Portable digital radio and compact disk player

• US 6,041,023 A
• Filed: 03/29/1999
• Issued: 03/21/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Cynthia Lakhansingh
• Original Assignee: Cynthia Lakhansingh
• Inventors: Lakhansingh, Cynthia
• Primary Examiner(s): Neyzari, Ali
• Application Number:
  US09/280,238
• Time in Patent Office: 358 Days
• Field of Search: 369/2, 369/7, 369/6, 369/84, 369/83, 369/5, 369/15, 369/85, 445/344, 445/345, 445/33.1
• US Class Current: 369/7
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/20 Disc-shaped record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/216 Rewritable discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2529 Mini-discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/41 Flat as opposed to hierarchical combination, e.g. library of tapes or discs, CD changer, or groups of record carriers that together store one title
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/002 Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 31/003 with radio receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/08 Constructional details, e.g. cabinet
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/20 for coupling gramophone pick-up, recorder output, or microphone to receiver

Abstract

A combination radio receiver and compact disk player is enabled also for writing onto a compact disk or other permanent storage medium. A touch sense screen is used to display and select menu graphics choices such as to listen to the radio or a CD, save selections, etc. The apparatus provides a display of all selections stored in its memory so that one may choose favorite music selections and their order of play.

Claims

1. A portable entertainment apparatus comprising:

a means for receiving electromagnetic wave energy signals and for converting said signals into digital data signals;

a means for reading a compact disk;

a touch sense screen means for video information display and selection using menu graphics;

a means for producing an audio output;

a read and write means for digital data storage using a compact disk;

a data processing program, the data processing program stored in the digital data storage means;

a means for processing signals in accordance with the data processing program;

the energy signals receiving means, compact disk reading and writing means, touch sense means, audio output means, and data storage means interconnected with an electronic circuit enabled for receiving, storing, organizing and outputting audio and video information in accordance with manual selections through the touch sense video information display and selection means as guided by the data processing program;

a touch sense keyboard is enabled by the monitor for manual input of titles under which recorded material may be saved; and

a search capability is enabled for searching on single or multiple words or parts of words to retrieve said digital data without the necessity for recalling exact titles.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the compact disk reading and writing means provides a series of control function buttons, the buttons interconnected to the electronic circuit for performing the functions of stopping play, ejecting a compact disk, pausing play, starting play, recording, selecting a track, fast forwarding, and rewinding.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a means for video information display and selection as a cursor moving device.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the data processing program provides a visual choice menu for selecting action options, the menu comprising a primary choice of "FILE," "EDIT," "VIEW," "OPTIONS" and "HELP" selections.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the data processing program provides a visual choice menu for selecting action options, the menu comprising a secondary choice under the "FILE" option of:

"SAVE AS," "OPEN" and "DELETE."

6. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the data processing program provides a visual choice menu for selecting action options, the menu comprising a secondary choice under the "EDIT" option of:

"AUDIO," "RADIO," "VOICE" and "KEYBOARD."

7. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the data processing program provides a visual choice menu for selecting action options, the menu comprising a secondary choice under the "VIEW" option of:

"CD," "RADIO" and "VOICE."