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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2013
Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, Kansas City, MO (US);
Charles O'Shields, Kansas City, MO (US);
Kevin J. Bridges, Leawood, KS (US);
Nicholas Pedersen, Lawrence, KS (US);
Amy E. Cecil, Olathe, KS (US);
Amy J. Kligman, Kansas City, MO (US);
Angela C. Ensminger, Riverside, MO (US);
Jill M. Klegin, Kansas City, MO (US);
Robert E. Langley, Kansas City, MO (US);
Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, Kansas City, MO (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for recording, sharing, and storing an audio segment are provided. A user's audio segment is recorded by a recording device, in response to an audible prompt generated by the recording device. In some embodiments, the recording device provides a signal to the user that a recording session is in progress. Having recorded the audio segment, the recording device provides a reply to the user's recording, simulating a conversation between the recording device and the user. In embodiments, the recording device transfers the recorded audio to a sharing device for playback of the recorded audio segment. Further, the recorded audio segment may be transferred to a storage device, for storage and retrieval of the audio segment at a later date. The components of the recording device may be housed inside a commercial embodiment, such as a stuffed toy, for concealed recording of the user's audio segment.