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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. 26, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael R. Flannery, Sioux City, IA (US);
Assignee:
Gateway, Inc., North Sioux City, SD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/781 ; H04N 5/85 ; H04N 5/90 ; H04N 5/91 ; H04B 1/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/781 ; H04N 5/85 ; H04N 5/90 ; H04N 5/91 ; H04B 1/20 ;
Abstract
An adapter for receiving a surplus optical storage media drive capable of stand-alone playing of optical storage media is described. The adapter provides at least the minimum level of functionality required, together with the surplus optical storage media drive, to play optical storage media in order to extend the useful life of the surplus drive. The optical storage media may include compact disks, CD-ROMs, DVDs or the like type of storage media. The adapter provides the capability of connecting with external devices that improve the functionality and usefulness of the drive-adapter system.