Combined modulator and MP3 player having socket power supply adapter and/or universal connector
First Claim
1. A combined digital audio file player and modulator apparatus comprising:
- an elongate housing having a distal end and a proximal end;
a socket power adapter located at a distal end of the elongate housing;
an interface port in the housing for receiving an external memory device;
a user control panel located on the housing at or near the proximal end;
a circuit located within the elongate housing and operably coupled to the socket power adapter, the interface port, and the user control panel; and
the circuit comprising means for retrieving an audio data file stored in a digital format on an external memory device that is in operable cooperation with the interface port, means for decoding the retrieved audio data files, and means for transmitting the decoded audio data files to a radio tuner.
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Abstract
A combined digital audio file player and modulator. In one embodiment, the invention is an apparatus comprising: an elongate housing having a distal end and a proximal end; a socket power adapter located at a distal end of the elongate housing; an interface port in the housing for receiving an external memory device; a user control panel located on the housing at or near the proximal end; a circuit located within the elongate housing and operably coupled to the socket power adapter, the interface port, and the user control panel; and the circuit comprising a processor for retrieving an audio data file stored in a digital format on an external memory device that is in operable cooperation with the interface port, a decoder for decoding the retrieved audio data files, and a transmitter for transmitting the decoded audio data files to a radio tuner. In another embodiment, the invention can be a modulator that transmits data to a radio receiver or digital tuner, comprising multiple input ports or jacks and a signal converter device to transmit the data to the radio receiver or the digital tuner. Still another embodiment of the modulator reproduces compressed audio data; the modulator comprises a housing, an apparatus in the housing to accommodate an external storage device, a mechanism for instructing the modulator to execute an operation, a processing device for reading a data file on the external storage device and a converter to transmit the data to a receiver or digital tuner.
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40 Claims
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1. A combined digital audio file player and modulator apparatus comprising:
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an elongate housing having a distal end and a proximal end;
a socket power adapter located at a distal end of the elongate housing;
an interface port in the housing for receiving an external memory device;
a user control panel located on the housing at or near the proximal end;
a circuit located within the elongate housing and operably coupled to the socket power adapter, the interface port, and the user control panel; and
the circuit comprising means for retrieving an audio data file stored in a digital format on an external memory device that is in operable cooperation with the interface port, means for decoding the retrieved audio data files, and means for transmitting the decoded audio data files to a radio tuner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 21. A modulator for transmitting data to a radio receiver or digital tuner comprising multiple input ports or jacks and a signal converter device to transmit the data to the radio receiver or the digital tuner
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30. A modulator for reproducing compressed audio data comprising:
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a housing;
an apparatus in the housing to accommodate an external storage device;
a mechanism for instructing the modulator to execute an operation;
a processing device for reading data in a file on the external storage device; and
a converter to transmit the data to a receiver or digital tuner. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A modulator for transmitting data to a radio receiver or digital tuner comprising multiple input ports or jacks and a signal converter device to transmit the data to the radio receiver or the digital tuner.
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