Home digital audiovisual information recording and playback system
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1. A modular home jukebox, connectable to a remote server for downloading audio selections for reproduction, comprising:
- a main unit, including connectors for connection to an existing stereo and TV, the existing stereo and TV being separate from the modular home jukebox;
a plurality of control buttons arranged on the main unit;
a remote control configured to communicate with the main unit;
a networking connection, provided to the main unit and configured to interface with an existing network to connect to the remote server;
a display device, arranged on the main unit and configured to display at least playback and ordering information; and
a storage device, provided as part of the main unit, to at least temporarily store a plurality of downloaded songs and queue the songs for playback via the modular home jukebox,wherein activation of at least one of the control buttons causes a display to be shown on the TV, the display including options for downloading audio selections and enabling a user to sort audio selections by genre and artist.
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Abstract
A method for operating a home digital audiovisual information recording and playback apparatus. The method includes: displaying menus with user-selectable system operation options; enabling a selection of desired audiovisual information for reproduction; effecting payment for the desired audiovisual information; inputting a user personal identification number; and downloading, from a main server, the desired audiovisual information after payment has been effected and a valid personal identification has been received.
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1. A modular home jukebox, connectable to a remote server for downloading audio selections for reproduction, comprising:
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a main unit, including connectors for connection to an existing stereo and TV, the existing stereo and TV being separate from the modular home jukebox; a plurality of control buttons arranged on the main unit; a remote control configured to communicate with the main unit; a networking connection, provided to the main unit and configured to interface with an existing network to connect to the remote server; a display device, arranged on the main unit and configured to display at least playback and ordering information; and a storage device, provided as part of the main unit, to at least temporarily store a plurality of downloaded songs and queue the songs for playback via the modular home jukebox, wherein activation of at least one of the control buttons causes a display to be shown on the TV, the display including options for downloading audio selections and enabling a user to sort audio selections by genre and artist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of ordering songs for playback on a modular home jukebox system including a main unit having a display device thereon and being configured to connect to a remote server and to a TV external thereto, the method comprising:
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activating, via the modular home jukebox system, a song selection menu in response to a user pressing, on a remote, a button corresponding to a menu activation instruction, the activating causing a selection menu for selecting at least one audio selection to be displayed on the TV; receiving, in response to a first selection made by the remote, an indication of a song for download from the remote server; receiving, in response to a second selection made by the remote, a purchase instruction for the song for download; and receiving the song for download at the modular home jukebox system and at least temporarily storing the song for download for subsequent playback via the modular home jukebox system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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