초록

The present disclosure is directed to a set of interactive coasters. Specifically, it is an object of the present disclosure to provide a set of musically interacting coasters which harmonize when placed in proximity to one another.

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1. A set of musically interactive coasters for protecting a substrate from engagement with a beverage container, comprising: a first coaster comprising a body portion, a top support surface and a bottom base surface, said first coaster having a power supply and an activation mechanism, said first co

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A set of musically interactive coasters for protecting a substrate from engagement with a beverage container, comprising: a first coaster comprising a body portion, a top support surface and a bottom base surface, said first coaster having a power supply and an activation mechanism, said first coaster further including a first audio player comprising a first memory component for storing a first preprogrammed sound having a first identification code associated therewith, a first speaker for emitting said first preprogrammed sound, and a first circuit for connecting said first speaker to said first memory component, said first coaster further including a first sensor and a first wireless communication interface including a first receiver and a first transmitter for emitting a signal including said first identification code;a second coaster comprising a body portion, a top support surface and a bottom base surface, said second coaster having a power supply and an activation mechanism, said second coaster further including a second audio player comprising a second memory component for storing a second preprogrammed sound having a second identification code associated therewith, a second speaker for emitting said second preprogrammed sound, and a second circuit for connecting said second speaker to said second memory component, said second coaster further including a second sensor and a second wireless communication interface including a second receiver and a second transmitter for emitting a signal including said second identification code; andwhereby said first coaster and said second coaster are configured to interact such that when said first speaker emits a preprogrammed sound identified by said first identification code and emits a signal including the first identification code via the first wireless communication interface first transmitter, said second coaster receives said first identification code via said second wireless communication interface second receiver and said second coaster emits said second preprogrammed sound via said second speaker, whereby the sound from the first coaster and the sound from the second coaster are played in musical harmony with one another, and wherein the second sensor senses the audible stimuli emitted by the first speaker and adjusts the second preprogrammed sound to be in musical harmony with the first preprogrammed sound. 2. The set of musically interactive coasters of claim 1, wherein the first coaster and the second coaster are further configured to participate in an interaction sequence in which the first coaster communicates with the second coaster via the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface to select a preprogrammed sound based on both the first identification code and the second identification code such that the first coaster emits one part of the preprogrammed sound and the second coaster emits another part of the preprogrammed sound. 3. The set of musically interactive coasters of claim 1, wherein the first coaster further includes a stored first library of musical segments according to a first musical style and the second coaster further includes a stored second library of musical segments according to a second musical style. 4. The set of musically interactive coasters of claim 3, wherein the first coaster and the second coaster are configured to participate in an interactions sequence in which the first coaster and the second coaster wireless communicate via the first communication interface and the second communication interface to select a musical composition based on the first musical style, to cause the first coaster to emit the musical composition via the speaker, and to cause the second coaster to emit accompanying music based on the second musical style. 5. The set of musically interactive coasters of claim 1, further including a third coaster and a fourth coaster. 6. A set of musically interactive coasters for protecting a substrate from engagement with a beverage container, comprising: a first coaster comprising a body portion, a top support surface and a bottom base surface, said first coaster having a power supply and an activation mechanism, said first coaster further including a first audio player comprising a first memory component for storing a first preprogrammed sound having a first identification code associated therewith, a first speaker for emitting said first preprogrammed sound, and a first circuit for connecting said first speaker to said first memory component, said first coaster further including a first sensor and a first wireless communication interface including a first receiver and a first transmitter for emitting a signal including said first identification code;a second coaster comprising a body portion, a top support surface and a bottom base surface, said second coaster having a power supply and an activation mechanism, said second coaster further including a second audio player comprising a second memory component for storing a second preprogrammed sound having a second identification code associated therewith, a second speaker for emitting said second preprogrammed sound, and a second circuit for connecting said second speaker to said second memory component, said second coaster further including a second sensor and a second wireless communication interface including a second receiver and a second transmitter for emitting a signal including said second identification code;whereby said first coaster and said second coaster are configured to interact such that when said first speaker emits a preprogrammed sound identified by said first identification code and emits a signal including the first identification code via the first wireless communication interface first transmitter, said second coaster receives said first identification code via said second wireless communication interface second receiver and said second coaster emits said second preprogrammed sound via said second speaker, whereby the sound from the first coaster and the sound from the second coaster are played in musical harmony with one another;wherein the first coaster further includes a stored first library of musical segments according to a first musical style and the second coaster further includes a stored second library of musical segments according to a second musical style, and wherein the first coaster and the second coaster are configured to participate in an interactions sequence in which the first coaster and the second coaster wireless communicate via the first communication interface and the second communication interface to select a musical composition based on the first musical style, to cause the first coaster to emit the musical composition via the speaker, and to cause the second coaster to emit accompanying music based on the second musical style.