Personal recording necklace and pendant system

• US 9,398,790 B1
• Filed: 11/15/2013
• Issued: 07/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wayne A. Ketcher
• Original Assignee: Wayne A. Ketcher
• Inventors: Ketcher, Wayne A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Goins, Davetta W
• Assistant Examiner(s): MOONEY, JAMES K
• Application Number:
  US14/081,807
• Time in Patent Office: 984 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 15/0015 Illuminated or sound-producing jewellery
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 15/005 Necklaces ornamental chains A44C11/00
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 25/001 Pendants
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles

Abstract

A discreet personal recording necklace and pendant system for recording an audio signal for playback is suspended around a neck of a user. The system features a hollow tube adapted for housing wiring, a cylindrical clasp located on the hollow tube adapted for housing a power supply, and a pendant located on the hollow tube. The pendant features a microprocessor located in a pendant cavity connected to the power supply via wiring through the hollow tube. A pendant first surface has a capacitive touch sensor and a microphone. A pendant second surface features a speaker. The microprocessor is operated via a voice activation component in the microprocessor. The audio signal is received via the microphone and emitted via the speaker. The discreet personal recording necklace and pendant system for recording the audio signal for playback is suspended around the neck of the user.

Claims

1. A discreet personal recording necklace and pendan system (100) for recording an audio signal for playback suspended around a neck of a user, wherein said system (100) comprises:

(a) a hollow tube (200) having a tube first end (210), a tube second end (220), and a tube wall aperture (230) disposed thereon midway between the tube first end (210) and the tube second end (220), wherein the hollow tube (200) is adapted for housing wiring (240);

(b) a cylindrical clasp (300) comprising a clasp cavity (310) disposed therein, wherein the cylindrical clasp (300) comprises a clasp first side (320) that threadably connects to a clasp second side (330), wherein the clasp first side (320) is disposed on and fluidly connected to the hollow tube first end (210) and the clasp second side (330) is disposed on and fluidly connected to the hollow tube second end (220), wherein the cylindrical clasp (300) is adapted for housing a power supply (340); and

(c) a pendant (400) non-rotatingly disposed on the hollow tube (200) opposite the cylindrical clasp (300) having a pendant cavity (410) disposed therein, wherein the pendant cavity (410) is fluidly connected to the tube wall aperture (230), wherein the pendant (400) comprises;

(i) a microprocessor (420) disposed in the pendant cavity (410) operatively connected to the power supply (340) via wiring (240), wherein the pendant cavity (410) is fluidly connected to the hollow tube (200),

(ii) a pendant first surface (430) having a capacitive touch sensor (440) disposed thereon operatively connected to the microprocessor (420) and a microphone (450) disposed thereon operatively connected to the microprocessor (420), and

(iii) a pendant second surface (460) affixably disposed on the hollow tube (200), wherein the hollow tube (200) sits on the pendant second surface (460) protruding from the pendant second surface (460), wherein the pendant (400) is a non-rotating pendant, wherein the pendant second surface (460) comprises a speaker (470) disposed thereon operatively connected to the microprocessor (420),

wherein the microprocessor (420) is operated via a voice activation component (480) disposed in the microprocessor (420), wherein the audio signal is received via the microphone (450), wherein the audio signal is emitted via the speaker (470), wherein the discreet personal recording necklace and pendant system (100) for recording the audio signal for playback is suspended around the neck of the user.

2. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the capacitive touch sensor (440) comprises at least 75% of the surface area of the pendant first surface (430).

3. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the capacitive touch sensor (440) comprises at least 90% of the surface area of the pendant first surface (430).

4. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the capacitive touch sensor (440) resembles a precious or a semi-precious stone.

5. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the capacitive touch sensor (440) displays a digital still image via the microprocessor (420).

6. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the capacitive touch sensor (440) displays a digital video image via the microprocessor (420).

7. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the pendant (400) comprises a mini USB port (490) disposed therein operatively connected to the microprocessor (420).

8. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the pendant (400) comprises a memory component (500) disposed therein operatively connected to the microprocessor (420).

9. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the power supply (340) is a battery.

10. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the power supply (340) is a plurality of batteries.