Portable digital audio recorder with adaptive control configurations
AssigneeDictaphone Corporation
InventorsJohn J. Pawlowski, Stephen Rothschild, David K. Godin, Richard S. Colon, John J. Dwyer
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Abstract
A portable digital audio recorder provides a first set of control or editing options with respect to a first category of voice data files stored in the recorder, and provides a different set of control or editing options with respect to a second category of voice data files stored in the recorder. The recorder may also be conveniently shared among a number of users and adapts various operating parameters to the preferences of the current user.
Claims19
A method of operating a portable digital audio recorder, comprising the steps of:
- storing a plurality of voice data files in said recorder, at least one of said voice data files being of a first type, and at least one of said voice data files being of a second type different from said first type;
- selecting one of said stored voice data files;
- determining a type of the selected voice data file;
- providing a first set of control options with respect to the selected voice data file if the selected voice data file is of the first type;
- and
- if the selected data file is of the second type, providing a second set of control options with respect to the selected voice data file, said second set of control options being different from said first set of control options.
A portable digital audio recorder, comprising:
- a microphone for converting voice sounds spoken by a user of the recorder into analog electrical signals;
- means for converting the analog electrical signals into digital voice signals;
- a recording medium for storing the digital voice signals in the form of a plurality of voice data files, at least one of said voice data files being of a first type, and at least one of said voice data files being of a second type different from said first type;
- means for selecting one of said stored voice data files;
- means for determining a type of the selected voice data file;
- and
- control means for providing a first set of control options with respect to the selected voice data file if the selected voice data file is of the first type, and for providing a second set of control options with respect to the selected voice data file if the selected voice data file is of the second type, said second set of control options being different from said first set of control options.
A portable digital audio recorder, comprising:
- a microphone for converting voice sounds spoken by a user of the recorder into analog electrical signals;
- means for converting the analog electrical signals into digital voice signals;
- a recording medium for storing the digital voice signals;
- means for generating identification data which identifies the user of the recorder;
- and
- means for setting operating parameters for the recorder on the basis of the identification data.
A method of operating a portable digital audio recorder, comprising the steps of:
- storing a plurality of sets of operating parameters for said portable digital audio recorder;
- generating identification data which identifies a current user of the recorder;
- selecting one of the stored sets of operating parameters on the basis of said identification data;
- and
- operating the recorder in accordance with the selected set of operating parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.