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The disclosure and prior art relates to messaging devices and more particularly pertains to a new messaging device for greeting a person arriving at an entrance of a structure.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a housing that defines an interior space. The housing is configured to couple to a structure proximate to an entrance of the structure. A power module is coupled to the housing and is positioned in the interior space. A sensor and a communication module are coupled to the housing and are operationally coupled to the power module. The communication module is operationally coupled to the sensor. The sensor is configured to detect a person entering an area proximate to the housing and to signal the communication module. The communication module is positioned to broadcast a greeting.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A coupler 32 is coupled to a back 34 of the housing 12. The coupler 32 is configured to couple the housing 12 to the structure. The coupler 32 comprises a pair of holes 36. Each hole 36 is positioned through the back 34 of the housing 12 so that each hole 36 is positioned to insert a respective article of mounting hardware, such as a screw or a nail, to couple the housing 12 to the structure.
A power module 38 is coupled to the housing 12 and is positioned in the interior space 14. The power module 38 comprises a battery 40. A sensor 42 is coupled to the housing 12. The sensor 42 is operationally coupled to the power module 38. The sensor 42 is configured to detect a person who enters an area proximate to the housing 12. The sensor 42 is passive infrared-type, or the like.
A communication module 44 is coupled to the housing 12. The communication module 44 is operationally coupled to the sensor 42 and the power module 38. The sensor 42 is configured to detect the person who enters the area proximate to the housing 12 and to signal the communication module 44. The communication module 44 is positioned to broadcast a greeting to the person who enters the area proximate to the housing 12.
The communication module 44 comprises a microprocessor 46, a receiver 48, a data storage module 50 and a speaker 52. The microprocessor 46, the receiver 48, and the data storage module 50 are coupled to the housing 12 and are positioned in the interior space 14. The receiver 48, the data storage module 50, and the speaker 52 are operationally coupled to the microprocessor 46.
The receiver 48 is configured to communicate wirelessly, such as by being Bluetooth™ enabled, so that the receiver 48 is configured to receive a command from an electronic device of a user. The data storage module 50 is configured to store a plurality of audio files. The receiver 48 is positioned to selectively transfer the plurality of audio files from the electronic device of the user to the data storage module 50. The microprocessor 46 is positioned to effect the command to require the data storage module 50 to broadcast a respective audio file via the speaker 52 to the person proximate to the housing 12. Depending on the user's selection of the respective audio file, the greeting comprises music, a welcoming message, a warning not to disturb, or the like.
An actuator 54 is coupled to the housing 12. The actuator 54 is operationally coupled to the microprocessor 46 and the hinged jaw 18. The microprocessor 46 is positioned to motivate the actuator 54 to selectively pivot the hinged jaw 18 concurrent with the speaker 52 broadcasting the respective audio file. In this manner, the human
In use, each hole 36 is positioned to insert the respective article of the mounting hardware to couple the housing 12 to the structure. The receiver 48 is positioned to selectively transfer the plurality of audio files and the command from the electronic device of the user to the data storage module 50. The sensor 42 is configured to detect the person who enters the area proximate to the housing 12 and to signal the microprocessor 46. The microprocessor 46 is positioned to effect the command to require the data storage module 50 to broadcast the respective audio file via the speaker 52 to the person proximate to the housing 12. The microprocessor 46 is positioned to motivate the actuator 54 to selectively pivot the hinged jaw 18 concurrent with the speaker 52 broadcasting the respective audio file.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.