Portable audio player and method for selling same

• US 20070058819A1
• Filed: 09/14/2005
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Membrain, LLC
• Original Assignee: Membrain, LLC
• Inventors: Fung, Jemmy, Hertz, Kenneth
• Application Number:
  US11/227,315
• Publication Number:
  US 20070058819A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/74
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/60 Solid state media details of solid state memory devices G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 2207/16 Solid state audio deprecated, only for historical reasons, G06F3/16, G11B

Abstract

A self-contained, self-executing digital audio player that includes a casing, a memory disposed in the casing, a power source disposed in the casing, and a sound jack disposed in an opening in the casing. The memory is preprogrammed with a predetermined audio selection, and a user cannot change the audio once the memory has been preprogrammed.

Claims

1. A digital audio player comprising:

a first ear casing including

a memory, wherein the memory is preprogrammed with a predetermined audio selection, and wherein the audio cannot be changed once the memory has been preprogrammed, and

a speaker;

a second ear casing including

a power source, and

a speaker;

wherein the first and second ear assemblies are in electrical communication.

2. The digital audio player of claim 1 wherein the first and second ear casings are in electrical communication via a wire.

3. The digital audio player of claim 2 wherein the first ear casing includes a signal processor.

4. The digital audio player of claim 3 wherein the first ear casing includes a microcontroller.

5. A method of selling a composition of audio, the method comprising the steps of:

manufacturing a digital audio player having a memory;

programming the memory with the composition of audio during the manufacturing process; and

selling the digital audio player to a consumer, wherein the consumer cannot erase the composition of audio from the memory or add anything new to the memory.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising the step of placing the digital audio player at a point of sale.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the composition of audio is an album.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the point of sale is located at an airport.

9. The method of claim 5 further comprising the step of having the consumer determine the selection of the composition of audio.

10. The method of claim 5 wherein the digital audio player includes content identifying indicia thereon.

11. The method of claim 7 wherein the digital audio player includes album-identifying indicia thereon.

12. The method of claim 5 wherein the digital audio player includes a sound jack.

13. A digital audio player comprising:

a casing,

a memory disposed in the casing, wherein the memory is preprogrammed with a predetermined audio selection, and wherein the audio cannot be changed once the memory has been preprogrammed,

a power source disposed in the casing, and

a sound jack disposed in an opening in the casing.

14. The digital audio player of claim 13 wherein the composition of audio is an album.

15. The digital audio player of claim 14 wherein the digital audio player includes album-identifying indicia thereon.

16. The digital audio player of claim 13 wherein the composition of audio is chosen by a user.

17. The digital audio player of claim 16 wherein the digital audio player includes content identifying indicia thereon.

18. The digital audio player of claim 13 wherein the sound jack defines a diameter and the casing defines a thickness, and wherein the diameter of the sound jack and the thickness of the casing are substantially similar.