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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1982
Filed:
Jan. 04, 1980
Mark S Knighton, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Charles H Fuller, Torrance, CA (US);
Anson Sims, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Ashley G Howden, Los Angeles, CA (US);
L C Kingsbury, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Lawrence T Jones, Playa Del Rey, CA (US);
California R & D Center, Culver City, CA (US);
Abstract
A voice discriminating system is disclosed which includes input circuitry for a pair of microphones, circuitry for detecting the presence of voiced sounds inputted to the microphones, selectively enabled circuitry for detecting the presence of unvoiced sounds inputted to the microphones, and a microcontroller which executes functions under the control of the presence or absence of voiced or non-voiced sounds inputted to the microphones. The disclosed system further includes a display circuit and a sound circuit that are controlled by the microcontroller for the purpose of playing games wherein the players provide spoken commands to the microphones.