Patents Assigned to Axlon, Incorporated
  • Patent number: 4589138
    Abstract: A voice emulation device, operation of which is initiated by a person's voice, is disclosed. The device includes detector circuitry that responds to a voice to produce a binary indication of the voice that is delayed by a serial shift register. The delayed binary indication is coupled to a digital-to-analog converter where the rising and falling edges of the binary indication are "shaved" to provide the delayed binary indication with attack and decay characteristics to form an amplitude envelope. The amplitude envelope is modulated by a modulation signal of a pseudo-randomly varying (audio) frequency to generate an output signal which, when converted to aural form, produces a pseudo-articulate sound (i.e., voice emulation).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1986
    Assignee: Axlon, Incorporated
    Inventors: Ronald E. Milner, Nolan K. Bushnell