METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPO OF A PERIODIC CONSCIOUS HUMAN PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY

• US 20090260506A1
• Filed: 04/17/2008
• Published: 10/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Utah State University
• Original Assignee: Utah State University
• Inventors: Saperston, Bruce M.
• Application Number:
  US12/104,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20090260506A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/612
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/185 Rhythm indicators
• 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 2210/391 Automatic tempo adjustment, correction or control
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/395 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. conductor baton movement sensing G10H2220/206, angle sensing without reference to gravity G10H2220/391; player body joint angle sensing G10H2220/321
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/561 Piezoresistive transducers, i.e. exhibiting vibration, pressure, force or movement -dependent resistance, e.g. strain gauges, carbon-doped elastomers or polymers for piezoresistive drumpads, carbon microphones
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/061 MP3, i.e. MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, lossy audio compression

Abstract

A method for controlling the frequency of a conscious, periodic human physiological activity that comprises preparing a base track of prerecorded music having a base tempo, adding a rhythmic musical track having an activity tempo conforming with a target frequency of at least one conscious, periodic human physiological activity to the base track of prerecorded music, and configuring the base track of prerecorded music with the rhythmic musical track for playback by a human participant having interest in the target frequency.

Claims

1. A method for controlling the frequency of a conscious, periodic human physiological activity, comprising:

preparing a base track of prerecorded music having a base tempo;

adding at least one rhythmic musical track having an activity tempo to the base track of prerecorded music, wherein the activity tempo conforms with a target frequency of at least one conscious, periodic human physiological activity; and

configuring the base track of prerecorded music with the at least one rhythmic musical track for playback by a human participant having interest in the target frequency.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one rhythmic musical track is selected from the group consisting of a separate and independent musical rhythmic component, a synthetic output of a beat generating module, and an artificially-enhanced secondary component of the base track of prerecorded music.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling the base tempo of the base track of prerecorded music to harmonically conform to the activity tempo of the at least one rhythmic musical track.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the target frequency is manually controlled.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the target frequency follows a predetermined sequence of variable training intervals.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring an actual frequency of the at least one conscious, periodic human physiological activity with a sensing device, and conforming the activity tempo to a pre-determined mathematical relationship between the target frequency and actual frequency.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one conscious periodic physiological activity is selected from the group consisting of body motions and respiration.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding a second rhythmic musical track having a second activity tempo, wherein the second activity tempo conforms with a target frequency of a second conscious, human periodic physiological activity.

9. A method for controlling the frequency of a conscious, human periodic physiological activity comprising:

preparing a prerecorded music track having a base tempo;

adding at least one synthetic rhythm track having an activity tempo to the prerecorded music track, wherein the activity tempo conforms with a target frequency of at least one conscious, periodic human physiological activity; and

configuring the prerecorded music track with the synthetic rhythm track for playback by a human participant having interest in the target frequency.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising controlling the base tempo of the prerecorded music track to harmonically conform to the activity tempo.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the target frequency is manually controlled.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the target frequency follows a predetermined sequence of variable training intervals.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising monitoring an actual frequency of the at least one conscious, periodic human physiological activity with a sensing device, and conforming the activity tempo to a pre-determined mathematical relationship between the target frequency and actual frequency.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one conscious periodic physiological activity is selected from the group consisting of body motions and respiration.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising adding a second synthetic rhythm track having a second activity tempo, wherein the second activity tempo conforms with a target frequency of a second conscious, human periodic physiological activity.

16. A method for influencing the frequency of a conscious, periodic human physiological activity comprising:

preparing a prerecorded music track having a base tempo;

enhancing a secondary musical component of the item of prerecorded music having an activity tempo, wherein the activity tempo conforms with a target frequency of at least one conscious, periodic human physiological activity; and

configuring the prerecorded music track with the enhanced secondary musical component for playback by a human participant having interest in the target frequency.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the at least one conscious periodic physiological activity is selected from the group consisting of body motions and respiration.

18. A system for controlling the frequency of a conscious, periodic human physiological activity comprising:

a base track playback device for playing a base track of prerecorded music;

a rhythmic track generation device for generating at least rhythmic musical track, wherein the rhythmic track generation device is programmable for generating the at least one rhythmic musical track at a predetermined target tempo;

an audio mixing device for combining the base track of prerecorded music with the at least one rhythmic musical track to form a combined rhythmic audio output; and

an audio output device electronically coupled to the audio mixing device for playing the combined rhythmic audio output to control the frequency of at least one conscious periodic physiological activity.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one rhythmic musical track is selected from the group consisting of a separate and independent musical rhythmic component, a synthetic output of a beat generating module, and an artificially-enhanced secondary component of the base track of prerecorded music.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the base track playback device is selected from the group consisting of digital music playback devices, MP3 players, CD players, cassette players, LP record players, radio players, satellite radio players, DVD players and video cassette players.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the base track playback device is speed adjustable to play the base track of prerecorded music at a tempo that harmonically conforms with the at least one rhythmic musical track.

22. The system of claim 18, wherein the predetermined target tempo is manually controlled.

23. The system of claim 18, wherein the predetermined target tempo follows a programmed sequence of variable training intervals.

24. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one conscious, periodic human physiological activity is selected from the group consisting of body motions and respiration.

25. The system of claim 18, wherein the rhythmic track generation device is programmable for generating a second rhythmic musical track at a second rhythmic tempo, and wherein the second rhythmic tempo conforms with a target frequency of a second conscious, human periodic physiological activity.