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`c12) United States Patent
`Keller et al.
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 7,817,502 B2
`*Oct. 19, 2010
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`4,974,178 A
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`(Continued)
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`Primary Examiner-Tan X Dinh
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Clark Hill PLC
`
`(57)
`
`ABSTRACT
`
`Disclosed is a music jukebox which is configured for storing
`a music library therein. The music jukebox includes a hous(cid:173)
`ing, audio input structure on the housing for receiving audio
`signals, audio output structure on the housing for outputting
`audio signals, and a data storage structure in the housing for
`storing audio signals. The music jukebox is configured such
`that a music library of sound tracks is storable in the data
`storage structure. The music jukebox includes means for
`selecting a sound track from the music library stored in the
`data storage structure to play through the audio output struc(cid:173)
`ture, and the housing includes a display thereon which iden(cid:173)
`tifies sound tracks in the music library. Preferably, the music
`jukebox is configured such that the sound tracks stored in the
`data storage structure are editable before being played
`through the audio output structure.
`
`47 Claims, 14 Drawing Sheets
`
`(54) METHOD OF USING A PERSONAL DIGITAL
`STEREO PLAYER
`
`(75)
`
`( *) Notice:
`
`Inventors: Peter J. Keller, Grayslake, IL (US);
`Michael J. Kelley, Arlington Heights, IL
`(US)
`(73) Assignee: Advanced Audio Devices, LLC, Lake
`Forest, IL (US)
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis(cid:173)
`claimer.
`(21) Appl. No.: 11/557,317
`Nov. 7, 2006
`(22) Filed:
`Prior Publication Data
`(65)
`
`Jul. 26, 2007
`US 2007/0169607 Al
`Related U.S. Application Data
`
`(63) Continuation of application No. 10/610,178, filed on
`Jun. 30, 2003, now Pat. No. 7,289,393, which is a
`continuation of application No. 09/641,069, filed on
`Aug. 17, 2000, now Pat. No. 6,587,403, which is a
`continuation of application No. 09/111,989, filed on
`Jul. 8, 1998, now Pat. No. 6,172,948.
`
`(51)
`
`(60) Provisional application No. 60/051,999, filed on Jul. 9,
`1997.
`Int. Cl.
`GllB 21108
`(2006.01)
`(52) U.S. Cl. ................................. 369/30.05; 369/30.19
`(58) Field of Classification Search . ... ... ... ... .. ... ... 369/7,
`369/30.05-30.08, 30.09, 30.19, 47.12, 83,
`369/84; 707/999.1, 999.107
`See application file for complete search history.
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`(56)
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`METHOD OF USING A PERSONAL DIGITAL
`STEREO PLAYER
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`RELATED APPLICATION
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`This application is a continuation of U.S. patent applica(cid:173)
`tion Ser. No. 10/610,178, filed on Jun. 30, 2003, which is a
`continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/641,069,
`filed Aug. 17, 2000, which is a contination of U.S. patent
`application Ser. No. 09/111,989, filed on Jul. 8, 1998, which
`claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.
`60/051,999, filed on Jul. 9, 1997.
`
`BACKGROUND
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`The present invention relates generally to audio recording
`devices, and relates specifically to a novel music jukebox.
`Present audio tape recorder/players provide for both audio
`recording onto a cassette tape and play back of the audio
`recording, and are generally relatively easy to use. The typical 20
`audio tape recorder/player has several push-buttons which
`allow a user to have the device perform a member offunctions
`in connection with the cassette tape. Normally, a push-button
`is provided for each of the following functions: pause, stop,
`rewind, fast forward, play and record.
`In addition to being easy to use, some audio tape recorder/
`players provide additional advantages by way of advanced
`features. For example, some provide that one can determine a
`recording sound level before or during a recording, and set or
`adjust a recording gain level in response thereto. Specifically, 30
`some provide a digital display, such as an LED display, that
`indicates the sound level which will be recorded (or which is
`being recorded) onto the cassette tape, and provide a rotary
`knob, or other type of adjustor, which one can adjust in order
`to set (or adjust) the recording gain level. However, even these 35
`more advanced audio tape recorder/players do not provide
`that one can listen to how the recording actually sounds until
`after the sounds are recorded onto the tape. In other words, the
`typical audio tape recorder/player does not allow one to truly
`"audition" a recording before it is actually recorded onto a 40
`cassette tape. As a result, several "takes" may be required
`before an acceptable recording is obtained. A recording may
`be unacceptable because of a number of reasons such as, for
`example, because the recording gain level was set too low or
`too high.
