GB2391378A - MP3/MPEG door answering system - Google Patents

MP3/MPEG door answering system Download PDF

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GB2391378A
GB2391378A GB0217752A GB0217752A GB2391378A GB 2391378 A GB2391378 A GB 2391378A GB 0217752 A GB0217752 A GB 0217752A GB 0217752 A GB0217752 A GB 0217752A GB 2391378 A GB2391378 A GB 2391378A
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    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B31/00—Arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus
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    • G11B31/02—Arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus with automatic musical instruments

Abstract

A door answering system uses MP3/Mpeg compressed recording format and allows use of different doorbell chimes and music and allows a caller to record a message. The system comprises a box 1 on the outside of a door 2, containing a speaker, a microphone, a doorbell button and control buttons; and a box 3 on the inside of the door 2, containing an Mpeg/MP3 player, an Mpeg/MP3 recorder, a detachable or non-detachable Mpeg/MP3 memory, a microphone, an audio output device, and buttons to replay and delete messages, to select and activate audio data, and to select a random setting. Audio data may be loaded using a detachable memory or downloaded directly from a computer.

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MP3/ MPEG D001;t BELL AND ANSWERING SYSTEM The MP3/ MPEG door bell and answering system is a luxury invention, it allows the user to choose and change the doorbells chime and or music at will, it also allows callers to the door to leave messages through the systerm MP3- A computer file containing a song or other audio data that is encoded.
MPEG- any of a set of standards established for the compression of digital video and audio data. A file of digital video and audio data that has been so compressed.
The system can use all types of audio data to be played through it. The system can record all types of audio input.
The door system can have multiple selections of play held on the memory device at the same time and the system can have settings to choose particular sounds or even a random setting. Another feature for the memory device is that when someone calls at the door and there is no answer, or they only wish to leave a message, they have the option of pressing a button and speaking into a microphone, leaving an audio message on the systerm The system can have a set time to leave a recording or the caller can press the record button a second time to stop recording.
The system needs a MPEG player and recorder, an MPEG memory device, a microphone, buttons on the outside to activate the audio bell tone and also to record a message, On the inside a buttons are needed to replay recorded messages and delete them. Buttons to choose which audio recordings to play when someone activates the door bells tone and or mus1c. A computer peripheral may be needed to upload the audio recordings into the MPEG memory device, which then could be attached to the system. To use the system fully at highest quality sound a personal computer would be needed but audio could be recorded directly into the system without a detachable memory device.
The drawings figures are hereby explained: Figure 1- outside box containing microphone, buttons to activate the bell tone or music and button to start/stop recording.
Figure 2- The Door.
Figure 3- inside box containing MPEG player, recorder and detachable or non-detachable memory device. Buttons to replay messages and delete them. Also buttons to change the settings of the bell tone and or music.

Claims (9)

  1. l. A MP3/ Mpeg Door Answering system consists of a Mpeg player, Mpeg recorder, a detachable or nondetachable Mpeg memory device, a microphone, an audio output device, buttons to select and delete audio data, buttons to start recording and a button to activate the selected audio data, a power supply is also needed.
  2. 2. Mpeg player as claimed in claim I, which can play Mpeg recordings.
  3. 3. Mpeg recorder as claimed in claim I, which can record audio data.
  4. 4. Detachable or non-Detachable Mpeg memory device as claimed in claim 1, which can store audio recordings, The detachable memory device can be linked to a personal computer peripheral and be transferred to the device.
  5. 5. Mpeg memory device as claimed in claim l, which can store audio data through the system.
  6. 6. A microphone, as claimed in claim 1, which is a peripheral to record audio data.
  7. 7. Audio output device, as claimed in claim l, which can output audio data though use of the system.
  8. 8. Buttons to select, delete and activate audio data, as claimed in claim 1, which can include a random setting.
  9. 9. Buttons to start a recording and a button to activate the selected audio data, as claimed in claim 1.
    l O. A power supply, as claimed in claim l, to supply power to the system.
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Cited By (2)

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WO2007017535A2 (en) * 2005-07-19 2007-02-15 Javier Alfonso Garcia De Call bell/answering system
ES2288089A1 (en) * 2005-08-19 2007-12-16 Ramon Jesus Martin Robaina Automatic controller of visit, comprises automatic device automatically stores image of person visited to door, where automatic device catches image of visitor and sends image to owner

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GB2285530A (en) * 1994-01-06 1995-07-12 Robert John Leighton A doorbell answering machine
GB2309118A (en) * 1996-01-12 1997-07-16 Amanda Teresa Smith A doorbell answering system
GB2358953A (en) * 1998-11-20 2001-08-08 Memory Corp Tech Ltd Audio player system
WO2001067457A1 (en) * 2000-03-07 2001-09-13 Digmedia, Inc. High-speed interface for audio player device
DE20108299U1 (en) * 2001-05-16 2001-09-13 Ferner Thomas Mp3 bell

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GB2285530A (en) * 1994-01-06 1995-07-12 Robert John Leighton A doorbell answering machine
GB2309118A (en) * 1996-01-12 1997-07-16 Amanda Teresa Smith A doorbell answering system
GB2358953A (en) * 1998-11-20 2001-08-08 Memory Corp Tech Ltd Audio player system
WO2001067457A1 (en) * 2000-03-07 2001-09-13 Digmedia, Inc. High-speed interface for audio player device
DE20108299U1 (en) * 2001-05-16 2001-09-13 Ferner Thomas Mp3 bell

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2007017535A2 (en) * 2005-07-19 2007-02-15 Javier Alfonso Garcia De Call bell/answering system
WO2007017535A3 (en) * 2005-07-19 2007-05-03 Garcia De Javier Alfonso Call bell/answering system
ES2288089A1 (en) * 2005-08-19 2007-12-16 Ramon Jesus Martin Robaina Automatic controller of visit, comprises automatic device automatically stores image of person visited to door, where automatic device catches image of visitor and sends image to owner

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