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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
May. 14, 2008
Moshe Raines, Tel Aviv, IL;
Eliyahou Harari, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ran Carmeli, Rinatya, IL;
SanDisk IL, Ltd., Kfar Saba, IL;
Abstract
Methods of operating a portable media deviceincluding two onboard hardware media decoders () operative to decode a given digital content itemare disclosed. In some embodiments, one of the onboard hardware media decodershas a relatively high power consumption and produces a relatively 'high quality' media signal, and the other of the onboard hardware media decoderhas a relatively low power consumption and produces a relatively 'low quality' media signal. In one non-limiting use case: (i) when no external power is available, the relatively ‘low power’ hardware media decodermay generate a relatively ‘low quality’ media signal which is presented on an onboard display screenand/or onboard speaker; and (ii) when external power is available, the relatively ‘high power’ hardware media decodermay generate a relatively ‘high quality’ media signal which is exported out of the portable media devicevia one or more media ports, and presented on an external host presentation device(for example, a large-screen television).