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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2010
Timothy J. Lien, Lenexa, KS (US);
Randy S. Knipp, Kansas City, MO (US);
Robert D. Wertanen, Parkville, MO (US);
Sara F. Coash, Kansas City, KS (US);
Elizabeth A. Fine, Lawrence, KS (US);
Timothy J. Lien, Lenexa, KS (US);
Randy S. Knipp, Kansas City, MO (US);
Robert D. Wertanen, Parkville, MO (US);
Sara F. Coash, Kansas City, KS (US);
Elizabeth A. Fine, Lawrence, KS (US);
Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, Kansas City, MO (US);
Abstract
A greeting card having an audio recording and playback device permits recording of a karaoke-style song to be played upon opening of the greeting card. A user sings along with a permanently prerecorded, karaoke-style song that is played during a recording session. The recording device is operable in either a trial mode or a use mode. In the trial mode, a user-recorded song is played back initially for the potential purchaser but is not subsequently played back to be later heard by other potential purchasers. In the use mode, which the card may be switched to after purchase by removal of a trial mode panel from the greeting card, a user-recorded karaoke-style song is played upon subsequent openings of the card. During playback, the user-recorded song is played simultaneously with the prerecorded karaoke-style recording that was played during the recording session. Additional prerecorded messages, such as voice prompts with instructions, may also be included. The audio recording and playback device may also be included in other non-greeting card products, such as a plush toy and an ornament.