WIRELESS MUSICAL FIGURINES
First Claim
1. A wireless musical figurine belonging to a set of wireless musical figurines that play audio files in coordination with another, the wireless musical figurine comprising:
- a wireless transceiver utilized to communicate with one or more musical figurines;
a set of master audio files of a first quality level;
a set of slave audio files of a second quality level; and
an audio player configured to play an audio file from at least one of the set of master audio files and the set of slave audio files,wherein the audio player plays an audio file from the set of master audio files when the musical figurine is initiated in accordance with a user indication, andwherein the audio player plays an audio file from the set of slave audio files when the musical figurine is initiated by another musical figurine.
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Abstract
A method, system, and medium are provided for a wireless musical figurine belonging to a set of wireless musical figurines that play audio files in coordination with one another. One system of the musical figurine includes a wireless transceiver utilized to communicate with one or more musical figurines. The musical figurine also includes a set of master audio files of a first quality level, and a set of slave audio files of a second quality level. An audio player plays an audio file from the set of master audio files or the set of slave audio files. A master audio file is played when the musical figurine is initiated in accordance with a user indication, and a slave audio file is played when the musical figurine is initiated by another musical figurine. The musical figurine may also have movement capabilities which may be coordinated with the playing of an audio file to present a dancing figurine.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless musical figurine belonging to a set of wireless musical figurines that play audio files in coordination with another, the wireless musical figurine comprising:
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a wireless transceiver utilized to communicate with one or more musical figurines; a set of master audio files of a first quality level; a set of slave audio files of a second quality level; and an audio player configured to play an audio file from at least one of the set of master audio files and the set of slave audio files, wherein the audio player plays an audio file from the set of master audio files when the musical figurine is initiated in accordance with a user indication, and wherein the audio player plays an audio file from the set of slave audio files when the musical figurine is initiated by another musical figurine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of coordinating audio presentations of a set of wireless musical figurines, the method comprising:
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identifying a lapse of a predetermined time interval; upon the lapse of the predetermined time interval, initiating a first audio presentation of a master audio file performed by a musical figurine, wherein a first portion of the master audio file is performed as a solo; and during the first audio presentation of the first portion of the master audio file, initiating a second audio presentation of a slave audio file performed by a slave musical figurine that is remote from the musical figurine, the second audio presentation beginning at a second portion of the master audio file and corresponding with the master audio file. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. One or more computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of coordinating a set of wireless musical figurines, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication of powering on the musical figurine; initiating presentation of at least a portion of an audio file; and determining if another musical figurine is set to any of a plurality of channels, wherein if another musical figurine is set to one of the plurality of channels, setting the musical figurine to the one of the plurality of channels, and wherein if another musical figurine is not set to any of the plurality of channels, establishing a channel for communication between the set of wireless musical figurines. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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