Device having a diskette-like housing and a wireless transceiver and methods therefor
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a diskette-like housing which defines a spindle-receiving portion; and
an infrared receiver externally-accessible at a central portion of an end of the diskette-like housing, wherein the infrared receiver overlaps at least a portion of the spindle-receiving portion along a length of the diskette-like housing.
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Abstract
An interface device includes at least one of an infrared receiver (14) and an infrared transmitter (16) to communicate with an external device (39). The infrared receiver (14) and/or the infrared transmitter (16) is supported by a diskette-like housing (10). A transducer (30) supported by the diskette-like housing (10) facilitates communication between the interface device and a diskette drive (12). Methods of using the interface device are disclosed.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a diskette-like housing which defines a spindle-receiving portion; and an infrared receiver externally-accessible at a central portion of an end of the diskette-like housing, wherein the infrared receiver overlaps at least a portion of the spindle-receiving portion along a length of the diskette-like housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus comprising:
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a diskette-like housing which defines a spindle-receiving portion; and an infrared transmitter externally-accessible at a central portion of an end of the diskette-like housing, wherein the infrared transmitter overlaps at least a portion of the spindle-receiving portion along a length of the diskette-like housing. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a diskette-like housing; an infrared receiver externally-accessible at a central portion of an end of the diskette-like housing; and a transducer responsive to the infrared receiver to generate a magnetic field associated with data received by the infrared receiver, wherein the magnetic field is directly readable by a read head of a diskette drive; wherein the infrared receiver overlaps at least a portion of the transducer along a length of the diskette-like housing.
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a diskette-like housing; a transducer directly sensitive to a magnetic field produced by a write head of a diskette drive to receive data; and an infrared transmitter externally-accessible at a central portion of an end of the diskette-like housing, the infrared transmitter responsive to the transducer to generate an infrared signal associated with the data received by the transducer; wherein the infrared transmitter overlaps at least a portion of the transducer along a length of the diskette-like housing.
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