# US 2018/0322482 A1 · Digital jukebox device with karaoke and/or photo booth features, and associated methods > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0322482 A1 - Document ID: US20180322482A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/039,358 - Filed: 2018-07-19 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2011-09-18 - Assignees: TouchTunes Music Corporation - Applicants: TouchTunes Music Corporation - Inventors: Ed RIVERA; Michael TOOKER; Francois GUY; Francois BEAUMIER; Charles BATTLE; Mounir KHENFIR; Charles GARNEAU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180322482A1 ## CPC - G06Q 20/384: {using social networks} - H04N 21/2543: Billing {, e.g. for subscription services (payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21)} - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) - G06Q 20/123: {Shopping for digital content} - G06Q 20/145: {Payments according to the detected use or quantity} - G06Q 30/0621: {by configuring or customising goods or services} - G07F 17/16: for devices exhibiting advertisements, announcements, pictures or the like - G07F 17/305: {for record players} - G10H 1/365: {the accompaniment information being stored on a host computer and transmitted to a reproducing terminal by means of a network, e.g. public telephone lines} - G11B 27/002: {Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; (transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22)} - G11B 27/031: Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals - H04N 21/2143: {located in a single building, e.g. hotel, hospital or museum (arrangements specially adapted for plural spots in a confined site in broadcast systems H04H20/63; adaptations for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution in television systems H04N7/106)} - H04N 21/4112: {having fewer capabilities than the client, e.g. thin client having less processing power or no tuning capabilities} - H04N 21/41265: {having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device (unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204)} - H04N 21/42203: {sound input device, e.g. microphone} - H04N 21/4302: {Content synchronisation processes, e.g. decoder synchronisation} - H04N 21/4312: {involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations} - H04N 21/439: Processing of audio elementary streams - H04N 21/8113: {comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format} - G10H 2220/106: using icons, e.g. selecting, moving or linking icons, on-screen symbols, screen regions or segments representing musical elements or parameters - G10H 2230/015: PDA [personal digital assistant] or palmtop computing devices used for musical purposes, e.g. portable music players, tablet computers, e-readers or smart phones in which mobile telephony functions need not be used - H04N 21/4122: {additional display device, e.g. video projector (digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423)} - H04N 21/4223: Cameras (H04N23/00 takes precedence) - H04N 21/4788: communicating with other users, e.g. chatting {(arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104)} - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) - G10H: ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE - G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R) ## Abstract Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems and, more particularly, certain exemplary embodiments relate to jukebox systems that incorporate digital downloading jukebox features along with karaoke jukebox and/or photo booth features. A combined karaoke/photo booth/jukebox may enable more integrated performance-like experiences in an in-home or out-of-home location or venue. By leveraging vast audio media libraries, trusted rights-respecting network infrastructure, and on-site image/video capturing from integrated recorders and/or remote portable devices, a more sociable experience may be created for karaoke jukebox patrons, e.g., where custom content can be generated and shared in a safe and legally appropriate manner ## Claims ### Claim 1 A digital jukebox device provided in an out-of-home pay-for-play location, comprising: a fee collection mechanism configured to receive payment in exchange for credits usable on the digital jukebox device to play instances of media; a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instances of media available for playback via the digital jukebox device; a display; a camera; at least one processor configured to: cause a user interface to be displayed on the display; in respond to user inputs to the user interface, enable users to select instances of media for playback via the digital jukebox device in exchange for credits, and/or to enable users to use the camera to capture pictures, and cause the user interface to enable a user to specify a digital location to which pictures from the camera should be digitally transmitted. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The digital jukebox device of claim 1, wherein a printer is located in the out-of-home location and operably connected to the digital jukebox device, the printer being configured to print pictures taken via the camera of the digital jukebox device for a fee, the fee being payable with credits. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The digital jukebox device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the digital jukebox device to obtain pictures from the camera, and output the obtained pictures to multiple displays in the out-of-home location via a switching device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The digital jukebox device of claim 1, wherein the digital location is an email address. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The digital jukebox device of claim 1, wherein the digital location is an MMS message destination. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The digital jukebox device of claim 1, wherein the digital location is a social networking site. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The digital jukebox device of claim 1, further comprising lighting elements configured to act as a flash for the camera. