Video jukebox apparatus and a method of playing music and music videos using a video jukebox apparatus
AssigneeThompson Cappello Stanisz Intellectual Property Inc.
InventorsPaul Cappello, Mariusz Stanisz, Ernest Thompson
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Abstract
A digital jukebox allows for playback of a first offering and a second offering. The contents of each offering are individually licensed for public performance at a particular location where the jukebox is found. The jukebox displays advertisements that are selected in response to user interaction with the jukebox or a number of other factors. The jukebox features a screen that allows user to interact with the jukebox to select offerings, but also to respond to advertising. Jukebox can function in cooperation with a server, but in the alternate, can function as an independent and stand-alone device when connection to server is not available.
Claims14
An independent, stand-alone apparatus for simultaneously playing first and second offerings, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a central processor having operating instructions, said instructions operate at least one device in the apparatus and play at least a first offering;
- b) a storage device communicating with at least said central processor and stores both the first offering and a potential second offering;
- c) a simultaneous performance device communicating with at least said central processor and said data storage device wherein said performance device is adapted to play both the first and second offerings simultaneously or only the first offering;
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- d) a rights management control device comprising a unique identifier wherein said rights management control device communicates with the performance device and wherein the rights management device is verifies license status of presentations by said performance device and of software used on the said central processor device and is adapted to ensure that the performance device is licensed to operate at that particular location and that content to be played back is fully licensed for public performance at its current location;
- and wherein the first offering and the second offering each comprise audiovisual materials.
A system for playing first and second offerings, the system comprising:
- A) a server comprising:
- 1) a server central processor having operating playback software;
- 2) at least one storage device;
- B) a media playback apparatus communicating with at least said server, said apparatus comprising:
- 1) a central processor having operating software, said software operates at least one device in said apparatus and selectively play the first and second offerings;
- 2) a storage device communicating with at least said central processor and stores both the first and second offerings;
- 3) a performance device communicating with at least said central processor and said storage device and plays both the first and second offerings simultaneously;
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- 4) a rights management device communicating with said performance device and said central processor wherein said rights management device wherein said rights management device is adapted to confirm that content to be played back is fully licensed for public performance at its current location;
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- wherein the first offering and the second offering each comprise audiovisual materials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.