Method and apparatus for processing and downloading sound messages onto a permanent memory of a communication package
First Claim
1. A unitized interface system (UIS) for processing and downloading sound messages onto a permanent memory of a communication package, the UIS comprising:
- a telecommunication interface means for receiving a sound message;
means for converting the sound message into digital signals when received in other than digital form;
means for compressing the digital signals to provide compressed, digital signals;
means for recording the compressed, digital signals to provide recorded, compressed, digital signals, as a sound file;
means for combining a text file of encoded, digital, identification information with the sound file into a single file; and
means for downloading only the recorded, compressed, digital signals of the sound file onto the permanent memory of the communication package.
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Abstract
A communication package has, enclosed in a storage disc, a voice chip connected by power input bus terminals to a renewable, battery power system which provides easy battery accessibility. The storage disc preferably contains an acoustically resonant chamber and diffusion apparatus and preferably contains a removable barrier between the power system and the power input bus terminals that must be removed before the voice chip can be energized. A unitized interface system (UIS) is used to store a voice message in the communication package by recording the voice message, replaying the voice message, optionally re-recording at least a portion of the voice message until the replay is satisfactory and converting the voice message to a compressed, digital "sound file". Identifying information is encoded and converted into a compressed, digital "text file" and combined with the "sound file". The identifying information is separated from the combined files and is displayed or printed. Only the contents of the "sound file" are downloaded onto the voice chip of the communication package.
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43 Claims
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1. A unitized interface system (UIS) for processing and downloading sound messages onto a permanent memory of a communication package, the UIS comprising:
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a telecommunication interface means for receiving a sound message; means for converting the sound message into digital signals when received in other than digital form; means for compressing the digital signals to provide compressed, digital signals; means for recording the compressed, digital signals to provide recorded, compressed, digital signals, as a sound file; means for combining a text file of encoded, digital, identification information with the sound file into a single file; and means for downloading only the recorded, compressed, digital signals of the sound file onto the permanent memory of the communication package. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for processing and downloading sound messages onto a permanent memory of a communication package, the method comprising:
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receiving a sound message; converting the sound message into digital signals when received in other than digital form; compressing the digital signals to provide compressed, digital signals; recording the compressed, digital signals to provide recorded, compressed, digital signals, as a sound file; combining a text file of encoded, digital, identification information with the sound file into a single file; and downloading only the recorded, compressed, digital signals of the sound file onto the permanent memory of the communication package. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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