VESSEL SUCH AS A PILL BOTTLE WITH CONTENTS DESCRIBING VOICE STORING AND REPRODUCING MEANS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A container assembly that selectively provides an audio message related to its contents, comprising:
- a first housing configured to contain the contents;
a second housing coupled to the first housing;
an audio system selectively attached to the second housing;
a printed circuit board disposed within the audio system and comprising a memory configured to receive audio data; and
a speaker and a battery disposed within the audio system and coupled to the printed circuit board;
wherein the audio system has a keyed shape and is configured to mate with a similarly-shaped receptacle of an audio data programming system when the audio system is detached from the second housing.
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Abstract
A bottle assembly that provides an audio message related to its contents, including: a first housing configured to contain the contents; a second housing coupled to the first housing; an audio system selectively attached to the second housing; a printed circuit board disposed within the audio system including a memory configured to receive audio data; and a speaker and battery disposed within the audio system and coupled to the printed circuit board; the audio system has a keyed shape and is configured to mate with a similarly-shaped receptacle of an audio data programming system when the audio system is detached from the second housing. The audio system has a keyed shape such that it may be mated with the audio data programming system in only one orientation for programming. Preferably, the audio data programming system is disposed within a pharmacy and the audio data is generated outside of the pharmacy.
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18 Claims
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1. A container assembly that selectively provides an audio message related to its contents, comprising:
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a first housing configured to contain the contents; a second housing coupled to the first housing; an audio system selectively attached to the second housing; a printed circuit board disposed within the audio system and comprising a memory configured to receive audio data; and a speaker and a battery disposed within the audio system and coupled to the printed circuit board; wherein the audio system has a keyed shape and is configured to mate with a similarly-shaped receptacle of an audio data programming system when the audio system is detached from the second housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for programming a container assembly that selectively provides an audio message related to its contents, comprising:
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receiving information related to the contents into a locally-disposed programming module; transmitting the information related to the contents to a remotely-disposed programming service provider system; at the remotely-disposed programming service provider system, converting the information related to the contents into an audio file using a text-to-speech conversion algorithm; transmitting the audio file to the locally-disposed programming module; and at the locally-disposed programming module, programming an audio system of the container assembly using the audio file. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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