US 8,476,835 B1Granted

Audio controlled light formed christmas tree

OwnerJoseph Salvatore Parisi, Joseph Parisiinventors

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Abstract

A Christmas tree decorative enhancing system provides a lighting display that is choreographed to an audio file and respective output. Each of a series of light strands are in signal communication with a respective output port on a controller. The controller integrates a storage device reader, a digital audio decoding integrated circuit, an operational controller data file decoding circuit, an output controller circuit, and a power regulation circuit. An audio data file is merged with an operational controller data file and stored in a portable digital data storage device. The controller decodes the merged file, generates an audio output signal, and drives the output controller circuit to illuminate one or more light strands in a choreographed manner in concert with the audio output. Two or more systems can be in wireless, signal communication to operate in tandem. The system can be provided using the light strands to form a tree-shape, or the lights can be placed into an existing tree.

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Dependent claims

An entertainment device for use with a Christmas tree, the entertainment device comprising:

a plurality of lighting strings to be positioned on the Christmas tree, each lighting string comprising a power input plug and a string of lights coupled thereto;
a plurality of electrical power connectors receiving respective power input plugs of said plurality of said lighting strings;
an audio output device;
a portable file storage device having stored thereon a plurality of audio files and a plurality of associated choreographed lighting sequence files, each choreographed lighting sequence file comprising data representative of different channels for the plurality of lighting strings;
at least one decoder cooperating with said portable file storage device to decode a selected audio file and associated choreographed lighting sequence file from among the pluralities thereof;
audio output circuitry coupled between said at least one decoder and said audio output device to play the decoded selected audio file through said audio output device;
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lighting sequence output circuitry coupled between said at least one decoder and said plurality of electrical connectors to control power output to each lighting string based upon the decoded selected choreographed sequence file and in synchronism with the playing of the decoded selected audio file.

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