AUDIO TOY
The present invention provides an audio toy. The audio toy comprises a body, an audio module and a wireless control module, wherein the wireless control module controls the audio module through the wireless transmission. The body has a fixing device and a speaker system. One terminal of the fixing device has a signal connecting terminal, wherein the signal connecting terminal is electronically connected with the speaker system. The interior circuit of the audio module includes a wireless receptor, a signal processing circuit, a memory, an audio processor and a connector. The audio module is separablely assembled with the fixing device of the body, wherein the connector of the audio module is separablely and electronically connected with the signal connecting terminal of the fixing device. Besides, the audio module is separabely combined with the wireless control module, wherein the connector of the audio module is separablely and electronically connected with a speaker.
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This application claims the right of priority based on Taiwan Patent Application No. 095221705 entitled “AUDIO TOY,” filed on Dec. 8, 2006, which is incorporated herein by reference and assigned to the assignee herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to an audio module and a wireless control module being able to control the audio module. More particularly, the present invention relates to an audio module for accommodated utilization of a toy body and a wireless control module for manipulation of the audio module.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Toys are deemed to be the best partner of entertainment for children and play an important role in the growth of children. Besides, toys not only satisfy children's dream but also foster their delicate personality. Recently, the market of toys has become larger and larger. Therefore, in order to cater to the demand of consumers, toy companies constantly invent more innovative and charming products through the research and development of advanced technology.
Over the past few years, a variety of audio toys combined with various audio players have been exhibited in toy markets. The audio players are disposed inside the toy body or on the toy body. Furthermore, the body of toys has a colorful, cute and arresting appearance. There are various audio contents of the audio players such as infant music, fairy tale and linguistic material. In summary, these audio toys are useful; not only their appearance can attract children's attention but their audio contents also foster the ability of reading, presentation, music, creation and exploration in order to develop children's integrated perception.
In the interior toy body 10, the speaker 50 and the audio start button 70 are electronically connected with the audio player 30. Thus, when users push the start button 70, audio contents will be played by the speaker 50.
However, users can't access the audio toy due to the audio start button 70 disposed on the toy body 10. Therefore, the manipulation and function of these kinds of audio toys still have space for improvement.
Besides, these kinds of audio toys are conventionally apt for youngsters and can't arrest the attention of consumers except youngsters. Moreover, when children grow up, these audio toys may lose so much attraction for children that the obsolete incident of these audio toys will augment.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIt is an object of the present invention to provide an audio toy. The audio toy is controlled to play the audio content by wireless transmission and provides a facile and accessible operation interface.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an audio toy having a plurality of distinctly assembled models for a variety of generations.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide an audio toy being able to update the audio contents of the audio toy.
The audio toy of the present invention comprises a body, an audio module and a wireless control module. The body comprises a fixing device and a speaker system, wherein one terminal of the fixing device connects with signal connecting terminal, the signal connecting terminal is electronically connected with the speaker system. In the preferred embodiment, signal connecting terminal has an audio output terminal. The audio output terminal can be an audio terminal and is connected with speaker system by a signal chain component.
The interior circuit of the audio module includes a wireless receptor, a signal processing circuit, a memory, an audio processor and a connector. The wireless receptor is electronically connected with the signal processing circuit. The signal processing circuit is electronically connected with the memory. The memory is electronically connected with the audio processor. The audio processor is electronically connected with the connector. The connector is disposed in a port of a posterior side of the audio module.
The audio toy of the present invention utilizes the wireless control module to control the audio module by wireless transmission, wherein the interior circuit of the wireless control module includes a wireless transmitter, a control circuit and a plurality of buttons. The control circuit receives signal from the buttons and is electronically connected with the wireless transmitter. Additionally, these buttons, disposed in the wireless control module, provide the manipulative interface of the present invention.
In the preferred embodiment, the audio module combined with the body has become an audio toy, wherein the audio module is separablely assembled with the fixing device of the body. The connector is a port, wherein the audio output terminal of the signal connecting terminal is designed to connect with the port. When audio module combines with the fixing device, the audio output terminal is connected with the connector, wherein the audio module is electronically connected with the signal connecting terminal. Therefore, when users push the buttons of the wireless control module, music will be played by the speaker system.
