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Selective recall and preservation of continuously recorded data
Assignee: RECENT MEMORY Inc
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Filing: 1996-07-24
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Granted: 1998-12-01
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Expires: 2016-07-24
Abstract
Abstract A recording method and apparatus enabling a user to select for recall and preservation portions of audio, video or other data that have been continuously recorded on a finite extent of recording medium, thereby enabling the effective recording and reproduction of events that transpired before the decision to record or reproduce them was made.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark Fielder
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 22:05
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/06; H04B1/16; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/42221; G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/10527; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/107; G11B27/34; G11C; G11C7/00; G11C7/16; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/40; G11B2220/41; G11B2220/60; G11B2220/61; G11B27/034; G11C2207/00; G11C2207/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A process for selectively recording events, said process comprising the steps of: providing an acquisition buffer comprising at least one finite extent of a recording medium; providing a continuous acquisition means for recording events in said acquisition buffer; recording with said acquisition leans in said acquisition buffer current events in place of earlier events, to insure that said acquisition buffer contains, at any given time, a record of the most recent events; providing selection means enabling a user to select a portion or portions of said record of the most recent events recorded in said acquisition buffer, in order to determine which portion or portions, if any, of said record of events will be preserved; and preserving any portion or portions of said record of events selected by said user, said preserving step comprising at least one of the following steps: reserving a portion of said record of events from being overwritten by other events; and transferring said selected portions of the record of events to a predetermined location.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A process for selectively recording events, said process comprising the steps of: providing an acquisition buffer comprising at least one finite extent of a recording medium; providing a continuous acquisition means for recording events in said acquisition buffer; recording with said acquisition leans in said acquisition buffer current events in place of earlier events, to insure that said acquisition buffer contains, at any given time, a record of the most recent events; providing selection means enabling a user to select a portion or portions of said record of the most recent events recorded in said acquisition buffer, in order to determine which portion or portions, if any, of said record of events will be preserved; and preserving any portion or portions of said record of events selected by said user, said preserving step comprising at least one of the following steps: reserving a portion of said record of events from being overwritten by other events; and transferring said selected portions of the record of events to a predetermined location.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The recording process of claim 1, further providing means for compressing said record of events, thereby conserving the quantity of recording medium occupied by said record of events.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The recording process of claim 1, further providing means for enabling a human user to select for preservation the record of all events that transpired between a selected past time and the time of said selection.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The recording process of claim 1, further providing means for enabling a human user to select for preservation the record of all events that transpired after a selected time, continuing until a future interval of silence of a predetermined minimum duration is reached.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The recording process of claim 1, further providing means for detecting intervals of silence in the course of said continuous acquisition, thereby conserving use of said recording medium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The recording process of claim 1 wherein an interval of silence is recordedable as a number representing its length.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The recording process of claim 1, further providing means for displaying a representation of said record of events or any portion thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The recording process of claim 1, further providing means for representing to a user the positions in time of said recorded events.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The recording process of claim 1, further providing means for reproducing said record of events.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The recording process of claim 1, further providing means for reproducing said record of events in reverse direction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The recording process of claim 1, further providing means for presenting portions of said record of events for selection by a user.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The recording process of claim 1, further providing means for dividing said record of events into segments of recorded data which a user may select using said selection means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The recording process of claim 12 wherein said segments are demarcated by detected intervals of silence.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The recording process of claim 12, further providing a visual display that represents said segments of recorded data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The recording process of claim 12, further providing means for a user to select said segments of acquired data for permanent storage.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The recording process of claim 12, further providing means for a user to review or play back said segments of acquired data.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
144 words
A process for selectively recalling events, comprising: providing an acquisition buffer comprising at least one finite extent of a recording medium; providing continuous acquisition means for recording events in said acquisition buffer; recording with said acquisition means in said acquisition buffer current events in place of earlier events, to insure that said acquisition buffer contains, at any given time, a record of the most recent events; providing selection means enabling a user to select a portion ox portions of said record of the most recent events recorded in said acquisition buffer, in order to determine which portion or portions, if any, of said record of events will be recalled or played back; providing recall means for reproducing said record of events, and reproducing, using said recall means, any portion or portions of said record of events selected by said user using said selection means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
144 words
A process for selectively recalling events, comprising: providing an acquisition buffer comprising at least one finite extent of a recording medium; providing continuous acquisition means for recording events in said acquisition buffer; recording with said acquisition means in said acquisition buffer current events in place of earlier events, to insure that said acquisition buffer contains, at any given time, a record of the most recent events; providing selection means enabling a user to select a portion ox portions of said record of the most recent events recorded in said acquisition buffer, in order to determine which portion or portions, if any, of said record of events will be recalled or played back; providing recall means for reproducing said record of events, and reproducing, using said recall means, any portion or portions of said record of events selected by said user using said selection means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 17, further providing means for compressing said record of events, thereby conserving the quantity of recording medium occupied by said record of events.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
28 words
The recording process of claim 17, further providing means for detecting intervals of silence in the course of said continuous acquisition, thereby conserving use of said recording medium.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 19 wherein an interval of silence is recorded as a number representing its length.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 17, further providing means for displaying a representation of said record of events or any portion thereof.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 17, further providing means for representing to a user the positions in time of said recorded events.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 17, further providing means for a human user to review or play back a portion of said record of events in reverse direction.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 17, further providing means for dividing said record of events into segments of recorded data which a human user may select using said selection means.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 24 wherein said segments are demarcated by detected intervals of silence.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 24, further providing a visual display that represents said segments of recorded data.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 24, further providing means for selection by a user of said segments of recorded data for permanent preservation.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 24, further providing means for a user to review or play back said segments of recorded data.
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