DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE RECALL AND PRESERVATION OF EVENTS PRIOR TO DECISION TO RECORD THE EVENTS

• US 20030040917A1
• Filed: 06/20/2001
• Published: 02/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Recent Memory Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Recent Memory Incorporated
• Inventors: Fiedler, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 6,804,638 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/500
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10527 Audio or video recording; Data buffering arrangements G11B20/12 - G11B20/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/61 wherein solid state memory is used for storing A/V content storing computer data in solid state memories G06F
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/102 Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers access by moving the head G11B3/08, G11B5/54, G11B7/085, G11B21/022; by moving the record carrier G11B15/005, G11B17/005, by driving of both record carrier and head G11B15/1816
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 2207/16 Solid state audio deprecated, only for historical reasons, G06F3/16, G11B
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/656 for recording conversations

Abstract

A process for event-activated recording generally includes the steps of providing an acquisition buffer having at least one finite extent of a recording medium. Events are recorded in the acquisition buffer. Current events in place of earlier events are then recorded within the acquisition buffer. A triggering system activates the preservation of all or part of the record of the most recent events recorded in the acquisition buffer upon the detection of one or more predetermined events. A portion of the record of events selected by the user is preserved by reserving a portion of the record of events from being overwritten by other events and transferring the selected portions of the record of events to a predetermined permanent location.

Claims

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;

providing a continuous acquisition means for recording events in said acquisition buffer;

recording with said acquisition leans 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.

2. A device for selectively recording events, said device comprising

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

a recorder in said acquisition buffer for recording 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;

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

preserving means to preserve any portion or portions of said record of events selected by said user, said preserving means includes;

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

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

3. A device for selectively recalling events, said device comprising

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

a recorder in said acquisition buffer for recording 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;

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

providing recall means for reproducing said record of events; and

reproducing, using said recall means, any portion or portions of said record of events selected by said user using said selection means.