ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR IMPROVING COOPERATION AMONG A PLURALITY OF MEMBERS

• US 20180367231A1
• Filed: 06/04/2018
• Published: 12/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: YAMAMOTO, Futoshi
• Granted Patent: US 10,511,398 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0058 Transmission between separate instruments or between individual components of a musical system G10H1/0083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/40 Rhythm
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/086 for transcription of raw audio or music data to a displayed or printed staff representation or to displayable MIDI-like note-oriented data, e.g. in pianoroll format
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 3/188 for converting the signal to digital format transmission using a MIDI interface G10H1/0066
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 3/0638 Clock or time synchronisation among nodes; Internode synchronisation synchronization for ring networks H04L12/422; data switching networks with synchronous transmission H04L12/43
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

An electronic device 10 that are wirelessly connected to other electronic devices within a range of a limited communication distance, and the device has a controller CNT that configured to determine at least one of whether or not there are a plurality of members who each have an electronic device within a predetermined range and whether or not a plurality of members who each have an electronic device show a same behavior, and to transmit, if it is determined that there are a plurality of members who each have an electronic device within the predetermined range, or that a plurality of members who each have an electronic device show a same behavior, a request to the plurality of electronic devices to generate rhythm signals at a same tempo to encourage improvement in cooperation among the plurality of members.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and

a storage unit that stores a program to be executed by the processor,

wherein the processor performs, by the program stored in the storage unit,

at least one of presence determining processing to determine whether or not there are a plurality of members who each have an electronic device within a predetermined range, and behavior determination processing to determine whether or not a plurality of members who each have an electronic device show a same behavior, and

if it is determined in the presence determination processing that there are a plurality of members who each have an electronic device within the predetermined range, or if it is determined in the behavior determination processing that a plurality of members who each have an electronic device show the same behavior, the processor performs control processing to request a plurality of electronic devices which the plurality of members have to generate rhythm signals at a same tempo to encourage improvement in cooperation among the plurality of members.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein

the processor configured to perform:

presence determination processing to determine whether or not there are a plurality of members who each have an electronic device within a predetermined range; and

behavior determination processing to determine whether or not a plurality of members who each have an electronic device show a same behavior,

wherein the control processing is performed to request the plurality of electronic devices to generate rhythm signals at the same tempo when it is determined in the presence determination processing that there are a plurality of members who each have an electronic device, and when it is determined in the behavior determination processing that there are a plurality of members who each have an electronic device showing the same behavior.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein

the presence determination processing is performed to determine whether or not there is a member who has an electronic device other than a self-device within the predetermined range,

the behavior determination processing is performed to determine whether or not a member who has an electronic device other than the self-device shows a same behavior as a member who has the self-device, and

the control processing is performed to request the electronic device other than the self-device to generate rhythm signals at the same tempo when it is determined in the presence determination processing that there is a member who has an electronic device other than the self-device within the predetermined range, and when it is determined in the behavior determination processing that the member who has an electronic device other than the self-device shows the same behavior as the member who has the self-device.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein

the behavior determination processing is performed to determine whether or not the electronic device other than the self-device and the self-device are used in a same team sport.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein

the control processing is performed to request an electronic device to generate rhythm signals at predetermined timing and at a different tempo.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein

the electronic device comprises a detecting unit that detects a plurality of environment information including external force applied to the self-device, and

the control processing determines a tempo based on the plurality of environment information obtained in the detecting unit, and requests generation of a rhythm signal at the same tempo.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein

the request transmitted by the control processing to request generation of rhythm signals to generate a rhythm signal includes at least one of sound, vibration, or light.

8. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein

the control processing requests generation of rhythm signals of the same tempo different from the tempo of the rhythm signal, based on at least one of the position relationship between the other electronic device and the self-device and a length of time elapsed after the generation of the rhythm signal is requested.

9. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein

the control processing is performed to request generation of a rhythm signal of the same tempo different from the tempo of the rhythm signal, if there is a change in a behavior.

10. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein

the detecting unit detects a plurality of environment information of at least one of a position coordinate in a three-dimensional space, acceleration, angular velocity, magnetic field, and a heart rate of a member who holds an electronic device.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and

a storage unit that stores a program to be executed by the processor,

wherein the processor performs, by the program stored in the storage unit, control processing to determine a tempo based on a behavior of a plurality of members who each have an electronic device, and to request a plurality of electronic devices to generate rhythm signals at a same tempo to encourage improvement in cooperation among a plurality of members.

12. A method of rhythm information notification in an electronic device, the method comprising:

at least one of a presence determining step to determine whether or not there are a plurality of members who each have an electronic device within a predetermined range, and a behavior determination step to determine whether or not a plurality of members who each have an electronic device show a same behavior, and

if it is determined in the presence determination step that there are a plurality of members who each have an electronic device within the predetermined range, or if it is determined in the behavior determination step that a plurality of members who each have an electronic device show the same behavior, the processor performs control processing to request a plurality of electronic devices which the plurality of members have to generate rhythm signals at a same tempo to encourage improvement in cooperation among the plurality of members.

13. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program that is executed by a computer integrated in an electronic device, the program has the computer to function as:

at least one of a presence determining means to determine whether or not there are a plurality of members who each have an electronic device within a predetermined range, and a behavior determination means to determine whether or not a plurality of members who each have an electronic device show a same behavior, and

if it is determined in the presence determination means that there are a plurality of members who each have an electronic device within the predetermined range, or if it is determined in the behavior determination means that a plurality of members who each have an electronic device show the same behavior, the processor performs a control means to request a plurality of electronic devices which the plurality of members have to generate rhythm signals at a same tempo to encourage improvement in cooperation among the plurality of members.