US5707240A
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Album with means for magnetically determining page position
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1996-03-28
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Granted: 1998-01-13
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Expires: 2016-03-28
Abstract
Abstract An album includes a plurality of pages and another portion such as a front and/or back cover, or a binder. A plurality of magnets are positioned at respective relative locations on one of the album portion or the plurality of pages. A plurality of magnetic field sensor means, such as Hall effect sensors, are positioned at respective relative locations on the other of the album portion or the plurality of pages which substantially match the respective locations of the plurality of magnets for sensing the position of each page relative to the other portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth Michael Haas
- 👤 David Reynolds Dowe
- 👤 Svetlana Reznik
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:03
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B5/00; G09B5/06; G09B5/062; B; B42; B42D; B42D3/00; B42D3/12; B42D3/123
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
An album comprising a plurality of pages and another portion, is characterized by: a plurality of magnets positioned at respective relative locations on one of said portion or said plurality of pages; and a plurality of magnetic field sensor means positioned at respective relative locations on the other of said portion or said plurality of pages which substantially match the respective locations of the plurality of magnets for sensing the position of each page relative to the other portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
An album comprising a plurality of pages and another portion, is characterized by: a plurality of magnets positioned at respective relative locations on one of said portion or said plurality of pages; and a plurality of magnetic field sensor means positioned at respective relative locations on the other of said portion or said plurality of pages which substantially match the respective locations of the plurality of magnets for sensing the position of each page relative to the other portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The album of claim 1, wherein said other portion includes a front cover of the album.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The album of claim 1, wherein said other portion includes a back cover of the album.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The album of claim 1, wherein said other portion includes a front and back cover of the album.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The album of claim 1, wherein said other portion includes a binder for joining a front and back cover of the album together.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The album of claim 1, wherein said magnets are permanent magnets.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The album of claim 1, wherein said magnets are positioned on said pages.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
71 words
The album of claim 1, further comprising: means for storing and playing back sound recordings associated with images to be secured to the pages; means for determining, based on an output signal from the magnetic field sensors, which images in the album are being presented to a viewer of the album; and means for causing the storing and playing means to play back a sound recording associated with the presented images.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
134 words
An album page for presenting one or more images comprises a base sheet for supporting the images, means for securing images to the base sheet, and means for securing the base sheet to an album, is characterized by: a permanent magnet attached to the base sheet in a predetermined position, such that when the base sheet is secured to an album having a magnetic field sensor, the base sheet can be moved to at least one position where a magnetic field from the permanent magnet can be sensed by the magnetic field sensor and at least one position where the magnetic field from the permanent magnet cannot be sensed by the magnetic field sensor, such that the position of the base sheet in the album relative to the magnetic field sensor can be determined.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
134 words
An album page for presenting one or more images comprises a base sheet for supporting the images, means for securing images to the base sheet, and means for securing the base sheet to an album, is characterized by: a permanent magnet attached to the base sheet in a predetermined position, such that when the base sheet is secured to an album having a magnetic field sensor, the base sheet can be moved to at least one position where a magnetic field from the permanent magnet can be sensed by the magnetic field sensor and at least one position where the magnetic field from the permanent magnet cannot be sensed by the magnetic field sensor, such that the position of the base sheet in the album relative to the magnetic field sensor can be determined.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
76 words
An album, comprising: a plurality of magnetic field sensor means positioned at respective relative locations on a portion of the album such that when a plurality of pages are secured to the album, each page having a permanent magnet positioned at a respective relative location on the page which substantially matches the respective location of one of the magnetic field sensors, the position of each page relative to the portion of the album can be sensed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
76 words
An album, comprising: a plurality of magnetic field sensor means positioned at respective relative locations on a portion of the album such that when a plurality of pages are secured to the album, each page having a permanent magnet positioned at a respective relative location on the page which substantially matches the respective location of one of the magnetic field sensors, the position of each page relative to the portion of the album can be sensed.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The album of claim 10, wherein said album portion includes a front cover of the album.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The album of claim 10, wherein said album portion includes a back cover of the album.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The album of claim 10, wherein said album portion includes a front and back cover of the album.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The album of claim 10, wherein said album portion includes a binder for joining a front and back cover of the album together.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
71 words
The album of claim 10, further comprising: means for storing and playing back sound recordings associated with images to be secured on the pages; means for determining, based on an output signal from the magnetic field sensors, which images in the album are being presented to a viewer of the album; and means for causing the storing and playing means to play back a sound recording associated with the presented images.
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