Motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device

• US 20070153638A1
• Filed: 01/05/2006
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jody Lebbing
• Original Assignee: Jody Lebbing
• Inventors: Lebbing, Jody
• Application Number:
  US11/325,918
• Publication Number:
  US 20070153638A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 368/274
• CPC Class Codes: B44C 5/005 comprising inserts

Abstract

A motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device provides a personalized message to someone who is celebrating an event such as a birthday, graduation, holiday, holy day, wedding or the like. The present invention device offers a vehicle not heretofore used or suggested, namely, gift wrapping, bow, ribbon, bag or box or a celebration banner or pennant. The device includes a celebration accessory and a personalized message module and operates on a motion sensor to play back a message in a surprising manner to the recipient.

Claims

1. A motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device, which comprises:

a.) a celebration accessory selected from the group consisting of a gift wrapping, a gift ribbon, a gift bow, a gift bag, a gift box, a banner and a pennant, said celebration accessory having a module securing means adapted to hold and conceal a personalized message module;

b.) said personalized message module being located at said module securing means and being a least partially concealed therein, said module having an electronic digital recording storage component, a playback mechanism, a power source, a motion sensor and a motion sensor on/off switch, said motion sensor being responsive to movement of said module such that when said switch is in on position and said module is moved, said motion sensor functions to sense movement of said module to automatically activate said playback mechanism, and when said switch is in off position, said motion sensor does not function;

whereby, when said switch is in on position and a celebrant or recipient moves said device, the personalized message is automatically played back to surprise the celebrant or recipient.

2. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 1 wherein said module securing means is in a generally concealed location and is selected from a pocket, a strap, a tape and an adhesive.

3. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 1 wherein said celebration accessory is selected from the group consisting of a gift wrapping, a gift ribbon, a gift bow, a gift bag and a gift box.

4. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 1 wherein said module includes an electronic digital recording mechanism wherein a user may record a personalized message directly onto said module.

5. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 1 wherein said module includes a digital recorder connection means and digital recording receiving means wherein in a user may record a personalized message on a digital recorder and the personalized message may then be digitally transferred to said digital recording storage component of said module.

6. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 1 wherein said playback mechanism includes a miniature speaker.

7. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 1 wherein said module includes a substantially flat housing that contains all module components.

8. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 1 wherein said pocket is selected from the group consisting of a sealed pocket and an unsealed pocket.

9. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 1 wherein said module securing means is a temporary module securing means that permits removal and reuse of said module.

10. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 1 wherein said module securing means permanently attaches said module to said celebration accessory.

15. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 1 wherein said module includes a digital recorder connection means and digital recording receiving means wherein in a user may record a personalized message on a digital recorder and the personalized message may then be digitally transferred to said module digital recording storage component of said module.

11. A motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device, which comprises:

a.) a celebration accessory selected from the group consisting of a gift wrapping, a gift ribbon, a gift bow, a gift bag, a gift box, a banner and a pennant, said celebration accessory having a module securing means adapted to hold and conceal a personalized message module;

b.) said personalized message module being located at said module securing means and being at least partially concealed therein, said module having an electronic digital recording storage component, a playback mechanism, a power source, a motion sensor and a motion sensor on/off switch, said motion sensor being responsive to external movement within a predefined area from said module such that when said switch is in on position and said module detects external movement within said predefined area, said motion sensor functions to automatically activate said playback mechanism, and when said switch is in off position, said motion sensor does not function;

whereby, when said switch is in on position and a celebrant or recipient moves near said device, the personalized message is automatically played back to surprise the celebrant or recipient.

12. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 11 wherein said module securing means is in a generally concealed location and is selected from a pocket, a strap, a tape and an adhesive.

13. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 11 wherein said celebration accessory is selected from the group consisting of a gift wrapping, a gift ribbon, a gift bow, a gift bag and a gift box.

14. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 11 wherein said module includes an electronic digital recording mechanism wherein a user may record a personalized message directly onto said module.

16. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 11 wherein said playback mechanism includes a miniature speaker.

17. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 11 wherein said module includes a substantially flat housing that contains all module components.

18. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 11 wherein said pocket is selected from the group consisting of a sealed pocket and an unsealed pocket.

19. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 11 wherein said module securing means is a temporary module securing means that permits removal and reuse of said module.

20. The motion sensor-triggered personalized message celebration device of claim 11 wherein said module securing means permanently attaches said module to said celebration accessory.