Method for communicating
OwnerGiovanni Vlacancichinventor
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Abstract
The method entails assigning each letter in an alphabet a musical note, converting words in a message into the musical notes and then using the musical notes to communicate the message to another human being. Different instruments are used to play the musical notes. One specific use of the method is as a programmable telephone ringer device which has a receiver for receiving an incoming call and a decoder, connected to the receiver for decoding the incoming call into a plurality of digits. These digits are matched against a lookup table by a tone generating means and a corresponding output signal is produced. The output signal is then sent to a speaker to alert a user that an incoming call has been received. The user can distinguish between incoming calls based on the pattern of sounds.
Claims22
A method for communicating comprising:
- (a) assigning one musical note to each letter in an alphabet;
- (b) converting each letter in a word of a message to the assigned musical note;
- and
- (c) communicating said message to a human being using said musical notes.
A programmable telephone ringer device, comprising:
- an incoming telephone signal;
- means for receiving said incoming telephone signal;
- means for decoding said incoming telephone signal into a plurality of digits, wherein said decoding means is connected to said receiving means;
- means for generating a musical note corresponding to each of said plurality of digits, wherein said generating means is connected to said decoding means;
- and
- a speaker, connected to said generating means, for broadcasting said musical note.
A method for communicating comprising:
- a) assigning one musical note to each number from to 0 to 9;
- b) converting each number from 0 to 9 in a telephone number to the assigned musical note;
- and
- c) communicating said telephone number to a human being using said musical notes.
A programmable telephone ringer device, comprising:
- an incoming telephone signal;
- means for receiving said incoming telephone signal;
- means for decoding said incoming telephone signal into a plurality of letters in an alphabet, wherein said decoding means is connected to said receiving means;
- means for generating a musical note corresponding to each of said plurality of letters, wherein said generating means is connected to said decoding means;
- and
- a speaker, connected to said generating means, for broadcasting said musical note.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.