Programmable sound and music making device
First Claim
1. A programmable sound making device, comprising:
- a memory that stores a plurality of sound segments;
a speaker;
a buffer that stores an ordered set of sound segment indications, each of which indicates one of the plurality of sound segments;
a processor that retrieves the sound segments specified by the ordered set of sound segment indications stored in the buffer in a repetitive manner;
means for delivering the retrieved sound segments to the speaker to thereby cause the sound segments associated with the ordered set of sound segment indications to be played in a repetitive manner to form a song or a tune; and
means for programming the buffer to replace one of the ordered set of sound segment indications with an indication of one of the sound segments stored in the memory.
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Abstract
An electronic sound and music making device includes a memory that stores a plurality of sound segments, such as musical notes, animal noises, etc., a keypad having a series of keys, each of each indicates and is associated with a different one of the stored sound segments, and a set of visual indications, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), that indicate when different ones of the sound segments are being played. The device repeats a programmable sequence of, for example, four of the stored sound segments to form a song while, simultaneously turning on different ones of the LEDs to indicate the different sound segments being played. The keypad enables a user to specify the identity and the order of the sound segments to be played and allows a user to substitute any of the sound segments stored in the memory with the sound segments being played so as to produce a new or different song.
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24 Claims
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1. A programmable sound making device, comprising:
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a memory that stores a plurality of sound segments; a speaker; a buffer that stores an ordered set of sound segment indications, each of which indicates one of the plurality of sound segments; a processor that retrieves the sound segments specified by the ordered set of sound segment indications stored in the buffer in a repetitive manner; means for delivering the retrieved sound segments to the speaker to thereby cause the sound segments associated with the ordered set of sound segment indications to be played in a repetitive manner to form a song or a tune; and means for programming the buffer to replace one of the ordered set of sound segment indications with an indication of one of the sound segments stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A sound making device comprising:
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a memory that stores a first number of sound segments; a speaker; a buffer having a second number of buffer locations, wherein each buffer location stores a sound segment indication that indicates one of the first number of sound segments stored in the memory and wherein the second number is less than the first number; a visual indication associated with each of the buffer locations; a keypad coupled to the buffer and adapted to change the sound segment indications stored in the buffer locations; and a processor including; means for repetitively scrolling through the buffer locations to retrieve the sound segment indications store in the buffer locations, means for retrieving the sound segments associated with the retrieved sound segment indications, means for delivering the retrieved sound segments to the speaker to form a song or a tune; and means for operating the visual indication associated with each of the buffer locations when the delivering means delivers the retrieved sound segment indicated at each of the buffer locations to the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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