IP Library Granted Patent US 12,092,261
Granted Patent B2
US 12,092,261 · App. 17/882,130 · Granted Sep 17, 2024

Modular wall-mountable digital jukebox

Inventors: Stephen Jarema, III (Pittsgrove, NJ); Jeffrey J. Kalis (Sparta, MI)
Assignee: AMI ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, LLC
F16M13/022F16M11/045G06F3/165H04N21/43635H04R3/00H05K5/0017H05K5/0204F16M2200/028
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,092,261
App. No.
17/882,130
Granted
Sep 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wall-mounted jukebox system for mounting adjacent to a wall-mounted external video display includes a jukebox having a controller configured to play digital music and/or digital video files, a communication module connected to the controller and configured for wireless and/or wired communication with one or more external devices, a video output port connected to the controller and configured to enable the jukebox to be connected to the wall-mounted external video display, and a cabinet housing the controller, communication module, and video output port. A mounting bracket is configured to receive the jukebox and to be affixed to the wall adjacent to the wall-mounted external video display. The jukebox lacks a physical user interface, a video display screen, and a physical payment acceptor, and selection of the digital music and/or digital video file for play by the controller and payment are received through the communication module from an external device.

Claims (31)

1. A wall-mounted jukebox system configured to be mounted adjacent to a wall-mounted external video display, the jukebox system comprising:

a jukebox including:

a controller configured to play at least one of digital music or digital video files,

a communication module connected to the controller and configured for at least one of wireless or wired communication with one or more external devices,

a video output port connected to the controller and configured to enable the jukebox to be connected to the wall-mounted external video display, and

a cabinet housing the controller, communication module, and video output port; and

a mounting bracket configured to receive the jukebox and to be affixed to the wall adjacent to the wall-mounted external video display,

wherein the jukebox lacks a physical user interface, a video display screen, and a physical payment acceptor, and selection of the at least one digital music or digital video file for play by the controller and payment are received through the communication module from one of the external devices.

2. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a sliding bracket connected to the cabinet, wherein the mounting bracket is configured to receive the sliding bracket for slidable movement of the sliding bracket and the jukebox relative to the mounting bracket; and

a lock provided on one of the sliding bracket or the mounting bracket that, when engaged to the other of the sliding bracket or the mounting bracket, prevents the slidable movement of the sliding bracket and the jukebox relative to the mounting bracket.

3. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 2 , wherein:

the lock is a latch bar provided on the sliding bracket, the latch bar including at least one latching hook,

the mounting bracket includes at least one latch slot, and

the lock engagement includes insertion of the at least one latching hook into the at least one latch slot.

4. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 3 , wherein the mounting bracket includes a generally planar attachment plate and a pair of rails connected to the attachment plate and extending generally perpendicularly away therefrom.

5. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one latch slot is provided in at least one of the rails of the mounting bracket.

6. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 3 , wherein the mounting bracket includes a plurality of latch slots.

7. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 3 , wherein the latch bar includes at least one guide track configured to receive at least one guide pin attached to at least one of the sliding bracket or the jukebox, the at least one guide pin being movable within the at least one guide track when the latch bar moves relative to the sliding bracket.

8. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 2 , wherein the mounting bracket includes a generally planar attachment plate and a pair of rails connected to the attachment plate and extending generally perpendicularly away therefrom.

9. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 8 , wherein the attachment plate includes a plurality of mounting slots formed therethrough.

10. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 8 , wherein the rails include a plurality of display mount holes configured to connect with a display mount of the wall-mounted external video display.

11. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 2 , wherein the sliding bracket includes a main plate and a pair of side rails.

12. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 11 , wherein each side rail includes one or more guide slots configured to receive a respective guide pin extending from the mounting bracket, each guide pin being movable within the respective one or more guide slots when the sliding bracket is moved relative to the mounting bracket.

13. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 1 , further comprising a light bar one or more light emitting elements disposed therein, operation of the one or more light emitting elements being controllable by the controller of the jukebox.

14. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 13 , wherein the light bar is configured to mount to the wall-mounted external video display.

15. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 13 , wherein the jukebox further includes a light bar port housed by the cabinet and connectable to the light bar.

16. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 1 , wherein the communication module is connectable to a wireless network.

17. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 16 , wherein the wireless network is one of a Wi-Fi network or a cellular network.

18. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 1 , wherein the video output port is an HDMI port.

19. The wall-mounted jukebox system of claim 1 , wherein the jukebox includes at least one of an audio preamplifier with direct line output or an amplifier configured to connect to one or more speakers.

Assignments (2)
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jan 29, 2025
From: AMI ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, LLC
To: FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 070041/0595 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2022
From: JAREMA, STEPHEN, III; KALIS, JEFFREY J.
To: AMI ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, LLC
Reel/Frame 060744/0112 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63230367 · Aug 6, 2021
Related Publication 20230044039A1 · Feb 9, 2023