Patent ID: 7441701

Claim:
An apparatus configured for reading information stored in at least two different formats from one or more media, said apparatus comprising: a first communication device configured to communicate information in a first format; a second communication device configured to communicate information in a second format; a housing at least partially defining a first media slot configured to receive and guide a first media configured for communicating information in the first format while in a position accessible by said first device, and at least partially defining a second media slot configured to receive and guide a second media configured for communicating information in the second format while in a second position accessible by the second device, wherein the first and second media slots overlap proximate a common portion, extend at different angles from each other, and are configured such that the first media configured for communicating in the first format extends through the common portion when in the first position or, alternatively, the second media configured for communicating in the second format extends through the common portion when in the second position, and wherein the first media cannot be in the first position while the second media is in the second position, and the second media cannot be in the second position while the first media is in the first position.