PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA PLAYER

• US 20120069535A1
• Filed: 08/17/2010
• Published: 03/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen Longsys Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen Netcom Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Qin, Min, Cai, Huabo, Lin, Keshun
• Granted Patent: US 8,711,571 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/752
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the field of players, and provides a portable multimedia player includes a housing; an integrated circuit module received in the housing for playing multimedia; a storage device interface electrically connected to the integrated circuit module, and configured to connect to an external storage device; and a male HDMI connector electrically connected to the integrated circuit module, configured to be connected to a female HDMI of an external display device. The multimedia function of the external display device is expanded by connecting the male HDMI 11 to the female HDMI of the external display device. The portable multimedia player is connected to the display device without any corresponding interface cable, such that it affords convenient using to users and beautiful appearance.

Claims

1. A portable multimedia player, comprising:

a housing;

an integrated circuit module received in the housing for playing multimedia;

a storage device interface electrically connected to the integrated circuit module, configured to connect to an external storage device; and

a male HDMI connector electrically connected to the integrated circuit module, wherein the male HDMI connector is configured to be connected to a female HDMI connector of an external display device.

2. The portable multimedia player of claim 1, wherein the storage device interface is a Universal Serial bus interface or a Secure Digital Input Output interface.

3. The portable multimedia player of claim 1, wherein the integrated circuit module comprises a wireless communication unit.

4. The portable multimedia player of claim 3, wherein the wireless communication unit is a 2.4G wireless communication unit or a 5.8G wireless communication unit.

5. The portable multimedia player of claim 3, further comprising a wireless remote control connected to the wireless communication unit and configured to remote control the integrated circuit module.

6. The portable multimedia player of claim 1 further comprising a lid configured to cover the male HDMI connector.

7. The portable multimedia player of claim 6, wherein the lid and the housing define two holes, respectively, the portable multimedia player further comprises flexible ropes passing through the holes and interconnecting the lid and the housing.

8. The portable multimedia player of claim 1, further comprising function buttons disposed on the housing and electrically connected to integrated circuit module.

9. The portable multimedia player of claim 6, further comprising function buttons disposed on the housing and electrically connected to integrated circuit module.

10. The portable multimedia player of claim 3, wherein the wireless communication unit is configured to login a server wirelessly and download multimedia files online.

11. The portable multimedia player of claim 3, further comprising:

a lid covering the male HDMI connector, wherein the lid comprises;

a remote control cover board wirelessly connected to the wireless communication unit and configured to remote control the integrated circuit module, the remote control cover board comprises a remote control circuit disposed therein,

a cap positioned at an end of the remote control cover board and latched with the male HDMI connector, and

remote control buttons electrically connected to the remote control circuit and disposed on the remote control cover board.

12. The portable multimedia player of claim 11, wherein the wireless communication unit is a 2.4G wireless communication unit or a 5.8G wireless communication unit.

13. The portable multimedia player of claim 11, wherein the storage device interface comprises a Universal Serial bus interface or/and a Secure Digital Input Output interface.

14. The portable multimedia player of claim 13, wherein the Universal Serial bus interface is capable of rotating about 180 degrees.

15. The portable multimedia player of claim 11, wherein the cap forms a protrusion portion configured to fix the male HDMI connector.

16. The portable multimedia player of claim 11, further comprising function buttons disposed on the housing, the function buttons are electrically connected to integrated circuit module and are configured to control the integrated circuit module.