Removable front panel for an entertainment device

US6483428B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. · JP

Inventors

• Robert Fish · Gillette, US
• Dennis Bushmitch · Somerville, US
• David Braun · Denville, US
• Chieh-Chung Chang · Shinchi, JP
• Stephen P. Johnson · Olean, US
• Mahfuz Rahman · Plainsboro, US
• Luyang Li · Zhengzhou, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 22, 2001
• Grant date: Nov 19, 2002
• Expiry date: Aug 22, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04B1/08
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

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.