Means and method for computerized call logging
OwnerGustav Schoemaninventor
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Abstract
A computerized call logger using a computer having a sound conversion card, which may be a voice modem or a Sound Blaster® compatible card, is used as an input device and for saving voice recordings in digital form. The voice recordings are retained on computer storage media, such as a hard drive, where the recordings may be automatically assigned filenames, which are maintained in a database associated with one or more logging computers, such that a number of computers may be used for logging while a single database may be used to retain information about all logged calls. Further, the present invention includes means and apparatus for sending individual calls to recipients via electronic mail and exchanging voice messages over a network, such as the Internet.
Claims131
A method for logging audio recordings, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving an audio signal,
- creating a digital file,
- creating an entry in a database for storing the location of said digital file,
- converting said audio signal to digital data to be stored in said digital file,
- compressing said digital file,
- storing said digital file in a storage medium, and
- storing said location of said digital file in said database entry.
A method for logging audio recordings, said method comprising the steps of:
- creating a digital file,
- naming said digital file,
- creating an entry in a database for storing the location of said digital file,
- receiving an audio signal via an audio device,
- converting said audio signal to a digital file by transferring digital data contained within a buffer of said audio device to said digital file,
- compressing said digital file,
- saving said digital file in a storage medium, and
- saving said location of said digital file in said database entry.
A system for logging audio recordings, wherein said system comprises:
- an audio signal receiving device having at least one input and at least one output;
- an audio signal to digital data conversion circuit having an input thereof coupled to said output of said audio signal receiving device,
- a microprocessor device having an input thereof coupled to an output of said audio signal to digital data conversion circuit,
- a logging algorithm executed by said microprocessor device for creating a digital file, creating a filename, and transferring said digital data to said digital file,
- a compression algorithm executed by said microprocessor device, and
- a database,
- wherein said logging algorithm creates an entry in said database for storing the location of said digital file and stores said digital file in a storage medium, and
- wherein said compression algorithm decreases the size of said digital file.
A system for logging audio recordings, said system comprising:
- a telephone having at least one output,
- a hardware interface circuit having an input thereof coupled to said output of said telephone, said hardware interface circuit receiving an audio signal from said telephone,
- a personal computer comprising a sound card, said sound card having an input thereof coupled to an output of said hardware interface circuit, said sound card converting said audio signal to digital data,
- a database,
- a logging algorithm executed by said personal computer for creating said digital file and transferring said digital data to said digital file, and
- a compression algorithm executed by said personal computer for decreasing the size of said digital file,
- wherein said logging algorithm stores said digital file in a storage medium and stores the location of said digital file in said database.
A system for logging audio recordings, said system comprising:
- a microphone for recording a voice message having at least one output,
- a personal computer comprising a sound card, said sound card having an input thereof coupled to said output of said microphone for receiving said voice message, said sound card converting said voice message to digital data,
- a database,
- a logging algorithm executed by said personal computer for creating a digital file and transferring said digital data to said digital file, and
- a compression algorithm executed by said personal computer for decreasing the size of said digital file,
- wherein said logging algorithm stores said digital file in a storage medium, stores the location of said digital file in said database, and automatically generates an electronic mail message containing said digital file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.