Heart Rate Control Based Upon Media Content Selection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016342199-A1
Application number	US-201514883245-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 14, 2015
Priority date	May 19, 2015
Publication date	Nov 24, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A media-playback device includes: a media-output device that plays media content items; a physiological measurement device programmed to measure at least one physiological measurement of a user of the media-output device; and a physiological control engine configured to: identify a current physiological measurement for the user; and cause the media-output device to modify playback of the media content items based upon the current physiological measurement.

First claim

1 . A media-playback device comprising:
a media-output device that plays media content items; a physiological measurement device programmed to measure at least one physiological measurement of a user of the media-output device, the physiological measurement being associated with a level of exertion of the user during performance of a repetitive-motion activity; a location-determining device that is configured to determine a location of the media-playback device; and a physiological control engine configured to:
identify a current physiological measurement for the user;
determine a current location of the media-playback device;
use the current location to estimate a future level of exertion of the user based on an anticipated future location of the media-playback device; and
cause the media-output device to modify playback of the media content items based upon the current physiological measurement and the current location of the media playback device by adjusting a tempo used to select media content items for playback based on the estimated future level of exertion.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the physiological control engine is configured to:
compare the current physiological measurement to a range; and increase or decrease a tempo of the media content items based upon the comparison.

3 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the physiological control engine increases the tempo of the media content items when the current physiological measurement falls below the range.

4 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the current physiological measure is a current heart rate, and the range is a range of heart rates.

5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the current physiological measure is a heart rate.

6 - 7 . (canceled)

8 . A media-playback device comprising:
a media-output device that plays media content items; a physiological measurement device programmed to measure a heart rate of a user of the media-output device; a location-determining device that is configured to determine a location of the media-playback device; and a physiological control engine configured to:
identify a current heart rate for the user;
determine a current location of the media-playback device;
use the current location to estimate a future level of exertion of the user based on an anticipated future location of the media-playback device; and
cause the media-output device to modify a tempo of the media content items based upon the current heart rate and the current location of the media playback device by adjusting a tempo used to select media content items for playback based on the estimated future level of exertion.

9 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the physiological control engine is configured to:
compare the current heart rate to a range; and increase or decrease the tempo of the media content items based upon the comparison.

10 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the physiological control engine increases the tempo of the media content items when the current heart rate falls below the range.

11 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the range is a range of heart rates.

12 - 13 . (canceled)

14 . A method for media-playback comprising:
playing, by a media-output device, media content items; measuring, by a physiological measurement device, a heart rate of a user; identifying a current heart rate of the user; determining a current location of the user; using the current location to estimate a future level of exertion of the user based on an anticipated future location of the user; and modifying playback by the media-output device of the media content items based upon the current heart rate and the current location of the media playback device by adjusting a tempo used to select media content items for playback based on the estimated future level of exertion.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
comparing the current heart rate to a range; and increasing or decreasing the tempo of the media content items based upon the comparison.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising increasing the tempo of media content items when the current heart rate falls below the range.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the range is a range of heart rates.

18 - 20 . (canceled)

Assignees

• Spotify Ab

Inventors

• Smith Owen
• Garmark Sten
• Söderström Gustav

Classifications

• A63B71/00

  Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00 (starting appliances A63K3/02) · CPC title

• A63B2230/062

  used as a control parameter for the apparatus · CPC title

• G06F3/011 Primary

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title

• A61B5/024

  Measuring pulse rate or heart rate · CPC title

• G06F3/165 Primary

  Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path · CPC title