PORTABLE AUDIO ENHANCEMENT AND MEDIA PLAYER DEVICE
First Claim
1. A portable media processing device for connecting with and enabling an external device with audio enhancement functionality, the portable device comprising:
- a housing and a connector interface for connecting and exchanging data with the external device;
a media player module for processing data; and
a controller for identifying the data received from the external device and selectively controlling the media player module for processing the data from the external device and supplying the processed data.
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Abstract
A portable audio enhancement and media player device and method are disclosed for enabling an electronic consumer product such as a personal computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), cellular phone or the like, to process and format media having different data formats such “wav” “mp3”, “mov”, “midi” files, and the like. The portable device may be connected to an electronic consumer product via a connector such as universal serial bus (USB), firewire, audio out, audio in, and the like. By connecting the portable device via one of the connectors, the portable device provides the required processors for processing audio/video media data necessary to play such data formats and enable the electronic consumer product with sound card and media player functionality. The portable device with media player functionality enables an electronic product such as a personal computer to obtain an additional secondary functionality such as audio enhancement when connected to the host computer and also aid in processing data when connected to the host computer.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable media processing device for connecting with and enabling an external device with audio enhancement functionality, the portable device comprising:
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a housing and a connector interface for connecting and exchanging data with the external device; a media player module for processing data; and a controller for identifying the data received from the external device and selectively controlling the media player module for processing the data from the external device and supplying the processed data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for enabling an external device with audio enhancement functionality with a portable media processing device, the method comprising:
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connecting the portable device to the external device; receiving data from the external device; identifying the data received from the external device; selectively controlling a media player module, the media player module configured for processing the data; and supplying the processed data to either the external device or a user interface port.
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11. A media player device for processing media content, comprising:
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a controller configured to select between a first mode and a second mode, wherein the first mode is selected if audio data is absent in the media content and the second mode is selected if audio data is present in the media content, the first mode being operable to process the media content without audio enhancement processing and the second mode being operable to apply audio enhancement processing to the audio data; and a media player module configured to process media content according to the first mode and the second mode, wherein if the first mode is selected, the processed media content is suitable for playback on an output display, and wherein if the second mode is selected, the processed media content is suitable for playback on an audio output device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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