IP Library Granted Patent US 8,472,866
Granted Patent B1
US 8,472,866 · App. 13/270,334 · Granted Jun 25, 2013

Themed ornaments with internet radio receiver

Inventor: Donald Spector (New York, NY)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,472,866
App. No.
13/270,334
Granted
Jun 25, 2013
Kind
B1
Abstract

Apparatuses for playing signals received from the Internet or other information highway on one or more speakers are described. The apparatus has a receiver for receiving information from a preselected address; a processor for interpreting the signals; and at least one sound emitting device for playing the processed signal. The apparatus has an ornamental design on the outside which is related to the topic of the signals received from the address. The apparatus could include a smartphone as the receiver.

Claims (8)

1. A system for playing signals received from the internet or other information highway on one or more speakers, comprising:

a smartphone having:

a receiver that connects to the internet or other information highway; and

a processor in the receiver that connects to preselected addresses on the internet or other information highway;

speakers within the smartphone for playing signals received by the receiver; and

an ornamental attachment connected to the smartphone, the ornamental attachment having a design that is related to a topic of the signals received from one of the preselected addresses on the internet or other information highway, the ornamental attachment having a device that selects the preselected address related to the topic, such that connecting the smartphone to the ornamental attachment causes the smartphone to default to the preselected internet address related to the topic of the ornamental design.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the ornamental attachment is a cover for the smartphone.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein there are a plurality of ornamental attachments, each ornamental attachment being related to a different topic.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2022
From: NYMC BIOTECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION, LLC
To: SPECTOR, DONALD
Reel/Frame 058709/0034 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2020
From: SPECTOR, DONALD
To: NYMC BIOTECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION, LLC
Reel/Frame 054125/0697 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 12180901 · Jul 28, 2008
Provisional Application 60954879 · Aug 9, 2007