US4945805A
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Electronic music and sound mixing device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-11-30
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Granted: 1990-08-07
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Expires: 2008-11-30
Abstract
Abstract An electronic music and sound mixing device, to be combined with a doll or a toy animal. The device comprising a mix ROM and a speech ROM for storing digital data of melodies, accompaniments and animal voices, a logical control circuit for controlling the operation of this device responsive to external signals to play a single song or all of the stored songs, once or continuously. The devices further include melody and accompaniment generators for treating the digital data read from the mix ROM and couples their output to a mix circuit which mixes the signals and shapes them into square waves for coupling to an amplifier for generating an audio output. The device can also output synchronized signals simultaneously to drive a motor to give facial expressions and limb movements to the toy animal in accordance with the song played.
Inventors
- 👤 Jin-rong Hour
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 12:25
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/36; G10H1/18; G10H1/26; G10H2250/00; G10H2250/315; G10H2250/321
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
242 words
An electronic music and sound mixing device for dolls and toy animals, comprising: (a) control circuit means for selectively controlling the operation of said device; (b) read only memory means coupled to said control circuit means for providing previously stored digital data representing melodies and accompaniments as a digital data signal responsive to an actuation signal from said control circuit means; (c) reference oscillator means coupled to said control citcuit means for generating a reference frequency oscillation signal; (d) melody generator means coupled to said read only memory means and said reference oscillator means for generating a first signal derviced from the combination of said reference frequency oscillation signal and said digital data signal; (e) accompaniment generator means coupled to said read only memory means and said reference oscillator means for generating a second signal derived from the combination of said reference frequency oscillation signal and said digital data signal; (f) voice synthesis means coupled to said read only memory means and said reference oscillator means for generating a digital voice signal; (g) digital-to-analog converter means coupled to said voice synthesis for (1) generating an analog voice signal, and (2) generating an analog drive signal responsive to said digital voice signal; and, (h) mixing circuit means coupled to (1) said melody generator means, (2) said accompaniment generator means, and (3) said digital-to-analog converter means for combining said first signal, said second signal and said analog voice signal to form a multivoice signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
242 words
An electronic music and sound mixing device for dolls and toy animals, comprising: (a) control circuit means for selectively controlling the operation of said device; (b) read only memory means coupled to said control circuit means for providing previously stored digital data representing melodies and accompaniments as a digital data signal responsive to an actuation signal from said control circuit means; (c) reference oscillator means coupled to said control citcuit means for generating a reference frequency oscillation signal; (d) melody generator means coupled to said read only memory means and said reference oscillator means for generating a first signal derviced from the combination of said reference frequency oscillation signal and said digital data signal; (e) accompaniment generator means coupled to said read only memory means and said reference oscillator means for generating a second signal derived from the combination of said reference frequency oscillation signal and said digital data signal; (f) voice synthesis means coupled to said read only memory means and said reference oscillator means for generating a digital voice signal; (g) digital-to-analog converter means coupled to said voice synthesis for (1) generating an analog voice signal, and (2) generating an analog drive signal responsive to said digital voice signal; and, (h) mixing circuit means coupled to (1) said melody generator means, (2) said accompaniment generator means, and (3) said digital-to-analog converter means for combining said first signal, said second signal and said analog voice signal to form a multivoice signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The electronic music and sound mixing device as recited in claim 1 where said melody generator means includes first envelope circuit means coupled to said mixing circuit means for providing said first signal with a square wave waveform.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The electronic music and sound mixing device as recited in claim 2 where said accompaniment generator means include second envelope circuit means coupled to said mixing circuit means for providing said second signal with a square wave waveform.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
The electronic music and sound mixing device as recited in claim 1 where said melody generator means includes first latch circuit means coupled to said read only memory means for temporary storage of said digital data signal, said first latch circuit means including means for inhibiting the generation of said first signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
The electronic music and sound mixing device as recited in claim 4 where said accompaniment generator means includes second latch circuit means coupled to said read only memory means for temporary storage of said digital data signal, said second latch circuit means including means for inhibiting the generation of said second signal.
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