System, method and apparatus for switchable sound-making device
AssigneePowers Innovation, LLC
InventorsPhilip Powers, Mathew Heidmous
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Abstract
A sound emitting device can include electrically powered components that emit sound. In addition, the device can have a sensor capable of detecting movement of the device, and an electrically powered circuit. When the sensor is activated, the circuit can send a signal to the device to cause the device to emit sound. An attachment device can couple the device to a person, animal, bicycle, other device or a combination thereof.
Claims18
An electrically powered sound emitting system comprising;
- a portable device which emits sound;
- an inertial sensor in the device, wherein the inertial sensor generates acceleration data of the device;
- an electrically powered circuit operatively coupled to the inertial sensor, non-volatile memory, wherein, when the inertial sensor is activated, the electrically powered circuit sends a signal to the device to cause the device to emit sound;
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- an attachment device configured to couple the device to a backpack, article of clothing, person, animal, bicycle or some combination thereof, wherein the non-volatile memory stores instructions that cause the electrically powered circuit to:
- compare the acceleration data to an acceleration magnitude threshold stored in the non-volatile memory, and
- when the acceleration data equals or exceeds the acceleration magnitude threshold, retrieve a digital audio file and drive the electrically powered circuit to reproduce the digital audio file at defined intervals ranging from continuous to infrequent.
A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed, cause a processing system to:
- receive, from an inertial sensor included in a portable device, a first signal indicating movement of the device, wherein the device is configured to emit sound;
- receive, from the inertial sensor, acceleration data;
- compare the acceleration data to an acceleration magnitude threshold stored in a non-volatile memory of the device;
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- when the acceleration data equals or exceeds the acceleration magnitude threshold, retrieve a digital audio file and drive the electrically powered circuit to reproduce the digital audio file at defined intervals ranging from continuous to infrequent.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, from an inertial sensor included in a system, a first signal indicating movement of the device, wherein the device is configured to emit sound;
- generating, by the inertial sensor, acceleration data;
- comparing the acceleration data to an acceleration magnitude threshold stored in a non-volatile memory of the device;
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- when the acceleration data equals or exceeds the acceleration magnitude threshold, retrieving a digital audio file and driving the electrically powered circuit to reproduce the digital audio file at defined intervals ranging from continuous to infrequent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.