US4965727A
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Computer card
Assignee: Excite Inc
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Filing: 1984-09-13
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Granted: 1990-10-23
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Expires: 2004-09-13
Abstract
Abstract In combination with a digital computing machine the computer card is formatted by the user to include an audio portion and a visual portion of an interpersonal-social communication. The composite communication is transmitted by the user to a recipient through a computerized central mail exchange apparatus or created on removable, transportable magnetic media, such as a floppy disk, insertable into and readable by the recipient's audio and visual display device whereby a synchronized audio and visual display of the interpersonal-social communication is created.
Inventors
- 👤 John D. Halamka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 10:29
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q99/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
In combination in a system for processing and supervising a plurality of composit interpersonal-social communication selections each comprising a visual display and an audio display, each of said interpersonal-social communicaiton selections displayable by visual and audio output means, said system including data file means for storing information characterizing each composite interpersonal-social communication selection, manual entry means for entering information characterizing each composite interpersonal-social communication selection, data receiving and display means for receiving and displaying said information from said manual entry means, means responsive to said data file means and said data receiving and displaying means for generating an update to said data file means, means responsive to said stored information whereby said visual display is generated synchronously with the generation of said audio display on said output means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
In combination in a system for processing and supervising a plurality of composit interpersonal-social communication selections each comprising a visual display and an audio display, each of said interpersonal-social communicaiton selections displayable by visual and audio output means, said system including data file means for storing information characterizing each composite interpersonal-social communication selection, manual entry means for entering information characterizing each composite interpersonal-social communication selection, data receiving and display means for receiving and displaying said information from said manual entry means, means responsive to said data file means and said data receiving and displaying means for generating an update to said data file means, means responsive to said stored information whereby said visual display is generated synchronously with the generation of said audio display on said output means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A system for processing and supervising a plurality of composit interpersonal-social communication selections as described in claim 1 further comprising wherein said means for transmitting: magnetic media means to preserve said data file composite interpersonal-social communication selection.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A system for processing and supervising a plurality of composit interpersonal-social communication selections as described in claim 2 wherein said magnetic media means comprises: a floppy disk.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system for processing and supervising a plurality of composit interpersonal-social communication selections as described in claim 1 wherein said first output means comprises: a visual display means; and an audio generation means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A system for processing and supervising a plurality of composit interpersonal-social communication selections as described in claim 4 wherein said visual display means comprises: a nono-chromatic monitor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A system for processing and supervising a plurality of composit interpersonal-social communication selections as described in claim 4 wherein said visual display means comprises: a color monitor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A system for processing and supervising a plurality of composit interpersonal-social communication selections as described in claim 4 wherein said visual display means comprises: a graphics monitor.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
26 words
A system for processing and supervising a plurality of composit interpersonal-social communication selections as described in wherein said audio generation means comprises: a pure tone generator.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
26 words
A system for processing and supervising a plurality of composit interpersonal-social communication selections as described in wherein said audio generation means comprises: a pure tone generator.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A system for processing and supervising a plurality of composit interpersonal-social communication selections as described in claim 4 wherein said audio generation means comprises: a speech synthesizer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A system for processing and supervising a plurality of composit interpersonal-social communication selections as described in claim 4 wherein said audio generation means comprises: a variable tone generator.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US4528643A
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