Court reporting dictating system and method

• US 3,879,751 A
• Filed: 01/05/1973
• Issued: 04/22/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Joseph Julius Gimelli
• Original Assignee: Joseph Julius Gimelli
• Inventors: Gimelli, Joseph Julius
• Primary Examiner(s): Eddleman, Alfred H.
• Application Number:
  US05/321,270
• Time in Patent Office: 837 Days
• Field of Search: 179/1.2MD,1.2S,1.1DR,1.1R 35/35C 360/13,31,63,90,71
• US Class Current: 360/13
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/00 Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor G11B11/00 and G11B13/00 take precedence

Abstract

A system for use by court reporters in recording court proceedings, legislative hearings and the like, wherein at least a double track recording tape system is used, with one track for repeat, correction and/or editing by the court reporter of the oral statements, and another track utilized for the direct recording of any multiple number of microphones as may be required, e.g., as before a judge, the witness, the respective counsel, and so on. The primary record head for the above is accompanied by a follower playback head, which enables pickup and playback from either track (which proceeds through each head in sequence) to the receiving earphone of the operator or reporter. Thus the latter, by suitable adjacent and conventional switch means, may playback either or both of the tracks of the tape, and immediately after recording by the record head. This enables the reporter, inter alia, to check or monitor the operation of the record head, i.e., to verify the fact that the audio from all microphones, including his own, are operational. The reporter may thus optionally, intermittently or continuously, so check the recording of all voices by the instantaneous playback of the record tracks, and including playback of his own constructed dictation of the statements made by the speakers or witnesses at the involved proceeding.

Claims

1. A recording-dictation method particularly adapted to court reporting and like techniques wherein a written transcript is prepared comprising the steps of recording upon one channel of a magnetic tape audio from at least one audio pick-up station, immediately dictating a constructed version of said audio upon another channel of said tape, optionally selecting one or the other of said channels for immediate playback of said audio or said constructed version to thereby monitor said recording continuously or intermittently to assure that there is no malfunction in the equipment, and typing said transcript from said constructed version.