Sensor-driven audio playback modification

• US 10,133,539 B2
• Filed: 08/19/2016
• Issued: 11/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rock My World, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Rock My World, Inc.
• Inventors: Riggs-Zeigen, Adam
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsang, Fan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Siegel, David
• Application Number:
  US15/242,417
• Publication Number:
  US 20160357514A1
• Time in Patent Office: 823 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 19/00 Gyroscopes; Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses; Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses; Measuring angular rate using gyroscopic effects
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 15/00 Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/01 Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/60 of audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/42 comprising tone forming circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/385 Speed change, i.e. variations from preestablished tempo, tempo change, e.g. faster or slower, accelerando or ritardando, without change in pitch with repetitive changes in pitch, e.g. scratch DJ effects G10H2210/241
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/321 Garment sensors, i.e. musical control means with trigger surfaces or joint angle sensors, worn as a garment by the player, e.g. bracelet, intelligent clothing vital parameter sensing G10H2220/371; wearable interfaces in general G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/351 Environmental parameters, e.g. temperature, ambient light, atmospheric pressure, humidity, used as input for musical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/355 Geolocation input, i.e. control of musical parameters based on location or geographic position, e.g. provided by GPS, WiFi network location databases or mobile phone base station position databases
• 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 2220/391 Angle sensing for musical purposes, using data from a gyroscope, gyrometer or other angular velocity or angular movement sensing device angles measured by an accelerometer or gravimeter G10H2220/395; angles calculated from 3D position sensing G10H2220/401; player body joint angle sensing 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

Abstract

Sensor data generated by one or more sensors associated with a digital content playback device can be used to identify that a modification to a current audio content item being supplied to a user by the digital content playback device is indicated. The current audio content item can be modified accordingly. Methods, systems, articles of manufacture and the like are also described.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving sensor data generated by one or more sensors, the sensor data relating to a user of a digital content playback device;

identifying that a modification to a current audio content item being supplied to the user by the digital content playback device is indicated;

the identifying comprising applying an algorithm based on the sensor data; and

making the modification to the current audio content item, wherein the algorithm comprises;

determining a distance traveled by the user over a measurement interval based on data from the one or more sensors;

incrementing a step counter if the distance traveled exceeds a threshold distance for classifying as the distance traveled as a step; and

determining a target beats per minute for the modification to the current audio content item based on a duration of user movement and the step counter.

2. A method as in claim 1, wherein the modification comprises changing from the current audio content item to a different audio content item, the different audio content item having a different intensity criteria than the current audio content item.

3. A method as in claim 2, wherein the different intensity criteria comprises at least one of a different beats per minute, a different intensity level, and a different motivational level.

4. A method as in claim 1, wherein the modification comprises:

continuing to play the current audio content item; and

changing from a current beats per minute of the current audio content item to a different beats per minute by speeding up or slowing down the current beats per minute.

5. A method as in claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of a global positioning system (GPS) transceiver;

a location determination device, an accelerometer sensor, a gyroscope, a compass, a heart-rate monitoring device, and a calorie-consumption monitoring device.

6. A method as in claim 1, wherein the one or more sensor comprise two or more of a global positioning system (GPS) transceiver;

a location determination device, an accelerometer sensor, a gyroscope, a compass, a heart-rate monitoring device, and a calorie-consumption monitoring device, and wherein the algorithm uses as inputs data received from the two or more sensors.

7. A method as in claim 1, wherein the measurement interval is sufficiently short to capture no more than a single step, wherein the one or more sensors comprise an accelerometer sensor, wherein determining the target beats per minute comprises determining the target beats per minute for the modification to the current audio content item based on the duration of user movement and the step counter for a current aggregation interval, the current aggregation interval aggregating values from a plurality of measurement intervals including the measurement interval.

8. A system comprising:

one or more sensors generating sensor data relating to a user of a digital content playback device; and

computer hardware configured to perform operations comprising;

identifying that a modification to a current audio content item being supplied to the user by the digital content playback device is indicated;

the identifying comprising applying an algorithm based on data from the one or more sensors; and

making the modification to the current audio content item, wherein the algorithm comprises;

determining a distance traveled by the user over a measurement interval based on data from the one or more sensors;

incrementing a step counter if the distance traveled exceeds a threshold distance for classifying as the distance traveled as a step; and

determining a target beats per minute for the modification to the current audio content item based on a duration of user movement and the step counter.

9. A system as in claim 8, wherein the modification comprises changing from the current audio content item to a different audio content item, the different audio content item having a different intensity criteria than the current audio content item.

10. A system as in claim 9, wherein the different intensity criteria comprises at least one of a different beats per minute, a different intensity level, and a different motivational level.

11. A system as in claim 8, wherein the modification comprises:

continuing to play the current audio content item; and

changing from a current beats per minute of the current audio content item to a different beats per minute by speeding up or slowing down the current beats per minute.

12. A system as in claim 8, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of a global positioning system (GPS) transceiver;

a location determination device, an accelerometer sensor, a gyroscope, a compass, a heart-rate monitoring device, and a calorie-consumption monitoring device.

13. A system as in claim 12, wherein the computer hardware receives additional sensor data from at least one additional sensor and the algorithm is applied also based on the additional sensor data.

14. A system as in claim 8, wherein the measurement interval is sufficiently short to capture no more than a single step, wherein the one or more sensors comprise an accelerometer sensor, wherein the one or more sensors comprise an accelerometer sensor, wherein determining the target beats per minute comprises determining the target beats per minute for the modification to the current audio content item based on the duration of user movement and the step counter for a current aggregation interval, the current aggregation interval aggregating values from a plurality of measurement intervals including the measurement interval.

15. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving sensor data generated by one or more sensors, the sensor data relating to a user of a digital content playback device;

identifying that a modification to a current audio content item being supplied to the user by the digital content playback device is indicated;

the identifying comprising applying an algorithm based on the sensor data; and

making the modification to the current audio content item, wherein the algorithm comprises;

determining a distance traveled by the user over a measurement interval based on data from the one or more sensors;

incrementing a step counter if the distance traveled exceeds a threshold distance for classifying as the distance traveled as a step; and

determining a target beats per minute for the modification to the current audio content item based on a duration of user movement and the step counter.

16. A computer program product as in claim 15, wherein the modification comprises changing from the current audio content item to a different audio content item, the different audio content item having a different intensity criteria than the current audio content item.

17. A computer program product as in claim 16, wherein the different intensity criteria comprises at least one of a different beats per minute, a different intensity level, and a different motivational level.

18. A computer program product as in claim 15, wherein the modification comprises:

continuing to play the current audio content item; and

changing from a current beats per minute of the current audio content item to a different beats per minute by speeding up or slowing down the current beats per minute.

19. A computer program product as in claim 15, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of a global positioning system (GPS) transceiver;

a location determination device, an accelerometer sensor, a gyroscope, a compass, a heart-rate monitoring device, and a calorie-consumption monitoring device.

20. A computer program product as in claim 15, wherein the measurement interval is sufficiently short to capture no more than a single step, wherein the one or more sensors comprise an accelerometer sensor, wherein the one or more sensors comprise an accelerometer sensor, wherein determining the target beats per minute comprises determining the target beats per minute for the modification to the current audio content item based on the duration of user movement and the step counter for a current aggregation interval, the current aggregation interval aggregating values from a plurality of measurement intervals including the measurement interval.