DEVICE CAPABLE OF RECORDING, STORING, MANIPULATING, AND TRANSFERRING INFORMATION

• US 20090296535A1
• Filed: 06/03/2009
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAJE Holdings Incorporated
• Original Assignee: SAJE Holdings Incorporated
• Inventors: Jones, Scott A., Huang, Zhen
• Application Number:
  US12/477,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20090296535A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 369/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus for continuously recording, selectively storing, manipulating, and transferring information is provided. An apparatus continuously captures a data input signal and selectively designates saved portions of the data input signal to store or archive in the system. A method and system identifies and controls a data input signal for continuously recording, selectively storing, manipulating and transferring information.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

an input device capturing an input signal; and

a control device continuously saving the input signal and archiving a designated portion of the input signal that has been saved.

2. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the control device comprises:

a ring buffer adapted to save the input signal; and

a non-volatile storage adapted to archive the designated portion.

3. An apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein the control device further comprises a processor saving the input signal in the ring buffer and storing the designated portion from the ring buffer into the storage.

4. An apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein the control device further comprises a user interface for a user to designate storing the designated portion.

5. An apparatus as recited in claim 4, further comprising an output device outputting the designated portion responsive to a user request via the interface.

6. An apparatus as recited in claim 5, further comprising:

a communication system coupled to the processor; and

a computer system coupled to the communication system and receiving the designated portion from the processor over the communication system.

7. A system, comprising:

an input device capturing an input signal; and

a control device continuously saving the input signal and archiving a designated portion of the input signal that has been saved, the control device comprising;

a ring buffer adapted to save the input signal;

a non-volatile storage adapted to archive the designated portion; and

a processor saving the input signal to the ring buffer and storing the designated portion from the ring buffer into the storage.

8. A portable device carryable by a user, comprising:

an input device capturing an input signal in a vicinity of the user; and

a control device continuously saving the input signal and archiving a designated portion of the input signal that has been saved, the control device comprising;

a ring buffer adapted to save the input signal;

a non-volatile storage adapted to archive the designated portion; and

a processor saving the input signal to the ring buffer and storing the designated portion from the ring buffer into the storage;

a user interface coupled to the processor and including an activation button for the user to designate storing the designated portion where the designated portion is a predetermined period of time prior to a time at which the user activates the activation button; and

an output device coupled to the processor and outputting the designated portion responsive to a user request via the interface.

9. A system, comprising:

an input device capturing an audio video input signal in a vicinity of a user; and

a control device continuously saving the input signal and archiving a designated portion of the input signal that has been saved, the control device comprising;

a ring buffer adapted to save the input signal;

a non-volatile storage adapted to archive the designated portion; and

a processor saving the input signal to the ring buffer and storing the designated portion from the ring buffer into the storage;

a user interface coupled to the processor and including an activation button for the user to designate storing the designated portion where the designated portion is a predetermined period of time prior to a time at which the user activates the activation button; and

an output device outputting the designated portion responsive to a user request via the interface;

a communication system coupled to the processor; and

a computer system coupled to the communication system, receiving the designated portion from the processor over the communication system and storing the designated portion in a database.

10. A system, comprising:

an input device receiving an input signal; and

a control device allowing a user to designated a past portion of the input signal to be saved and saving the designated past portion.

11. A method, comprising:

recording an input signal in a circular buffer; and

saving a portion of the circular buffer responsive to a designation by a user.

12. A method as recited in claim 11, further comprising saving a double length portion responsive to a second designation by the user.

13. A method as recited in claim 11, further comprising allowing the user to set portion parameters including time length of the buffer and a time length of the portion.

14. A data structure, comprising:

a circular buffer storing an input signal captured in a vicinity of a user and having a circular buffer time storage time length; and

a non-volatile storage saving a designated portion of the circular buffer when designated by the user.