`Additionally, present audio tape recorder/players do not
`provide an easy way to vary the order in which a set of sounds,
`such as a set of songs, will appear on the cassette tape.
`Because an audio tape recorder/player records essentially
`what it "hears" or receives, in real time, it is not possible to 50
`easily customize the order in which sound tracks, such as
`songs, will appear on the recorded tape.
`Another disadvantage of audio tape recorder/players is that
`they produce analog recordings, and analog recordings have a
`lower sound quality than do digital recordings. Furthermore, 55
`cassette tapes are not as durable as compact discs. For
`example, a dirty tape head may effectively destroy a cassette
`tape upon play back. For these reasons, cassette tapes are no
`longer the standard in the music industry, and compact discs
`are now en vogue. Therefore, while the demand for audio tape 60
`recorder/players has decreased, the demand for compact disc
`players has been increasing.
`Like present audio tape recorder/players, present compact
`disc players are also relatively easy to use and provide push(cid:173)
`button controls, with a push-button being provided for each of 65
`the following functions in connection with the compact disc:
`pause, stop, track reverse, track forward and play. The track
`
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`reverse and track forward functions of the present-day com(cid:173)
`pact disc player are much like the rewind and forward func(cid:173)
`tions, respectively, of the present-day audio tape recorder/
`player. However, the nature of compact discs provides that the
`track reverse and track forward functions of a compact disc
`player are more useful than the respective rewind and fast
`forward functions of an audio tape recorder/player. Specifi(cid:173)
`cally, holding the track reverse or track forward push-button
`down provides that the compact disc player skips back or
`10 forward, respectively, within a given sound track. In contrast,
`tapping the track reverse or track forward push-button on the
`compact disc player provides that the compact disc player
`very quickly skips back or ahead, respectively, to the previous
`or next sound track on the compact disc. Because of the
`15 general nature of cassette tapes, this latter feature cannot
`effectively be provided on audio tape recorder/players.
`As mentioned, compact disc players provide certain advan(cid:173)
`tages over audio tape players. Compact disc players play back
`digital sound recordings from a compact disc, and digital
`sound recordings have a higher sound quality than do analog
`signal recordings. Also, compact disc players provide for fast
`movement to the previous or next sound track. However,
`while audio tape recorder/players provide that one can record
`onto a cassette tape, most presently generally available com-
`25 pact disc players do not provide that one can record onto a
`compact disc.
`Those compact disc recorders which are generally avail(cid:173)
`able record onto a compact disc in real time and do not
`provide any true editing functions. For example, some com(cid:173)
`pact disc recorders now available provide that a source
`device, such as a compact disc player or a cassette tape player,
`is first connected to inputs of the compact disc recorder. Then,
`as the source device is operated to begin playing music from
`the source medium, the compact disc recorder is operated to
`begin recording. Therefore, as the source device is playing
`music, the compact disc recorder records the music in real
`time, as the compact disc recorder receives the music through
`its inputs.
`There are many disadvantages to having to record in real
`time. One disadvantage is that editing is severely limited. If a
`mistake is made, the mistake is generally non-correctable. For
`example, if one begins recording the wrong song onto the
`compact disc or begins recording a song at the wrong volume,
`45 the mistake cannot readily be corrected. One would have to
`start over, and begin recording onto a new compact disc.
`Another disadvantage to having to record in real time is that
`if one wishes to make several identical compact discs, one
`would need to re-play all of the source music into the compact
`disc recorder. Of course, this effectively provides more
`opportunities for mistakes to be made while recording. Fur-
`thermore, if one wishes to make a second compact disc much
`like a compact disc which was made previously, with the
`exception of one song being replaced by another, one would
`need to re-play all of the previous source music into the
`compact disc recorder in addition to having to play the new
`song into the recorder. Likewise, if one wishes to make a
`second compact disc much like a compact disc which was
`made previously, with the exception of the songs on the
`second compact disc appearing in a different sequence, one
`would need to re-play all of the previous source music into the
`compact disc recorder, albeit in a different order.
