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Interactive audio visual work
Assignee: GOLDEN BOOKS PUBLISHING COMPANY Inc
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Filing: 1994-08-11
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Granted: 1995-09-26
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Expires: 2014-08-11
Abstract
Abstract An audio-visual book includes a plurality of pages and a text portion on the plurality of pages. The text portion includes, on each of at least two of the pages, both a plurality of lines of text and a plurality of different predetermined graphic depictions related in concept to the subject matter of the text and interposed within the lines of text. A switching mechanism is disposed in predetermined relationship to the text portion and includes a plurality of individually actuable elements, each of the switches being associated with one of the graphic depictions. A digital sound generator, responsive to actuation of one of the switches, is provided for selectively effecting generation of a sound associated with the subject of the depiction associated with the one switch.
Inventors
- 👤 Zeb Billings
- 👤 Harold D. Pierce
- 👤 Martin R. J. Moore, Sr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 19:56
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/38; G; G09; G09B; G09B5/00; G09B5/06; G09B5/062; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/32; G10H1/34; G10H1/344; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/24; A63F2009/2448; A63F2009/247; A63F2009/2476
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
An interactive audio-visual work comprising: (A) a book having a plurality of pages bound together, at least some of said pages bearing graphic material including respective predetermined depictions; (B) a sound generator unit including (i) a touchpad having a plurality of individually actuable points, each of said individually actuable points being identified by a respective one of said depictions; (ii) an electronic sound generator cooperating with said touchpad to generate, in response to actuation of each of said individually actuable points, a respective individual sound associated with the respective one of said depictions identifying said individually actuable point; and (iii) a casing for receiving said touchpad and electronic sound generator and accessibly disposing said touchpad proximate to one edge of said book; and (C) means for disposing said casing adjacent to said one edge of said book such that said depictions identifying said points are readily viewed together with said graphic material on said pages and accessible when said pages are opened; said depictions identifying said points and said graphic material on said pages being conceptually, but not positionally, correlated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
An interactive audio-visual work comprising: (A) a book having a plurality of pages bound together, at least some of said pages bearing graphic material including respective predetermined depictions; (B) a sound generator unit including (i) a touchpad having a plurality of individually actuable points, each of said individually actuable points being identified by a respective one of said depictions; (ii) an electronic sound generator cooperating with said touchpad to generate, in response to actuation of each of said individually actuable points, a respective individual sound associated with the respective one of said depictions identifying said individually actuable point; and (iii) a casing for receiving said touchpad and electronic sound generator and accessibly disposing said touchpad proximate to one edge of said book; and (C) means for disposing said casing adjacent to said one edge of said book such that said depictions identifying said points are readily viewed together with said graphic material on said pages and accessible when said pages are opened; said depictions identifying said points and said graphic material on said pages being conceptually, but not positionally, correlated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The work of claim 1 wherein said book has a spine binding said plurality of paper together, and said one edge of said book is opposite said spine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The work of claim 1 wherein said casing is the length of said one edge of said book.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
The work of claim 1 wherein said book has a text portion on said plurality of pages, and text portion includes on each of at least two of said plurality of pages both a plurality of lines of text and a plurality of different predetermined graphic depictions related in concept to the subject matter of the text and interposed within said lines of text.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The work of claim 1 wherein said disposing means disposes said casing adjacent to said one edge of said book, but not overlapping any edge of said book.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The work of claim 1 wherein said depictions identifying said points and said graphic material on said pages are pictorial.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
149 words
An audio-visual book comprising: (A) a plurality of pages; (B) a text portion of said plurality of pages, said text portion including, on each of at least two of said plurality of pages, both a plurality of lines of text and a predetermined graphic depiction related in concept to the subject matter of the text and interposed within said lines of text; (C) a switching mechanism, disposed in predetermined relationship to said text portion, and including a plurality of individually actuable elements, each of said elements being associated with one of said graphic depictions, said graphic depictions in said text portion and said graphic depictions on said elements being correlated only by the subject matter thereof; and (D) digital sound generator means, responsive to actuation of ones of said elements, for selectively effecting generation of a sound associated with the subject of the depiction associated with said actuated element.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
149 words
An audio-visual book comprising: (A) a plurality of pages; (B) a text portion of said plurality of pages, said text portion including, on each of at least two of said plurality of pages, both a plurality of lines of text and a predetermined graphic depiction related in concept to the subject matter of the text and interposed within said lines of text; (C) a switching mechanism, disposed in predetermined relationship to said text portion, and including a plurality of individually actuable elements, each of said elements being associated with one of said graphic depictions, said graphic depictions in said text portion and said graphic depictions on said elements being correlated only by the subject matter thereof; and (D) digital sound generator means, responsive to actuation of ones of said elements, for selectively effecting generation of a sound associated with the subject of the depiction associated with said actuated element.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
The book of claim 7 wherein said text portion includes on each of at least two of said plurality of pages both a plurality of lines of text and a plurality of different predetermined graphic depictions related in concept to the subject matter of the text and interposed within said lines of text.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
11 words
The work of claim 8 wherein said graphic depictions are pictorial.
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