公开(公告)号：US20040252397A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-16

申请号：US10463700

申请日：2003-06-16

Applicant: Apple Computer Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Bert Hodge ,  Guy Bar-Nahum ,  Jean-Paul Labrosse

IPC: G11B019/04 ,  G11B021/02 ,  G11B015/04

CPC classification number: G11B33/08 ,  G11B5/5582 ,  G11B19/042 ,  G11B19/044

Abstract: An improved media player and a method for operating a portable computing device (e.g., media player) are disclosed. According to one aspect, a portable computing device is able to protect its disk drive when being subjected to undesired levels of acceleration. The portable computing device protects its disk drive by monitoring for such accelerations and operating to avoid usage of the disk drive during periods of acceleration. Through such protection, the likelihood of damage to the disk drive or loss of data stored on the disk drive is able to be substantially reduced. According to another aspect, a user of a portable computing device can be alerted when the portable computing device is being subjected to undesirable levels of acceleration.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种改进的媒体播放器和用于操作便携式计算设备（例如，媒体播放器）的方法。 根据一个方面，便携式计算设备能够在受到不期望的加速度等级时保护其磁盘驱动器。 便携式计算设备通过监视这种加速度来保护其磁盘驱动器，并且在加速期间避免使用磁盘驱动器。 通过这样的保护，可以大大减少磁盘驱动器的损坏的可能性或磁盘驱动器上存储的数据的丢失。 根据另一方面，当便携式计算设备受到不期望的加速等级时，可以提醒便携式计算设备的用户。