DOCKING APPARATUS AND MIXER FOR PORTABLE MEDIA DEVICES
First Claim
1. A control interface for a portable media storage device, comprising:
- a housing having a media controls thereon;
a microcontroller residing in the housing;
the media controls being electrically interconnected to the microcontroller;
the portable media storage device having a media storage component therein with a first media item thereon;
the media storage component being electrically interconnected to the microcontroller;
whereby manipulation of the media controls on the housing commands operation of the first media item;
an output connected to the portable media storage device;
the output being controlled by the media controls on the housing.
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Abstract
A docking system and mixer for portable media devices includes two control interfaces that correspond to two dock seat to receive two media storage devices, such as a portable music player, therein. A microcontroller resides in the housing and the media controls on the housing for each of the players are electrically interconnected to the microcontroller. Media items are stored on storage components, such as a hard drive, in each of the portable media devices. Manipulation of the control surfaces commands the operation of the media storage devices, such as playback of an audio or video file thereon. The outputs of both of the media storage devices are controlled and mixed via a disc jockey style interface.
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30 Claims
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1. A control interface for a portable media storage device, comprising:
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a housing having a media controls thereon;
a microcontroller residing in the housing;
the media controls being electrically interconnected to the microcontroller;
the portable media storage device having a media storage component therein with a first media item thereon;
the media storage component being electrically interconnected to the microcontroller;
whereby manipulation of the media controls on the housing commands operation of the first media item;
an output connected to the portable media storage device;
the output being controlled by the media controls on the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A control interface for a first portable media storage device and a second portable media storage device, comprising:
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a housing having first media controls and second media controls thereon;
a microcontroller residing in the housing;
the first media controls and the second media controls being electrically interconnected to the microcontroller;
the first portable media storage device having a first media storage component therein with at least one media item thereon;
the first media storage component being electrically interconnected to the microcontroller;
the second portable media storage device having a second media storage component therein with at least one media item thereon;
the second media storage component being electrically interconnected to the microcontroller;
whereby manipulation of the first media controls and second media controls on the housing respectively commands operation of the at least one media item on the first media storage component and the at least one media item on the second media storage component;
an output connected to the portable media storage device;
the output being controlled by the media controls on the housing. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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