Compact disc player has integrated facility for processing the audio data to provide an MP3 format output

摘要

The compact disc, CD, drive (126) has an integrated electronic circuit (102) that operates with a digital signal processor (108) and memory (106, 114). One of these stores program code and the other acts as a buffer for the audio data from the disc. The data is converted into an MP3 format for use in equipment such as a portable audio player.