US 11,756,380 B2
Coin operated entertainment system
Dominique Dion, Verdun Nun's Island (CA); Kenneth J. Fedesna, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US); Mark D. Loffredo, Green Oaks, IL (US); Edward J. Suchocki, Buffalo Grove, IL (US); Edward E. Pellegrini, Palatine, IL (US); Frank J. Pellegrini, Yorkville, IL (US); Edward F. Hicks, Dundee, IL (US); and Cary M. Mednick, Rolling Meadows, IL (US)
Assigned to TOUCHTUNES MUSIC COMPANY, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by TOUCHTUNES MUSIC CORPORATION, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/181,071.
Application 14/861,304 is a division of application No. 11/902,790, filed on Sep. 25, 2007, granted, now 9,171,419, issued on Oct. 27, 2015.
Application 17/181,071 is a continuation of application No. 16/351,551, filed on Mar. 13, 2019, granted, now 10,970,963.
Application 16/351,551 is a continuation of application No. 15/485,427, filed on Apr. 12, 2017, granted, now 10,249,139, issued on Apr. 2, 2019.
Application 15/485,427 is a continuation of application No. 14/861,304, filed on Sep. 22, 2015, abandoned.
Application 11/902,790 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/624,008, filed on Jan. 17, 2007, granted, now 9,330,529, issued on May 3, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0174638 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); A63F 13/213 (2014.01); A63F 13/215 (2014.01); A63F 13/35 (2014.01); A63F 13/814 (2014.01); A63F 13/87 (2014.01); H04B 7/00 (2006.01); G07F 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3241 (2013.01) [A63F 13/213 (2014.09); A63F 13/215 (2014.09); A63F 13/35 (2014.09); A63F 13/814 (2014.09); A63F 13/87 (2014.09); G06F 3/16 (2013.01); G07F 17/305 (2013.01); G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3216 (2013.01); G07F 17/3218 (2013.01); G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3272 (2013.01); G06F 15/16 (2013.01); G07F 5/00 (2013.01); H04B 7/00 (2013.01); Y10T 70/5168 (2015.04)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An interactive entertainment system provided in a venue comprising:
a central audiovisual data reproduction device including a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and a processor configured to reproduce audiovisual data in accordance with user inputs;
a plurality of stands distributed within the venue;
a plurality of portable interactive entertainment devices operable independently of one another, each of the portable interactive entertainment devices comprises:
a lock configured to removably secure the portable interactive entertainment device to one of the plurality of stands,
a display,
a communication interface configured to wirelessly send and receive data to and from other portable interactive entertainment devices and/or the central audiovisual data reproduction device, and
at least one processor configured to:
cause a user interface to be displayed on the display, and
in response to inputs to the user interface, enable selection of instances of media for playback via the portable interactive entertainment device and/or the central audiovisual data reproduction device,
wherein the plurality of portable interactive entertainment devices are remote interfaces of the central audiovisual data reproduction device.