WIRELESS MICROPHONE SYSTEM

• US 20170339366A1
• Filed: 12/14/2014
• Published: 11/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Trinus Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Trinus Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: PARK, Ki Hwan
• Application Number:
  US15/532,775
• Publication Number:
  US 20170339366A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/20 for coupling gramophone pick-up, recorder output, or microphone to receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/38 Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/60 for the sound signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/08 Mouthpieces; Microphones; Attachments therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/00 Circuits for transducers , loudspeakers or microphones

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless microphone system which, when recording voice data in an interval from a recording start time and a recording stop time, further records voice data by a predetermined period of time in the forward and backward directions of the recording start time and the recording stop time with reference to the time axis, thereby maximally securing voice data for identifying situations of various scenes such as an event, an accident and a criminal scene. The wireless microphone system according to the present invention comprises: a transmission unit for wirelessly transmitting voice data and a recording start signal; a reception unit for transmitting, to a reception target, the voice data and the recording start signal wirelessly transmitted from the transmission unit; and a DVR for temporarily storing the voice data transmitted from the reception unit in a first storage unit for a predetermined period of time, storing the voice data transmitted from the reception unit in a second storage unit and simultaneously storing voice data over a predetermined period of time before the point of reception of the recording start signal in the second storage unit using the voice data in the first storage unit when the recording start signal is received from the reception unit, and storing voice data over a predetermined period of time after the time when a recording stop signal is input through a recording stop signal input unit for stopping recording, included in the DVR.

Claims

1. A wireless microphone system comprising:

a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting voice data and a recording start signal;

a receiver for transmitting the voice data and the recording start signal, which are wirelessly transmitted from the transmitter, to a destination device; and

a digital video recorder (DVR) for temporarily storing the voice data transmitted from the receiver in a first storage for a preset period, storing the voice data transmitted from the receiver in a second storage when the recording start signal is transmitted from the receiver, storing the voice data corresponding to a preset period before a reception timing of the recording start signal in the second storage using the voice data of the first storage, comprising a recording stop signal input unit for stopping recording of the voice data, and storing the voice data corresponding to a preset period after an input timing of a recording stop signal via the recording stop signal input unit in the second storage,

wherein, assuming that an operation of storing the voice data corresponding to the preset period before the reception timing of the recording start signal by the DVR in the second storage is referred to as pre-recording, an operation of storing the voice data corresponding to the preset period after the input timing of the recording stop signal to the DVR in the second storage is referred to as post-recording, and an operation of storing the voice data corresponding to a period from the reception timing of the recording start signal to the input timing of the recording stop signal in the second storage is referred to as regular recording, when a new recording start signal is transmitted from the receiver during a current post-recording period, the DVR starts regular recording based on the new recording start signal immediately after the current post-recording period is completed.

7. The wireless microphone system according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter and the receiver individually comprise connection terminals for electrical connection therebetween to configure settings for wireless transmission and reception between the transmitter and the receiver when the connection terminals are connected to each other.

8. The wireless microphone system according to claim 7, wherein charging power is supplied via the receiver to the transmitter when the transmitter and the receiver are connected to each other via the connection terminals.

9. The wireless microphone system according to claim 1, wherein the DVR combines the voice data of the period before the reception timing of the recording start signal and the voice data of the period after the input timing of the recording stop signal, to front and rear parts of the voice data of the period between the reception timing of the recording start signal and the input timing of the recording stop signal on the basis of a time axis, respectively, thereby storing the combined voice data as a single voice file.

10. The wireless microphone system according to claim 1, wherein wireless transmission and reception are enabled between a single receiver and multiple transmitters via multiple channels.

11. The wireless microphone system according to claim 1, wherein each of the transmitter and the receiver has a standby mode and thus normally operates in the standby mode and is switched to an operation mode corresponding to a power on state to transmit or receive signals and data.

12. The wireless microphone system according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter comprises one or more of:

a TALK button for transmitting the voice data and allowing the DVR to start to record the voice data;

a MODE button for switching between four modes of LED/VIBRATION/LED&

VIBRATION/NONE;

a MUTE button for muting the voice data; and

LED indicators for indicating operation statuses.

13. The wireless microphone system according to claim 1, wherein the receiver comprises LEDs for indicating whether the voice data is being recorded, and indicating a battery charge status.

14. The wireless microphone system according to claim 1, wherein the receiver transmits a control signal transmitted from the DVR, to the transmitter.

15. The wireless microphone system according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter always transmits the voice data to the receiver in a power on state.

16. The wireless microphone system according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter includes a video recording start signal as well as an audio recording start signal, and a video recording stop signal as well as an audio recording stop signal in the recording start signal and the recording stop signal to be transmitted to the receiver, and

wherein the DVR starts and stops audio and video recording operations based on the recording start signal and the recording stop signal transmitted from the transmitter via the receiver.

17. The wireless microphone system according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter also has a function of wirelessly transmitting the recording stop signal, and

wherein the DVR stores the voice data corresponding to the preset period after the reception timing of the recording stop signal via the receiver from the transmitter in the second storage.

