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Dictation recording and transcribing method and apparatus
Assignee: Lanier Worldwide Inc
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Filing: 1980-09-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2000-09-22
Abstract
Abstract A system for recording or transcribing dictation including means (70) for selectively placing any one of a plurality of recording media, such as tape cassettes (80), in a position for recording or transcribing dictation on the media, a means (94) for displaying parameters of the dictation recorded on the particular medium in the recording or transcribing position, a means for storing the parameters of dictation on said medium when it is removed from the recording or transcribing position, and a means for again displaying the stored parameters when said medium is returned to the recording ortranscribing position. Disclosed embodiment of the storage and display means include a mechanical means, an electrical means utilizing a separate memory for each recording medium, and an electrical means utilizing an addressable memory having particular memory locationsfor each recording medium.
Inventors
- 👤 Fred C. Bolick Jr.
- 👤 Theodore Titus Iv
- 👤 Julius B. Bagley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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EP
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 06:22
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J37/00; H01J37/32; H01J37/32009; H01J37/32082; G; G11; G11B; G11B15/00; G11B15/675; G11B15/68; G11B15/6845; G11B15/685; G11B15/6865; G11B25/00; G11B25/06; G11B25/063; H01J2237/00; H01J2237/32; H01J2237/33; H01J2237/334
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A dictation/transcription apparatus including a means for removably receiving a discrete recording medium at a record/listen position for recording or listening to dictation on said recording medium such that said recording medium can be selectively removed and returned to said record/listen position, characterised in that it comprises storage means for storing a signal corresponding to the current status of a parameter of said dictation, said storage means being operative to store said signal independently of the presence of said recording medium in said record/listen position, and display means responsive only to the presence of said recording medium in said record/listen position for displaying a visual representation of said signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A dictation/transcription apparatus including a means for removably receiving a discrete recording medium at a record/listen position for recording or listening to dictation on said recording medium such that said recording medium can be selectively removed and returned to said record/listen position, characterised in that it comprises storage means for storing a signal corresponding to the current status of a parameter of said dictation, said storage means being operative to store said signal independently of the presence of said recording medium in said record/listen position, and display means responsive only to the presence of said recording medium in said record/listen position for displaying a visual representation of said signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
131 words
A dictation recording apparatus, characterised by a cartridge means for releasably retaining a first recording medium at a first-location and a second recording medium at a second location, a means for selectively moving said cartridge from a first position wherein said first location is in a predetermined orientation relative to a record/listen transducer to a second position wherein said second location is in said predetermined orientation relative to said transducer, and for selectively returning said cartridge to said first position, a storage means for storing a parameter of dictation recorded on said first recording medium when said cartridge is moved from said first position, and a display means responsive to said cartridge being returned to said first position for displaying said parameter of said dictation recorded on said first recording medium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
131 words
A dictation recording apparatus, characterised by a cartridge means for releasably retaining a first recording medium at a first-location and a second recording medium at a second location, a means for selectively moving said cartridge from a first position wherein said first location is in a predetermined orientation relative to a record/listen transducer to a second position wherein said second location is in said predetermined orientation relative to said transducer, and for selectively returning said cartridge to said first position, a storage means for storing a parameter of dictation recorded on said first recording medium when said cartridge is moved from said first position, and a display means responsive to said cartridge being returned to said first position for displaying said parameter of said dictation recorded on said first recording medium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
93 words
An apparatus according to Claim 2, characterised in that it comprises a drive means for moving each of said recording media past said record/listen head and in that said storage means comprises a pointer mounted on said cartridge for movement with respect to a scale, coupling means for operatively connecting said pointer to said drive means to move said pointer along said scale according to the amount of said first recording medium passing said record/listen head, and disengaging means for disconnecting said coupling means when said cartridge is moved from said first position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
. An apparatus according to Claim 3, characterised in that said display means comprises a means for connecting said coupling means when said cartridge is returned to said first position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
104 words
Anrapparatus according to Claim 3 or 4, characterised in that said coupling means comprises a spur gear connected to said pointer and mounted for slidable motion along a track running parallel to said scale and associated with said cartridge, and a worm gear mounted adjacent to said record/listen transducer and operatively connected to said drive means for rotary motion about an axis parallel to said track at a rate related to the speed of said recording medium past said record/listen head, said worm gear being positioned such that said spur gear engages said worm gear when said cartridge is moved into said first position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
A dictation recording/transcribing machine, characterised in that it comprises a plurality of record media, selection means for selectively placing one of said plurality of record media in an operative position, and a display for displaying a parameter of dictation for said one of said plurality of record media in response to said selection means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
A dictation recording/transcribing machine, characterised in that it comprises a plurality of record media, selection means for selectively placing one of said plurality of record media in an operative position, and a display for displaying a parameter of dictation for said one of said plurality of record media in response to said selection means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
91 words
A machine according to Claim 6, characterised in that the selection means is arranged to provide a selection signal condition corresponding to the particular one of said plurality of record media in said operative position, and in that it comprises a plurality of storage media for storing parameter signals corresponding to parameters of dictation, a display for displaying said parameters of dictation in response to said parameter signals, and display selection means for connecting one of said plurality of storage media to said display in response to said selection signal condition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
141 words
A machine according to Claim 6, characterised in that it comprises a display for displaying parameters of dictation in response to parameter signals in a display memory, an addressable memory operatively connected to said display memory for storing a plurality of sets of said parameter signals, and memory control means for writing a first set of said plurality of sets of parameter signals from said display memory into a first block of said addressable memory in response to said selection means removing a first one of said plurality of record media from said operative position and for writing a second set of said plurality of sets of parameter signals into said display memory from a second block of said addressable memory in response to said selection means placing a second one of said plurality of record media in said operative position.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
