Compaq Computer Corporation, Inc.

Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Mark J Schlaffer

James Luke Mondshine

Tim L Zhang

Craig L Chaiken

Daniel V Forlenza

A computer system incorporating capabilities for displaying the audio disk track number when the computer system is playing an audio disk. The computer system determines if a disk is present in the disk drive. If a disk is present, the computer system determines if an audio disk is present in the disk drive. If so, the computer system then monitors the disk drive. When the audio disk is played by the disk drive, the computer system displays the audio disk track number. The computer system then periodically polls the disk drive to update the audio disk track number. The computer system displays a battery gauge status when the audio disk track number is not being displayed. The status display is visible when the portable computer is in either an open or closed state.

Status display being visible in a closed position and displaying a track number during play mode comprising a reduced power of a system

Providing an audio track number to a status display of a portable computer system which is in an audio compact disk play mode

Polling and displaying updated audio disk track number in a portable computer

Displaying audio disk track number in portable computer system

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Pinehurst, TX, United States of America

Mark J Schlaffer