Joke apparatus for playing pre-recorded sound
AssigneeWolf Punch, LLC
InventorTravis Walker Peterson
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide a greeting card or a postcard with a practical joke feature. The practical joke feature can include a sound that is repeatedly played for several hours, days, weeks, etc. The card can include a mode of operation configured to allow a purchaser to experience the sound without arming the practical joke feature. The card can include a pouch that contains one or more surprises for card recipients that attempt to open or destroy the card. The card can include one or more features that resist destruction of the card and/or internal components of the card that implement the practical joke feature.
Claims19
An apparatus configured to begin playing a pre-recorded sound through a speaker and continue playing the pre-recorded sound until a battery is discharged, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing configured to contain:
- the speaker;
- the battery;
- a mode of operation switch configured to switch a mode of operation from a safe mode to a recipient mode, wherein the mode of operation switch cannot be switched from the recipient mode to the safe mode;
- and
- a controller comprising instructions and configured to execute the instructions to at least:
- switch, in response to user manipulation of the mode of operation switch, from the safe mode to the recipient mode;
- and
- begin playing, in response to user manipulation of the apparatus in the recipient mode, the pre-recorded sound through the speaker and continue playing the pre-recorded sound until the battery is discharged, wherein the pre-recorded sound cannot be modified via user manipulation of the mode of operation switch.
An apparatus configured to begin playing a pre-recorded sound through a speaker and continue playing the pre-recorded sound until a battery is discharged, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing configured to contain:
- the speaker;
- the battery;
- a user interface element;
- a mode of operation switch configured to switch a mode of operation from a safe mode to a recipient mode, wherein the mode of operation switch cannot be switched from the recipient mode to the safe mode;
- and
- a controller comprising instructions and configured to execute the instructions to at least:
- switch, in response to user manipulation of the mode of operation switch, from the safe mode to the recipient mode;
- and
- play, in response to user interaction with the user interface element in the safe mode, the pre-recorded sound through the speaker;
- and
- play, in the recipient mode, the pre-recorded sound through the speaker and continue playing the pre-recorded sound until the battery is discharged, wherein, in response to user interaction with the user interface element in the recipient mode, a volume of the pre-recorded sound played through the speaker is increased.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.