Small removable audio player that attaches to a host media player

• US 8,892,795 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2013
• Issued: 11/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Sherman, Itay
• Primary Examiner(s): TSENG, CHENG YUAN
• Application Number:
  US14/097,277
• Publication Number:
  US 20140095747A1
• Time in Patent Office: 348 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 710/62
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/122 where hardware performs an I/O function other than control of data transfer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/5021 Priority
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5038 considering the execution order of a plurality of tasks, e.g. taking priority or time dependency constraints into consideration scheduling strategies G06F9/4881 and subgroups
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0256 wherein the modules are operable in the detached state, e.g. one module for the user interface and one module for the transceiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format

Abstract

A dual handheld player system including a smaller handheld player including a smaller memory for storing audio files, and audio playback circuitry, operative to play the audio files stored in the smaller memory when the smaller player is slid out of a larger player, and the larger handheld player, including tracks for sliding the smaller player in and out, a larger memory for storing audio and video files, and audio-video playback circuitry that is operative to play the audio and video files stored in the larger memory when the smaller portable player is slid in the tracks, and is not operative to play the audio and video files stored in the larger memory when the smaller portable player is slid out of said track.

Claims

1. A dual player system comprising:

a smaller player comprising;

a smaller memory for storing audio files; and

audio playback circuitry, operative to play the audio files stored in said smaller memory when the smaller player is out of a larger player; and

a wireless modem for downloading video files that cannot be played by said audio playback circuitry, for playback by the larger player; and

a larger player, comprising;

tracks for sliding said smaller player in and out;

a larger memory for saving the video files downloaded by said wireless modem when said smaller player is in said tracks; and

audio-video playback circuitry that is operative to play the video files stored in said larger memory when said smaller player is in said tracks, and is not operative to play the video files stored in said larger memory when said smaller player is out of said tracks.

2. The dual player system of claim 1, wherein said larger player further comprises an external connector for receiving audio files from an external computer, for saving in said smaller memory when said smaller player is in said tracks.

3. The dual player system of claim 2, wherein said larger player further comprises a wireless modem for receiving audio files over a wireless network, for saving in said smaller memory when said smaller player is in said tracks.

4. The dual player system of claim 1, wherein said smaller player does not have its own display.

5. The dual player system of claim 1, wherein said larger player further comprises a larger battery for powering said audio-video playback circuitry, wherein said smaller player further comprises a smaller battery for powering said audio playback circuitry, and wherein said smaller battery is charged by said larger battery when said smaller player is in said tracks.