KR20010108676A - Jukebox Combined Online and Offline - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a jukebox combined online and offline.

The present invention is freely updated, the addition of new songs is made automatically, and in order to provide a complex jukebox of accurate online and offline payment jukebox to play the existing songs contained in the hard disk, etc. It is determined whether the song is recorded or not, and if the song is recorded, the data stored in the hard disk is played. If the song is not recorded, the music stored in the host computer is downloaded and updated through the modem. In either case, jukebox authentication and royalty payments can be done at the same time.

As a result, the present invention not only enables a stable operation like an offline jukebox, but also downloads a new song like the online jukebox, but after a single download, the update of the new song is automatically performed, thus requiring little maintenance and repair. In the case of a song or a new song, authentication and copyright fees are always settled, and thus there is an effect of having the advantage of preventing unauthorized use.

Description

Jukebox Combined Online and Offline}

The present invention relates to an online and offline hybrid jukebox, and more particularly to an online and offline hybrid jukebox widely used for listening to music in a business.

Jukeboxes, as is well known, are mainly installed in a hall-drive-in of a coffee shop or a hotel, and put a designated coin and press a button of a desired song to automatically select a record and continuously play it. CD cabinets, auto changers, players, speakers, and the like are housed in a cabinet through which the interior can be viewed, and push buttons for selecting a song name are arranged on the front of the cabinet.

These jukeboxes are offline, therefore, it is very difficult to add new songs, update of the recorded songs is impossible, and the search speed is low and the price is high, so there is a problem that it is difficult to install easily.

Therefore, in recent years, an internet song half-cycle has been introduced, which allows music files to be frequently transmitted using an internet network to play music on a computer or to play music files downloaded using an internet network.

On-line music player or computer has the advantage of easy addition of new songs, easy update of existing songs, and fast search speed, while the communication interruption causes music files to break or slow down. This is what caused the inconvenience in use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an online and offline complex jukebox which is free to update, automatic addition of new songs, and accurate payment of royalties.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the online and offline combination jukebox and the host according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the jukebox and the host according to the present invention.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention is known to play the existing songs contained in the hard disk, etc., in the case of a song recorded by determining whether the song requested by the user is recorded on the hard disk In order to play the stored data, and if the song is not recorded, the modem can download and update the stored music on the host computer through the modem and start the playback at the same time. do.

As a result, the present invention not only enables a stable operation like an offline jukebox, but also downloads a new song like the online jukebox, but after a single download, the update of the new song is automatically performed, thus requiring little maintenance and repair. In the case of a song or a new song, authentication and copyright fees are always settled, so there is an effect of equipping the advantages of online and offline jukeboxes, which can prevent fraudulent use.

When the present invention as described in detail according to the accompanying drawings as follows.

The overall configuration of the hardware according to the present invention is shown in FIG.

As can be seen from the above, the present invention provides a hard disk containing existing songs, a sound card for playing a song designated by a touch screen, a network card for downloading new songs, and a program flash for operation of a program. In a known jukebox consisting of a memory and a main memory, a monitor for providing an image, a CD-ROM drive and a CPU for controlling them, a database server constructed with data recording various new songs, and a registered jukebox is authenticated. The serial number of the Ethernet address and hard disk, and the related data such as the authentication and the number of performances of each performance song are stored and the authentication server is issued, and the number of data between the database server and the authentication server and the jukebox is stored. Host and host with web server and router, CSU It is configured for Internet connectivity between the check box. Referring to Figure 2 the operation of the present invention as described above is as follows.

According to the present invention, when a user inputs a desired song using the jukebox's touch screen, it determines whether the song is an existing song stored in the hard disk or a new song stored in the host. In addition, the jukebox network card is used to connect to the web server over the Internet, and the jukebox's Ethernet address and hard disk serial number are transmitted to the web server via the network card.

The Ethernet address and serial number are passed to the authentication server, and the authentication server compares the data stored in its own hard disk or array to determine whether it is a juke box that is used properly. If the designated song is input by the touch screen, the certification process for playing the existing song and the new song is performed. The data on the hard disk can be played by sound cards, amplifiers and speakers. In addition, if the authentication result is a new song, a data and a new song number indicating that the new song is received from the network card of the jukebox are received. At this time, the web server accesses the new song from the database server to secure the data and via the Internet, the network card. To send. After the data of the new song is downloaded in this way, the jukebox stores the corresponding data on its own hard disk and outputs the received data to the sound card in order to play the new song by means of an amplifier and a speaker.

In addition, since the image data has a relatively large capacity in this series of processes, it is preferable to reproduce the image data on a monitor by using the data stored in the hard disk.

In addition, in the present invention, the playing time of the downloaded new song data is not played at a time, but at least 3 minutes of playing time is required. Since the reception speed per song using the Internet is much shorter than that of the conventional ADSL, ISDN, and HDSL lines, There is no problem even if used.

In this way, in the present invention, the number of playing of existing songs or new songs applied to the touch screen is counted and accumulated in the authentication server, and such data is used for converting the copyright fee later. In addition, in the present invention, since the new song is stored on the hard disk as soon as the application is applied to the touch screen without going through a separate update procedure, the jukebox according to the present invention can be continuously updated with the new song, and therefore, the usage may occur due to a line failure. It can reduce the inconvenience.

In this way, the present invention is that the existing songs that have been played at least once are all built into the hard disk, so that it is possible to play stably and quickly, and to keep updated with the latest songs. By being available immediately, any song can be provided quickly and conveniently.

In addition, the present invention does not need to perform a new song update procedure of the jukebox at all, there is an effect that can significantly reduce the maintenance, maintenance costs.

In addition, since the present invention performs authentication by the Ethernet address and the serial number of the hard disk, the present invention provides an effect of securing an accurate basis with respect to calculating the royalty fee and preventing fraudulent use.

Claims (1)

Providing a hard disk containing existing songs, a sound card for playing songs designated by the touch screen, a network card for downloading new songs, a program flash memory and a main memory for operating a program, and images In the well-known thing which consists of a monitor, a CD-ROM drive, and a CPU for controlling these, Database server constructed with data recording various new songs, Ethernet address and hard disk serial number for authentication of registered jukebox, and related data such as authentication and number of performances for each song are stored and authenticated for each song requested. It consists of an authentication server that allows the issuance of a number, a web server and router for receiving data between the database server and the authentication server and the jukebox, a host equipped with a CSU, and an internet network for connection between the host and the jukebox. Featuring online and offline hybrid jukeboxes.