Electrographic position location apparatus including recording capability and data cartridge including microphone
View Patent ↗An electrographic position location apparatus and a data cartridge are disclosed. The data cartridge comprises a body and a memory device in the body. A connector extends from the body and is coupled to the memory device. A microphone is attached to or is incorporated within the body.
1. An electrographic position location apparatus comprising:
(a) a platform comprising a surface;
(b) a print medium including a print element, wherein the print medium is capable of being received on the platform;
(c) a plurality of electrical elements in the platform and under the surface;
(d) a microprocessor coupled to the plurality of electrical elements;
(e) a memory device coupled to the microprocessor, wherein the memory device comprises code for recording a user's voice, code for storing the user's recorded voice, and code for playing back the user's voice;
(f) an audio output device coupled to the microprocessor;
(g) a microphone in the platform; and
(h) a dummy microphone structure fixedly coupled to the platform, wherein the dummy microphone structure comprises a head portion and a neck, and the dummy microphone structure spaces a user's mouth an appropriate distance from the microphone in the platform.
2. The electrographic position location apparatus of claim 1 wherein the platform further comprises a recess for receiving the dummy microphone structure.
3. The electrographic position location apparatus of claim 1 wherein the print medium comprises a record print element and a playback print element.
4. The electrographic position location apparatus of claim 1 wherein the platform is foldable.
5. The electrographic position location apparatus of claim 1 wherein the print medium comprises print elements for a game or for a story.
6. The electrographic position location apparatus of claim 1 wherein the dummy microphone structure comprises an LED.
7. A toy comprising:
(a) a housing having an electronic display screen;
(b) a plurality of electrical elements in the housing and under the electronic display screen;
(c) a microprocessor coupled to the plurality of electrical elements;
(d) a memory device coupled to the microprocessor, wherein the memory device comprises code for recording a user's voice, code for storing the user's recorded voice, code for playing back the user's voice, and code for generating one or more images on the electronic display screen;
(e) an audio output device coupled to the microprocessor; and
(f) a dummy microphone structure fixedly coupled to the housing, wherein the dummy microphone structure comprises a head portion and a neck, and wherein the toy further comprises a microphone in the platform and the dummy microphone structure spaces a user's mouth an appropriate distance from the microphone in the platform.
8. The electrographic position location apparatus of claim 2 wherein the dummy microphone structure is configured to pop up from the recess.
9. The electrographic position location apparatus of claim 6 further comprising a wire connecting the LED to the microprocessor, wherein the wire has a diameter of about 1 mm or more.
10. The toy of claim 7 wherein the electronic display screen comprises a liquid crystal display.
11. The toy of claim 7 wherein the memory device further comprises code for generating animation on the electronic display screen.