INTEGRATED MEDIA JUKEBOX AND PHYSIOLOGIC DATA HANDLING APPLICATION

• US 20140236945A1
• Filed: 04/28/2014
• Published: 08/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Wysocki, Christopher R., Heller, David, Jawa, Amandeep, Gupta, Sandeep, Marriott, Greg, Sprauer, Max, Shayer, David A., Archibald, John Wesley, Wells, Shannon E.
• Granted Patent: US 9,868,041 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/736
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0028 for running, jogging or speed-walking movable endless bands A63B22/02
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0686 Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4387 by the use of playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/002 Specific input/output arrangements not covered by G06F3/01 - G06F3/16 other optical apparatus G02B27/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

A method is provided to operate a computer to interoperate with a portable media player. The method includes processing signals provided from the portable media player to the computer that are indicative of whether an accessory has been connected to the portable media player, to determine whether the accessory has been connected to the portable media player. Based on a determination that the accessory has been connected to the portable media player, physiologic data of a user that was provided to the portable media player from a wireless physiologic data gathering device, is received from the portable media player, into the computer, via the accessory.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

in a host computer, performing operations for;

receiving indications of user behavior with respect to playback of songs from a playlist during processing of a workout template;

upon determining that user behavior during playback of the songs from the playlist causes a different playback than a pre-defined playback in the playlist, suggesting, to a user, a modification to the playlist to correlate to user behavior;

based on receiving a first indication from the user of acceptance of the modification to the playlist, creating a modified playlist;

suggesting, to the user, a correlation of the modified playlist with the workout template; and

based on receiving a second indication from the user of acceptance of the correlation of the playlist to the workout template, correlating the playlist to the workout template.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein correlating the playlist to the workout template comprises:

in the host computer, performing operations for;

updating a corresponding entry in a workout identification table, the entry comprising a workout identification (“

ID”

) and a playlist ID, wherein the workout ID indicates workout characteristics for a corresponding workout and the playlist ID indicates a playlist that defines media playback associated with the workout;

wherein the updating comprises updating the playlist ID with an identifier for the modified playlist.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the entry in the workout identification table further comprises a template ID, the template ID indicating cues for the corresponding workout.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the cues comprise audio cues associated with the workout template.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein creating the modified playlist comprises:

in the host computer, performing operations for;

updating a corresponding entry in a playlist identification table with information about the modified playlist, the entry comprising a playlist ID and a listing of media in the playlist, wherein the playlist ID indicates a designation for the playlist;

wherein the updating comprises updating the playlist ID with an identifier for the modified playlist and updating the listing of media in the playlist to include media corresponding to the user behavior with respect to playback of the songs from the playlist.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the entry in the playlist identification table with the information about the modified playlist comprises information associated with the playlist;

wherein the information associated with the playlist comprises a workout ID that indicates a workout during which the user played the songs of the playlist.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the entry in the playlist identification table with the information about the modified playlist comprises information associated with the playlist;

wherein the information associated with the playlist is configured to store an identification of user behavior to override the modified playlist.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in the host computer, performing operations for;

determining that the modified playlist does not correspond to a preexisting playlist prior to suggesting, to the user, a correlation of the modified playlist with the workout template.

9. A host computer, comprising:

a processor; and

a network interface;

the processor and network interface performing operations for;

receiving indications of user behavior with respect to playback of songs from a playlist during processing of a workout template;

upon determining that user behavior during playback of the songs from the playlist causes a different playback than a pre-defined playback in the playlist, suggesting, to a user, a modification to the playlist to correlate to user behavior;

based on receiving a first indication from the user of acceptance of the modification to the playlist, creating a modified playlist;

suggesting, to the user, a correlation of the modified playlist with the workout template; and

based on receiving a second indication from the user of acceptance of the correlation of the playlist to the workout template, correlating the playlist to the workout template.

10. The host computer of claim 9, wherein correlating the playlist to the workout template comprises:

updating a corresponding entry in a workout identification table, the entry comprising a workout identification (“

ID”

) and a playlist ID, wherein the workout ID indicates workout characteristics for a corresponding workout and the playlist ID indicates a playlist that defines media playback associated with the workout;

wherein the updating comprises updating the playlist ID with an identifier for the modified playlist.

11. The host computer of claim 10, wherein the entry in the workout identification table further comprises a template ID, the template ID indicating cues for the corresponding workout.

12. The host computer of claim 11, wherein the cues comprise audio cues associated with the workout template.

13. The host computer of claim 9, wherein creating the modified playlist comprises:

updating a corresponding entry in a playlist identification table with information about the modified playlist, the entry comprising a playlist ID and a listing of media in the playlist, wherein the playlist ID indicates a designation for the playlist;

wherein the updating comprises updating the playlist ID with an identifier for the modified playlist and updating the listing of media in the playlist to include media corresponding to the user behavior with respect to playback of the songs from the playlist.

14. The host computer of claim 13, wherein the entry in the playlist identification table with the information about the modified playlist comprises information associated with the playlist;

wherein the information associated with the playlist comprises a workout ID that indicates a workout during which the user played the songs of the playlist.

15. The host computer of claim 13, wherein the entry in the playlist identification table with the information about the modified playlist comprises information associated with the playlist;

wherein the information associated with the playlist is configured to store an identification of user behavior to override the modified playlist.

16. The host computer of claim 9, further comprising:

the processor and network interface performing operations for;

determining that the modified playlist does not correspond to a preexisting playlist prior to suggesting, to the user, a correlation of the modified playlist with the workout template.

17. A computer-readable storage medium that, when executed by a host computer, cause the host computer to perform a method, comprising:

receiving indications of user behavior with respect to playback of songs from a playlist during processing of a workout template;

upon determining that user behavior during playback of the songs from the playlist causes a different playback than a pre-defined playback in the playlist, suggesting, to a user, a modification to the playlist to correlate to user behavior;

based on receiving a first indication from the user of acceptance of the modification to the playlist, creating a modified playlist;

suggesting, to the user, a correlation of the modified playlist with the workout template; and

based on receiving a second indication from the user of acceptance of the correlation of the playlist to the workout template, correlating the playlist to the workout template.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein correlating the playlist to the workout template comprises:

updating a corresponding entry in a workout identification table, the entry comprising a workout identification (“

ID”

) and a playlist ID, wherein the workout ID indicates workout characteristics for a corresponding workout and the playlist ID indicates a playlist that defines media playback associated with the workout;

wherein the updating comprises updating the playlist ID with an identifier for the modified playlist.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the entry in the workout identification table further comprises a template ID, the template ID indicating cues for the corresponding workout.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein creating the modified playlist comprises:

updating a corresponding entry in a playlist identification table with information about the modified playlist, the entry comprising a playlist ID and a listing of media in the playlist, wherein the playlist ID indicates a designation for the playlist;

wherein the updating comprises updating the playlist ID with an identifier for the modified playlist and updating the listing of media in the playlist to include media corresponding to the user behavior with respect to playback of the songs from the playlist.