Content playback method and content playback apparatus
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1. A content playback method comprising:
- detecting movements of a user;
driving a content material reader to read out content from a content materials database, wherein the content is divided into a plurality of sections according to a timing of the content;
generating, from the sections of the content, output-content for being played back in synchronization with a feature, a cycle, or a rhythm of the movements, wherein the output-content comprises portions of sections spliced together such that start timings of sections in the output-content are synchronized with a feature, a cycle, or a rhythm of the movements; and
playing back the output-content such that beginnings of sections in the output-content are played back in synchronization with a feature, a cycle, or a rhythm of the movements,wherein the output-content is generated in real time as the movements of the user are detected such that synchronization of start timings of the sections in the output-content with the movements is maintained when a user movement rate changes.
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Abstract
By allowing the movement of a user to affect the playback of content, the entertainment characteristic or uplifting spirits derived from content playback itself can be enhanced. The timing at which the user places his/her foot on the ground while walking or the timing at which the user shakes or changes from swinging in one direction to swinging to another direction is detected. Then, content, such as a music piece or moving pictures, is played back by allowing the timing of beats or bars of the music piece or the timing of scene changes or cut changes of the moving pictures to be synchronized with the timing of the movement of the user.
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19 Claims
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1. A content playback method comprising:
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detecting movements of a user; driving a content material reader to read out content from a content materials database, wherein the content is divided into a plurality of sections according to a timing of the content; generating, from the sections of the content, output-content for being played back in synchronization with a feature, a cycle, or a rhythm of the movements, wherein the output-content comprises portions of sections spliced together such that start timings of sections in the output-content are synchronized with a feature, a cycle, or a rhythm of the movements; and playing back the output-content such that beginnings of sections in the output-content are played back in synchronization with a feature, a cycle, or a rhythm of the movements, wherein the output-content is generated in real time as the movements of the user are detected such that synchronization of start timings of the sections in the output-content with the movements is maintained when a user movement rate changes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A content playback apparatus comprising:
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detection means for detecting movements of a user; a content material reader for reading out content from a content materials database, wherein the content is divided into a plurality of sections according to a timing of the content; a content generator for generating, from the sections of content read by the content material reader, output-content for being played back in synchronization with a feature, a cycle, or a rhythm of the movements, wherein the output-content comprises portions of sections spliced together such that start timings of sections in the output-content are synchronized with a feature, a cycle, or a rhythm of the movements; and playback means for playing back the output-content such that beginnings of sections in the output-content are played back in synchronization with a feature, a cycle, or a rhythm of the movements, wherein the content generator is configured to generate output-content in real time as the movements of the user are detected such that synchronization of start timings of the sections in the output-content with the movements is maintained when a user movement rate changes. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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