Charles Wesley Jaros

US Patent:

20130080483, Mar 28, 2013

Filed:

Sep 26, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/627408

Inventors:

Danny Garrett - Batavia IL, US
Charles Jaros - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

AMI ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, INC. - Bristol PA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707803, 707E17032, 707E17005

Abstract:

A method of improving accuracy of a database of amusement device locations is described. A plurality of amusement devices are deployed at a plurality of locations. The database of amusement device locations is populated based on the deploying. A server receives over a network, from a portable device, a check-in request. The check-in request is associated with one of the amusement devices, and includes geographic location information associated with the portable device at the time the check-in request is made. The server compares the geographic location information received from the portable device with the location of the amusement device stored in the database, and updates the database based on the comparing.

US Patent:

20100269042, Oct 21, 2010

Filed:

Apr 21, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/764605

Inventors:

Ronald RICHARDS - Elmhurst IL, US
Danny GARRETT - Batavia IL, US
John GROPPE - Westchester IL, US
Marc SAEGESSER - West Chicago IL, US
Charles JAROS - Chicago IL, US
Jesse BUCK - Elmhurst IL, US
Eran LOEWENTHAL - Oak Park IL, US
Jeffrey KALIS - Sparta MI, US
Constantin HAPAIANU - Cluj-Napoca, RO

Assignee:

AMI Entertainment Network, Inc. - Bristol PA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
G06F 3/041
G06F 17/30
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

715716, 345173, 709203, 715825, 707731, 707E17101, 707E17014

Abstract:

A plurality of jukeboxes each having a display, input component, audio output, and controller are connected over a network. The controller is configured to play music data sets selected by a user and to store local affinity data uploadable to the network. The controller is further configured to store network popularity and affinity data received from the network. The controller causes the display to present menus and screens based on the data received from the network. The controller is also configured to perform searches over multiple identification categories and store collections of music data sets based on multiple identification categories.

US Patent:

20180336624, Nov 22, 2018

Filed:

Jul 19, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/040180

Inventors:

- Trevose PA, US
Charles JAROS - Chicago IL, US
Kapil MISTRY - Schaumburg IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06

Abstract:

A system is provided to output audio data sets at a venue. The system includes an audio catalog that stores a plurality of audio data sets available for display at the venue and which is remotely located from the venue. The system also includes a server system in electronic communication with the audio catalog and remotely located from the venue. The server system receives association requests from mobile devices of users which are used to associate the respective mobile devices with the venue. The venue has one or more venue controllers communicatively coupled to the server system. The mobile devices are remotely located from the server system. The server system transmits a listing of the plurality of audio data sets to the associated mobile devices and receives selections of one or more of the plurality of audio data sets to be played at the venue. The server system then transmits the selected one or more audio data sets to a respective network interface of at least one of the one or more venue controllers which cause the one or more audio data sets to be played on one or more audio output devices deployed at the venue.

US Patent:

20180173384, Jun 21, 2018

Filed:

Feb 15, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/897319

Inventors:

- Trevose PA, US
Danny Garrett - Batavia IL, US
John Groppe - Westchester IL, US
Marc Saegesser - West Chicago IL, US
Charles Jaros - Chicago IL, US
Jesse Buck - Elmhurst IL, US
Eran Loewenthal - Oak Park IL, US
Jeffrey J. Kalis - Sparta MI, US
Constantin Hapaianu - Cluj-Napoca, RO

International Classification:

G06F 3/0482
G06F 17/30
G06F 3/0488
G06F 3/038

Abstract:

A plurality of jukeboxes each having a display, input component, audio output, and controller are connected over a network. The controller is configured to play music data sets selected by a user and to store local affinity data uploadable to the network. The controller is further configured to store network popularity and affinity data received from the network. The controller causes the display to present menus and screens based on the data received from the network. The controller is also configured to perform searches over multiple identification categories and store collections of music data sets based on multiple identification categories.

US Patent:

20160134933, May 12, 2016

Filed:

Nov 10, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/936823

Inventors:

- Trevose PA, US
Charles JAROS - Chicago IL, US
Ronald RICHARDS - Elmhurst IL, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/442
H04N 21/81
H04N 21/4335
G06F 12/08
H04N 21/433

Abstract:

Systems and methods for managing a plurality of videos associated with one or more of a plurality of communicably coupled jukeboxes over a network, are disclosed. A first digital jukebox of the plurality of communicably coupled jukeboxes, ranks the plurality of videos according to a predetermined criteria. Based, at least in part, on the ranking, the first digital jukebox determines whether to store a video of the plurality of videos in a temporary cache of the first digital jukebox.

US Patent:

20150269806, Sep 24, 2015

Filed:

Mar 19, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/662924

Inventors:

- Trevose PA, US
Charles JAROS - Chicago IL, US
Anthony ALESIA - Harwood Heights IL, US

International Classification:

G07F 17/00
G06Q 20/32
G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

A system for awarding bonus credits to a user based upon payment of currency to play songs and/or videos includes a mobile device having a display and a mobile wireless communication implement, a jukebox having speakers and a central server in communication with the jukebox or the mobile device. The system configured to permit communication between the mobile wireless communication implement and the central server. The central server configured to track the payment of currency to play songs and/or videos by the mobile device and to award bonus credits to the mobile device based upon predetermined schedules.

US Patent:

20150261396, Sep 17, 2015

Filed:

May 27, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/722878

Inventors:

- Trevose PA, US
Danny GARRETT - Batavia IL, US
John GROPPE - Westchester IL, US
Marc SAEGESSER - West Chicago IL, US
Charles JAROS - Chicago IL, US
Jesse BUCK - Elmhurst IL, US
Eran LOEWENTHAL - Oak Park IL, US
Jeffrey J. KALIS - Sparta MI, US
Constantin HAPAIANU - Cluj-Napoca, RO

International Classification:

G06F 3/0482
G06F 3/0488
G06F 17/30

Abstract:

A plurality of jukeboxes each having a display, input component, audio output, and controller are connected over a network. The controller is configured to play music data sets selected by a user and to store local affinity data uploadable to the network. The controller is further configured to store network popularity and affinity data received from the network. The controller causes the display to present menus and screens based on the data received from the network. The controller is also configured to perform searches over multiple identification categories and store collections of music data sets based on multiple identification categories.

US Patent:

20140279285, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Mar 14, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/212333

Inventors:

- Trevose PA, US
Charles JAROS - Chicago IL, US
Kapil MISTRY - Schaumburg IL, US

Assignee:

AMI ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, LLC - Trevose PA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06

US Classification:

705 271

Abstract:

A method of converting audio selections to video selections is described. An input of an audio selection is received from a user. A database of music videos is queried to determine whether a music video corresponding to the audio selection is available. The audio selection is output in response to determining that the database of music videos does not include the music video corresponding to the audio selection. An offer is presented to the user to upgrade the audio selection to the music video corresponding to the audio selection in response to determining that the database of music videos includes the music video corresponding to the audio selection. The music video is output to one or more displays in response to the user accepting the presented offer.