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US 9,508,380 B2Granted
Enclosure for reading an optical medium at an input port
AssigneeSony Corporation of America
InventorNikolai Gallo
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Abstract
Various devices and systems may benefit from enhanced reading of optical media. For example, certain computer systems may benefit from array reading of optical media. An apparatus may include, for example, an array of optical sensors. The array of optical sensors may be configured to read a plurality of parallel linear strips of data from an optical medium.
Claims13
An apparatus, comprising:
- an enclosure;
- an input port in a first face of the enclosure, wherein the input port is configured to receive a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the input port is configured to define a chamber having an upper side and a lower side;
- an array of sensors configured to read the computer-readable medium, wherein the array of sensors is arranged in at least one of the upper side or the lower side, wherein the array of sensors is configured to read the computer-readable storage medium while the computer-readable storage medium is at least one of entering or exiting the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.