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US 9,844,966 B2Granted
Changeable book system
AssigneeLeo Paper Bags Manufacturing (1982) Limited
InventorCannie Lam
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Abstract
A changeable book system including a book chassis configured to receive a plurality of books. The book chassis includes one or more membrane switches aligned with identifier indicia located on one or more pages of a book when the book is positioned adjacent to the book chassis. A reader may activate one or more membrane switches by pressing the corresponding identifier indicia. Activation of a membrane switch causes the book chassis to perform a function and/or produce a sound.
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A book system, comprising:
- first and second books each having a periphery and having a book-identifier indicium and having at least a page with a page-identifier indicium thereon, wherein the periphery of each of the first and second books have a common periphery shape, and wherein the page having at least a first feature-identifier indicium in a common position for each of the first and second books, the book-identifier indicium of the first book being in a first location relative to the common periphery shape, and the book identifier indicium of the second book having a second location relative to the common periphery shape, wherein the second location is spaced apart and distinct from the first location relative to the common periphery shape;
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- a book chassis having a receiving area removably supporting and positioning the first book on the book chassis, the receiving area having a border region corresponding to the common periphery shape of the first and second books, wherein the border region is configured to position and orient a selected one of the first or second books with the page-identifier indicium and first feature-identifier indicium in selected positions relative to the receiving area and the book chassis, the book chassis including:
- first membrane switches comprising at least first and second book-identifier membrane switches adjacent to the receiving area within the border region and spaced apart from each other, wherein the first book-identifier membrane switch is positioned to be in alignment with the book-identifier indicium of the first book when the first book is on the book chassis within the receiving area, and the first book-identifier membrane switch is out of alignment with the book-identifier indicium of the second book when the second book is on the book chassis within the receiving area, wherein the first book-identifier membrane switch being activatable to identify the first book when the first book is on the book chassis within the receiving area and a user presses the book-identifier indicium of the first book, and the second book-identifier membrane switch being activatable to identify the second book when the second book is on the book chassis within the receiving area and a user presses the book-identifier indicium of the second book;
- at least a second membrane switch positioned adjacent to the receiving area spaced apart from the first membrane switches, the second membrane switches being in alignment with the page-identifier indicium of each of the first and second books when the respective first or second book is on the book chassis within the receiving area, wherein the second membrane switch being activatable to identify the page of the first book or second book on the chassis within the receiving area when a user presses the page-identifier indicium after activating the first book-identifier membrane switch for the first book or the second book-identifier member;
- at least a third membrane switch spaced apart from the plurality of first membrane switches and positioned in alignment with the first feature-identifier indicium of each of the first and second books when the respective first or second book is on the chassis within the receiving area, wherein the third membrane switch being activatable to identify a first feature-identifier indicium on the page of the first book when a user presses the first feature-identifier indicium after activating the first book-identifier membrane switch and the second membrane switch, and wherein the third membrane switch being activatable to identify a second feature-identifier indicium on the page of the second book when a user presses the second feature-identifier indicium after activating the second book-identifier membrane switch and the second membrane switch;
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- a fourth membrane switch positioned in alignment with a function-identifier indicium outside the receiving area, wherein the fourth membrane switch being activatable to identify a function associated with the function-identifier indicium when a user presses a first function-identifier indicium.
