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Exhibit explaining system activated by infrared signals

  • US 5,461,371 A
  • Filed: 11/04/1992
  • Issued: 10/24/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An exhibit explaining system comprising:

  • transmitting means for transmitting a plurality of infrared code signals, each of said code signals being respectively assigned to a corresponding one of a plurality of exhibits, said exhibits being individually arranged at predetermined spatial intervals; and

    portable information playback means for providing explanatory information upon receiving at least one of said infrared code signals, said portable information playback means including memory means for prestoring explanatory information, and said portable information playback means picking up and outputting the prestored explanatory information specified by said at least one of said code signals, said portable information playback means comprising;

    receiving means for receiving said infrared code signals;

    decoding means for decoding a received one of said infrared code signals received by said receiving means;

    said memory means for storing explanatory information on individual ones of said exhibits respectively corresponding to said infrared code signals;

    playback means for reading from said memory means said explanatory information corresponding to said received one of said infrared code signals that is decoded by said decoding means, and for playing back said explanatory information; and

    output means for outputting said explanatory information played back by said playback means, wherein said output means is a printer.

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