MODULATOR APPARATUS HAVING A MECHANISM FOR CHARGING ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND/OR DIGITAL FILE DECODING CAPABILITIES
First Claim
1. A modulator apparatus comprising:
- an elongate housing having a distal portion and a proximal portion that flares outwardly from the distal portion;
a cigarette lighter power adapter Conned into the distal portion of the elongate housing;
a user control panel located on the proximal portion of the elongate housing;
an audio input jack in the elongate housing;
a battery charging mechanism in the elongate housing for charging a battery of an external electronic device;
a circuit located within the elongate housing and operably coupled to the cigarette lighter power adapter, the battery charging mechanism, the audio input jack, and the user control panel; and
the circuit comprising means for transmitting an audio signal received by the audio input jack to a radio tuner.
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Abstract
A modulator apparatus comprising: an elongate housing having a distal portion and a proximal portion that flares outwardly from the distal portion; a cigarette lighter power adapter formed into the distal portion of the elongate housing; a user control panel located on the proximal portion of the elongate housing; an audio input jack in the elongate housing; a battery charging mechanism in the elongate housing for charging a battery of an external electronic device; a circuit located within the elongate housing and operably coupled to the cigarette lighter power adapter, the battery charging mechanism, the audio input jack, and the user control panel; and the circuit comprising means for transmitting an audio signal received by the audio input jack to a radio tuner.
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20 Claims
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1. A modulator apparatus comprising:
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an elongate housing having a distal portion and a proximal portion that flares outwardly from the distal portion; a cigarette lighter power adapter Conned into the distal portion of the elongate housing; a user control panel located on the proximal portion of the elongate housing; an audio input jack in the elongate housing; a battery charging mechanism in the elongate housing for charging a battery of an external electronic device; a circuit located within the elongate housing and operably coupled to the cigarette lighter power adapter, the battery charging mechanism, the audio input jack, and the user control panel; and the circuit comprising means for transmitting an audio signal received by the audio input jack to a radio tuner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A modulator apparatus comprising:
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an elongate housing having a distal portion and a proximal portion having a control panel surface; a cigarette lighter power adapter formed into the substantially cylindrical distal portion of the elongate housing; an interface port in the elongate housing for receiving an external memory device; a user control panel located on the control panel surface of the proximal portion; an audio input jack in the elongate housing; a circuit located within the elongate housing and operably coupled to the cigarette lighter power adapter, the interface port, the audio input jack, 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 or an audio signal received by the audio input jack to a radio tuner. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A modulator apparatus comprising:
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a distal portion and a proximal portion; a cigarette lighter power adapter formed into the distal portion; a user control panel located on the proximal portion; an audio input jack in the housing; an interface port in the elongate housing adapted to (i) receive an external memory device; and
(ii) charge a battery of an external electronic device;a circuit operably coupled to the cigarette lighter power adapter, the interface port, the audio input jack, 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 or an audio signal received by the audio input jack to a radio tuner.
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20. A modulator apparatus comprising:
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a housing; a cigarette lighter power adapter; a user control panel located on the housing; an interface port in the elongate housing adapted to charge a battery of an external electronic device; a circuit operably coupled to the cigarette lighter power adapter, the interface port, and the user control panel; and the circuit comprising means for transmitting an audio signal to a radio tuner.
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