Hands-free digital recorder system for cellular telephones
AssigneeSharper Image Corporation
InventorShek Fai Lau
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Abstract
A digital recorder system for use with cellular telephones includes a housing that defines a cavity into which a cellular telephone may be received. During cellular telephone use, a microphone disposed on the housing records sounds, and a speak disposed within the housing plays back sound. A digital recorder within the housing automatically records the past twenty-seconds of conversation. A user may press a control button on the housing to retain up to four such twenty-second segments, and may press another control button on the housing to record sound prospectively. An LED on the housing confirms operational mode of the system.
Claims41
A digital recorder system for use with cellular telephones, comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity sized to receive a cellular telephone;
- a microphone disposed on said housing;
- a speaker disposed within said housing;
- a digital recorder disposed within said housing;
- and
- at least two user operable controls disposed on said housing, including a control enabling forward mode recording of a conversation made with a cellular telephone disposed in said cavity, and including a control enabling reverse mode retention of a recording automatically made by said digital recorder.
A digital recorder system, comprising:
- a housing;
- a recording means for recording sound within the housing, the recording means being adapted to connect with a cellular telephone such that the recording means can receive sounds from the cellular telephone;
- a microphone connected with the recording means;
- a speaker connected with the recording means;
- and
- a control means for controlling the recording means connected with the recording means, the control means including:
- at least one activation means for activating the recording means to store a subsequently received sound;
- and
- at least one capture activation means for activating the recording means to store a previously received sound.
A digital recorder system for use with cellular telephones, comprising:
- a housing having a cavity adapted for receiving a cellular telephone;
- a digital recorder disposed within the housing, the digital recorder being adapted to connect with the cellular telephone such that the digital recorder receives sounds produced by the cellular telephone;
- a speaker disposed within the housing, the speaker being adapted to produce sounds emanating from one of the cellular telephone and the digital recorder;
- and
- at least one reverse control connected with the housing, the at least one reverse control being adapted to prompt the digital recorder to store a previously received sound.
A digital recorder system for use with cellular telephones, comprising:
- a housing having a cavity adapted for receiving a cellular telephone;
- a digital recorder disposed within the housing, the digital recorder being adapted to continuously record signals received from the cellular telephone;
- at least one of a speaker and an earphone jack connected with the housing and adapted to produce sounds from signals emanating from one of the cellular telephone and the digital recorder;
- and
- at least one reverse control connected with the housing, the at least one reverse control being adapted to prompt the digital recorder to store a previously received signal;
- wherein signals are one of sounds and digital information.
A digital recorder system for use with cellular telephones, comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity sized to receive a cellular telephone, the housing being adapted to be placed on a desk;
- a microphone disposed on said housing;
- a speaker disposed within said housing;
- a digital recorder disposed within said housing, the digital recorder being adapted to automatically record conversations made with the cellular telephone;
- a first user operable control adapted for enabling forward mode retention of a conversation made with the cellular telephone;
- and
- a second user operable control adapted for enabling reverse mode retention of a recording automatically made by said digital recorder.
A digital recorder system, comprising:
- a housing for receiving at least one of a cellular telephone, a telephone line, and a telephone handset, the housing being adapted to be placed on at least one of a desk and a wall;
- a microphone disposed on said housing;
- a speaker disposed within said housing;
- a digital recorder disposed within said housing, the digital recorder being adapted to automatically record sounds communicated through the digital recorder;
- a first user operable control adapted for enabling forward mode retention of a recording automatically made by the digital recorder;
- and
- a second user operable control adapted for enabling reverse mode retention of a recording automatically made by said digital recorder.
A digital recorder system, comprising:
- a housing;
- a microphone disposed on said housing;
- a speaker disposed within said housing;
- a digital recorder disposed within said housing;
- and
- at least two user operable controls disposed on said housing, including a control enabling forward mode recording of a conversation made over a telephone, and including a control enabling reverse mode retention of a recording automatically made by said digital recorder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.