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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:
Jun. 08, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Moore, Sioux City, IA (US);
Assignee:
Gateway 2000, Inc, North Sioux City, SD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
369 33 ; 369-2 ;
Abstract
An optical disc player for a computer is disclosed. The player is operable in a CD-ROM mode in which the player is inserted into a computer, as well as a stand-alone mode in which the player plays audio compact discs while removed from the computer. The player in one embodiment comprises a housing, an optical disc mechanism, a power source component, and one or more audio controls. The power source component provides power to the optical disc mechanism when the player is operating in the stand-alone mode. Each audio control corresponds to an audio function for when an audio compact disc is being played in the player.