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US 2011/0218657 A1Published application
Automatic music management methods and system
AssigneeAmi Entertainment Network, Inc.
InventorJeffrey J. KALIS
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Abstract
A method of managing a song on a computer jukebox is provided. The method includes transferring a song from a data center to a temporary cache in a digital memory of the computer jukebox in response to a user selection, and transferring the song from the temporary cache to a local file in the digital memory according to a predetermined criteria.
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A method of managing a song on a computer jukebox, comprising:
- transferring a song from a data center to a temporary cache in a digital memory of the computer jukebox in response to a user selection;
- and
- transferring the song from the temporary cache to a local file in the digital memory according to a predetermined criteria.
A computer jukebox system, comprising:
- a digital memory configured to store a plurality of songs in digital files, the digital memory comprising a temporary cache and a local file;
- an audio output unit configured to play the plurality of songs;
- a data center comprising at least one server configured to transfer at least one song of the plurality of songs to the temporary cache in response to a user selection;
- a communication interface configured to receive the plurality of songs from the data center;
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- a processor configured to transfer the plurality of songs from the digital memory to the audio output unit;
- the processor transferring the at least one song of the plurality of songs from the temporary cache to the local file according to a predetermined criteria.
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A computer jukebox, comprising:
- a digital memory configured to store a plurality of songs in digital files, the digital memory comprising a temporary cache and a local file;
- an audio output unit configured to play the plurality of songs;
- a processor configured to transfer the plurality of songs from the digital memory to the audio output unit;
- and
- a communication interface configured to receive the plurality of songs from a data center,
- wherein the temporary cache stores a song from the data center in response to a user selection and the processor transfers the song from the temporary cache to the local file according to a predetermined criteria.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.