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US5894119A
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Device for enabling listeners to preview music recordings
Assignee: Sun Microsystems Inc
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Filing: 1996-07-01
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Granted: 1999-04-13
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Expires: 2016-07-01
Abstract
Abstract A bar code reader, a wireless transceiver, an earphone jack and a battery are integrated into a pen sized device. The bar code reader is used to scan the product identification code or music packaging. The product code is sent to a central computer or a music store where one or more stored digital samples of the music reside in a database. One or more music samples are retrieved and sent to the pen sized device where the sample is converted to audio signals for listening by a user over the earphone jack.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce Tognazzini
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 02:24
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04H; H04H20/00; H04H20/38; G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/002; G11B27/10; G11B27/34; H04H20/53; H04H20/61; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/21; G11B2220/213; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2508; G11B2220/2512; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2545; G11B2220/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
Apparatus for sampling music, comprising: a. a pen sized portable bar code reader, having a battery an earphone jack and a wireless transceiver for scanning a product identification code on music packaging; b. said wireless transmitter/receiver for receiving said product identification code from said portable bar code reader and transmitting it to a computer at a remote location which stores digital music samples and receiving back said music samples from said computer; and c. an audio output for receiving and converting said music samples from said computer and providing them to a listener over said earphone jack integrated in said apparatus; in which said apparatus is in the shape of a pen and said bar code reader is positioned in the point of the pen.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
Apparatus for sampling music, comprising: a. a pen sized portable bar code reader, having a battery an earphone jack and a wireless transceiver for scanning a product identification code on music packaging; b. said wireless transmitter/receiver for receiving said product identification code from said portable bar code reader and transmitting it to a computer at a remote location which stores digital music samples and receiving back said music samples from said computer; and c. an audio output for receiving and converting said music samples from said computer and providing them to a listener over said earphone jack integrated in said apparatus; in which said apparatus is in the shape of a pen and said bar code reader is positioned in the point of the pen.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
Apparatus of claim 1 in which said wireless transmitter/receiver is an infrared transmitter receiver.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
Apparatus of claim 1 in which said wireless transmitter/receiver is a radio transmitter receiver.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a selector switch connected to said transmitter receiver for signalling a request for a different sample.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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