Talking Memory Book

• US 20080254427A1
• Filed: 04/11/2007
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lynn Neviaser
• Original Assignee: Lynn Neviaser
• Inventors: Neviaser, Lynn
• Application Number:
  US11/734,106
• Publication Number:
  US 20080254427A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/317
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/062 Combinations of audio and printed presentations, e.g. magnetically striped cards, talking books, magnetic tapes with printed texts thereon

Abstract

The talking memory book has front and rear covers, a plurality of pages bound between the covers, and an audio system and audio system control panel, preferably mounted in the rear cover, for recording and playing back a recorded message. The audio system control panel includes electrical switches connected to the control circuit for triggering the audio system to record or play back a message associated with the at least one page. The audio system can also be configured as a digital audio system to accept downloaded audio files.

Claims

1. A talking memory book comprising:

a front cover;

a rear cover;

a plurality of pages bound between the front and rear covers;

an audio system mounted within the book; and

an audio system control panel mounted within the book comprising electrical switches, the electrical switches being connected to the audio system;

whereby the electrical switches activate the audio system to record and playback voice or other audio files corresponding to pages in the book.

2. The talking memory book according to claim 1, wherein the audio system comprises:

an electronic control circuit;

a memory device;

a battery power source;

a microphone; and

a speaker;

wherein said microphone and speaker are connected the electronic control circuit.

3. The talking memory book according to claim 1, wherein the audio system control panel extends beyond the edge of the front cover and the pages of the talking memory book.

4. The talking memory book according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of pages are permanently bound to the talking memory book.

5. The talking memory book according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of pages are releasably bound to the talking memory book.

17. The talking memory book according to claim 1, wherein the pages further comprise associated envelopes for storing items.

6. A talking memory book comprising:

a front cover;

a rear cover;

a plurality of pages bound between the front and rear covers; and

a digital voice recorder mounted in the rear cover for recording and playing back a recorded message.

7. The talking memory book according to claim 6, wherein the digital voice recorder comprises a PC data interface to allow for transfer of audio files from a personal computer.

8. The talking memory book according to claim 7, wherein the PC data interface comprises a universal serial bus (USB).

9. The talking memory book according to claim 7, wherein the PC data interface is selected from the group consisting of an infrared data networking interface, Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, and IEEE 801.15.1 interfaces.

10. The talking memory book according to claim 6, wherein the digital voice recorder comprises a display screen and a switch which are located on an extended surface of the rear cover.

18. The talking memory book according to claim 7, wherein the pages further comprise associated envelopes for storing items.

19. The talking memory book according to claim 7, wherein the PC data interface is a wireless networking interface.

11. A system for updating the contents of a talking memory book comprising:

a talking memory book;

a user PC;

a cable connecting the user PC with the talking memory book;

an information provider PC for providing information to the user PC; and

a wide area network (WAN) which provides for data communication between the user PC and the information provider PC;

whereby a user may update the contents of talking memory book by downloading desired information from an information provider.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the information provided by the information provider PC is recipes in audio and textual and/or graphical format.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein the information provided by the information provider is short stories in audio and textual and/or graphical format.

14. A method for updating the contents of a talking memory book comprising:

subscribing for information with an information provider;

receiving information from the information provider in audio and textual and/or graphical format; and

downloading audio files received from the information provider into the digital voice recorder.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

printing textual and/or graphical information provided by the information provider as printed pages; and

inserting the printed pages into the talking memory book.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

printing textual and/or graphical information provided by the information provider; and

inserting the printed information into envelopes provided on the pages of the talking memory book.