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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2007
Moshe Raines, Tel Aviv, IL;
Moshe Raines, Tel Aviv, IL;
SanDisk IL Ltd., Kfar Saba, IL;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to display devices, external storage devices and methods of operating the same. In some embodiments, a display device that detects a coupling with an external media device is provided. Before device coupling, the display device displays a video signal from a first source. In response to the detected coupling, the display device may mix or superimpose a video signal received from the external storage device with the video signal from the first source. In some embodiments, a multi-mode external storage device that provides a file download mode, a video menu mode, and a content display mode is disclosed. The external storage device is operative to couple with different types of hosts via a multi-use device port. In response to a detected coupling with a host display device, the external storage device adopts the menu mode, which allows a user to select a given content item for display and/or playback.