Novelty Device (e.g., Talking Doll) Patents (Class 369/30.02)
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Patent number: 9747809Abstract: Disclosed herein are example embodiments for automated hazard handling routine activation. For certain example embodiments, at least one machine, such as an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV), may: (i) detect at least one motivation to activate at least one automated hazard handling routine of the UFV; or (ii) activate at least one automated hazard handling routine of the UFV based at least partially on at least one motivation. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Elwha LLCInventors: Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Richard T. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Patent number: 8393074Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thermally-assisted magnetic recording head includes: providing a light source unit including a laser diode; providing a slider having a thermally-assisted magnetic recording head section thereon, the thermally-assisted magnetic recording head section including a magnetic pole, an optical waveguide, and a plasmon generator, the magnetic pole and the optical waveguide both extending toward an air bearing surface, the plasmon generator being located between the magnetic pole and the optical waveguide; driving the laser diode to allow a light beam to be emitted therefrom, the light beam including both a TE polarization component and a TM polarization component; performing an alignment between the light source unit and the thermally-assisted magnetic recording head section, based on a light intensity distribution of the TE polarization component in the light beam which has been emitted from the laser diode and then passed through the optical waveguide; and bonding the light source unitType: GrantFiled: October 6, 2011Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignees: TDK Corporation, Sae Magnetics (H.K) Ltd.Inventors: Seiichi Takayama, Koji Shimazawa, Shinji Hara, Yasuhiro Ito, Nobuyuki Mori, Ryo Hosoi, Kazuaki Takanuki, Youichi Ando, Chimoto Sugiyama
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Patent number: 8352270Abstract: An interactive prompt generation and TTS optimization tool with a user-friendly graphical user interface is provided. The tool accepts HTS abstraction or speech recognition processed input from a user to generate an enhanced initial waveform for synthesis. Acoustic features of the waveform are presented to the user with graphical visualizations enabling the user to modify various parameters of the speech synthesis process and listen to modified versions until an acceptable end product is reached.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jian-Chao Wang, Lu-Jun Yuan, Sheng Zhao, Fileno A. Alleva, Jingyang Xu, Chiwei Che
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Patent number: 8310903Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thermally-assisted magnetic recording head includes: providing bar including, arranged in a first direction, a plurality of thermally-assisted magnetic recording head sections each including a waveguide, and a plurality of light source units each including a substrate with a light source mounted on a first surface of the substrate; bonding a second surface of the substrate to the bar with a bonding layer while allowing a light emitting position of the light source to be in opposition to the waveguide and allowing the first surface to be parallel to the first direction; and separating the bar for each of the thermally-assisted magnetic recording head sections. The substrate is bonded to the bar by radiating each laser beam from a dead angle direction where the first surface on which the light source units are provided is hidden from view.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignees: TDK Corporation, SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd.Inventors: Seiichi Takayama, Shinji Hara, Koji Shimazawa, Yasuhiro Ito, Nobuyuki Mori, Ryo Hosoi
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Patent number: 7878878Abstract: A Halloween novelty item used for entertainment consisting of a removable reservoir of fluid and a timed electromagnetic valve inside a head that is activated by a motion sensor whereby allowing fluid to expel intermittently out of orifices attached to a tongue when the Halloween novelty item is approached. The expelled fluid is caught by a bucket attached to a slide bracket which is attached to a body panel whereby allowing the bucket to be removable. An assembly attached to a bucket handle consisting of a pair of hooks attached to a pair of hands connected to a pair of flexible arms allows the assembly to detach from the bucket's handle. A stabilization board keeps the novelty item stable. Motion sensors facing different directions are attached to a voice recorder and a speaker allowing messages to play. A hinge and latches attached to the body allows the invention to condense.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Inventor: Darren S. Massaro
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Publication number: 20100167258Abstract: A book (100) includes a front cover (A), a back cover (B) and a plurality of intermediate sheets (1-11) disposed between the front cover (A) and the back cover (B) so as to define a plurality of printed pages (P1-P12), the covers (A, B) and the intermediate sheets (1-11) being bound, by means of a binder (20), on the left-hand edge of the book. A printed circuit board (30) with a plurality of LEDs (L1-L8) is disposed in the back cover (B), and slots (S) in the back cover (B) make the LEDs (L1-L8) visible. Through holes (F) are made in at least some of the intermediate sheets (2-11) to make visible the respective LED coinciding with the through hole (F). A magnetic page identifier (40) for identifying the pages that are being read is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: ROBOTOONS SRLInventors: Graziano Giovanni RAVIZZA, Roberto GATTI
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Patent number: 7693024Abstract: At startup when reproduction from a recording medium such as an optical disc is started, search time for searching for management information to manage recording states of user data is shortened to reduce startup waiting time. The present invention provides a recording/reproducing method for performing recording/reproducing onto/from a recording medium having a first recording area to record user data, a second recording area to record management information to manage a recording state of the user data, and a third recording area to record non-user data other than the management information, wherein recording position information of the newest management information within the second recording area is recorded at a predetermined position in the third recording area.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Kenji Goto
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Publication number: 20080235974Abstract: A measuring tape device with a function of a music player comprises a measure tape casing having a power supply therein; a digital player installed in the casing; the digital player including a control panel, a digital processor, an earphone slot, a USB slot and a memory card slot. The digital processor is installed on the control panel for storing and processing speech data; the control panel serves to control the digital processor; the control panel has buttons for playing, stopping, pausing, volume-adjusting, song-editing; and the earphone slot and USB slot are installed at an upper surface of the casing; the memory card slot is installed at a side of the measure tape device opposite to the side installing the measure tape.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventor: Ming-Chi Chang
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Patent number: 6954416Abstract: A voice and other sounds to be are selected, the sounds are generated and recorded, the sounds are subjected to spectrum analysis and image processing the image-processed and displayed results of spectrum analysis are recorded on a recording medium. By rubbing the printed parts by a finger, sounds are produced.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2000Date of Patent: October 11, 2005Inventor: Tatsuya Ishii