Electronic reminder system
First Claim
1. An electronic reminder system, comprising:
- means for receiving a record medium on which a plurality of different spoken messages are each to be recorded and to be played-back at a specified day, hour and minute point-of-time for each message;
a microphone for recording the spoken messages;
manual time selector means for inputting the specified day, hour and minute point-of-time at which the respective spoken message is to be played-back;
a real-time clock for measuring time in a real-time manner and for producing an output corresponding to such real-time measurement;
control means controlled by the output of said clock for signalling automatically the arrival of each specified point-of-time at which a recorded spoken message is to be played-back;
play-back means including a speaker for effecting the play-back of such spoken messages; and
a "Play" key for effecting the play-back of the respective recorded message after its specified point-of-time has arrived.
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Abstract
An electronic reminder system is described for recording a plurality of different spoken messages on a record medium, which messages are to be played-back at a specific point-of-time for each message. The system comprises a microphone for recording the spoken messages, a keyboard for inputting data representing the specified point-of-time at which the respective spoken message is to be played-back, a real-time clock for measuring time in a real-time manner and for producing an output corresponding to such real-time measurement, control means controlled by the clock for signaling automatically the arrival of each specified point-of-time at which a recorded spoken message is to be played back, and a speaker for effecting the play-back of the spoken message.
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1. An electronic reminder system, comprising:
- means for receiving a record medium on which a plurality of different spoken messages are each to be recorded and to be played-back at a specified day, hour and minute point-of-time for each message;
a microphone for recording the spoken messages;
manual time selector means for inputting the specified day, hour and minute point-of-time at which the respective spoken message is to be played-back;
a real-time clock for measuring time in a real-time manner and for producing an output corresponding to such real-time measurement;
control means controlled by the output of said clock for signalling automatically the arrival of each specified point-of-time at which a recorded spoken message is to be played-back;
play-back means including a speaker for effecting the play-back of such spoken messages; and
a "Play" key for effecting the play-back of the respective recorded message after its specified point-of-time has arrived. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- means for receiving a record medium on which a plurality of different spoken messages are each to be recorded and to be played-back at a specified day, hour and minute point-of-time for each message;
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