Providing background music tempo to accompany procedural instructions

• US 10,607,500 B1
• Filed: 05/21/2019
• Issued: 03/31/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2019
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Rakshit, Sarbajit K., Keen, Martin G., Ganci, Jr., John M., Bostick, James E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Fletcher, Marlon T
• Application Number:
  US16/418,042
• Time in Patent Office: 315 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/636 by using biological or physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9035 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 15/00 Teaching music metronomes G04F5/02

Abstract

In an approach to determining a background music tempo, one or more computer processors receive a request from a user. The one or more computer processors determine a response to the request will include an action to be performed by the user. The one or more computer processors determine a ranking of one or more instruction characteristics associated with a first instruction. The one or more computer processors predict a performance of the first instruction by the user. Based on the determined ranking and the predicted performance of the first instruction by the user, the one or more computer processors determine a beats per minute range for music to accompany performance of the first instruction. The one or more computer processors render the first instruction and background music associated with the first instruction, where the background music is at the determined beats per minute range.

Claims

1. A method for determining a background music tempo, the method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computer processors, a request from a user;

determining, by the one or more computer processors, a response to the request will include an action to be performed by the user;

determining, by the one or more computer processors, a ranking of one or more instruction characteristics associated with a first instruction;

predicting, by the one or more computer processors, a performance of the first instruction by the user;

based, at least in part, on the determined ranking of the one or more instruction characteristics associated with the first instruction and the predicted performance of the first instruction by the user, determining, by the one or more computer processors, a beats per minute range for music to accompany performance of the first instruction; and

rendering, by the one or more computer processors, the first instruction and a musical selection associated with the first instruction, wherein the background music is at the determined beats per minute range.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more instruction characteristics are selected from the group consisting of:

a productivity, an accuracy, a spatial ability, a comprehension, and a stress level.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising, assigning, by the one or more computer processors, a characteristic score to each of the one or more instruction characteristics, wherein the characteristic score is a ranking of a value of each of the one or more instruction characteristics.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising, determining, by the one or more computer processors, a user performance score associated with the first instruction, wherein the user performance score is a ranking of two or more user performance metrics considered in the predicted user performance.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the two or more user performance metrics are selected from the group consisting of:

historical performance data, current performance data, and biometric stress data.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring, by the one or more computer processors, a performance of the first instruction by the user;

determining, by the one or more computer processors, whether the performance exceeds a threshold; and

responsive to determining the performance exceeds the threshold, adjusting, by the one or more computer processors, the tempo of the background music.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the threshold is selected from the group consisting of:

a duration of time and a biometric data point.

8. A computer program product for determining a background music tempo, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage devices and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices, the stored program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a request from a user;

program instructions to determine a response to the request will include an action to be performed by the user;

program instructions to determine a ranking of one or more instruction characteristics associated with a first instruction;

program instructions to predict a performance of the first instruction by the user;

based, at least in part, on the determined ranking of the one or more instruction characteristics associated with the first instruction and the predicted performance of the first instruction by the user, program instructions to determine a beats per minute range for music to accompany performance of the first instruction; and

program instructions to render the first instruction and a musical selection associated with the first instruction, wherein the background music is at the determined beats per minute range.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the one or more instruction characteristics are selected from the group consisting of:

a productivity, an accuracy, a spatial ability, a comprehension, and a stress level.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, the stored program instructions further comprising, program instructions to assign a characteristic score to each of the one or more instruction characteristics, wherein the characteristic score is a ranking of a value of each of the one or more instruction characteristics.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, the stored program instructions further comprising, program instructions to determine a user performance score associated with the first instruction, wherein the user performance score is a ranking of two or more user performance metrics considered in the predicted user performance.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the two or more user performance metrics are selected from the group consisting of:

historical performance data, current performance data, and biometric stress data.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, the stored program instructions further comprising:

program instructions to monitor a performance of the first instruction by the user;

program instructions to determine whether the performance exceeds a threshold; and

responsive to determining the performance exceeds the threshold, program instructions to adjust the tempo of the background music.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the threshold is selected from the group consisting of:

a duration of time and a biometric data point.

15. A computer system for determining a background music tempo, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage devices;

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the stored program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a request from a user;

program instructions to determine a response to the request will include an action to be performed by the user;

program instructions to determine a ranking of one or more instruction characteristics associated with a first instruction;

program instructions to predict a performance of the first instruction by the user;

based, at least in part, on the determined ranking of the one or more instruction characteristics associated with the first instruction and the predicted performance of the first instruction by the user, program instructions to determine a beats per minute range for music to accompany performance of the first instruction; and

program instructions to render the first instruction and a musical selection associated with the first instruction, wherein the background music is at the determined beats per minute range.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the one or more instruction characteristics are selected from the group consisting of:

a productivity, an accuracy, a spatial ability, a comprehension, and a stress level.

17. The computer system of claim 15, the stored program instructions further comprising, program instructions to assign a characteristic score to each of the one or more instruction characteristics, wherein the characteristic score is a ranking of a value of each of the one or more instruction characteristics.

18. The computer system of claim 15, the stored program instructions further comprising, program instructions to determine a user performance score associated with the first instruction, wherein the user performance score is a ranking of two or more user performance metrics considered in the predicted user performance.

19. The computer system of claim 18, wherein the two or more user performance metrics are selected from the group consisting of:

historical performance data, current performance data, and biometric stress data.

20. The computer system of claim 15, the stored program instructions further comprising:

program instructions to monitor a performance of the first instruction by the user;

program instructions to determine whether the performance exceeds a threshold; and

responsive to determining the performance exceeds the threshold, program instructions to adjust the tempo of the background music.