Location-based historical performance information for entertainment devices

• US 20060212507A1
• Filed: 03/18/2005
• Published: 09/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ecast Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Ecast Incorporated
• Inventors: Vann-Adibe, Robbie O., Spielman, Howard L., Clark, Darren L.
• Application Number:
  US11/083,592
• Publication Number:
  US 20060212507A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/200
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]

Abstract

Methods and systems for operating an entertainment network are provided. The method includes: receiving a request to perform entertainment content at a venue; performing the entertainment content at the venue with an entertainment device; and transmitting to a user device at the venue information regarding the performed entertainment content. The entertainment network includes: an entertainment device for performing entertainment content in a venue in response to user requests; a wireless link for providing network connectivity to one or more user devices in the venue; and a host system including a web server, said host system being coupled to the entertainment device and the wireless link for providing information regarding entertainment content performed by the entertainment device to the one or more user devices in the venue via the wireless link.

Claims

1. A method of operating an entertainment network, comprising:

receiving a request to perform entertainment content at a venue;

performing the entertainment content at the venue with an entertainment device; and

transmitting to a user device at the venue information regarding the performed entertainment content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

said transmitting to the user device comprises transmitting to the user device at the venue information regarding an entertainment content item currently being performed by the entertainment device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

said transmitting to the user device comprises transmitting to the user device at the venue information regarding entertainment content items previously performed by the entertainment device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

said entertainment content comprises a song or video and said transmitting to the user device at the venue information regarding the performed entertainment content comprises transmitting to the user device information regarding a title of the song or video and an artist who recorded the song or video.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a wireless link at the venue;

wherein said transmitting to the user device comprises transmitting information regarding the performed entertainment content via the wireless link.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein:

said providing the wireless link comprises providing a wireless local area network (WLAN) at the venue.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein:

said providing the wireless link comprises requiring a user to log into an access account to access a wide area network via the wireless link.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a request to perform entertainment content from the user device via the wireless link.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving from the user device at the venue feedback regarding performed entertainment content.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein:

said feedback comprises a rating of the performed entertainment content.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein:

said transmitting to the user device comprises transmitting a web page to the user device at the venue, said web page including information regarding the performed entertainment content.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

causing a user device to store data indicating the venue in which the user device was used to access the wireless link.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein:

said data is stored by the user device as a browser cookie.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

storing a user device a link to the web page including information regarding the performed entertainment content.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein:

said providing the web page comprises providing a link to a commercial web site offering sales of products related to the performed entertainment content.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein:

said commercial web site sells downloadable copies of the performed entertainment content or prerecorded media containing the performed entertainment content.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein:

said performing the entertainment content comprises playing a song using an audio system at the venue.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein:

said performing the entertainment content further comprises playing a video using a video display system at the venue.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting to a host system identification information regarding the requested entertainment content.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

based on the identification information regarding the requested entertainment content, retrieving additional information regarding the requested entertainment content.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein:

the additional information regarding the requested entertainment content comprises one or more of the following;

a title of the requested entertainment content, an artist who recorded the requested entertainment content, or an album corresponding to the requested entertainment content.

22. An entertainment network, comprising:

an entertainment device for performing entertainment content in a venue in response to user requests;

a wireless link for providing network connectivity to one or more user devices in the venue; and

a host system comprising a web server, said host system being coupled to the entertainment device and the wireless link for providing information regarding entertainment content performed by the entertainment device to the one or more user devices in the venue via the wireless link.

23. The entertainment network of claim 22, wherein:

the wireless link comprises a wireless local area network (WLAN).

24. The entertainment network of claim 22, wherein:

said web server provides information regarding an entertainment content item currently being performed by the entertainment device.

25. The entertainment network of claim 22, wherein:

said web server provides information regarding entertainment content items previously performed by the entertainment device.

26. The entertainment network of claim 22, wherein:

said entertainment content comprises a song or video and said web server provides information regarding a title of the song or video and an artist who recorded the song or video.

27. The entertainment network of claim 22, wherein:

said web server requires a user to log into an access account to access a wide area network via the wireless link.

28. The entertainment network of claim 22, wherein:

said web server is configured to receive a request to perform entertainment content from a user device via the wireless link.

29. The entertainment network of claim 22, wherein:

said web server is configured to receive from a user device at the venue feedback regarding performed entertainment content.

