Education and demonstration – Audio recording and visual means – Visual information in book form
Patent
1991-04-14
1992-12-01
Bahr, Robert
Education and demonstration
Audio recording and visual means
Visual information in book form
434308, 40452, 40475, 362 98, G09B 500
Patent
active
051675080
ABSTRACT:
An electronic book apparatus that comprises multiple pages with printed information, visual signal means for identifying the printed information in a sequentially organized manner, synchronized audio signal means for describing or further identifying the information concurrently with the visual signal means, and electromechanical or photo-sensitive means for electronically controlling the generation and transmission of these signals when each particular page is opened for viewing. Each page of the electronic book includes a laminated sheet, on which the printed material is arranged, and an electronic backdrop containing the visual signal means for display through the laminated sheet. Separate intelligent electronic means in the spine and top portion of the book, coupled to the electrical or photo-sensitive means, activate the illuminating circuitry and a voice synthesizer that are synchronized and sequenced to produce a concurrent visual and audio enhancement of the printed matter being viewed on the page. The apparatus controls the presentation in a predetermined sequence deemed appropriate to enhance comprehension of the material and, if desired, provide entertainment. In one embodiment of the invention, the user is provided at each page with alternative options to repeat certain sequences or continue through the book.
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Bahr Robert
Doyle J.
Durando Antonio R.
Weiss Harry M.
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