Digital downloading jukebox system with central and local music servers
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1. A jukebox comprising:
- a storage location storing a plurality of instances of media available for output on the jukebox;
a plurality of output channels, wherein a first output channel and at least a second output channel different from the first output channel are configured to simultaneously output different instances of media;
a collection mechanism configured to collect a fixed amount of money for playing certain preselected instances of media; and
a user interface configured to enable a user to select one or more of the plurality of output channels for output of a specific instance of media,wherein the collection mechanism is further configured to collect some additional amount of money greater than the fixed amount of money if a user selects more than one of the output channels for output of an instance of media, andwherein the jukebox device is configured to output one said instance of media over multiple of the output channels at the same time when (a) the user has selected the multiple output channels, and (b) the additional amount of money has been collected.
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Abstract
A digital downloading jukebox system including a central server and a plurality of remote jukebox devices each provided with a local server that preferably mirrors the central server and enables selected songs to be immediately downloaded to the jukebox for reproduction. The local server and jukebox may also provide, through control of the central server, song download services to other jukebox devices. The jukebox system may also act as a monitoring/management device for other coin operated equipment present in a location where the jukebox is located, thereby enabling the jukebox device to perform updates on other equipment under control of the central server.
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1. A jukebox comprising:
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a storage location storing a plurality of instances of media available for output on the jukebox; a plurality of output channels, wherein a first output channel and at least a second output channel different from the first output channel are configured to simultaneously output different instances of media; a collection mechanism configured to collect a fixed amount of money for playing certain preselected instances of media; and a user interface configured to enable a user to select one or more of the plurality of output channels for output of a specific instance of media, wherein the collection mechanism is further configured to collect some additional amount of money greater than the fixed amount of money if a user selects more than one of the output channels for output of an instance of media, and wherein the jukebox device is configured to output one said instance of media over multiple of the output channels at the same time when (a) the user has selected the multiple output channels, and (b) the additional amount of money has been collected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A jukebox comprising:
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a storage location storing a plurality of instances of media available for output on the jukebox; a plurality of output channels, wherein a first output channel and at least a second output channel different from the first output channel are configured to simultaneously output different instances of media; a collection mechanism configured to collect a fixed amount of money for playing certain preselected instances of media; and a user interface configured to enable a user to select one or more of the plurality of output channels for output of a specific instance of media, wherein the collection mechanism is further configured to collect some additional amount of money greater than the fixed amount of money if a user selects more than one of the output channels for output of an instance of media, and wherein the user interface is configured to enable the user to search for media using a personal music assistant, comprising; a data entry mechanism, configured to collect profiling information about the user; a comparator, configured to compare the entered profiling information to other profiles and to recommended media to the user; a display, configured to output the list of recommended songs; and a selector, configured to specify which instance(s) of media is/are to be played. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A jukebox comprising:
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a storage location storing a plurality of instances of media available for output on the jukebox; a plurality of output channels, wherein a first output channel and at least a second output channel different from the first output channel are configured to simultaneously output different instances of media; a collection mechanism configured to collect a fixed amount of money for playing certain preselected instances of media; a user interface configured to enable a user to select one or more of the plurality of output channels for output of a specific instance of media; and a memory configured to store a plurality of queues of instances of media for each of the plurality of output channels, wherein the collection mechanism is further configured to collect some additional amount of money greater than the fixed amount of money if a user selects more than one of the output channels for output of an instance of media, wherein the user interface is further configured to enable a user to select one or more first output channels for the output of a specific instance of media and at least one or more second output channels different from the one or more first output channels for output of at least a second instance of media different from the first instance of media, and wherein each of the plurality of queues further comprises; a non-priority queue, wherein a list of instances of media selected by one or more users for play on the output channel corresponding to the plurality of queues is ordered in the temporal order that the instances of media were selected by the one or more users; and a priority queue, wherein a list of instances of media selected by one or more users for play on the output channel corresponding to the plurality of queues is prioritized based on a prioritization algorithm tangibly implemented on the jukebox, and wherein the user interface is further configured to show the amount collected by the collection mechanism for each instance of media in the priority queue corresponding to one of the plurality of outputs.
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22. A jukebox comprising:
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a storage location storing a plurality of instances of media available for output on the jukebox; a plurality of output channels, wherein a first output channel and at least a second output channel different from the first output channel are configured to simultaneously output different instances of media; a collection mechanism configured to collect a fixed amount of money for playing certain preselected instances of media; and a user interface configured to enable a user to select one or more of the plurality of output channels for output of a specific instance of media, wherein the collection mechanism is further configured to collect some additional amount of money greater than the fixed amount of money if a user selects more than one of the output channels for output of an instance of media, wherein the user interface further comprises a main user interface provided at a first location (area) in an establishment and one or more additional secondary user interfaces different from the main user interface and provided at second locations (area) in an establishment different from the first location, wherein the main user interface and the secondary user interfaces further comprise graphical user interfaces, wherein the graphical user interfaces are configured to change to display at least one of a different graphic, advertisement, or available list of instances of media based on the occurrence of a predetermined event, and wherein the predetermined event comprises the identification of a preferred user of the jukebox.
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