Music-based exercise motivation aid

• US 20060288846A1
• Filed: 06/27/2005
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Logan, Beth T.
• Application Number:
  US11/169,237
• Publication Number:
  US 20060288846A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/612
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• 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 2210/385 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

Abstract

A music segment reproducing device comprises a music segment processing unit for tempo morphing an input music segment into an output music segment. The device includes a control unit for interfacing with a user and receiving a desired cadence as an input and a memory unit for storing input and output music segments. A music segment can be a song. The tempo of the input music segment is changed to correspond to the desired cadence without substantially changing the pitch of the input music segment. The device can include a music segment reproducing unit for reading the output music segment from the memory unit and reproducing the output music segment as an analog waveform via headphones or speakers.

Claims

1. A music segment reproducing device, comprising:

a control unit for interfacing with a user and receiving a cadence value as an input;

a memory unit for storing input and output music segments; and

a music segment processing unit for tempo morphing an input music segment into an output music segment, wherein the tempo of the input music segment is changed to correspond to the cadence value without substantially changing the pitch of the input music segment.

2. The device of claim 1, further including:

a music segment reproducing unit for reading the output music segment from the memory unit and reproducing the output music segment as an analog waveform.

3. The device of claim 1 further including:

a wireless connectivity unit for accessing remote sources of input music segments and optionally storing said input music segments on the memory unit.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the music segment reproducing unit reads input music segments from a removable recordable media and optionally stores said read input music segments in the memory unit.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the input music segments stored on the memory unit are sorted based on the closeness of the music segment tempo to the cadence value.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the input music segments are preferentially displayed by the control unit based on the closeness of the music segment tempo to the cadence value.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the music segment is a song.

8. A computer implemented method of providing a motivational aid to an athlete, comprising:

computing a cadence value for an exercise routine;

selecting an input music segment; and

tempo morphing the input music segment into an output music segment, whereby the tempo of the input music segment is changed to correspond to the cadence value without substantially changing the pitch of the input music segment.

9. The method of claim 8 further including:

reproducing the output music segment as an analog waveform.

10. The method of claim 8 further including:

accessing a remote source of music segments via wireless local area network or radio waves.

11. The method of claim 8 further including:

reading input music segments from a removable recordable media.

12. The method of claim 8 further including:

selecting the input music segment based on the closeness of the music segment tempo to the cadence value.

13. The device of claim 8, wherein the music segment is a song.