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Self-reading child's book

  • US 5,538,430 A
  • Filed: 07/26/1994
  • Issued: 07/23/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A child'"'"'s book having a power source associated therewith, an electronic circuit, and a selectively activated switch device for coupling the power source to said electronic circuit, said book and electronic circuit includingat least one book page having a plurality of sequentially associated indicia thereon;

  • at least one light associated with each indicia;

    a speech synthesizer mounted on said page for storing an audible representation of each of said plurality of indicia on said page;

    said circuit initially illuminating only the first one of said lights in said sequence when said switch couples said power source to said electronic circuit;

    actuatable touch means associated with each light and coupled to said electronic circuit such that when said touch means associated with said initially illuminated light is actuated, said speech synthesizer is activated to sound the audible representation associated with said indicia and initially illuminated light; and

    signal responsive means for automatically de-energizing said illuminated light after said touch means is activated and illuminating only the succeeding one of said lights in said sequencewherein when each succeeding actuatable touch means, associated with each succeeding illuminated light and each succeeding indica, is activated, said speech synthesizer is activated to sound the audible representation of said associated indicia, and each illuminated light being de-energized upon illumination of each succeeding light until the audible representation for all of said indicia have been sounded.

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