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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:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1997
David L Jolley, Kaysville, UT (US);
Grant W Dearden, Henefer, UT (US);
Iomega Corporation, Roy, UT (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling the power modes of a removable media device as well as ejecting a cartridge from the removable media device. The method comprises the steps of identifying the current mode of the device; identifying whether a cartridge is presently located in the device; upon receiving a signal from the dual function button, depending upon the current power mode and whether a cartridge is located in the device, transmitting signals to the appropriate components of the device to either eject the cartridge or power on/off various components of the media device. The apparatus comprises a single button and a microprocessor for responding to signals transmitted from the dual function button.