Patent ID: 7272667
Filing Date: 2007-09-18
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A portable read/write disk drive device comprising: an optical disk drive apparatus capable of reading and writing storage media from at least one of a group comprising a compact disk, CD, a digital video disk, DVD, and a video compact disk, VCD; at least one docking bay for accepting insertable storage media; a display; one or more buttons, at least one of which is a multifunction input button; and a processor plus firmware enabling functions of the read/write disk drive device such that upon loading of storage media into the read/write disk drive device the processor plus firmware initiates automatically either the enabled operation when only one operation can be enabled or presents a user with options via the display and the multifunction button when more than one operation may be selected, wherein the functions of the multifunction button are determined by the instant configuration of the optical disk drive apparatus and the at least one docking bay as determined by the processor plus firmware and displayed on the display.