Patent ID: 7039586

Claim:
A system for capturing and preserving audio information comprising: (a) a portable voice recording device comprising: (i) microphone for receiving the audio information and for generating an electrical signal representative of the audio information; (ii) an analog to digital converter for receiving said electrical signal from said microphone and for generating in response thereto a digital memory signal representative of said electric signal; and (iii) memory signal transmission means operably associated with said analog to digital converter for transferring said digital memory signal from said voice recording device; (b) receiver means cooperatively associated with said portable voice recording device for receiving said digital memory signal therefrom, said receiver means comprising: (i) a housing having at least one receptacle for receiving said portable voice recording device; (ii) a computer disposed within said housing, said computer having a memory; (iii) memory signal receiving means for receiving said digital memory signal from said memory signal transmission means of said portable voice recording device; (iv) transmission means operably associated with said memory signal receiving means for transferring said digital memory signal to said computer; and (v) data transmission means operably associated with said computer for transmitting data stored therein; and (c) a remotely located processing means operably associated with said receiving means for receiving data therefrom and for producing a permanent record thereof.