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OwnerBarbara Bollman, David Hoffman +1inventors
InventorsBarbara Bollman, David Hoffman, William Bollman
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A high-intensity LED is integrated into an MP3 player such as an iPod™ device to provide an extremely convenient flashlight functionality at the ready for a user, particularly useful in emergency situations. When an emergency or other need emerges suddenly and while the user is otherwise unable to obtain a conventional flashlight, use of an MP3 player flashlight device provides a useful source of light for both comfort and safety of the user. In another aspect of the invention, the MP3 player flashlight is a peripheral device connected to a digital port of the MP3 player. Alternatively, the flashlight is formed in such a shape as to fit into an external memory card slot of an MP3 player (e.g., in the shape of a SmartCard), drawing power and even control from the MP3 player through the connector otherwise intended for a memory card.
In an MPEG digital file entertainment player device, the improvement comprising:
An MP3 player, comprising:
An MP3 player flashlight, comprising:
A method of providing illumination of objects surrounding an MP3 player, comprising:
Apparatus for providing illumination of objects surrounding an MP3 player, comprising:
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