ALL-IN-ONE DISC JOCKEY MEDIA PLAYER WITH FIXED STORAGE DRIVE AND MIXER

• US 20050259532A1
• Filed: 05/11/2005
• Published: 11/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Numark Industries
• Original Assignee: Numark Industries
• Inventors: Shim, Brian, Roman, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US10/908,415
• Publication Number:
  US 20050259532A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 369/47.100
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2516 Hard disks
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/038 Cross-faders therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/04 Studio equipment; Interconnection of studios

Abstract

An all-in-one media player and mixer for a disc jockey has a fixed storage device capable for storing media thereon. The media player also has two interfaces having independent selectable settings and corresponding removable media devices attached thereto. Each interface is connected to the fixed storage device and generates its own signal by playing media from the fixed storage device or its corresponding removable media device. The media player also has a mixer the selectively mixes the signal of the interfaces into a mixed signal and communicates it through an output.

Claims

1. A media player and mixer, comprising:

means for storing media;

an output;

an interface, having a selectable setting, a first signal and a second signal, the interface connected to the means for storing media, the interface generating the first signal and the second signal by selectively playing the media of the means for storing media;

means for mixing the first signal and second signal into a mixed signal, the mixed signal being communicated through the output.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the means for storing media is a hard disc drive.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the means for storing media is a compact disc drive.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the means for storing media, comprises:

a fixed storage drive connected to the interface;

a first removable storage drive connected to the fixed storage drive and the interface; and

a second removable storage drive connected to the fixed storage drive and the interface.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the means for mixing the first signal and second signal further comprises a crossfader control.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein the means for storing media is a hard disc drive.

8. The device of claim 5, wherein the means for storing media is a compact disc drive.

9. The device of claim 5, wherein the means for storing media, comprises:

a fixed storage drive connected to the interface;

a first removable storage drive connected to the fixed storage drive and the interface; and

a second removable storage drive connected to the fixed storage drive and the interface.

10. The device of claim 5, wherein the means for mixing the first signal and second signal further comprises a crossfader control.

6. A media player and mixer, comprising:

means for storing media;

an output;

a first interface, having a selectable setting and a first signal, the first interface connected to the means for storing media, the first interface generating the first signal by selectively playing the media of the means for storing media;

a second interface, having a selectable setting and a second signal, the second interface connected to the means for storing media, the second interface generating the second signal by selectively playing the media of the means for storing media; and

means for mixing the first signal and second signal into a mixed signal, the mixed signal being communicated through the output.

11. A media player and mixer, comprising:

a fixed storage device capable of storing and playing media thereon;

a first removable storage device capable of retrieving media from removable media placed therein;

a second removable storage device capable of retrieving media from removable media placed therein;

an output;

a first interface, having a selectable setting and a first signal, connected to the fixed storage device and the first removable storage device, the first interface generating the first signal by selectively playing the media of the fixed storage device and the first storage device;

a second interface, having a selectable setting and a second signal, connected to the fixed storage device and the second removable storage device, the second interface generating the second signal by selectively playing the media of the fixed storage device and the second removable storage device; and

a mixer having a selectable setting and connected to the output, the first signal and the second signal, the mixer selectively mixing the first signal and the second signal into a mixed signal, the mixed signal being communicated through the output.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the fixed storage device is a hard disc drive.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the first removable storage device is a compact disc drive.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the second removable storage device is a DVD optical drive.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein the means for mixing the first signal and second signal further comprises a crossfader control.