发明名称 |
Apparatus and method for stand-alone scanning and audio generation from printed material |
摘要 |
A self-contained, hand-held, portable code reading and processing system within an elongated tubular housing forms a wand that transduces coded data into selected speech or music. A simple-to-use reading and processing system can be used as part of a learning and activity game. In one form, a scanning guide is hingedly attached to a book. When the guide is folded over a page of the book, a path is created across the coded data to enable children and others to easily scan the coded data with the hand-held wand. A contact switch at or near the scanning end of the system is actuated by the scanning guide to activate the code reading and processing system. An energy-saving power shutdown feature turns off the code reading and processing system when no coded data are scanned in a given time period. The contact switch and the automatic power shutdown system act in concert as a safety system to prevent small children from staring at the light source for prolonged periods of time. Audio data may be provided in the form of a removable memory cartridge, to allow use of the system in a variety of applications.
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申请公布号 |
US5945656(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1999.08.31 |
申请号 |
US19970863924 |
申请日期 |
1997.05.27 |
申请人 |
LEMELSON, JEROME H.;INTRAVIA, DENNIS M.;HIETT, JOHN H. |
发明人 |
LEMELSON, JEROME H.;INTRAVIA, DENNIS M.;HIETT, JOHN H. |
分类号 |
G06K7/10;(IPC1-7):G06K7/10 |
主分类号 |
G06K7/10 |
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