Advertisement downloading computer jukebox
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A computer jukebox receiving and storing digital advertisement data representing a plurality of advertisements from a remote source, data representing the identity of each of said advertisements, and data representing when and the number of times each of said advertisements is to be run, comprising:
- a display associated with said jukebox, said display allowing a user to retrieve and play a signal representing a song selected from a plurality of songs stored in said jukebox;
a communication interface receiving said advertisement data from the remote source, said data including (i) the identity of each of said advertisements, (ii) when and the number of times each of said advertisements to be run, said computer jukebox downloading said advertisement data from a transmission link that allows bi-directional communication between a remote central management system and said communication interface of said computer jukebox;
a programmable computer memory storing said digital advertisement data; and
a processor displaying one of said plurality of advertisements on said display when said jukebox is not generating a signal representing a song selected from said plurality of songs stored in said jukebox, wherein said processor is responsive to said data representing when and the number of times each of said advertisements is to be run.
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Abstract
A computer jukebox capable of receiving and storing advertisement data representing a plurality of advertisement from a remote central management system by way of a transmission link between the computer jukebox and the central management system, comprising a communication interface, a programmable computer memory and a processor. The computer jukebox downloads advertisement data. The communication interface receives advertisement data from the remote central management system by way of the transmission link. The advertisement data represents an identity of each of the plurality of advertisements, and data representing times for each of the advertisements to be run. The programmable computer memory stores the advertisement data. The processor runs the plurality of advertisements according to the advertisement data.
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1. A computer jukebox receiving and storing digital advertisement data representing a plurality of advertisements from a remote source, data representing the identity of each of said advertisements, and data representing when and the number of times each of said advertisements is to be run, comprising:
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a display associated with said jukebox, said display allowing a user to retrieve and play a signal representing a song selected from a plurality of songs stored in said jukebox; a communication interface receiving said advertisement data from the remote source, said data including (i) the identity of each of said advertisements, (ii) when and the number of times each of said advertisements to be run, said computer jukebox downloading said advertisement data from a transmission link that allows bi-directional communication between a remote central management system and said communication interface of said computer jukebox; a programmable computer memory storing said digital advertisement data; and a processor displaying one of said plurality of advertisements on said display when said jukebox is not generating a signal representing a song selected from said plurality of songs stored in said jukebox, wherein said processor is responsive to said data representing when and the number of times each of said advertisements is to be run. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A computer jukebox network comprising:
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song data representing a plurality of songs; advertisement data representing at least one advertisement; a central management system including a host computer and a programmable memory storing said song data representing the plurality of songs, said programmable memory also storing said advertisement data representing the at least one advertisement; a computer jukebox remotely located from said central management system, said computer jukebox including a processor and a data storage unit, said data storage unit having a song storage location storing song data and an advertisement storage location receiving advertisement data, wherein said processor runs said at least one advertisement represented by said advertisement data downloaded from said central management system when said computer jukebox is not generating a signal representing a song selected from a plurality of songs within said song data stored in said song storage location; and a transmission link allowing bi-directional communication between said central management system and said computer jukebox, said computer jukebox downloading said song data from said central management system by way of said transmission link and storing said song data in said song storage location of said data storage unit, said computer jukebox downloading said advertisement data from said central management system by way of said transmission link and storing said advertisement data in said advertisement storage location of said data storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer jukebox receiving and storing advertisement data representing at least one advertisement from a remote central management system by way of a transmission link between, the computer jukebox and the central management system, said computer jukebox comprising:
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advertisement data; a communication interface receiving said advertisement data from the remote central management system by way of the transmission link; a programmable memory storing said advertisement data; and a processor running said at least one advertisement according to said advertisement data, wherein said advertisement data includes an identity of at least one advertisement, and wherein said advertisement data includes at least one time for said at least one advertisement to be run by said computer jukebox, wherein said processor runs said at least one advertisement according to said advertisement data when said jukebox is not generating a signal representing a song selected from a plurality of songs stored in said jukebox. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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