IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0300147
(2002-11-20)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Martin, John R.
- Tillery, Michael L.
- Zammuto, Samuel N.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
36 인용 특허 :
47 |
초록
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A computer jukebox capable of receiving and storing advertisement data representing a plurality of advertisement from a remote central management system by way of a transmission link between the computer jukebox and the central management system, comprising a communication interface, a programmable
A computer jukebox capable of receiving and storing advertisement data representing a plurality of advertisement from a remote central management system by way of a transmission link between the computer jukebox and the central management system, comprising a communication interface, a programmable computer memory and a processor. The computer jukebox downloads advertisement data. The communication interface receives advertisement data from the remote central management system by way of the transmission link. The advertisement data represents an identity of each of the plurality of advertisements, and data representing times for each of the advertisements to be run. The programmable computer memory stores the advertisement data. The processor runs the plurality of advertisements according to the advertisement data.
대표청구항
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1. A computer jukebox receiving and storing digital advertisement data representing a plurality of advertisements from a remote source, data representing the identity of each of said advertisements, and data representing when and the number of times each of said advertisements is to be run, comprisi
1. A computer jukebox receiving and storing digital advertisement data representing a plurality of advertisements from a remote source, data representing the identity of each of said advertisements, and data representing when and the number of times each of said advertisements is to be run, comprising:a display associated with said jukebox, said display allowing a user to retrieve and play a signal representing a song selected from a plurality of songs stored in said jukebox;a communication interface receiving said advertisement data from the remote source, said data including (i) the identity of each of said advertisements, (ii) when and the number of times each of said advertisements to be run, said computer jukebox downloading said advertisement data from a transmission link that allows bi-directional communication between a remote central management system and said communication interface of said computer jukebox;a programmable computer memory storing said digital advertisement data; anda processor displaying one of said plurality of advertisements on said display when said jukebox is not generating a signal representing a song selected from said plurality of songs stored in said jukebox, wherein said processor is responsive to said data representing when and the number of times each of said advertisements is to be run.2. The computer jukebox of claim 1, wherein said communication interface includes at least one of a modem, a radio frequency receiver, a direct interface port, a portable infra red device, a satellite receiver, and cellular telephone receiver.3. A computer jukebox network comprising:song data representing a plurality of songs;advertisement data representing at least one advertisement;a central management system including a host computer and a programmable memory storing said song data representing the plurality of songs, said programmable memory also storing said advertisement data representing the at least one advertisement;a computer jukebox remotely located from said central management system, said computer jukebox including a processor and a data storage unit, said data storage unit having a song storage location storing song data and an advertisement storage location receiving advertisement data, wherein said processor runs said at least one advertisement represented by said advertisement data downloaded from said central management system when said computer jukebox is not generating a signal representing a song selected from a plurality of songs within said song data stored in said song storage location; anda transmission link allowing bi-directional communication between said central management system and said computer jukebox, said computer jukebox downloading said song data from said central management system by way of said transmission link and storing said song data in said song storage location of said data storage unit, said computer jukebox downloading said advertisement data from said central management system by way of said transmission link and storing said advertisement data in said advertisement storage location of said data storage unit.4. The computer jukebox network of claim 3, wherein said processor runs said at least one advertisement downloaded as advertisement data from said central management system on a visual display.5. The computer jukebox network of claim 3, wherein said central management system uploads information from said computer jukebox by way of said transmission link, wherein said information includes the number of times said at least one advertisement is run by said computer jukebox.6. The computer jukebox network of claim 3, wherein at least one of said central processor and said jukebox processor tracks the number of times said at least one advertisement is run by said computer jukebox.7. The computer jukebox network of claim 3, wherein said advertisement data comprises digital data representing an identity of said at least one advertisement, and a number of times and when said at least one advertisement is to be run by said computer jukebox.8. The computer jukebox network of claim 3, further comprising an electronic game having a visual display, wherein said electronic game is associated with said computer jukebox, and wherein said at least one advertisement is displayed on said visual display.9. The computer jukebox network of claim 3, wherein said processor presents user attract data on a display, wherein said user attract data is based on a song stored within said song data in said song storage location of said data storage unit.10. A computer jukebox receiving and storing advertisement data representing at least one advertisement from a remote central management system by way of a transmission link between, the computer jukebox and the central management system, said computer jukebox comprising:advertisement data;a communication interface receiving said advertisement data from the remote central management system by way of the transmission link;a programmable memory storing said advertisement data; anda processor running said at least one advertisement according to said advertisement data, wherein said advertisement data includes an identity of at least one advertisement, and wherein said advertisement data includes at least one time for said at least one advertisement to be run by said computer jukebox, wherein said processor runs said at least one advertisement according to said advertisement data when said jukebox is not generating a signal representing a song selected from a plurality of songs stored in said jukebox.11. The computer jukebox of claim 10, further comprising a visual display, wherein said processor runs said at least one advertisement on said visual display.12. The computer jukebox of claim 10, wherein said programmable memory includes a song storage unit for storing song data and an advertisement storage unit for storing said advertisement data downloaded from the central management system.13. The computer jukebox of claim 10, wherein said computer jukebox communicates bi-directionally with the central management system by way of the transmission link.14. The computer jukebox of claim 10, wherein the central management system uploads information from said computer jukebox, wherein said information includes the number of times each of the plurality of advertisements is run by said computer jukebox.15. The computer jukebox of claim 10, wherein said processor tracks the number of times said at least one advertisement is run by said computer jukebox.16. The computer jukebox of claim 10, further comprising an electronic game having a visual display, wherein said electronic game is associated with said computer jukebox, and wherein said at least one advertisement is displayed on said visual display.17. The computer jukebox of claim 10, wherein said processor presents user attract data on a display, wherein said user attract data is based on a song being played by said computer jukebox.
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