Music synchronization arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9230527-B2
Application number	US-201414243613-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 2, 2014
Priority date	Nov 24, 2004
Publication date	Jan 5, 2016
Grant date	Jan 5, 2016

Abstract

The invention generally pertains to a hand-held computing device. More particularly, the invention pertains to a computing device that is capable of controlling the speed of the music so as to affect the mood and behavior of the user during an activity such as exercise. By way of example, the speed of the music can be controlled to match the pace of the activity (synching the speed of the music to the activity of the user) or alternatively it can be controlled to drive the pace of the activity (increasing or decreasing the speed of the music to encourage a greater or lower pace). One aspect of the invention relates to adjusting the tempo (or some other attribute) of the music being outputted from the computing device. By way of example, a songs tempo may be increased or decreased before or during playing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a wearable electronic device configured to detachably couple to a body member, and configured to:
present a list of selectable exercise activity profiles, wherein each selectable exercise activity profile of the list of selectable exercise activity profiles is associated with a respective tempo profile, and wherein the respective tempo profile is associated with a sequence of songs, wherein the sequence of songs comprises a plurality of versions of a single recorded song, and wherein each version of the plurality of versions of the single recorded song comprises a different tempo;
receive a selection of one of the selectable exercise activity profiles; and
play back the sequence of songs according to the tempo profile associated with the selected selectable exercise activity profile.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the sequence of songs comprises allegro tempo songs, allegretto tempo songs, and andante tempo songs.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable electronic device is configured to play back the sequence of songs according to increasing tempo over a period of time.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable electronic device is configured to play back the sequence of songs according to decreasing tempo over a period of time.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable electronic device is configured to play back the sequence of songs alternating between the allegro tempo songs and the andante tempo songs over a period of time.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable electronic device is configured to play back a sequence of videos according to the tempo profile.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable electronic device comprises one or more accelerometers configured to detect a measurement of a body metric associated with a physical activity.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable electronic device is configured to detachably couple to a portion of an arm as the body member.

9. A wearable electronic device, comprising:
an attachment device configured to attach around a body member;
a display;
a sensor configured to measure a pace of motion; and
one or more processors configured to:
receive the measurement of the pace of motion;
cause the display to display a set of selectable tempo control options, wherein the set of selectable tempo control options comprises an automatic tempo control option;
receive a selection of the automatic tempo control option;
derive a tempo value based at least in part on the measurement of the pace of motion and the selection of the automatic tempo control option; and
adjust a tempo of a song selected for playback to be substantially less than or substantially greater than the derived tempo value.

10. The wearable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to play back the selected song at the adjusted tempo.

11. The wearable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the display to play back a video.

12. The wearable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the set of selectable tempo control options comprises a manual tempo control option.

13. The wearable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the set of selectable tempo control options comprises a training mode tempo control option, and wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the display to present a plurality of selectable exercise activities when the training mode tempo control option is selected.

14. The wearable electronic device of claim 9 , comprising a second sensor configured to measure a heart rate.

15. The wearable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the sensor is configured to measure a value of steps per minute as the measurement of the pace of motion.

16. The wearable electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to convert the measured value of steps per minute to a tempo value of beats per minute (BPM).

17. The wearable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the attachment device comprises a band configured to encircle a portion of an arm.

18. The wearable electronic device of claim 9 , comprising a camera.

19. A system, comprising:
a first electronic device configured to be worn, wherein the first electronic device comprises one or more sensors configured to detect motion data and heart rate data, and to transmit the motion data and the heart rate data; and
a second electronic device configured to communicatively couple to the first electronic device, comprising:
a display; and
a processor configured to:
receive the motion data and the heart rate data from the first electronic device;
determine a desired pace of motion according to a selected one of a plurality of exercise regimens presented on the display, and in relation to the motion data and the heart rate data, wherein each exercise regimen is associated with a respective progression of audio tracks each comprising a different tempo; and
play back the progression of audio tracks as a function of tempo during the duration of performance of the selected exercise regimen, wherein playing back the progression of audio tracks as a function of tempo comprises adjusting the tempo of the respective audio tracks to follow the desired pace of motion.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Bowen Adam

Classifications

• G10H1/40 Primary

  Rhythm · CPC title

• G10H2240/131

  Library retrieval, i.e. searching a database or selecting a specific musical piece, segment, pattern, rule or parameter set · CPC title

• G10H2220/395

  Acceleration sensing or accelerometer use, e.g. 3D movement computation by integration of accelerometer data, angle sensing with respect to the vertical, i.e. gravity sensing · CPC title

• G10H2210/046

  for differentiation between music and non-music signals, based on the identification of musical parameters, e.g. based on tempo detection · CPC title

• A61B5/486

  Biofeedback (using electroencephalography [EEG] A61B5/375) · CPC title