In another preferred embodiment, the audio module combined with the wireless control module has become a carry-on music player. The carry-on music player is appropriate for various generations such as junior kids, schoolchildren, middle class and even senior citizens. The front side of the audio module includes conductive groove, wherein the wireless control module is able to be separablely and correspondingly combined with the audio module by the conductive rail of the wireless control module. Besides, the audio toy of the present invention further includes a speaker. The preferred embodiment of the speaker is an earphone. The connector of the audio module is a port, wherein the connector of the audio module is designed to electronically connect with the speaker. When users push the buttons of the wireless control module, music will be played by the speaker.
The present invention provides an audio toy. In the preferred embodiment, users utilize the wireless control module to control the audio module in order to allow the audio files of the audio module to be played, wherein the audio files includes infant music, fairy tale, linguistic material, etc. Users have ability to record their preferred music and sound stored in the audio module. Besides, the audio module is connected with an information system, and is able to update information from the information system, wherein the audio files of the audio module is renewed in order to satisfy the various demand of users.
The audio toy of the present invention primarily comprises a body 100, an audio module 300 and a wireless control module 500. With reference to
The body 100 is able to imitate any appearance of animal or character. In the preferred embodiment, the body 100 can be a woolly stuffed toy of soft material. However, in other embodiments, the material of the body 100 can be rubber or other soft material. The material of the body 100 can also be a hard material such as plastic. With reference to
An embodiment of an interior circuit figure of the audio module 300 is illustrated in
With reference to
The manipulation of the audio toy of the present invention is performed by a method, wherein the wireless control module 500 controls the audio module 300. Besides, the buttons 550 of the wireless control module 500 is an interface allowing users to manipulate the present invention. In the preferred embodiment, the wireless transmission system of the wireless control module 500 is an infrared (IR) transmission system. However, in other embodiments, the wireless transmission system of the wireless control module 500 includes a Bluetooth system, a radio frequency(RF) system, etc. Furthermore, the operation of the audio module 300 includes play, selected menu, record, stop, volume, hold switch, memory, repeat, reservation for play and stop.
The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in
However, in other embodiments, the connector 390 can directly connect with the speaker system 130 through wireless transmission. The connector 390 can be a Bluetooth transmitter, wherein the body 100 further includes a Bluetooth receptor being electronically connected with the speaker system 130 in order to receive signal from the connector 390 and to transmit signal toward the speaker system 130. In other embodiments, the connector 390 and the body 100 can be performed as other wireless transmission systems such as infrared (IR) system, radio frequency (RF) system, etc.
The audio module 300 can be separablely connected with the fixing device 110 of the body 100 using a variety of methods. In the preferred embodiment, the audio module 300 is separablely anchored with the fixing device 110. With reference to
In the embodiment shown in
In another preferred embodiment, the body 100 further includes a recording microphone being disposed in the body 100, wherein the audio module 300 includes the port for the recording microphone, the port is designed to connect with the recording microphone through the signal chain component 1115. When users push a recording button being disposed in the wireless control module 500, the audio signal can be recorded as an audio file in the audio module 300 and stored in the memory 350.
In the preferred embodiment, shown in
The connector 390 has ability to connect with the speaker 1000 through wireless transmission. In the embodiment, the speaker 1000 can be the wireless speaker device, wherein the connector 390 is a wireless transmitter being designed to interact with the wireless speaker device. The wireless transmission system being utilized by the speaker 1000 and connector 390 can be a Bluetooth system, an infrared (IR) system, a radio frequency (RF) system, etc.
In the embodiment shown in
The audio toy of the present invention further includes an arranging device 700. With reference to
With reference to
In another preferred embodiment of present invention shown in
In another preferred embodiment of present invention shown in
In the embodiment shown in
When the audio module 300 is electronically connected with the arranging device 700 to transmit audio signal and recharge, the displayer 770 of the arranging device 700 is able to display the operation condition of the audio module 300 such as playing, transmitting, recharging, etc. In the preferred embodiment, the displayer 770 can be a Light Emitting Diode (LED) displayer. However, in other embodiments, the displayer 770 can be a Liquid Crystal Displayer (LCD) or other displayers.
