Patents Assigned to Tyrell Corporation
  • Patent number: 7548724
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus that allows a menu 20 of song titles 22 to be displayed on printed pages 24, rather than on small song cards, that are held by page frames 30 that are hingedly joined to a juke box unit. The printed pages can be changed by positioning a page frame under a hatch, which is an opening 50 that preferably includes a lid 52, and slipping different pages in an out through a thin slot 32 on the top of a page frame. The front of the juke box housing 10 has a hollow 58 that a user can fit their fingers into to manipulate flipping handles 56 that are fixed to the page frames such that the user can turn and position the printed pages for either changing out the printed pages or for browsing the menu of song titles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Tyrell Corporation
    Inventors: John Robert Berkheimer, Miles Martin Elmers, II
  • Patent number: 7460443
    Abstract: The present invention is a folder indexing method that defines a format for storage and playback of digital audio files to support a specialized song selection access method. Access codes used to select media files for playback of music in a digital audio player, such as a juke box, are entered using track selection keys bearing the characters associated with the various access codes. At the software level, the track selection keys are assigned index values. Index values are used to locate a selected individual folder, but each individual folder uniquely stores only one media file. Preferably, folder names are only used for the purpose of alpha sorting folders so that index values can be used to count to a selected folder rather than searching for a term in a folder name. Multiple folder levels can be located using this method, but only the last folder level contains media files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Tyrell Corporation
    Inventors: Miles Martin Elmers, II, John Robert Berkheimer
  • Patent number: 7399935
    Abstract: The present invention integrates the power switch of a “vintage” coin operated device, such as a juke box, into a highly visible replica coin return button. This otherwise useless coin return feature is replaced with a specially designed keycap that is part of a full travel pushbutton switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Tyrell Corporation
    Inventors: John Robert Berkheimer, Miles Martin Elmers, II
  • Patent number: D560651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Tyrell Corporation
    Inventors: John Robert Berkheimer, Miles Martin Elmers, II