Shashi Chopra wrote:
> I am looking for a compact electronic gadget to play my recorded
> messages on scheduled dates to remind me of the tasks to be done. I do
> not know whether this type of gadget is available, but what I have
> imagined is possibly a record player with a CPU inside to process the
> data with a number pad with digits from zero to nine. The message will
> be played back on the date entered in the date/month format-12072000
> will indicate the message to be played on 12th July 2000. A red blinking
> light on this date will indicate to listen to the message. There will be
> other normal buttons for edit, forward for forwarding the date to
> another date, delete the message, �All� button to listen to all the
> recorded messages and so on.
Something that I use is the Timex Data Link watch, which interfaces
to Microsoft's Schedule+ (part of the Microsoft Office suite). It
will download alerts into a data bank watch, and will signal at a
time you set. Alerts and reminders can be reviewed while in the data
bank. Of course, the output is text, not voice. Unfortunately,
editing of the data can't be done in the watch--it's necessary to
return to Microsoft Schedule+ to do that. However, if you're good at
programming, you could probably build in that kind of functionality,
since the Data Link does accept downloaded programs.
Current Timex Data Linkk specifications can be found at:
http://www.timex.com/html/data_link.html .
If this is appealing, the best prices that I've found on watches are
at: http://www.wristwatch.com . Mine ran just a bit over $100.
> I will be grateful if someone can guide me where and how to look for a
> gadget of the type described above.
> Can an idea be patented in USA?
Possibly. I suggest searching the patent database at:
http://patent.womplex.ibm.com
