Patent ID: 6289253
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: G05B,G06F,G11B,G11C

Abstract:
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 signal 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; anda 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;wherein said control section controls said written signals to be erased when an input for erasure is entered by said input operating section during reading out of said written signals from said storage section; andwherein said control section operates so that, if said written signals being read out from said storage section are shorter than a pre-set value, said written signals being read out from said storage section are read out in their entirety from said storage section and so that, if subsequently said input for erasure is again entered from said input operating section, said written signals being read out from said storage section are erased from said storage section.