DIGITAL DOWNLOADING JUKEBOX SYSTEM WITH USER-TAILORED MUSIC MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER TOOLS
First Claim
1. A system operable to facilitate the playback of music from a catalog of playable songs in an out-of-home pay-for-play establishment, the system comprising:
- at least one processor; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to at least;
enable a plurality of registered users to execute respective login operations via respective mobile devices to indicate that the respective users are present at the out-of-home pay-for-play establishment;
in response to a first logged-in registered user selecting a song, add the selected song to a queue of songs to be played back at the out-of-home pay-for-play establishment, at least a portion of the queue being displayable for the registered users;
receive, from a second logged-in registered user via the mobile device of the second logged-in registered user, a vote on one or more of the songs in the displayable portion of the queue; and
cause songs from the queue to be played at the out-of-home pay-for-play establishment,wherein the portion of the queue and corresponding tallied votes for songs in the portion of the queue are viewable via the mobile devices that the logged-in registered users used to execute their respective login operations, andwherein songs are selectable from a plurality of predefined playlists accessible to users, the predefined playlists including at least one of each of;
a playlist generated by a registered user, a playlist of songs popular at the out-of-home pay-for-play establishment, and a playlist of songs known to be liked by a logged-in registered user making a selection.
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Abstract
A digital downloading jukebox system including a mechanism for delivering custom services to a recognized user, including services for creating playlists, communicating with others, accessing other features, etc. is provided. In some exemplary embodiments, after a user is recognized, the jukebox system allows users to access a special front-end via an Internet-enabled device or on an actual jukebox. Then, the user may, for example, create playlists, share songs with friends, send messages to friends, and access other value-added content. Such a system preferably learns about networks of friends, and enables managers to send similar messages to regular customers and/or others known to the system. In some exemplary embodiments, changes via a first user interface on a first device are reflected on second user interface on other properly-configured devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A system operable to facilitate the playback of music from a catalog of playable songs in an out-of-home pay-for-play establishment, the system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to at least; enable a plurality of registered users to execute respective login operations via respective mobile devices to indicate that the respective users are present at the out-of-home pay-for-play establishment; in response to a first logged-in registered user selecting a song, add the selected song to a queue of songs to be played back at the out-of-home pay-for-play establishment, at least a portion of the queue being displayable for the registered users; receive, from a second logged-in registered user via the mobile device of the second logged-in registered user, a vote on one or more of the songs in the displayable portion of the queue; and cause songs from the queue to be played at the out-of-home pay-for-play establishment, wherein the portion of the queue and corresponding tallied votes for songs in the portion of the queue are viewable via the mobile devices that the logged-in registered users used to execute their respective login operations, and wherein songs are selectable from a plurality of predefined playlists accessible to users, the predefined playlists including at least one of each of;
a playlist generated by a registered user, a playlist of songs popular at the out-of-home pay-for-play establishment, and a playlist of songs known to be liked by a logged-in registered user making a selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system operable to facilitate the playback of music from a catalog of playable songs in an out-of-home pay-for-play establishment, the system comprising a plurality of electronic device, each said electronic device comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to at least; enable users to execute login operations to indicate that the users are present at the out-of-home pay-for-play establishment; in response to a logged-in user selecting a song, add the selected song to a list of songs to be played back at the out-of-home pay-for-play establishment; facilitate the playback of songs from the list in the out-of-home pay-for-play establishment; and enable logged-in users to vote on at least some of the songs in the list; wherein; a user interface provided to portable electronic devices operated by respective logged-in users at the out-of-home pay-for-play establishment is arranged to display (a) at least a portion of the catalog of playable songs, (b) at least a portion of the list, (c) tallied votes made with respect to at least those songs in the portion of the list, and (d) an indication of a song currently playing at the out-of-home pay-for-play establishment; and the user interface is further arranged to enable songs to be selected from a plurality of predefined playlists accessible to users, the predefined playlists including at least three of the following types of playlists;
a playlist generated by a registered user, a playlist of songs popular at the out-of-home pay-for-play establishment, a playlist of songs known to be liked by a logged-in registered user making a selection, a playlist of songs popular across a network of out-of-home pay-for-play establishments, a genre and/or theme playlist, a playlist imported from an external source, and a playlist imported from a music-related social networking site. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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