Digital memo recorder
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1. A vehicle subsystem for recording, playing back, and tagging messages by a user of a vehicle, the vehicle subsystem comprising a digital recorder including:
- a record switch for causing the recorder to record messages;
a play-back switch for causing the recorder to play back recorded messages;
a delete switch for deletion of messages form the recorder;
a tag switch for marking a message for future reference; and
an indicator to alert the user to the status of messages that are marked by activation of said tag switch.
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Abstract
A digital memo recorder in a vehicle for recording/play-back of messages and tagging the messages for future reference. The digital recorder is microprocessor controlled to allow direct sequential access for playing back messages. An auditory and visual indication reminds a user of stored messages. Vehicle performance characteristics may be stored as message reminders for future reference. A communications medium couples the digital recording device to the various vehicle functions for courtesy retrieval. The communications medium may be both hard-wired and wireless.
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27 Claims
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1. A vehicle subsystem for recording, playing back, and tagging messages by a user of a vehicle, the vehicle subsystem comprising a digital recorder including:
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a record switch for causing the recorder to record messages;
a play-back switch for causing the recorder to play back recorded messages;
a delete switch for deletion of messages form the recorder;
a tag switch for marking a message for future reference; and
an indicator to alert the user to the status of messages that are marked by activation of said tag switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle subsystem for recording and playing back messages by a user, said vehicle subsystem comprising:
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a visor having a visor body;
a digital recorder operable to record and play back messages from a user, said digital recorder including;
a plurality of switches operable to control recording and playing back of messages by a user;
a tag switch for marking particular messages by the user for future reference;
a memory device for storing messages as well and as whether the messages have been marked by actuation of said tag switch;
an indicator for identifying to the user whether the memory device contains messages that have been marked by actuation of said tag switch; and
a member for mounting said digital recorder to said visor body. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
a delete switch for deleting messages; and
an indicator to alert the user to a status of a message that has been marked by activation of the tag switch.
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19. The vehicle subsystem according to claim 13, wherein said communications medium includes hard wire between said digital recorder and said vehicle sensors.
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20. The vehicle subsystem according to claim 10, wherein said recorder includes a bezel for securing said digital recorder to the vehicle subsystem.
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21. A vehicle subsystem for recording and playing back messages by the user of the vehicle, said vehicle subsystem including a digital recorder, said vehicle subsystem performing the steps of:
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recording a message of the user upon actuation of a switch communicating with the digital recorder;
tagging said message by user to facilitate recall of the message from the digital recorder by the user;
storing said message and a parameter indicating that the message has been tagged in a memory device; and
controlling an indicator in communication with said digital recorder in response to whether a message that has been tagged by the user resides in said memory device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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