AUDIOVISUAL REPRODUCTION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of operating an audiovisual reproduction system comprising a central unit controlling a display, a touch screen, and a memory accessible via an operating system, the audiovisual reproduction system being configured to play back digital instances of media, the method comprising:
- enabling an operator to access a module in a library of tools and services;
enabling the operator to offer the manager of the audiovisual reproduction system a specified number of credits via the module, the credits being redeemable via the audiovisual reproduction system for play back of digital instances of media;
storing in the memory, as credit reserve information, the specified number of credits offer to the manager by the operator;
updating the credit reserve information as credits from the credit reserve are used and as the operator offers credits to the manager via the module;
enabling credits in the credit reserve to be used in the play back of digital instances of media, provided that the credits are being used within a specified timeframe.
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Abstract
Audiovisual reproduction system comprising a central unit managing a sound control circuit, and a telecommunications modem connected to a distribution network controlled by a host server, through a multitask operating system created around a tools and services library, characterized in that the operating system comprises a function that adjusts the sound control circuit to couple volumes in the various areas in which the loudspeakers in the audiovisual reproduction system are used, this function being accessible through a management mode of the multitask operating system, the coupling maintaining the ratios between the various volumes in each area when the volume in one area is modified.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating an audiovisual reproduction system comprising a central unit controlling a display, a touch screen, and a memory accessible via an operating system, the audiovisual reproduction system being configured to play back digital instances of media, the method comprising:
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enabling an operator to access a module in a library of tools and services; enabling the operator to offer the manager of the audiovisual reproduction system a specified number of credits via the module, the credits being redeemable via the audiovisual reproduction system for play back of digital instances of media; storing in the memory, as credit reserve information, the specified number of credits offer to the manager by the operator; updating the credit reserve information as credits from the credit reserve are used and as the operator offers credits to the manager via the module; enabling credits in the credit reserve to be used in the play back of digital instances of media, provided that the credits are being used within a specified timeframe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating an audiovisual reproduction system comprising a central unit controlling a display, a touch screen, and a memory accessible via an operating system, the audiovisual reproduction system being connected to a plurality of different audio zones and being configured to play back digital instances of media to one or more of said zones, the method comprising:
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enabling an operator to access a module in a library of tools and services; receiving input from an operator indicating how said zones are to be coupled together via the module; and adjusting a sound control circuit to maintain ratios between volumes output for coupled zones when the volume in one of said coupled zones is modified. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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