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(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (io) Pub. No.: US 2003/0208586 Al
Mastronardi et al. (43) Pub. Date: Nov. 6,2003
(54) DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR REMOTE (30) Foreign Application Priority Data MANAGEMENT OF A NETWORK OF
AUDIOVISUAL INFORMATION May 10, 2000 (FR) 00 05938
REPRODUCTION SYSTEMS
(75) Inventors: Tony Mastronardi, Pierrefonds (CA);
Guy Nathan, Nun's Island (CA);
Hugues Clement, Montreal (CA)
Correspondence Address:
NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC
1100 N GLEBE ROAD
8TH FLOOR
ARLINGTON, VA 22201-4714 (US)
(73) Assignee: TOUCHTUNES MUSIC CORPORATION
(21) Appl. No.: 10/419,787
(22) Filed: Apr. 22, 2003
Related U.S. Application Data
(63) Continuation of application No. 09/598,170, filed on Jun. 21, 2000, now Pat. No. 6,578,051.
Publication Classification
(51) Int. CI.7 G06F 17/60; G06F 15/173;
H04L 9/00
(52) U.S. CI 709/223; 705/51; 705/64
(57) ABSTRACT
Management device for a network of audiovisual information reproduction systems or jukeboxes, including a database with a plurality of sets of arrays, each array containing grouped information either about the composition of a jukebox, or the use of the jukebox, or the payment of fees. The database is managed by a computer server connected with the audiovisual information reproduction systems to receive messages sent by each audiovisual information reproduction device and containing information necessary to update determined sets of arrays in the database, and update data or the program for each audiovisual information reproduction device with information stored in at least one set of arrays in the database and transmitted in this message.
