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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
William L Mince, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Daniel E Kyte, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
PICS Previews Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
369 30 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for previewing a plurality of audio selections is described. A digital storage medium in a memory drive stores the plurality of audio selections in a spiral track with open indexing. A configurable touchpad is provided for selecting one of the audio selections. Sound circuitry converts the audio selections to audio signals, and at least one audio speaker converts the audio signals to acoustic energy. A controller controls the operation of the memory drive, the touchpad, and the sound circuitry.