2. A wireless microphone system comprising:

a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting voice data and a recording start signal;

a receiver for transmitting the voice data and the recording start signal, which are wirelessly transmitted from the transmitter, to a destination device; and

a digital video recorder (DVR) for temporarily storing the voice data transmitted from the receiver in a first storage for a preset period, storing the voice data transmitted from the receiver in a second storage when the recording start signal is transmitted from the receiver, storing the voice data corresponding to a preset period before a reception timing of the recording start signal in the second storage using the voice data of the first storage, comprising a recording stop signal input unit for stopping recording of the voice data, and storing the voice data corresponding to a preset period after an input timing of a recording stop signal via the recording stop signal input unit in the second storage,

wherein, assuming that an operation of storing the voice data corresponding to the preset period before the reception timing of the recording start signal by the DVR in the second storage is referred to as pre-recording, an operation of storing the voice data corresponding to the preset period after the input timing of the recording stop signal to the DVR in the second storage is referred to as post-recording, and an operation of storing the voice data corresponding to a period from the reception timing of the recording start signal to the input timing of the recording stop signal in the second storage is referred to as regular recording, when a new recording start signal is transmitted from the receiver during a current post-recording period, the DVR continuously performs post-recording and, at the same time, performs pre-recording based on the new recording start signal by a preset period before a transmission timing of the new recording start signal.

3. A wireless microphone system comprising:

a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting voice data and a recording start signal;

a receiver for transmitting the voice data and the recording start signal, which are wirelessly transmitted from the transmitter, to a destination device; and

a digital video recorder (DVR) for temporarily storing the voice data transmitted from the receiver in a first storage for a preset period, storing the voice data transmitted from the receiver in a second storage when the recording start signal is transmitted from the receiver, storing the voice data corresponding to a preset period before a reception timing of the recording start signal in the second storage using the voice data of the first storage, comprising a recording stop signal input unit for stopping recording of the voice data, and storing the voice data corresponding to a preset period after an input timing of a recording stop signal via the recording stop signal input unit in the second storage,

wherein the transmitter and the receiver individually comprise connection terminals for electrical connection therebetween to configure settings for wireless transmission and reception between the transmitter and the receiver when the connection terminals are connected to each other,

wherein the transmitter has a unique identifier (ID) and transmits the unique ID to the receiver when connected to the receiver via the connection terminals, and

wherein the receiver comprises a storage for storing the unique ID of the transmitter and stores the unique ID of the transmitter in the storage when the unique ID is transmitted from the transmitter, to configure settings for wireless transmission and reception to and from the transmitter.

4. A wireless microphone system comprising:

a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting voice data and a recording start signal;

a receiver for transmitting the voice data and the recording start signal, which are wirelessly transmitted from the transmitter, to a destination device; and

a digital video recorder (DVR) for temporarily storing the voice data transmitted from the receiver in a first storage for a preset period, storing the voice data transmitted from the receiver in a second storage when the recording start signal is transmitted from the receiver, storing the voice data corresponding to a preset period before a reception timing of the recording start signal in the second storage using the voice data of the first storage, comprising a recording stop signal input unit for stopping recording of the voice data, and storing the voice data corresponding to a preset period after an input timing of a recording stop signal via the recording stop signal input unit in the second storage,

wherein the transmitter and the receiver individually comprise connection terminals for electrical connection therebetween to configure settings for wireless transmission and reception between the transmitter and the receiver when the connection terminals are connected to each other,

wherein the transmitter has a unique identifier (ID) and transmits the unique ID to the receiver when connected to the receiver via the connection terminals, and

wherein the receiver comprises a database having stored therein unique IDs of a plurality of transmitters and authenticates the unique ID of the transmitter by determining whether the unique ID is valid, using the database when the unique ID is transmitted from the transmitter, to configure settings for wireless transmission and reception to and from the transmitter having the authenticated unique ID.

5. A wireless microphone system comprising:

a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting voice data and a recording start signal;

a receiver for transmitting the voice data and the recording start signal, which are wirelessly transmitted from the transmitter, to a destination device; and

a digital video recorder (DVR) for temporarily storing the voice data transmitted from the receiver in a first storage for a preset period, storing the voice data transmitted from the receiver in a second storage when the recording start signal is transmitted from the receiver, storing the voice data corresponding to a preset period before a reception timing of the recording start signal in the second storage using the voice data of the first storage, comprising a recording stop signal input unit for stopping recording of the voice data, and storing the voice data corresponding to a preset period after an input timing of a recording stop signal via the recording stop signal input unit in the second storage,

wherein the transmitter and the receiver individually comprise connection terminals for electrical connection therebetween to configure settings for wireless transmission and reception between the transmitter and the receiver when the connection terminals are connected to each other,

wherein the receiver has stored therein a plurality of unique identifiers (IDs) to be individually assigned to a plurality of transmitters, and

wherein the transmitter receives a unique ID assigned thereto from the receiver when connected to the receiver via the connection terminals, to configure settings for wireless transmission and reception to and from the receiver.

6. A wireless microphone system comprising:

a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting voice data and a recording start signal;

a receiver for transmitting the voice data and the recording start signal, which are wirelessly transmitted from the transmitter, to a destination device; and

a digital video recorder (DVR) for temporarily storing the voice data transmitted from the receiver in a first storage for a preset period, storing the voice data transmitted from the receiver in a second storage when the recording start signal is transmitted from the receiver, storing the voice data corresponding to a preset period before a reception timing of the recording start signal in the second storage using the voice data of the first storage, comprising a recording stop signal input unit for stopping recording of the voice data, and storing the voice data corresponding to a preset period after an input timing of a recording stop signal via the recording stop signal input unit in the second storage,

wherein the transmitter and the receiver individually comprise connection terminals for electrical connection therebetween to configure settings for wireless transmission and reception between the transmitter and the receiver when the connection terminals are connected to each other,

wherein the receiver comprises a code generator for generating a unique identifier (ID) to be assigned to the transmitter, and generates and transmits a unique ID to the transmitter whenever the transmitter is connected thereto via the connection terminals, and

wherein the transmitter stores the unique ID transmitted from the receiver, to configure settings for wireless transmission and reception to and from the receiver.