Data collection and automatic remote transmission system
OwnerRobert S. Swinneyinventor
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Abstract
A personal medical dictation system that can be easily and conveniently used to capture and preserve audio information. The system includes a specially designed portable, hand-held recording component that is of a small size, but yet is capable of storing at least one hour of actual dictation in compressed form and a cooperating dictation receiver that functions to automatically transfer the recorded data to a central processing area. The hand-held recording component can be expeditiously, mechanically, and electrically transmitted to the central processing area for transcription. The dictation receiver component also automatically recharges the batteries of the hand-held recording unit.
Claims17
A system for capturing and preserving audio information comprising:
- (a) a portable voice recording device comprising:
- (i) microphone for receiving the audio information and for generating an electrical signal representative of the audio information;
- (ii) an analog to digital converter for receiving said electrical signal from said microphone and for generating in response thereto a digital memory signal representative of said electric signal;
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- (iii) memory signal transmission means operably associated with said analog to digital converter for transferring said digital memory signal from said voice recording device;
- (b) receiver means cooperatively associated with said portable voice recording device for receiving said digital memory signal therefrom, said receiver means comprising:
- (i) a housing having at least one receptacle for receiving said portable voice recording device;
- (ii) a computer disposed within said housing, said computer having a memory;
- (iii) memory signal receiving means for receiving said digital memory signal from said memory signal transmission means of said portable voice recording device;
- (iv) transmission means operably associated with said memory signal receiving means for transferring said digital memory signal to said computer;
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- (v) data transmission means operably associated with said computer for transmitting data stored therein;
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- (c) a remotely located processing means operably associated with said receiving means for receiving data therefrom and for producing a permanent record thereof.
A system for capturing and preserving audio information comprising:
- (a) a plurality of portable voice recording devices, each comprising:
- (i) a microphone for receiving the audio information and for generating an electrical signal representative of the audio information;
- (ii) a digital to analog converter for receiving said electrical signal from said microphone and for generating in response thereto a digital memory signal representative of said electric signal;
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- (iii) an infrared transmission component operably associated with said digital and analog converter for transferring said digital memory signal from said voice recording device;
- (b) receiver means cooperatively associated with said plurality of portable voice recording devices for receiving said digital memory signal therefrom, said receiver means comprising:
- (i) a housing having a plurality of receiving compartments, each compartment being configured closely received one of said portable voice recording devices;
- (ii) a computer disposed within said housing, said computer having a memory;
- (iii) an infrared receiving component disposed proximate each said receiving component for receiving said digital memory signal from said infrared transmission component of said voice recording device disposed within said receiving compartment;
- (iv) transfer means for transferring said digital memory signal from said infrared receiving component to said memory of said computer;
- (v) transmitting means operably associated with said computer for transmitting said digital memory signal, said transmitting means comprising a modem;
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- (b) a remotely located processing means operably associated with said modem of said transmitting means for receiving said digital memory signal therefrom and for producing a permanent record thereof.
13 The system as defined in claim 9 in which said remotely located processing means includes means for a converting said digital memory signal into a written transcript.
A method of collecting and preserving information obtained using a portable voice recording device for recording dictation by the user and a receiving means for receiving the recorded dictation from the voice recording device and then transmitting it to a central processing area for transcription, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) dictating into the portable voice recording device the information to be preserved to product recorded information;
- (b) periodically coupling the voice recording device with the receiving means to electronically transfer the recorded information to the receiving means to produce received information;
- (c) transmitting the received information from the receiving means to a central processing area;
- (d) transcribing the received information to produce a plurality of transcribed records;
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- (e) transmitting said plurality of transcribed records to the user for review and retention.
A method of collecting and preserving medical information obtained by physicians using a portable voice recording device for recording dictation and a receiving means for receiving the recorded dictation from the voice recording device and then transmitting it to a central processing area for transcription, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) following each medical examination and each medical procedure, dictating into the portable voice recording device the pertinent facts relating thereto to produce a plurality of recorded patient records;
- (b) periodically coupling the voice recording device with the receiving means to electronically transfer the plurality of recorded patient records of the receiving means;
- (c) transmitting the plurality of patient records from the receiving means to a central processing area;
- (d) transcribing the recorded patient records to produce a plurality of transcribed patient records;
- (e) transmitting said plurality of transcribed patient records to the physician for review;
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- (f) placing each of the reviewed transcribed patient records into the appropriate patient medical file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.