NOTIFICATION SIGNAL CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A notification signal control apparatus for providing a notification synchronized with repetitive exercise performed by a first exercising person to a second exercising person, the apparatus comprising:
- an exercise information obtaining section that obtains exercise information related to the exercise performed by the first exercising person in order for the second exercising person to utilize the exercise information;
a repetition-notification-tempo specifying section that specifies, based on the obtained exercise information, a repetition notification tempo synchronized with repetitive exercise performed by the first exercising person in order for the second exercising person to perform repetitive exercise; and
a notification signal generation controller that controls a notification signal generator to generate a notification signal with a tempo corresponding to the repetition notification tempo specified by the repetition-notification-tempo specifying section.
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Abstract
A first notification signal generation apparatus (first music playback apparatus) is attached to an upper arm of a first exercising person. The first notification signal generation apparatus includes a display, an operation button 4a, and a sensor that detects an exercise condition of the first exercising person 1a, such as repetition tempo. The sensor is either built in, or connected external to, the first notification signal generation apparatus. A second notification signal generation apparatus (second music playback apparatus) also includes the same elements as the first notification signal generation apparatus. A second exercising person performs repetitive exercise in synchronization with a repetition notification tempo (music tempo) of a notification signal (music), and therefore shares a value of certain exercise information, obtained during his or her repetitive exercise, with the first exercising person. Thus, the first and second exercising person can share a value of certain exercise information.
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18 Claims
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1. A notification signal control apparatus for providing a notification synchronized with repetitive exercise performed by a first exercising person to a second exercising person, the apparatus comprising:
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an exercise information obtaining section that obtains exercise information related to the exercise performed by the first exercising person in order for the second exercising person to utilize the exercise information; a repetition-notification-tempo specifying section that specifies, based on the obtained exercise information, a repetition notification tempo synchronized with repetitive exercise performed by the first exercising person in order for the second exercising person to perform repetitive exercise; and a notification signal generation controller that controls a notification signal generator to generate a notification signal with a tempo corresponding to the repetition notification tempo specified by the repetition-notification-tempo specifying section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented method of providing a notification synchronized with repetitive exercise performed by a first exercising person to a second exercising person, the method comprising:
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obtaining exercise information related to exercise performed by the first exercising person in order for the second exercising person to utilize the exercise information; specifying, based on the obtained exercise information, a repetition notification tempo synchronized with repetitive exercise performed by the first exercising person in order for the second exercising person to perform repetitive exercise; and generating a notification signal with a tempo corresponding to the specified repetition notification tempo.
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions to cause a processor to perform a method of providing a notification synchronized with repetitive exercise performed by a first exercising person to a second exercising person, the method comprising:
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obtaining exercise information related to exercise performed by the first exercising person in order for the second exercising person to utilize the exercise information; specifying, based on the obtained exercise information, a repetition notification tempo synchronized with repetitive exercise performed by the first exercising person in order for the second exercising person to perform repetitive exercise; and controlling a notification signal generator to generate a notification signal with a tempo corresponding to the specified repetition notification tempo.
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18. A system that provides a notification synchronized with repetitive exercise performed by a first exercising person to a second exercising person, the system comprising:
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a first terminal carried by the first exercising person, comprising; a detector that detects at least one of motion performed by the first exercising person and a physical reaction of the first exercising person in real time during the exercise performed by the first exercising person; an own exercise information generation section that generates exercise information related to the exercise performed by the first exercising person based on an output from the detector; and a communication section that transmits first exercise information related to the exercise performed by the first exercising person, the first exercise information being generated by the own exercise information obtaining section; and a second terminal carried by the second exercising person, comprising; an exercise information obtaining section that receives the first exercise information; a repetition-notification-tempo specifying section that specifies, based on the received exercise information, a repetition notification tempo synchronized with repetitive exercise performed by the first exercising person in order for the second exercising person to perform repetitive exercise; and a notification signal generator that generates a notification signal with a tempo corresponding to the repetition notification tempo specified by the repetition-notification-tempo specifying section.
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Specification