Method and apparatus for programming a jukebox with information related to content on media contained therein
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1. Autoprogramming method for use in a jukebox, comprising the steps of:
- (a) developing a characteristic profile of data froma plurality of storage media included in said jukebox said plurality of storage media includingprogramming information stored on one of said plurality of storage media, said plurality of physical and logical characteristics being related to an arrangement of said programming information on each said one of said plurality of storage media;
(b) accessing a data storage device having a plurality of stored characteristic profiles, each of said stored profiles being associated with an information content indicia;
(c) matching said developed characteristic profile to a one of said plurality of stored characteristic profiles on said data storage device;
(d) retrieving said information content indicia associated with said one stored characteristic profile on said data storage device;
(e) storing said information content indicia associated with said one stored characteristic profile; and
(f) repeating steps (a) through (f) for at least one additional medium of said plurality of media.
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Abstract
A selection or display feature of a jukebox containing a plurality of storage media, such as CDs, is automatically programmed by determining a content-related profile of information stored on a medium and, utilizing the profile, retrieving content-descriptive information and utilizing the content-descriptive information. A screen display generator performs diskography on, e.g., an audio or video disk, to determine a disk profile, compares the disk profile to those stored in either a local or remote database, receives associated program descriptive data and incorporates the program descriptive data into a menu for display and selection.
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15 Claims
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1. Autoprogramming method for use in a jukebox, comprising the steps of:
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(a) developing a characteristic profile of data from a plurality of storage media included in said jukebox said plurality of storage media including programming information stored on one of said plurality of storage media, said plurality of physical and logical characteristics being related to an arrangement of said programming information on each said one of said plurality of storage media; (b) accessing a data storage device having a plurality of stored characteristic profiles, each of said stored profiles being associated with an information content indicia; (c) matching said developed characteristic profile to a one of said plurality of stored characteristic profiles on said data storage device; (d) retrieving said information content indicia associated with said one stored characteristic profile on said data storage device; (e) storing said information content indicia associated with said one stored characteristic profile; and (f) repeating steps (a) through (f) for at least one additional medium of said plurality of media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14)
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11. Jukebox apparatus comprising:
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means for developing a relatively unique character profile from a plurality of physical and logical characteristics of data from a plurality of information carrying media, each medium of said media storing respective programming information according to said relatively unique characteristic profile, said plurality of physical and logical characteristics being related to an arrangement of said information on said medium; means for matching each said developed character profile to a respective one of a plurality of stored profiles stored on a data storage device, each of said stored profiles being associated with respective information content indicia; means for retrieving said respective information content indicia associated with each of said respective information content indicia; and means for storing said respective information content indicia associated with each of said respective matching profiles. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 15)
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