System for integrating music with an exercise regimen
First Claim
1. A system for managing a pace of physical exertion by a user, comprising:
- a music library, the music library containing a plurality of musical entries;
a music analyzer, the music analyzer determining a characteristic of at least one musical entry in the music library according to at least one of;
(a) a recurrent beat appearing within the musical entry; and
(b) a rhythmic feature of the musical entry; and
a song selection module, the song selection module comparing a desired exertion pace with a characteristic of each song analyzed by the music analyzer, the song selection module choosing at least one song to be played to the user during physical exertion, the song having a characteristic that is similar to the desired exertion pace.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for selecting and integrating music received from a user'"'"'s personal music library into an exercise routine. The system includes a music analyzer software module that characterizes rhythmic qualities of each song in the music library, creating a rhythmically quantified collection of the user'"'"'s music which serves as one input to a song selection module. Other inputs to the selection module include target workout parameters and user defined data that include the user'"'"'s physical metrics and the user'"'"'s preferences for song selection and repetition. Real time data associated with the user'"'"'s physical activity can also be supplied to the selection module, which associates particular songs with the user'"'"'s physical activity. The song selection module supplies the selected songs in a sequential fashion to a personal music device worn by the user while the user is engaged in a structured type of physical exertion.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for managing a pace of physical exertion by a user, comprising:
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a music library, the music library containing a plurality of musical entries; a music analyzer, the music analyzer determining a characteristic of at least one musical entry in the music library according to at least one of; (a) a recurrent beat appearing within the musical entry; and (b) a rhythmic feature of the musical entry; and a song selection module, the song selection module comparing a desired exertion pace with a characteristic of each song analyzed by the music analyzer, the song selection module choosing at least one song to be played to the user during physical exertion, the song having a characteristic that is similar to the desired exertion pace. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for integrating a song into a physical workout routine performed by a user, comprising:
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a library of songs compiled by the user; a library of workout routines selectable the user; a music analyzer for detecting and quantifying a rhythmic characteristic of the songs within the library; and a song selection module, the song selection module; (a) comparing a rhythmic quality within at least a portion of each workout routine with the rhythmic characteristic of each song in the library of songs; (b) selecting a song from the library of songs, the song having a rhythmic characteristic that is similar to the rhythmic quality of the workout routine chosen by the user; and (c) communicating the song to a personal audio reproduction device accessible to the user, the song being played during the workout routine. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for selecting a song for playback to a user while the user is performing an exercise routine, the method comprising the steps of:
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accessing a collection of user selected songs from a computer readable medium; assigning a numerical value to each song based on a characterization of each song in the collection; determining a desired rate at which the exercise routine should be performed in order to achieve a goal selected by the user; associating the numerical value of each song with a repetitive characteristic of the exercise routine when the exercise routine is performed at the desired rate; and selecting a song from the collection of user selected songs based on an association between the numerical value of the song and the repetitive characteristic of the exercise routine when performed at the desired rate. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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