Patent ID: 8401377

Claim:
A portable video presentation system, comprising: a body having a disc receptacle and a media player receptacle; a cover element hinged to the body such that it is movable between an open position, in which the disc receptacle and the media player receptacle are exposed for receiving a disc and a media player, respectively, and a closed position, in which the cover element is laid over the body so as to enclose the disc receptacle and the media player receptacle, wherein the cover element comprises: first and second surfaces, the first surface being positioned adjacent the disc receptacle and media player receptacle such that it directly encloses the disc receptacle and the media player receptacle and is hidden from view when the cover element is positioned in its said closed position, the second surface being positioned opposite the first surface such that it is exposed when the cover element is positioned in its said closed position, the first surface of the cover element lying directly above a disc placed in the disc receptacle when the cover element is in its said closed position; a video display positioned on the second surface of the cover element such that the video display is viewable while the cover element is positioned in its said closed position; and a control interface positioned on the second surface of the cover element, the control interface including a control element; and a media microprocessor adapted to select one of a plurality of states based on user input received from the control element, the plurality of states comprising: a disc video data presentation state wherein disc video data is received by the media microprocessor from the disc in the disc receptacle; and a media player video data presentation state wherein player video data is received by the media microprocessor from the media player in the media player receptacle.