Portable electronic recorder and method for operating same
First Claim
1. Portable electronic recording device for recording events comprising:
- means for giving commands to the said device;
means for emitting signals;
a memory for storing the commands given to the said device;
characterized in that the means for giving commands to the said portable electronic recording device comprise a first means for giving a start command by a user of the portable electronic recording device for recording the start of an event and a second means for giving an end command by a user of the portable electronic recording device for recording the end of an event, in that the portable electronic recording device comprises means for triggering the means for emitting a signal to emit a reminder signal as a reminder that an event is in progress, the said reminder signal being activated by a start command of said first means and deactivated by an end command of the said second means;
and in that the portable electronic recording device comprises means for storing the date and time of the start and end of the event in the memory in response to a start and an end command, respectively.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for recording events (1) comprising means (3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 5) for giving commands to the said device (1), means for emitting signals (9) and a memory for storing the commands given to the said device (1). The means (3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 5) for giving commands comprise a first means (3) for giving a command for recording the start of an event and a second means (4) for giving a command for recording the end of an event. The device (1) also comprises means for triggering a signal as a reminder that an event is in progress, the said signal being activated by the said first means (3) and deactivated by the said second means (4). The device moreover comprises means for storing the date and time of the start and end of the event in the memory.
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18 Claims
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1. Portable electronic recording device for recording events comprising:
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means for giving commands to the said device;
means for emitting signals;
a memory for storing the commands given to the said device;
characterized in that the means for giving commands to the said portable electronic recording device comprise a first means for giving a start command by a user of the portable electronic recording device for recording the start of an event and a second means for giving an end command by a user of the portable electronic recording device for recording the end of an event, in that the portable electronic recording device comprises means for triggering the means for emitting a signal to emit a reminder signal as a reminder that an event is in progress, the said reminder signal being activated by a start command of said first means and deactivated by an end command of the said second means;
and in that the portable electronic recording device comprises means for storing the date and time of the start and end of the event in the memory in response to a start and an end command, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Method for collecting data in a campaign of clinical trials or analysis of human behavior, wherein first data define a set of types of events to be recorded, a set of possible values of one or more characteristics associated with each of these types of events, and a set of particular actions to be taken at specified moments, said first set of data having been set up by a critical research center or center for analysis of human behavior, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
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transfer of these first data, through local centers, to the computers of doctors or of associates;
downloading these first data to a portable electronic recording device for recording events comprising;
command means for giving commands to the device;
means for emitting signals;
a memory for storing the commands given to the device;
characterized in that the command means for giving commands to the said device comprise a first means for giving a command for recording the start of an event and a second means for giving a command for recording the end of an event, in that the device comprises means for triggering a signal as a reminder that an event is in progress, the said signal being activated by the said first means and deactivated by the said second means;
and in that the device comprises means for storing the date and time of the start and end of the event in the memory;
recording of second data consisting of the dates and times of the start and end or occurrence of the events observed, with their types and the value of their characteristics, as observed and recorded by the users of the portable electronic recording device via the command means of the portable electronic recording device;
downloading the said recorded second data to the computer of the doctors or associates;
transfer of these recorded second data, through local centers to the clinical research center or center for analysis of human behavior;
exploitation of these second data by the clinical research center or the center for analysis of human behavior.
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