Mobile Communication Device With Audio Recorder

• US 20070077961A1
• Filed: 11/14/2006
• Published: 04/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chanyu Holdings LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ruckart, John
• Application Number:
  US11/559,487
• Publication Number:
  US 20070077961A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/550.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/03 Constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. telephone hand-sets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64

Abstract

A mobile communication device that has self-contained audio recorder and playback circuitry therein.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising:

a mobile communications device configured to facilitate a communication, the mobile communications device including a first microprocessor configured to process data associated with the communication; and

an audio recorder configured to facilitate an audio recording, the audio recorder including a second microprocessor configured to process data associated with the audio recording, the second microprocessor being different than the first microprocessor.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, further comprising:

a first speaker coupled to the mobile communications device, the first speaker configured to provide an audio representation of at least a portion of the communication; and

a second speaker coupled to the audio recorder, the second speaker configured to provide an audio representation of at least a portion of the audio recording,

wherein the first speaker is different than the second speaker.

3. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile communications device includes at least one of the following:

a wireless telephone, a cellular telephone, and a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA).

4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the audio recorder is configured to facilitate an audio recording using at least one of the following formats:

magnetic and digital.

5. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the audio recorder further includes data compression circuitry.

6. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the audio recorder includes circuitry configured to perform at least one of the following operations:

record, playback, rewind, fast forward, and skip.

7. The mobile device of claim 1, further comprising:

a first microphone coupled to the mobile communications device, the first microphone configured to receive audio associated with at least a portion of the communication; and

a second microphone coupled to the audio recorder, the second microphone configured to receive audio associated with at least a portion of the audio recording,

wherein the first microphone is different than the second microphone.

8. A mobile device, comprising:

a mobile communications device configured to facilitate a communication, the mobile communications device including a first speaker configured to provide an audio representation of at least a portion of the communication; and

an audio recorder configured to facilitate an audio recording, the audio recorder including a second speaker configured to provide an audio representation of at least a portion of the audio recording, the second speaker being different than the first speaker.

9. The mobile device of claim 8, further comprising:

a first microprocessor coupled to the mobile communications device, the first microprocessor configured to process data associated with the communication; and

a second microprocessor coupled to the audio recorder, the second microprocessor configured to process data associated with the audio recording,

wherein the second microprocessor is different than the first microprocessor.

10. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the mobile communications device includes at least one of the following:

a wireless telephone, a cellular telephone, and a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA).

11. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the audio recorder is configured to facilitate an audio recording using at least one of the following formats:

magnetic and digital.

12. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the audio recorder further includes data compression circuitry.

13. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the audio recorder includes circuitry configured to perform at least one of the following operations:

record, playback, rewind, fast forward, and skip.

14. The mobile device of claim 8, further comprising:

a first microphone coupled to the mobile communications device, the first microphone configured to receive audio associated with at least a portion of the communication; and

a second microphone coupled to the audio recorder, the second microphone configured to receive audio associated with at least a portion of the audio recording,

wherein the first microphone is different than the second microphone.

15. A mobile device, comprising:

a mobile communications device operably supported by a housing, the mobile communications device configured to facilitate a communication, the mobile communications device including a first microphone configured to receive audio associated with at least a portion of the communication; and

an audio recorder operably supported by the housing, the audio recorder configured to facilitate an audio recording, the audio recorder including a second microphone configured to receive audio associated with at least a portion of the audio recording, the second microphone being different than the first microphone.

16. The mobile device of claim 15, further comprising:

a first microprocessor coupled to the mobile communications device, the first microprocessor configured to process data associated with the communication; and

a second microprocessor coupled to the audio recorder, the second microprocessor configured to process data associated with the audio recording,

wherein the second microprocessor is different than the first microprocessor.

17. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the mobile communications device includes at least one of the following:

a wireless telephone, a cellular telephone, and a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA).

18. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the audio recorder is configured to facilitate an audio recording using at least one of the following formats:

magnetic and digital.

19. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the audio recorder includes circuitry configured to perform at least one of the following operations:

record, playback, rewind, fast forward, and skip.

20. The mobile device of claim 15, further comprising:

a first speaker coupled to the mobile communications device, the first speaker configured to provide an audio representation of at least a portion of the communication; and

a second speaker coupled to the audio recorder, the second speaker configured to provide an audio representation of at least a portion of the audio recording,

wherein the first speaker is different than the second speaker.