Recorder and player

US8947559B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8947559-B2
Application numberUS-201213426671-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 22, 2012
Priority dateMar 25, 2011
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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A player according to the present disclosure includes: an interface that retrieves an audio file from a storage medium on which the audio file and a still picture file are stored; and a controller that retrieves a still picture file, which is selected by the file name of the audio file, from the storage medium and that reads audio and a still picture from the audio file and the still picture file, respectively.

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What is claimed is: 1. A player comprising: an interface configured to retrieve an audio file from a storage medium on which the audio file and a still picture file are stored; a controller configured to retrieve a still picture file, which is selected by the file name of the audio file, from the storage medium and configured to reproduce audio and a still picture from the audio file and the still picture file, respectively; and a user interface section that accepts a user's i…

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What does patent US8947559B2 cover?
A player according to the present disclosure includes: an interface that retrieves an audio file from a storage medium on which the audio file and a still picture file are stored; and a controller that retrieves a still picture file, which is selected by the file name of the audio file, from the storage medium and that reads audio and a still picture from the audio file and the still picture fi…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kakiuchi Kenji, Takano Fumio, Akamatsu Takahide, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N5/772. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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