Synchronized Audio indexed Note Taker (SAiNT)
The Synchronized Audio index Note Taker (SAiNT) is being designed for the MSU Resource Center for People with disabilities. The purpose of SAiNT is to assist the disabled with class work and note taking during lecture. Specifically accessibility to blind students will be considered due to the fact they have difficulty taking notes during lecture, and then later listening to audio recordings of specific lecture topics. SAiNT will help the end user record entire lectures as well as type notes concurrently. Later the lecture and text will be downloaded to a computer, allowing for the user to search the notes and begin playback of the lecture at the time the specific notes were taken. In other words the device will record audio, record synchronized text, and allow for file transfer to a PC for playback. The benefit of this application is to enable individuals who rely on recorded audio to quickly search and locate specific parts of sessions as they later listen to these recordings. The SAiNT will be developed by combining an audio and text recording circuit. A hardware timer will be implemented in order to keep track of time. In addition, computer software will be developed to allow the user to search and play back the recorded lecture.








