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US 2003/0198040 A1Published application
Luminescent book
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InventorsJen-Fu Chen, Chih-Shen Chen, Shing-Chih Kao
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InventorsJen-Fu Chen, Chih-Shen Chen, Shing-Chih Kao
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A luminescent book includes a frame. A luminescent panel, a film switch, a circuit board and a back plate are sequentially mounted on the frame. The circuit board is electrically connected with the luminescent panel and the film switch for providing information in several modes. The luminescent panel includes a plurality of areas each of which is formed with a pattern and can be activated regardless of the other. A speaker is electrically connected with the circuit board. In a first mode, the patterns are highlighted sequentially. When a pattern is highlighted, sound is provided. The process repeats once if the first button is pressed within a period of time after the last pattern is highlighted and ends if otherwise. In a second mode, one of the patterns can be pressed so that it is highlighted before sound representative of the pressed pattern is provided. The process repeats if any of the patterns is pressed within a period of time after the sound is provided and ends if otherwise. In a third mode, one of the patterns is randomly highlighted. The process ends if the highlighted pattern is not pressed within a period of time after the highlighting starts and sound is provided if otherwise. In a fourth mode, a song is played. The process repeats if the fourth button is pressed within a period of time after the song is over and ends an end if otherwise.
A luminescent book including a frame (10), a luminescent panel (50) mounted on the frame (10), a film switch (40) mounted on the frame (10) next to the luminescent panel (50), a circuit board (30) mounted on the frame and electrically connected with the luminescent panel (50) and the film switch (40) for providing information in a plurality of interactive modes and a back plate (20) mounted on the frame (10) for retaining the luminescent panel (50), the film switch (40) and the circuit board (30) on the frame (20).
A luminescent book according to claim wherein the screen (52) may be printed with any preferred color.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Other toys: optical, colour, or shadow toys
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1. Field of Invention
The present invention is related to a luminescent book.
2. Related Prior Art
The present invention is described through detailed illustration of embodiments referring to the attached drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a luminescent book according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the luminescent shown in FIG. 1;
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a luminescent book according to the present invention includes a frame 10, a screen 52, a luminescent panel 50, a film switch 40, a circuit board 30 and a back plate 20.
The frame 10 includes a first button 11, a second button 12, a third button 13 and a fourth button 14 provided thereon. Each of the buttons 11 to 14 can be pressed to select a corresponding interactive mode of provision of information. A net 15 is mounted on the frame 10 covering a hole defined in the frame 10. The frame 10 includes two hooks 16 projecting from a rear side thereof for engagement with the back plate 20 to be described. A window 17 is defined in the frame 10 through which information provided on the luminescent panel 51 is visible.
The screen 52 is mounted on the rear side of the frame 10 so that the window 17 is covered by means of the screen 52. The screen 52 may be printed with any preferred color. To allow the information provided by the luminescent panel 52 to be visible through the screen 52, the screen 52 is transparent. The screen 52 is flexible for reasons to be described.