发明名称 Backlit storybook for the visually impaired
摘要 A backlit storybook for the visually impaired comprises an audio and visual storybook including a book, a base, and an integral backlight. Each page of the book comprises images or words. The book is placed upon the base to enable each individual page to backlight the images and words to provide a high-contrast lighted character pattern easily readable by those with impaired vision. The system further includes a speaker for audio to play a corresponding narration and indicates when different pages should be turned.
申请公布号 US8960936(B1) 申请公布日期 2015.02.24
申请号 US201213353682 申请日期 2012.01.19
申请人 发明人 Malcolm Shelley A.
分类号 A47B19/00;G09B5/06;B42D3/12 主分类号 A47B19/00
代理机构 Montgomery Patent & Design 代理人 Montgomery Robert C.;Montgomery Patent & Design
主权项 1. A backlit story book for visually impaired users, said backlit story book comprising: a control base, comprising: a handle;a recess formed in an upper surface of said control base, including a slot formed along a lateral inner edge thereof, and a connection fitting attached to a bottom surface thereof, said connection fitting including a plurality of insertion ports and a USB port;a first circuit board housed within an interior portion thereof;a second circuit board housed within said interior portion thereof and electrically connected to said first circuit board as well as said connection fitting, respectively; and,a plurality of illumination devices fixed on said second circuit board and communicatively aligned with said illumination ports; and, a book positioned within said recess of said control base, said book including a binding having a plurality of illumination jacks and a USB jack, a front cover, a rear cover, a plurality of pages and a story displayed on said pages; wherein a portion of said rear cover of said book is slidably and frictionally fit within said slot; wherein said connection fitting is mechanically and electrically connected to said binding of said book; wherein each of said illumination devices corresponds to one of said pages of said book; wherein a quantity of said pages of said book equals a quantity of said illumination devices as well as a quantity of said insertion points respectively; wherein said illumination jacks and said USB jack are electrically connected to said USB port and said insertion ports, respectively, when said book is placed within said recess; and, wherein illumination sequence data as well as narrative and instructional data is transferred from said control base to said book via said USB jack and said USB port.
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