Patent ID: 6462729
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A search and display apparatus, comprising:a) a first housing carrying a disc drive block including: a disc drive for reproducing output data from a CD-ROM disc; and an electric power source; and b) a second housing carrying a display and control block, said second housing further including a rechargeable battery capable of being charged by said electric power source, said display and control block including: a display unit for displaying output data; an input unit for inputting search data; a first memory for temporarily storing output data reproduced from said CD-ROM disc; and a controller coupled to said display unit, said input unit and said first memory, said controller configured to control the output data display on said display unit, and to control data reproduction from said first memory and said CD-ROM disc in accordance with said search data; wherein: b1) when said first housing is coupled to said second housing, said electric power source recharges said rechargeable battery at a same time that: i) said controller sequentially accesses output data corresponding to said search data inputted via said input unit from said CD-ROM disc for display on said display unit, and ii) said controller sequentially stores said output data accessed from said CD-ROM disc in said first memory; b2) when said first housing is de-coupled from said second housing, said controller directly accesses said output data corresponding to said search data inputted via said input unit stored in said first memory; and b3) said second housing is detached from said first housing after transferring the read-out data from the CD-ROM disc to said first memory and after charging said rechargeable battery.