Patent ID: 6192372
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: G10H,G11B,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for selecting a desired data item comprising:an internal memory device that memorizes a first set of data items;a peripheral device that is provided for accessing an external memory medium;a detector device that presents a detection signal when the peripheral device receives the external memory medium for accessing and when the received external memory medium stores a second set of data items upon accessing;a controller device that responds to the detection signal for merging the first set of data items retrieved from the internal memory device and the second set of data items retrieved from the external memory medium with each other and for sorting the merged data items in a predetermined order;a display device that operates upon presence of the detection signal for displaying both of the first and second sets of the data items in the predetermined order, and that operates upon absence of the detection signal for displaying only the first set of data items; anda selector device that selects a desired data item from the displayed data items.