Cell Phone Based Sound Production

a cell phone and sound technology, applied in the field of sound producing devices, can solve the problems of cumbersome methods at best for obtaining and storing new sounds of current electronic sound producing devices, and achieve the effect of conserving energy

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-10-20
FAUNAL RES LLC
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Provides a compact, user-friendly electronic sound producing device that can easily load and store animal vocalizations, enabling efficient selection and playback of sounds, including recovery of lost data, and conserving energy by disconnecting from cellular networks when not in use.

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Furthermore, current electronic sound producing devices have cumbersome methods at best for obtaining and storing new sounds.

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[0021]The particular values and configurations discussed in these non-limiting examples can be varied and are cited merely to illustrate at least one embodiment and are not intended to limit the scope thereof. In general, the figures are not to scale.

[0022]FIG. 1 illustrates a cell phone 103 adapted for use as a sound producing device in accordance with aspects of the embodiments. The cell phone 103 is illustrated as having an internal speaker 104, display 105, and keypad 112. The display 105 is illustrated as showing a presentation 108 of available sounds such as “Turkey Cluck”106 and “Turkey Purr”109. “Turkey Cluck”106 is also the selected sound as indicated by the heavy outline. The keypad 112 is a human input device (HID) having keys 107 that a user 111 can press. Many cell phones have other HIDs such as joy sticks or touch sensitive displays. Regardless of the HID, the user 111 can manipulate the HID to navigate the user interface and to select available call sounds.

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Abstract

A cell phone based sound producing device is a sound producing device that takes advantage of the likelihood that a user is already carrying a cell phone and does not need to also carry an electronic sound producing device. Another advantage is that cell phones are designed to communicate across a communications network. As such, the cell phone based sound producing device can download sounds from a server, store them, and play them. Electronic payment systems for ring tones that are played on a cell phone already exist. These electronic payment systems can be adapted to payment for sound producing device modules and for sounds. Recovery information can be used to restore modules and sounds that are lost due to cell phone breakage or upgrades.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This patent application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 622,370 filed on Jan. 11, 2007 entitled “Cell Phone Based Animal Sound Imitation” and which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]Embodiments relate to sound producing devices, digital audio devices, remote controls, cellular telephones, communications networks, and data servers.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]People have made and used sound producing devices to produce sounds since prehistoric times and continue to make and use them. Sounds are produced for a variety of reasons. Call sounds are sounds whose purpose is to imitate an animal. Certain sounds can entice an animal to respond and sometimes to come closer. Other sounds are enjoyable to humans and can invoke a human response. Over time, sound production technology has changed while the purposes have largely remained the same.[0004]A person uses a sound producing de...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04W4/00H04M1/72442
CPCG06Q40/00H04M1/72558H04M19/04H04R2420/07H04R1/028G08C17/02G08C2201/30H04R2499/11G06Q20/123G06F3/165A01M31/004H04M11/007H04M1/72442
InventorSCEERY, EDWARD J.KRUKAR, RICHARD
OwnerFAUNAL RES LLC