Compact and portable optical disc drive

Details Compact and portable optical disc drive Compact and portable optical disc drive

2005-09-09

2008-03-18

Castro, Angel (Department: 2627)

Dynamic optical information storage or retrieval

Dynamic mechanism optical subsystem

Having power driven optical transducer assembly

C361S689000, C361S689000

Reexamination Certificate

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07346915

ABSTRACT:
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a compact, portable, external optical disc drives. In one embodiment of the present invention, an optical disc drive is comprised of one or more substrates having a width smaller than the diameter of an optical disc and that covers and protects one or more data recording surfaces of the optical disc. The optical disc drive may also include an external connector that is capable of plugging into an outlet of an electrical device so that the optical disc drive extends beyond an external sidewall of the electrical device and is electronically interconnected to the electrical device.

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