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BACKUUI~TD T '~ E IN'V~EN'TI N
1. Field of the invention
The invention relates to a voice recorder with sound
reminder, and more particularly to a voice recorder with
sound reminder having a timer that provides a plurality of
time sections, such as 1, 3, 10, 20 or 30 minutes; the user
can preliminarily record acoustic wave data of the voice
with various time sections according to respective
requirement, and the preliminary recorded data can be
arranged in the calendar as a predetermined schedule for
sound rernindir~g.
2. Description of the Frior Art
The main feature of the digital voice recorder is to use the non
vaporized memory and recording and managang voice signal in a
digital manner to replace the function and access of analog
tapes, thus the application of the voice recorder becomes more
and more convenient. The voice recorder product will be
improved gradually with technology that changes with each
passing day, and the function thereof becomes various. The
conventional voice recorder product has the following
disadvantages:
1. the voice data saved there:~n are regular aa.n.d monotone and
fail to provide the user with multi-selection and function for
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recording voice data with the mark as requirement.
2. the conventional voice ~°eeorder only provides a single
function for recording ar...d playin~a, and the function is
unchanged and insufficient.
Therefore, it is advantageous to provide the function for
changing the voice data depend on the requirement and calendar
of the user; thus, the user can change the contents of the voice
according to the requirement of the event.
The inventor has notice the various disadvantages associated
with the above-described voice recorder and thought to inaprove
it, and after having carried out an iiatensive study for many
years, has successfully developed a voice recorder with sound
reminder.
SUMMA1~Y OF THE INVENTION
The obj ect of the present invention provides a voice
recorder with sound reminder having a plurality of
sections for tinning, playing and recording.
The second object of the present invention provides a timer for
providing mufti-alert or auto work with ti:~mer; and ~ voice
recorder with sound reminder that provides the function
such as twinkling light, the alert from the speaker, running
text reminding display, auto play, and auto record.
The another obje.et of the pr.°sent invention provides a voice
recorder with sound re~°ninder that is capable of
programming the time of the timer, sr.~c,h as l, 3, 10, 20,
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and 30 mlnuteS.
The another object of the present invention provides a method
for implementing in a portable voice recorder or voice
recordable/play product for aeminding the user to record/play
the voice or imp:Lement other work.
The voice recorder with sound reminder for achieving the
objects of the present invention as described above mainly
comprises: a central processing unit, a switch module, a voice
recording module, a speaker module, a display module and
a memory module; wherein the voice recording module
records voiceprint data out of the voice recorder and
transmitting the data to the central processing unit for
managing and controlling the data. The central processing
unit reads the schedule and event preliminarily set in the
switch module and manages and moves the action of
peripheral modules and signal data for managing and
controlling a whole calendar of the voice recorder; the
central processing unit dis~alays a part o:f the schedule or
event of the whole calendar of the voice recorder by a
display module, and plays a voiceprint data pointed by the
central processing unit through a speaker module
BRIEF DE~CRIFTI~N OF ~CI-IE DRA~~Il~~~
The drawings disclose an illustrative embodiment of the
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present invention which serves to exemplify the various
advantages and objtects hereof, and as followso
FIG. 1 is a block diagram tlxat shows a voice recorder with
sound reminde:~ of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a first flow chart of the operation flow of the present
invention;
FIG. 3 is a second flow chart of the operation flow of the
present invention;
FIG. 4 is a third flow chart of the operation flow of the present
invention;
FIG. 5 is a flow chart that shows the play of multi-notice
signals.
1 Switch module
2 voice recording module . ._ .____ _
3 Central processing unit
'Mernory module
5 'Display module
6 ;Speaker moduzle
DETAILED DESC1~.IPTIt~N ~F T'I3E ~~tEFERI~ED
El'~IDENT
Please referring to FIG. 1, it as a block diagram that shows the
voice recorder with sound reminder, tlae voice recorder with
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sound reminder mainly comprises: a central processing unit 3, a
switch g~nodule l, a voice recording module 2, a speaker module 6, a
display module 5 and memory module 4.
The central processing unit ~ is a CPU. The central
S processing unit 3 :manages and control; a whole calendar of
the voice recorder, and manages and moves the action of
peripheral modules and signal data by reading the schedule
and event preliminarily set in the switch module; or displays a
part of the schedule or event of the ~ndhole calendar of the
voice recorder by a display module 5, or plays a voiceprint
data pointed by the central processing unit 3 through the
speaker module 6.
The switch module 1, the output of the switch module 1
connects to the central processing unit 3, and the switch
module 1 comprises a Reed, Only Memczry ~R~M) having a
software program preliminary burned therein, and the central
processing unit 3 implements the fu~etion of recording,
playing, alert or sound reminding by the software program.
A voice recording module 2 mainly comprises a microphone
alld a signal circuit. The voice recording ir.~odule 2 collects
and transfers the voiceprint data to a digital signal and inputs
the digital signal to the central processing unit 3.
The speaker module 6 mainly comprises a speaker and a
vibrator. The speaker controlled by the central processing
unit 3 for transferz-ing the digital signal input from the central
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processing unit 3 to an acoustic wave and broadcasting
outward. The vibrator receives the signal arid broadcast a
fixed frequency vibration alert.
The memory module 4 mainly comprises an lJlectrically
Erasable & Programmable ROM (EEPROM), and the
memory module 4 changes the data thereof only when the
central processing unit 3 provides a voltage thereon, and
the memory mod~xle ~ is controlled by the central
processing unit 3 for saving the data therein or reading
the data by the cenvral processing unit 3.
The user presses the setting button in the switch module
for contenting the respective recording/playing requirement.
