Picture frame with associated audio messages and position sensitive or speech recognition device
First Claim
1. An apparatus for displaying one or more pictures and for playing audio messages associated with the one or more pictures, comprising:
- a frame for displaying the one or more pictures;
an audio storage circuit attached to the frame, wherein the audio storage circuit stores audio messages associated with the one or more pictures;
a position sensitive device attached to the frame and coupled to the audio storage circuit for initiating the playing of audio messages stored in the audio storage circuit, wherein the position sensing device is positioned adjacent to the one or more pictures and senses a position of a user touch;
a speaker connected to the frame and coupled to the audio storage circuit for playing the audio messages; and
a control circuit coupled to the audio storage circuit and the position sensitive device, wherein an audio message associated with a particular position on the one or more pictures is played through the speaker in response to the position sensitive device sensing that a user has touched the frame at a position in proximity to the particular position on the one or more pictures.
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Abstract
A picture frame and accompany audio message circuit is provided such that one or more desired audio messages stored in audio message circuit associated with one or more display pictures can be played upon the touching of the pictures or the frame, or in response to a speech recognition device sensing an audio command associated with the particular audio message and/or pictures. When audio message playback is desired, a switch on the frame or under a protective cover for the picture is activated by touching, or a position sensitive device may be used to sense whether a particular position on the picture has been touched. Digital or analog information representing the desired audio message is retrieved from a memory device, which is subsequently transmitted to a speaker which produces the desired audio message perceptible to a human. In other embodiments, multiple picture and multiple messages are provided such that the user can touch a particular picture, or the switch associated with that picture, and an audio message corresponding to the picture is then played through the speaker. In still other embodiments, a system is provided with a plurality of pictures mounted in the perimeter faces of a cube or other geometrical shape, each picture having associated with it a switch for activating a message or plurality of messages. In still other embodiments, a position sensitive device or a speech recognition device is utilized to initiate audio message playback.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for displaying one or more pictures and for playing audio messages associated with the one or more pictures, comprising:
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a frame for displaying the one or more pictures; an audio storage circuit attached to the frame, wherein the audio storage circuit stores audio messages associated with the one or more pictures; a position sensitive device attached to the frame and coupled to the audio storage circuit for initiating the playing of audio messages stored in the audio storage circuit, wherein the position sensing device is positioned adjacent to the one or more pictures and senses a position of a user touch; a speaker connected to the frame and coupled to the audio storage circuit for playing the audio messages; and a control circuit coupled to the audio storage circuit and the position sensitive device, wherein an audio message associated with a particular position on the one or more pictures is played through the speaker in response to the position sensitive device sensing that a user has touched the frame at a position in proximity to the particular position on the one or more pictures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a picture frame for displaying one or more pictures and for storing one or more audio messages associated with one or more particular positions on the one or more pictures, the picture frame also having a position sensitive device adjacent to the one or more pictures, a method comprising the steps of:
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storing a first audio message in an audio storage circuit, wherein the first audio message corresponds to a first particular position on the one or more pictures; sensing with the position sensitive device whether a user has touched the picture frame at a point in proximity to the first particular position on the one or more pictures; and playing the first audio message through a speaker when the position sensitive device has sensed that the user has touched the picture frame at a point in proximity to the first particular position on the one or more pictures. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for displaying one or more pictures and for playing audio messages associated with the one or more pictures, comprising:
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a frame for displaying the one or more pictures; an audio storage circuit attached to the frame, wherein the audio storage circuit stores audio messages associated with the one or more pictures; a speech recognition device attached to the frame and coupled to the audio storage circuit for initiating the playing of audio messages stored in the audio storage circuit, wherein the speech recognition device senses audio commands provided by a user, wherein particular audio commands are associated with particular audio messages; a speaker connected to the frame and coupled to the audio storage circuit for playing the audio messages; and a control circuit coupled to the audio storage circuit and the speech recognition device, wherein an audio message associated with a particular audio command is played through the speaker in response to the speech recognition device sensing the particular audio command. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. In a picture frame for displaying one or more pictures and for storing one or more audio messages associated with one or more particular positions on the one or more pictures, the picture frame also having a speech recognition device, a method comprising the steps of:
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storing a first audio message in an audio storage circuit; storing a first audio command in the speech recognition device, wherein the first audio command corresponds to the first audio message; sensing with the speech recognition device whether a user has provided the first audio command; and playing the first audio message through a speaker when the speech recognition device has sensed that the user has provided the first audio command. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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