However, in other embodiments, the audio module 300 directly transmits and connects with the information system 900. In the embodiment, the information transmission port 320 of the audio module 300 can be an Universal Serial Bus (USB) port, IEEE 1394 port or other ports, wherein the information transmission port 320 is electronically connected with the information system 900 by the signal chain component 1115 in order to transmit audio signal and to recharge. In other embodiments, the audio module 300 is connected with the information system 900 by wireless transmission. In the embodiment, the information system 900 can be an information system having a wireless transmitter and receptor, wherein the information transmission port 320 of the audio module 300 can be the same wireless transmitter and receptor. The wireless transmission system being used by the information system 900 and information transmission port 320 can be a Bluetooth system, a infrared (IR) system, a radio frequency (RF) system, etc.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described herein, the above description is merely illustrative. Further modification of the invention herein disclosed will occur to those skilled in the respective arts and all such modifications are deemed to be within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. An audio toy comprising:
- a body having a fixing device and a speaker system, wherein the fixing device has a signal connecting terminal being electronically connected with the speaker system;
- an audio module including a wireless receptor, a signal processing circuit, a memory, an audio processor and a connector, wherein the wireless receptor electronically connects with the signal processing circuit, the signal processing circuit electronically connects with the memory, the memory electronically connects with the audio processor, the audio processor electronically connects with the processor; and
- a wireless control module including a wireless transmitter, a control circuit and plural buttons, wherein the control circuit receives signals from plural buttons, the control circuit electronically connects with the wireless transmitter, the audio module is separablely assembled with the wireless control module, the audio module is separablely deposed in the fixing device of the body, the connector of the audio module separablely and electronically connects with the signal connecting terminal of the fixing device.
2. The audio toy of claim 1 wherein the wireless control module controls the function of the audio module through wireless transmission.
3. The audio toy of claim 2 wherein the function of the audio module includes play, selected menu, record, stop, volume, hold switch, memory, repeat, reservation for play and stop.
4. The audio toy of claim 1 wherein the wireless control module comprises an infrared transmission system.
5. The audio toy of claim 1 wherein the audio module is separablely assembled with the wireless control module, the connector of the audio module is separablely and electronically connected with a speaker.
6. The audio toy of claim 1 wherein the audio toy further includes an arranging device, the arranging device has a transmission terminal, an information connecting port, a base speaker, a displayer and a connecting circuit, the transmission terminal electronically connects with the connecting circuit, the connecting circuit electronically connects with the information connecting port and the displayer, the audio module further comprises an information transmission port, and the information transmission port electronically connects with the signal processing circuit of the audio module.
7. The audio toy of claim 6 wherein the information transmission port of the audio module is separablely and electronically connected with the transmission terminal of the arranging device, the information connecting port of the arranging device is separablely and electronically connected with an information system for the information transmission between the information system and the audio module.
8. The audio toy of claim 7 wherein a method of the information connecting port of the arranging device connecting with the information system includes the utilization of a connecting chain component.
9. The audio toy of claim 8 wherein an interface of the connecting chain component includes an Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface.
10. The audio toy of claim 7 wherein the information system comprises a computer.
11. The audio toy of claim 7 wherein the audio module further comprises a charging module and a rechargeable battery, the information transmission port of the audio module is electronically connected with the charging module, the charging module is electronically connected with the rechargeable battery, when the information transmission port is separablely and electronically connected with the transmission terminal of the arranging device, the information connecting port of the arranging device is separablely and electronically connected with the information system, the rechargeable battery of the audio module being rechargeable.
12. The audio toy of claim 6 wherein the connector of the audio module is separablely and electronically connected with the base speaker of the arranging device.
13. The audio toy of claim 6 wherein the displayer of the arranging device comprises a light emitting diode (LED) displayer.
14. The audio toy of claim 1 wherein an audio format of the audio module includes MPEG audio layer III (MP3) format.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 4, 2007
Publication Date: Jun 12, 2008
Applicant: (Taichung)
Inventor: I-yi Lin (Jhubei City)
Application Number: 11/950,119
International Classification: A63H 3/28 (20060101);