Digital jukebox device with improved user interfaces, and associated methods
a digital jukebox and user interface technology, applied in the field of entertainment systems, can solve the problems of reducing the use of the jukebox (and the revenue generated by thereby), limited storage capacity of the mass storage device of the jukebox, and reducing the number of users of the jukebox, so as to improve the browsing of collection types
Pending Publication Date: 2020-05-07
TOUCHTUNES MUSIC CO LLC
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These features help preserve the authenticity of venues by offering a limited yet relevant music selection and facilitate new music discovery through immersive and interactive experiences, increasing user engagement and revenue by aligning music choices with the location's identity.
Problems solved by technology
The mass storage device of the jukebox typically has limited storage capacity relative to the storage device of the central server 12.
For example, physical space may be limited on wall-mount jukeboxes or the like, which are designed to be small in size as compared to free-standing models.
If customers cannot find songs they like on the jukebox, usage of the jukebox (and the revenue generated thereby) can decrease.
On the other hand, it is not always possible to predict in advance exactly what a customer at any particular location will desire to play on the jukebox.
As a result, the jukebox may not be enjoyed and used to its fullest extent.
The assignee has recently discovered that the conventional wisdom no longer is entirely accurate and that the underlying assumptions are somewhat flawed.
For example, the assignee has recently discovered that providing more and more media offerings is not necessarily desirable in all instances.
For instance, the authenticity and identity of a “biker bar” can be severely undermined if a patron were to play what could be considered pop or “teeny-bopper” music, just as a country line dancing venue might have its authenticity and identity undermined if hip hop and rhythm and blues songs were played.
Surprisingly and unexpectedly, the assignee's experiences provide evidence that the ability to selectively “filter” music by excluding songs, genres, and / or the like often is seen as an unacceptable, incomplete, and / or otherwise undesirable to proprietors of locations.
Indeed, the assignee has discovered that the physical appearance of a jukebox or jukebox terminal can be undesirable simply because the device itself looks like a jukebox (e.g., has a payment acceptor, a touch screen display that selectively operates in an “attract mode,” includes flashing and / or otherwise changing neon lights, etc.).
In a perhaps related matter, the assignee has discovered that the content displayed on a jukebox or jukebox terminal also may be considered undesirable.
As above, the physical appearance of the jukebox device and / or content displayed on the jukebox device may threaten to undermine the authenticity or identity of a location.
But such techniques do not necessarily result in the patron being exposed to new or different music and is still another conventional technique for music discovery.
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[0055]Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of an improved jukebox system 10′. The jukebox system 10′ includes similar elements as shown in FIG. 1 and described above, including a central server 12, communications network 14, and remote jukebox devices 16, 16a-16f. However, the jukebox system 10′ further includes local servers 22, 22a-22f respectively connected to each of the jukebox devices 16, 16a-16f. The central server 12 includes a master library of songs (and / or other content). Each of the jukebox devices includes a subset of the master library on a local storage device of the jukebox. The central server may be used to individually manage the contents of the jukebox device, by monitoring usage of and updating the subset of songs on each of the jukebox devices with the intent of maximizing the usage thereof. The central server 12 periodically receives data from each of the jukeboxes for the purpose of royalty accounting and payment ...
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Abstract
An improved jukebox user interface that includes standard and simplified interface screens is provided. A home screen includes control elements arranged along a first axis. At least a first one of these elements displays a search screen, at least a second one displays a curated list of songs and / or artists via a first selection screen, and at least a third one displays a curated list of curated lists of songs via a second selection screen. The home screen also includes user-selectable song objects arrangeable along a second axis generally perpendicular to the first axis; user-selectable song list objects arrangeable along a third axis generally parallel to the second axis; and a status area extending along a peripheral edge thereof. Some / all standard interface screens include the control elements of the home screen in a position that is common across all such screens, but the simplified interface screens lack them.
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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14 / 582,872 filed Dec. 24, 2014 which claims the benefit of U.S. Application Ser. No. 61 / 920,688 filed Dec. 24, 2013, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.[0002]This application incorporates by reference the entire contents of U.S. application Ser. No. 13 / 833,173 filed Mar. 15, 2013, which is a continuation-in-part (CIP) of U.S. application Ser. No. 13 / 621,922 filed Sep. 18, 2012, which claims the benefit of Provisional Application Nos. 61 / 584,750 filed Jan. 9, 2012 and 61 / 536,015 filed Sep. 18, 2011.[0003]This application also incorporates by reference the entire contents of U.S. application Ser. No. 13 / 138,660 filed Mar. 5, 2012, which is a National Stage Application of International Application No. PCT / US2010 / 000799 filed Mar. 17, 2010, which claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 61 / 202,617 filed Mar. 18, 2009.[0004]This appl...
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IPC IPC(8): G06F3/0482G07F5/18G06F3/048G06F16/638G06Q20/12G11B27/00
CPCG06F3/0482G06Q20/123G07F5/18G11B27/00G06F3/048G06F16/639G07F17/16G07F9/023G06F3/0689G06F3/165G11B27/34
InventorRIVERA, EDSILVERSTEIN, ZACHARY
OwnerTOUCHTUNES MUSIC CO LLC