US 10,372,301 B2Granted

Jukebox with customizable avatar

AssigneeTouch Tunes Music Corporation

InventorsFrancois Brillon, Dominique Dion, Loic Gratton

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Abstract

A digital downloading jukebox system including a mechanism for delivering custom services to a recognized user is provided. For example, information specific to a recognized user may be stored and optionally may include a recognized user avatar representative of the recognized user. The user avatar may be an image, video, and/or animation, which may be displayed on and/or played through the jukebox. The user avatar may be associated with transactions associated with the user. For example, an avatar may be displayed when a playlist of the recognized user is played, when a message is sent, etc. In other examples, the avatar may introduce instances of media by playing an audio and/or video message, and the avatar may sing, dance, etc. while an instance of media is playing.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A digital jukebox, comprising:

at least one processor;
a collection mechanism configured to collect an amount of money for playing an instance of media from a media database;
at least one output channel configured to output a selected instance of media selected by a jukebox user;
a communication circuit;
and
a display;
wherein the at least one processor is configured to control the jukebox to at least:
present a user interface, the user interface configured to facilitate recognition of a jukebox user,
retrieve user information associated with a recognized user from a user database of recognizable users of the jukebox upon a recognizable user logging into the jukebox, each said recognizable user in the user database having associated user information, wherein the associated user information includes contact information;
and
enable a recognized jukebox user to (1) create a playlist of instances of media from said media database, (2) store the playlist in a memory of the jukebox device, (3) play one or more instances of media according to the playlist over the at least one output channel of the jukebox device in accordance with an amount of money associated with the jukebox user in the collection mechanism, (4) send messages relating to the playlist, in connection with the communication circuit, to other recognizable users for accessing the messages on said jukebox device or on other jukebox device communicatively coupled over the communication circuit to said jukebox device, and (5) when a sent message relating to the playlist is received on said jukebox device by another recognizable user, providing for said another recognizable user to play one or more instances of media according to the received information related to the playlist on said jukebox device in accordance with an amount of money associated with the another recognizable user in the collection mechanism.

8 more elements

A method of operating a digital jukebox, the jukebox comprising a collection mechanism configured to collect an amount of money for playing an instance of media from a media database, at least one output channel configured to output a selected instance of media selected by a jukebox user, and a display, the method comprising:

recognizing a jukebox user with the aid of a user interface presented via the jukebox, the user interface being presented using at least one processor of the jukebox and the display;
retrieving user information associated with the recognized user from a user database of recognizable users of the jukebox upon a recognizable user logging into the jukebox, each said recognizable user in the user database having associated user information, wherein the associated user information includes at least contact information and information about a user avatar for the recognizable user;
displaying said user avatar after a recognized user is recognized via the display;
and
enable the recognized jukebox user to (1) create a playlist of instances of media from said media database, (2) store the playlist in a memory of the jukebox device, (3) play one or more instances of media according to the playlist over the at least one output channel of the jukebox device in accordance with an amount of money associated with the jukebox user in the collection mechanism, (4) send messages relating to the playlist, in connection with the communication circuit, to other recognizable users for accessing the messages on said jukebox device or on other jukebox device communicatively coupled over the communication circuit to said jukebox device, and (5) when a sent message relating to the playlist is received on said jukebox device by another recognizable user, providing for said another recognizable user to play one or more instances of media according to the received information related to the playlist on said jukebox device in accordance with an amount of money associated with the another recognizable user in the collection mechanism.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/887,645Filed 6 May 2013 · continuation
Priority: 16 Sep 2002
Published: US 2013/0318441 A128 Nov 2013
Granted: 6 Aug 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

G06F 3/0484
Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]: for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or…
G06Q 30/0603
Electronic shopping [e-shopping]: catalogue creation or management
G07F 17/305
For musical instruments: for record players
G11B 19/025
Control panels: 'Virtual' control panels, e.g. Graphical User Interface [GUI]

Family

Application60/410,832Us provisional application · filed 16 Sep 2002
Application10/661,811Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 15 Sep 2003
Application11/185,974Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 21 Jul 2005
Application11/222,036Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 9 Sep 2005
Application11/358,721Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 22 Feb 2006
Application11/727,391Parent of this continuation · filed 26 Mar 2007
Application12/805,992Parent of this continuation · filed 27 Aug 2010
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US 8,103,589 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 24 Jan 2012
US 8,151,304 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 3 Apr 2012
US 8,332,895 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 11 Dec 2012
US 2013/0318441 A1Pre-grant publication · published 28 Nov 2013
US 8,473,416 B2Parent of this continuation
Application11/727,391Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 9,646,339 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2005/0060405 A1Published application
US 2006/0018208 A1Published application
US 2006/0062094 A1Published application
US 2006/0239131 A1Published application
US 2007/0247979 A1Published application
US 2011/0066943 A1Published application
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