[geeks] Doorbells

[Phil Stracchino]

Joshua Boyd wrote:
> On Mar 20, 2008, at 1:50 AM, der Mouse wrote:
> 
>>> In fact you have just given me an idea, and this is "first
>>> publication" for patent rights.  A programmable device for playing
>>> sounds when actuated,
>>
>> Any MIDI synth with downloadable sample memory.
> 
> I was thinking of a simple MP3 chip before Geoffrey decided to patent 
> the idea.

The thought just occurred to me that depending how the device is 
described, DJ Delorie's FPGA-based, Ethernet-enabled, 
streaming-MP3-playing programmable alarm clock quite possibly 
constitutes prior art.


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