Patent ID: 8332895

Claim:
A remote jukebox access system for use with a digital jukebox system: said digital jukebox system comprising a collection mechanism, wherein an amount of money is collectable for playing an instance of media; at least one output channel configured to output said instance of media; a first user recognizer configured to recognize a user and retrieve information specific to said recognized user when the recognized user logs into the digital jukebox system, said recognized user information including both profile information and playlist information; and, a first user interface, configured to enable said recognized user to create, modify, and/or delete said recognized user information, said recognized user information and said playlist information being designatable in whole or in part as one of either public or private by the recognized user; and said remote jukebox access system comprising: a second user recognizer, accessible through a device and/or a location different from that of said first user recognizer, configured to recognize said user and retrieve said recognized user information when the recognized user logs into the remote jukebox access system; a second user interface, configured to enable said recognized user to create, modify, and/or delete said recognized user information through said different device and/or said different location; wherein changes to said recognized user information by said first user interface become known to said second user interface, and changes to said recognized user information by said second user interface become known to said first user interface, and wherein said recognized user information and said playlist information is made accessible to other users of the remote jukebox access system and other users of the digital jukebox system based on whether said recognized user information and said playlist information was designated public or private by the recognized user.