Patent ID: 6134192
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A method of ejecting and inserting compact discs in a combined multiple compact disc player and radio receiver system for an automobile, the system having a bezel provided with a load button, an eject button, a plurality of memory buttons, an information display area, and a compact disc opening, the multiple compact disc player includes a magazine having n individual slots for storing n compact discs wherein n is equal to the number of memory buttons, each of the slots corresponding to a respective one of the memory buttons, the method comprising:pressing at least one of the eject button and the load button;wherein in response to the eject button being pressed the method further includes:identifying slots loaded with compact discs by illuminating the respective memory buttons;selecting a slot to empty by pressing the respective memory button;pushing the compact disc from the selected slot part way through the compact disc opening if the selected slot is loaded with a compact disc to eject the compact disc from the selected slot; anddetermining if the compact disc has been removed from the compact disc opening;wherein in response to the load button being pressed the method further includes:identifying empty slots by illuminating the respective memory buttons in response to the load button being pressed;selecting a slot to load by pressing the respective memory button;opening the door of the compact disc opening to receive a compact disc if the selected slot is empty;determining if a compact disc has been inserted into the compact disc opening; andpulling the compact disc from the compact disc opening onto the empty slot if a compact disc has been inserted into the compact disc opening to load the compact disc into the selected slot.