Personal digital stereo player having controllable touch screen

• US 8,400,888 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2011
• Issued: 03/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Advanced Audio Devices LLC
• Original Assignee: Advanced Audio Devices LLC
• Inventors: Keller, Peter J., Kelley, Michael J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dinh, Tan X
• Application Number:
  US13/093,600
• Publication Number:
  US 20110202154A1
• Time in Patent Office: 694 Days
• Field of Search: 369/30.05, 369/30.19, 369/47.12, 369 3006- 3009, 369/83, 369/84, 360/13, 360/15, 700/94
• US Class Current: 369/30.05
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 17/22 from random access magazine of disc records
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10 Digital recording or reproducing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/213 Read-only discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/216 Rewritable discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/218 Write-once discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• 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 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating measured values in general G01D indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/36 Monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording or reproducing for digital recording G11B20/00 and s.gr.; for monitoring, testing or measuring of TV recorders of the type covered by H04N5/76 and subgroups, see H04N17/06

Abstract

Disclosed is a music jukebox which is configured for storing a music library therein. The music jukebox includes a housing, audio input structure on the housing for receiving audio signals, audio output structure on the housing for outputting audio signals, and a data storage structure in the housing for storing audio signals. The music jukebox is configured such that a music library of sound tracks is storable in the data storage structure. The music jukebox includes means for selecting a sound track from the music library stored in the data storage structure to play through the audio output structure, and the housing includes a display thereon which identifies sound tracks in the music library. Preferably, the music jukebox is configured such that the sound tracks stored in the data storage structure are editable before being played through the audio output structure.

Claims

1. An apparatus configured to store sound tracks and play the stored sound tracks for personal enjoyment, said apparatus comprising:

a housing containing non-volatile memory, the housing further comprising at least one touch-operable control and a touch screen display configured to be operated to cause the touch screen display to display at least one menu relating to a library of sound tracks, wherein all of the sound tracks in the library and their names are stored in the non-volatile memory of the apparatus, wherein the at least one menu includes at least one of a list of names of sound tracks stored in the non-volatile memory of the apparatus and a list of groups of sound tracks stored in the non-volatile memory of the apparatus;

an input in the housing for receiving audio data;

audio output structure located at least partially within the housing for outputting audio signals;

wherein the at least one touch-operable control and touch screen display is configured such that at least one of the touch-operable control and the touch screen display is touchable to allow selection from the at least one menu displayed on the touch screen display;

wherein the apparatus is configured to receive audio data through the input of the apparatus, whereby sound tracks become stored in the non-volatile memory as digital data;

wherein the apparatus is configured for maintaining and selectively accessing and playing sound tracks stored in the non-volatile memory;

wherein the apparatus is configured such that at least one of the at least one touch-operable control and the touch screen display is touchable to cause the apparatus to display on the touch screen display at least one of a list of names of sound tracks and a list of groups of sound tracks wherein all of the sound tracks in the list of names of sound tracks displayed on the touch screen display are stored in the non-volatile memory of the apparatus, and wherein all of the sound tracks in the list of groups of sound tracks displayed on the touch screen display are stored in the non-volatile memory of the apparatus; and

wherein the apparatus is configured such that at least one of the at least one touch-operable control and the touch screen display is touchable to cause the apparatus to play through the audio output structure at least one of a specific sound track displayed on the touch screen display and a group of sound tracks displayed on the touch screen display, said apparatus being configured to display said list of names of sound tracks stored in the non-volatile memory of the apparatus without the apparatus having to be connected to a network service center containing the names.

2. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the audio output structure comprises a headphone jack.

3. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the audio output structure is configured to transmit signals to an external device which includes an amplifier.

4. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising an amplifier operatively connected to the audio output structure and configured to amplify audio output signals produced during playing, which are transmitted to the audio output structure.

5. An apparatus as recited in claim 4, wherein the audio output structure comprises a headphone jack.

6. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one touch-operable control and the touch screen display is touchable to control the volume at which audio is played.

7. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one touch-operable control and the touch screen display is touchable to pause a sound track which is being played.

8. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one touch-operable control and the touch screen display is touchable to stop a sound track as it is being played and play the next sound track in a group of sound tracks.

9. An. apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one touch-operable control and the touch screen display is touchable to selectively power the apparatus on and off.

10. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one touch-operable control and the touch screen display is touchable to select and play at least one of an individual sound track and a group of sound tracks through the audio output structure.

11. An apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein at least one of the at least one touch-operable control and the touch screen display is touchable to select and play at least one of an individual sound track and a group of sound tracks through the headphone jack.

12. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to display on the touch screen display at least one of time elapsed (ascending) and time remaining (descending) for the sound track being played.

13. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the non-volatile memory stores a library of sound tracks that is received by the input and which has been pre-selected by a user.

14. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the non-volatile memory comprises at least one of a Hard Disk Drive, solid state memory and random address memory.

15. An apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein the apparatus is configured such that at least one of the at least one touch-operable control and the touch screen display is touchable to control the volume at which sound tracks are played through the headphone jack.