Electronic Device and Method for Reproducing a Human Perceptual Signal

• US 20080254946A1
• Filed: 01/30/2006
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Pauws, Steffen Clarence, Vignoli, Fabio, Wijnalda, Gertjan Leendert
• Granted Patent: US 10,741,218 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0686 Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs

Abstract

The method of reproducing a human perceptual signal comprises the steps of selecting (7) a human perceptual signal in dependency of a pace of a person (3), adapting (8) the human perceptual signal in dependency of a physical state of the person (3), and reproducing (9) the human perceptual signal. An adaptation of the human perceptual signal is limited to a certain maximum. The electronic device of the invention comprises electronic circuitry operative to perform the method of the invention. The software of the invention enables a programmable device to perform the method of the invention.

Claims

1. An electronic device (21) comprising electronic circuitry (23), the electronic circuitry (23) being operative to:

select (7) a human perceptual signal in dependency of a pace of a person;

adapt (8) the human perceptual signal in dependency of a physical state of the person, an adaptation being limited to a certain maximum; and

reproduce (9) the human perceptual signal.

2. An electronic device (21) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic circuitry (23) is operative to adapt (8) the human perceptual signal by increasing its tempo if the physical state of the person does not meet a certain criterion.

3. An electronic device (21) as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a user control for pausing a current exercise and wherein the electronic circuitry (23) does not increase the tempo of the human perceptual signal while the current exercise is paused.

4. An electronic device (21) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic circuitry (23) is operative to adapt (8) the human perceptual signal by decreasing its tempo if the physical state of the person exceeds a certain criterion.

5. An electronic device (21) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic circuitry (23) is operative to select (7) a human perceptual signal in dependency of a pace of the person and the electronic circuitry does not adapt (8) the human perceptual signal if the physical state of the person meets a certain criterion and does not exceed the certain criterion.

6. An electronic device (21) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic device (23) is operative to select a new content item to be reproduced based on a predicted pace and/or predicted physical state of the person in a next plurality of seconds.

7. An electronic device (21) as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a user control for skipping to a next physical exercise, the next physical exercise being associated with a next criterion.

8. A method of reproducing a human perceptual signal, comprising the steps of:

selecting (7) a human perceptual signal in dependency of a pace of a person (3);

adapting (8) the human perceptual signal in dependency of a physical state of the person (3), an adaptation being limited to a certain maximum; and

reproducing (9) the human perceptual signal.

9. Software enabling a programmable device to perform the method of claim 8.