Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Perceptible output or display
Patent
1997-02-07
1999-06-01
O'Neill, Michael
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Perceptible output or display
463 20, 273143R, A63F 922
Patent
active
059083549
ABSTRACT:
A programmable sound card for an electronic apparatus includes at least one read-only detection device adapted for connection to an electronic apparatus, the read-only detection device operative to detect selected event occurrences on an electronic apparatus and output event occurrence notification signals upon detection of an event. The read-only detection devices are connected to an event detection sampling device operative to detect and receive event occurrence notification signals from the detection devices, analyze those signals and output event occurrence information signals including information specifying event occurrences. A programmable event occurrence information signal computing device is connected to the event detection sampling device, the signal computing device operative to receive and analyze event occurrence information signals output by the event detection sampling device and output sound generation command signals for initiating generation of selected sounds by the programmable sound-producing device. Connected with the programmable event occurrence information signal computing device is a read/write audio signal storage memory device operative to store audio signals in retrievable form and access and output selected audio signals in response to reception of sound generation command signals from the programmable event occurrence information signal computing device. Finally, an audio signal output device is connected to the audio signal storage memory device is provided for transferring, converting and outputting the selected audio signals from the read/write audio signal storage memory device to a sound-producing device such as a speaker.
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Jacobs Adam H.
O'Neill Michael
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