Patent ID: 8103589

Claim:
A jukebox comprising: a storage location storing a plurality of instances of media available for output on the jukebox; a plurality of output channels, wherein a first output channel and at least a second output channel different from the first output channel are configured to simultaneously output different instances of media; a collection mechanism configured to collect a fixed amount of money for playing certain preselected instances of media; and a user interface configured to enable a user to select one or more of the plurality of output channels for output of a specific instance of media, wherein the collection mechanism is further configured to collect some additional amount of money greater than the fixed amount of money if a user selects more than one of the output channels for output of an instance of media, and wherein the jukebox device is configured to output one said instance of media over multiple of the output channels at the same time when (a) the user has selected the multiple output channels, and (b) the additional amount of money has been collected.