AUDIO REPRODUCING APPARATUS, AUDIO REPRODUCING METHOD, AND AUDIO REPRODUCING PROCESSING PROGRAM

• US 20090024233A1
• Filed: 01/31/2006
• Published: 01/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Makino, Kenichi, Takai, Motoyuki, Inoue, Makoto, Sako, Yoichiro, Terauchi, Toshiro, Miyajima, Yasushi, Shirai, Katsuya, Asukai, Masamichi, Yamashita, Kosei
• Granted Patent: US 8,000,822 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/94
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/50 temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/75 calorie expenditure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0028 for running, jogging or speed-walking movable endless bands A63B22/02
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0686 Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/40 Rhythm
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/105 User profile, i.e. data about the user, e.g. for user settings or user preferences
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2529 Mini-discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2537 Optical discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/61 wherein solid state memory is used for storing A/V content storing computer data in solid state memories G06F
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

An easy-to-use and user-friendly apparatus is provided that displays motivation for exercise to a user to allow the user to continue comfortably exercising. An audio signal output processor reproduces audio data and a music sound is thus emitted from a loudspeaker. The user practices exercise, such as walking or jogging, in synchronization with the tempo of the music sound. At the start of exercise, an exercise information analyzer calculates an amount of exercise of the user based on personal profile information relating to the body of the user, including the body weight, the body height, age and sex of the user received via a keyboard, and characteristic information, such as play time and tempo of reproduced music data acquired via a communication I/F and a controller. The controller outputs the amount of exercise to a display to notify the user of the amount of exercise.

Claims

1-48. -48. (canceled)

49. An audio reproducing apparatus comprising:

reproducing means for reproducing music data;

receiving means for receiving information input by a user;

acquisition means for acquiring characteristic information relating to the music data;

calculating means for calculating an amount of exercise of the user who exercises in response to music into which the reproducing means reproduces the music data based on the characteristic information of the music data, reproduced by the reproducing means, the characteristic information being acquired by the acquisition means, and personal profile information relating to the body of the user received by the receiving means; and

output means for outputting as exercise amount information the amount of exercise calculated by the calculating means.

62. An audio reproducing method comprising:

receiving information input by a user,

reproducing music data in response to the information received in the receiving step;

acquiring characteristic information relating to the music data;

calculating an amount of exercise of the user who exercises in response to music into which the music data is reproduced in the reproducing step based on the characteristic information of the music data reproduced in the reproducing step, the characteristic information being acquired in the acquisition step, and personal profile information relating to the body of the user received in the receiving step; and

outputting as exercise amount information the amount of exercise calculated in the calculating step.

75. A computer program product stored on a computer-readable medium including executable instructions that when executed by a processor performs step for causing an audio reproducing apparatus to reproduce music data, said steps comprising:

a receiving step of receiving information input by a user,

a reproducing control step of controlling reproduction of the music data in response to the information received in the receiving step,

an acquisition step of acquiring characteristic information relating to the music data,

a calculating step of calculating an amount of exercise of the user who exercises in response to music into which the music data is reproduced in the reproducing control step, based on the characteristic information of the music data reproduced in the reproducing control step, the characteristic information being acquired in the acquisition step, and personal profile information relating to the body of the user received in the receiving step, and

an output step of outputting as exercise amount information the amount of exercise calculated in the calculating step.

76. An audio reproducing apparatus comprising:

first display means for displaying on a display element an input window for personal profile information relating to the body of a user,

first receiving means for receiving the personal profile information displayed on the input window,

second display means for displaying on the display element a selection window for selecting a replay music list to be used, from among at least one replay music list indicative of the order of reproducing music data of at least one song, and the number of plays of each of the music data of at least one song,

second receiving means for receiving a selection input to the selection window displayed by the second display means,

reproducing control means for controlling reproduction of the music data in accordance with the replay music list selected by the second receiving means,

characteristic information storage means for storing characteristic information relating to usable music data,

calculating means for calculating an amount of exercise of the user who exercises in response to reproduced music data, based on the personal profile information received by the first receiving means and the characteristic information of the reproduced music data stored on the characteristic information storage means, and

notification means for notifying of the amount of exercise calculated by the calculating means.

86. An audio reproducing method comprising:

a first display step of displaying on a display element an input window for personal profile information relating to the body of a user,

a first receiving step of receiving the personal profile information on the input window displayed in the first display step,

a second display step of displaying on the display element a selection window for selecting a replay music list to be used, from among at least one replay music list indicative of the order of reproducing music data of at least one song, and the number of plays of each of the music data of at least one song,

a second receiving step of receiving a selection input to the selection window displayed in the second display step,

a reproducing control step of controlling reproduction of the music data in accordance with the replay music list selected in the second receiving step,

a calculating step of calculating an amount of exercise of the user who exercises in response to reproduced music data, based on the personal profile information received in the first receiving step and the characteristic information of usable music data stored on predetermined storage means, and

a notification step of notifying of the amount of exercise calculated in the calculating step.

96. A computer program product stored on a computer-readable medium including executable instructions that when executed by a processor perform steps for reproducing music data, said steps comprising:

a first display step of displaying on a display element an input window for personal profile information relating to the body of a user,

a first receiving step of receiving the personal profile information on the input window displayed in the first display step,

a second display step of displaying on the display element a selection window for selecting a replay music list to be used, from among at least one replay music list indicative of the order of reproducing music data of at least one song, and the number of plays of each of the music data of at least one song,

a second receiving step of receiving a selection input to the selection window displayed in the second display step,

a reproducing control step of controlling reproduction of the music data in accordance with the replay music list selected in the second receiving step,

a calculating step of calculating an amount of exercise of the user who exercises in response to reproduced music data, based on the personal profile information received in the first receiving step and characteristic information of usable music data stored on predetermined storage means, and

a notification step of notifying of the amount of exercise calculated in the calculating step.