Method for providing jukebox service using network

• US 20070159934A1
• Filed: 10/21/2004
• Published: 07/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eluon Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Digital Wave Incorporated
• Inventors: Weon, Tae-hwan
• Application Number:
  US10/578,934
• Publication Number:
  US 20070159934A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 369/30.60
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/002 Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs

Abstract

In the prior art, there is a limitation in providing services, such as a jukebox service, using a network, such as the Internet. The jukebox service provision method of the present invention uses a jukebox terminal (160) provided with an RF transmission means (165). The jukebox terminal (160) accesses a server (110) to transmit the authentication information therefor and receives a playlist from the server. The jukebox terminal (160) requests one or more the server, receives the requested sound source data in the received playlist from the server, receives the requested sound source date and transmits the received sound source data to an audio system (170) using the RF transmission means (165).

Claims

1. A method for providing a jukebox service using a jukebox terminal, the jukebox terminal being connected to a server for storing sound source data and playlists according to jukebox terminals through a network and being provided with RF transmission means wherein the jukebox terminal includes a network transmission/reception unit for transmitting/receiving sound source data to/from the server through the network, and the RF transmission means processes the received sound source data and transmits the processed sound source data to an external audio system as RF signals, comprising the steps of:

accessing the server through the network to transmit jukebox authentication information including an IP address and a unique ID of a jukebox terminal;

receiving a playlist on the basis of the authentication information transmitted from the server;

transmitting a request for one or more pieces of sound source data in the received playlist to the server;

receiving the requested sound source data; and

transmitting the received sound source data to the audio system using the RF transmission means.

2. A method for providing a jukebox service using a jukebox terminal, the jukebox terminal being connected to a server for storing sound source data through a network and being provided with playlists and RF transmission means wherein the jukebox terminal includes a network transmission/reception unit for transmitting/receiving the sound source data to/from the server through the network and the RF transmission means processes the received sound source data and transmits the processed sound source data to an external audio system as RF signals, comprising the steps of:

accessing the server through the network to transmit jukebox authentication information including an IP address and a unique ID of a jukebox terminal;

transmitting a request for one or more pieces of sound source data in a corresponding playlist to the server if authentication is verified by the server;

receiving the requested sound source data; and

transmitting the received sound source data to the audio system using the RF transmission means.