SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PACING REPETITIVE MOTION ACTIVITIES

• US 20160210952A1
• Filed: 01/28/2016
• Published: 07/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pacing Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: Pacing Technologies LLC
• Inventors: TURNER, William D.
• Application Number:
  US15/008,765
• Publication Number:
  US 20160210952A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 2220/086 Beats per minute [bpm] indicator, i.e. displaying a tempo value, e.g. in words or as numerical value in beats per minute analysis tempo G10H2210/076; tempo or beat alterations G10H2210/375
• 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 2220/371 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

Abstract

A method for transferring data between a storage and playback device and a server containing at least one audio file having information for producing a tempo that is sensible to at least one user as the at least one user performs a repetitive motion activity, the storage and playback device being capable of storing and playing the information in the audio file, the method comprising, at the data storage and playback device, or at a combination of the server and the data storage and playback device: receiving a request to substantially match at least one audio file based on its beats per minute for outputting on the storage and payback device; identifying a metadata tempo tag for each designated audio file, each tempo tag indicating the tempo of the audio file; and causing to be delivered to, or providing to, the storage and playback device the audio file.

Claims

1. A method for transferring data between a storage and playback device and a server containing at least one audio file having information for producing a tempo that is sensible to at least one user as the at least one user performs a repetitive motion activity, the storage and playback device being capable of storing and playing the information in the audio file, the method comprising, at the data storage and playback device, or at a combination of the server and the data storage and playback device:

receiving a request to substantially match at least one audio file based on its beats per minute for outputting on the storage and payback device;

identifying a metadata tempo tag for each designated audio file, each tempo tag indicating the tempo of the audio file; and

causing to be delivered to, or providing to, the storage and playback device the audio file.

2. The method for transferring data according to claim 1 further comprising:

at the storage and playback device, receiving the audio file including the tempo tag from the server; and

at the storage and playback device, storing the audio file including the tempo tag for future use.

3. The method for transferring data according to claim 1 further comprising:

designating a plurality of audio files for downloading to the storage and payback device, the plurality of audio file containing an original version of the audio file and at least one new version of the file having a different tempo; and

at the server, causing to be delivered to, or providing to, the storage and playback device the plurality of audio files including a tempo tag associated with each audio file.

4. A pacing system comprising:

a web site allowing a user to pre-select an activity from a set of user-selectable activity types;

a data storage and playback device for receiving the set of user-selectable activity types and the one or more target tempo or target pace values corresponding to the activities types; and

a communications device adapted to transferring data related to the pre-selected activity or the target tempo or the target pace values between the web site and the data storage and playback device.