The voice recording module 2 collects voiceprint data that are
required by the user and transfers the voiceprint data to a
digital signal and inputs the digital signal to the central
prOCeSSIIIg unit 3, The central :processing unit 3 saves the
recorded digital signal in the memory module 4 according to
the sections, or reads the signal from the memory module 4
according to the setting of the switch module I , and transmits
~0 the signal to the s~:valcer and vibrator rriadule ( f~i.
transferring the digital signal to an acoustic v~rave and
broadcasting outward. The voice recorder can also connects to
a personal computer for transmitting data. via USE
transmission port or IR transmission port.
Please referring to FIG. 2, it shows t;he first flow chart of
the voice recorder with soL~nd reminder of the present
invention. The flow shows the processing state that the
process of the central processing unit when the user presses
the mode button for contenting the respective
recording/playing r~°quir ernent. When tl~e power is tllrlled on,
the present invention will be held on a start state, and the user
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can press mode switch. for setting different modes and turns
the mode to a playing mode after timer expires. The user
determines whether to press the mode button or not, if yes, the
mode was changed to the next mode that ins a recording mode
after timer expires; if the mode button is not pressed, the user
can press the tine setting bu9:ton of t~.~ner for selecting the
setting of the timer (such step will be continuously illustrated
in FiG. 3). The user can press button for switching the mode
into a playing made with calendar clock. If the user does not
I0 keep on pressing the mode button, h~: can. press the time
setting button of timer for selecting the setting of date/time
(such step wlll be cOntlnLloLISly illLastrai;ed in. FIG. 3). If the
user continuously presses the mode button, the mode will be
switching into a recording mode with calendar clock. if the
user does not keep on pressing the mode button, he can press
the time setting button of timer for selecting the setting of
date/tirne (such step will be continuously illustrated in FIG.
4). If the user press the mode button again, the mode will be
back to the initial state.
Please referring to FIG.3, it shows the second flow chart of
the voice recorder with sound reminder of the present
invention. The flow is a follow-up of the above description.
When the timer is set in a playing mode with timer or a
recording mode with timer. When the user press the time
setting button to scat the timer, the present can program the
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time of the timer by a number that the reset presses the time
setting button, anc~ provides five time periods of the timer,
such as l, 3, 10, 2~ and 30 minutes, to be rapidly selected by
the user. Each tine the user presses tlm tune setting button,
the length of time in the timer will be increased a standard.
When the user finishes time setting, he c;an press the recording
button to starting recording and saving the data into EEPROM;
next, the user press the recording button again, and the timer
begins to count down, as the timer counts to zero, the output
module outputs a voice reminding, sound, light or vibration
signal to be notice data. Instead of pressing the recording
button, the user presses the praying bt~.tton for initializing a
count down of the timer. As the timer counts to zero, the
voice recorder begins to record. If th.e reset wants to stop
recording, he can j tact press the recording button again.
Please referring to PIG. 4, it shows the third flow chart of
the voice recorder with sound reminder of the present
invention. The flow is a follow-up of the above description.
The user can press the time setting button for setting
date/time. The present invention mainly utilizes running text
for displaying the notification. When the riser press the time
setting button for setting time, the LCD screen of the display
module can sequentially show tl~e numeral display of the
running month, data, hour, and minute. The user can press the
recording/playing switch fox° increasing/ctecreasing the numeral
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display and press the time setting button far confirming the
setting. After the predetermined time setting is finished, alI
the set selection can be show on the LCD screen. If the user
presses the recordi'zg button, the recorder begins to record and
the user can. press the recording button again to stop
recording. Then, the recorder Starts chec.lmng if the time
reaches the set date/time. If the time does not reach the set
clock, the timer continuously counts i:he time; if the time
reach the set clock, the output module outputs a voice
reminding, sound, light or vibration signal to be notice data.
The user presses the playing button to check if the time
reaches the set clock. If the time does riot reach the set clock,
the timer continuously counts the time; if the time reach the
set clock, the recordeg° starts recording and saving the data in
EEPROM. The user can press the recording button again to
stop recording.
The present invention is capable of providing mufti-alert or
auto recording with timer setting. Please referring to F1G. 5,
it is a flow chart that shows mufti-alert playing sound of the
present invention. When the central processing unit outputs
acoustic wave data, the speaker chirps twice (the speaker
broadcast an alert sounds like "Gi", "Gi" ~ and the screen of
LC1~ or LED shows the hash that lasts t~NO seconds; if the
recorder has been set in the auto playing mode, it can auto
play the voice eminding event recorded preliminarily
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according
to the
setting.
The voice recorder with sound reminder provided by
the
present invention has the following advantages when
compar ing to the other conventional voice recorder:
1. The present invention provides functions for auto
recording voice reminding data with calendar clock.
The present: invention melees the conventional
digital
voice recorder having playing/rec:ording sections
therein wit: timing clock' and the user can use
the
voice recorder that is capable of auto recording
the
required voice and playing tile voice on the proper
time selected by the user with the calendar event.
2. The tymer of tile present lnVent~0l2 is Capable
Of
promdmg rr~ultl-alert or auto playlng~reCOrdlng
with
tinier.
3. The prese~mt invention programs the time of the
timer
into various time sections via a number that the
user
presses the time setting button. for fast setting
the
recorder.
4. The present invention provides mufti-events time
setting for conveniently arranging acalendar clock
with long time and avoiding the inconvenience
of
keying the text and symbol with keyboard, and
directly
records the dictation for auto playing and 1eminding
at
the set time..
to
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Many changes wnd modifications in. the above-described
embodiment of the invention can, of course, be carried out
without departing from the scope thereof. Accordingly, to
promote the progress in science and the useful arts, the
invention is disclosed and is intended to be limited only by
the scope of the appended claims.
It
