Dictaphone Corporation.

John Sheffield

Betsy L Hipp

Frederic Schneider

Donald A Martin

Roger A Dumschott

Vincent F Antezzo

Nicholas A D'Agosto, Iii

Lynn Connellly

A hand microphone and an adaptor module form an assembly which is a peripheral device for a personal computer. The hand microphone is used to control dictation functions to be carried out by the PC. Two separate analog control signal channels are output from the hand microphone and applied, respectively, as X- and Y-axis inputs for the game port on the PC. Control signals carried in the two signal channels are generated by actuating control switches mounted on the hand microphone.

Hand microphone interfaced to game controller port of personal computer

A dictation system is formed of two personal computers connected by an e-mail system. A hand microphone with control switches is provided at one personal computer and a foot pedal is provided at the other personal computer. The hand microphone is used to generate a dictation file at the first personal computer. In response to actuation of a control switch on the hand microphone, the dictation file is transmitted via the electronic mail system to the second personal computer. The foot pedal at the second personal computer is used to control audible reproduction of the dictation file for the purpose of transcription at the second personal computer. The resulting text file is sent via the electronic mail system from the second personal computer to the first personal computer.

Dictation system employing computer-to-computer transmission of voice files controlled by hand microphone

The proceedings of a business meeting are recorded on a portable digital audio recorder. The resulting digitized speech signals are uploaded to a personal computer which is part of a data communication network. Users of the network may arrange to access the uploaded digitized speech signals for downloading to the user's location. The downloaded digitized speech signals are audibly reproduced at the location of the requesting user.

Automatic distribution of voice files

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Folsom, CA, United States of America

John Sheffield