Prioritized content download for an entertainment system
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1. A digital jukebox comprising:
- a user interface configured to receive entertainment content requests from a user;
a storage device configured to store digital media files;
a network interface configured to receive digital media files from, and transmit file download requests to, a host system over a network; and
a processor configured to;
in response to receipt of a download request for a first file while a second file is currently being downloaded, determine whether the first file has been assigned an interrupt priority,in response to determining that the first file has an interrupt priority, determine whether the interrupt priority of the first file is higher than an interrupt priority of the second file, and suspending download of the second file in favor of downloading the first file when the interrupt priority of the first file is higher, andin response to determining that the first file does not have an interrupt priority, placing the first file in a download queue according to a sequence-based priority, the sequence-based priority assigning highest priority to files corresponding to scheduled performances, wherein a performance is scheduled if the associated file is selected to be performed at one of a precise time or as part of a performance queue.
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Abstract
Priority-based content retrieval mechanisms for digital entertainment devices are provided. In various embodiments, the download prioritizations may be interrupt-based, sequence-based, or a combination of the two. In interrupt-based prioritizations, a higher priority download request will interrupt a lower-priority download that is already in progress. In sequence-based prioritizations, a plurality of file download requests may be ordered in a download queue depending on the priority of the request, with higher priority requests being positioned towards the top of the queue and lower priority requests being positioned towards the bottom of the queue.
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1. A digital jukebox comprising:
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a user interface configured to receive entertainment content requests from a user; a storage device configured to store digital media files; a network interface configured to receive digital media files from, and transmit file download requests to, a host system over a network; and a processor configured to; in response to receipt of a download request for a first file while a second file is currently being downloaded, determine whether the first file has been assigned an interrupt priority, in response to determining that the first file has an interrupt priority, determine whether the interrupt priority of the first file is higher than an interrupt priority of the second file, and suspending download of the second file in favor of downloading the first file when the interrupt priority of the first file is higher, and in response to determining that the first file does not have an interrupt priority, placing the first file in a download queue according to a sequence-based priority, the sequence-based priority assigning highest priority to files corresponding to scheduled performances, wherein a performance is scheduled if the associated file is selected to be performed at one of a precise time or as part of a performance queue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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