Patent ID: 6975912
Filing Date: 2005-12-13
Classification: G05B,G06F,G11B,G11C

Abstract:
1. A recording and/or reproducing apparatus comprising: a microphone; a storage section wherein output signals of said microphone are written and from which written signals stored in said storage section are read out; an input operating section for writing said output signals of said microphone in said storage section, for reading out said written signals stored in said storage section and for erasing said written signals stored in said storage section; and a control section for controlling said writing of said output signals of said microphone in said storage section based on an input from said input operating section and for controlling readout of said written signals stored in said storage section, said control section operating so that when said written signals stored in said storage section are read out therefrom, an input for erasure is entered by said input operating section, and said written signals being read out from said storage section are erased when, after reading out said written signals from said storage section for a pre-set period, said input for erasure is again entered from said input operating section; and a detection mechanism for detecting whether a power source is being supplied in a predetermined state; said control section operating so that, if, based on an output of said detection mechanism, said power source is judged to be not supplied in said predetermined state, signal readout from said storage section or writing of said output signals of said microphone in said storage section is terminated.