Downloading method for songs and advertisements
First Claim
1. An improved method of updating electronic data stored in a plurality of electronic amusement devices, each electronic amusement device including memory for storing digital data, a communications interface, and a processor connected to said communications interface and said memory, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a central station for storing data;
b) determining a first set of at least one non-updated electronic amusement device;
c) connecting each non-updated electronic amusement device in said first set to said central station and downloading information to said non-updated electronic amusement device, thereby providing at least one updated electronic amusement device;
d) determining a second set of at least one non-updated electronic amusement device;
e) iterating the following steps;
1) selecting an updated electronic amusement device provided by downloading said information to a non-updated electronic amusement device;
2) determining a subset of said second set of at least one non-updated electronic amusement devices, said subset thereby including at least one non-updated electronic amusement device;
3) connecting said selected updated electronic amusement device to each non-updated electronic amusement device in said subset and downloading said information to said non-updated electronic amusement device, thereby providing at least one additional updated electronic amusement device which may be selected in a subsequent selection step.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of updating electronic data stored in numerous electronic amusement devices. The method includes the steps of providing a master information source from which new songs, programs, or other information, for example, advertisements, may be downloaded. The method also includes the steps of providing a first set of at least one non-updated electronic amusement device, connecting each non-updated electronic amusement device in the first set to the master information source and downloading information to the non-updated electronic amusement device, thereby providing at least one updated electronic amusement device. Additional non-updated electronic amusement devices may be updated according to the method by providing a second set of at least one non-updated electronic amusement device, and iterating the following steps: selecting an updated electronic amusement device, selecting a subset of the second set of at least one non-updated electronic amusement devices, connecting the selected updated electronic amusement device to each non-updated electronic amusement device in the selected subset, and downloading information to the non-updated electronic amusement devices, thereby providing at least one additional updated electronic amusement device. The additional updated electronic amusement devices may then be chosen in subsequent iterating steps to update non-updated electronic amusement devices.
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30 Claims
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1. An improved method of updating electronic data stored in a plurality of electronic amusement devices, each electronic amusement device including memory for storing digital data, a communications interface, and a processor connected to said communications interface and said memory, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a central station for storing data; b) determining a first set of at least one non-updated electronic amusement device; c) connecting each non-updated electronic amusement device in said first set to said central station and downloading information to said non-updated electronic amusement device, thereby providing at least one updated electronic amusement device; d) determining a second set of at least one non-updated electronic amusement device; e) iterating the following steps; 1) selecting an updated electronic amusement device provided by downloading said information to a non-updated electronic amusement device; 2) determining a subset of said second set of at least one non-updated electronic amusement devices, said subset thereby including at least one non-updated electronic amusement device; 3) connecting said selected updated electronic amusement device to each non-updated electronic amusement device in said subset and downloading said information to said non-updated electronic amusement device, thereby providing at least one additional updated electronic amusement device which may be selected in a subsequent selection step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An improved method of updating electronic data stored in a computer jukebox, each computer jukebox providing a memory for storing digital data representing a plurality of songs, a digital to analog converter, at least one speaker connected to said digital to analog converter, a communications interface, and a processor connected to said communications interface and said memory, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) determining a first set of at least one non-updated computer jukebox; b) connecting each non-updated computer jukebox in said first set to a central station and downloading information to said non-updated computer jukebox, thereby providing at least one updated computer jukebox; c) determining a second set of at least one non-updated computer jukebox; d) iterating the following steps; 1) selecting an updated computer jukebox provided by downloading said information to a non-updated computer jukebox; 2) determining a subset of said second set of at least one non-updated computer jukebox, said subset thereby including at least one non-updated computer jukebox; 3) connecting said selected updated computer jukebox to each non-updated computer jukebox in said subset and downloading said information to said non-updated computer jukebox, thereby providing at least one additional updated computer jukebox which may be selected in a subsequent selection step. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An improved method of updating electronic data stored in an electronic dart game, each electronic dart game providing a memory for storing digital data, a dart target, a communications interface, and a processor connected to said communications interface and said memory, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) determining a first set of at least one non-updated electronic dart game; b) connecting each non-updated electronic dart game in said first set to a central station and downloading information to said non-updated electronic dart game, thereby providing at least one updated electronic dart game; c) determining a second set of at least one non-updated electronic dart game; d) iterating the following steps; 1) selecting an updated electronic dart game provided by downloading said information to a non-updated electronic dart game; 2) determining a subset of said second set of at least one non-updated electronic dart game, said subset thereby including at least one non-updated electronic dart game; 3) connecting said selected updated electronic dart game to each non-updated electronic dart game in said subset and downloading said information to said non-updated electronic dart game, thereby providing at least one additional updated electronic dart game which may be selected in a subsequent selection step. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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