Patent US 6,714,724

A device to encode motion and sound data directly into a computer recognizable format and save the encoded data on a hard disk drive in real time includes a housing having operator controls. A lens and at least one microphone are also on the housing. Processor circuitry within the housing communicates with the operator controls and the at least one microphone. The processor circuitry generates motion data in response to light entering the housing via the lens and captures sound data via the at least one microphone in response to user input made via the operator controls. The processor circuitry includes an encoder to encode the motion and sound data directly into a computer recognizable format. The encoded motion and sound data is saved on a hard disk drive within the housing in real time.