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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lynda K Mersiovsky, Austin, TX (US);
Charles N Sprott, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G11B / ; H04R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
369 25 ; 369 50 ; 381 56 ; 364900 ; 364926 ; 364952 ; 3649524 ; 3649525 ; 364943 ; 36494343 ; 3649482 ;
Abstract
A word processing system in which text can be displayed on a display device and audio recording and playback means is provided to permit a user to record an audio message includes means for monitoring the volume level of speaking by the user and means for notifying the user if the volume level of the speaking by the user is too high or too low. Also, the system allows the user to pause and resume during recording and playback without requiring re-recording or re-playback of the entire message.