Patent ID: 6196893
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: A63H,H04M

Abstract:
A toy having at least one personalized voice message for selective playback comprising:a toy having an internal cavity;a message storage and playback device seated within said internal cavity, said message storage and playback device including at least one memory portion and a playback portion electrically interconnected to said at least one memory portion, each of said memory portions comprising an integrated circuit having a digitally recorded voice message stored therein and a timed output structured to output said voice message for a predetermined period of time, said playback portion including an audio output circuit and a transducer for retrieving said voice message from one of said memory portions and audibly outputting said voice message and a normally open momentary switch for activating said playback portion, said audio output circuit including means for automatically shutting off and limiting play back of said voice message so that said voice message is only played back once each time said switch is actuated; andwherein said means for automatically shutting off and limiting play back of said voice message comprises means for limiting current serially connected to and between said switch and a trigger input of said integrated circuit and a discharge capacitor connected in parallel with said means for limiting current, wherein upon continuous closure of said switch, said capacitor will discharge, thereby reducing current to said trigger input of said integrated circuit and causing said timed output to shut off after said predetermined period of time.