is related to the substance, or that is specific to the user; and
a speaker attached to a portion of the housing, with the speaker outputting a message based on the information under a predetermined condition, wherein the area in the interior of the container that is adjacent to the speaker includes a compressible material, wherein the speaker has a first surface and a second surface, and wherein one surface of the speaker is directed at the interior of the container housing so that as the speaker vibrates to generate sound waves, at least a portion of the sound waves from that surface of the speaker are directed towards the interior of the container housing, which improves the quality of the sound waves generated by the speaker and received by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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