Jukebox entertainment system including removable hard drives
First Claim
1. An audio/video jukebox entertainment system comprising:
- a computer system;
one or more removable hard disc drives coupled to the computer system, each removable hard disc drive being adapted to read a hard disc having prerecorded digital audio/video data that comprises a plurality of audio/video titles stored thereon;
selection means, coupled to the computer system, for allowing a user to select one or more audio/video titles to be played, the computer system including means for reading the prerecorded digital audio/video data corresponding to the selected audio/video title from one or more of the removable hard disc drives;
a decoder coupled to the computer system for converting the digital audio/video data read from the one or more removable hard disc drives to analog audio/video signals;
a monitor coupled to the decoder for displaying the analog video signals;
an audio amplifier connected to the decoder board for amplifying the analog audio signals; and
one or more loudspeakers coupled to the audio amplifier for converting the audio signals to sound.
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Abstract
An audio/video jukebox has a plurality of hard disc drives each having digital audio/video data corresponding to a plurality of audio/video titles stored thereon. A computer system reads data corresponding to a selected audio/video title from the disc drives and converts the data to an analog audio and video signal. The video signal is applied to a television monitor while the audio signal is coupled to a karaoke-type audio amplifier. The jukebox further includes a video tape recorder and a video camera that allows a user to record a video image. A microphone can be coupled to the karaoke-type audio amplifier so that the user can sing along with a selected audio/video title. The jukebox allows a user to view lists of titles stored on the hard disc drives by format (music, karaoke and video) as well as by genre (new titles, rock/pop, comedy, and country).
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16 Claims
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1. An audio/video jukebox entertainment system comprising:
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a computer system; one or more removable hard disc drives coupled to the computer system, each removable hard disc drive being adapted to read a hard disc having prerecorded digital audio/video data that comprises a plurality of audio/video titles stored thereon; selection means, coupled to the computer system, for allowing a user to select one or more audio/video titles to be played, the computer system including means for reading the prerecorded digital audio/video data corresponding to the selected audio/video title from one or more of the removable hard disc drives; a decoder coupled to the computer system for converting the digital audio/video data read from the one or more removable hard disc drives to analog audio/video signals; a monitor coupled to the decoder for displaying the analog video signals; an audio amplifier connected to the decoder board for amplifying the analog audio signals; and one or more loudspeakers coupled to the audio amplifier for converting the audio signals to sound. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A jukebox entertainment system, comprising:
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one or more removable hard disc drives having prerecorded audio data corresponding to one or more titles stored thereon as well as coupon information that is associated with at least one of the titles; selection means for allowing a user to select a title to be played; a computer system including means for reading the prerecorded audio data corresponding to a selected title from the one or more removable hard disc drives and for converting the prerecorded audio data to an analog audio signal; an amplifier for amplifying the analog audio signal; one or more loudspeakers for convening the amplified analog audio signal to sound; and means for printing a coupon with a coupon that contains the coupon information when a user selects a title that is associated with the coupon information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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