Electronic display materials associated with products
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1. Product and packaging for demonstrative use of the product, comprising:
- (a) packaging adapted to hold a product;
(b) a source of electrical power located in the product;
(c) an integrated circuit chip comprising pre-programmed sound segments relevant to the product;
(d) sound reproduction means to reproduce sound under the control of the integrated circuit chip;
(e) switch means located on the packaging to control the flow of electrical power to the integrated circuit chip; and
(f) means for electrically connecting the product to the package for supplying power from the product to the packaging;
such that when a user activates the switch means, pre-programmed sound segments suitable to demonstrate the use or capabilities of the product are generated.
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Abstract
Innovative and improved display materials associated with products provide enhanced information to potential or actual purchasers of such products. In an aspect of the invention, electronic product packaging for demonstrative use in association with a product comprises demonstration means adapted to demonstrate visually or audibly the use or capabilities of the product under the control of integrated circuit means.
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48 Claims
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1. Product and packaging for demonstrative use of the product, comprising:
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(a) packaging adapted to hold a product;
(b) a source of electrical power located in the product;
(c) an integrated circuit chip comprising pre-programmed sound segments relevant to the product;
(d) sound reproduction means to reproduce sound under the control of the integrated circuit chip;
(e) switch means located on the packaging to control the flow of electrical power to the integrated circuit chip; and
(f) means for electrically connecting the product to the package for supplying power from the product to the packaging;
such that when a user activates the switch means, pre-programmed sound segments suitable to demonstrate the use or capabilities of the product are generated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Packaging for a toy having a source of electrical power, comprising:
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(a) means to hold and display the toy;
(b) an integrated circuit chip comprising pre-programmed sound segments relevant to the toy;
(c) an audio speaker to reproduce said sound segments under the control of the integrated circuit chip;
(d) means for electrically connecting the source of electrical power in the toy to the integrated circuit chip; and
(e) switch means located on the packaging to initiate the flow of electrical power to the integrated circuit chip;
such that when a user activates the switch means, the sound segments are audibly reproduced. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A packaging and toy combination comprising:
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(a) means associated with the packaging to hold and display the toy;
(b) electrical power means to provide electrical power to the toy and the packaging, the electrical power means located in the toy;
(c) integrated circuit means comprising pre-programmed sound segments;
(d) sound reproduction means associated with each of the packaging and the toy under the control of the integrated circuit means;
(e) switch means located on the packaging to initiate the flow of electrical power to the integrated circuit chip means;
such that when a user activates the switch means, the sound segments are reproduced sequentially by the sound reproduction means of each of the packaging and the toy. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A packaging and product combination comprising:
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(a) electrical power means to provide electrical power to the product and the packaging, the electrical power means located in the product;
(b) integrated circuit means programmed to control a visual display associated with the packaging;
(c) means for providing power from the electrical power means in the product to the integrated circuit means in the packaging; and
(d) switch means adapted to trigger the integrated circuit means to perform visual display commands to create the visual display associated with the packaging. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. Product and packaging for demonstrative use of the product, comprising:
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(a) packaging adapted to hold the product;
(b) a source of electrical power located in the product;
(c) an integrated circuit chip comprising pre-programmed demonstrations relevant to the product, the integrated circuit chip located in the packaging;
(d) a first demonstration means located in the product to reproduce a demonstration under the control of the integrated circuit chip;
(e) switch means located on the packaging to control the flow of electrical power to the integrated circuit chip; and
(f) means for electrically connecting the product to the package for supplying power from the product to the packaging. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. Product and packaging for demonstrative use of the product, comprising:
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(a) packaging adapted to hold the product;
(b) a source of electrical power located in the product;
(c) a first integrated circuit chip comprising pre-programmed demonstrations relevant to the product, the integrated circuit chip located in the packaging;
(d) a first demonstration means located in the packaging to reproduce a demonstration under the control of the integrated circuit chip;
(e) switch means located on the packaging to control the flow of electrical power to the integrated circuit chip; and
(f) means for electrically connecting the product to the package for supplying power from the product to the packaging. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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