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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tamotsu Ito, Ayase, JP;
Toshiyuki Oda, Chigasaki, JP;
Takashi Takeuchi, Fujisawa, JP;
Shiyouichirou Funato, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
369 32 ; 369 48 ; 369 50 ; 369 52 ; 369 47 ; 358342 ; 348836 ;
Abstract
A portable CD-ROM retrieval apparatus, is provided wherein a CD-ROM drive for loading a CD medium, a display for displaying characters and images, an input specifying section for specifying a desired input operation, an audio section for producing sounds, and a data storage for storing data from the CD-ROM drive and the like are connected together through a control section, these devices being housed in a single cabinet. In accordance with one feature, the apparatus can calculate and display statistical information which depends on frequency of data access to the CD medium.