Communications techniques for an intelligent digital audiovisual reproduction system

A method of operating a jukebox system, the method comprising:

• providing a plurality of jukebox devices, each said jukebox device including a microprocessor, a memory that stores songs playable via the jukebox device in response
• to requests by a user, a touchscreen display for displaying images, an audio arrangement providing audio, a communication system enabling the jukebox device to communicate
• with a song distribution network, and a multitasking operating system that enables simultaneous operation of the microprocessor, the display, the audio arrangement and the communication system, wherein said jukebox device includes security operating software that controls operation of said jukebox;
• providing a server system remote from said plurality of jukebox devices and a controller system accessible by each said jukebox device through said distribution network;
• and
• enabling an authorized manager of each said jukebox device to access and selectively adjust adjustable operation settings for the respective jukebox device, at least some of the adjustable settings being adjustable over ranges predetermined by the authorized manager through the definition of high and low levels for each system output source.

A method of operating a jukebox device including a microprocessor, a memory that stores songs playable via the jukebox device in response to requests by a user, a touchscreen display for displaying images, an audio arrangement configured to provide audio, a communication system configured to enable the jukebox device to communicate with a song distribution network, and a multitasking operating system that enables simultaneous operation of the microprocessor, the display, the audio

• arrangement, and the communication system, the method comprising:
• running security operating software that controls operation of said jukebox;
• connecting the jukebox device to a jukebox system including a plurality of other similarly configured jukebox devices, and a server remote from the jukebox device and the other jukebox devices;
• enabling an authorized manager of the jukebox device to adjust adjustable operation settings for the jukebox device, the adjustable operation settings being adjustable over a range predetermined by the authorized manager;
• and
• registering the jukebox device for operation through communication between the security operating software of the jukebox device and the controller system, the security operating software either (1) authorizing the jukebox device to operate when the authorized manager has processed a correct registration, or (2) causing the jukebox device to at least temporarily stop working when the network cannot be accessed.