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Multifunctional integrated multimedia viewer system

  • US 20040187157A1
  • Filed: 03/18/2003
  • Published: 09/23/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A multifunctional integrated multimedia viewer system, which comprises:

  • a digital photo browsing module, which is capable of providing a digital photo browsing function;

    a video playback module, which is capable of providing a video playback function;

    an audio playback module, which is capable of providing an audio playback function;

    a video/audio recording module, which is capable of providing a video/audio recording function;

    a navigation module, which is capable of providing a navigation function;

    a TV reception module, which is capable of providing a TV reproduction function;

    a main control unit, which is used to control the operations of the digital photo browsing module, the video playback module, the audio playback module, the video/audio recording module, the navigation module, and the TV reception module in response to user-input commands;

    an internal storage module, which is used to store digital photos, video files, and audio files for processing by the digital photo browsing module, the video playback module, the audio playback module, and store video/audio streams recorded by the video/audio recording module;

    a display module, which is capable of displaying digital photos, video, images, and graphics from the digital photo browsing module, the video playback module, the navigation module, or the TV reception module;

    an audio output module, which is capable of reproducing the digital audio data from the video playback module, the audio playback module, or the TV reception module into natural sound;

    a wireless interface, which is internally coupled to the navigation module and the TV reception module, for establishing a wireless link between the navigation module and a global positioning system or establishing a wireless link between the TV reception module and a TV broadcast station;

    an AV I/O interface, which is capable of being externally coupled to an external video/audio producing unit or an external display unit, to allow video/audio data transfer between the externally connected unit and the video/audio recording module or the video playback module;

    a data interface, which is under control by the main control unit for external connection to one or more external media processing units to expand the media processing functionality of the multifunctional integrated multimedia viewer system; and

    a data conversion module which is internally coupled to the data interface module to convert the data to a telecommunication compliance format before sending, the data to an external telecommunication device via the data interface module, and de-convert the received data which is received via data interface module from an external telecommunication device to a source format.

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