Sound generating apparatus embedded into shoe and its shoes

• US 20090238400A1
• Filed: 03/29/2006
• Published: 09/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kapion Korea Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Kapion Korea Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Im, Suk Bin
• Application Number:
  US11/920,934
• Publication Number:
  US 20090238400A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/388
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/30 specially adapted for babies or small children
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/34 with electrical or electronic arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/48 with transmitting devices, e.g. GSM or Wi-Fi®
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/50 with sound or music sources

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sound generating apparatus embedded into a shoe and its shoes, the sound generating apparatus having a sensor embedded into the shoe to generate simple sounds, numeral voices together with the simple sounds or numeral voices in a multiplication table in a case where consecutive motions are detected a certain number of times within a predetermined time or at a less time interval than the predetermined time.

Claims

1. A sound generating apparatus embedded into a shoe, comprising:

a sensor embedded into the shoe to detect and output movements of the shoe;

a microchip embedded into the shoe to output a sound when measured values are input a certain number of times from the sensor;

a micro speaker embedded into the shoe to generate a sound output from the microchip; and

a power supply embedded into the shoe to supply power to the sensor, the microchip and the micro speaker.

2. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor is any one of impact, pressure, vibration, acceleration and geomagnetic sensors.

3. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microchip outputs a sound when consecutive measured values are input a certain number of times from the sensor at a time interval less than a certain time.

4. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microchip outputs a sound when measured values are input a certain number of times from the sensor within a certain time.

5. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sound output from the microchip is at least one of simple, multiplication table, education contents, conversation, game, instrument, music and beat box sounds.

6. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising

a receiving unit embedded into the shoe to receive a control signal by wireless and then provide it to the microchip;

and

a remote controller for transmitting a control signal to the receiving unit by wireless.

7. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a switch embedded into the shoe to turn on/off the power supply of a battery.

8. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the microchip reads a start sound from a memory and then output it to the micro speaker when the switch is turned on.

9. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a charging unit embedded into the shoe to charge a battery of the power supply.

10. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a power control unit embedded into the shoe to turn off the power supply when a signal is not detected from the sensor for a certain time.

11. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microchip turns off the power supply when a signal is not detected from the sensor for a certain time.

12. A sound generating apparatus embedded into a shoe, comprising:

a motion recognition microchip embedded into the shoe to detect and output movements of the shoe;

a microchip embedded into the shoe to output a correspondent sound when the movements of the shoe are input from the motion recognition microchip;

a micro speaker embedded into the shoe to generate a sound output from the microchip; and

a power supply embedded into the shoe to supply power to the sensor, the microchip and the micro speaker.

13. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the motion recognition microchip and the microchip are integrated.

14. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the sound output from the microchip is at least one of simple, multiplication table, education contents, conversation, game, instrument, music and beat box sounds.

15. A sound generating apparatus embedded into a shoe, comprising:

a plurality of sensors embedded into the shoe to detect and output movements of the shoe;

a microchip embedded into the shoe to output a sound specified to the sensor when a measured values are input from the plurality of sensors;

a micro speaker embedded into the shoe to generate a sound output from the microchip; and

a power supply embedded into the shoe to supply power to the sensor, the microchip and the micro speaker.

16. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the sensor is any one of impact, pressure, vibration, acceleration and geomagnetic sensors.

17. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the sounds generated by the microchip are sounds of musical instruments different from one another specified to the plurality of sensors, respectively.

18. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the sounds generated by the microchip are different sounds of a musical instrument, which are specified to the plurality of sensors, respectively.

19. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the sounds generated by the microchip are music files, beat box files or the likes specified depending on a combination of the plurality of sensors.

20. The sound generating apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the sounds generated by the microchip are different sounds of a drum specified to the plurality of sensors, respectively, and

wherein a wearer of shoes moves the shoes to play a beat box.

21. Shoes into which a sound generating apparatus embedded, the sound generating apparatus comprising:

a sensor embedded into the shoe to detect and output movements of the shoe;

a microchip embedded into the shoe to output a sound when measured values are input a certain number of times from the sensor;

a micro speaker embedded into the shoe to generate a sound output from the microchip; and

a power supply embedded into the shoe to supply power to the sensor, the microchip and the micro speaker.

22. The shoes as claimed in claim 21, wherein the microchip outputs a sound if consecutive measured values are input a certain number of times from the sensor at a time interval less than a certain time.

23. The shoes as claimed in claim 21, wherein the microchip outputs a sound if measured values are input a certain number of times from the sensor within a certain time.

24. The shoes as claimed in claim 21, wherein the sound output from the microchip is at least one of simple, multiplication table, education contents, conversation, game, instrument, music and beat box sounds.

25. The shoes as claimed in claim 21, further comprising:

a receiving unit embedded into the shoe to receive a control signal by wireless and then provide it to the microchip; and

a remote controller for transmitting a control signal to the receiving unit by wireless.

26. The shoes as claimed in claim 21, further comprising a charging unit embedded into the shoe to charge a battery of the power supply.

27. The shoes as claimed in claim 21, further comprising a power control unit embedded into the shoe to turn off the power supply when a signal is not detected from the sensor for a certain time.

28. The shoes as claimed in claim 21, wherein the microchip turns off the power supply when a signal is not detected from the sensor for a certain time.

29. Shoes into which a sound generating apparatus embedded, the sound generating apparatus comprising:

a motion recognition microchip embedded into the shoe to detect and output movements of the shoe;

a microchip embedded into the shoe to output a correspondent sound if the movements of the shoe are input from the motion recognition microchip;

a micro speaker embedded into the shoe to generate a sound output from the microchip; and

a power supply embedded into the shoe to supply power to the sensor, the microchip and the micro speaker.

30. Shoes into which a sound generating apparatus embedded, the sound generating apparatus comprising:

a plurality of sensors embedded into the shoe to detect and output movements of the shoe;

a microchip embedded into the shoe to output a sound specified to the sensor when a measured values are input from the plurality of sensors;

a micro speaker embedded into the shoe to generate a sound output from the microchip; and

a power supply embedded into the shoe to supply power to the sensor, the microchip and the micro speaker.

31. The shoes as claimed in claim 30, wherein the sounds generated by the microchip are music files, beat box files or the likes specified depending on a combination of the plurality of sensors.

32. The shoes as claimed in claim 30, wherein the sounds generated by the microchip are different sounds of a drum specified to the plurality of sensors, respectively, and

wherein a wearer of shoes moves the shoes to play a beat box.