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US 2003/0077076 A1Published application
Portable download unit including a memory chip-to-CD burner
OwnerAlan W. Sohlerinventor
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a portable download device may include a card port for receiving a memory card from a digital camera and a compact disc (CD) reader/writer unit to write digital image data from the memory chip in the card to a removable CD and then reset the memory chip for reuse. The portable download device may include a display device, such as a liquid crystal display, to selectively view digital images generated from data in the memory chip card or the CD.
Claims17
An apparatus comprising:
- a portable housing;
- an input port operative to receive digital image data;
- an optical disc reader/writer (R/W) unit operative to write digital image data received from the input port to a removable optical disc and to read digital image data from said optical disc;
- a display device;
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- an image processing unit operative to retrieve digital image data from the input port and from the optical disc and process said data for display on the display device.
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A portable download device comprising:
- a portable housing having a maximum side length of less than about eight inches;
- a memory card port adapted to receive a memory card including a memory chip operative to store digital image data;
- a memory chip reader operative to read digital image data from the memory chip and to reset the memory chip for reuse in response to a user command;
- an optical disc reader/writer (R/W) unit operative to write digital image data received from the memory chip to a removable optical disc and to read digital image data from said optical disc;
- a liquid crystal display;
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- an image processing unit operative to retrieve digital image data from the input port and from the optical disc and process said data for display on the display device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.