Audio auto-repeating device and method
OwnerRichard E. Greenberginventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method and device for repeating an audible segment for use in an audio apparatus wherein an audio signal is converted into audible sounds. The audio signal is received via memory which continuously stores a predetermined time segment thereof and which is able to read out the stored audio signal segment at an output thereof. A manually actuatable switch is operable upon manual actuation by a user for maintaining the storage of a predetermined time segment of the audio signal immediately before the manual actuation and for reading out the stored audio signal at least once after the manual actuation. The read out stored audio signal is directed to an output device so that it can be heard by the user.
Claims12
A device for repeating an audible segment for use in an audio apparatus wherein an output circuit is receptive of an audio signal for converting the audio signal into audible sounds, the device comprising:
- a memory receptive of an audio signal for continuously storing a predetermined time segment thereof and for reading out a stored audio signal segment at an output thereof;
- and a manually actuatable switch operative upon manual actuation by a user for maintaining the storage of said predetermined time segment of the audio signal by said memory immediately before the manual actuation and for reading out the stored audio signal at least once after said manual actuation;
- and circuitry for directing the read out stored audio signal to the output circuit.
A method for repeating an audible segment, the method comprising the steps of:
- continuously storing a predetermined time segment of an audio signal;
- manually actuating a switch;
- maintaining the storage of said predetermined time segment of the audio signal immediately before the manual actuation of the switch;
- reading out the stored audio signal at least once after said manual actuation;
- and directing the read out stored audio signal to an output circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.