Apparatus for displaying the status of individual dictated messages in a central dictation system
First Claim
1. Apparatus for storing and displaying the status of individual dictated messages in a central dictation system of the type having at least one recorder, a plurality of dictate stations operatively connected to and adapted to seize said recorder, and at least one transcribe station assignable to transcribe said dictated messges, said apparatus comprising station sensing means coupled at least to said recorder for sensing when a dictate station seizes a recorder to commence the recording to a dictated message;
- and display means including a display screen for displaying information identifying predetermined parameters related to said message being recorded, said displayed information including the completion status of said message, immediately following the seizure of said recorder by said dictate station.
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Abstract
In a central dictation system of the type having a plurality of recorders, a plurality of dictate stations are adapted to seize individual ones of the recorders, and a plurality of transcribe stations assignable to transcribe the dictated messages, a display device displays information identifying predetermined parameters related to the messages being recorded, including the status of such messages, immediately following the seizure of respective recorders by corresponding dictate stations, whereupon messages are dictated onto such recorders. The display device displays information associated with respective messages in corresponding lines, the displayed lines being segregated into areas as a function of the particular status of the associated messages. Depending upon a change in the status of an associated message, the line of displayed information may be transferred from one segregated area to another. The display device is operative to display information of messages having a selected status or a selected parameter.
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50 Claims
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1. Apparatus for storing and displaying the status of individual dictated messages in a central dictation system of the type having at least one recorder, a plurality of dictate stations operatively connected to and adapted to seize said recorder, and at least one transcribe station assignable to transcribe said dictated messges, said apparatus comprising station sensing means coupled at least to said recorder for sensing when a dictate station seizes a recorder to commence the recording to a dictated message;
- and display means including a display screen for displaying information identifying predetermined parameters related to said message being recorded, said displayed information including the completion status of said message, immediately following the seizure of said recorder by said dictate station.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 40, 41, 42)
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16. Apparatus for storing and displaying the status of individual dictated messages in a central dictation system of the type having a plurality of recorders, a plurality of dictate stations selectively coupled to and adapted to seize selected ones of said recorders, and a plurality of transcribe stations assignable to transcribe said dictated messages, said apparatus comprising display means for displaying information of predetermined parameters associated with said messages, including the status of said messages, the information associated with a respective message being displayed in a corresponding line, said displayed lines being segregated into respective areas as a function of the particular status of the associated messages;
- and means operably coupled to said display means for transferring a line of displayed information from one segregated area to another as the status of the associated message changes.
- View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. Apparatus for storing and displaying the status of individual dictated messages in a central dictation system of the type having at least one recorder, a plurality of dictate stations selectively coupled to and adapted to seize said recorder, and a plurality of transcribe stations assignable to transcribe said dictated messages, said apparatus comprising storage means for storing information of predetermined parameters associated with said messages, including status data of the status of said messages and time data of the time duration of each said message;
- display means operatively coupled to said storage means for displaying said stored information of at least a predetermined number of said messages; and
means operatively coupled to said storage means for converting the time data of each message to an approximate line-of-transcription data representing the equivalent lines of printing of said message as transcribed, such that said display means displays the length of each message as an approximate number of lines of printing thereof once transcribed. - View Dependent Claims (39)
- display means operatively coupled to said storage means for displaying said stored information of at least a predetermined number of said messages; and
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43. Apparatus for storing and displaying information associated with respective messages which are dictated in a central dictation system, said information including status data representing whether said message has been transcribed and including predetermined parameters associated with said message, said apparatus comprising display means for selectively displaying information associated with a predetermined number of messages for each of selected statuses and for selectively displaying information associated with a plurality of messages having a common selected parameter;
- storage means for storing the information which is displayed;
a magnetic disc for storing the information which is not displayed, said magnetic disc having a plurality of storage locations corresponding to the different statuses of said messages such that the information associated with messages of a particular status are stored in a respective storage location;
means for transferring information from said magnetic disc to said storage means in accordance with the parameter which is selected for the display of information; and
an archive magnetic disc for selectively receiving information associated with messages which have been transcribed; and
means for supplying information from said archive magnetic disc to said storage means in the event that the information on said archive magnetic disc includes the parameter which is selected for the display of information.
- storage means for storing the information which is displayed;
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44. The apparatus for storing and displaying information associated with respective messages which are dictated in a central dictation system of the type having at least one multiple cassette recorder which includes recorder means for recording a dictated message, loading means for loading said recorder means with a said eject means to unload said cassette and said loading means to load said recorder means with a fresh cassette for priority dictation.
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45. Apparatus for storing and displaying the status of individual dictated messages in a central dictation system of the type having a plurality of recorders, a plurality of dictate stations selectively coupled to and adapted to seize selected ones of said recorders such that authors at said dictate stations are enabled to dictate messages for recording by said recorders, and a plurality of transcribe stations whereat transcriptionists are enabled to transcribe said dictated messages, said apparatus comprising storage means operatively coupled to at least said recorders for storing information associated with each message which is in the process of being dictated or which has been dictated, said information including status data;
- central processing means for measuring the length of each message which has been dictated, means for storing the lengths of all messages dictated by each author onto each recorder; and
print means coupled to said central processing means and selectively operative to print summaries of the lengths of said messages dictated by said authors. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
- central processing means for measuring the length of each message which has been dictated, means for storing the lengths of all messages dictated by each author onto each recorder; and
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