Activatable audio advertising display standard
First Claim
1. A display standard for supporting a display panel and processing sound signals on demand, comprising:
- an upright support;
panel supporting means located on said upright support;
means for playing back stored sound, said play back means located on said upright support;
power means for providing electrical power to said play back means; and
means for activating said play back means, said play back activating means located on said upright support, and electrically connected to said play back means.
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Abstract
An audio advertising display standard for use as a placard, real estate sale/lease advertising standard, or other advertising uses, that supports a visual display panel and provides auditory information about a property, place of business, event, exhibit, or object upon activation by an attendant listener. The advertising standard of the present invention preferably comprises a combination of a hollow post and orthogonal arm, means for supporting a display panel, means for playing back a prerecorded audio message whenever activated including a speaker mounted on the post or arm, and a publicly accessible means for activating the play back means. The display standard of the present invention may further include means for recording an audio message for subsequent play back including a microphone, means for activating the recording means, and/or means for illuminating the display panel supported by the standard. The audio message is preferably stored on an integrated chip but can be held on a tape, disk, or other sound recording storage device.
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27 Claims
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1. A display standard for supporting a display panel and processing sound signals on demand, comprising:
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an upright support; panel supporting means located on said upright support; means for playing back stored sound, said play back means located on said upright support; power means for providing electrical power to said play back means; and means for activating said play back means, said play back activating means located on said upright support, and electrically connected to said play back means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22)
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16. A display standard for supporting a display panel and processing sound signals on demand, comprising:
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an upright support comprising a hollow post and a hollow orthogonal arm; a pair of links fixed to said arm; an activatable voice chip, said voice chip capable of storing input sound signals and producing as output the sound signals stored therein; an external circuit connected to said voice chip, wherein said external circuit includes;
a zero insertion force socket for receiving said voice chip, said socket located on a printed circuit board mounted within said hollow upright support;
a speaker mounted on a first aperture of said upright support and electrically connected to said voice chip; and
a first electrical switch having a button activating portion, said first switch mounted on a second aperture of said upright support so that said button portion of said electrical switch is accessible from the exterior of said upright support, said first switch also electrically connected to said voice chip such that said voice chip outputs sound signals stored therein to said speaker whenever said first switch is activated; andmeans for supplying electrical power. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A display standard for supporting a display panel and processing sound signals on demand, comprising:
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a hollow upright support comprising a hollow post and a hollow orthogonal arm; a pair of links fixed to said arm; a compact voice recorder/player having a play back function, a record function, a microphone, a speaker, a voice chip, a first button for activating said play back function, a second button for activating said record function, and a battery;
wherein said compact recorder/player is removably mounted in said hollow display standard and aligned with at least one aperture in said upright support such that said first button is publicly accessible, that sound which comes from said speaker is unobstructed by said upright support, and further, such that said second button is operably inaccessible from the exterior of said upright support. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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23. A display standard for supporting a display panel and processing sound signals on demand, comprising:
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an upright support adapted so as to be able to bear a display panel; an activatable sound playback device for audibly playing back stored sound, said playback device located on said upright support; and a power supply electrically connected to said playback device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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