Music synchronization arrangement
First Claim
1. A method for playing a media item on a portable media device, the method comprising:
- determining a current pace of exercise of a user of the portable media device;
determining a desired pace of exercise for the user;
selecting a item that, among all media items on the portable media device, has the tempo that best matches both the desired pace of exercise and the user'"'"'s current pace of exercise; and
dynamically adjusting the tempo of the selected media item to best fit both the desired pace of exercise and the current pace of exercise.
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Abstract
The invention generally pertains to a hand-held computing device. More particularly, the invention pertains to a computing device that is capable of controlling the speed of the music so as to affect the mood and behavior of the user during an activity such as exercise. By way of example, the speed of the music can be controlled to match the pace of the activity (synching the speed of the music to the activity of the user) or alternatively it can be controlled to drive the pace of the activity (increasing or decreasing the speed of the music to encourage a greater or lower pace). One aspect of the invention relates to adjusting the tempo (or some other attribute) of the music being outputted from the computing device. By way of example, a songs tempo may be increased or decreased before or during playing. Another aspect of the invention relates to selecting music for outputting based on tempo (or some other attribute). For example, the computing device may only play songs having a particular tempo. Yet another aspect of the invention relates to both selecting music based on tempo and adjusting the tempo of the music.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for playing a media item on a portable media device, the method comprising:
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determining a current pace of exercise of a user of the portable media device; determining a desired pace of exercise for the user; selecting a item that, among all media items on the portable media device, has the tempo that best matches both the desired pace of exercise and the user'"'"'s current pace of exercise; and dynamically adjusting the tempo of the selected media item to best fit both the desired pace of exercise and the current pace of exercise. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A media player for modifying a song based on an exercise regime, the media player comprising:
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a file system operable to store a plurality of songs having tempo tags associated with each of the songs, wherein each tempo tag represents an exact tempo value of a song from the plurality of songs, and an exercise regime; and a processor coupled to the file system and operable to; download multiple versions of the same song from a server computer to a portable media device, wherein the multiple versions represent the same song in different tempos; determine a desired tempo of a portion of an exercise regime; compare the desired tempo to at least one of the stored tempo tags; and select, at the portable media device, a song from the plurality of songs having a tempo that best matches both the desired tempo and a current pace of exercise, so that, when dynamically adjusted, the selected song has sufficient length to play for the entire duration of the portion of the exercise routine; and dynamically adjust the tempo of the selected song to best match both the desired tempo and the current pace of exercise. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for modifying a media item based on an exercise routine, the method comprising:
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downloading multiple versions of the same media item from a server computer to a portable media device, wherein the multiple versions represent the same media item in different tempos; determining a desired tempo of a portion of an exercise regime; comparing the desired tempo to at least one of the stored tempo tags; and selecting, at the portable media device, a media item from the plurality of media items having a tempo that best matches both the desired tempo and a current pace of exercise, so that, when dynamically adjusted, the selected media item has sufficient length to play for the entire duration of the portion of the exercise routine; and dynamically adjusting the tempo of the selected media item to best match both the desired tempo and the current pace of exercise. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable medium for storing in non-transitory tangible form computer instructions executable by a processor for playing a media item on a portable media device, the computer readable medium comprising:
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computer code for determining a current pace of movement of a user of the portable media device; computer code for determining a desired pace of movement for the user; selecting the version of the media item that, among all versions of the media item on the portable media device, has the tempo that best matches both the desired pace of movement and the user'"'"'s current pace of movement; and computer code for dynamically adjusting the tempo of the selected version of the media item to best fit both the desired pace of movement and the current pace of movement. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for playing a media item on a portable media device, the method comprising:
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means for downloading multiple versions of the media item from a server computer, wherein the multiple versions represent the media item in different tempos; means for determining a current rhythm of movement of a user of the portable media device; means for determining a desired rhythm of movement for the user; means for selecting a media item associated with a tempo tag that has a tempo that best matches both the desired rhythm of movement and the user'"'"'s current rhythm of movement; and means for dynamically adjusting the tempo of the media item to best fit both the desired rhythm of movement and the current rhythm of movement. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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