Record and playback means for footwear
First Claim
1. Record and playback apparatus for footwear comprising a shoe having an upper portion and a sole having a side and a cavity and the shoe having incorporated therein a removable memory module, means for retaining the memory module within the cavity of the sole, the memory module comprising a memory means having stored therein signals, means for playing back the stored signals from the memory means, means for controlling the playback means to retrieve from the memory means the stored signals, the controlling means further comprising switch means positioned on the side of the sole, means for receiving the stored signals from the playback means for transmitting the stored signals, the apparatus further comprising means for receiving audio signals, means for recording the audio signals and storing the recorded audio signals in the memory means, the playback means for playing back the recorded audio signals from the memory means, the controlling means for controlling the recording means and the playback means, and the transmitting means for transmitting the recorded audio signals.
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Abstract
Record and playback apparatus for footwear adapted to be incorporated in the footwear is disclosed which comprises circuitry for receiving signals, circuitry for recording the signals and storing the signals in a memory, circuitry for playing back the recorded signals from the memory, circuitry for controlling the recording circuitry for recording the signals and the playback circuitry for playing back the signals from the memory, and circuitry for receiving the recorded signals from the playback circuitry for transmitting the recorded signals.
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- 1. Record and playback apparatus for footwear comprising a shoe having an upper portion and a sole having a side and a cavity and the shoe having incorporated therein a removable memory module, means for retaining the memory module within the cavity of the sole, the memory module comprising a memory means having stored therein signals, means for playing back the stored signals from the memory means, means for controlling the playback means to retrieve from the memory means the stored signals, the controlling means further comprising switch means positioned on the side of the sole, means for receiving the stored signals from the playback means for transmitting the stored signals, the apparatus further comprising means for receiving audio signals, means for recording the audio signals and storing the recorded audio signals in the memory means, the playback means for playing back the recorded audio signals from the memory means, the controlling means for controlling the recording means and the playback means, and the transmitting means for transmitting the recorded audio signals.
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3. The record and playback apparatus 2 wherein the controlling means comprises a microcontroller connected to the input means for receiving signals from the input means for controlling activation of the playback means.
- 8. Record and playback apparatus for footwear comprising a shoe having an upper portion and a sole and the shoe having incorporated therein means for receiving audio signals, a first memory means, means for recording the audio signals and storing the recorded audio signals in the first memory means, means for playing back the recorded audio signals from the first memory means, a second memory means for storing therein signals, means for controlling the recording means for recording the audio signals and storing the recorded audio signals in the first memory means and the playback means for playing back the audio signals from the first memory means or the stored signals from the second memory means, means for receiving the audio signals from the first memory means or the stored signals from the second memory means from the playback means for transmitting the audio signals or the stored signals, the sole having a side and a cavity and the second memory means comprising a module which is inserted into the cavity, the controlling means further comprising switch means positioned in the side of the sole.
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