167 words
A dictation recording/transcribing machine including a means for selectively receiving a plurality of record media at an operative position, characterised in that it comprises selection signal means for providing a plurality of selection signals in response to said record media at said operative position, each of said selection signals corresponding to one of said record media, a display for displaying parameters of dictation in response to parameter signals in a display memory, an addressable memory operatively connected to said display means for storing a plurality of sets of said parameter signals, and memory control means for writing a first set of said plurality of sets of parameter signals from said display memory into a first block of said addressable memory in response to termination of a first one of said selection signals and for writing a second set of said parameter signals from a second block of said addressable memory into said display memory in response to an occurrence of a second one of said selection signals.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
167 words
A dictation recording/transcribing machine including a means for selectively receiving a plurality of record media at an operative position, characterised in that it comprises selection signal means for providing a plurality of selection signals in response to said record media at said operative position, each of said selection signals corresponding to one of said record media, a display for displaying parameters of dictation in response to parameter signals in a display memory, an addressable memory operatively connected to said display means for storing a plurality of sets of said parameter signals, and memory control means for writing a first set of said plurality of sets of parameter signals from said display memory into a first block of said addressable memory in response to termination of a first one of said selection signals and for writing a second set of said parameter signals from a second block of said addressable memory into said display memory in response to an occurrence of a second one of said selection signals.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
10, A machine according to Claim 9, characterised in that said addressable memory includes an address bus comprising at least one address block line responsive to said selection signals and a plurality of address lines responsive to an address counter.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
133 words
A dictation recording/transcribing machine including a means for selectively receiving a plurality of record media at an operative position, characterised in that it comprises selection signal means for providing a plurality of selection signals in response to said record media at said operative position, each of said selection signals corresponding to one of said record media, a display for displaying parameters of dictation in response to parameter signals, a plurality of memory blocks for storing a plurality of sets of said parameter signals, display control means for operatively connecting a first one of said plurality of memory blocks to said display in response to a first one of said selection signals and alternatively for operatively connecting a second one of said plurality of memory blocks to a second one of said selection signals.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
133 words
A dictation recording/transcribing machine including a means for selectively receiving a plurality of record media at an operative position, characterised in that it comprises selection signal means for providing a plurality of selection signals in response to said record media at said operative position, each of said selection signals corresponding to one of said record media, a display for displaying parameters of dictation in response to parameter signals, a plurality of memory blocks for storing a plurality of sets of said parameter signals, display control means for operatively connecting a first one of said plurality of memory blocks to said display in response to a first one of said selection signals and alternatively for operatively connecting a second one of said plurality of memory blocks to a second one of said selection signals.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
101 words
A machine according to Claim 11, characterised in that said display includes an input bus for receiving said parameter signals, in that each of said memory blocks comprises an output port connected to said input bus alternately and selectively placeasble in a connected state and a high impedance state, and in that said output port of said first one of said plurality of memory blocks is placed in said connected state and the output ports of remaining ones of said plurality of memory blocks are placed in said high impedance state in reponse to said first one of said selection signals.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
111 words
A transcription apparatus including a means for removably receiving a discrete recording medium at a transcribing position for listening to dictation recorded on said recording medium such that said recording medium can be selectively removed and returned to said transcribing position, characterised in that it comprises storage means for storing within said apparatus a signal corresponding to the current status of a parameter of said dictation, said storage means being operative to store said signal independent of the presence of said recording medium in said transcribing position, and display means responsive only to the presence of said recording medium in said transcribing position for displaying a visual representation of said signal.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
111 words
A transcription apparatus including a means for removably receiving a discrete recording medium at a transcribing position for listening to dictation recorded on said recording medium such that said recording medium can be selectively removed and returned to said transcribing position, characterised in that it comprises storage means for storing within said apparatus a signal corresponding to the current status of a parameter of said dictation, said storage means being operative to store said signal independent of the presence of said recording medium in said transcribing position, and display means responsive only to the presence of said recording medium in said transcribing position for displaying a visual representation of said signal.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of recording dictation characterised in that it comprises the steps of : selectively placing any one of a plurality of recording media in a recording position; recording dictation on one of said recording media in said recording position; storing a parameter of dictation recorded on said one of said recording media when said one of said recording media is removed from said recording position; and displaying said stored parameter of dictation when said one of said recording media is returned to said recording position.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of recording dictation characterised in that it comprises the steps of : selectively placing any one of a plurality of recording media in a recording position; recording dictation on one of said recording media in said recording position; storing a parameter of dictation recorded on said one of said recording media when said one of said recording media is removed from said recording position; and displaying said stored parameter of dictation when said one of said recording media is returned to said recording position.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
76 words
A method according to Claim 14, characterised in that said step of storing said parameter of dictation comprises storing a signal corresponding to said parameter of dictation in a storage medium associated only with said one of said recording media, and in that said step of displaying said parameter of dictation comprises connecting said storage medium to a visual display in response to said one of said plurality of recording media returning to said recording position.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
67 words
A method according to Claim 14, characterised in that said step of storing said parameter of dictation comprises storing said parameter of dictation in a first memory when said one of said recording media is in said recording position, and storing said parameter of dictation in one of a plurality of blocks of a second addressable memory, said block corresponding to said one of said recording media.
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