Continuous timed segment broadcast recorder system
First Claim
1. A broadcast receiver/recorder system for periodically receiving and recording selected broadcast events, comprising:
- a radio receiver having an output;
a tape recorder having record and playback modes, a record input and a playback output, said tape recorder normally being in its record mode;
audio output means;
means connecting said receiver output to said record input of said tape recorder;
timer means for selectively and periodically activating said tape recorder to record selected periodic events;
first control means for selectively shifting said tape recorder from its record mode to its playback mode and for connecting said playback output to said audio output means; and
second control means responsive to said tape recorder for holding said tape recorder in its playback mode for a preselected time period and for thereafter shifting said recorder back to its record mode, whereby said recorder is activated by said timer means periodically to record each of said selected events, and is selectively activated by said first control means to play back said selected events.
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Abstract
A small continuous loop tape recorder is connected to receive audio signals from a broadcast receiver, and a timer is provided to activate the recorder at intervals to record selected broadcast events. A mechanism is provided to manually activate the playback portion of the recorder whereby a previously recorded event is played back at a desired time. The receiver may be an integral part of a self-contained broadcast recorder unit, the receiver may be a conventional AM or FM broadcast receiver to which the recorder unit is connected, or there may be a combination of a self-contained receiver-recorder unit with a conventional broadcast receiver.
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1. A broadcast receiver/recorder system for periodically receiving and recording selected broadcast events, comprising:
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a radio receiver having an output; a tape recorder having record and playback modes, a record input and a playback output, said tape recorder normally being in its record mode; audio output means; means connecting said receiver output to said record input of said tape recorder; timer means for selectively and periodically activating said tape recorder to record selected periodic events; first control means for selectively shifting said tape recorder from its record mode to its playback mode and for connecting said playback output to said audio output means; and second control means responsive to said tape recorder for holding said tape recorder in its playback mode for a preselected time period and for thereafter shifting said recorder back to its record mode, whereby said recorder is activated by said timer means periodically to record each of said selected events, and is selectively activated by said first control means to play back said selected events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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