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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2003
Jerome H. Lemelson, late of Incline Village, NV (US);
John H. Hiett, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Other;
Abstract
An audio photograph or picture made of a photograph or picture material having an image area for providing at least one photographic or picture image and further having an audio system embedded within the photograph or picture material . The audio system comprises a recording system for recording and storing audio information and a playback system for playing audio information. The components of the audio system are made from ultra-thin, compact, and flexible materials, and these components are made paper-thin. The audio system further comprises a power source, a micro-controller for controlling recording and playing of audio information wherein the micro-controller is coupled to the power source , a storage memory coupled to the micro-controller for storing the audio information, a recording system coupled to the micro-controller for picking up and storing the audio information in the storage memory , and a playback system coupled to the micro-controller for playing the audio information stored in the storage memory . The embedded audio system is able to receivingly couple to an audio device for transferring the audio information between the audio device and the storage memory of the audio system