DIGITAL DOWNLOADING JUKEBOX SYSTEM WITH USER-TAILORED MUSIC MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER TOOLS

摘要

A digital downloading jukebox system including a mechanism for delivering custom services to a recognized user, including services for creating playlists, communicating with others, accessing other features, etc. is provided. In some exemplary embodiments, after a user is recognized, the jukebox system allows users to access a special front-end via the Internet or on an actual jukebox. Then, the user may, for example, create playlists, share songs with friends, send messages to friends, and access other value-added content. Other exemplary embodiments allow users to become certified, charging them for services without requiring constant inputting of coinage or credit card information. Such a system preferably learns about networks of friends, and enables managers to send similar messages to regular customers and/or others known to the system.

主权项

1. A digital jukebox device operable to play songs on a pay-to-play basis, comprising:
processing resources including at least one processor and a memory; a non-transitory computer readable storage medium tangibly storing a plurality of songs available for playback via the digital jukebox device, at least some of the songs being divided into a plurality of different lists of songs; a display; and an adaptable user interface configured to receive input from patrons, wherein the adaptable user interface is controlled by the processing resources to respond to a trigger instruction to (a) enable patron selection and playback of songs from only one of said lists in accordance with a first pricing scheme, and (b) appear as a whole in an overall visually distinctive manner, selected from a plurality of different possible overall visually distinctive manners, defined for the one list from which patrons can select and playback songs in accordance with the first pricing scheme.