Method for multi-media capture, transmission, conversion, metatags creation, storage and search retrieval

A system for capturing data in a first media for storage in a database at a location on a network, comprising:

• a capture device having:
• a first data converter interfacable with a first external information source that generates external information and capturing the first external information during generation thereof,
• a second data converter interfacing with a second external information source to capture second external information therefrom at an instant in time;
• the first data converter processing the captured first external information from a start event representing the time that capture is initiated to a stop event representing the time that capture is complete and storing it in a first media format as a stored defined set of first captured information within the capture device, the second data converter for processing the captured second external information and storing it as second captured information and a combiner for generating an association between the defined set of first captured information and the second captured information, and
• a transmitter for transmitting the associated stored defined set of first captured information and second captured information as a transmitted associated defined set of first captured information and second captured information to the location on the network after at least stop event associated with the associated with the processing of the captured second external information;
• a system disposed at the location on the network and including:
• a database,
• a receiver for receiving the transmitted associated defined set of first captured information and second captured information from the transmitter associated with the capture device as a received set of first captured information,
• a system data converter for converting the received defined set of first captured information to a second format as a set of converted first captured information, the second format different than the first media format, the second format being a searchable format, and
• the database storing the set of converted captured information in association with the associated received second set of captured information.

A system for capturing data in a first media for storage in a database at a remote location on a network, comprising:

• a portable hand held device having:
• an audio data converter interfacable with an external audio source that generates audio information and capturing the audio information during generation thereof,
• a location capture device interfacing with a external location information source to capture location information therefrom at an instant in time;
• the audio data converter for processing the captured audio information from a start event representing the time that capture of the audio information is initiated to a stop event representing the time that capture of the audio information is complete and storing it in a first audio media format as a stored defined set of captured audio information within the portable hand held device, the audio capture device for processing the captured location information and storing it as captured location information and generating an association between the defined set of captured audio information and the captured location information, and
• a transmitter for transmitting the associated stored defined set of captured audio information and captured location information as a transmitted associated defined set of captured audio information and captured location information to a location on a network after at least the stop event associated with the processing of the captured audio information;
• a system disposed at the location on the network and including:
• a database,
• a receiver for receiving the transmitted associated defined set of captured audio and captured location information from the transmitter associated with the portable hand held device as a received defined set of captured audio information and captured location information,
• a system data converter for converting the received defined set of captured audio information to a text format as a set of converted captured audio information, the text format different than the audio media format, the text format being a searchable format, and
• the database storing the set of converted captured audio information in association with the associated received captured information.