Patent ID: 6185851
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: G06F,G09B,G10L

Abstract:
An apparatus for receiving and displaying a plurality of pictures to be inserted by a user and for playing audio messages associated with the plurality of pictures, comprising:a frame having a plurality of locations for displaying the pictures;a transparent covering that covers the locations for displaying the pictures;an audio storage circuit attached to the frame, wherein the audio storage circuit stores electrical representations of the audio messages associated with the plurality of pictures;a microphone coupled to the audio storage circuit for input of electrical representations of the audio messages;a plurality of touch sensitive switches coupled to the audio storage circuit for initiating the playing of audio messages stored in the audio storage circuit, wherein the switches are positioned under the transparent covering in locations that correspond to particular pictures of the plurality of pictures and the transparent covering is adapted so that the switches are activated by touching the transparent covering at locations above the locations for displaying the pictures;a speaker connected to the frame and coupled to the audio storage circuit for playing the audio messages, wherein the audio message associated with a particular picture is played through the speaker in response to activation of a switch corresponding to the particular picture; anda clocking circuit coupled to the audio storage circuit, wherein audio messages are played through the speaker in response to signals from the clocking circuit.