METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENTS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING FUNCTION THEREFOR

• US 20070203421A1
• Filed: 02/27/2007
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Badtieva, Viktoria, Cho, Seong, Razumov, Alexandr, Nagapetyan, Vladimir, Lee, Youn
• Granted Patent: US 8,353,843 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/519
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/02 Stethoscopes acoustic details thereof G10K11/00

Abstract

A method for providing contents and an electronic device having a function therefore is disclosed. The method comprises receiving information regarding a current heart rate of a user, selecting an audio file having a specific tempo determined in consideration of the current heart rate and a reference heart rate, and reproducing the selected audio file and a heartbeat sound reflecting the current heart rate simultaneously. Therefore, the heartbeat of the user may be effectively controlled.

Claims

1. A method for providing contents using an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving information regarding a current heart rate of a user;

selecting an audio file having a specific tempo determined in consideration of the current heart rate and a reference heart rate; and

reproducing the selected audio file and a heartbeat sound reflecting the current heart rate simultaneously.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the reference heart rate is settable by the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the current heart rate is obtained from the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting of the audio file includes determining a target heart rate determined in consideration of the reference heart rate and the current heart rate, thereby the specific tempo of the selected audio file to be within a predetermined error range with respect to the target heart rate.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio file is stored at a memory of the electronic device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio file is provided from a contents providing server outside the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the heartbeat sound is obtained from the user in real-time.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the heartbeat sound is reproduced in a tempo corresponding to the current heart rate using a predetermined heartbeat sound stored beforehand.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a predetermined picture information determined according to a level of the current heart rate or a level of the specific tempo.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the information is repeated by every predetermined period.

11. A computer readable medium recording a program to execute claim 1.

12. An electronic device having a function of providing contents, the electronic device comprising:

a heartbeat module for receiving information regarding a current heart rate of a user to output a heartbeat sound reflecting the current heart rate;

a memory for storing information regarding reference heart rates; and

a controller for reproducing an audio file having a specific tempo determined in consideration of the reference heart rate and the current heart rate and the heartbeat sound reflecting the current heart rate simultaneously.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the memory stores at least one audio file, and the controller selects the audio file having the specific tempo among the stored at least one audio file.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the memory classifies the at least one audio file into a plurality of groups having different bpm (beats per minute) to be stored therein, and the controller selects the audio file having the specific tempo in reference to the plurality of bpm groups.

15. The electronic device of claim 12, further comprising a communication module wherein the audio file is provided from a contents providing server outside the electronic device through the communication module.

16. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the controller determines a target heart rate in consideration of the reference heart rate and the current heart rate, to select the audio file having the specific tempo to be within a predetermined error range with respect to the target heart rate.

17. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the heartbeat module receives information regarding the current heart rate of the user from an external heart rate measurement device.

18. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the heartbeat module receives information regarding the current heart rate of the user from an internal heart rate measurement sensor.

19. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the heartbeat sound is acquired from an external heartbeat sound acquisition device attachable to a body of the user in real-time.

20. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the heartbeat sound is acquired from an internal heartbeat sound acquisition sensor capable of contact with a body of the user in real-time.

21. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the heartbeat sound is reproduced using predetermined audio sources stored at the memory beforehand.

22. The electronic device of claim 12, further comprising an input for inputting the information regarding the reference heart rate.

23. The electronic device of claim 12, further comprising a display for displaying at least one of the information regarding the current heart rate, the information regarding the reference heart rates, information regarding the heartbeat sound and information regarding the audio file under a control of the controller.

24. An electronic device having a function of providing contents, the electronic device comprising:

a heartbeat module for receiving information regarding a current heart rate of a user;

a memory for storing information regarding a reference heart rate and a plurality of audio files; and

a controller for receiving information regarding the current heart rate by every predetermined period, to select an audio file having a specific tempo determined in consideration of the reference heart rate and the current heart rate, thereby reproducing the selected audio file,

wherein the audio file having the specific tempo is automatically updated according to changes of the received information regarding the current heart rate by every predetermined period.

25. The electronic device of claim 24, wherein the controller determines a target heart rate in consideration of the reference heart rate and the current heart rate, to select the audio file having the specific tempo to be within a predetermined error range with respect to the target heart rate.

26. The electronic device of claim 24, wherein the heartbeat module receives information regarding the current heart rate of the user from an external heart rate measurement device.

27. The electronic device of claim 24, wherein the heartbeat module receives information regarding the current heart rate of the user from an internal heart rate measurement sensor.

28. The electronic device of claim 24, wherein the controller reproduces the selected audio file and a heartbeat sound reflecting the current heart rate simultaneously.

29. The electronic device of claim 28, wherein the heartbeat sound is acquired from an external heartbeat sound acquisition device attachable to a body of the user in real-time.

30. The electronic device of claim 28, wherein the heartbeat sound is acquired from an internal heartbeat sound acquisition sensor capable of contact with a body of the user in real-time.

31. The electronic device of claim 28, wherein the heartbeat sound is reproduced through predetermined audio sources stored at the memory beforehand.