Greeting card having karaoke record feature and simultaneous playback
First Claim
1. An audio greeting card comprising:
- a card body having a plurality of panels; and
an audio recording and playback device coupled with the card body, the device having a microphone, a speaker, a power source, a first switch for initiating an audio recording session, wherein at least one non-user recorded, permanently prerecorded audio recording is played by the audio device while user-generated audio is recorded during the audio recording session and stored as user-recorded audio, and a second switch for initiating an audio playback session, wherein the audio device simultaneously plays back the user-recorded audio and the prerecorded audio recording during the audio playback session.
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Abstract
A greeting card having an audio recording and playback device permits recording of a karaoke-style song to be played upon opening of the greeting card. A user sings along with a permanently prerecorded, karaoke-style song that is played during a recording session. The recording device is operable in either a trial mode or a use mode. In the trial mode, a user-recorded song is played back initially for the potential purchaser but is not subsequently played back to be later heard by other potential purchasers. In the use mode, which the card may be switched to after purchase by removal of a trial mode panel from the greeting card, a user-recorded karaoke-style song is played upon subsequent openings of the card. During playback, the user-recorded song is played simultaneously with the prerecorded karaoke-style recording that was played during the recording session. Additional prerecorded messages, such as voice prompts with instructions, may also be included. The audio recording and playback device may also be included in other non-greeting card products, such as a plush toy and an ornament.
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18 Claims
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1. An audio greeting card comprising:
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a card body having a plurality of panels; and an audio recording and playback device coupled with the card body, the device having a microphone, a speaker, a power source, a first switch for initiating an audio recording session, wherein at least one non-user recorded, permanently prerecorded audio recording is played by the audio device while user-generated audio is recorded during the audio recording session and stored as user-recorded audio, and a second switch for initiating an audio playback session, wherein the audio device simultaneously plays back the user-recorded audio and the prerecorded audio recording during the audio playback session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An audio greeting card comprising:
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a card body having first, second, third and fourth panels; and an audio recording and playback device coupled with the card body, the audio device having a microphone, a speaker, a battery, at least one non-user recorded, permanently prerecorded audio recording stored therein, a first switch for initiating an audio recording session, wherein user-generated audio is recorded during the audio recording session and stored as user-recorded audio, wherein the prerecorded audio recording is played while the user-generated audio is recorded, and a second switch, wherein the audio device has a trial mode and a use mode, wherein activation of the second switch does not initiate simultaneous playback of the user-recorded audio and the at least one prerecorded audio recording in the trial mode, and wherein activation of the second switch initiates simultaneous playback of the user-recorded audio and the at least one prerecorded audio recording in the use mode. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing a customizable greeting comprising:
providing a greeting card body having an audio recording and playback device coupled therewith, wherein user-generated audio may be recorded on the audio device by a user during an audio recording session and stored as user-recorded audio, wherein a non-user recorded, permanently prerecorded audio recording is played by the audio device while the user-generated audio is recorded, wherein the user-recorded audio and the prerecorded audio recording are played simultaneously during an audio playback session. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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