摘要 |
A sound reproduction device for use with a plurality of books, each of which comprises a plurality of pages having graphical content. The device comprises: a sound storage means for storing speech sound data corresponding to the graphical content of each page of each book, the data for each page of each book comprising data for a plurality of languages; a book and page identification means for use in identifying a book with which the device is to be used and a page or pages at which the book is open; a plurality of user operable language controls 13,15 for association with respective different ones of the plurality of languages; a sound reproduction means for generating speech sounds using the speech sound data stored in the sound storage means; and a control means for controlling the sound reproduction means 23 to generate a speech sound in response to a user operable control being operated. The control means is arranged to control the sound reproduction means 23 to generate the speech sound in a language associated with the operated user operable language control for a page of a book that has been identified using the book and page identification means. Optionally the device may be used with posters, pictures or tiles having graphical content. |