Voice recording card

• US 4,677,657 A
• Filed: 11/26/1986
• Issued: 06/30/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1984
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Omron Tateisi Electronics Co. (Omron Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Omron Tateisi Electronics Co. (Omron Corporation)
• Inventors: Yoshida, Shinya, Nagata, Masanori, Yamashita, Susumu
• Primary Examiner(s): Lev, Robert
• Application Number:
  US06/935,168
• Time in Patent Office: 216 Days
• Field of Search: 179/2 E, 179/2 EA, 179/2 B, 179/2EC, 179/2 DP, 179/2 CA, 179/6.3 CC, 179/6.3 MA, 179/178, 381/51, 340/825.33, 340/825.3 V, 340/309.15, 368/63, 368/41, 235/492, 235/493, 235/380, 235/381, 455/89, 455/90
• US Class Current: 455/558
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07 with integrated circuit chips
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1098 the scanning arrangement having a modular construction
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/642 storing speech in digital form
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/14 including a card reading device

Abstract

A voice recording card (1) can record and reproduce a message and when it is inserted into a transmitting and receiving apparatus (3), it can transmit and receive the message. In a recording mode, the message is applied through a microphone (14), converted into a digital signal by an analog/digital converter (21) and is recorded in a memory (22). In a transmission mode, the content of the message is read out from the memory (22) and is transmitted through an interface (24) to the transmitting and receiving apparatus (3). In a receiving mode, the content of the message received by the transmitting and receiving apparatus (3) is recorded in the memory (22) through the interface (24) and is read out, in a reproduction mode, from the memory (22) and converted into an analog signal by a digital-analog converter (23) to be outputted from a speaker (15). The card (1) comprises a central processing unit which controls an electric structure of the card (1) in response to the mode designated by a mode designation key included in a keyboard (13).

Claims

1. A voice recording card for use in a transmitting and receiving apparatus, comprising:

a recording mode designating means for designating a voice recording mode;

voice input converting means being enabled in response to an input by said sound recording mode designating means for converting voice input information into an electric signal;

first storing means for storing the voice information from said voice input converting means; and

interface means for transmitting the information stored in said first storing means to the transmitting and receiving apparatus.

2. A voice recording card as set forth in claim 1, which further comprises analog-to-digital converting means for converting an analog signal entered by said voice input converting means to a digital signal, and

said first storing means comprising a digital integrated circuit memory.

3. A voice recording card as set forth in claim 1, wherein

said interface means is adapted to receive a signal from the transmitting and receiving apparatus and further includes a receiving contact to be connected with the transmitting and receiving apparatus, and;

which further comprises;

second storing means for storing a signal received from the transmitting and receiving apparatus through said interface means,

a reproduction mode designating means for designating a voice reproduction mode, and

voice output converting means being enabled in response to an input by said reproduction mode designating means for converting the received information stored in said second storing means to a voice, which is provided as output.

4. A voice recording card as set forth in claim 3, wherein

said second storing means comprises a digital integrated circuit memory, and

which further comprises:

digital-to-analog converting means for converting digital data stored in said second storing means to analog data.

5. A voice recording card as set forth in claim 1, which further comprises a keyboard having at least a ten key for entering information of the telephone number of a person to whom transmission is made by means of the transmitting and receiving apparatus or information of one'"'"'s own telephone number.

6. A voice recording card as set forth in claim 3, which further comprises antenna means for receiving a call signal by radio, and

said voice output converting means providing a call sound in response to the reception of the call signal by said antenna means.

10. A voice recording card as set forth in claim 1 wherein said interface means has a transmitting contact to be connected with said transmitting and receiving apparatus.

11. A voice recording card as set forth in claim 1 wherein said recording mode designating means in a key.

7. A voice recording card for use in a transmitting and receiving apparatus, comprising:

voice input converting means for receiving a voice signal and converting said voice signal to an analog, electric signal,

analog-to-digital converting means for converting analog data received from said voice input converting means to digital data,

storing means for storing the digital data 10 converted by said analog-to-digital converting means,

interface means provided for making a bidirectional communication of the digital data between said storing means and the transmitting and receiving apparatus,

first connecting means for making said voice input converting means conducted to or interrupted from an analog input terminal of said analog-to-digital converting means,

digital-to-analog converting means for converting the digital data stored in said storing means,

voice output converting means for converting the received analog data to a voice,

second connecting means for making an analog output terminal of said digital-to-analog converting means conducted to or interrupted from said voice output converting means,

a recording mode designating means for designating a voice recording mode,

a reproduction mode designating means for designating a reproduction mode,

a transmission mode designating means for designating a mode of transmission to the transmitting and receiving apparatus,

a reception mode designating means for designating a mode of reception from the transmitting and receiving apparatus, and

control means for

conducting said first connecting means and interrupting said second connecting means in response to the input by said recording mode designating means,

interrupting said first connecting means and conducting said second connecting means in response to the input by said reproduction mode designating means,

interrupting said first and second connecting means in response to the input by said transmission mode designating means and sending the voice input digital data stored in said storing means to means transmitting and receiving apparatus via said interface means, and

interrupting said first and second connecting means in response to the input by said reception mode designating means and storing the data received from the transmitting and receiving apparatus via said interface means into said storing means.

8. A voice recording card as set forth in claim 7, wherein said voice input converting means and said voice output converting means are a microphone-speaker formed as a single body.

12. A voice recording card as set forth in claim 7 wherein said interface means has a contact to be connected with the transmitting and receiving apparatus.

13. A voice recording card as set forth in claim 7 wherein said designating means are keys.

9. A voice recording card for use in a transmitting and receiving apparatus, comprising:

voice input converting means for entering an aural signal and converting said aural signal to an analog electric signal,

analog-to-digital converting means for converting analog data received from said voice input converting means to digital data,

storing means for storing the digital data converted by said analog-to-digital converting means,

interface means provided for making a bidirectional communication of analog data between said storing means and the transmitting and receiving apparatus,

first connecting means for connecting an analog input terminal of said analog-to-digital converting means selectively to either said voice input converting means or said interface means,

digital-to-analog converting means for converting the digital data stored in said storing means to analog data,

voice output converting means for converting the received analog data to an aural signal,

second connecting means for connecting an analog output terminal of said digital-to-analog converting means selectively to either said interface means or said voice output converting means,

a recording mode designating means for designating a voice recording mode,

a reproduction mode designating means for designating a reproduction mode,

a transmission mode designating means for designating a mode of transmission to the transmitting and receiving apparatus,

a reception mode designating means for designating a mode of reception from the transmitting and receiving apparatus, and

control means for making control so that;

in response to an input by said recording mode designating means, said first connecting means connects said voice input converting means and said analog-to-digital converting means and said second connecting means is brought into an idle state,

in response to an input by said reproduction mode designating means, said first connecting means is brought into an idle state and said second connecting means connects said digital-to-analog converting means and said voice output means,

in response to an input by said transmission mode designating means, said first connecting means is brought into an idle state and said second connecting means connects said digital-to-analog converting means and said interface means and the voice input digital data stored in said storing means is converted to analog data by said digital-to-analog converting means so as to be sent to the transmitting and receiving apparatus via said interface means, and

in response to an input by said reception mode designating means, said first connecting means connects said interface means and said analog-to-digital converting means, the analog data received via said interface means from the transmitting and receiving apparatus is converted by said analog-to-digital converting means to digital data to be stored in said storing means and said second connecting means is brought into an idle state.

14. A voice recording card as set forth in claim 9 wherein said interface means has a contact to be connected with the transmitting and receiving apparatus.

15. A voice recording card as set forth in claim 9 wherein said designating means are keys.