Playing data from an optical media drive
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorPaul J. Wehrenberg
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Abstract
Example embodiments provide various techniques for playing data from an optical media drive. The optical media drive may detect certain media access information for use in accessing optical media. This media access information is stored a non-volatile memory. The optical media drive then retrieves the media access information from the non-volatile memory once the optical media drive is reactivated after deactivation. The optical media drive may then read from the optical media using the provided media access information.
Claims22
A method of playing a multimedia file stored on an optical media accessed by an optical media drive, the method performed by the optical media drive comprising the acts of:
- detecting media access information to access the optical media;
- storing the media access information in non-volatile memory;
- retrieving the media access information from the non-volatile memory once the optical media drive is reactivated after deactivation;
- and
- reading from the optical media using the media access information read from the non-volatile memory.
A machine-readable memory that stores instructions, which when performed by a controller within an optical media drive, cause the optical media drive to perform operations comprising:
- detecting media access information to access an optical media;
- storing the media access information in non-volatile memory;
- retrieving the media access information from the non-volatile memory once the optical media drive is reactivated after deactivation;
- and
- reading from the optical media using the media access information read from the non-volatile memory.
An optical media drive configured to receive an optical media, comprising:
- at least one controller;
- a non-volatile memory in communication with the at least one controller, the non-volatile memory configured to store instructions executable by the at least one controller, and the instructions executed by the at least one controller cause the operations to be performed, comprising:
- detecting media access information to access the optical media;
- storing the media access information in a non-volatile memory location;
- retrieving the media access information from the non-volatile memory location once the optical media drive is reactivated after deactivation;
- and
- reading from the optical media using the media access information read from the non-volatile memory location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.