Vehicular voice storage, playback, and broadcasting device

Claim 1

A device for storing and replaying speech in vehicles, comprising: input means being disposed in said vehicle for receiving a plurality of audio messages from a user; conversion means for converting said audio messages into electronic signals representative thereof; memory storage means for the retained storage of said electronic signals, said memory storage means being capable of storing said electronic signals in a randomly accessible format; memory address means acting in coordination with said memory storage means to provide a known address within said memory storage means at which said electronic signals are stored, each of said plurality of messages having a unique address within said memory storage means; replay means being activatable by said user to cause the outputting from said memory storage means of user selected portions of said electronic signals which portions represent one of said audio messages; and message broadcast means being disposed in said vehicle and being activated by said replay means and functioning to broadcast said audio messages externally from said vehicle.

Claim 2

A device for storing and replaying speech in vehicles, comprising: input means being disposed in said vehicle for receiving a plurality of audio messages from a user; conversion means for converting said audio messages into electronic signals representative thereof; memory storage means for the retained storage of said electronic signals, said memory storage means being capable of storing said electronic signals in a randomly accessible format; memory address means acting in coordination with said memory storage means to provide a known address within said memory storage means at which said electronic signals are stored, each of said plurality of messages having a unique address within said memory storage means; replay means being activatable by said user to cause the outputting from said memory storage means of user selected portions of said electronic signals which portions represent one of said audio messages; and message broadcast means being disposed in said vehicle and being activated by said replay means and functioning to broadcast said audio messages externally from said vehicle.

Claim 11

A device for storing and replaying speech in vehicles comprising: input means for receiving a plurality of audio messages from a user of said device; conversion means for converting said audio messages into electronic signals representative thereof; signal processor means including a user erasable memory storage means, said signal processor means functioning to receive said electronic signals, convert said electronic signals into converted signals having an electronically storable format and transmit said converted signals to said erasable memory storage means, said erasable memory storage means functioning to store a plurality of said audio messages in the form of said converted signals; said signal processor means further including a memory address means adapted to identify and store an address value representative of the location of each said audio message store in said erasable memory storage means; user control means being provided to adapt said advice for the recording of said user's audio messages or the replay of said user's audio messages from said erasable memory storage means; said user control means also being adapted to allow the selection of a particular audio message from said erasable memory storage means for replay through an audio message replay means; audio message replay means functioning to transmit a selected particular one of said user's audio messages from said erasable memory storage means to said signal processor means, said user's audio message being converted by said signal processor means from a converted signal to and analog signal representative of said selected user's audio message; amplifier means being engaged to said signal processor means to receive said analog signal and to amplify said analog signal and transmit said amplified analog signal to a message broadcast means; and message broadcast means functioning to receive said amplified selected signal and convert it into an audible signal, whereby said selected user's audio message will be audibly broadcast by said message broadcast means of said device externally from said vehicle.

Claim 12

A device for storing and replaying speech in vehicles comprising: input means for receiving a plurality of audio messages from a user of said device; conversion means for converting said audio messages into electronic signals representative thereof; signal processor means including a user erasable memory storage means, said signal processor means functioning to receive said electronic signals, convert said electronic signals into converted signals having an electronically storable format and transmit said converted signals to said erasable memory storage means, said erasable memory storage means functioning to store a plurality of said audio messages in the form of said converted signals; said signal processor means further including a memory address means adapted to identify and store an address value representative of the location of each said audio message store in said erasable memory storage means; user control means being provided to adapt said advice for the recording of said user's audio messages or the replay of said user's audio messages from said erasable memory storage means; said user control means also being adapted to allow the selection of a particular audio message from said erasable memory storage means for replay through an audio message replay means; audio message replay means functioning to transmit a selected particular one of said user's audio messages from said erasable memory storage means to said signal processor means, said user's audio message being converted by said signal processor means from a converted signal to and analog signal representative of said selected user's audio message; amplifier means being engaged to said signal processor means to receive said analog signal and to amplify said analog signal and transmit said amplified analog signal to a message broadcast means; and message broadcast means functioning to receive said amplified selected signal and convert it into an audible signal, whereby said selected user's audio message will be audibly broadcast by said message broadcast means of said device externally from said vehicle.

Claim 18

A device for storing and replaying speech in vehicles, comprising: input means being disposed in said vehicle for receiving a plurality of audio messages from a user; conversion means for converting said audio messages into electronic signals representative thereof; memory storage means for the retained storage of said electronic signals, said memory storage means being capable of storing said electronic signals in a randomly accessible format; memory address means acting in coordination with said memory storage means to provide a known address within said memory storage means at which said electronic signals are stored, each of said plurality of messages having a unique address within said memory storage means; replay means being activatable to cause the outputting from said memory storage means of portions of said electronic signals which portions represent one of said audio messages; message broadcast means being disposed in said vehicle and being activated by said replay means and functioning to broadcast said audio messages externally from said vehicle; and alarm sensing means, said alarm sensing means acting to cause said replay means to output a pre-identified message from said memory storage means for broadcast by said message broadcast means.

Claim 19

A device for storing and replaying speech in vehicles, comprising: input means being disposed in said vehicle for receiving a plurality of audio messages from a user; conversion means for converting said audio messages into electronic signals representative thereof; memory storage means for the retained storage of said electronic signals, said memory storage means being capable of storing said electronic signals in a randomly accessible format; memory address means acting in coordination with said memory storage means to provide a known address within said memory storage means at which said electronic signals are stored, each of said plurality of messages having a unique address within said memory storage means; replay means being activatable to cause the outputting from said memory storage means of portions of said electronic signals which portions represent one of said audio messages; message broadcast means being disposed in said vehicle and being activated by said replay means and functioning to broadcast said audio messages externally from said vehicle; and alarm sensing means, said alarm sensing means acting to cause said replay means to output a pre-identified message from said memory storage means for broadcast by said message broadcast means.