Patent ID: 6802041
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of taking notes while listening to an audio event and thereafter improving these notes, using a computing device having a memory, a display and at least when needed a microphone and at least when needed an audio output device, said method comprising the steps of:(a) said computing device making a recording of an audio event as it happens by recording the sounds picked up by said microphone and storing them in said memory as a digital audio recording; (b) during said making a recording, said computing device inputting a plurality of user notes and storing said user notes in said memory, each user note comprising at least one of the set of (1) keystrokes, (2) pen strokes converted to characters, and (3) pen strokes stored as sketches; (c) during said making a recording and said inputting a plurality of user notes, said computing device establishing a plurality of audio links in said memory, each audio link linking a user note that was input and the point in said digital audio recording that was substantially the point being recorded as latter-said user note was being input; (d) said computing device terminating said step of making a recording; (e) said computing device providing random access to said user notes and said audio links by said computing device inputting navigation commands to selectively display any portion of said user notes on said display; (f) after said terminating, said computing device receiving at least one play command, each said play command selecting at least one of said audio links; (g) said computing device obtaining a starting point from an audio link by subtracting a predetermined substantial preplay time from said audio link's point in said digital audio recording; (h) responsive to said play command, said computing device playing back said digital audio recording to said audio output device starting from the starting point indicated by the audio link that was selected by said play command; (i) after receiving at least one said play command, said computing device inputting editing commands for editing said user notes proximate to the audio link that was selected by latter-said play command; (j) during said computing device playing back said digital audio recording, said computing device increasing the speed of playback to a preconfigured amount substantially faster than normal speed of playback.