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The digital jukebox device of claim 7, further comprising program logic configured to (a) determine characteristics of the environment in which the digital jukebox device is provided, (b) calculate an offset for the lighting elements optimized for the environment based on the determination, and (c) adjust the flash using the offset when taking pictures. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The digital jukebox device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the user interface to show a preview of at least one picture that has been taken. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The digital jukebox device of claim 9, wherein the preview comprises a digital proof sheet comprising plural pictures taken in succession. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The digital jukebox device of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the user interface to enable a user to select one or more digital effects to be applied to a picture and to adjust the preview in accordance with the one or more selected digital effects. ### Claim 12 A method of operating a digital jukebox device provided in an out-of-home pay-for-play location, the method comprising: receiving payment in exchange for credits usable on the digital jukebox device to play instances of media; playing back, via the digital jukebox device, instances of media from a queue of selected instances of media; receiving user inputs via a user interface; in response to a user input, adding a user-selected instance of media to the queue in exchange for a predetermined number of credits; in response to a user input, causing a camera provided to the digital jukebox device to take a picture; and digitally transmitting the picture to a user-specified location. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising printing the picture to a printer located in the out-of-home location in exchange for a predetermined number of credits. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the user-specified location is an email address, a MMS message destination, and/or a social networking site. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method if claim 12, further comprising, in response to a user input, obtaining the picture from the camera, and outputting the obtained picture to multiple displays in the out-of-home location via a switching device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: determining characteristics of the environment in which the digital jukebox device is provided; calculating an offset for lighting elements integral with the digital jukebox device based on the determination, the offset being applicable to the lighting elements in order to improve picture quality; and controlling the lighting elements using the offset to serve as a flash when taking pictures. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying a preview of a picture that has been taken. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the preview comprises a digital proof sheet comprising plural pictures taken in succession. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: applying to the picture one or more user-selected digital effects; and adjusting the display of the preview in accordance with the one or more user-selected digital effects. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising adding pictures that have been taken to an attract loop of the digital jukebox device. ### Claim 21 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising associating a picture that has been taken with a registered user of the digital jukebox device such that the associated picture is used as an avatar for the digital jukebox device. ### Claim 22 A non-transitory computer readable storage medium tangibly storing instructions that, when performed using a processor of a digital jukebox device provided in an out-of-home pay-for-play location, control the digital jukebox device to at least: receive payment in exchange for credits usable on the digital jukebox device to play instances of media; play back, via the digital jukebox device, instances of media from a queue of selected instances of media; receive user inputs via a user interface; in response to a user input, add a user-selected instance of media to the queue in exchange for a predetermined number of credits; in response to a user input, cause a camera provided to the digital jukebox device to take a picture; and digitally transmitting the picture to a user-specified location. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 22, further comprising instructions that control the digital jukebox device to at least cause the picture to be printed via a printer located in the out-of-home location and/or digitally transmit the picture to a user-specified location, in exchange for a predetermined number of credits. ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 22, further comprising instructions that control the digital jukebox device to at least: determine characteristics of the environment in which the digital jukebox device is provided; calculate an offset for lighting elements integral with the digital jukebox device based on the determination, the offset being applicable to the lighting elements in order to improve picture quality; and control the lighting elements using the offset to serve as a flash when taking pictures. ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 22, further comprising instructions that control the digital jukebox device to at least add pictures that have been taken to an attract loop of the digital jukebox device, provided that the users who took the pictures do not opt out of having their pictures added to the attract loop. ### Claim 26 (depends on 22) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 22, further comprising instructions that control the digital jukebox device to, in response to a user input, obtain the picture from the camera, and output the obtained picture to multiple displays in the out-of-home location via a switching device