Personal audio player
US7571015B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B19/022
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A personal audio player has a housing, an audio output device in the housing and an audio player in the housing and coupled with the output device for storing and playing audio files. Multiple display panels are located on the housing. Each display panel is controlled to have a unique presentation format for presenting different information to a user. A user interface on the housing has different illumination colors respectively corresponding to different operation modes of the audio player. A lyrics processor outputs lyric text to one of the display panels in synchronisation with playing of a corresponding audio file.
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