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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2001
Robert Fish, Gillette, NJ (US);
Dennis Bushmitch, Somerset, NJ (US);
David Braun, Denville, NJ (US);
Chieh-Chung Chang, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Stephen Johnson, Erdenheim, PA (US);
Mahfuz Rahman, South Brunswick, NJ (US);
Luyang Li, Bordentown, NJ (US);
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An entertainment device is provided. The entertainment device includes a main processing station which provides an output signal. The main processing station includes a control interface. A front panel is removably connected to the control interface. The front panel includes a memory for storing multimedia content. The front panel provides control parameters to the main processing station. The content of the memory is provided to the main audio processing station for output. In addition, the front panel processes and presents the stored multimedia content as a portable device. Both control parameters and multimedia (e.g. audio or video) information may be exchanged between the front panel and the main processing station. The front panel also includes a telecommunications device and an alarm transponder.