Game apparatus
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsJessica Smith, Soon Park
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Abstract
A game apparatus that includes a processor, a microphone, a memory, a speaker, and an audio playback actuator. The memory stores a first plurality of audio messages, each corresponding to an audio input received by the microphone, and a second plurality of pre-recorded audio messages. The audio playback actuator causes the processor to randomly select a first audio message from the first plurality of audio messages and a second audio message from the second plurality of pre-recorded audio messages, and to play the first and second audio messages through the speaker.
Claims22
A game apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- a microphone;
- a memory for storing:
- a first plurality of audio messages, each corresponding to an audio input received by the microphone, and
- a second plurality of pre-recorded audio messages;
- a speaker;
- and
- an audio playback actuator;
- wherein the audio playback actuator includes:
- a card receiver dimensioned to receive a playing card;
- and a switch disposed within the card receiver, so that inserting the playing card into the card receiver causes the playing card to engage the switch and actuate the audio playback actuator;
- and
- when actuated, the audio playback actuator causes the processor:
- to select randomly a first audio message from the first plurality of audio messages and a second audio message from the second plurality of pre-recorded audio messages;
- and
- to sequentially play the first and second audio messages through the speaker.
A game apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- an audio message recording and storage assembly for recording and storing a first plurality of user-recorded audio messages, and for storing a second plurality of pre-recorded audio messages;
- and
- an audio message playback assembly, including:
- a speaker;
- and
- an audio playback actuator including;
- a card receiver dimensioned to receive a playing card;
- and
- a mechanical switch disposed within the card receiver, so that inserting the playing card into the card receiver causes the playing card to engage the mechanical switch and actuate the audio playback actuator;
- wherein when actuated, the audio playback actuator causes the processor to randomly select and sequentially play on the speaker one of the first plurality of audio messages and one of the second plurality of pre-recorded audio messages.
A game apparatus, comprising:
- an audio message recording and storage assembly for recording and storing a first plurality of user-recorded audio messages, and for storing a second plurality of pre-recorded audio messages;
- an audio message playback assembly for receiving a selection input from a user;
- and
- an audio playback actuator that includes:
- a card receiver dimensioned to receive a playing card;
- and
- a mechanical switch disposed within the card receiver, so that inserting the playing card into the card receiver causes the playing card to engage the mechanical switch and actuate the audio message playback assembly, whereupon the audio playback assembly randomly selects a first audio message from the first plurality of audio messages and a second audio message from the second plurality of pre-recorded audio messages and sequentially plays the first and second audio messages in an audible manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.