PROCESS FOR ORDERING A SELECTION IN ADVANCE, DIGITAL SYSTEM AND JUKEBOX FOR EMBODIMENT OF THE PROCESS
First Claim
1. A method for ordering, from a user'"'"'s terminal connected to a host server via a communication network, a selection playable on destination equipment connectable to the host server via the communication network, the method comprising:
- displaying, on the user'"'"'s terminal, a list of selectable items that are playable on the destination equipment;
enabling a user to select, via the user'"'"'s terminal and from the list, an item to be played on the destination equipment, as well as a time at which the selection is to be played;
displaying, for the user on the user'"'"'s terminal, the destination equipment, the selection, and the time at which the selection is to be played;
transmitting, from the user'"'"'s terminal to the server, information specifying the destination equipment, the selection, and the time at which the selection is to be played; and
causing the information specifying the destination equipment, the selection, and the time at which the selection is to be played to be transferred to the destination equipment;
wherein the destination equipment is different than the user'"'"'s terminal.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a process for ordering a selection in advance, characterized in that it includes a step in which a menu is displayed followed by a selection in this menu, to make specific requests and particularly: a step displaying the event for which the advance order of a selection is made, and then selection of the event; a step displaying the identity of destination equipment on which the selection is to be played, and then selection of this equipment; a step displaying the date and time at which the selection is to be made on the destination equipment; a step in which particular requests are recorded and downloaded onto a file only after payment has been verified.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for ordering, from a user'"'"'s terminal connected to a host server via a communication network, a selection playable on destination equipment connectable to the host server via the communication network, the method comprising:
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displaying, on the user'"'"'s terminal, a list of selectable items that are playable on the destination equipment; enabling a user to select, via the user'"'"'s terminal and from the list, an item to be played on the destination equipment, as well as a time at which the selection is to be played; displaying, for the user on the user'"'"'s terminal, the destination equipment, the selection, and the time at which the selection is to be played; transmitting, from the user'"'"'s terminal to the server, information specifying the destination equipment, the selection, and the time at which the selection is to be played; and causing the information specifying the destination equipment, the selection, and the time at which the selection is to be played to be transferred to the destination equipment; wherein the destination equipment is different than the user'"'"'s terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a jukebox system including a device connected to a host server via a communication network, the method comprising:
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displaying, on the device, a user interface configured to enable a user to order, in advance, a selection to be played on at least one destination device connectable via the communication network to the host server, wherein each said destination device and said server each comprise a respective request processing module, the user interface being further configured to display a menu enabling the user to specify a selection to be played, and a future time and date at which the selection is to be played; displaying an indication of each said destination device on which the selection is to be played, the selection to be played, the date and time at which the selection is to be played, and an event for which the order of a selection is made in advance; and once payment has been made and verified, generating a file listing the specific requests and transferring said file to the server; wherein the file is downloadable from the server to each said specified destination device on which the selection is to be played; and wherein at least one of the specified destination devices on which the selection is not the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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