Using Music to Motivate a User During Exercise
First Claim
1. A method, implemented at a computer system that includes one or more processors, for motivating physical performance through music, the method comprising acts of:
- the computer system accessing a geographical workout route, the geographical workout route including a first geographical characteristic and a second geographical characteristic;
the computer system accessing musical parameter data that is associated with the geographical workout route, the musical parameter data including one or more first musical parameters that are associated with the first geographical characteristic and one or more different second musical parameters that are associated with the second geographical characteristic;
the computer system identifying first user activity that is associated with the first geographical characteristic and, as a result of the first user activity, preparing a first musical rendition in accordance with the one or more first musical parameters for presentation to the user in connection with the first user activity; and
the computer system identifying second user activity associated with the second geographical characteristic and, as a result of the second user activity, preparing a second musical rendition in accordance with the one or more second musical parameters for presentation to the user in connection with the second user activity.
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Abstract
A method for motivating physical performance through music includes the acts of presenting a musical rendition to a user while concurrently receiving workout information. The workout information includes one or both of a current performance level of the user or a current geographical characteristic being traversed by the user. The method further includes modifying the musical rendition based on one or both of the current performance level of the user or the current geographical characteristic being traversed by the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, implemented at a computer system that includes one or more processors, for motivating physical performance through music, the method comprising acts of:
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the computer system accessing a geographical workout route, the geographical workout route including a first geographical characteristic and a second geographical characteristic; the computer system accessing musical parameter data that is associated with the geographical workout route, the musical parameter data including one or more first musical parameters that are associated with the first geographical characteristic and one or more different second musical parameters that are associated with the second geographical characteristic; the computer system identifying first user activity that is associated with the first geographical characteristic and, as a result of the first user activity, preparing a first musical rendition in accordance with the one or more first musical parameters for presentation to the user in connection with the first user activity; and the computer system identifying second user activity associated with the second geographical characteristic and, as a result of the second user activity, preparing a second musical rendition in accordance with the one or more second musical parameters for presentation to the user in connection with the second user activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, implemented at a computer system that includes one or more processors, for designing a workout that motivates physical performance through music, the method comprising acts of:
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the computer system presenting a workout route creation user interface, the workout route creation user interface being configured to design a geographical workout route that includes a plurality of geographical characteristics; the computer system receiving first user input at the workout route creation user interface, the first user input specifying the plurality of geographical characteristics of the geographical workout route; the computer system receiving second user input at the workout route creation user interface, the second user input specifying one or more musical parameters for each of the geographical characteristics, the musical parameters for each geographical characteristic being configured to motivate particular physical activity of a user during the geographical characteristic; and the computer system associating the one or more musical parameters for each of the geographical characteristics with the geographical workout route. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, implemented at a computer system that includes one or more processors, for motivating physical performance through music, the method comprising acts of:
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the computer system presenting a musical rendition to a user; concurrent with the computer system presenting the musical rendition to the user, the computer system receiving workout information, the workout information comprising one or both of a current performance level of the user or a current geographical characteristic being traversed by the user; and the computer system modifying the musical rendition based on one or both of the current performance level of the user or the current geographical characteristic being traversed by the user.
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