Device with interval playbacks for pets and infants
First Claim
1. A device for recording and playing back at a selected time interval a comforting message for a listener comprising:
- a) a housing;
b) a microphone disposed within said housing;
c) a speaker disposed within said housing;
d) circuitry for recording the comforting message through said microphone and for playing back the comforting message through said speaker;
e) a plurality of indicator lights each of which corresponds to a time interval positioned upon said housing;
f) a switch for selecting a time interval attached to said housing, said switch in communication with the plurality of indicator lights so that a time interval is selected and the indicator light corresponding to the selected time interval illuminates when the switch is actuated; and
g) a clock in communication with the switch for selecting a time interval and the circuitry so that the comforting message is repetitively played back at times corresponding to the selected time interval.
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Abstract
A device for playing back messages recorded by a pet owner or the parent of an infant at selected time intervals so that the pet or infant is comforted in the owner'"'"'s or parent'"'"'s absence. The device includes a housing containing a voice chip that is utilized to record and play back the comforting messages. Accordingly, a microphone and speaker are in communication with the voice chip. A clock function is programmed into a microprocessor chip and is in communication with a switch and the voice chip so that the time interval for playbacks may be selected by a user. The device also features a number of indicator lights or a digital display to indicate the selected time interval for playback. The device may optionally include a system for recording and playing back emergency information such as a pet owner'"'"'s name, address and telephone number.
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16 Claims
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1. A device for recording and playing back at a selected time interval a comforting message for a listener comprising:
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a) a housing;
b) a microphone disposed within said housing;
c) a speaker disposed within said housing;
d) circuitry for recording the comforting message through said microphone and for playing back the comforting message through said speaker;
e) a plurality of indicator lights each of which corresponds to a time interval positioned upon said housing;
f) a switch for selecting a time interval attached to said housing, said switch in communication with the plurality of indicator lights so that a time interval is selected and the indicator light corresponding to the selected time interval illuminates when the switch is actuated; and
g) a clock in communication with the switch for selecting a time interval and the circuitry so that the comforting message is repetitively played back at times corresponding to the selected time interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for recording and playing back at a selected time interval a comforting message for a listener comprising:
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a) means for recording and playing back the comforting message;
b) a speaker in communication with the means for recording and playing back the comforting message;
c) a microphone in communication with the means for recording and playing back the comforting message;
d) a plurality of indicator lights each of which corresponds to a time interval;
e) a switch for selecting a time interval, said switch in communication with the plurality of lights so that a time interval is selected and the light corresponding to the selected time interval illuminates when the switch is actuated; and
f) a clock in communication with the switch for selecting a time interval and the means for recording and playing back the comforting message, said clock signaling the means for recording and playing back the comforting message so that the comforting message is played back through the speaker periodically in accordance with the selected time interval as computed from a time at which the selected time interval was selected. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device for recording and playing back at a selected time interval a comforting message for a listener comprising:
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a) a housing;
b) an integrated circuit chip for recording and playing back the comforting message disposed within said housing;
c) a microphone disposed within said housing and in communication with said integrated circuit chip so that the comforting message may be recorded on said integrated circuit chip;
d) a speaker disposed within said housing and in communication with said integrated circuit chip;
e) a timer in communication with said integrated circuit chip;
f) a switch in communication with said timer so that a time interval between repetitive playbacks of the comforting message may be selected so that the integrated circuit chip plays back the comforting message through the speaker at times corresponding to the selected time interval based upon a time that the selected time interval was selected. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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