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A book system, comprising:
- first and second books each having a periphery and having a book-identifier indicium and having at least a page with a page-identifier indicium thereon, wherein the periphery of each of the first and second books have a common periphery shape, and wherein the page having at least a first feature-identifier indicium in a common position for each of the first and second books, the book-identifier indicium of the first book being in a first location relative to the common periphery shape, and the book identifier indicium of the second book having a second location relative to the common periphery shape, wherein the second location is spaced apart and distinct from the first location relative to the common periphery shape;
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- a book chassis having a receiving area removably supporting and positioning the first book on the book chassis, the receiving area having a border region corresponding to the common periphery shape of the first and second books, wherein the border region is configured to position and orient a selected one of the first or second books with the page-identifier indicium and first feature-identifier indicium in selected positions relative to the receiving area and the book chassis, the book chassis including:
- first membrane switches comprising at least first and second book-identifier membrane switches adjacent to the receiving area within the border region and spaced apart from each other, wherein the first book-identifier membrane switch is positioned to be in alignment with the book-identifier indicium of the first book when the first book is on the book chassis within the receiving area, and the first book-identifier membrane switch is out of alignment with the book-identifier indicium of the second book when the second book is on the book chassis within the receiving area, wherein the first book-identifier membrane switch being activatable to identify the first book when the first book is on the book chassis within the receiving area and a user presses the book-identifier indicium of the first book, and the second book-identifier membrane switch being activatable to identify the second book when the second book is on the book chassis within the receiving area and a user presses the book-identifier indicium of the second book;
- at least a second membrane switch positioned adjacent to the receiving area spaced apart from the first membrane switches, the second membrane switches being in alignment with the page-identifier indicium of each of the first and second books when the respective first or second book is on the book chassis within the receiving area, wherein the second membrane switch being activatable to identify the page of the first book or second book on the chassis within the receiving area when a user presses the page-identifier indicium after activating the first book-identifier membrane switch for the first book or the second book-identifier member;
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- at least a third membrane switch spaced apart from the plurality of first membrane switches and positioned in alignment with the first feature-identifier indicium of each of the first and second books when the respective first or second book is on the chassis within the receiving area, wherein the third membrane switch being activatable to identify a first feature-identifier indicium on the page of the first book when a user presses the first feature-identifier indicium after activating the first book-identifier membrane switch and the second membrane switch, and wherein the third membrane switch being activatable to identify a second feature-identifier indicium on the page of the second book when a user presses the second feature-identifier indicium after activating the second book-identifier membrane switch and the second membrane switch.
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A book system, comprising:
- first and second books each having a periphery and having a book-identifier indicium and having at least a page with a page-identifier indicium thereon, wherein the page having at least a first feature-identifier indicium in a common position for each of the first and second books;
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- a book chassis having a receiving area removably supporting and positioning the first book on the book chassis, the receiving area having a border region corresponding to a shape of the periphery of each of the first and second books, wherein the border region is configured to position and orient a selected one of the first or second books relative to the receiving area, the book chassis including:
- first membrane switches comprising at least first and second book-identifier membrane switches adjacent to the receiving area within the border region and spaced apart from each other, wherein the first book-identifier membrane switch is positioned to be in alignment with the book-identifier indicium of the first book when the first book is on the book chassis within the receiving area, and the first book-identifier membrane switch is out of alignment with the book-identifier indicium of the second book when the second book is on the book chassis within the receiving area, wherein the first book-identifier membrane switch being activatable to identify the first book when the first book is on the book chassis within the receiving area and a user presses the book-identifier indicium of the first book, and the second book-identifier membrane switch being activatable to identify the second book when the second book is on the book chassis within the receiving area and a user presses the book-identifier indicium of the second book;
- at least a second membrane switch positioned adjacent to the receiving area spaced apart from the first membrane switches, the second membrane switches being in alignment with the page-identifier indicium of each of the first and second books when the respective first or second book is on the book chassis within the receiving area, wherein the second membrane switch being activatable to identify the page of the first book or second book on the chassis within the receiving area when a user presses the page-identifier indicium after activating the first book-identifier membrane switch for the first book or the second book-identifier member;
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- at least a third membrane switch spaced apart from the plurality of first membrane switches and positioned in alignment with the first feature-identifier indicium of each of the first and second books when the respective first or second book is on the chassis within the receiving area, wherein the third membrane switch being activatable to identify a first feature-identifier indicium on the page of the first book when a user presses the first feature-identifier indicium after activating the first book-identifier membrane switch and the second membrane switch, and wherein the third membrane switch being activatable to identify a second feature-identifier indicium on the page of the second book when a user presses the second feature-identifier indicium after activating the second book-identifier membrane switch and the second membrane switch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.