Using music to influence a person's exercise performance

• US 7,728,214 B2
• Filed: 04/20/2006
• Issued: 06/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Oliver, Nuria Maria, Flores-Mangas, Fernando
• Primary Examiner(s): Donels; Jeffrey
• Application Number:
  US11/407,493
• Publication Number:
  US 20070113726A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,503 Days
• Field of Search: 846/12, 846/36
• US Class Current: 84/612
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0245 by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/34 Angular speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/01 User's weight
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/065 within a certain range
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• 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 2210/076 for extraction of timing, tempo; Beat detection tempo display G10H2220/081; tempo control G10H2210/375
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/081 for automatic key or tonality recognition, e.g. using musical rules or a knowledge base
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/005 Non-interactive screen display of musical or status data graphical user interfaces specifically adapted for electrophonic musical instruments G10H2220/091; fingering displays G10H2220/041
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/371 Vital parameter control, i.e. musical instrument control based on body signals, e.g. brainwaves, pulsation, temperature, perspiration; biometric information signals from body positions or movements G10H2220/321
• 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 2230/015 : PDA [personal digital assistant] or palmtop computing devices used for musical purposes, e.g. portable music players, tablet computers, e-readers or smart phones in which mobile telephony functions need not be used touch-screen interfaces G10H2220/096
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/061 : MP3, i.e. MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, lossy audio compression
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/135 : Library retrieval index, i.e. using an indexing scheme to efficiently retrieve a music piece
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/211 : Wireless transmission, e.g. of music parameters or control data by radio, infrared or ultrasound beam G10H2220/405
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/251 : Mobile telephone transmission, i.e. transmitting, accessing or controlling music data wirelessly via a wireless or mobile telephone receiver, analog or digital, e.g. DECT GSM, UMTS smartphone, PDA or palmtop used for musical purposes G10H2230/015; mobile ringtone G10H2230/021
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/321 : Bluetooth

Abstract

Aspects of the invention use music to influence a person'"'"'s performance in a physical workout. A computing device receives and analyzes data indicating current physiology and movement of the user in order to provide a music piece that will influence the user to speed up, slow down, or maintain current pace so to achieve a desired exercise performance level. Information specific to the user may be considered in providing the music piece.

Claims

1. A system that uses data indicating a current physiology and movement speed of a user to select music to assist the user to achieve a desired exercise performance level, comprising:

a computing device, comprising;

a data receiver to receive the data indicating the current physiology and movement speed of the user;

a computing module to compare previously stored data of the user'"'"'s pace and associated music and the data indicating the current physiology and movement speed of the user against a desired physiology and movement speed provided by the user to select a music piece matching the associated music in at least one of average energy, variance in energy, beat or volume to assist the user achieve the desired physiology and movement speed;

a media player, in communication with the computing module, to reproduce the music piece to the user; and

a log database to store the data indicating the current physiology and movement speed of the user and the music piece.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a sensing device to collect the data indicating the current physiology and movement speed of the user.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the sensing device includes one or more sensors to collect the data indicating the current physiology and movement speed of the user.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of an accelerometer and an electrocardiogram sensor.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the sensing device communicates with the computing device through a communication network.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the communication network is a wireless communication network.

7. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the data indicating current physiology and movement speed of the user includes the current heart rate of the user.

8. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the computing module is to further calculate a current heart rate of the user using the data indicating the current physiology and movement speed of the user.

9. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the computing module is to further store information including one or more of the data indicating the current physiology and movement speed of the user, information on the music piece, and information on the user.

10. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the computing module is to further retrieve the music piece from a music library containing music pieces specific to the user.

11. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the computing module further comprises a user interface.

12. The computing system of claim 1, further comprising a sensing module to collect the data indicating the current physiology and movement speed of the user.

13. The computing system of claim 12, wherein the sensing module

comprises a data transmitter to transmit the data indicating the current physiology and movement speed of the user.

14. The computing system of claim 13, wherein the sensing module is to calculate a current heart rate of the user using the data indicating the current physiology and movement speed of the user.

15. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving data indicating a current physiology and movement speed of a user;

receiving previously stored data of the user'"'"'s pace and associated music from a log database;

receiving a desired physiology and movement speed from the user; and

providing the user a music piece matching the associated music in at least one of average energy, variance in energy, beat or volume based on the data indicating the current physiology and movement speed of the user and the previously stored data of the user'"'"'s pace and associated music against the desired physiology and movement speed.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising processing the data indicating the current physiology and movement speed of the user to obtain a current heart rate of the user.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising storing information including one or more of the data indicating the current physiology and movement speed of the user, information on the music piece, and information on the user.