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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:
Sep. 05, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Henits, Bethel, CT (US);
Robert B Swick, Stratford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Dictaphone Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 48 ; 360 32 ; 379 88 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method have been conceived for using a digital audio tape (DAT) in an audio logger for the purposes of storing and retrieving audio data. This is accomplished in a manner such that the data is received and recorded in a time related manner. Provision is made for accommodating the transfer drive rate of the DAT through use of a buffer between the signal processor of the logger and the DAT. In addition, the method of storing the data results in greater use of the available space on the DAT as the DAT tape only writes for those periods when audio is present on a channel.