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"Electronic Musical Puzzle"

a musical puzzle and electronic technology, applied in the field of electronic toys, can solve the problems of not being of much interest to children who cannot see, and achieve the effect of assisting aiding in their mental and emotional developmen

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-05-23
COBB JESSE J
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Benefits of technology

The invention aims to help blind and visually impaired children explore the world and play in new ways. It aims to teach them the elements of music, help them solve puzzles using sound and touch, and provide similar benefits to other groups such as blind and visually impaired adults. The invention offers entertaining and developmentally useful experiences for anyone.

Problems solved by technology

While some ordinary toys suitable for sighted children are also suitable for and played with by blind or visually impaired children, many toys provide a primarily visual stimulus and, therefore, are not of much interest to children who cannot see.

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[0018]Referring now to the invention in more detail, FIG. 1 shows a braille instruction manual (1) to be read by blind or visually impaired older children or adults who may be using the invention or supervising the use of the invention by a child who has not yet learned to read braille. FIG. 2 shows a top view of a first exemplary embodiment of the invention. The invention comprises a plurality of electronically identifiable blocks (2) of identical size and shape and an electronic deck (3) featuring a number of internal and external electronic components. The externally installed components comprise a reader slot (10), a plurality of ordered slots (11), a first table (12) of musical rhythm, style, and tempo selections, a rhythm control (13), an instrument selector (14), a second table (15) of selectable instrument sounds, and a power button (16). The internally installed electronics (not shown) comprise a microprocessor, computer memory, power source, one or more electronic identifi...

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Abstract

The invention relates generally to the field of electronic toys and particularly to toys for blind and visually impaired children. The specification discloses an electronic musical puzzle for blind or visually impaired children comprising an electronic deck featuring a plurality of ordered slots and one special “reader slot” into which any of a plurality of blocks may be placed. Each block contains a remote electronic identifier (e.g. an RFID tag) that the deck is capable of reading. When a block is placed in the “reader slot”, a unique tone, musical phrase, or sound recording associated with the particular block is played back. The same sound is played back when the block is placed in its unique correct slot and then pressed down. To solve the puzzle, the child must place each block in its correct slot. Once the puzzle is solved in this way, the child may selectively play back each sound by pressing on a block of choice. In embodiments where each bock represents a single tone, the child can then play the blocks like an electronic keyboard.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This is a non-provisional patent application claiming benefit of provisional patent application 61 / 561,504, filed on Nov. 18, 2011, by Jesse Cobb.FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STATEMENT[0002]None.MICROFICHE APPENDIX[0003]None.INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE[0004]Provisional patent application 61 / 561,504, filed on Nov. 18, 2011, by Jesse J. Cobb is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0005]1. Field of the Invention[0006]The invention relates generally to the field of electronic toys, and in particular to toys for blind and visually impaired children. This is a non-provisional patent application claiming benefit of provisional patent application 61 / 561,504, filed on Nov. 18, 2011, by Jesse J. Cobb.[0007]2. Background of the Invention[0008]While some ordinary toys suitable for sighted children are also suitable for and played with by blind or visually impaired children, many toys provide a pr...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63H33/26
CPCA63H33/26A63F2003/00599A63F9/24A63H5/00A63F2009/2489A63F2009/2402A63F2009/247A63F2009/0003A63F9/0612
Inventor COBB, JESSE J.
Owner COBB JESSE J