`Some other compact disc recorders now available include
`two compact disc trays-one tray for playing music from a
`compact disc, and one tray for recording the music onto
`another compact disc. In other words, music is recorded from
`tray-to-tray. This type of compact disc recorder presents
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`many of the same disadvantages as discussed above because
`the recording is still done in real time.
`Most of the compact disc recorders presently available can
`play music from a standard compact disc, thereby operating
`like a standard compact disc player. However, the devices
`generally cannot play back music which was received previ(cid:173)
`ously by the device unless the compact disc containing that
`music is first inserted into the tray of the device.
`Another disadvantage to the compact disc recorders which
`are presently generally available is that the devices cannot be
`used to record onto standard CD-R discs which can be played
`back using any standard compact disc player. Standard CD-R
`recordable compact discs (as opposed to discs marked "for
`consumer use") are presently widely available, are inexpen(cid:173)
`sive, and can be played back using any standard compact disc 15
`player.
`The present invention is directed at solving the disadvan(cid:173)
`tages discussed hereinabove.
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`FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a music jukebox in accor(cid:173)
`dance with an embodiment of the present invention;
`FIG. 2 is a view of the front of the music jukebox illustrated
`inFIG.1;
`FIG. 3 is a view of the back of the music jukebox illustrated
`in FIGS. 1 and 2;
`FIG. 4 is a simplified block diagram of the internal com(cid:173)
`ponents of the music jukebox illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2;
`FIG. Sa is the left half of a more detailed block diagram of
`10 the internal components of the music jukebox illustrated in
`FIGS. 1 and 2;
`FIG. Sb is the right half of a more detailed block diagram of
`the internal components of the music jukebox illustrated in
`FIGS. 1 and 2;
`FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of analog components of the
`music jukebox illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2; and
`FIGS. 7-23 illustrate some of the different possible screen
`displays of the music jukebox illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.
`
`OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE
`DISCLOSURE
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`DESCRIPTION
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`A general object of the present invention is to provide a
`music jukebox which provides advantages not generally pro(cid:173)
`vided by other presently available compact disc recorders.
`Another object of the present invention is to provide a
`music jukebox which can be used to store music tracks as
`easily as using a modem-day audio tape recorder/player.
`A further object of the present invention is to provide a
`music jukebox that provides that one can listen to a stored 30
`sound track before the sound track is recorded onto a compact
`disc (i.e. truly "audition" a recording).
`Still another object of the present invention is to provide a
`music jukebox that provides that one can easily customize the
`order in which sound tracks will appear on a compact disc.
`Yet still another object of the present invention is to provide
`a music jukebox that can play back music which was received
`previously by the device without a compact disc containing
`that music being first inserted into the device.
`Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide a 40
`music jukebox that can be used to record onto computer(cid:173)
`compatible compact discs which are presently widely avail(cid:173)
`able, are inexpensive, and can be played back using a standard
`compact disc player.
`Briefly, and in accordance with at least one of the foregoing 45
`objects, the present invention envisions a music jukebox
`which is configured for storing a music library therein. The
`music jukebox includes a housing, audio input structure on
`the housing for receiving audio signals, audio output structure
`on the housing for outputting audio signals, and a data storage 50
`structure in the housing for storing audio signals. The music
`jukebox is configured such that a music library of sound
`tracks is storable in the data storage structure. The music
`jukebox includes means for selecting a sonnd track from the
`music library stored in the data storage structure to play 55
`through the audio output structure, and the housing includes
`a display thereon which identifies sonnd tracks in the music
`library.
`
`While the present invention may be susceptible to embodi(cid:173)
`ment in different forms, there is shown in the drawings, and
`herein will be described in detail, an embodiment with the
`25 understanding that the present description is to be considered
`an exemplification of the principles of the invention and is not
`intended to limit the invention to that as illustrated and
`described herein.
`Shown in FIG. 1 is an optical storage device in the form of
`a music jukebox or compact disc recorder 30 in accordance
`with an embodiment of the present invention. The music
`jukebox 30 is a easy-to-use stand-alone audio recording
`device that can receive signals from an analog audio source
`and produce digital recordings onto a compact disc. As will be
`35 described, the music jukebox 30 has memory so sound tracks
`can be stored therein and selectively played back. In this
`regard, the compact disc recorder 30 can be effectively
`employed as a modem-day juke box. Hence, in the following
`description, the device 30 is interchangeably referred to as a
`compact disc recorder and music jukebox. Additionally, the
`fact that the compact disc recor