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Voice recording device having portable and local modes of operation
Assignee: VOICE DOMAIN Technologies LLC
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1998-10-06
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract An improved voice input peripheral operates in at least two modes, a portable mode (in which the peripheral records a user's voice in the peripheral's memory) and a "local mode" (in which the peripheral downloads the contents of its memory to a computer and is used to control the computer. The peripheral includes a microphone, pointer, a pair of buttons, a bar graph display screen, a loudspeaker and a transmitter. While the user is away from the computer, he places the peripheral in the portable mode. In this mode, the microphone, pointer and pair of buttons allow the user to control the peripheral to store the user's voice in the peripheral's memory. The loudspeaker and bar graph assist the user in locating and listening to desired portions of the recorded voice. When the user returns to the computer, he places the peripheral in the local mode. In this mode, the transmitter downloads the content of the peripheral's memory to the computer and transmits signals to the computer which are representative of the microphone signal, the status of the buttons, and the status of the pointer, to thereby allow the user to operate the computer using the peripheral.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce J. Barker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 15:45
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B31/00; G10; G10L; G10L15/00; G10L15/26; C; C07; C07C; C07C2523/00; C07C2523/38; C07C2523/40; C07C2523/42; C07C2523/44; C07C2523/46; C07C2523/70; C07C2523/74; C07C2523/745; C07C2523/75; C07C2523/755; C07C2529/00; C07C2529/04; C07C2529/06; C07C2529/08; C07C2529/18; C07C2529/70; G10L15/28; G10L15/30; G10L15/22; G10L2015/223
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A portable voice storage peripheral comprising: a microphone for providing a microphone signal representative of a user's voice, a memory device, a position transducer for providing a position signal in response to a user's actuation of said position transducer, a controller having a portable mode and a local mode of operation, wherein during said portable mode of operation, said controller stores in said memory a memory signal representative of said microphone signal commencing at a location in said memory identified by said position signal, and during said local mode of operation, said controller provides said microphone signal, said memory signal and said position signal to a remote voice processing system for controlling said processing system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A portable voice storage peripheral comprising: a microphone for providing a microphone signal representative of a user's voice, a memory device, a position transducer for providing a position signal in response to a user's actuation of said position transducer, a controller having a portable mode and a local mode of operation, wherein during said portable mode of operation, said controller stores in said memory a memory signal representative of said microphone signal commencing at a location in said memory identified by said position signal, and during said local mode of operation, said controller provides said microphone signal, said memory signal and said position signal to a remote voice processing system for controlling said processing system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
The portable voice storage peripheral of claim 1 further comprising: a chassis, having a handle portion shaped to fit in a user's hand, which supports said microphone to allow the user to hold the microphone near the user's mouth while holding said handle portion, and supports said position transducer within the reach of a finger of said hand grasping said handle portion to allow the user to operate said position transducer with said finger while holding said microphone near the user's mouth.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The portable voice storage peripheral of claim 2 wherein said position transducer is positioned within the vicinity of a user's thumb of said hand when said user is holding said handle portion, to allow said user to operate said position transducer with said thumb.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The portable voice storage peripheral of claim 2 further comprising: a display device, supported by said chassis, for displaying a cursor representative of a selected location in said memory, wherein said controller, during said portable mode of operation, instructs said display device to display said cursor at a position identified by said position signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
The portable voice storage peripheral of claim 1 further comprising a record button for providing a data notification signal indicating whether said record button is asserted, and wherein: during said portable mode, said controller, in response to said data notification signal, stores said memory signal in said memory, and during said local mode of operation, said controller provides a signal to said processing system indicating that said record button is asserted.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
71 words
The portable voice storage peripheral of claim 5 further comprising: a command button for providing a command notification signal indicating whether said command button is asserted, wherein: during said portable mode, said controller, in response to said command notification signal, interprets said microphone signal to detect spoken commands, and during said local mode of operation, said controller provides a signal to said processing system indicating that said command button is asserted.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
93 words
The portable voice storage peripheral of claim 2 further comprising a record button supported by said chassis at a position in the vicinity of a user's finger when said user is holding said handle portion, for providing a data notification signal indicating whether said record button is asserted, and wherein: during said portable mode, said controller, in response to said data notification signal, stores said memory signal in said memory, and during said local mode of operation, said controller provides a signal to said processing system indicating that said record button is asserted.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
93 words
The portable voice storage peripheral of claim 7 further comprising: a command button supported by said chassis at a position in the vicinity of a user's finger when said user is holding said handle portion, for providing a command notification signal indicating whether said command button is asserted, wherein: during said portable mode, said controller, in response to said command notification signal, interprets said microphone signal to detect spoken commands, and during said local mode of operation, said controller provides a signal to said processing system indicating that said command button is asserted.
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