Patent ID: 7609506

Claim:
In a self-contained multimedia player suited for attachment to a grave marker and suited for playing a predefined audio and video presentation relating to a decedent, the self-contained multimedia player comprising: a housing carrying a memory device storing said predefined presentation; a multimedia player means in operative communication with said memory device for reading the memory device and playing the presentation; a display screen carried on a front face of the housing in operative communication with the multimedia player means for receiving and displaying a video portion of the presentation; in combination, a rechargeable battery in electrical communication with the multimedia player for operating the player to play the presentation, and a solar panel external of the housing, connectable through the housing to said rechargeable battery for supplying current to recharge the battery, and means pivotally mounting said solar panel to the housing at a first lateral edge of the solar panel for selected movement between a closed position wherein a back side of the solar panel overlies said display screen for protecting the display screen from exposure to light while displaying an active front face of the solar panel for receiving light to generate electricity, and an open position uncovering the display screen and thereby permitting viewing the screen; a resilient seal carried by said back face of the solar panel in position sealing against the housing and protecting the display screen when the solar panel is in said closed position; a first pair of contacts mounted on the front face of the housing; a second pair of contacts mounted on the backside of the solar panel, wherein when the solar panel is in the closed position the first and second pair of contacts align and electrically connect the solar panel to the rechargeable battery and the multimedia player is disabled from playing said presentation; and a latch having a first latch portion carried by the housing and a second latch portion carried by the solar panel at a second lateral edge thereof opposite from said first lateral edge of said solar panel, wherein the first and second latch portions are suitably positioned to mate when the solar panel is moved to the closed position, to secure the solar panel in the closed position with respect to the housing.