Portable information capture devices
First Claim
1. A portable information record capture device having:
- an information record capture mechanism;
a device memory adapted to store a plurality of information records;
a controller adapted to evaluate space available in the device memory, and if sufficient space is not available for a newly captured information record, to compress one or more of the information records such that sufficient space is available for the newly captured information record;
wherein each information record has an associated priority rating;
whereby the controller is adapted to select which information records to compress and how far to compress them on the basis of the priority ratings of said information records.
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Abstract
PORTABLE INFORMATION CAPTURE DEVICES A portable information record capture device having: an information record capturer; a device memory adapted to have a library of stored information records; a controller adapted to evaluate the space available in the device memory and if the available space is insufficient, to accommodate a new information record to compress one of: either the new information record; or one or more of the pre-existing stored information records in the device memory to a size where there is freed-up enough device memory to accommodate the new information record, or its compressed form if the controller requires it to be compressed, the controller being adapted to record a new information record, or its compressed form if it is to be compressed, to the freed-up device memory. Each information record has an associated priority rating, and the controller is adapted to select which information records to compress and how far to compress them on the basis of the priority ratings of said information records. It is envisaged that such a device is especially suitable for digital video cameras and the like.
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17 Claims
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1. A portable information record capture device having:
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an information record capture mechanism;
a device memory adapted to store a plurality of information records;
a controller adapted to evaluate space available in the device memory, and if sufficient space is not available for a newly captured information record, to compress one or more of the information records such that sufficient space is available for the newly captured information record;
wherein each information record has an associated priority rating;
whereby the controller is adapted to select which information records to compress and how far to compress them on the basis of the priority ratings of said information records. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An index device for display of remotely captured information records, comprising:
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a communications link for receiving information records captured at a remote information record capture device;
a device memory adapted to store a plurality of information records;
a controller adapted to evaluate space available in the device memory, and if sufficient space is not available for a newly received information record, to compress one or more of the information records such that sufficient space is available for the newly received information record;
wherein each information record has an associated priority rating;
whereby the controller is adapted to select which information records to compress and how far to compress them on the basis of the priority ratings of said information records. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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