# US 7,613,431 B2 · Food/drink container

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- Number: US 7,613,431 B2
- Document ID: US7613431B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 10/485,731
- Filed: 2002-07-25
- Published: 2004-10-07
- Granted: 2009-11-03
- Earliest claimed: 2001-08-06
- Inventors: Erez Brand
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7613431B2

## CPC

- A47G 19/2227: {with means for amusing or giving information to the user (A47G23/16 takes precedence)}
- A47G 2019/2238: {with illumination means}
- A47G 2019/2244: {with sound emitting means}
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)

## Abstract

A food/drink container having a closure for closing the container and a multimedia module responsive to opening the container, the multimedia module including a speaker and a projection unit for projecting an image or a movie viewable from the outside of the container.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A food/drink container comprising:
(a) a closure for closing the container;
(b) a cellular module including:
(i) a microphone for readily facilitating two-way conversation utilizing said cellular module; and
(ii) an earphone for readily facilitating two-way conversation utilizing said cellular module; and
(c) a multimedia module responsive to opening the container, said multimedia module including:
(i) a speaker; and
(ii) a projecting unit for projecting an image or a movie viewable from the outside the container.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The food/drink container of claim 1, further comprising a sensor responsive to said closure being partially or totally opened.

### Claim 3

A food/drink container comprising:
(a) a closure for closing the container;
(b) a sensor responsive to said closure being partially or totally opened;
(c) a cellular module, said cellular module including:
(i) a microphone for readily facilitating two-way conversation utilizing said cellular module; and
(ii) an earphone for readily facilitating two-way conversation utilizing said cellular module; and
(d) a radio responsive to said sensor, wherein said radio including a speaker for facilitating output of sound.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The food/drink container of claim 3, further comprising
a sensor responsive to said closure being partially or totally opened.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The food/drink container of claim 4, wherein said sensor is a sensor sensitive to light such that said sensor is responsive to light entering the container subsequently to said closure being partially or totally removed.

### Claim 6

A food/drink container comprising:
(a) a semi flexible floor
(b) a closure for closing the container;
(c) a multimedia module responsive to opening the container, said multimedia module including:
(i) a speaker; and
(ii) a projecting unit for projecting an image viewable from the outside the container;
(d) a switch responsive to a spoon being entered into the container and displacing said semi flexible floor, such that said switch activates said multimedia module;
(e) a personal viewer for readily facilitating viewing said image or movie by a single user;
(f) a cellular module, said cellular module including:
(i) a microphone for readily facilitating two-way conversation utilizing said cellular module; and
(ii) an earphone for readily facilitating two-way conversation utilizing said cellular module; and
(g) a sensor responsive to said closure being partially or totally opened.

### Claim 7

A food/drink container comprising:
(a) a semi flexible floor;
(b) a closure for closing the container;
(c) a radio responsive to opening the container, said radio including a speaker for facilitating output of sound;
(d) an earphone jack for readily accommodating an earphone plug, thereby readily facilitating a user to use earphones with said radio;
(e) a cellular module, said cellular module including:
(i) a microphone for readily facilitating two-way conversation utilizing said cellular module; and
(ii) an earphone for readily facilitating two-way conversation utilizing said cellular module; and
(f) a switch responsive to a spoon being entered into the container and displacing said semi flexible floor, such that said switch activates said radio.

### Claim 8

A food/drink container comprising:
(a) a closure for closing the container; and
(b) a multimedia module responsive to opening the container, said multimedia module including:
(i) a speaker; and
(ii) a projecting unit for projecting an image or a movie viewable from the outside the container; and
(c) a cellular module for readily facilitating use of said food/drink container for communication.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The food/drink container of claim 8, wherein said cellular module further comprises:
(i) a microphone for readily facilitating two-way conversation utilizing said cellular module; and
(ii) an earphone for readily facilitating two-way conversation utilizing said cellular module.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The food/drink container of claim 9, further comprising a sensor responsive to said closure being partially or totally opened.

### Claim 11

A food/drink container comprising:
(a) a closure for closing the container;
(b) a radio responsive to opening the container, said radio including a speaker for facilitating output of sound; and
(c) a cellular module, said cellular module including:
(i) a microphone for readily facilitating two-way conversation utilizing said cellular module; and
(ii) an earphone for readily facilitating two-way conversation utilizing said cellular module.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The food/drink container of claim 11, further comprising a sensor responsive to said closure being partially or totally opened.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The food/drink container of claim 12, wherein said sensor is a sensor sensitive to light such that said sensor is responsive to light entering the container subsequently to said closure being partially or totally removed.