Consumer Portable Media Device

• US 20080082401A1
• Filed: 08/22/2006
• Published: 04/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Glenn French
• Original Assignee: Glenn French
• Inventors: French, Glenn
• Application Number:
  US11/466,447
• Publication Number:
  US 20080082401A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices

Abstract

A display container having a media output device, such as a display and/or an audio output device and/or a Braille output device, presents information, such as a movie trailer. A controller is coupled to the media output device. The controller accesses predetermined media content in response to a start event, such as movement of the display container, actuation of a button coupled to the controller, sensed heat, motion and/or light changes, or by a touch to a touch-screen device, and causes the media output device to output the predetermined media content.

Claims

1. A media device, comprising:

a media output device; and

a controller coupled to the media output device, the controller accessing predetermined media content in response to a start event and causing the media output device to output the predetermined media content.

2. The media device according to claim 1, wherein the media output device is a display and the predetermined media content is viewable information.

3. The media device according to claim 2, wherein the viewable information is a movie trailer.

4. The media device according to claim 2, wherein the viewable information is information relating to at least one of a product and a service.

5. The media device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined media content is transportation system infrastructure-based information.

6. The media device according to claim 1, wherein the media output device is an audio output device and the predetermined media content is audio information.

7. The media device according to claim 6, wherein the audio output device is a speaker.

8. The media device according to claim 6, wherein the audio output device is a pair of headphones.

9. The media device according to claim 1, wherein the media output device is a Braille output device.

10. The media device according to claim 1, wherein the audio information one of music, information relating to a product and information relating to a service.

11. The media device according to claim 1, further comprising a DVD player coupled to and controlled by the controller, the DVD player accessing the predetermined media content contained on a DVD under control of the controller.

12. The media device according to claim 1, further comprising a VCR player coupled to and controlled by the controller, the VCR player accessing the predetermined media content contained on a VCR tape under control of the controller.

13. The media device according to claim 1, further comprising an audio CD player coupled to and controlled by the controller, the audio CD player accessing the predetermined media content contained on an audio CD under control of the controller.

14. The media device according to claim 1, further comprising an audio tape player coupled to and controlled by the controller, the audio tape player accessing the predetermined media content contained on an audio tape under control of the controller.

15. The media device according to claim 1, further comprising a memory storing the predetermined media content.

16. The media device according to claim 15, wherein the memory is at least one of a hard disk drive, a flash memory, a random access memory and a read-only memory.

17. The media device according to claim 15, wherein the memory is at least one of a CD-flash card, a memory stick, a palm memory, a smart memory a CD-ROM and a DVD-ROM.

18. The media device according to claim 15, further comprising an interface device coupled to the controller, the predetermined media content being received through the interface device and being stored in the memory under control of the controller.

19. The media device according to claim 18, wherein the predetermined media content is received using a protocol that is based on an IEEE 802.11a/b/g protocol.

20. The media device according to claim 18, wherein the predetermined media content is received using a protocol that is based on a Bluetooth protocol.

21. The media device according to claim 18, wherein the predetermined media content is received using a packet-based protocol.

22. The media device according to claim 1, wherein the start event is movement of the display container being sensed by the controller.

23. The media device according to claim 1, wherein the start event is actuation of a button coupled to the controller.

24. The media device according to claim 1, wherein the start event is sensed by one of a heat, a motion and a light sensor.

25. The media device according to claim 1, wherein the start event is a touch to a touch screen device.