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Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009

Filed:

Aug. 26, 2004
Applicants:

David Vinson, Cupertino, CA (US);

Yancy Chen, Campbell, CA (US);

Ameer Karim, San Jose, CA (US);

Luca Lodolo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

David Vinson, Cupertino, CA (US);

Yancy Chen, Campbell, CA (US);

Ameer Karim, San Jose, CA (US);

Luca Lodolo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A digital media receiver, method, and computer readable medium bearing instructions for transferring information from media to a connected computer system are described. The receiver includes a memory for storing instructions for execution, a first interface coupled with a processor for transmitting a signal representative of media information to a media presenting device, a reader coupled with the processor for transferring media information to the receiver, a second interface coupled with the processor and adapted to transfer information read by reader from media to a connected computer system, and the processor connected to the memory for executing the instructions enabling the processor to transfer information transferred by the reader to the connected computer system using the second interface. A method aspect includes responsive to input, reading information from media in a reader of a digital media receiver and transferring the read information from the media to a connection interface.


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