30. The entertainment network of claim 29, wherein:

said web server is configured to receive from a user device feedback comprising a rating of the performed entertainment content.

31. The entertainment network of claim 22, wherein:

said web server is configured to generate data to be stored on a user device indicating the venue in which the user device is located.

32. The entertainment network of claim 30, wherein:

said data comprises a browser cookie.

33. The entertainment network of claim 22, wherein:

said web server is configured to provide a mechanism to enable a user to store on a user device a link to a web site including information regarding the performed entertainment content.

34. The entertainment network of claim 22, wherein:

said web server provides a web page including a link to a commercial web site offering sales of products related to the performed entertainment content.

35. The entertainment network of claim 34, wherein:

said commercial web site sells downloadable copies of the performed entertainment content or prerecorded media containing the performed entertainment content.

36. The entertainment network of claim 22, wherein:

said entertainment device is configured to perform the entertainment content by playing a song using an audio system at the venue.

37. The entertainment network of claim 22, wherein:

said entertainment device is configured to perform the entertainment content by playing a video using a video display system at the venue.

38. The entertainment network of claim 22, wherein:

said entertainment device is configured to transmit to the host system information regarding the requested entertainment content.

39. The entertainment network of claim 38, wherein:

said host system is configured to retrieve the additional information regarding the requested entertainment content based on the information regarding the requested entertainment content received from the entertainment device.

40. The entertainment network of claim 39, wherein:

said additional information regarding the requested entertainment content comprises one or more of the following;

a title of the requested entertainment content, an artist who recorded the requested entertainment content, or an album corresponding to the requested entertainment content.

41. A method of operating an entertainment network, comprising:

receiving login information from a user device;

identifying a venue where the user device is located; and

providing information to the user device regarding entertainment content performed by an entertainment device at the venue.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein:

said providing information to the user device regarding entertainment content comprises providing information regarding an entertainment content item currently being performed by the entertainment device.

43. The method of claim 41, wherein:

said providing information to the user device regarding entertainment content comprises providing information regarding entertainment content items previously performed by the entertainment device.

44. The method of claim 41, wherein:

said entertainment content comprises a song and said providing information to the user device regarding entertainment content comprises providing information regarding a title of the song and an artist who recorded the song.

45. The method of claim 41, wherein:

said providing information to the user device comprises providing information regarding the performed entertainment content via a wireless link.

46. The method of claim 45, wherein:

said wireless link comprises a wireless local area network (WLAN).

47. The method of claim 45, further comprising:

requiring a user to log into an access account to access a wide area network via the wireless link.

48. The method of claim 41, further comprising:

receiving a request to perform entertainment content from the user device.

49. The method of claim 41, further comprising:

receiving from the user device at the venue feedback regarding performed entertainment content.

50. The method of claim 49, wherein:

said receiving from the user device feedback regarding the performed entertainment content comprises receiving from the user device a rating of the performed entertainment content.

51. The method of claim 41, wherein:

wherein said providing information to the user device comprises transmitting a web page to the user device at the venue, said web page including information regarding the performed entertainment content.

52. The method of claim 51, further comprising:

causing a user device to store data indicating the venue in which the user device is located.

53. The method of claim 52, wherein:

said data is stored by the user device as a browser cookie.

54. The method of claim 51, further comprising:

storing on a user device a link to a web site including information regarding the performed entertainment content.

55. The method of claim 41, further comprising:

providing a link to a commercial web site offering sales of products related to the performed entertainment content.

56. The method of claim 55, wherein:

said commercial web site sells downloadable copies of the performed entertainment content or prerecorded media containing the performed entertainment content.

57. The method of claim 41, wherein:

said entertainment content comprises a song performed using an audio system at the venue.

58. The method of claim 41, wherein:

said entertainment content comprises a video performed using a video display system at the venue.

59. The method of claim 41, further comprising:

receiving from the entertainment device identification information regarding entertainment content performed by the entertainment device at the venue.

60. The method of claim 59, further comprising:

based on the identification information regarding the performed entertainment content, retrieving additional information regarding the performed entertainment content.

61. The method of claim 60, wherein:

the additional information regarding the performed entertainment content comprises one or more of the following;

a title of the performed entertainment content, an artist who recorded the performed entertainment content, or an album corresponding to the performed entertainment content.