Digital jukebox device with improved user interfaces, and associated methods
First Claim
1. A jukebox device, comprising:
- a display;
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a plurality of instances of media available for playback on or via the jukebox device; and
at least one processor configured to cause a user interface to be displayed on the display and further configured to respond to inputs to the user interface, wherein the user interface includes;
at least one first user interface element configured to enable a user to select a collection of instances of media available for playback from a plurality of possible collections of instances of media each said collection representing a different partial subset of media available for playback on or via the jukebox device, at least one second user interface element configured to enable the user to select one of plural possible grouping modes for grouping the instances of media in the collection indicated using the at least one first user interface element, if any, the grouping modes including artist, album, and song groupings, wherein the selected grouping mode determines items to be presented to the user for possible selection, at least one third user interface element configured to enable the user to select one of plural possible ordering modes for ordering the items to be presented to the user for possible selection, at least one fourth user interface element configured to enable the user to navigate among the items to be presented to the user for possible selection, the at least one fourth user interface element being adaptable based on the selected ordering mode, and a display area for displaying at least some of the items to be presented to the user for possible selection, the items being ordered within the display area according to the selected ordering mode, wherein the at least one first user interface element, the at least one second user interface element, the at least one third user interface element, and the at least one fourth user interface element are all displayable on the display at the same time.
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems that interact with users to provide access to media appropriate to and/or customized for a particular user using the entertainment system, the location at which the entertainment system is being accessed, and/or a predefined event. For example, in certain exemplary embodiments, an entertainment system in a location is configured to provide jukebox-related and entertainment system mediated services that are accessible from within and from the outside of the location, and provide (1) attract or flight media operations, (2) browsing services, and/or (3) search screens appropriate to and/or customized for a particular user using the entertainment system, the location at which the entertainment system is being accessed, and/or a predefined event. Such screens may be provided with a three-dimensional look-and-feel in certain exemplary embodiments.
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62 Claims
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1. A jukebox device, comprising:
- a display;
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a plurality of instances of media available for playback on or via the jukebox device; and
at least one processor configured to cause a user interface to be displayed on the display and further configured to respond to inputs to the user interface, wherein the user interface includes;
at least one first user interface element configured to enable a user to select a collection of instances of media available for playback from a plurality of possible collections of instances of media each said collection representing a different partial subset of media available for playback on or via the jukebox device, at least one second user interface element configured to enable the user to select one of plural possible grouping modes for grouping the instances of media in the collection indicated using the at least one first user interface element, if any, the grouping modes including artist, album, and song groupings, wherein the selected grouping mode determines items to be presented to the user for possible selection, at least one third user interface element configured to enable the user to select one of plural possible ordering modes for ordering the items to be presented to the user for possible selection, at least one fourth user interface element configured to enable the user to navigate among the items to be presented to the user for possible selection, the at least one fourth user interface element being adaptable based on the selected ordering mode, and a display area for displaying at least some of the items to be presented to the user for possible selection, the items being ordered within the display area according to the selected ordering mode, wherein the at least one first user interface element, the at least one second user interface element, the at least one third user interface element, and the at least one fourth user interface element are all displayable on the display at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of making a jukebox device, the method comprising:
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providing a display; providing a non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store a plurality of instances of media available for playback on or via the jukebox device; and providing at least one processor configured to cause a user interface to be displayed on the display and further configured to respond to inputs to the user interface, wherein the user interface includes; at least one first user interface element configured to enable a user to select a collection of instances of media available for playback from a plurality of possible collections of instances of media each said collection representing a different partial subset of media available for playback on or via the jukebox device, at least one second user interface element configured to enable the user to select one of plural possible grouping modes for grouping the instances of media in the collection indicated using the at least one first user interface element, if any, the grouping modes including artist, album, and song groupings, wherein the selected grouping mode determines items to be presented to the user for possible selection, at least one third user interface element configured to enable the user to select one of plural possible ordering modes for ordering the items to be presented to the user for possible selection, at least one fourth user interface element configured to enable the user to navigate among the items to be presented to the user for possible selection, and a display area for displaying at least some of the items to be presented to the user for possible selection, the items being ordered within the display area according to the selected ordering mode, wherein the at least one first user interface element, the at least one second user interface element, the at least one third user interface element, and the at least one fourth user interface element are all displayable on the display at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A jukebox device, comprising:
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a display; a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a plurality of instances of media available for playback on or via the jukebox device; at least one processor configured to control the jukebox device to maintain a queue of instances of media to be played back on the jukebox, the at least one processor being further configured to control the jukebox device to cause a user interface to be displayed on the display and further to respond to inputs to the user interface, wherein the user interface includes an indication of a currently playing instance of media including at least a song name and an artist associated with the instance of media; and an incremental queue reveal module configured to cause the user interface to display information about one or more upcoming instances of media while selectively excluding from display at least some already available information about the one or more upcoming instances of media, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the jukebox device to activate the incremental queue reveal module upon payment of a fee, wherein the amount of information, from said selectively excluded at least some already available information about the one or more upcoming instances of media, revealed varies in dependence on the fee collected such that an amount of the revealed information is increased as a collected fee is increased. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of operating a jukebox device including at least one processor, a display and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a plurality of instances of media available for playback on or via the jukebox device, the method comprising:
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maintaining a queue of instances of media to be played back on the jukebox; causing a user interface to be displayed on the display; responding to inputs to the user interface, wherein the user interface includes an indication of a currently playing instance of media including at least a song name and an artist associated with the instance of media; wherein an incremental queue reveal module provided to the jukebox is configured to cause the user interface to display information about one or more upcoming instances of media while selectively excluding from display at least some already available information about the one or more upcoming instances of media; activating the incremental queue reveal module upon payment of a fee, wherein the amount of information revealed varies in dependence on the fee collected such that an amount of the revealed information, from said selectively excluded at least some already available information about the one or more upcoming instances of media, is increased as a collected fee is increased. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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