SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PACING REPETITIVE MOTION ACTIVITIES

• US 20130228063A1
• Filed: 03/12/2013
• Published: 09/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pacing Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: William D. Turner
• Inventors: TURNER, William D.
• Application Number:
  US13/796,333
• Publication Number:
  US 20130228063A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/612
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/636 by using biological or physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/40 Rhythm
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/391 Automatic tempo adjustment, correction or control
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/081 Beat indicator, e.g. marks or flashing LEDs to indicate tempo or beat positions analysis tempo G10H2210/076; tempo or beat alterations G10H2210/375; rhythm pattern G10H2210/341
• 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 2240/105 User profile, i.e. data about the user, e.g. for user settings or user preferences
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/131 Library retrieval, i.e. searching a database or selecting a specific musical piece, segment, pattern, rule or parameter set
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 7/00 Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2227/003 Digital PA systems using, e.g. LAN or internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 27/00 Public address systems circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007; amplifiers H03F
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/00 Circuits for transducers , loudspeakers or microphones

Abstract

A repetitive motion pacing system for pacing a user that comprises a user profile database that contains a plurality of user-defined parameters that include at least a pre-selected interval type, a pre-selected interval profile, and a target tempo value for a repetitive motion activity. A data storage and playback device is programmed to identify tempo information of one or more data files and matching or closely matching the tempo of the one or more data files with the target tempo value. A communications device for transferring the matched or closely matched one or more data files to the user.

Claims

1. A repetitive motion pacing system for pacing a user, comprising:

a user profile database containing a plurality of user-defined parameters, the user-defined parameters including at least a pre-selected interval type, a pre-selected interval profile, and a target tempo value for a repetitive motion activity;

a data storage and playback device programmed to identify tempo information of one or more data files and matching or closely matching the tempo of the one or more data files with the target tempo value; and

a communications device for transferring the matched or closely matched one or more data files to the user.

2. The repetitive motion pacing system of claim 1, wherein

the data files are song files.

3. The repetitive motion pacing system of claim 1, wherein

the user profile database includes a pre-selected repetitive motion activity.

4. The repetitive motion pacing system of claim 1, wherein

the target tempo value includes a plurality of tempo values each selected to correspond to a different segment of the pre-selected interval profile.

5. The repetitive motion pacing system of claim 1, wherein

the target tempo value includes an overall target tempo value.

6. The repetitive motion pacing system of claim 4, wherein

the data storage and playback device is programmed to automatically change the tempo of the one or more matched or closely match data files to correspond to the tempo values of each segment of the pre-selected interval profile.

7. The repetitive motion pacing system of claim 1, wherein

the pre-selected interval type is one of time-based, distance-based, or heart rate-based.

8. The repetitive motion pacing system of claim 1, wherein

the pre-selected interval profile is one of a pyramid, warm up or down, random, hill, or fast and slow.

9. The repetitive motion pacing system of claim 1, further comprising

an output device outputting the matched or closely matched one or more data files as a visible signal, an audio signal, or a combination of visible and audio signals.

10. The repetitive motion pacing system of claim 1, wherein

the communication device is part of the data storage and playback device.

11. The repetitive motion pacing system of claim 1, wherein

the one or more data files are either native to the data storage and playback device or streamed from a third party source.

12. The repetitive motion pacing system of claim 1, further comprising

a heart rate detecting device that detects the presence of a heart rate monitor and reads the heart rate of the user;

the user profile database including a target heart rate; and

the communication device transferring a user'"'"'s heart rate data to the user during the repetitive motion activity.

22. The pacing method of claim 1, further comprising the step of

monitoring a heart rate of the user of the computing device;

and

comparing the heart rate of the user to a target heart rate.

13. A pacing method performed on a computing device, comprising the steps of:

designating an interval type;

designating an interval profile, the interval profile having a plurality of segments;

designating one or more target tempo values corresponding to a pre-selected activity type;

identifying one or more data files having a tempo matching or closely matching the one or more target tempo values; and

automatically changing the tempo of the one or more matched or closely matched data files to correspond to the segments of the designated interval profile.

14. The pacing method of claim 13, wherein

the data files are song files.

15. The pacing method of claim 13, further comprising the step of

selecting a repetitive motion activity.

16. The pacing method of claim 13, wherein

the step of designating one or more target tempo values includes selecting each target tempo values to correspond to the different segments of the pre-selected interval profile.

17. The pacing method of claim 13, wherein

the step of designing one or more target tempo values includes selecting an overall tempo value.

18. The pacing method of claim 13, wherein

the interval type is one of time-based, distance-based, or heart rate-based.

19. The pacing method of claim 13, wherein

the interval profile is one of a pyramid, warm up or down, random, hill, or fast and slow.

20. The pacing method of claim 13, further comprising the step of

outputting the matched or closely matched one or more data files as a visible signal, an audio signal, or a combination of visible and audio signals.

21. The pacing method of claim 13, wherein

the one or more data files are either native to a data storage and playback device of the computing device or streamed from a third party source.

23. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer program codes which when executed by a computer processor on a data storage and playback device trigger the computer processor to perform the following steps:

allowing the user to input a user-selected activity type and to select and change a target tempo value;

automatically scanning the data storage and playback device for existing song files and tempo information associated with the song files;

determining natively on the data storage and playback device tempo information associated with the song files if the tempo information associated with the song files is missing;

automatically selecting, based on target tempo value, one or more of the song files having tempo information that is substantially the same as the target tempo value;

sequentially playing the selected song files by the data storage and playback device; and

displaying on the data storage and playback device the target tempo value and the tempo associated with the song file when it is being played.

24. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 23, further comprising the step of:

allowing the user to select an interval type and an interval profile.

25. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 24, further comprising the step of:

automatically changing the tempo of the one or more song files corresponding segments of the interval profile.

26. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 23, further comprising the step of:

allowing the user to select a target heart rate value.