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Selective recall and preservation of continuously recorded data

  • US 6,205,419 B1
  • Filed: 04/30/1999
  • Issued: 03/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A process for selectively recording events, said process comprising the steps of:

  • providing an acquisition buffer comprising at least one finite extent of a recording medium;

    recording in said acquisition buffer current events in place of earlier events, to insure that said acquisition buffer contains, at any given time, a record of the most recent events;

    providing selection means enabling a user to select a portion or portions of said record of the most recent events recorded in said acquisition buffer, in order to determine which portion or portions, if any, of said record of events will be preserved; and

    preserving any portion or portions of said record of events selected by said user, said preserving step comprising at least one of the following steps;

    reserving a portion of said record of events from being overwritten by other events; and

    transferring said selected portions of the record of events to a predetermined location.

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